But just as consistently, the alien android Brainiac has been his second most popular villain for decades. And yet, he’s never appeared in a live-action film, even after seven Superman films.

Does Brainiac Appear in the Superman Trailer? About two minutes into the trailer, a montage of action shots from the movie starts, showing Superman fighting a giant monster and Hawkgirl in action ...

Superman had been around for 20 years when Brainiac first appeared on the scene, showing up in Action Comics #242 in 1958. Writer Otto Binder and artist Al Plastino created him. This was at the ...