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Superman curse
Superman curse: urban legend linking misfortunes of Superman actors (George Reeves's 1959 death, Christopher Reeve's 1995 paralysis, Margot Kidder's 1996 breakdown) to the role; skeptics cite confirmation bias and counterexamples like Kirk Alyn and Dean Cain.
Superman II
Superman II (1980) is Richard Lester's sequel to Superman: The Movie, with Reeve, Kidder, and Hackman facing General Zod; shot partly by fired director Richard Donner, it set 1981 box-office records and gained a 2006 Donner Cut.
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut is a 2006 reconstruction of the 1980 film from footage Richard Donner shot before being replaced by Richard Lester, restoring Marlon Brando's Jor-El, a new Lois Lane opening, and Donner's serious tone.
Superman III
Superman III (1983), third Richard Lester-directed Superman film starring Christopher Reeve and Richard Pryor as Gus Gorman; villain Ross Webster's synthetic kryptonite splits Superman into good and evil; grossed about $80 million worldwide.
Superman in film
Superman in film covers the movie history of the DC Comics character, from Kirk Alyn's 1948 serials through the landmark 1978 Christopher Reeve film and James Gunn's 2025 franchise launch.
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace is a 1987 superhero film, the fourth and final entry starring Christopher Reeve, in which Superman vows to rid the world of nuclear weapons.
Superman logo
Superman logo, the S-shield and Superman word emblem from Action Comics #1 (1938), created by Siegel and Shuster; redesigned by Ira Schnapp in 1940 and Marshall Arisman in 1983, trademarked by DC Comics and revised across film and comics.
Superman Returns
Superman Returns is a 2006 American superhero film directed by Bryan Singer, starring Brandon Routh, Kevin Spacey, and Kate Bosworth, and the first Superman theatrical film in 19 years.
Superman vs. The Elite
Superman vs. The Elite is a 2012 direct-to-video DC animated film, the 14th DC Universe Animated Original Movie, adapting Joe Kelly's Action Comics #775 story about Superman opposing the lethal antihero team the Elite led by Manchester Black.
Superman: Doomsday
Superman: Doomsday (2007) is the first DC Universe Animated Original Movie, a PG-13 direct-to-video film adapting The Death and Return of Superman in 75 minutes, directed by Bruce Timm, Lauren Montgomery, and Brandon Vietti, with Adam Baldwin voicing Superman.
Superman: Man of Tomorrow
Superman: Man of Tomorrow is a 2020 DC Universe animated film launching the Tomorrowverse, with Darren Criss as Clark Kent facing Lobo and Parasite; also the informal name for James Gunn's 2027 live-action sequel Man of Tomorrow with Brainiac.
Superman: Red Son
Superman: Red Son is a 2003 three-issue DC Elseworlds miniseries by Mark Millar with Dave Johnson and Kilian Plunkett, imagining Kal-El's rocket landing in Soviet Ukraine; adapted as a 2020 animated film directed by Sam Liu starring Jason Isaacs.
Superman: Red Son (film)
Superman: Red Son (2020) is a Warner Bros. Animation direct-to-video film, also called Superman: Hijo Rojo, adapting Mark Millar's 2003 Elseworlds comic in which Kal-El lands in Stalinist Russia, kills Stalin, and rules the USSR while Lex Luthor leads America.
Superman: The Animated Series
Superman: The Animated Series (1996–2000), also called STAS, is a Warner Bros. Animation Kids' WB series by Bruce Timm and Paul Dini, starring Tim Daly, with 54 episodes, two Emmys, and the World's Finest Batman crossover.
Superman: Unbound
Superman: Unbound (2013) is a stand-alone DC Universe Animated Original Movie, the 17th in the line, directed by James Tucker and adapting Geoff Johns and Gary Frank's Superman: Brainiac, with Matt Bomer, Stana Katic, Molly C. Quinn, and John Noble as Brainiac.
Superman/Batman
Superman/Batman: DC Comics monthly team-up series (2003–2011), successor to World's Finest Comics, launched by Jeph Loeb and Ed McGuinness; known for Public Enemies, The Supergirl from Krypton, and two animated film adaptations.
Superman/Batman: Apocalypse
Superman/Batman: Apocalypse is a 2010 direct-to-video DC Universe Animated Original Movie, ninth in the line, directed by Lauren Montgomery, adapting Loeb and Turner's Supergirl from Krypton, sequel to Public Enemies, with Tim Daly, Kevin Conroy, Summer Glau, and Andre Braugher.
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies is a 2009 DC direct-to-video animated film, also known as the 'World's Finest' adaptation, directed by Sam Liu. President Lex Luthor frames Superman, sets a $1 billion bounty, and the duo must stop a Kryptonite asteroid.
Superman/Spider-Man and Spider-Man/Superman
Superman/Spider-Man (DC) and Spider-Man/Superman (Marvel) are 2026 anthology one-shots pairing the two heroes, marking the 50th anniversary of 1976's Superman vs. The Amazing Spider-Man, the first DC/Marvel superhero crossover, with lead stories by Waid/Jiménez and Meltzer/Larraz.
Supermaneuverability
Supermaneuverability is a fighter aircraft's ability to maneuver at and beyond the stall angle of attack, typically achieved through thrust vectoring and advanced flight controls.
SuperMansion
SuperMansion: American stop-motion animated superhero comedy on Crackle (2015), created by Matthew Senreich and Zeb Wells, starring Bryan Cranston as Titanium Rex; three seasons, 46 episodes, TV-MA.
Supermarine
Supermarine was a British aircraft manufacturer at Woolston, Southampton, famous for its Schneider Trophy racing seaplanes of the 1920s and 1930s and for the Second World War Spitfire fighter.
Supermarine Attacker
The Supermarine Attacker was a British single-seat carrier-borne jet fighter built by Supermarine, the first jet to enter front-line Fleet Air Arm service in August 1951.
Supermarine S.6B
The Supermarine S.6B was a British racing seaplane designed by Reginald J. Mitchell that won the Schneider Trophy outright for Britain in 1931 and set the world air speed record at 407.5 mph.
Supermarine Seafire
The Supermarine Seafire was a single-seat carrier-borne naval fighter adapted from the Supermarine Spitfire for the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm, entering service in November 1942.
Supermarine Spiteful
The Supermarine Spiteful was a British piston-engine fighter developed during World War II as a successor to the Spitfire, with a laminar-flow wing and Rolls-Royce Griffon engine.
Supermarine Spitfire
The Supermarine Spitfire was a British single-seat fighter aircraft of the Second World War, produced for the Royal Air Force and powered chiefly by the Rolls-Royce Merlin engine.
Supermarine Spitfire (Griffon-powered variants)
The Griffon-powered Spitfire variants were Supermarine Spitfire marks fitted with the Rolls-Royce Griffon engine, from the Mk XII of 1943 through the final Mk 24, remaining in RAF service until 1954.
Supermarine Spitfire (late Merlin-powered variants)
The Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX and Mk XVI were late Merlin-powered RAF fighters, with the Mk IX entering service in June 1942 as a stop-gap against the Focke-Wulf Fw 190.
Supermarine Swift
The Supermarine Swift was a British single-seat jet fighter and reconnaissance aircraft operated by the RAF from 1954 to 1961, the first British swept-wing fighter in squadron service.