Today is: Superman Day

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Zacchaues Roberts, dressed as Superman, poses for a photo during Fan Fusion at the Phoenix Convention Center on June 3, 2023.
Zacchaues Roberts, dressed as Superman, poses for a photo during Fan Fusion at the Phoenix Convention Center on June 3, 2023.

Superman Day was started in 2013 by DC Entertainment, two days before the release of the Superman film "Man of Steel." At that time it was known as Man of Steel Day, and it was not until subsequent years that the day simply became known as Superman Day. Both the name change and the continuation of the day seem to have happened organically. On the inaugural day, DC Entertainment partnered with comic book retailers and bookstores across the United States to celebrate the day, and gave out free copies of All Star Superman No. 1 Special Edition. Superman was created in 1933 by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, but it wasn't until April 18, 1938, that the Superman we know of today appeared, and made his debut in Action Comics No. 1. It was so popular that Superman got his own comic book the following year.

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