Superman Research Paper

Stormie Davidson

English 2B

Mrs. Thompson

April 28th

The Man of Steel

Superman was one of the first hero’s ever created. He started a revolution of hero’s to be born. Superman embodied a time period where people were seeking justice for the uprising of World War II.

Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster were the creators of Superman. They were teenagers when their imaginations created this legend. “Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster were both lower-middle class sons of immigrants who believed in the American dream.”(Superman, St.James Encyclopedia).

Siegel and Shuster both wore glasses, they were shy, insecure and had trouble with girls in High School so they put their fantasies into the character. Any boy who felt the same as Siegel and Shuster at their

“Between 1900 and 1924, another 1.75 million Jews would immigrate to America’s shores, the bulk from Eastern Europe. Where before 1900, American Jews never amounted even to 1 percent of America’s total population.”(Jewish Experience in 20th Century). Superman’s Creators were Jewish, so Superman fought the Nazis in the 1940’s. Superman wanted to stop the Nazis from killing the Jews.

Superman wasn’t always popular but he also wasn’t a one hit wonder. The creators had an unsuccessful start but eventually began to get Superman to a lift off. His first appearance was in 1938 in Action Comics. Superman became really popular when he began fighting the Nazis for Jewish rights. He was liked by many people who read his comics.(Paul Harris/ the Guardian).

He hit televisions around the world in 1952. After becoming a huge hit on tv, he had his first movie. “Richard Donner’s 1978 film version of the comic book saga, self-sacrifice suddenly became part of Supermans appeal.”(Paul Harris/the Guardian). Superman is still popular to this day. “Superman changes with remarkable rapidity and yet manages to paradoxically project an idea of unchanging virtue,” said by Professor Benjamin Saunders of the University of Oregon.(Paul Harris/the