As a result the 'S' provides Superman with a tie to his family and homeland. In the movie canon, the fabric of his costume is also Kryptonian in origin. The subtle detail provided Superman and his viewers with a link to Krypton before its ultimate doom.
In the original comics and several following TV canons - like The Adventures of Superman and Supergirl - Superman's costume is fashioned by the baby blanket Clark was wrapped in when the Kents found him.
Ma Kent designs his costume after the death of Pa Kent, which later leads to his alter-ego earning a name based on the symbol: Superman. In Action Comics , and several following comics, it's actually Pa Kent who designs the costume. In even more versions, both Ma and Pa Kent choose the "S" symbol after glimpsing it in baby Clark's belongings when he arrived from Krypton. The Superboy comics also attempted to lay claim to the origin of the "S" with Superboy declaring, "I chose this symbol not only to stand for Superboy, and later Superman - it will also mean Saving lives, Stopping crime, and giving Super-aid wherever it's needed!
Instead of the traditional depiction, the show fashioned an alien-looking emblem that resembles an infinity symbol. Much of the first few seasons hinge on Clark discovering its meaning and origin, until, ultimately, it's adapted to the symbol fans recognize. To Smallville 's Clark, the symbol means more than family crest Superman: Birthright by Mark Waid and Leinil Francis Yu explores that idea to an event greater degree, when Clark discovers that the symbol is the actual Kryptonian translation for "hope.
When much of Birthright informed the movie adaptation for Zack Snyder's Man of Steel , the movie actually combined the two ideas into one, more powerful one.
As the projection of Jor-El tells his son, the 'S' marking the chest of their family's clothing means hope. During Clark's quest for the two remaining three Kryptonian crystals he stumbles upon an ancient manuscript purchased by Lex Luthor. On the manuscript is encoded a Kryptonian message directing the viewer to look deeper.
Upon using his X-ray vision Clark discovers a hidden map that leads him to China which in points the exact location to The Crystal of Air. Jor-EL placed Raya in the phantom zone in an effort to save her from suffering the same fate the rest of Krypton would due to its destruction.
To protect her from the wrath of the other Phantom wraith prisoners, Jor-El gave her a kryptonian crystal that bears the Mark Of El which gives off a light energy beam that frightens the inmates. Raya gives it to Clark as they make their way to a secret passage gateway that would free Clark from the Zone. To activate the portal Clark needed to spill his blood on the alter opening the portal sending him back to Earth.
Once released Clark used the crystal to remove the phantom wraith of General Zod out of the body of Lex Luthor. Clark soon discovers that he wasn't the only one to escape the phantom zone. One of the wraith possessed a human teenager named Lamar and began looking for "Kal-El", eager for revenge.
With help of Raya and the aid of the crystal Clark was able to extract Baern from Lamar's body returning him back to the Phantom Zone. Clark's next encounter with a Zoner named Aldar was not as easy as he thought since Aldar was never a phantom, the crystal had no effect. After rounding up the other escapees from the Phantom Zone, Clark was left to deal with one wraith who had taken possession of a small boy as a temporary source of nourishment until he could find a Kryptonian body to inhabit.
Clark attempted to recapture the wraith with Crystal of El as the wraith flew towards him only to be in for a surprise himself.
As wraith flew straight through the crystal shattering it into pieces and extracting a few cells from Clark's body to create a doppelganger known as Bizarro. Kara Kent wears the symbol on her kryptonian cuff bracelet. It's also appears on a crystal pendant that shows Baby Kal-El that Kara carries around. In a memory flashback Kara remembers her first visit to earth to the Kent farm with her Aunt Lara and Zor-El during the early stages of the war on Krypton who uses a memory pendant crystal bearing the House of El insignia on it which wipes her memory clean of her experience on earth the first time.
In the Phantom Zone , Kara uses a secret passage way bearing the House of El insignia on the tablet gateway to transport Lois back to Earth who's followed by the phantom wraith Faora wife of Zod. When Kara and Clark return to earth after defeating Faora who possessed the body of Lois Lane returning her back to the Phantom Zone and Lois back to normal.
Kara tells Clark she's not staying on earth and is planing to journey to space in search of the lost city of Kandor based on the rumors she heard of its possible survival while imprisoned in the Phantom Zone with the inmates. She says that the necklace bearing the House of El emblem she's wearing is close to her heart reminding her of him even in the far reaches of outer space. Clark starts leaving the Mark of El around the city as he fights crime, as a symbol of hope for the citizens of Metropolis.
The costume he wears as the Blur has the House of El symbol on his chest, a nod to the suit he will one day wear as Superman. Later Clark receives a package from Martha and after he opened it the red, blue and yellow House of El emblem reflects in his eye.
Clark continues to wear his dark blur attire, and Lois gets a sneak peek at the new costume and loves seeing the House of El emblem colorized. Clark dons a new prototype costume in red and blue with the House of El emblem engraved in the front. Included with the letters and other items is a royal blue blanket with a crude "S" emblem on a shield.
She explains to her future husband Nathaniel Kent that each of the five sides of the diamond shield represents the five Iroquois Indian tribes that remained, and the "S" was a snake, considered to be a symbol of healing. The blanket is presumably owned by Nathaniel and Mary Kent throughout their marriage as it's left with the strong box found by Clark's father.
This explanation makes no sense as Clark is already Superman by the time his father ever sees the blanket. Nonetheless, this was considered established canon as it's included as an explanation for the logo's origin in Scott Beatty's "Superman: The Ultimate Guide to the Man of Steel". Confusing matters even more, right next to this explanation in Beatty's "Guide" is the statement that Clark himself designed the "S" logo - even though he presumably had not seen or heard of his ancestor's blanket until much later.
This sounds like a job for Hypertime. TV's mega-hit "Smallville" is all about exploring the hero's back-story so it was natural they'd provide an explanation for the "S" - in fact, they've provided two explanations. In the first season episode, "Rogue", Lex Luthor explains to Clark that Alexander the Great wore a breast-plate in battle that had a jeweled "S" type logo.
According to Luthor, "the design symbolizes strength and courage. To date, it's unclear what the symbol represents. Finally, in , "Superman: Birthright" incorporates the movie explanation for the "S" emblem as Jor-El is wearing it on Krypton. However, as on "Smallville", the "S" appears to be more than just a family crest.
According to Clark: "At first, I thought it the emblem was a family crest of some sort - but if it was, it certainly came to mean more than that to these people. Wars were fought over it. Entire cities were built on it. Over the course of time, it became a A sign of people fighting to make a better world. A symbol of hope. The question of where Superman acquired that unique "S" emblem should be such a question.
But that's the fun of a character with such a long history - someone's always revisiting questions related to the hero's origin. Attempts to put a fresh spin on Superman naturally look to the most iconic attributes of the hero and what's more iconic than the icon?
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