Superman Day
The first Superman Day was June 12, 2013. It was a date selected by DC Comics and Warner Brothers to celebrate Superman's 75th Anniversary.[1] The day was chosen to coincide with the release date of Zack Snyder's Man of Steel.[2] Subsequent Superman Days continued to be celebrated on the same day until 2025, when it was be celebrated on the actual Superman anniversary, April 18, the day when the first issue of Action Comics, by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster was released in 1938. Warner Bros. celebrated the date by releasing several new comics and hosting a special screening of Richard Donner's Superman: The Movie in the Warner Bros. Studio Lot.[3]
Because of the celebration of Superman Day in 2013, in the next year DC and Warner began to celebrate Batman Day in September.[4]
Annual Events
[edit]| Year | Date | Special Event |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | June 12 | Man of Steel film release[2] |
| 2014 | June 12 | Superman Day tradition continued in 2014 and beyond.[5] |
| 2015 | June 12 | Superman Day 2015 celebrated by comics fandom.[6] |
| 2016 | June 12 | |
| 2017 | June 12 | Superman Celebration, in Metropolis, Illinois, coincides with Official Superman Day[7] |
| 2018 | June 12 | |
| 2019 | June 12 | |
| 2020 | June 12 | Superman Day 2020 was celebrated around world with events and promotions by WB and DC.[8] |
| 2021 | June 12 | |
| 2022 | June 12 | Superman Homepage celebrates Superman day 2022.[9] |
| 2023 | June 12 | |
| 2024 | June 12 | James Gunn celebrates Superman Day.[10] |
| 2025 | April 18 | Superman Day 2025 at WB Studios[3] |
External links
[edit]- Superman Day Global Celebration – DC Comics page
References
[edit]- ^ https://www.dc.com/blog/2013/05/21/dc-entertainment-declares-june-12-man-of-steel-day-at-comic-book-retailers-and-bookstores-across-the-u-s
- ^ a b "DC Entertainment Declares June 12 'Man of Steel' Day at Comic Book Retailers and Bookstores Across the U.S." DC comics. May 21, 2013. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
- ^ a b "Warner Bros. Studio Tour Hollywood Offers Superman-themed Studio Tour to Celebrate Superman Day". PR Newswire. March 12, 2025. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
- ^ https://www.dc.com/batmanday
- ^ https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/superman-day/
- ^ https://metro.co.uk/2015/06/12/superman-day-2015-7-of-the-craziest-superman-battles-in-comics-5240681/
- ^ https://supermansupersite.com/0612159.html
- ^ https://dailyplanetdc.com/2020/06/12/its-a-bird-its-a-plane-its-superman-day/
- ^ https://www.supermanhomepage.com/happy-superman-day-2/
- ^ https://www.supermanhomepage.com/happy-superman-day-3/
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