The Man of Steel
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I may have been conceived out there in the endless depths of space... but I was born when the Rocket opened, on Earth, in America. I'll cherish always the memories Jor-El and Lara gave me... but only as curious mementos of a life that might have been. Krypton bred me, but it was Earth that gave me all I am. All that matters. It was Krypton that made me Superman... but it is the Earth that makes me Human! 
- -- Superman
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Following the Crisis on Infinite Earths, a massive event which reset the entirety of the DC Universe's past continuity, major characters and features like Superman required a reboot to reestablish their histories in the new timeline. Man of Steel was a six-issue limited series exploring the origins and first adventures of Superman published in 1986, written and illustrated by John Byrne, with inks by Dick Giordano and colors by Tom Ziuko. The series was edited by Andrew Helfer. Following its publication, three other miniseries' were published exploring the updated versions of various elements of Superman's supporting cast: World of Krypton, World of Smallville and World of Metropolis.
Although Man of Steel was considered the definitive Origin of Superman for over a decade, an updated version was published in 2004, written by Mark Waid, Superman: Birthright which contains contradictory and conflicting plot elements. Controversy over the validity of the events of both series will be gone over in Superman: Secret Origin, a limited series Geoff Johns is scheduled to write later in 2009.
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  After the Crisis on Infinite Earths, a 1985-1986 maxiseries which completely reset the continuity of the entire DC Universe, all of DC's major characters and franchises needed to be updated to reflect the changes in the events of their lives. Multiple story arcs were put out to explain these rebooted versions of popular characters. Superman: The Man of Steel
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 The Origin of Superman is a popular concept fundamental to the Superman mythos that has received multiple treatments and iterations, usually involving significantly different versions of events. The Man of Steel
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