But somewhere along the way, he’s also come to be associated in the public conception with Jesus Christ. Superman was not envisioned as a Jesus figure by Siegel and Shuster, two Jewish teens in the 1930s. But where Superman really first became a Christ figure is 1978’s Superman: The Movie, starring Christopher Reeve. Superman is an action hero, not a martyred Lamb of God, which is the inherent paradox in making him a Christ figure. Superman was not envisioned as a Jesus figure by Siegel and Shuster, two Jewish teens in the 1930s.

Source: CNN March 07, 2023 00:33 UTC