Editing GURPS Supers (section)

==History==
''GURPS Supers'' was written by [[Loyd Blankenship]], with a cover by [[Alan Gutierrez]] and Charlie Weidman, and was first published by [[Steve Jackson Games]] in 1988 as a 112-page book.<ref name="HW">{{cite book|last=Schick |first=Lawrence|author-link=Lawrence Schick|title=Heroic Worlds: A History and Guide to Role-Playing Games|publisher=Prometheus Books |year=1991|isbn=0-87975-653-5 |page=392}}</ref> ''GURPS Space'' was one of the broad genre books that was published after the ''[[GURPS Basic Set]]''.<ref name="designers">{{Cite book|author=Shannon Appelcline|title=Designers & Dragons|publisher=Mongoose Publishing|year=2011| isbn= 978-1-907702-58-7}}</ref>{{rp|107}}

The 2nd edition of ''GURPS Supers'' was published in 1990 and featured a cover by [[John Zeleznik]].<ref name="HW"/>

===Earlier editions and supplements===
The first edition of ''GURPS Supers'' was printed in 1989, and the second edition was published in 1990. The first edition had groupings of character powers that were not used in the second edition. Both were based on the Third Edition of ''GURPS Basic''.

There were various aids, supplements and ready-made adventures available, including:
* ''GURPS Supers Adventures''
* ''GURPS Supers: Death Wish''
* ''[[GURPS Mixed Doubles|GURPS Supers: Mixed Doubles]]''
* ''GURPS Supers: School of Hard Knocks''
* ''[[GURPS Super Scum|GURPS Supers: Superscum]]''
* ''GURPS Supers: Supertemps''
* ''Hellboy Sourcebook and Roleplaying Game'' (based on the ''[[Hellboy]]'' series)
* ''[[GURPS Wild Cards]]'' (based on ''[[Wild Cards]]'' series) 
* ''GURPS Wild Cards: Aces Abroad''

===4th Edition===
''GURPS Supers'' for 4e was published in 2007, one of several genre books published by Steve Jackson Games for the new edition.<ref name="designers"/>{{rp|112}}

For the 4th edition of GURPS, the majority of rules governing the creation of superhero characters are covered in the more generic ''[[GURPS Powers]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/books/supers/|title=GURPS Supers|website=www.sjgames.com}}</ref> A [[Portable Document Format|PDF]] release by William H. Stoddard covers the genre specific information in a similar style to ''[[GURPS 4e Fantasy|GURPS Fantasy]]'' and ''[[GURPS Space]]'' books for the fourth edition of GURPS.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.warehouse23.com/products/SJG37-0302|title=Warehouse 23 - GURPS Supers|website=www.warehouse23.com}}</ref>