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SUPERMAN Superman is a fictional comic book character created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster in 1932, the first ever superhero. He is widely recognised and is considered an American cultural icon, also being featured in many movies, TV shows, radio serials and comic strips. Stamped onto Superman’s chest is the letter ‘S’, a logo hugely popular, and mimicked by a lot of other superheroes afterwards. He is a social activist and uses his special powers to help people in various ways and prevent or thwart disasters. After arriving from Krypton, he wasby adopted by the Kent family, thought to be a victim of a cruel experiment but otherwise normal child because he showed no s pecial abilities as a baby. However, at age of eighteen his family discovered his powers and he vowed to only use them for the good of mankind. To hide his real identity, his foster family called him ‘Superman’ after he was forced to use his powers in public to prevent the crash of a NASA space plane, a name he would adopt when using his abilities in public.

//Superman has many characteristics that make him a hero. One is his special abilities. Superhuman strength, speed, stamina and flight all help him in fighting off villains and saving the world. Another characteristics is his sense of conduct. It is occasionally mentioned in the dialogue t ////hat Superman had vowed never to take a human life, i.e., he could never kill anybody- and that if he ever did so had to hang up his cape and retire. Also, throughout the story Superman shows justice, fairness, morality and righteousness, all qualities hero’s need. //

//I chose Superman as my hero because he is a social activist, saving the world while protecting the Earth and battling villains. He is also a role model to many children and I’m sure a lot of people are inspired by him. Also, with all the natural abilities Superman had when he came to Earth, he could have been anything he wanted, an Olympic athlete, scientist or even ruler of the world, instead he chose to use his powers to protect people, a heroic act in itself, and devoted to promoting ‘truth, justice and the American way’, something only a true hero could have. //