Superman's success influenced the archetype of the superhero, and made superhero stories one of the main types of comic book stories.
Well, as you may have imagined, he was the superhero who kind of started it all. His success in the years since he was created in 1933, he helped usher in the classic superhero archetype and set its primacy within the American comic book. He's an icon for a reason.
Superman is my favorite superhero, do you know anything about him? Yes, he was created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster in 1933. Ok cool so what can you tell me about him that I may not know?
With this success, Superman helped to create the superhero archetype and establish its primacy within the American comic book.