The Adventures of Superman aired from September 19, 1952 to April 28, 1958
September 15, 1977
September 14, 1978
It means the first time shown on tv (for free)
Christopher Reeves had an accident while riding a horse. He fell off in a bad way (his foot got caught in a stirrup), and broke his neck. He was paralysed as a result but survived for many years. Eventually the health problems resulting from the spinal injury killed him. This was very tragic, since he was a great actor and by all reports, a really nice person too.
Kirk Alyn was the first actor to play a live-action version of the character. He was later replaced with George Reeves who played the character in the first live-action TV series. Christopher Reeve was the next actor to play the character for the first live-action theatrical film.
September 12, 1993
I was a very small boy, about 5, when I first discovered the old "Adventures of Superman" TV show, then in syndication, in the mid-60s. I have loved Superman ever since.
Before TV came into being, there was a Superman radio show. It ran from 1940 to 1951. Bud Collyer was the voice of Superman for the show and portrayed him for more years than any other actor.It looks like Kirk Alyn was the first actor to play Superman on screen, in the 1948 film serial Superman, and its 1950 sequel Atom Man Vs. Superman.The first actor to play Superman on TV was George Reeves who played him from 1952 to 1958 for the TV show Adventures of Superman. Note that Reeves had already played the Man of Steel for the 1951 movie Superman and the Mole Men.Joel Nestler played the teenage Clark Kent in the first TV episode, thus he actually appeared on screen before George Reeves in the episode so it might be argued that Mr. Nestler was the first TV Superman, but Reeves probably appeared before the start of the episode during the title sequence so the argument on that technicality would still fail.
Lois Lane is Superman's girlfriend in the Superman comics. Lois Lane's first appearance was actually in the very first Superman comic. Her character has been fleshed out in her very own set of comics, "Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane," as well as on the 1990's TV show, "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman."
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October 3, 1992
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September 15, 1977
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It means the first time shown on tv (for free)