Director Richard Donner’s Superman: The Movie, which premiered in 1978, is a classic piece of cinema that continues to shape the superhero genre today. Most recently, it led the way for writer-director James Gunn to release Superman, a more modern imagining of the Man of Steel’s adventures, with David Corenswet portraying the titular hero.

Now that Superman is finally back in theaters, it’s time to revisit his old adventures.

Gunn himself hinted at this back in February 2023 by posting a tweet that shared art from the comics that have most influenced the burgeoning new DCU film slate, with a famous cover from All-Star Superman, alongside art from The Authority, Grant Morrison's run on Batman, and Alan Moore's Swamp Thing.