The world needed a hero in 1938. Nazism marched through Europe and America remained locked in the Great Depression. Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster developed a super villain with telepathic powers hell bent on global domination. Later, they changed the character completely turning him into a hero and modeling him on Douglas Fairbanks. Then, the pair developed an alter ego for the hero. Later, they incorporated mythological concepts into the character. Eventually, Samson and Hercules combined with Fairbanks to create Superman. By the end, Superman stood for truth, justice, and the American way. Siegel and Shuster’s creation spawned many comic books, pulp magazines, graphic novels, comic strips, movies, television shows, and radio programs. In the end, Superman may be the king of the superheroes.
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