A metric ton of Man of Steel comics, cartoons, movies, and TV made up the inspirations behind James Gunn's new Superman.

In 1948, Bill Finger and Wayne Boring marked Superman's tenth anniversary with a truly apocalyptic tale. Lifting the veil on the mystery of Superman's abilities for an audience too young for Action ...

Bad things happen, Superman moves to correct them, and consequences be damned. That’s the core of the character, an almost biblical commitment to ethical action. Thus began Superman’s never-ending ...

In the new book “Golden Years: How Americans Invented and Reinvented Old Age,” author James Chappel talks about the modern invention of retirement. Photo: ©Touchstone Television/Courtesy ...