#the adventures of superman

[kryptonbabe]

From The Adventures of Superman #445 & Superman #27 (1988)

Reading post-crisis post-Byrne Superman can be heartbreaking, Stern and Ordway dig deep to portray how much damage was done to Clark's psyche after the events of Superman #22, in which he had to kill three villainous Kryptonians in order to protect the Earth. After it, the issues of Aventures of Superman and Superman get dark while Clark broods and second guesses himself and his mission, he can't rest, he's having nightmares, having memory lapses and behaving erratically. Keeping all this to himself, he's not very close to Jimmy, he's no longer dating Lois (thanks John Byrne), his parents are busy taking care of Matrix and Metropolis has a new and more violent hero now, Gangbuster, whose ruthless methods Clark disagrees with. This will all culminate in the Superman in Exile saga, in which we see Clark going to space in order to find peace and protect Earth from himself

I won't go into the merit if I agree or not with what happened in Superman #22 or John Byrne's characterization of Clark, I just want to highlight how meaningful were the consequences of Superman's actions in it and how the later writers used this traumatic event in the character's life to build an interesting storyline, it's a dark passage in Clark's life, his enemies are not an overpowered alien or even a concrete threat, but his own choices and conscience

[motion-of-love]

Clark/Superman and Lois through the years (1948 to 2025)

[inhousearchive]

House-ad for The Adventures of Superman (1987) #500.

[chernobog13]

A Japanese record album featuring music from Superman, Return of Ultraman, and Spectreman.

The title lists this all as TV music, so I'm assuming the Superman music is from Adventures of Superman.

I'm also assuming this was released circa 1971, when both Return of Ultraman and Spectreman hit the airwaves.

[pierppasolini]

The Adventures of Superman #462

[sassylittlecanary]

I got bored and decided to list the ✨vibes✨ different live-action versions of Superman give off.

Don't take my ramblings too seriously. ;)

Disclaimer: Not all live-action versions represented

[sisaloofafump]

[citizenscreen]

“The Adventures of Superman" TV series starring George Reeves premiered in syndication #OnThisDay in 1952.

[surelifesucksbutnotthatmuch]

Sure life sucks but at least we have Superman

[slightly-sad-sloth]

Man who is secretly an alien but also the worst liar on earth

COMMISSIONS OPEN

The 40’s superman radio show honestly has so many jokes that still hold up, this is more or less an exact interaction from one of the episodes

I may or may not have couple mini comics sketched up for this show 👀👀

Text ID under cut;

4 Panel digital art mini comic of 1940’s radio show Clark Kent and Jimmy Olsen

Panel 1 - Clark Kent is a blur on the left side as he uses his superspeed to arrive. In front of him on the right is Jimmy Olsen he's taking a photo.

Panel 2 - Clark is now fully in focus and looks very uncomfortable. Jimmy looks up at Clark and says "Hey Mister Kent, I didn't see you come. Say, how'd you get here so quickly, anyways"

Panel 3 - Clark holds up his left hand swatting off the question, he looks uncomfortably off to the side with an obviously strained smile and replies "ha ha ha... Never mind that." In front Jimmy looks at him questioningly.

Panel 4 - Clark points to the right with conviction as he shouts "what's that over there!", His glasses shine blocks out his eyes. Jimmy follows Clark's finger.

[kryptonbabe]

"I'm still an alien to them"

This man might be almost physically indestructible, but emotionally he is just as vulnerable as anyone

From The Adventures of Superman #448 (1988) by Jerry Ordway

[motion-of-love]

Daily Planet Reporter Clark Kent and Superman

[deacblues]

when i look at old stills from the adventures of superman, i can’t help but imagine superman and his friends as real people. it’s the same feeling i get from looking at any photo of a great, real world figure from the same time-- there’s marilyn monroe and cary grant and frank sinatra and superman.

[haveyouseenthisseries-poll]

[chernobog13]

Painting by Joe Shuster (or at least members of his studio) from the 1942 novel The Adventures of Superman by George Lowther.

Lowther at that time was a scriptwriter for the immensely popular The Adventures of Superman radio show.

[retrotariotr]