Editing Superman (section)

==Impact and legacy==
===The superhero archetype===
Superman is often considered the first [[superhero]]. This point can be debated: [[Ogon Bat]], [[the Phantom]], [[Zorro]], and [[Mandrake the Magician]] arguably fit the definition of the superhero yet predate Superman. Nevertheless, Superman popularized this kind of character and established the conventions: a costume, a codename, extraordinary abilities, and an altruistic mission.{{cn|date=December 2023}} Superman's success in 1938 begat a wave of imitations, which include [[Batman]], [[Captain America]], and [[Captain Marvel (DC Comics)|Captain Marvel]]. This flourishing is today referred to as America's [[Golden Age of Comic Books]], which lasted from 1938 to about 1950. The Golden Age ended when American superhero book sales declined, leading to the cancellation of many characters; but Superman was one of the few superhero franchises that survived this decline, and his sustained popularity into the late 1950s led to a revival in the [[Silver Age of Comic Books]], when characters such as [[Spider-Man]], [[Iron Man]], and [[The X-Men]] were created.

After World War II, American superhero fiction entered Japanese culture. [[Astro Boy]], first published in 1952, was inspired by [[Mighty Mouse]], which in turn was a parody of Superman.<ref>{{cite book |last=Schodt |first=Frederik L. |title=The Astro Boy Essays: Osamu Tezuka, Mighty Atom, and the Manga/Anime Revolution |year=2007 |publisher=Stone Bridge Press |isbn=9781933330549 |page=45}}</ref> The [[Superman (1940s cartoons)|''Superman'' animated shorts from the 1940s]] were first broadcast on Japanese television in 1955, and they were followed in 1956 by the TV show [[Adventures of Superman (TV series)|''Adventures of Superman'']] starring [[George Reeves]]. These shows were popular with the Japanese and inspired Japan's own prolific genre of superheroes. The first Japanese superhero movie, ''[[Super Giant]]'', was released in 1957. The first Japanese superhero TV show was ''[[Moonlight Mask]]'' in 1958. Other notable Japanese superheroes include [[Ultraman]], [[Kamen Rider]], and [[Sailor Moon]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Craig |first=Timothy |title=Japan Pop: Inside the World of Japanese Popular Culture |year=2015 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=9781317467212 }}</ref><ref>{{cite encyclopedia |first=Hirofumi|last= Katsuno |title=The Grotesque Hero: Depictions of Justice in Tokusatsu Superhero Television Programs |encyclopedia= Introducing Japanese Popular Culture |editor1=Freedman, Alisa |editor2=Slade, Toby |year=2018 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=9781317528937 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |first1=Jonathan |last1=Clements |first2=Motoko|last2= Tamamuro |year=2003 |title=The Dorama Encyclopedia: A Guide to Japanese TV Drama Since 1953 |publisher=Stone Bridge Press |isbn=9781880656815 }}</ref>

===Fine art===
Since the [[Pop Art]] period and the 1960s, the character of Superman has been "appropriated" by multiple visual artists and incorporated into contemporary artwork,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Martin|first=Deborah|date=June 19, 2019|title=Crystal Bridges exhibit 'Men of Steel, Women of Wonder' lands in San Antonio|url=https://www.expressnews.com/entertainment/arts-culture/article/Crystal-Bridges-exhibit-Men-of-Steel-Women-of-14020822.php|access-date=July 7, 2020|newspaper=San Antonio Express-News|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=June 20, 2019|title=Men of Steel, Women of Wonder Debuts at San Antonio Museum of Art|url=https://www.sanantoniomag.com/men-of-steel-women-of-wonder-debuts-at-san-antonio-museum-of-art/|access-date=July 7, 2020|website=San Antonio Magazine|language=en-US}}</ref> most notably by [[Andy Warhol]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=Gural|first=Natasha|title=Quickly To The Whitney, And Back Again To San Francisco, Chicago For Andy Warhol Beyond Superstardom|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/natashagural/2019/03/26/quickly-to-the-whitney-and-back-again-to-san-francisco-chicago-for-andy-warhol-beyond-superstardom/|access-date=July 7, 2020|website=Forbes|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Sante|first=Luc|date=May 3, 2020|title=Andy Warhol, Superstar|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/03/books/review/warhol-blake-gopnik.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200503091010/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/03/books/review/warhol-blake-gopnik.html |archive-date=May 3, 2020 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|access-date=July 7, 2020|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> [[Roy Lichtenstein]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=Cohen|first=Alina|date=October 1, 2018|title=How Roy Lichtenstein Unwittingly Invented Pop Art|url=https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-dare-son-roy-lichtenstein-unwittingly-invented-pop-art|access-date=July 7, 2020|website=Artsy|language=en}}</ref> [[Mel Ramos]],<ref>{{Cite news|last=Genzlinger|first=Neil|date=October 31, 2018|title=Mel Ramos, Painter of Female Nudes and Comic Heroes, Dies at 83|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/31/obituaries/mel-ramos-dead.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181031234225/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/31/obituaries/mel-ramos-dead.html |archive-date=October 31, 2018 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|access-date=July 7, 2020|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> [[Dulce Pinzon]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=Jesus|first=Carlos Suarez De|date=January 31, 2008|title=Immigrants Are Superheroes|url=https://www.miaminewtimes.com/arts/immigrants-are-superheroes-6332513|access-date=July 7, 2020|website=Miami New Times}}</ref> [[Mr. Brainwash]],<ref name="archpaper.com">{{Cite web|date=February 18, 2020|title=Mr. Brainwash will convert a Richard Meier-designed building into a Beverly Hills art museum|url=https://www.archpaper.com/2020/02/mr-brainwash-convert-richard-meier-building-art-museum/|access-date=July 7, 2020|website=The Architect's Newspaper|language=en-US}}</ref> [[Raymond Pettibon]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=Storr|first=Robert|date=June 2, 2017|title=Pettibon's World|url=https://www.nybooks.com/daily/2017/06/02/raymond-pettibons-world/|access-date=July 7, 2020|website=The New York Review of Books|language=en}}</ref> [[Peter Saul]],<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Schjeldahl|first=Peter|title=The In-Your-Face Paintings of Peter Saul|url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/02/17/the-in-your-face-paintings-of-peter-saul|access-date=July 7, 2020|magazine=The New Yorker|language=en-us}}</ref> [[Giuseppe Veneziano]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Giuseppe Veneziano {{!}} artnet|url=http://www.artnet.com/artists/giuseppe-veneziano/|access-date=July 14, 2020|website=www.artnet.com}}</ref> [[F. Lennox Campello]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=F. Lennox Campello {{!}} Superman Naked {{!}} Artsy|url=https://www.artsy.net/artwork/f-lennox-campello-superman-naked|access-date=July 14, 2020|website=Artsy|language=en}}</ref> and others.<ref name="archpaper.com"/><ref>{{Cite web |last=Schkloven |first=Emma |date=January 25, 2017 |title=Traveling superhero-themed exhibit comes to Lynchburg College |url=https://newsadvance.com/entertainment/features/traveling-superhero-themed-exhibit-comes-to-lynchburg-college/article_0af265bb-b1e9-50cc-a74a-7370952a3851.html |access-date=July 7, 2020 |website=NewsAdvance.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Trostle|first=Adora|date=January 30, 2019|title=Results from the Miami Art Fairs a few Months Ago|url=http://www.nyundressed.com/results-from-the-miami-art-fairs-a-few-months-ago/|access-date=July 14, 2020|website=NY UNDRESSED|language=en-US}}</ref>