The Evolution of the Man of Steel

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The Evolution of the Man of Steel

By David Weiner

2:40 PM PDT, June 12, 2013

Superman is back with a vengeance. The comic book superhero that first appeared in 1938's Action Comics has gone through many changes over the last 75 years. Now, with a brand-new comic debuting -- Superman Unchained -- to coincide with the release of Man of Steel, we've got a colorful gallery of variant covers showing the evolution of the DC Comics character.

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The Evolution of Superman

DC Comics

Superman is back with a vengeance. The comic book superhero that first appeared in 1938's Action Comics has gone through many changes over the last 75 years. Now, with a brand-new comic debuting today -- Superman Unchained -- to coincide with the release of Man of Steel, we've got a colorful gallery of variant covers showing the evolution of the DC Comics character.

Superman Unchained #1

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The cover of Superman Unchained #1 by Jim Lee, written by Scott Snyder.

The Plot: When 13 satellites fall from the sky in one day, the logical suspect is Lex Luthor -- even though he’s still locked up in prison! But a stranger question remains: If Superman didn’t stop the last satellite from falling, who did? There’s a mystery hidden where even Superman can’t see it. Can The Man of Steel drag a decades-old secret into the light? The debut issue also includes a bonus two-sided, tipped-in poster measuring 11.6875” x 18.875” that is part of the reading experience and can be easily removed for display.