The Superman television show starring George Reeves was surely one of the most-enduring interpretations of the character. It ran from 1951 to 1958, but lived on in syndication for much longer and introduced generations of children to Clark Kent and … Continue reading Superman Visits The Malco Theatre

Nearing the end of its run, the Adventures of Superman radio show switched from long serials made up of ten-minute-long chapters to half-hour standalone episodes. The anti-racist message wasn’t as prominent in this era, but it didn’t die out completely, … Continue reading Superman in “The Story of Marina Baum”

As of 1950, Superman’s comics have not yet been as explicitly anti-racist as his radio show. Still, Superman fought plenty of Nazis back during World War Two, which counts to an extent, right? But the War is over now. Can … Continue reading Superman in “Black Magic on Mars”

Did you know that there were black people in the 1940s? Well, if you’d been listening to the Adventures of Superman radio show up to this point you may not have realized it. But by the time you’ve had four … Continue reading Superman in “The Skin Game”

Today I have returned to what was the original mission of this column, detailing Superman vs Bigot story arcs from the Adventures of Superman radio show. Today’s entry aired after both “The Hate-Mongers Organization” and “Clan of the Fiery Cross” … Continue reading Superman in “Knights of the White Carnation”

For this entry into my ongoing Superman versus Bigots series I continue dealing with Nazis, and while it is in the medium comics, it isn’t a story from either of the comics in which Superman was regularly appearing at this … Continue reading Superman in “How Superman Would End The War”

This is the second write-up in this series and I am already abandoning my intended plan. I was to go through the episodes of the Adventures of Superman radio show and explore the stories that deal explicitly with Superman facing … Continue reading Superman in “Conquest of a City”

Last year I had a dream come true as far as my comics-reading career. I’d said for years that I wanted a remake of the “Clan of the Fiery Cross” story arc from the Adventures of Superman radio show. So … Continue reading Superman in “The Hate Mongers Organization”