Superhero Lawsuits: Superman Takes on Other Superheroes — In Court

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Superman v. The Greatest American Hero: After the success of Superman: The Movie and Superman II, the vision of William Katt sailing through the skies in a red suit and cape proved too much for Warner Bros. and DC, who quickly filed an injunction against ABC’s klutzy superhero.The Greatest American Hero’s Story: An alien gives schoolteacher Ralph Hinkley a superpowered suit in order to protect the people of Earth. The suit gives Ralph a mess of powers — flight, super strength, invisibility, telekinesis, super speed — but not the knowledge to use them properly.

Superhero Lawsuits: Superman Takes on Other Superheroes — In Court
When the show Greatest American Hero was on the air DC Comics tried to sue for copyright infringement. Click the link to see more.

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