The First Super Hero Comics

Comics SuperHeroes Cartoons: "The first Superman character created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster was not a hero, but a villain. Their short story 'The Reign of the Superman' concerned a bald-headed villain bent on dominating the world. The story did not sell, forcing the two to reposition their character on the right side of the law. In 1935, their Superman story was again rejected by newspaper syndicates wanting to avoid lawsuits, who recognized the character as being similar to a lead character from Philip Wylie's 1930 novel Gladiator. DC decided to take a chance with Superman, figuring if any lawsuits were filed, they would just drop the feature. "