70 Years of Superman: The many faces of Clark Kent/Superman (then & now)

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Here are the many faces of ....

Clark Kent/Superman

throughout the years (1938 - 2008; then & now)!

Superman Comics (Action Comics 1938 - ?)

Clark Kent:

as Superman

Superman Serial (film; 1948)
Kirk Alyn as...

Clark Kent/Superman

Superman and the Mole-Men (Film; 1950)

George Reeves...

The Adventures of Superman (TV; 1952 - 1958)

George Reeves as... Clark Kent/Superman:

Superman Broadway (1966)

Bob Holiday as...

Superman

Superman Movies
(Films: S:TM, SII, SIII, SIV; 1978 - 1987)

Christopher Reeve as... Clark Kent:

as Superman ...

Superboy (TV; 1988 - 1992):

John Hymes Newton as...

Clark Kent:

John Haymes-Newton as...

Superboy

and Gerard Christopher as...

Clark Kent/Superboy

Lois & Clark:The New Adventures of Superman (TV; 1993 - 1997)

Dean Cain as... Clark Kent:

as Superman:

Superman: The Animated Series (1996 - 2000)

Tim Daly (voice) as...

Clark Kent:

and Superman:

Smallville (TV; 2001 - ?)

Tom Welling as... Young Clark Kent:

as Kal/Kal-El...

Superman Returns (Film; 2006):

Brandon Routh as... Clark Kent:

as Superman ...

and here's the many faces of Superman from the 2006 documentary DVD ...


Plus from Movie Magic ...

And more Clark/Superman wallpapers from Superman: Then & Now site:

Creators' Family Reclaim Superman Copyright

The New York Times reports that Time Warner is no longer the sole proprietor of Superman.

A federal judge here on Wednesday ruled that the heirs of Jerome Siegel — who 70 years ago sold the rights to the action hero he created with Joseph Shuster to Detective Comics for $130 — were entitled to claim a share of the United States copyright to the character. The ruling left intact Time Warner’s international rights to the character, which it has long owned through its DC Comics unit. Read full article here.

Happy Birthday Clark Kent/Superman!

According to Superman Homepage, Today, February 29, is Superman's Birthday!

The idea that Superman's birthday is February 29 initially began as a lark. DC editors explained tongue in cheek in comic book letter columns that Superman remained eternally youthful because he was born on Leap Day, February 29, which occurs only once every four years.

When DC celebrated Superman's 50th anniversary in 1988, they treated February 29 as the Man of Steel's birth date. Even a "TIME" magazine cover-story (March 14, 1988 cover dated magazine) commemorating the 50th anniversary (with a cover by John Byrne) declared for all of America that Superman's birthday is February 29. Read full article here.

You can also read Celebrities Wish Superman a Happy Birthday! Greetings compiled by Steve Younis & Barry Freiman (of Superman Homepage) which included Noell Neill (Lois Lane of Adventures of Superman), K Kallan (Martha Kent of Lois & Clark), John Newton (Clark Kent/Superboy of Superboy Series), and one of Smallville's exective producers' Al Gough to name some.

Happy [7oth] Birthday Clark Kent/Superman!!!!

Dates Set for Superman and Superboy Lawsuits

Newsarama.com reports that the Superman and Superboy legal battle between the Siegel family and Warner Bros/DC Comics now has a May 13, 2008 start date set down for the beginning of the trial.

Those trial dates are preceded by a settlement conference deadline and court-ordered mediation - if the parties settle, of course, the trials are off - jury selection, motion hearings and the like.

You can read more details, including some insightful articles on the legal battle, at the following web pages:

TrexFiles.com Superman Trial PDF documents Superboy Trial PDF documents Newsarama.com Tom Bondurant blog

source: Superman Homepage