New Superman Book
The new book by Jake Rosen Superman vs. Hollywood chronicles the character’s history with being adapted to other mediums. The bulk of the book is dedicated to the Christopher Reeve’s films and the decade long pre-production behind the scenes development hell Superman Returns (2006) was locked in (nearly half the book). There are individual chapters dedicated to the George Reeves show of the fifties, the Superboy series in the eighties and the Dean Cain program of the ninties. But for the serial fan the pickings are slim, the two Kirk Alyn serials comprise barely seven pages in a chapter that is also dedicated to Bud Collyer’s radio show and the Fleischer cartoons, and offer little in the way of new information for us cliffhanger enthusiasts. The only new bit of information it contains about the two serials is that Katzman apparently hired Alyn for Blackhawk (1952) after the actor complained to him that his Superman serials had typecast him. There I have now saved you seventeen bucks plus tax.
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