Bizarre Facts About Superman

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Now it's time for the Man of Steel! The alien from the planet Krypton. The first serial was 1948, simply entitled "Superman". The second one 1950 "Atom Man vs. Superman". Kirk Alyn, that's spelled A-L-Y-N, was the protagonist, but for some reason despite a very detailed cast list in each episode, they did not show his name. And I would have objected had that been me. Now, in chapter four of that original series "Superman" he had to reveal his identity to an astronomer because he was dying by being exposed to Kryptonite which, of course, is lethal for him. But, after that chapter we never saw that scientist again. Nothing more was made about that very important revelation. Now let's fast-forward to the TV series "The Adventures of Superman" starring George Reeves. In the very first season there were two episodes where his identity was actually discovered. In chapter ten "The Secret of Superman" Peter Brocco, a villain, had hypnotized Lois Lane played by Phyllis Coates in that first season, and determined that Clark Kent was actually Superman. But conveniently he was killed in a shoot-out with police. The identity problem was never further explored there. Fast-forward to chapter thirteen "The Stolen Costume" in which a cat burglar finds Superman's costume in a hidden closet. Clark Kent had to go for a physical exam so he left the costume in the closet in his apartment. The cat burglar was killed, but before he died he gave the costume to Vita Anborg and Dan Seymour, two criminals and they were trying to blackmail Clark Kent. So you know what he did? He flew them to the top of a mountain, telling them that he would bring them food later on. Well, of course they didn't trust him, and they tried to climb down the mountain and were conveniently killed. So, in a sense Superman was responsible for their deaths. That very first season, I thought, of the TV series was the best. Some very serious episodes for individuals such as villains being killed, and of course these two episodes: outstanding. Phyllis Coates played the role of Lois Lane, just for that first year, did an excellent job, but then was replaced by the gal who was also in the two serials and the series took a lighter tone then afterward. Then it went to color and I felt that this deteriorated to an extent. That first year of "Superman" was superb. George Reeves, Phyllis Coates.

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