You'll Believe A Man Will Draw 1 of 12

He’s the most popular character or story to ever come out of comic books, but without the stellar artists who’ve worked on him for the past 79 years he wouldn’t be near the man he is today. Born out of a love for pulp comic strip heroes like Flash Gordon, early 20th century sci-fi novels and circus theatrics, to a large extent Superman’s popularity can be directly attributed to the art and artists that the comic medium provided.

From the original artist and co-creator Joe Shuster all the way down to to modern legends like Frank Quitely, nearly all of the greatest artists to grace comic books have spent time with the last son of Krypton - but with nearly all of DC's Superman-related titles ending soon to be relaunched by writer Brian Michael Bendis, we're waiting to hear who the next generation of artists to take on the Man of Steel will be.

In today’s countdown, we go from day one to the present day and delineate the 10 artists who most excelled at illustrating the Man of Steel. From Golden Age classics to Silver Age stalwarts and on to some modern day surprises, we have it all – even an artist who never drew a Superman comic book makes the list.

So look over our list and perhaps learn some things, then tell us in the comments who your favorite Superman artists are.