Superman works for a newspaper.
Clark Kent . Created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster , he debuted in Action Comics # 1 ( June 1938 ) and serves as the civilian and secret identity of the superhero Superman . Superman . Superman debuted in Action Comics # 1 ( cover-dated June 1938 ) and subsequently appeared in various radio serials , newspaper strips , television programs , films , and video games . As Clark Kent , he is a journalist for the Daily Planet , a Metropolis newspaper .