January 1: Frank Langella, Perry White in Superman Returns, born in Bayonne, New Jersey in 1938.

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January 2: Superman vs. The Amazing Spider-Man is released in 1976, the first time that DC and Marvel Comics characters team up.

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January 2: Kate Bosworth, Lois Lane in Superman Returns, born in Los Angeles, California in 1983.

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January 5: George Reeves, star of the Adventures of Superman television series, born in 1914.

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January 6: Superman newspaper comic strip debuts in 1939.

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January 9: Susannah York, Lara in Superman: The Movie, born in Chelsea, London, UK in 1939.

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January 14: Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane #1 goes on sale in 1958.

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January 14: Susannah York, Lara in Superman: The Movie, dies of cancer in 2011, aged 72.

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January 15: Phyllis Coates, Lois Lane in Superman and the Mole Men (1951) and the first year of Adventures of Superman television series, born in 1927.

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January 16: John Hamilton, Perry White in the Adventures of Superman television series, born in 1886.

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January 18: Kevin Costner, Jonathan Kent in the 2013 Man of Steel movie, born in Lynwood, California in 1955.

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January 18: Antje Traue, Faora-Ul in the 2013 Man of Steel movie, born in Mittweida, Saxony, Germany in 1981.

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January 21: Traditionally recognized as the birthday of Pete Ross, Clark Kent's boyhood friend.

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January 22: Diane Lane, Martha Kent in the 2013 Man of Steel movie, born in New York City, New York in 1965.

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January 25: Patricia Marand, Lois Lane in the broadway musical comedy It's a Bird It's a Plane It's Superman, born in Brooklyn, New York in 1934.

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January 27: Bob Holiday, Superman/Clark Kent in the broadway musical comedy It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman! dies in 2017.

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January 29: Justin Hartley, Oliver Queen in Smallville, born in Knoxville, Illinois in 1977.

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January 30: Gene Hackman, Lex Luthor in the Superman films, born in San Bernardino, California in 1930.