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This article is about the character. For the story titled "The Man of Steel", see All Hail Megatron issue 16.

Superman is an alien from DC Comics.

Superman is a powerful being. In some universes, he is a cartoon character.

Ginrai compared the power granted by transtectors to that of Superman, noting that people would want to use such power beyond the constraints of society. Friend or Foe!? The True Form of the Monster!!

Jake Williams knew of Superman cartoons made by Max Fleischer. Through them, he had learned of Superman's alter ego: Clark Kent. Lonesome Diesel

Robert Epps referred to the United States Air Force's Combat Control as "Superman School". Transformers

Optimus Primal's rescue of the Axalon in the Beast Wars episode "Victory" was an homage to a traditional Superman rescue, complete with "Is it a bird?" "Maybe a plane?" and some very Superman-esque musical cues.
Superman, Batman, and the rest of the Justice League would've met the Transformers in a comic book crossover pitched by Phil Jimenez. Alas, the pitch never came to fruition.^[1]
Animated Toxitron is an homage to Bizarro, a failed clone of Superman.
As with Optimus Prime, Superman is considered an analogue to Jesus.
Much like Batman, Superman has been voiced by a number of Transformers voice actors over the years that consisted the likes of Nolan North, Travis Willingham, David Kaye, Alan Tudyk, Peter Jessop, David Lodge, Michael Daingerfield, Yuri Lowenthal, Crispin Freeman, Beau Weaver, Max Mittelman, Troy Baker, Adam Baldwin, and Darren Criss.

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 ==Notes==
 *[[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]]'s rescue of the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'' in the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' episode "[[Victory (episode)|Victory]]" was an homage to a traditional Superman rescue, complete with "Is it a bird?" "Maybe a plane?" and some very Superman-esque musical cues.
-*Superman, [[Batman]], and the rest of the Justice League would've met the Transformers in a comic book crossover pitched by [[Phil Jimenez]]. Alas, the pitch never came to fruition.<ref>[http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2012/08/phil-jimenezs-jlatransformers-crossover-pitch-was-undeniably-epic/ Phil Jimenez's JLA/Transformers crossover pitch was undeniably 'epic']</ref>
+*Superman, [[Batman]], and the rest of the Justice League would've met the Transformers in a comic book crossover pitched by [[Phil Jimenez]]. Alas, the pitch never came to fruition.<ref>[https://www.cbr.com/phil-jimenezs-jlatransformers-crossover-pitch-was-undeniably-epic/ Phil Jimenez's JLA/Transformers crossover pitch was undeniably 'epic']</ref>
 *''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]'' [[Toxitron (Animated)|Toxitron]] is an homage to Bizarro, a failed clone of Superman.
 *As with [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], Superman is considered an analogue to [[Jesus]].