Born David Packard Corenswet on July 8, 1993 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he grew up in Lower Merion with his older sister and parents who were both actors. Most interestingly though, Corenswet’s grandfather is author Edward Packard, creator of the Choose Your Own Adventure book series.
As a child he followed in his father’s footsteps, as he was a stage actor for years before becoming a Laywer. Corenswet appeared in numerous professional theater productions which continued through his college years. Corenswet attended the University of Pennsylvania for only a year before he transferred to Juilliard. After graduating from Juilliard in 2016, he began guest-starring in television series, before getting a lead roll in the Netflix series The Politician in 2019. He raised to global recognition and prominence thanks to his amazing portrayal of Superman in 2025.
As he is known by many as Superman, we wanted to share our favorite comic books featuring the iconic figure.
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Action Comics #1 (1938) In his first appearance, Superman shows off what and who he is down to his red boots. In the comic book he saves an innocent woman from being killed by the death penalty, he confronts a wife beater, and stands up to bullies! |
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Superman #1 (1939) While the first issue covers some of the same backstory, Action Comics #1 only dedicated 13 pages on the Man of Steel, while this comic covers the story in more detail, and delves into Krypton more, and Clark is better established, his human parents are introduced, and we get a much better understanding of the character in 64 pages. |
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All-Star Superman #1 (2005) This is the book series that James Gunn took a lot of inspiration for when making David Corenswet’s version of Superman. In this book we see Superman go toe to toe with Bizarro and Lex Luther, and a reimagining of the story of Superman. |
What’s your favorite Superman comic book?
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