A Few Songs About Superman

It was today in 1938 that Action Comics no. 1 (June 1938) hit newsstands. Of course, it marked the debut of Superman. While Superman was not the first superhero, he proved to be a phenomenon and as a result cemented the superhero genre. Not long after Superman's debut, there would be many more superheroes to follow. Some, like Batman and Captain Marvel are still significant today. As might be expected, Superman would inspire several songs. Here are a few of them.Here is "Superman" by Dale Hawkins from 1958. I am not sure, but it may bet the first rock 'n' roll song to reference the Man of Steel.Despite its title "Sunshine Superman' by Donovan from 1966 is not a song about Superman, although it does reference not only Superman, but Green Lantern as well (although I don't know if it is Alan Scott or Hal Jordan that Donovan is referencing).The 1969 song "Superman" by The Clique is perhaps better known for the fact that it was covered in 1986 by R.E.M. Regardless, it is one of my…