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His name first appeared as being spelled "Jor-el" in the Superman novel The Adventures of Superman (1942) written by George Lowther. Later comic books capitalized the "E" in "El." Jor-El's first appearance in a comic book was in More Fun Comics #101. Jor-El (left) and wife Lara (right), as statues in Superman's Silver Age Fortress of Solitude.
Series intertitles in black and white (1952–54) and color (1955–58) This is a list of Adventures of Superman episodes. The first two seasons, comprising 52 episodes and half of the series' whole, were filmed in black and white. In 1954, series producer Whitney Ellsworth insisted on filming in color, as some home viewers were beginning to purchase color television sets. However, these ...
A 1942 Superman novel, The Adventures of Superman by George Lowther, [5] gave the names "Eben and Sarah Kent"; Eben and Martha Kent were used in the 1948 Superman film serial; while Eben and Sarah Kent were used in the 1952 première of Adventures of Superman television series, but the first extensive retelling of Superman's origin in Superman ...
The show's first two seasons (episodes 1–52, 26 titles per season) were filmed in black-and-white; seasons three to six (episodes 53–104, 13 titles per season) were filmed in color. George Reeves played Superman, with Jack Larson as Jimmy Olsen , John Hamilton as Perry White , and Robert Shayne as Inspector Henderson .
Lara Lor-Van is Lara's full maiden name, as "Lor-Van" is the name of Lara's father. [1] [2] Most depictions of Kryptonian culture show that Kryptonian women use their father's full name as their last names before marriage. After marriage, they usually are known simply by their first names, though various versions show they use their husband's ...
Gangster Bruno Mannheim is running into problems with the mysterious Toyman, who uses children's toys and games to cause violence.After being abducted by Toyman, Lois learns his motivation: his father had taken a loan from Mannheim and was set up to take the fall when the police busted one of Mannheim's criminal enterprises.
Tyler Hoechlin as Kal-El / Clark Kent / Superman: a superhero from Krypton and husband of Lois who defends Earth. [2] Dylan Kingwell portrays a teenage Clark in season one, Josh Zaharia portrays a teenage Clark in season two, Lennix James portrays a four-year-old Clark, Thomas Hoeving portrays Clark in his childhood, and Parker Cousineau portrays Clark in grade school.
Lex Luthor's father was first introduced in Superman comics by Jerry Siegel in 1961 and has since appeared in other Superman-related media under different names. Smallville is the first appearance in which the character has been an intricate part of a Superman adaptation.