Superman Day
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'''Superman Day''' is an annual event organized by [[DC Entertainment]] to celebrate and promote [[Superman (franchise)|Superman]]. |
'''Superman Day''' is an annual event organized by [[DC Entertainment]] to celebrate and promote [[Superman (franchise)|Superman]]. |
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The first Superman Day was June 12, 2013. |
The first Superman Day was June 12, 2013. but it was a date selected by [[DC Comics]] and [[Warner Brothers]] to celebrate Superman's 75th Anniversary.{{Cite web|url=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|title=DC Entertainment Declares June 12 'Man of Steel' Day at Comic Book Retailers and Bookstores Across the U.S.|website=DC}} The day was chosen to coincide with the release date of ''[[Man of Steel (film)|Man of Steel]]''. Subsequent Superman Days continued to be celebrated on the same day until 2025, when it was celebrated on the actual Superman anniversary, April 18, the day when the [[Action Comics 1|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 (1978 film)|Superman: The Movie]]'' in the Warner Bros. Studio Lot. |
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Because of the celebration of Superman Day in 2013, in the next year DC and Warner began to celebrate [[Batman Day]] in September.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dc.com/batmanday|title=DC.com - The Official Home of DC|website=DC}} |
Because of the celebration of Superman Day in 2013, in the next year DC and Warner began to celebrate [[Batman Day]] in September.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dc.com/batmanday|title=DC.com - The Official Home of DC|website=DC}} |
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