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Atom Man vs. Superman is a 1950 American film serial and the second Superman movie serial featuring Kirk Alyn, credited (as with the previous serial) only by his character name, Superman. [ 1 ] When Lex Luthor blackmails the city of Metropolis by threatening to destroy the entire community, Perry White , editor of the Daily Planet assigns Lois ...
Prior to Heinrich Melch's debut in the comics, the name "Atom Man" was used in The Adventures of Superman (1945). He was a Nazi loyalist empowered with Kryptonite and sent to Metropolis as a vengeance weapon. [104] An original incarnation of Atom Man, Lex Luthor, appears in Atom Man vs. Superman, portrayed by Lyle Talbot.
Man in the Ion Mask - William Jameson is a man who uses an ionic ray in which anyone in the vicinity of him would be temporarily paralyzed so that he can rob them. [51] Man in the Ion Mask resurfaced years later where he collaborated with Bug-Eyed Bandit, Floronic Man, Panther, Thinker, and Wizardo in attacking the Lighter Than Air Society. [52]
Captain Atom is the name of several superheroes appearing in American comic books, initially owned by Charlton Comics before being acquired in the 1980s by DC Comics. [1] All possess some form of energy-manipulating abilities, usually relating to nuclear fission and atomic power.
The Superman-in-flight scenes are animations, in part due to the small production budget. A "tremendous" financial success, [1] the serial was a popular success that made Kirk Alyn famous and launched Noel Neill's career. A sequel serial, Atom Man vs. Superman, also directed by Bennet, was released in 1950.
The Atom (Professor Raymond Carson "Ray" Palmer) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.The character was created by editor and co-plotter Julius Schwartz, writer Gardner Fox and penciler Gil Kane.
Kirk Alyn (born John Feggo Jr.; October 8, 1910 – March 14, 1999) was an American actor, best known for being the first actor to play the DC Comics character Superman in live-action for the 1948 movie serial Superman and its 1950 sequel Atom Man vs. Superman, as well as fellow DC Comics characters Blackhawk from the Blackhawk movie serial in 1952, and Lois Lane's father Sam Lane in 1978's ...
The 1948 Superman was followed up by Atom Man vs. Superman, another 15-part serial from Columbia Pictures, the first installment of which was released in 1950. The serial featured the same main cast including Kirk Alyn as Superman, with the addition of Lyle Talbot as Lex Luthor, also known as the "Atom Man".