sˈuːpɚmˌæn wʌzɐ dˈeɪli nˈuːzpeɪpɚ kˈɑːmɪk stɹˈɪp wˌɪtʃ bɪɡˈæn ˌɔn dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi sˈɪkstiːn, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi nˈaɪn, ænd ɐ sˈɛpɹət sˈʌndeɪ stɹˈɪp wʌz ˈædᵻd ˌɔn noʊvˈɛmbɚ fˈaɪv, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi nˈaɪn.
Superman was a daily newspaper comic strip which began on January 16, 1939, and a separate Sunday strip was added on November 5, 1939.