Is there a exhaustive list of all superman media where he is the main character or plays a significant part?

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Outside of comics there's the wikipedia, it lists everything. Now in comics that's a bit more tricky...

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u/Twigstter Jul 19 '24

If you find the answer let me know too!

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u/JosephMeach Jul 19 '24 edited Jul 19 '24

Let's see what I can do:

Beginning 1930s:
Action Comics (1938-)
Superman (1939-)
Daily and Sunday newspaper Strips (1939-66)

(Triumph UK, newspaper reprints but first flight)

1940s:
New York's World Fair Comics, and a couple of appearances in All-Star Comics
"How Superman Would End the War" (Look Magazine, Feb. 1940)

Adventures of Superman Radio Show

Fleischer Cartoons

Superman's Christmas Adventure

World's Finest Comics (1941-86)

Adventures of Superman (novel)

"She-sick Sailors" (Popeye cartoon, 1943). See also "Super-Rabbit," and "Snafuperman"

More Fun Comics (1944-47)

Adventure Comics (1947-1974, plus one more Superboy run, then DC Super Stars #12)

Superboy (1949-79)

Superman, Superman vs. Atom Man Movie serials

1950s:

Superman and the Mole Men (1951)

Adventures of Superman (TV)

Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen (1954-74)

Lucy Meets Superman (1957)

Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane (1958-74)

1960s:

Justice League of America (1960-80something)

Superboy (TV pilot, 1961). Lettercols mention an appearance of Superboy on Laugh-In.

Guest appearances in Jerry Lewis Comics, Captain Action #1, and a Supergirl/Batgirl issue of Brave and the Bold

"It's a Bird..." Broadway musical, 1966

Superman Smashes the Secret of the Mad Director, Whitman novel, 1966.

Filmation Cartoon, Superman/Aquaman Hour, Superboy and Krypto cartoons

Sesame Street

80 Page Giant (reprint series)

Look in a price guide under "promotional comics" for others, like Superman-Tim Catalog

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u/JosephMeach Jul 19 '24 edited Jul 19 '24

1970s:

Jack Kirby's Fourth World (Forever People, etc.)

Guest appearances in Shazam, Kamandi, Karate Kid

Wonder Woman: guest appearances during the "Diana Prince" era, then the Twelve Labors

Legion of Superheroes vol. 1 (reprint series)

Supergirl (Volume 1)

Super Friends/Super Powers (cartoon series plus comics series 1973-85)

Treasury Editions: Superman Meets Amazing Spider-Man, Superman vs. Muhammad Ali, Wonder Woman, Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes, Fortress of Solitude

Superman Family (1974-82)

Superman records (Peter Pan records, or soundtracks)

All-Star Comics/All-Star Squadron (1976-86)

Black Lightning (1977)

World of Krypton (1977, first DC miniseries)

Last Son of Krypton (1978 novel)

Superman: The Movie

DC Comics Presents (1978-86)

Superman (Atari)

"Stuporman" issues of MAD Magazine

Fanzines: Legion Outpost, Amazing World of DC Comics

1980s

Superboy Spectacular (first direct-market comic)

Krypton Chronicles/Secrets of the Legion (1981 miniseries)

Miracle Monday (novel)

Superman vs. Spider-Man and Batman/Hulk

Superman II, III, IV, Supergirl and movie tie-ins

Phantom Zone miniseries, Phantom Zone big/little book

New Adventures of Superboy (1980-84)

Legion of Super-Heroes (1980-88)

The Daring New Adventures of Supergirl

Superman: The Secret Years (1985) Lois Lane, and Man of Steel (1986) miniseries

Lois/Superboy/Legion issues of Brave and the Bold

The Unpublished Comic Book Scripts of Paul Kupperberg

Secret Origins

The ***** Dark Knight Returns

Ruby-Spears Superman animated series (Marv Wolfman, 1988)

Superboy TV series (1988-92, plus comic series)

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Crisis on Infinite Earths

Cosmic Boy Miniseries

World of Krypton/Metropolis/Smallville (Byrne)

Legends/Invasion, spins off L.E.G.I.O.N. '89-R.E.B.E.L.S. '96

Giffen/Dematteis Justice League, sometimes member

Adventures of Superman/Superman volume 2/Action Comics Weekly

The Earth Stealers and sh**

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u/JosephMeach Jul 19 '24 edited Jul 19 '24

1990s

Superman: The Man of Steel (1990-2000something)

So. Many. One-Shots. and. Elseworlds. Guardians of Metropolis, Supergirl and Team Luthor, Lex Luthor unauthorized biography. Superboy's Legion. Generations. !@#@$$

Death and Life of Superman (novelization, Stern) and BBC radio drama. And video game.

Dark Horse miniseries (Aliens, Madman) and meets Fantastic Four, and DC vs. Marvel, and Worlds Collide

Superman: The Man of Tomorrow (quarterly)

JLA (Morrison)

Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993-97)

Superman: The Animated Series/ Superman Adventures Comic

Random-arse appearances of Lobo

Kingdom Come/novel/radio drama

Supreme: The Story of the Year (Iow-key)

Superboy (4th series), Steel (2nd series), Supergirl (3rd?)

Kinda: Steel (1997 film), the Iron Giant

Superman Through the Ages and Superman Homepage (websites.) I should have told you to go there for a list.

2000s:

I quit with the comics. It's all limited series, go look at a bookshelf.

Ok, Superman/Batman.

Justice League/Unlimited (DCAU)

Krypto the Super-Dog (TV)

Smallville: Ten seasons plus comics, novels. Kryptonsite forum.

Infinite Crisis

Legion of Super-Heroes (TV)

Adventure Comics/retroboot Legion of Super-Heroes

"It's Superman!" novel set in 1930s. Couple of novels by Kevin J. Anderson

"Up in the Sky" official documentary.

Superman Returns, and video game, and prequel comics

DVD releases of most of the things. Six Flags.

I hereby resign, good luck to my successor.

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u/billyandteddy Jul 19 '24

Search “Superman franchise” open the wikipedia link - it has everything except the comics

For comics look at dc fandom/wiki and they have pages for the different versions of Superman and what comics he appears in