Superman

Superman

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a character in US ↑comics (=magazines with stories told in pictures) , films, and television programmes. He came to Earth as a baby from an imaginary ↑planet called ↑Krypton, and he has great strength and special powers, including the ability to fly and to see through objects using X-ray vision. He uses his powers to save the world from being destroyed by evil characters. Most of the time he lives a normal life as Clark ↑Kent, a ↑reporter for the newspaper The Daily Planet, and no-one knows that he is Superman, not even his girlfriend, Lois ↑Lane, who also works for the same newspaper. When his help is needed, he quickly changes from his ordinary clothes into a special uniform and becomes Superman.