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George Reeves (born George Keefer Brewer; January 5, 1914 – June 16, 1959) was an American actor.He is best known for portraying Clark Kent/Superman in the television series Adventures of Superman (1952–1958).
This story was "imaginary" and therefore was ignored in subsequent books. In Superman #188 (April 1966), Superman is killed by kryptonite radiation but is revived in the same issue by one of his android doppelgangers. In the 1990s The Death and Return of Superman story arc, after a deadly battle with Doomsday, Superman died in Superman #75 (Jan ...
Joseph Shuster (/ ˈ ʃ uː s t ər / SHOO-stər; July 10, 1914 – July 30, 1992), [3] [4] [5] was a Canadian-American comic book artist best known for co-creating the DC Comics character Superman, with Jerry Siegel, in Action Comics #1 (cover-dated June 1938).
Mike Carlin at San Diego Comic-Con in 2007.. Superman is a superhero created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. [1] The character debuted in Action Comics #1 on April 18, 1938, [2] to immediate success, [3] and the following year became the first superhero to headline his own comic book, Superman. [4]
Bob Holiday (November 12, 1932 – January 27, 2017) was an American actor best known for playing Superman in the 1966 Broadway musical It's a Bird... It's a Plane... It's Superman. Historically, Holiday was the next "live-action" Superman after George Reeves. Holiday played Superman more than any other actor, having played the role in over 140 ...
The film's first title was Truth, Justice, and the American Way, Superman's well-known patriotic catchphrase, but Warner Bros. threatened legal action unless the film's title was changed so as not to associate the classic slogan with Reeves' death—especially since Warner Bros. was banking the film Superman Returns, which was released a few ...
Justin Bingham, the CEO and dad of four who fell to his death while canyoneering in Utah's Zion National Park, is being remembered by his family.. Ahead of his funeral on Sunday, Oct. 13, Bingham ...
In March 1938, they sold all rights to Superman to the comic-book publisher Detective Comics, Inc., another forerunner of DC, for $130 ($2,814 when adjusted for inflation). [12] Siegel and Shuster later regretted their decision to sell Superman after he became an astonishing success. DC Comics now owned the character and reaped the royalties.