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SUPE RMA N T HEEV L U UTI O N FA N CON The famous 'S' shield-the focal point of Superman's costume- has evolved significantly since the Man of Steel made his first appearance 75 years ago. See how the emblem has transformed from Action Comics #1 to Man Of Steel! I NT H E C O M IC S 19 38 19 38 1939 The earliest incarnation of Superman's shield was shaped lke a heraldic crest or a police badgeand only appeared once, on th@ cover of Action Comics #L It also appeared in early sketehes. By the time Superman was given his own self-titled series with Superman # the S on the shield had developed serifs the little feet at each end of the letter) First appearing in Action Comics #1, this featured in the comics for several years It was often colored entirely yellow, ikely by colorists trying to sae time. 19 39 19 39 194 0 The serifed shield appeared mone clearly on the back cover of Superman ·where it was also filed in with black. This black emblem appeared in the upper coner of Action Comics covers By the end of 1939, the upper serif migrated to the top right corner while the lower serif rested in the bottom of A wider, bowl-shaped shield emerged on the cover of Action Comics 26 at the turn of the decade. It was also the first time the shield became five-sided still drew i t with three. from 1939 to 1946 Distinguished by ts large, sharp upper serif, the shield introduced on the The outer colored red, but colorists couldn't seem The color scheme was firaized with new shield that appeared on the cover Comics #66, but for frequently flip-flopped between red and yellow agree whether the bottom serif should 19 8 6 199 3 After Superman's death and return, the upper serif, but with a diagonal left edge. 199 6 When Superman waš rebooted in The Man Of Steel #1, artists began more consistently drawing the emblenm larger, straighter, and with』V-shaped upper seni, For Kingdom Comeastory set in the future painter Alex Ross created a new futuristic shield based on the red- and-black color scheme used in 1939 and in the 1941 animated series (se Popular Culture" below) returned to having 1997 20 01 In Superman (Vol 2) W123, the Man of SteeI was given different set of powers and a new look complete with Inspired by Alex Rasss 1996 Kingdanm Come shield, Supermans standard emblem evolved to reflect the same color scheme. Two years later it reverted back to red-and-yellow. When the DC universe was rebooted as The New $2. the lost its lower serif though some artists continued to dravw I NP O P U L A R C U L T UR E 19 48 19 78 The shield used in the Superman serials was first ween by Kirk Alyn and later by Ceorge Reeves. The serials eventualy spun off into a TV series called Adventures Of Superman Superman's big screen debut was a series of animated shorts by Fleischer Th shield worn by Christopher Reeve in the Superman movies looked to the 940 emblem but with the color scheme of the black 1939 insignia. costume, possibly to suggest it was hand-sewn by one of the characters in the move 2 013 The Man Of Steel shield worn by Henry with its large, sharp upper serif. There's 199 3 2 00 6 Dean Cain's shisld wasnt seen very The shield worn by Brandon Routh in Superman Returns was the first to be something other than e Adventures of Superman focused less on the Man of Steels exploits as a superhero and more en the lives of Clark Kent and Lois Lane. the final episode of SmailwWe W I LD N &DESIGNED BY KATE WILLAERT EDITED BY MARLON HEIMERL AND TROY EAVES ARAD NOT LAI HalloweenCostumes.com

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