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Dick Clark is an American icon. I am honored that he has entrusted me with such a role in this national tradition.

Dick Clark will be truly missed. We will carry on his legacy every New Year's Eve.

Jerry Robinson illustrated some of the defining images of pop culture's greatest icons. As an artist myself, it's impossible not to feel humbled by his body of work. Everyone who loves comics owes Jerry a debt of gratitude for the rich legacy that he leaves behind.

Dick Clark was a really great influence in my career; he helped me a lot with his whole organization, and they were awesome to me at all different points - but one thing that I really disagreed with him on was when he said that what I do, pop music, is a disposable art form.

For me, growing up in a ridiculously poor family living in dead-end neighborhoods, Superman was a deeply personal icon, one that said you can do anything if you put your mind to it. What he stood for formed the core of who I wanted to be as I grew up, and informed how I view the world and my responsibilities to other people.

I knew very early on that there would be quite a bit of attention: Superman is known all over the place.

No one could have been nicer, classier nor better looking than Dick Clark. I've had a crush on him since I was a teenager.

Many people we consider legends, such as Jerry Lee Lewis and Chuck Berry, remain so scarred by scandals, injustices and regrets from decades earlier that they're barely able to appreciate their accomplishments.

Superman has been around for so long; he's been around for, what, eight decades now? And he goes through these different eras where different aspects of who he is get emphasized.

Clark Gable seemed fascinating all his life because there wasn't so much information about him. Today, you're on television all the time.