Two Famous Superman Adaptations Make Fundamental Character Mistakes

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Since his 1938 debut, Superman has become one of pop culture’s most popular and influential fictional characters, though some of his adaptations make fundamental mistakes regarding his characterization. As an icon whose recognition goes far beyond his original medium of comic books, Superman has been adapted to various formats, with many becoming famous in their own right. This includes Superman: The Animated Series from the 1990s and the Injustice: Gods Among Us multimedia franchise, as well as films like Richard Donner’s 1978 Superman film and the modern DCEU movies. While the former two deserve their beloved status, they make major mistakes with their depictions of Superman which Richard Donner and Zack Snyder avoided in their respective films.

While many qualities of the early Superman comics existed before his 1938 debut (such as a superpowered being and a hero with a secret identity), Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster’s magnum opus forever changed the pop culture landscape by creating a character who stood for absolute justice in ways that the legal system couldn’t and society could be inspired by. While Superman’s popular status as the first superhero is a matter of debate, he helped build the superhero genre which eventually became a cultural juggernaut that dominates the entertainment industry to this day, due in large part to superhero comic adaptations, particularly on film.

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As one of DC Comics’ flagship characters, Superman has been adapted to other mediums for much of his history. These adaptations often influence the comic source material in turn, with the Fleischer cartoons giving Superman his iconic ability to fly. In many other cases, Superman’s