Today is Superman Day, commemorating the official release date of Action Comics #1, Superman's first appearance, and with the ...

More so than any other adaptation, Superman: The Animated Series perfectly mixes the heart of classic wacky Superman adventures and the tension and impossible adversity he faces in modern comic books.

For example, in “The Boys,” a comic book turned Amazon Prime series, the Superman-like character, Homelander, is a government-sponsored hero whose smiling exterior conceals the heart of a sadist.