The Man of Steel (comics) title of "Superman: The Man of Steel" Vol. 1, which would be the first in a series of trade paperbacks to collect some of the early post-Crisis adventures of Superman. The story has also been adapted in other countries. In 1995, Battleaxe Press comics in South Africa released the series under the name "Superman" as an introduction to the character before publishing newly released comics from DC. In 1990, the series was adapted into a radio play in England simply entitled "The Adventures of Superman" by Dirk Maggs for BBC Radio 4. It featured Stuart Milligan as Clark Kent /
Superhero fiction on the general public, and to enable them to act freely, and hence illegally, without risk of arrest by law-enforcement authorities. Death in superhero fiction is rarely permanent, as characters who die are often brought back to life through supernatural means or via retcons (retroactive changes to the continuity), the alteration of previously established facts in the continuity of a fictional work. Fans have termed the practice of bringing back dead characters "comic book death". Another common trait of superhero fiction is the killing off of a superhero's significant other by a supervillain to advance the plot. Comic book writer