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June 5th, 2012  Posted at   The Thrilling Adventures of Superman

The Thrilling Adventures of SupermanWelcome to episode 74 of The Thrilling Adventures of Superman. The show’s mission is to explore the history and development of the Superman in his formative years by chronicling the Man of Steel’s Golden Age adventures in comics, radio and film.

Michael pauses for another Fifth Week installment this episode and looks back at something he missed in earlier episodes of the show. That’s right, folks. He makes mistakes, too. In any event, Michael looks back at text stories contained in the third and fourth issues of SUPERMAN… and explores their connection to Superman, as well as that of their credited author, Hugh Langley.

QUOTABLE:
“George Rankin could have doffed his laboratory robe and walked out into the world a billionaire. Things other than money interested Rankin.”
Narrator

Links mentioned in the episode:
Episode 28, where J. David Weter joined Michael for a look at at SUPERMAN #3.
Episode 37, where Billy Hogan joined Michael for a look at SUPERMAN #4.
Episode 50, where Jon Wilson joined Michael for a look at “The Reign of the Superman.”

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July 5th, 2011  Posted at   The Thrilling Adventures of Superman

The Thrilling Adventures of Superman

Welcome to episode 24 of The Thrilling Adventures of Superman. The show’s mission is to explore the history and development of the Superman in his formative years by chronicling the Man of Steel’s Golden Age adventures in comics, radio and film.

This episode, we go back to the newspapers as Michael looks at the seventh storyline from the Superman daily strip. A runaway boy and a last-minute save by Superman lead the Daily Star’s finest reporters, Clark Kent and Lois Lane, into a crooked orphanage. This looks like a job for… Frankie Dennis? Also this episode, Michael shines the spotlight on Golden Age artist Fred Guardineer!

QUOTABLE:
Stout fellow! — I knew you wouldn’t abandon your friends!
Clark Kent

The closest we've gotten to the iconic shirt rip. So far.


CHICKEN!


Dennis Neville's Superman


Inquisitive Lois

Links mentioned in the episode:
“The Battle at Glen Falls” by N.C. Wyeth… compare to the cover to ACTION COMICS #8 by Fred Guardineer.
Newspaper dailies at DCComics.com

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June 28th, 2011  Posted at   The Thrilling Adventures of Superman

The Thrilling Adventures of Superman

Welcome to episode 23 of The Thrilling Adventures of Superman. The show’s mission is to explore the history and development of the Superman in his formative years by chronicling the Man of Steel’s Golden Age adventures in comics, radio and film.

Avast, me hearties! Perk yer ears and enjoy some grog as I spin ye a tale from ACTION COMICS #15, the likes a’ which ye ne’er seen before! ‘Tis thrill an’ chills on the high seas as Superman fights a pack a’ scurvy landlubbers who dare try lay claim to a booty meant to aid a flock a’ nippers. By the powers, ’tis not a tale for the lily-livered among ye, as their be fisticuffs and sharks ahead. But fer ye gentlemen o’ fortune, I say ’tis for you, or I surely be headin’ to Davey Jones’ locker! Arr!

QUOTABLE:
Bullets? -Ha! I eat ’em for breakfast!
Clark Kent (yes, Clark Kent!)

The cover to ACTION COMICS #15 by Fred Guardineer.


Clark channels his inner Thurston B. Howell III.


Superman vs. a shark. A SHARK!


Superman pulls a prank.

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May 10th, 2011  Posted at   The Thrilling Adventures of Superman
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The Thrilling Adventures of Superman

Welcome to episode 19 of The Thrilling Adventures of Superman. The show’s mission is to explore the history and development of the Superman in his formative years by chronicling the Man of Steel’s Golden Age adventures in comics, radio and film.

It may not be ACTION COMICS, but there’s still plenty of action as Michael look at the 1939 issue of NEW YORK WORLD’S FAIR COMICS! Mystery, thrills and adventure follow when Clark Kent and Lois Lane are sent to cover the greatest show on Earth — the historic New York World’s Fair! The Trylon, the Perisphere, and Helicline and, of course, our hero, Superman, are all on full display as the Fair celebrates the “World of Tomorrow!”

QUOTABLE:
You’re to cover the opening of the greatest show on Earth — the New York World’s Fair!!
The still-nameless Daily Star editor

New York World's Fair Comics (1939 issue)

The cover to the 1939 issue of NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR COMICS by Vin Sullivan and Fred Guardineer


Someone's been using Just For (Super)Men...

A close-up look at the blonde Superman from the cover.


But, where's the cape?

More powerful than TWO locomotives!


Too bad this wasn't a splash page.

Superman descends amid the fireworks


Ride 'em, cowgirl

Links mentioned in the episode:
1939 New York World’s Fair Wikipedia entry
New York World’s Fair 1939-1940 information site by Alan Anderson
The 1939-40 New York World’s Fair: Welcome to Tomorrow
Images of the 1939-40 New York World’s Fair
The 1939 Westinghouse Time Capsule at Tales of Future Past

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