There are no overt religious references in Superman comics. But over eight decades, he’s been viewed as a divine entity, a ...

Stories in pop culture also draw from older storytelling ... Jewish creators Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, the “El” in Hebrew connotes God. In DC Comics, Superman also frequents the “Bottle ...

Superman was born Kryptonian, raised Methodist and sketched into existence by two Jewish teens in 1930s Cleveland. Faith and morality are his DNA.