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Superheroes are similar to mythical heroes and also make their mark wherever they go . 1 Read the dictionary definition of a superhero and compare it to the definition of a hero on page 6 . 0 In what ways are the two similar ? ] j > In what ways are they different ? / Read the following article and find out how Superman became so popular . Birth of a Hero "Look ! Up in the sky ! It ' s a bird ! It ' s a plane ! No , it's Superman ! " This famous line introduced almost every episode of the TV series The Adventuresof Superman during the 1950 s . But Superman began long before that . In the 1930 s , two American teenagers , Jerry Siegel and Joseph Shuster , created the Superman character for a comic strip in their high school newspaper . Their comic strip character was different from the usual characters that were published in newspapers at the time . Siegel and Shuster created a hero who had a dual * personality . In his everyday life , the character was the quiet , polite Clark Kent , who was a reporter for the newspaper , The Daily Planet . However , at the first sign of disaster or crime , Kent turned into Superman . He became a superhero who wore a red cape and blue tights . He used his special powers to save people and fight crime . Siegel and Shuster tried to sell their superhero to national newspapers . However , the newspaper editors were not interested . Most editors thought that the Superman character was too incredible . Finally , in 1937 , a publisher called DC Comics bought their comic strip and published it . Superman was a very successful comic book and many comic book publishers wanted to have their own superheroes . Soon afterwards , other superhero characters , such as Batman , began to appear in comic books . Why did superheroes suddenly become so popular in the late 1930 s ? This was one of the most difficult periods in world history . The world was in the middle of the Great Depression * . In addition , Hitler was threatening the world with war . People needed to believe in something or someone that could give them hope . A superhero such as Superman or Batman lifted people's spirits and helped them believe that good could win over evil . Reading about the adventures of superheroes made people realize that each of us has the potential for heroism and that even ordinary people can make their mark . * dual — two , or double . * Great Depression —a period in the 1930 s when the world economy was very bad and many people did not have jobs . superhero 11 . a hero , especially in children's comic books and television cartoons , who has extraordinary , often magical powers .
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