Superman (comic series)

==The Superman==
===1933 (unused)===
Superman title 1933-1.gif
Superman title 1933-2.gif
Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster began working in the concept of Superman back in 1933, five years before the character made his debut in Action Comics. These logos were seen in the early sketches drawn by Shuster himself (which as today remain lost).
==Superman Comics==
===1939 (pre-release)===
This logo is a prototype from the ashcan edition of the first Superman issue before it was finalized.
==Superman==
===1939–1941===
====May 1939====
After finalizing the logo, the word "Comics" was dropped from it when Superman #1 was published on May 18, 1939.
====August–November 1939, January 1941====
The shading of the lettering was retouched prior to the release of the second issue. Despite the logo being discontinued after issue #3, it was shortly reused on issue #9.
===February–May 1940===
====February 1940====
The logo was completely modified on issue #4. One of the most noticeable changes is in the design of the "S".
====May 1940====
The lettering was revised, except for the "S", on the following issue.
===1940–1983===
Superman 1940 print.svg|Print version
On issue #6, the logo designer and letterer Ira Schnapp improved Shuster's logo, making the letters thinner and the "S" more stylized. It would become the standard title logo of the comic series with a long-run of 43 years from issue #6 to #385. However, oddly enough, trademarks still used this logo up until 1990 for unknown reasons.
===1983–present===
Superman Title (Alt).svg|3D version (seen in comics from the late 1990s and early 2000s)
In 1983, the logo was slightly modified, changing the design of the "S" and making the letters "U", "P" and "R" more rounded. A shadow was added to the inside of the "E" as well. This logo was used from issue #386 to #423 of Vol. 1 after its discontinuation in 1986. The series would be labeled again as "Superman" in issue #650 before it concluded in 2011.
This logo was also used in Vol. 2 (1987–2006), Vol. 4 (only in issues #36–#45, 2018) and Vol. 5 (2018–2021). It its currently used in merchandise and in other media.
==Adventures of Superman==
===1987–1989===
In January 1987, DC launched the Adventures of Superman series, which continued the numbering of the cancelled Vol. 1 from issue #424 while Vol. 2 was referred to as the "Superman" series. Eventually it was discontinued in 2006, when the series resumed its original title as part of a reorganization.
===1989–1997, 1998–2000===
In 1989, the Adventures of Superman logo had started to resemble the logo used on the regular Superman comic series. This logo stopped being used in 1997, although was later brought back in 1998.
===1997–1998===
===2000===
===2000–2002===
===2002–2004===
===2004–2006, 2013–2014===
==Superman==
===1997–1998===
When Superman changed his appearance as well as his powers to "electric" on issue #123, the logo of the comic was also changed to match with it. It only lasted until issue #135.
===2002–2004===
===2002–2003===
===2004–2006, 2011–2016===
===2016–2018===
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