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Author:   Bruce Scivally
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9781476691367

ISBN 10:   1476691363
Pages:   248
Publication Date:   07 October 2022
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments      Preface      Introduction      1. Siegel and Shuster Create a Legend      2. Superman on the Air      3. Superman Paramount      4. A Job for Kirk Alyn      5. Superman Comes to Television      6. The Middle Years      7. You’ll Believe a Man Can Fly      8. Echoes of the Past      9. Lois & Clark      10. Superman Wings It to the WB      11. Smallville      12. And Now a Word from Superman      13. Reviving Superman      Afterword      Appendix I: Superman Books      Appendix II: Superman-Related Websites      Appendix III: Superman Cast      Chapter Notes      Bibliography      Index     

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"""comprehensive...detail is numbing...thorough...excellent...value...enthusiastically endorsed""--Library Journal; ""riveting media history...covers every movie, radio, film and Broadway incarnation of Superman, with full accounts of how the people who created or starred in them got involved with the project""--Big Reel; ""a terrific book""--Cinema Retro; ""quite comprehensive; something Superman aficionados will certainly appreciate""--Script Magazine; ""complete...chronicles the men who have portrayed Supeman...as well as the behind-the-scenes struggles to bring the superhero to life in cartoons, serials, TV programs, movies and on the Broadway stage""--The Huntsville Times; ""meticulous""--American Profile; ""the story behind the various Superman films and television shows, as well as the 1966 Broadway musical, 'It's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's Superman'""--Pioneer Press."

comprehensive...detail is numbing...thorough...excellent...value...enthusiastically endorsed --Library Journal; riveting media history...covers every movie, radio, film and Broadway incarnation of Superman, with full accounts of how the people who created or starred in them got involved with the project --Big Reel; a terrific book --Cinema Retro; quite comprehensive; something Superman aficionados will certainly appreciate --Script Magazine; complete...chronicles the men who have portrayed Supeman...as well as the behind-the-scenes struggles to bring the superhero to life in cartoons, serials, TV programs, movies and on the Broadway stage --The Huntsville Times; meticulous --American Profile; the story behind the various Superman films and television shows, as well as the 1966 Broadway musical, 'It's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's Superman' --Pioneer Press.

Author Information

Bruce Scivally is a film historian, teacher, and writer with many years of experience in the film business. He lives in Los Angeles, California.

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