Home›Comics-Originated Franchises›Country of OriginBrowse ByCountry of OriginFactsCountry of OriginSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested1938 1Country of OriginFilter Results6 entriesMediumAllAnimation (1)Comics (6)Film (1)Newspapers (1)Television (1)Video Games (1)Start YearAll1908 (1)1918 (1)1931 (1)1938 (1)1939 (1)1947 (1)1950 (1)1959 (1)1962 (1)1963 (1)1977 (1)1978 (1)1983 (1)1984 (1)1987 (1)1990 (1)2011 (1)StatusAllConcluded (2)Ongoing (5)CreatorAllCharles Schulz (1)Chester Gould (1)Fontaine Fox (1)Jack Kirby (1)Jerry Siegel (1)Jim Davis (1)Joe Shuster (1)Kevin Eastman (1)Lowell Cunningham (1)Paul Frehm (1)Peter Laird (1)René Goscinny (1)Robert Ripley (1)Stan Lee (1)Steve Ditko (1)Steve Purcell (1)CountryAllBelgium (1)Canada (1)China (1)France (1)South Korea (1)United States (1)Area (sq km)All30,689 (1)100,472 (1)632,702.3 (1)9,572,900 (1)9,866,632 (1)9,984,670 (1)Government TypeAllConstitutional Monarchy (2)One-Party (1)Republic (3)Income GroupAllHigh (5)Upper-Middle (1)Independence or Founding YearAll843 (1)1776 (1)1830 (1)1867 (1)1945 (1)1949 (1)LandlockedAllNo (6)PopulationAll11,867,634 (1)41,417,056 (1)51,106,229 (1)69,081,996 (1)340,587,000 (1)1,407,698,000 (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 6BelgiumCountry of Origin1 entryCanadaCountry of Origin1 entryChinaCountry of Origin1 entryFranceCountry of Origin1 entrySouth KoreaCountry of Origin1 entryUnited StatesCountry of Origin12 entriesSources1. WikipediaWikimedia FoundationWikipedia: Superman, lead sectionQuote, Wikipedia: Superman, lead sectionSuperman is a superhero created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, first appearing in issue #1 of Action Comics, published in the United States on April 18, 1938.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.