Evolution of SUPERMAN - 83 Years Explained

It's a bird. It's a plane. It's a CARTOON EVOLUTION. NO! It's a POP CULTURE EVOLUTION!!
POP CULTURE EVOLUTION #1 - SUPERMAN
First debuting in 1938, Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster's Superman, for DC Comics - the first true comic book superhero - was an instant sensation, immediately spawning a whole new world of popular culture that continues to strive in popularity today. In this video, I'll trace the inception, creation and history of The Man of Steel, and spotlight his impact on world culture and entertainment - tracing his evolution through comics, movies, series and other extended media over more than 80 years. Spotlighting his various on-screen performances by the likes of Bud Collyer, Kirk Alyn, George Reeves, Christopher Reeve, Dean Cain, Brandon Routh, Tom Welling, Henry Cavill and Tyler Hoechlin. Prepare for lift-off, in this edition of… Pop Culture Evolution
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FEATURED FOOTAGE -
SUPERMAN MEDIA
* Fleischer Cartoons - Superman / Mechanical Monsters / Billion Dollar Limited / Arctic Giant / Bulleteers / Magnetic Telescope / Electric Earthquake / Volcano / Terror on the Midway
* Famous Cartoons - Japoteurs / Showdown / Eleventh Hour / Destruction, Inc. / Mummy Strikes / Jungle Dreams / Underground World / Secret Agent
* Superman Serial / Atom Man Vs Superman
* The Adventures of Superman
* I Love Lucy - Lucy and Superman
* It’s a Bird… It’s a Plane… It’s Superman (Broadway show & KABC special)
* Filmation’s New Adventures of Superman & Superboy / Superman Aquaman Hour of Adventure / Batman Superman Hour / Justice League of America
* Brady Kids - Cindy’s Super Friend
* Hanna Barbera’s Super Friends / All New Super Friends / World’s Greatest Super Friends / Legendary Super Powers Show / Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians
* Superman: The Movie
* Superman II
* Superman III
* Superman IV: The Quest For Peace
* Supergirl
* The Adventures of Superboy
* Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
* Batman
* Batman Returns
* Ruby Spears’ Superman
* Lois and Clark
* Batman: The Animated Series / New Adventures of Batman
* Superman: The Animated Series
* Batman Beyond
* Justice League / Unlimited
* The Adventures of Seinfeld & Superman
* Smallville
* Arrow
* Supergirl
* Crisis on Infinite Earths
* Superman Returns
* Justice League: New Frontier / Dark / Apokalipse War / War / vs. The Legion of Doom / vs. Teen Titans / Crisis on Two Earths / Flashpoint Paradox / Gods and Monsters
* Batman / Superman: Public Enemies / Apocalypse
* Superman Unbound / Doomsday / Death of Superman / Reign of the Supermen / Red Son / Man of Tomorrow / vs. The Elite / All-Star Superman / Superman and Shazam: The Return of Black Adam
* The Dark Knight Returns
* The Batman
* Young Justice
* Titans
* Justice League Action
* Harley Quinn
* The Dark Knight / The Dark Knight Rises
* Man of Steel
* Batman V Superman
* Justice League / Zack Snyder’s Justice League (Snyder Cut)
OTHER MEDIA
* Zorro Rides Again (Serial)
* The Spider’s Web (Serial)
* Tarzan the Fearless (Serial)
* The Phantom (Serial)
* Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (Serial)
* Buck Rogers (Serial)
* Popeye the Sailor with Betty Boop / Blow Me Down / Axe Me Another / Meets Ali Baba’s Forty Thieves / Stealin’ Ain’t Honest
* The Mark of Zorro
* Robin Hood
* San Francisco (Clark Gable)
* Death Takes a Holiday (Kent Taylor)
* Torchy Blane in Panama
* The Scarlet Pimpernel
* Tarzan Finds a Son!
* Popular Science
* Mickey Mouse / Pluto - Lend a Paw
* Space Ghost
* Birdman and the Galaxy Trio
* The Herculoids
* Marvel’s Fantastic Four
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[@DaveLeeDownUnder]

YIKES! No idea how a futz up the Smallville part so bad. Big mistake saying it came out in 2006, when it was in fact 2001. Major oversight on my behalf! Hope the rest of the video was okay - spent a lot of time with this one 😣

[@christopherbower3828]

It's an easy mistake to make with so much history, dates, season numbers, comic issues, etc, with over 80 years of history and lore. It in no way made the video any less enjoyable or in depth. Official DC documentaries make worst mistakes (e.g. Kevin Smith spouting inaccurate Batgirl facts). You can tell a lot of work and love went into it. 🙂

[@gregorybaginski1994]

Don’t worry Dave. Everyone makes mistakes.

[@JL4GL]

It's okay, Dave - it's tough to summarize 83+ years of a character that's been in varied media. At first I thought it was only going to focus on the animated aspect, but you pretty much covered it all! 👍 wow

[@DaveLeeDownUnder]

Thank you 🙏🏻 You’re right, one of the official DC docos I watched on Superman made at least 3 factual errors I spotted after doing more thorough research 😋

[@michaelblaine6494]

You got so many other things right so it’s no big deal. Great job on this

[@thedukeofchutney468]

It’s tragic how many people call Superman a boring character without even bothering to read the comics or learn anything about him.

[@ShakaHapa]

That’s because a lot of “comic book fans” are either MCU stans or brain dead

[@thedukeofchutney468]

@@ShakaHapa I love the MCU, but yeah there are a lot of people who like it just because it’s the “in thing” and a lot of people who claim to like DC just because they think it’s more serious and edgy than Marvel (it’s not, but Zach Snyder seems to think it is). Me personally, I like the comics and characters, but it can be a bit annoying to meet someone who claims to be a “huge Spider-Man or Superman fan” but knows nothing about them outside of the movies.

[@benmalsky9834]

Hopefully people will come out of this video with a greater appreciation and understanding of Superman and his history.

[@thedukeofchutney468]

@ImpishDCrealm Wow it’s sad how your calling other people “kids” when your the one acting like a child. Also the only way people will think DC is all around edgey is if they’ve only read the New 52 and modern Batman or if they have Snyder hadrons. DC has usually been more idealistic and hopeful than Marvel. People only think DCs edgey because WB has started trying to turn every character into Batman. Either way being edgey is almost always a bad thing in my book. I love DC but this dumb edgey New 52/Dark Knight returns aesthetic has to stop. It betrays the characters and is just plain cringe.

[@thedukeofchutney468]

@ImpishDCrealm My dyslexia aside; (which is a red herring fallacy) the New 52 is still cannon. It was never wiped out of cannon in either Doomsday Clock (great story) or Dark Knights Metal (terrible story). If anything DC has lately been eschewing the idea of “cannon” all together.

[@Dragonfist900]

That first animated series produced by paramount puts what we do today to shame in terms of animation, it looks SPECTACULAR

[@TweetsieRailroader]

22:47 Superman's Greatest Ability: Turning into a cartoon when he flies. :-P In all seriousness though, talk about an amazing kick-off to a brand new series! I can't wait to see who you talk about next!

[@DaveLeeDownUnder]

Thank you 🙏🏻

[@BrandonKohout]

He’s the comic book superhero that started it all.

[@l0sts0ul89]

@ImpishDCrealm True , but no one really knows about him and isn't too "super"

[@l0sts0ul89]

@ImpishDCrealm Maybe but still think of Ghost Rider everyone knows him as the flaming skul but he started out as a literal ghost rider.

[@l0sts0ul89]

@ImpishDCrealm That's not harsh

[@garycarpenter2980]

Right on bro,all of the others like Hercules and Samson were strong but didn't fly

[@rogermeadowstaylor3256]

Shazam better

[@bigred3164]

I always thought that both Batman: The Animated Series, and Superman: The Animated Series were amazing. I loved the artwork, voice over work, and storytelling. Nice job, Dave!

[@DaveLeeDownUnder]

Both were terrific shows!! Thank you!

[@itayeldad3317]

24:44 fun fact about the kellogs commercial. It was originally supposed to be clark and lois sharing the meal but the censors were like "wait, if its breakfast it means its morning, does that mean lous slept at Clark's home? With him maybe? We cant show unmarried couples sleeping together on tv, it's the 50s". So instead they decided to shoot the commercial with jimmy olsen

[@nocturneaccipitridae1866]

Which wouldn't look remotely suspicious ;)

[@tomryan914]

@@nocturneaccipitridae1866 Jack Larson WAS a pillow biter!

[@deathdefying1472]

Man I can’t believe that Superman is this old Imagine how everyone thought of him when he came outs

[@ethanester3258]

You put an S with your out

[@Marvelfanatic3658]

@Crimson Courage what's a phantom?

[@theprimo100]

@@ethanester3258 It's not an S, it's a symbol for hope

[@childmessengerofgod2853]

@@theprimo100 out of here with that

[@dominothealphaandomega5512]

@@ethanester3258Ok so…?

[@khalidhenry3857]

He's my favorite FAVORITE Superhero of ALL TIME!

[@BrandonKohout]

Mine as well.

[@alltheinnocence]

He is absolutely top 5 for me. When he's represented properly, he's amazing.

[@pablogonzalez6096]

he's my hero

[@yourcordialvermillionchapw2398]

Despite my fluctuations with Supes and the many more characters and entities I have encountered in my life, I still have a soft spot for this one character. I remember the days in my kindergarten had me make one of my first paper figurines of the guy and of course even costumed as him in Halloween at least once or twice. XD Hell I always had gel back in those kiddie days and one of my friends said I looked like a kid Clark Kent without the glasses. XD

[@Kal-El207]

Same here. #1 above all else.

[@protorhinocerator142]

At first I really didn't want to watch an hour of Superman backstory but now after watching it, I want more.

[@rockstickcomics]

Superman Birthright is a great comic to start with

[@SingleStepStudios]

That Superboy tv show from the 80s was filmed at my school. University of Central Florida in Orlando.

[@oldmaterick9367]

That’s pretty cool.

[@MamasGeeky]

Thank you so much for taking the time to do this video! The editing is incredible and you can tell you put a ton of work into it! 🔥🔥

[@DaveLeeDownUnder]

Thanks so much, Tessa!! Greatly appreciated ☺️☺️

[@timrob12]

Crisis on Infinite Earths was a great event. I love that they brought Brandon Routh back, as he has grown as an actor throughout the years, especially on Legends of Tomorrow and that he got to revisit the role, proving that he could still be a great Superman. I was equally pleased with the Smallville cameos. I know that a lot of people complained about it, because Tom didn't wear the suit, but I was already happy that they managed to get him back at all. I can't help but smile when I see that scene.

[@vigo2669]

The old Superman cartoons on VHS were my first experience with Superman before the animated series came out.

[@garycarpenter2980]

With me it was the Super Friends(the best)

[@mandolindleyroadshow706]

For me, the Fleischer cartoons are the epitome of what Superman is and can do. No godlike powers, but strong enough to lift a car and stop an airplane with great effort. Chris Reeve looked like the best live representation of the character and George Reeves was the best Clark Kent. He was also the most athletic, lifting up bad guys by the collar, running fast, leaping and fighting (he was a boxer in his younger years). All the later Supermen relied on special effects to do those things.

[@robertahenley4115]

No wonder my dad loves Super Man. I can see why.

[@yourcordialvermillionchapw2398]

Your father must sound like a pretty old fellow then. No disrespect though as SpongeBob in the Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy episode once said: *_"Old people are the greatest! They're full of wisdom and experience!"_*

[@Kal-El207]

@@yourcordialvermillionchapw2398I’m 28. I’ve loved Superman my entire life. Grew up reading the original comics by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. You sound obnoxious bud. 😂

[@yourcordialvermillionchapw2398]

@@Kal-El207 Okay?... That's good to know in regards to you still reading the franchise, though "obnoxious" isn't even the right word... More so, experimental as a few - sometimes I can also fail, but I try with other executions and keep my chin up regardless. I tell you what: I used to be regrettably annoying back then though... Now while I can be laid back, I'm very reserved and cordial at least outside of the virtual scape anyways. Sometimes I can get hot under the collar of life, yes, but at my core I can be more introspectively respectful then first glances would tell. Hopefully you come off more introspective too, I mean... That IS what Superman should have taught you too, for however hard it can be. I used to draw the guy and be obsessed with him as a kid too... Even if I am not as huge of a fan now, I still look fondly and he has my respect's too (alongside Batman, Spiderman, Grasshopper Man, He-Man, etc. etc.) If whatever I said in my posts came off as a smidgen disrespectful to you or anyone, then I apologize as this is not normally my attention, I can be very blunt or unorthodox at times too. All I said was a goofball guess and make a reference out of other Superhero's inspired by DC anyways, no actual harm regardless of delivery.

[@jordimonahan3922]

I have a idea for your next episode in the pop culture evolution series: the evolution of Godzilla (1954-2021)

[@jordimonahan3922]

That’s not the only plan I have for this series, Here’s some: Evolution of King Kong (1933-now) Evolution of Batman (1939-now) Evolution of Spiderman (1962-now) Evolution of Iron Man (1963-now) and Evolution of Captain America (1941-now)

[@ay.m.7061]

YES!

[@JL0ndon]

I read something interesting that the Fleischer film about the dinosaur from the Arctic inspired the look of Godzilla. If you haven’t check it out! It’s looks great in HD

[@ay.m.7061]

@@JL0ndon oh yeah

[@JuanGomez-ke5py]

The evolution of Big Bird

[@stephenholloway6893]

Superman is an great superhero and icon in the comic books, films, television, radio, and more.

[@Igorcastrochucre]

I grew up with the first Donner movie, Justice League Unlimited, Krypto the Superdog and Smallville. I also had this comic where Superman, alongside Superboy and Supergirl, fought the Terminator to protect Sarah and John Connor. I love the many different interpretations of this character.

[@SoleaGalilei]

Wow, I had no idea Superman had so many iterations. No wonder it took an hour to get through them all! I found the early history especially fascinating. Weird to look back and imagine a time when Superman was a brand new character. It feels like he's existed forever. Very interesting that it took the creators so long to land on the right concept to make him a success. It made me think of the old writing advice, "Don't fall in love with your first idea." Part of creativity is being flexible, and the creation of Superman was clearly an example of that. Thanks for another great video!

[@vincentfranklin17]

I like the Max Fleischer Superman shorts, John Byrne's Superman run, and The New 52 Superman. The Golden Age Supes is great , too. Oh, I also like the 1996 Superman animated series, too.

[@garycarpenter2980]

Any superhero cartoon(DC)is really great especially those from the 60s and 70s and 80s

[@BrandonKohout]

In 2023, it will be the 85th Anniversary of Superman.

[@garycarpenter2980]

And Batman close to him

[@pulsarstargrave256]

This is EXCELLENT and shows that you really did your research! I've heard bits and pieces of Supes origins but you put in the work and didn't engage in amateur speculation! BRAVO!

[@DaveLeeDownUnder]

Thank you! 🙏🏻

[@h3lloang3lo]

Superman; alongside Spider-Man, were the two defining characters of my childhood. Watching the first Superman movie with Christopher Reeve on my old VHS was like watching a comic book come to life; ever since then I got hooked. This character means the world to me and I'm glad he made an impact for me and every other fan :3

[@LowellLucasJr.]

This was a fantastic voyage of an Evolution!!! So much time and care went into this, I greatly appreciate the history, the creators and cultural impact covered in this video! This needed to be a great length to touch the milestone of this incredible icon!

[@evy9439]

Good luck with the voice evolution (or, should I say, "portrayal evolution").

[@jordimonahan3922]

Or just pop culture Voice evolution

[@mauriciomarcoleta5722]

And when do you make a voice evolution of the man of steel?

[@GideonMadu]

While I may not be a huge Superman fan, I did enjoy the video and its detailed history on not only the character but the production and early concepts behind it. Can't wait for more videos like these!

[@Crooklynmike]

Another masterpiece! They should use this video in a pitch meeting for the next Superman project. The suits at DC/WB are silly for letting such an iconic character with a long history go to waste. There should always be some type of Superman project going on.. animated or otherwise. You can't lose with Supes.

[@brownmope5871]

I absolutely love this! I hope the pop culture evolution proves popular for you! I can tell you put a lot of work into them! Thank you! I'll be watching!

[@spews1973]

Excellent! I look forward to seeing more Pop Culture Evolution videos from Dave in the future.

[@cassieberringer7427]

Wow! You put so much work into this! And it comes across as so professional and official-like. I can't imagine how much time it took for all that research and putting together all that editing and just wow! Fantastic work!

[@2429Ryanspeer]

Honestly Christopher Reeve is in my book the best superman 🦸‍♂️

[@RandomAuthor]

basically, I like to call him the og

[@Silverstar_]

I finally got around to seeing this. Great video! Nice work, Dave! You took a really awesome deep dive on my favorite hero.

[@coldfire22]

Cavill is so good. The ZSJL just reconfirmed that. Simply the best. I can't wait to see more of him on the big screen. I have a feeling they were just waiting to see how ZSJL went... and since it looks like its doing well, I think we'll hear good news soon.

[@Marvelfanatic3658]

Uhhh I have some bad news...

[@wiseguymaybe]

@@Marvelfanatic3658 Or maybe good news, depending on rather you like the Calvin era

[@MforMythicron]

Superman holds a special place in my heart as one of the few fictional characters, alongside Batman and Spider-Man, who truly inspire me to strive for personal growth and bring positivity in my interactions with others.

[@djvisor1225]

The one I’ve been anticipating the most

[@GeeklyGoods]

Dave, dude, I feel like a Superman pro now!!! Love this, I’ve done some deep dives into the lore of Superman but there was a lot in the video I didn’t know! Did the production as well - with the comics landing down on the smooth backdrop! Another great video, Dave!!!

[@DaveLeeDownUnder]

Thanks heaps, Leo!! Super glad you enjoyed it!

[@benmalsky9834]

It's a real shame we never got to see Tim Burton's Superman Lives film. Apparently an animated version of the film was considered, but also never got made.

[@dleet86]

Nicholas Cage was a lousy choice for Superman. Did Burton pick him?

[@benmalsky9834]

@@dleet86 I’m not sure. You know he’s a huge Superman fan and I’m sure really would have been decent.

[@Ubritoons96]

An HOUR long evolution video?! Hmmm, makes sense for someone as SUPER as him...XD (I’ll see myself out)

[@oldmaterick9367]

Yeh there was a lot to unpack with him.

[@ItsOver9000Productions]

Dude this is great! I can't wait for more. Its so fitting that you started with the Hero who inspired them all.

[@digitcreamarepugbabies]

I'm confused I never seen an Evolution of video that's nearly an hour long. Love the video Dave Great Work :)

[@LivinMyJeffLife]

He did a poll about a month ago asking if we would be OK with a longer video if the character deserved it & we voted yes. It's worth it🙂

[@digitcreamarepugbabies]

@@LivinMyJeffLife Oh I wasn't here for the pole I guess I missed that was it in the Community Tab on his KZbin channel?

[@LivinMyJeffLife]

@@digitcreamarepugbabies Yes it was:) Those are easy to miss though.

[@theblizzard8735]

What about his video on Betty boop?? That one lasted 40 minutes If I remember correctly

[@ItsOver9000Productions]

Watching this again weeks later, its still dope man. Hope you continue. I saw very few mistakes in research and the editing was superb. Or should I say it was SUPER, man.

[@Skip24484]

Great job on this one Dave! I can tell it took a lot of work.

[@tjknight]

Feels like the comics got kind of forgotten once you got to the DCAU, despite several reboots taking place in-between. Videogames like Injustice also see some pretty impactful iterations. But overall you got the best and important stuff in a nice coherent narrative

[@Pixis1]

Wow, that was a lot of material to cover. Great overview. I'm a huge comics fan but even I learned some new things from this video. Well done.

[@enriqueramirez0615]

Dave you try doing the pop culture of the "Thomas Dam Troll dolls" they were very popular in the 80's until they made their big comeback in 2016 for DreamWorks Animation.

[@michaelsanchez440]

This is the very first episode of Pop Culture evolution.

[@oldmaterick9367]

Yep. And what a beauty it is.

[@michaelsanchez440]

Thanks.

[@UltimateKyuubiFox]

Fantastic work, sir. It flew by and was thorough at the same time.

[@DaveLeeDownUnder]

Thank you!

[@pamelasmith6078]

This looks like it took a lot of time and effort but I hope you'll do more POP CULTURE EVOLUTION episodes in the future.

[@Elementa2006]

My favorite comic character getting his own Evolution video? SUPER! Since this series involves pop culture characters, does that mean we might get videos on characters like Zorro or Sherlock Holmes? (that last one is going to be a long video)

[@christopherbower3828]

I love all of your evolution videos, especially Betty Boop (it taught me so much I, as a long time fan, never knew about her). But, this is my favourite so far. I'm a huge DC nerd, but, again, this video taught me so many things I never knew about Superman's history and was so entertaining, as always. Thank you. 🙂

[@DaveLeeDownUnder]

Thanks so much Christopher, I really appreciate that!

[@garycarpenter2980]

I am a DC"nerd"myself,all because of the Super Friends

[@Elementa2006]

In a way, The Death of Superman was the biggest and most prolific death of a fictional character since Sherlock Holmes' fateful encounter with Professor Moriarty at Reinbach Falls. I grew up reading different eras of Superman but my favorite is the underrated Bronze Age era especially written by Elliot S! Maggin who in my opinion written the best comic Superman and the best comic Lex Luthor, him writing and Curt Swan on art were a criminally underrated comic creative team that doesn't get much love from comic fans. Maggin also written two great Superman novels, Last Son of Krypton and Miracle Monday, which have audiobook version read by Maggin on his Elliot Makes Stuff Up podcast for free. He also written two short stories, about Krypto the Superdog and one which is his take on a "final" Pre-Crisis Superman story called An Enemy's Gift aka. Luthor's Gift.

[@SuperWolsey]

39:28- plus a certain House of Mouse acquiring ABC at the time L&C S4 was airing. As for the cliffhanger, it would be the first of many teases of a Super Offspring before canonically happening in 2015

[@ralphwheat1536]

That was incredibly detailed and interesting. Some things I knew but not all. The dogs superman series would've been hilarious!!!

[@XxROBATOxX]

Bro this deserves way more views. And your knowledge is fantastic. That's why I subscribed and I'm glad I did. God bless and Jesus loves you bro.

[@orlandojuarez1782]

I’ve been waiting for this video!!

[@Nasir3623]

Great video 👍

[@yewles1]

I'm watching this again Tuesday in anticipation of the new episode of Superman and Lois.

[@pcrs1631]

Next pop culture evolution Godzilla/Gojira 1954 - 2021 67th evolution

[@normanpopcultureboy8563]

I don’t know if he knows Godzilla

[@christiandevey3898]

@@normanpopcultureboy8563 it’s hard to not know Godzilla

[@oldmaterick9367]

@@normanpopcultureboy8563 oh he knows Godzilla.

[@normanpopcultureboy8563]

@@oldmaterick9367 because he review Godzilla vs Kong right?

[@oldmaterick9367]

@@normanpopcultureboy8563 yes he did but knew Godzilla way before that.

[@AJTOON-H]

OMG I didn't know that he is younger than bugs and daffy on 1 or 2 years :0 ALSO THIS SHOULD BE ON TENDING all of these facts are awesome !

[@BrandonKohout]

One of the greatest comic book superheroes of all time.

[@Kal-El207]

That’s right.

[@joejunjulas7917]

Your evolution shows why in every way superman is the greatest superhero of all time ! Well done 🦸

[@oldmaterick9367]

He’s my Favourite superhero. He’s the one I grew up with.

[@guy-ns4ov]

Great job and effort, Dave!

[@milahancock6405]

Not sure if KZbin would allow you to show or mention it, but SuperMan also stared in a few 2D animated PSA commercials in the late 80s animated by Richard Williams. It was an anti-smoking ad featuring a villain called Nick-O-Teen. SuperMan comes in to save the day also quoting the slogan “Never Say ‘Yes’ to a Cigarette!”

[@JohnAShort]

Well done on mentioning most of the important stuff from Supes history (although I would have covered the early seventies comics soft reboot in more detail (with Clark as a TV newsreader and such.) My only suggestion other than that would be that if you had covered everything in strict order it would have been more clear to viewers when one thing had led to another (for example the New 52 version ditching his red trunks led to him losing them in the Man of Steel movie. Or the Death of Superman coming out of the delayed wedding on the Lois & Clark show.)

[@alanbatista4117]

Mr. Superman vs Mr. Batman

[@hanshe4474]

This was amazing! I grew up watching the old superman shorts from the 40s and Superman: the Animated Series from the 90s. I loved it sooo much! Same for Justice League and Justice League Unlimited. Those were the coolest shows to watch in my childhood. I also watched Young Justice as a kid, and have always loved the animation of DC's animated universe. The DC Superhero Girls 2019 version of superman is probably my least favorite, because they made him (and Bruce Wayne) more of a self-centered jerk. But I'm glad to finally know what DC means. And my mom loves the live-action Wonder Woman. And we would watch the 1970s Superman movies.. So yeah, Superman was a big part of my life. Thanks Dave.

[@paulmeade4862]

I grew up in the 90s, and loved watching Lois & Clark

[@garycarpenter2980]

I did too and it was great better than The Adventures of Superman

[@matteodelseta]

@Dave Lee Down Under That "reimagined version of Superman, played by Brandon Routh" in "Crisis On Infinite Earths", was actually inspired by the "Kingdom Come" comic book series...

[@Simplemana]

good video man

[@andrewflashchannelgibbs5384]

I am glad you posted a message about this video as it did not appear on my notifications. Lots of information here. Love that Australian “long a” drawl on things like - Daaakside and Maartian Manhunter.🤭

[@robertkreutzer4107]

It seems as if the more they try to make Superman "grittier and more grounded" the more distorted the character becomes. He's supposed to be an ideal - the perfect hero, sent from Krypton to help the Human race to become better. Supposedly, Snyder was going to get his version of Superman to this point by the 4th film, but since those films will never be made, we have a pretty brutal and un-heroic Superman on the Silver Screen now. I'm afraid of what they will do to the character next. Great job on this detailed and fabulous history of the character! You unearthed some obscure gems, like the Torchy Blane connection. Thanks for sharing all of this information.

[@legoben98productions]

The ideal perfect hero seems to have appeared in the Donner movies and the 80’s comics where the Superman in the golden age and silver age shown him more aggressive and reckless even sometimes a jerk like anyone else. Snyder based his movie interpretation on the golden age Superman for man of steel and new 52 origin has some modern version aspects of golden age like fighting social issues.

[@Kal-El207]

@@legoben98productionsNo. The Golden Age showed Superman as a firm but fair hero who wasn’t afraid to get his hands somewhat dirty to help those in need. Not a jerk. Learn more about my man before you open your mouth.

[@legoben98productions]

@@Kal-El207 the silver age literally has Clark adopt Jimmy Olsen just to make his life miserable for a reason to why he can’t have jimmy around all the time, causality gaslight and emotionally abuse Lois to keep her away from him as Superman, literally held a glass of water mocking aquaman in the middle of the desert, etc… golden age era Superman is more heroic than silver age yeah, but he literally had a “war against cars” just for road safety, destroyed ruin down housing so that they would have to build a new more up to code for the citizens of the area, he was more reckless and more of a chaotic good (the best kind of heroic good). I know more about Superman than you expect, it’s rude to just gatekeep like you just did.

[@Spaceprince72]

Cool video. Note: Pretty sure Smallville Premiered in 2001. Not 2006.

[@scoopishere7881]

Just a heads up that there’s flashing lights in some of the animated segments.

[@crapiefoods432]

It would be cool around Halloween you could do a Horrror movie character for the evolution.

[@evy9439]

Maybe the Addams Family

[@ThatOneLebaneseGuy]

Or maybe Jason from Friday the 13th

[@Logan_Irrelevant]

How the hell is there only 560 likes? This deserves so much more.

[@oldmaterick9367]

Yes it does.

[@garycarpenter2980]

Just you wait,it may have more after this

[@inklingboi08]

I really wish this doc talked about Crisis on Infinite Earths and Earth-One and Earth-Two. It makes Golden Age Superman and Earth-One Superboy seem like the same character, and it doesn't even talk about Crisis.

[@giacomovalenti8619]

I think there is a little mixup with dates: if the first Superman by Fleischer came out in 1941, how come Popeye was "over a decade in production"? His short started in 1933.

[@martinefrensoquigomez7835]

I think he means that Popeye shorts had been in production for over a decade

[@Elementa2006]

Superman Vs The Elite and All Star Superman deserved a mention instead of Superman: Brainiac in my opinion as both were better films than that one.

[@peteallen8420]

Fascinating however there is at least one mistake in what you reported, the mistake in no way took away from the video and I only mentioned it because it had a bearing on the show in question. That being "Smallville" you quoted the start of the series as being 2006 this is not correct Smallville started in 2001, this detail is important because they used (sort of) the events of 9-11 to explain the Whitney Fordman character's departure after actor Eric Johnson began getting death threats for keeping Clark and Lana apart. They wrote it in that Whitney decided to join the military after graduating in response to the World Trade Center attack.

[@gigamut11b86]

I remember, back in the late '70s-early '80s, going to the library and I found a big book of all Superman comics in it. I don't remember when it was published, but I really liked that book. Checked it out many many times. We (including cousins too) had a box of comics out at grandpa's farm house to help keep us kids entertained. We didn't have extra money & we got what we got, so the continuation of his story line became muddled....a lot...lol. It marked the time in my life that comics meant less and less to me. Don't get me wrong, I still like comics & a really good story...lol. Just could not afford to catch up on it. I never got into the TV shows...don't know why. Superman I, II, III, I liked & that new one, Man of Steel, was good too (had no $$ at the time so I had to wait & rent it...lol). Now can just barely afford the internet...so no movies unless it's on Netflix (only have that thanks to my daughter...she's to good to me)...I guess I really don't need it. With all that said.....Thank you for making this video....it helped to put somethings in place for me....Thanks again! I hope everyone will have a great day & please be safe. :)

[@likai258]

Dave is like “He was only paid $5, equaling to $80,000 today”😂

[@popcornchat766]

Wow this video was amazing. Probably my favourite evolution of yours (tom&jerry and pete in close second 😂). Can't wait to see more of this series! Maybe an evolution of Spider-Man in december before No Way Home? (you know I love that character 😂, remember that comic I sent you years ago)

[@benmalsky9834]

Amazing job Dave!

[@sam2149tea]

Great video! Love superman! will you be doing batman next? 👀

[@SuperWolsey]

27:00 though the producers of the radio show already beat Mort by 7 years with Batman and Robin turning up in a few eps in the 1945-46 stretch

[@Tavaresg]

26:27 ...That mort Weisinger guy looks like Paul Heyman.

[@MilasMixMedia]

I am reading a book at the moment of the history of DC and how it started i did not know that DC first superhero was superman I’m am not a big fan of superman or Lois so I’m sorry if you guys are but i thought Batman was the first superhero, but what you said about superman is exactly what they said in the book with the creators of superman to the comics to his origin story so Thankyou for this more information on superman it gave me more of an in depth and sight with superman thanks.

[@DaveLeeDownUnder]

Thanks for watching 😊

[@spockboy]

Excellent job.

[@DaveLeeDownUnder]

Thanks!

[@MiyuSawai]

In the comics, Superman, then Superboy, met Lex BEFORE moving to Metropolis. When a piece of Kryptonite fell to Earth in Smallville while Superboy was playing in the field outside the Kent farm, Lex used a bulldozer to remove it, thus saving his (Superboy's) life. In return, Superboy helped Lex build his first lab, after which he (Lex) vowed to find a way to make his new friend immune to Kryptonite. However, while he was working on doing this, there was an explosion in his lab. Superboy saw the smoke but instead of first using his x-ray vision to make sure that Lex had managed to escape, he (Superboy) simply blew the smoke back into the lab which only made things worse by most likely causing Lex to lose his hair. After that, Lex vowed that he would find a way to kill Superboy.

[@LILGHETTI]

Real fans knew this was coming because they heard it from the podcast! Pop culture evolution popin off 🔥 Superman Returns failed because it had some major pacing issues and barely any action, 2 hrs and 45 min where donner movies where around 2 hrs!

[@NpalrGamesNsuch]

What a insightful video. Beautifully done!

[@tvcrazyman]

Superman is my favorite superhero I got to say.

[@nobod2567]

13:44 Captain Marvel as in, Shazam! 13:46 Namor: Am I a joke to you?

[@ArmourRules]

Thanks for answering the question I always wondered. When Clark Kent first changed into his Superman outfit in a phone booth!!

[@themightyboush]

The New Adventures of Superman (it was titled without the "Lois & Clark" prefix here in the UK) was my first experience of Superman. I remember it watching it on Saturday nights on BBC One.

[@MrStonelion63]

George Reeves is still my Superman, ever since I was a little boy.

[@wiseguymaybe]

I grew up with George Reeves as well. As a kid I never missed an episode. I found George a good hearted Superman, but as I grew older Christopher Reeve became the one and only Superman for me.

[@juarezamorim]

It's crazy that Superman have several voice actors in each media that he appear in the U.S because where I live, Superman have the same voice actor since the animated series.

[@robertarbelo9695]

In a distant future,people could think that Superman was real,and became a mythical god.

[@everettst.claire870]

I bet those pre-Action Comics Superman comics are worth a fortune.