Richard Donners 1978 filmSupermanwas not the first superhero movie but it was the first major blockbuster in the genre.

The superhero comic genre tends to be more concerned with continuity than most corners of pop culture.

Naturally, the concept of overlapping continuity is familiar to longtime followers of mainstream superhero comics.

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Between the releases ofIIIandThe Quest for Peace, the canonical spin-off filmSupergirlintroducedHelen Slaters Kara Zor-Elinto the Donner universe.

As Barry Allens timeline meddling causes universes to collide, other realities are shown, including a Donner universe.

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