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The Comic Strip Hero

This week Arena patrols the skies above Metropolis in search of the legend that is Superman. Meet Kirk Alyn, the first celluloid-Superman, and Christopher Reeve the latest; Dr Fredric Wertham, Superman's greatest living adversary; Joanne, the model for Lois Lane; Dave 'Darth Vader' Prowse, who turned a 13-stone weakling into The Man of Steel; and, for the first time on British television, Superman's creators, the legendary Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster.

English
  • Originally Aired April 18, 1981
  • Runtime 90 minutes
  • Network BBC Two
  • Created May 23, 2013 by
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Name Type Role
Anthony Wall Director