The Man of Steel (comics) him. Byrne accepted and presented DC with his proposal. With DC agreeing with 99% of the revision, Byrne was given the go-ahead for what became "The Man of Steel". The mini-series was designed to reboot the Superman mythos using the history-altering effects of "Crisis on Infinite Earths" as an explanation. Thus, for modern comics, "The Man of Steel" is the dividing point between the previous canon of the Silver Age, and the Modern Age. The two different versions are referred to in stories soon after and by fans as "pre-Crisis" and "post-Crisis," per "Crisis on Infinite Earths" being the major
Animal Man Animal Man Animal Man (Bernhard "Buddy" Baker) is a fictional character, a superhero in the . As a result of being in proximity to an exploding extraterrestrial spaceship, Buddy Baker acquires the ability to temporarily "borrow" the abilities of animals (such as a bird's flight or the proportionate strength of an ant). Using these powers, Baker fights crime as the costumed superhero Animal Man. Created by writer Dave Wood and artist Carmine Infantino, Buddy Baker first appeared in "Strange Adventures" #180 (September 1965) and adopted the name Animal Man in issue #190. Animal Man was a minor character for his