Did you know that Superman was technically not the first flying Superhero? Superman only leapt tall heights in a single bound back in 1938. The character did not start, “flying,” until 1943 or so. Superman made his debut in Action Comics #1 in 1938. Namor, the Sub-Mariner made his debut in Marvel Comics #1 in 1939, a year later. Namor had super strength and could fly in his first comic book appearance. However, this fact is lost to history and toxic fans who want to believe what they want. However, all of the comic book characters created after Superman, the ones who can fly, have super strength, and are invulnerable are seen as Superman rip-offs.
Superman first took flight in the 1941 Fleisher cartoon “The Mad Scientist.” When did Superman start flying in the comic books? Experts can’t agree, but think it happened sometime in the mid or late 1940s. In the meantime, Superman gets all the credit as the first flying superhero when he technically was not.
