My darling dressed-up as Superman: dreaming
This picture was selected by National Geographic for the daily dozen gallery
The character Superman and his various comic series have received various awards over the years.
- Superman placed first on IGN’s Top 100 Comic Book Heroes.
- Empire magazine named him the greatest comic book character.
- The Reign of the Supermen is one of many storylines or works to have received a Comics Buyer’s Guide Fan Award, winning the Favorite Comic Book Story category in 1993.
- Superman came in at number 2 in VH1’s Top Pop Culture Icons 2004.
- Also in 2004, British moviegoers voted Superman the greatest superhero.
- Works featuring the character have also garnered six Eisner Awards, and three Harvey Awards, either for the works or the creators of the works.
- The Superman films have received a number of nominations and awards, with Christopher Reeve winning a BAFTA for his performance in Superman (1978).
- The Smallville television series has garnered Emmys for crew members and various other awards.