The Man of Steel (comics) understand the character of Superman. Others gave numerous examples of why the new Superman was overthought and did not work as a character. In 2003, the story was finally replaced by the 12-issue limited series, "", which added on elements to the origin story of Superman. DC stated that "Birthright" and "Man of Steel" formed the full "official" origin for Superman. "Birthright" made use of many elements of "Man of Steel" that tied into the other series, but also introduced new aspects ignored by Byrne and thus brought back various pre-Crisis elements (such as Lex and Clark as childhood friends
Calendar Man Calendar Man Calendar Man (real name Julian Gregory Day) is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, as an enemy of the superhero Batman. Calendar Man is known for committing crimes that correspond with holidays and significant dates. He often wears costumes to correlate with the date of the designated crime. In his first debut, many readers found the character as a joke villain, but in later years, writers developed Calendar Man as a more dark, disturbed serial killer that toys with Batman. Calendar Man first appeared in "Detective Comics" #259 (Sept. 1958) and was