Superman

Real Name: Kal-El

Identity/Class: Extra-terrestrial (Kryptonian)

Occupation: Reporter

Affiliations: Lois Lane, Jimmy Olsen, Perry White, Lana Lang

Enemies: Lex Luthor, General Zod, Non, Ursa, Nuclear Man, Ross Webster, Vera Webster, Lorelei Ambrosia

Known Relatives: Jor-El (father, deceased), Lara (mother, deceased), Supergirl (cousin)

Aliases: Clark Kent

Base of Operations: Metropolis, formerly Smallville

First Appearance: Superman (1978)

Powers/Abilities: Vast superhuman strength, able to fly at supersonic speeds (and to push that to faster than light with effort), invulnerable to most injuries, though Kryptonite robs him of his powers, immediately weakens him, and can kill him with prolonged exposure.

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Comments: Played by Christopher Reeve in the first four movies, and by Brandon Routh in the fifth. The fifth movie, Superman Returns, is intended to be a sequel to the first couple and to ignore the last two, effectively creating two "realities" for the movie series - one which contains Superman 1 through 4 and the Supergirl movie, and one which contains Superman 1 and 2 and Superman Returns (whether the events of Supergirl also took place in this reality remains to be determined).

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