First appearance of fictional superhero Superman 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 18 1938)


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(Monday, April 18, 1938)Superman, a fictional superhero created by Cleveland high school students Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster in 1933, debuted today as the first issue of Action Comics (dated June 1938).