Take a brief look at Superman's 80-year history.

1. ACTION COMICS, 1938
Jim, the Photographer via Flickr

2. MACY’S THANKSGIVING
DAY PARADE, 1940
Ken Lig / JUST SHOOT IT! Photography via Flickr

3. KIRK ALYN, 1948/1952
sciondriver via Flickr / Rolf obermaier via Wikimedia Commons

4. GEORGE REEVES,
1952-1958
sciondriver via Flickr / U.S. Treasury Department via Wikimedia Commons

5. DC JUSTICE LEAGUE OF
AMERICA, 1960s
HART (1-800-HART) via Flickr

6. CHRISTOPHER REEVE,
1978/1980/1983/1987
sciondriver via Flickr / Jbfrankel via Wikimedia Commons

7. DC Comics, 1980s
frogDNA via Flickr

8. DEAN CAIN, 1992-1997
sciondriver via Flickr / Alan Light via Wikimedia Commons

9. TOM WELLING, 2001-2011
klavious5 via deviantart.com

10. BRANDON ROUTH, 2006
Shaun Wong via Flickr / Gage Skidmore via Wikimedia Commons

11. HENRY CAVILL, 2013
Eva Rinaldi via Wikimedia Commons