Clark Joseph/Jerome Kent, is a fictional characterA fictional character is any person, persona, identity, or entity whose existence originates from a fictional work or performance. Such existence is presumed by those participating in the performance as audience, readers, or otherwise. In addition to people, characters can be aliens, animals, (see anthropomorphism) gods, an artificial intelligence ...fictional character created by Joe ShusterJoseph "Joe" Shuster (July 10, 1914 - July 30, 1992) was a Canadian-born comic book artist best known for co-creating the DC Comics character Superman, with writer Jerry Siegel, first published in Action Comics #1 (March 1938).Joe Shuster and Jerry SiegelJerome "Jerry" Siegel a.k.a. Joe Carter (October 17, 1914 – January 28, 1996) was the co-creator of Superman (along with Joe Shuster), the first of the great comic book superheroes and one of the most recognizable fictional characters of the 20th century.Jerry Siegel. He serves as the civilianA civilian under international humanitarian law is a person who is not a member of his or her country's armed forces. The term is also often used colloquially to refer to people who are not members of a particular profession or occupation, especially by law enforcement agencies, ...civilian and secret identityA secret identity is the practice of hiding a person's identity so the actual identity of the person is not known or suspected. Legal uses of secret identity include people placed under witness protection programs to protect witnesses in criminal trials from retaliation from the criminal organizations they inform against. Law enforcement and intelligence agents often use ...secret identity of the superheroA superhero is fictional character "of unprecedented, physical prowess dedicated to acts of derring-do in the public interest.” National Periodical Publications v. Empire Comics, New York Court of Appeals, April 21, 1954. Since the debut of the archetypal superhero, Superman, in 1938, stories of superheroes — ranging from brief episodic adventures to continuing years-long sagas — have dominated American comic books and crossed over into other media. The term "superhero" usually but not exclusively applies to those ...superhero SupermanSuperman is a fictional character and comic book superhero, originally created by American writer Jerry Siegel and Canadian-born artist Joe Shuster and published by DC Comics. Created in 1932, and rejected by a number of publishers, the character first appeared in Action Comics #1 (June 1938). With a premise that taps into adolescent fantasy, Superman is born Kal-El on the alien planet Krypton, before being rocketed to Earth as an infant by his scientist father moments before the planet's destruction. ...Superman.