It was in that book where we first met Cat Grant, by the way.
Superman first appeared inAction Comics#1 in 1938 and he was created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster.
This obscure character is…oh, cmon, who am I kidding.
You know all this stuff, right?
Lets get to the good stuff!
Its still a recognizably Superman look, though.
The Clark Kent look is pretty standard, but the tan Harrington jacket is important.
Clark wore a similar jacket through a significant portion ofSuperman II.
Did you spot theMidvale Gazetteon the newsstand when Clark is on the phone?
We get this again with the up, up…and away joke at episodes end.
How else would a radio audience know that Superman was taking off, right?
You have to love Supermans wink to the family after he saves them.
Cat Grants new assistant is Miss Teschmacher.
Thats what Supes tells Lois after he saves her from a rooftop helicopter crash in the 1978 film.
Whos In The Pod?
Note the high collar, too!
Both are worth checking out.I wrote much more about Mon-El right here if youre interested.
We also see them break a needle on the mysterious strangers skin.
Wanna know how Supermans invulnerability was established in his very first appearance inAction Comics#1?
Also note that retry, Doc counts as the first words spoken by Superman in comic book history.
Either way, it doesnt matter, since shes rebranding.
Well, the cyborg with the Kryptonite heart.
He first appeared inAction Comics#252 in 1959.
This one doesnt, instead hitting the ground running just a few hours after the season finale ended.
Was this the first reference to Intergang on any of the new CW superhero shows?
Because between this and Cadmus, thats a lot of potential coolness.
Not sure where shell end up at CatCo.
Who is Metallo?
John Corben is now Metallo, the man with the Kryptonite heart!
Well, the cyborg with the kryptonite heart.
To make things more interesting, you give the robot and/or cyborg a kryptonite power source.
Thats Metallo, for you!
Now, everyone has a personal favorite Metallo story.
of the Superman comics in 1986.
Metallo went out into the world to kick the hell out of Supes, and basically did exactly that.
John Corben is never mentioned by name.
At this point, the character is just a nameless tough guy who ends up as a radioactive cyborg.
He treated every reveal of his new Superman not as a look whos here, friends!
and more as if readers had never encountered anything about the character before.
Its something that more reboots, both on the page and the screen, should get better at.
And if that doesnt sell you, then how about this.
Seriously, have a look:
(whew…that took way longer than I expected).
This isnt the first time weve seen Metallo in live action, either.
Metallo showed up on Lois & Clark season two, as well, but just for one episode.
and popped up sporadically for the rest of the shows run.
In fact, I probably shouldnt talk smack aboutSmallvillein the same paragraph where Im defendingSuperboy.
Metallo has yet to make it to the big screen, which just seems faintly absurd to me.
So, whats the big deal?
Ill tell you what!
I cant help but feel thats a reference toThe Adventures of SupermanTV series in the 50s.
After all, those prop guns were made of metal, and would not bounce off an actor.
Maggins novel,Superman: Last Son of Krypton.
How is it so hard to be nice to Superman?
sounds like its addressed to Zack Snyder.
Is there a chance that this Superman has already faced Doomsday, died, and been revived?
Its Kryptonese, damn it!
The language is called Kryptonese!
Kelex looks fucking awesome.
Ahem…I mean, Kelex!
He wont drink and fly.
God, this show lovesSuperman: The Movie, which is fine, because so do I.
