Three special versions of Superman comics made in Spain.
For better or worse, the most popular fictional characters become perfect targets for being covered, often in a parody tone. So it is clear that such a popular superhero Superman will not be less, as Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster brought to light in the comic Superman, Champions of the Oppressed published in Action Comics No. 1 (1938). , his popularity has not decreased a bit.
Of course, a popular hero like Superman can’t limit his presence to cartoons like many other similar characters, which is why he has to be seen a lot in other media such as radio, movies, television or video games.
Therefore, as you will see if you continue reading this article, it is not surprising that we can show below a total of up to three very unique versions of the parody.
Super Lopez
We start our list with the Spanish parodies of Superman without a doubt. In the year Created in 1973 by Juan López Fernández, known as the variable Jan, this character started in a series of silent comics in the issue of Humor Siglo XXI No. 3, but, gradually, he changed until he got his own collection. It is embodied in the physical form we all know today.
Although the Spanish superhero and his alter ego have a perfect resemblance, since the character does not even bother to wear glasses to hide himself, there are many more similarities between Superman and SuperLopez. It’s Joe-whiz-he, he’s from another planet called Chiton, and once he gets to us, he ends up looking for a job in an office with some co-workers named Juan Lopez, Luisa and Jaime. In fact, the logo on SuperLopez’s chest had to be redacted to prevent DC from suing for embezzlement.
SuperLópez is the only character in our list of Spanish Superman parodies to make the jump from cartoon to live action, as seen in 2018, in the eponymous film, where Dani Rovira was responsible for bringing the character to life. Life of the main character.
Serpenman
In the year Between 1986 and 1987, a weekly children’s comic magazine known as Monstruus & Co., renamed Bichos, was published, whose comics featured adventures of reptilian-like superheroes responding to the name Serpentman. Exited by Ignacy Mayor.
Just like the rest of the Bichos magazine comics like Trompetillo or Susten, the adventures of Serpentman featured all kinds of strange creatures who love each other like any normal civilization, only among them. As far as I remember, there’s a hero who doesn’t have an identity other than Serpentman, although that doesn’t stop him from wearing a mask that covers his face. However, the adventures of various characters in Bugs, despite having good authors, did not go beyond number 43, although from number 37 there was an introduction to the adventures of Inspector Gadget, a futile attempt to increase sales.
If Serpentman didn’t have a cartoon adaptation, in live action, in the eighties, it’s clear that he wouldn’t receive one nowadays, only the ones we read were funny back then.
Soporman
And with this character we end our review of Spanish Superman parodies, which first appeared in the comic Soporman vs. The Marvelous Stupidman (2008), scripted and illustrated by Kalitos, was the second issue of The Adventures of a Special Edition Spider-Man, the cover of which was clearly inspired by Jerry Conway’s Battle of the Century. And Ross Andrew for Superman Vs. The Amazing Spider-Man (1976)
Here, the character looks very similar to the original (down to the twist in his hair, which all Superman translators don’t know how to respect), with the difference that he sports Z (due to the onomatopoeia of his dream). Chest, instead of S, although, if we pay attention to the cover, it seems that the character is more interested in sleeping than fighting Stupiderman.
The idea of doing an audiovisual version of this special version of Spider-Man, both animated and live-action, had to occur to someone so we could see Spider-Man in action outside of the cartoons. However, to date no one seems to have proposed it.