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Most people have heard of Superman. This
extraordinary comic hero
___1___ amazing power and strength. 'Superman' was
___2___
by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster in the 1930s. ___3___
men had a dream to
create a character ___4___ is the strongest man in the
world - a man stronger
___5___ Hercules or Samson. The first Superman comic strip was published
___6___ a
comic book
in 1938. This first story ___7___ the background of this
hero by
___8___ that he was from a distant planet.
___9___ the early
stories
of Superman, he was not as strong as ___10___ he is
today. In fact, he could not fly at all.
The first three issues ___11___ Superman comics did not
capture the
public's ___12___ at once. By the fourth issue, however,
Superman comics
became a hit. Both children and ___13___ began to demand
___14___
Superman comics. Soon, newspapers also began to ___15___
Superman comic
strips regularly. ___16___ was even a radio show that
dramatized Superman's
adventures. It was during ___17___ show that well-known
phrases
___18___ "This is a job for Superman" first appeared.
Today, Superman is
featured ___19___ only in comic strips but also on
television and in the cinema as ___20___. |
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Most people have heard of Superman. This
extraordinary comic hero
has amazing power and strength. 'Superman' was
created
by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster in the 1930s.
Both
men had a dream to
create a character who is the strongest man in the
world - a man stronger
than Hercules or Samson. The first Superman comic strip was published
in a
comic book
in 1938. This first story
gave the background of this
hero by
explaining that he was from a distant planet.
In the early
stories
of Superman, he was not as strong as
what he is
today. In fact, he could not fly at all.
The first three issues
of Superman comics did not
capture the
public's attention at once. By the fourth issue, however,
Superman comics
became a hit. Both children and
adults began to demand
for
Superman comics. Soon, newspapers also began to
feature
Superman comic
strips regularly. There was even a radio show that
dramatized Superman's
adventures. It was during
this show that well-known
phrases
like "This is a job for Superman" first appeared.
Today, Superman is
featured not only in comic strips but also on
television and in the cinema as
well. |
