The Big Book of Superman, 22 (DC Super Heroes)

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The first story was to have been written by Orson Scott Card and drawn by Chris Sprouse and Karl Story. He is initially pleased at having found a fellow survivor but the two come to blows when Clark realizes Zod's genetic programming will drive him to create a new Krypton on Earth regardless of what will happen to humanity. Shot on a low budget, Lee Sholem's Superman and the Mole Men (1951) served as a trial run for the syndicated TV series Adventures of Superman (airing 1952–58), for which the 1951 film became a two-part pilot episode titled "The Unknown People". Producing over a hundred Superman stories a year, Weisinger aimed to introduce a new element to the character's mythology every six months. Later, he was shown to have begun his heroic career as Superboy, [2] changing his name to Superman after he grew up.

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Eventually, Christopher Reeve was cast, and underwent an exercise regimen to bulk up, gaining 24 pounds (11kg) before filming.

Evidently, production of both films were marred by Donner's bad relationship with the Salkinds, for which Richard Lester acted as mediator. Kevin Smith would go on to direct the ninth episode of the second season of Supergirl, which was titled " Supergirl Lives" as homage to Superman Lives. While an early issue explained that the deaths of Jonathan and Martha Kent occurred in an automobile accident when Clark was an adolescent (explaining their absence from the New 52), the conclusion of the story saw that alterations to the timeline made by Doctor Manhattan led to Clark becoming Superboy at an early age, allowing him to save his parents from their fatal collision and remain alive well into Clark's adulthood.

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By 1942, artist Wayne Boring, who had previously been one of Shuster's assistants, had become a major artist on Superman.Superman makes his public debut saving a space station mission from sabotage by Lex Luthor, who is initially portrayed in his corporate tycoon incarnation. This was reported by outlets as being a reboot of the franchise, but Richard Newby of The Hollywood Reporter felt the film starring a Black actor could indicate a new version of Superman that could exist alongside Cavill's portrayal within the DC Multiverse. Jon came out as bisexual in the fifth issue of the series, starting a relationship with his male reporter friend Jay Nakamura. With pre-production taking place in Rome, complication arose when it was discovered that Brando could not film in Italy as he faced an obscenity lawsuit over Last Tango in Paris (1972).

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Jordan said at the end of April that suggestions he star in the film were a compliment, but he would not be signing on to the role. In July, Jordan's reasoning for distancing himself from the film was reported to be due to the decision to portray Kal-El as Black rather than introduce a different Superman character that is already portrayed as Black in the comics such as Calvin Ellis or Val-Zod. He is hired by the Daily Planet after getting an exclusive interview with a man rescued by Superman in his first public appearance. The issue also featured four teaser comics that introduced a group of contenders all vying for the Superman name. In Poirier's script, Superman has romance problems with Lois Lane and visits a psychiatrist before he is killed by Doomsday.Smith's casting choices included Ben Affleck as Clark Kent/Superman, Linda Fiorentino as Lois Lane, Jack Nicholson as Lex Luthor, Famke Janssen as Mercy Graves, John Mahoney as Perry White, David Hyde Pierce as the Eradicator, Jason Lee as Brainiac, and Jason Mewes as Jimmy Olsen. This was a real breakthrough for the time, as characters introduced in comic books had never before been so successful as to warrant their own titles.