Happy Birthday SUPERMAN! Today Is The "Unofficial -Official" B-Day Of The Big Blue Boy Scout!

Happy Birthday SUPERMAN! Today Is The "Unofficial -Official" B-Day Of The Big Blue Boy Scout!

February 29th is traditionally recognized as Superman's birthday and we at CBM would be remiss not to recognize this.

By MarkJulian - Feb 29, 2012 12:02 PM EST
Filed Under: Superman

How is Superman's birthday February 29 [Supes actually has a "few" birthdays, more on that later]? Back in the Silver Age, it was established by Editor Julie Schwartz that Superman's birthday was on February 29 and that was the reason why he stayed so young looking.

In 1985's Superman Annual #11 his birthday is officially mentioned as being February 29 in the actual pages of the story and a whole article was dedicated to Superman's February 29th birthday in the 1988 issue of TIME Magazine.

Of course, for strange reasons, "Clark Kent" celebrates his birthday on June 18th as established in the 1958 issue of Action Comics #241. And while other writers have attempted over the years to make Superman's birthday fall on a different date, February 29th is the date that fans usually chose to celebrate. Arguably and as a product of DC's long maligned continuity issues , he has a "couple" of birthdays but today happens to be one of them and so we'll celebrate.

Regardless, whatever you do, don't get Supes the same gift that Mongul got him or be prepared to suffer the consequences!










Superman is a fictional comic book superhero appearing in publications by DC Comics, widely considered to be an American cultural icon. Created by American writer Jerry Siegel and Canadian-born American artist Joe Shuster in 1932 while both were living in Cleveland, Ohio, and sold to Detective Comics, Inc. (later DC Comics) in 1938, the character first appeared in Action Comics #1 (June 1938) and subsequently appeared in various radio serials, television programs, films, newspaper strips, and video games. With the success of his adventures, Superman helped to create the superhero genre and establish its primacy within the American comic book. The character's appearance is distinctive and iconic: a blue, red and yellow costume, complete with cape, with a stylized "S" shield on his chest. This shield is now typically used across media to symbolize the character.

The original story of Superman relates that he was born Kal-El on the planet Krypton, before being rocketed to Earth as an infant by his scientist father Jor-El, moments before Krypton's destruction. Discovered and adopted by a Kansas farmer and his wife, the child is raised as Clark Kent and imbued with a strong moral compass. Very early he started to display superhuman abilities, which upon reaching maturity he resolved to use for the benefit of humanity.

Superman has fascinated scholars, with cultural theorists, commentators, and critics alike exploring the character's impact and role in the United States and the rest of the world.









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Spidey1996
Spidey1996 - 2/29/2012, 12:27 PM
Superman is the best!
GeneralZod1138
GeneralZod1138 - 2/29/2012, 12:39 PM
Happy B-Day Kal-El!!!!
ClarkKentSuperman
ClarkKentSuperman - 2/29/2012, 12:46 PM
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE GREATEST SUPER HERO EVER
LucasMend
LucasMend - 2/29/2012, 12:47 PM
Congrats big Blue!
bbarber2323
bbarber2323 - 2/29/2012, 12:48 PM
Happy Birthday!!
BlindLemonShemp
BlindLemonShemp - 2/29/2012, 12:49 PM
Happy Bday Supes! dont forget to stop by the bar for your free shot of crown...
RolandD
RolandD - 2/29/2012, 12:50 PM
Happy Birthday Superman, but please put your trunks back on. Sorry, couldn't resist.

P.S. Great story above by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons. Haven't they worked together on something else?
MartianSupermanhunter22
MartianSupermanhunter22 - 2/29/2012, 12:52 PM
Happy birthday ole supy.....how many spankings is that you old bitch?
BlindLemonShemp
BlindLemonShemp - 2/29/2012, 12:53 PM
agreed whoboy... agreed

superman without trunks is like professor x without the chair.... just seems weird
ManofSteel23
ManofSteel23 - 2/29/2012, 12:56 PM
Happy birthday man of steel
TheActionAce
TheActionAce - 2/29/2012, 12:56 PM
happy birthday kal-el
write33
write33 - 2/29/2012, 12:58 PM
love Superman happy birthday!!!
BlackPather2018
BlackPather2018 - 2/29/2012, 1:00 PM
Happy Birthday Supes! Your my boy BLUE!!!!
headlopper
headlopper - 2/29/2012, 1:02 PM
Hey Clark, I'm banging Lois as I type...Happy Birthday sucker!
Supes17
Supes17 - 2/29/2012, 1:05 PM
Thanks guys;)
:P JK

Happy Birthday Supes, you Kryptonian ass muthamucka
Don't [frick] up next year
Supes17
Supes17 - 2/29/2012, 1:06 PM
Lmao @ the second comment
GENERAL ZOD wishing Supes a Happy Birthday?
Stay in character brah:P
MarkJulian
MarkJulian - 2/29/2012, 1:10 PM
@Nomis Do you actually read the article or go straight to commenting after the headline?
valeriesghost
valeriesghost - 2/29/2012, 1:13 PM
Greatest Comic book hero of all time!
dnno1
dnno1 - 2/29/2012, 1:15 PM


Happy Birthday, Superman!

And now a word from Batman:



For you Superman fans, here is a birthday episode from the Justice League Unlimited Series:





blueorangeny
blueorangeny - 2/29/2012, 1:24 PM
Happy Bday Superman
dnno1
dnno1 - 2/29/2012, 1:27 PM








dnno1
dnno1 - 2/29/2012, 1:29 PM
superotherside
superotherside - 2/29/2012, 1:30 PM
Happy Birthday Superman!
calin88
calin88 - 2/29/2012, 1:38 PM
Happy B-day Supes, mine was yesterday;) can't wait to see Man of Steel
Iphro78
Iphro78 - 2/29/2012, 1:38 PM
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY SUN - Jor-El.
Optimus83
Optimus83 - 2/29/2012, 1:43 PM
¡¡¡Happy Birthday Superman!!!. ...the most important superhero in the world

¡¡¡Good Bles Superman!!!
spectrecls07
spectrecls07 - 2/29/2012, 1:49 PM
happy birthday, fictional character that technically doesnt exist in continuity anymore.
thewolfx
thewolfx - 2/29/2012, 1:49 PM
HAPPY B-DAY TO THE KING OF ALL SUPERHEROES



gandalf550
gandalf550 - 2/29/2012, 1:51 PM
BIG HAPPY BIRTHDAY SUPERMAN!!! BEST COMIC BOOK HERO OF ALL TIME!!! :D
thewolfx
thewolfx - 2/29/2012, 1:57 PM
@Firgielicious


YOU SALTY!
MarkJulian
MarkJulian - 2/29/2012, 2:16 PM
@NoRegrets Seconded. Phantom Stranger FTW!!!
comics2film
comics2film - 2/29/2012, 2:29 PM
Happy Birthday you Kyptonian orphan.
TheAmarilloBlack
TheAmarilloBlack - 2/29/2012, 3:58 PM


Happy Birthday, Kal-El Clark Joseph Kent!
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