Passage: Truth, Justice, and the American Way, the catch-phrase of the comic-book character Superman. Truth, Justice, and the American Way, the original title of the 2006 film Hollywoodland What's So Funny About Truth, Justice & the American Way?, published by DC Comics in March 2001 "Truth, Justice and the American Way" (Supergirl), an episode of the CBS television series Supergirl

Question: Based on this passage, who said truth justice and the american way?
Steam of consciousness below:
To answer the above question, the relevant sentence is: Truth, Justice, and the American Way, the catch-phrase of the comic-book character Superman.
So, the answer is the comic - book character Superman.