17 Oct 1914 Birth of Jerry Siegel.
10 Jul 1914 Birth of Joe Shuster.
04 Dec 1937 Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster sign a contract with Detective Comics, Inc. giving the publisher first refusal on any comic strips created for the following two years.
03 Mar 1938 Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster sign a contract with Detective Comics, Inc. giving the publisher complete rights to Superman.
18 Apr 1938 Action Comics (National Periodical Publications) #01 (Jun 1938) goes on sale. First appearance of Clark Kent / Superman, Lois Lane.
22 Sep 1938 Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster sign a ten-year contract with Detective Comics, Inc.
16 Jan 1939 Syndicated Superman daily newspaper comic strip began.
05 Nov 1939 Syndicated Superman Sunday newspaper comic strip began.
19 Dec 1939 Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster sign a contract increasing their pay rate to $20 per page and promising 5% of net proceeds from certain commercial exploitations of Superman.
12 Feb 1940 The Adventures of Superman syndicated radio series began on New York's WOR station, with The Baby from Krypton.
09 May 1941 Final original format episode of The Adventures of Superman syndicated radio series.
26 Sep 1941 The first Fleischer animated short, Superman, released in U.S. cinemas.
28 Nov 1941 The second Fleischer animated short, The Mechanical Monsters, released in U.S. cinemas.
09 Jan 1942 The third Fleischer animated short, Billion Dollar Limited, released in U.S. cinemas.
26 Feb 1942 The fourth Fleischer animated short, The Arctic Giant, released in U.S. cinemas.
26 Mar 1942 The fifth Fleischer animated short, The Bulleteers, released in U.S. cinemas.
24 Apr 1942 The sixth Fleischer animated short, The Magnetic Telescope, released in U.S. cinemas.
15 May 1942 The seventh Fleischer animated short, Electric Earthquake, released in U.S. cinemas.
10 Jul 1942 The eighth Fleischer animated short, Volcano, released in U.S. cinemas.
23 Aug 1942 The ninth, and final, Fleischer animated short, Terror on the Midway, released in U.S. cinemas.
31 Aug 1942 First 15-minute The Adventures of Superman syndicated radio series on Mutual Network.
18 Sep 1942 The first Famous Studios animated short, Japoteurs, released in U.S. cinemas.
16 Oct 1942 The second Famous Studios animated short, Showdown, released in U.S. cinemas.
20 Nov 1942 The third Famous Studios animated short, Eleventh Hour, released in U.S. cinemas.
25 Dec 1942 The fourth Famous Studios animated short, Destruction, Inc., released in U.S. cinemas.
## ### 1942 The Adventures of Superman novel, by George Lowther, published by Random House.
19 Feb 1943 The fifth Famous Studios animated short, The Mummy Strikes, released in U.S. cinemas.
26 Mar 1943 The sixth Famous Studios animated short, Jungle Drums, released in U.S. cinemas.
18 Jun 1943 The seventh Famous Studios animated short, The Underground World, released in U.S. cinemas.
28 Jun 1943 Jerry Siegel conscripted into U.S. Army.
30 Jul 1943 The eighth, and final, Famous Studios animated short, Secret Agent, released in U.S. cinemas.
24 Oct 1943 Lois Lane, Girl Reporter, accompanying the syndicated Superman Sunday newspaper comic strip, began in the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
21 Feb 1944 Mr. Mxyzptlk first appearance, in the Syndicated Superman newspaper comic strip story The Mischievous Mr. Mxyzptlk.
02 Mar 1945 Superman encountered Batman and Robin for the first time in The Adventures of Superman syndicated radio series.
21 Jan 1946 Jerry Siegel honourably discharged from U.S. Army.
12 Apr 1948 Judge Young declares National to be the owners of Superman, ruling against Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster.
Judge Young declares Jerry Siegel "the originator and the sole owner" of Superboy, ordering National to cease publication of the character.
21 May 1948 Judge Young declares National to be the owners of both Superman and Superboy, after National paid Siegel and Shuster $94,013.16 for the outstanding rights.
24 Jun 1949 Final episode of The Adventures of Superman syndicated radio series on MBS.
04 Feb 1949 Final 15-minute episode of The Adventures of Superman syndicated radio series on Mutual.
07 Feb 1949 First half-hour episode of The Adventures of Superman syndicated radio series on Mutual.
24 Jun 1949 Final half-hour episode of The Adventures of Superman syndicated radio series on Mutual.
29 Oct 1949 First evening broadcast of The Adventures of Superman syndicated radio series, intended for older listeners, on ABC.
21 Jan 1950 Final evening broadcast of The Adventures of Superman syndicated radio series, intended for older listeners, on ABC.
05 Jun 1950 First afternoon broadcast of The Adventures of Superman syndicated radio series on ABC.
20 Jul 1950 First chapter of Atom Man vs. Superman film serial released in U.S. cinemas.
01 Mar 1951 Final episode of The Adventures of Superman syndicated radio series, The Mystery of the Prehistoric Monster, broadcast.
04 May 1951 National Comics Publications, Inc. v. Fawcett Publications, Inc. argued before Judge Learned Hand.
30 Aug 1951 National Comics Publications, Inc. v. Fawcett Publications, Inc. decided in favour of National.
23 Nov 1951 Superman and the Mole Men released in the U.S.
19 Sep 1952 First episode of Adventures of Superman television series, Superman on Earth, broadcast.
## ### 1954 Stamp Day for Superman released to schools, by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, as part of its Saving Bonds promotion.
23 Apr 1955 First colour episode of Adventures of Superman television series, Through the Time Barrier, broadcast.
## ### 1955 The Short story Superman and Paula Brown's New Snowsuit, by Sylvia Plath, published as part of the new GCSE.
18 Jun 1956 Curt Swan took over art on the Syndicated Superman newspaper comic strip.
14 Jan 1957 Lucy and Superman, the thirteenth episode of the sixth season of I Love Lucy starred George Reeves as Superman.
05 Jan 1958 First chapter of Superman film serial released in U.S. cinemas.
28 Apr 1958 Final episode of Adventures of Superman television series, All that Glitters, broadcast.
## ### 1958 The Adventures of Superpup pilot screened as a replacement for Adventures of Superman television series. Not broadcast.
15 Oct 1958 John Hamilton, Perry White in Adventures of Superman television series, died of heart failure.
16 Jun 1959 George Reeves, star of Adventures of Superman television series, found dead, from a gunshot wound to the head, in the upstairs bedroom of his home.
## ### 1961 The Adventures of Superboy pilot screened as a replacement for Adventures of Superman television series. Not broadcast.
29 Mar 1966 "It's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's Superman" premiere on Broadway.
17 Jul 1966 "It's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's Superman" closes on Broadway.
10 Sep 1966 First episode of The New Adventures of Superman animated series broadcast on CBS.
First episode of six-minute Filmation The Adventures of Superboy animated series broadcast on CBS.
09 Sep 1967 First episode of The Superman / Aquaman Hour of Adventure animated series broadcast on CBS.
14 Sep 1968 First episode of The Batman / Superman Hour animated series broadcast on CBS.
08 Sep 1969 Bud Collyer, voice of Superman in both The Adventures of Superman radio series as well as the Fleischer and Famous Studios animated shorts, died of circulatory disease.
13 Sep 1969 First episode of The New Adventures of Superman animated series broadcast on CBS.
## ### 1969 Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex essay by Larry Niven published in Knight magazine.
05 Sep 1970 Final episode of The New Adventures of Superman animated series broadcast on CBS.
07 Oct 1972 Cindy's Super Friend, the fifth episode of The Brady Kids animated series, starred Clark Kent / Superman and Lois Lane.
08 Sep 1973 Super Friends animated series began on ABC.
22 Dec 1973 Final episode of Super Friends animated series.
24 Aug 1974 Re-runs of Super Friends animated series concluded, with the series cancelled.
01 Feb 1975 "It's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's Superman" broadcast on ABC as part of its Wide World of Entertainment series.
07 Feb 1976 Super Friends animated series began reruns - as a mid-season replacement - on ABC.
10 Sep 1977 The All-New Super Friends Hour animated series began on ABC.
03 Apr 1978 The World's Greatest Superheroes syndicated newspaper comic strip began.
02 Sep 1978 The All-New Super Friends Hour animated series concluded.
10 Dec 1978 Superman - The Movie released in the U.S.
Superman, Last Son of Krypton novel, by Elliot S. Maggin, published by Warner Books.
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