Superman: The High-Flying History of America's Most Enduring Hero

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———. “Superman’s LLs.” dialbforblog.com.

———. “Superman-Tim Comics!” dialbforblog.com.

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Harrington, Wallace. “Superman and the War Years: The Battle of Europe Within the Pages of Superman Comics.” supermanhomepage.com.

Harrington, Wallace, Michael George O’Connor, Judy Thomas, and Joyce Kavitsky. “Superman IV: The Quest for Peace.” chrisreevehomepage.com.

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Magat, Rafael. “Mild Mannered Reviews—Classic Pre-Crisis Superman Comics: Superman Takes a Wife.” supermanhomepage.com.

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———. “The Death of Jerry Siegel’s Father: Part One.” September 3, 2008. noblemania.blogspot.com.

O’Reilly, Bill. “Superman and the Culture War.” July 6, 2006. billoreilly.com.

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Shi’an, Shen. “ ‘Superman Returns’ to His Bodhisattva Career.” July 17, 2006. buddhistchannel.tv.

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Siegel, Joanne. “The True Inspiration for Lois Lane.” supermanhomepage.com.

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Trexler, Jeff. “Russell Keaton, Superman’s Fifth Beatle.” August 20, 2008. blog.newsarama.com.

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NEWSPAPERS, MAGAZINES, AND JOURNALS

Akers, Paul E. “Bring Back the REAL Superman.” Washington Post. December 31, 1988.

Albany Times Union. “Jerry Siegel, 81: Superman Co-Creator.” January 31, 1996.

———. “Man of Steel Drops Cape in Wardrobe Makeover.” January 4, 1997.

———. “Superman and Lois Finally Tying the Knot.” September 8, 1996.

———. “Superman Fan Has Bond with Real-Life Hero Reeve.” April 11, 1997.

———. “Time and Economics Prove Superman Mortal.” September 4, 1992.

Albrecht, Brian E. “Superman Meets the Grim Reaper.” Cleveland Plain Dealer. November 15, 1992.

Allen, Henry. “Superman & the Little Woman.” Washington Post. October 26, 1990.

Altaner, David. “Sagging Superman Gets New Life.” Albany Times Union. October 27, 1986.

Amash, Jim. “His Goal Was the Graphic Novel.” Alter Ego No. 88 (August 2009).

———. “I Didn’t Want to Know [What Other Companies Were Doing]!”

Alter Ego no. 56 (February 2006).

———. “I’ve Always Been a Writer: Alvin Schwartz on His Long Career in Comic Books—and Elsewhere.” Alter Ego No. 98 (December 2010).

———. “A Real Iconic, Quintessential American Figure.” Alter Ego No. 88 (August 2009).

Ames, Walter. “Superman George Reeves and Producers Disagree on New Television Deal.” Los Angeles Times. September 27, 1954.

———. “Video Actress Can’t Convince Daughter; Palm Services Set.” Los Angeles Times. March 29, 1953.

Anderson, Susan Heller. “It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! It’s a Movie!” New York Times. June 26, 1977.

Andrae, Thomas. “From Menace to Messiah: The Prehistory of the Superman in Science Fiction Literature.” Discourse 2 (1980).

———. “Of Supermen and Kids with Dreams: An Interview with Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster.” Nemo No. 2 (1983).

Anti-Defamation League Bulletin. “Klan Sleuth Gives ‘Superman’ Secrets of Hooded Order.” February 1947.

Arave, Lynn. “Man of Steel, King of the Seas in for Big Changes.” Deseret News. January 6, 1997.

———. “Still Leaping Buildings in a Single Bound but in Brand-New Disguise.” Deseret News. February 17, 1997.

———. “Superman No Longer a Man of Steel.” Deseret News. June 2, 1997.

Arnold, Gary. “It’s a Bird! It’s a Pain!” Washington Post. June 17, 1983.

———. “ ‘Superman II’: The Plot Weakens.” Washington Post. June 19, 1981.

Ascher-Walsh, Rebecca. “Cape Fear.” Entertainment Weekly. May 29, 1998.

Associated Press. “Nicolas Cage and Wife Have Baby Boy.” October 3, 2005.

———. “Rare Superman Comic Sells for Record $2.16M US.” December 1, 2011. cbc.ca.

Atlanta Constitution. “Atlanta Boy Falls 3 Floors, Is Not Injured.” June 7, 1941.

Aurthur, Kate. “The Past Catches Up with a Future Superman.” New York Times. February 23, 2005.

———. “Young Male Viewers Boost ‘Smallville.’ ” New York Times. May 20, 2006.

———. “Young-Superman Episode Delivers Clout for WB.” New York Times. January 28, 2006.

Baker, Russell. “Geezer of Steel.” New York Times. June 17, 1986.

———. “Sad Feet in the Sky.” New York Times. September 25, 1973.

———. “The Heart of Superman.” New York Times. December 17, 1978.

———. “Turn That Dial Back in Time: Superman & Co. Return!” New York Times. October 24, 1988.

Ballner-Bear, Lisa. “Golly, Miss Lane, Superman’s 50.” Omni 10 (March 1988).

Barnes, Brooks, and Michael Cieply. “A Custody Battle, Supersized.” New York Times. March 21, 2010.

———. “Warner Brothers Sues ‘Superman’ Lawyer.” New York Times. May 15, 2010.

Barr, Mike W. “The Madame and the Girls: How DC Got Rid of the Troublemakers.” Words & Pictures No. 5 (August 1988).

Barron, James. “Boldface Names.” New York Times. May 3, 2001.

———. “The Mystery of the Missing Man of Steel.” New York Times. April 19, 2010.

Bart, Peter. “Advertising: Superman Faces New Hurdles.” New York Times. September 23, 1962.

Bates, Cary, and Elliot Maggin. “The Men Behind the Super-Typewriter.” Amazing World of DC Comics No. 2 (September 1974).

Bear, Greg. “ ‘Superman’: Unable to Leap the Changing Decades?” Los Angeles Times. December 24, 1978.

Beaty, Bart. “The Recession and the American Comic Book Industry: From Inelastic Cultural Good to Economic Integration.” Popular Communication 8, No. 3 (August 2010).

Beaver, Jim. Interview with Chuck Harter. The Adventures Continue No. 6 (1991).

Becattini, Alberto. “Jerry Siegel’s European Comics.” Alter Ego No. 59 (June 2006).

Beck, Marilyn. “$138 Mistake: Superman Creators Gave Him Away Cheaply.” Cleveland Plain Dealer. January 7, 1979.

Belcher, Jerry. “Comic Characters Revised: At 48, Superman Has Slowed Down Just a Bit.” Los Angeles Times. June 18, 1986.

Belkin, Douglas. “Superman Birthplace Is Restored.” Wall Street Journal. July 11, 2009.

Beller, Miles. “Hollywood Is Banking on the Comics.” New York Times. December 9, 1979.

Belloni, Matthew. “Siegels Win a Round in Epic Battle for Superman.” Hollywood Reporter. December 21, 2010.

———. “Warners Wins Round in Superman Litigation.” Hollywood Reporter. December 21, 2010.

Benchley, Peter. “The Story of Pop.” Newsweek. April 25, 1966.

Bender, Lauretta. “The Psychology of Children’s Reading and the Comics.” Journal of Educational Sociology 18 (1944).

Bender, Lauretta, and Reginald S. Lourie. “The Effect of Comic Books on the Ideology of Children.” American Journal of Orthopsychiatry 11 (1941).

Bianculli, David. “Jeepers! Jimmy to Superman’s Rescue.” New York Daily News. May 31, 1996.

Bierman, William. “Look What Flew Back Home.” Akron Beacon Journal. July 31, 1988.

Billboard. “ ‘Superman’ vs. KKK.” June 22, 1946.

Bishoff, Murray, and Alan Light. “ ‘Superman’ Grew out of Our Personal Feelings About Life.” Alter Ego No. 56 (February 2006).

Blondheim, Earl. “Paging Superman.” Letters to the Editor. Washington Post. December 20, 1941.

Blue, Carol, and Al Delugach. “ ‘Superman’: Rare Look at Film Finances.” Los Angeles Times. April 3, 1980.

Blum, David J. “How Local Film Critics Meet the Man of Steel.” Wall Street Journal. June 5, 1981.

Boldman, Craig. “Karl Kesel: A Superman Post-Mortem.” National Cartoonists Society Great Lakes Chapter Newsletter. June 29, 2006.

Boston Globe. “Comic Book of Steel.” February 23, 2010.

———. “Has Kryptonite Been Discovered?” January 26, 2009.

———. “Superman Comic Sold for $317,200.” March 15, 2009.

Boucher, Geoff. “Undressed for Success?” Los Angeles Times. August 28, 2001.

Bowles, Guy Scott. “ ‘Superman’ Torch Is Passed.” USA Today. March 16, 2006.

Boyer, Da Marie, and Patrick Daniel O’Neill. “David and Leslie Newman: Super-Screenwriters.” Starlog No. 73 (August 1983).

Boyum, Joy Gould. “One-Dimensional Flights of Fancy.” Wall Street Journal. June 19, 1981.

Brandon, Craig. “The Man of Steel Comics Fans Yawn as Superman Comes Back, Back, Back, Back.” Albany Times Union. April 15, 1993.

Breasted, Mary. “Superman’s Creators, Nearly Destitute, Invoke His Spirit.” New York Times. November 22, 1975.

Brennan, Judy. “A Family Feud in Wake of ‘Columbus’ Movies.” Los Angeles Times. November 24, 1993.

Brennan, Patricia. “Kirk Alyn: Man of Steel.” Washington Post. February 28, 1988.

———. “This Week’s Pics.” Washington Post. February 28, 1988.

Broeske, Pat H. “Man of Steal?” Los Angeles Times. April 26, 1987.

Bronstad, Amanda. “Warner Bros. Sued over Liberal Usage of ‘Superman’ Footage.” Los Angeles Business Journal. July 15, 2002.

Brown, Nicky Wheeler-Nicholson. “He Was Going to Go for the Big Idea.” Alter Ego No. 88 (August 2009).

———. “Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson, Cartoon Character or Real Life Hero?” International Journal of Comic Art 10, No. 2 (Fall 2008).

Brown, Slater. “The Coming of Superman.” New Republic. September 2, 1940.

Brozan, Nadine. “Chronicle.” New York Times. November 19, 1992.

———. “Superman Star Is Back Before the Public.” New York Times. October 17, 1995.

Buchwald, Art. “The Miracle Worker: Super-K Tries Again.” Washington Post. October 13, 1974.

———. “Henry, This Is a Job for Superman.” Washington Post. April 20, 1975.

Buckley, Steve. “ ‘Original’ Superman Story Doesn’t Fly.” Boston Herald. January 10, 1997.

Buckley, Tom. “At the Movies.” New York Times. May 26, 1978.

———. “The Writing of ‘Superman’: A Fantastic Story.” New York Times. December 22, 1978.

Buhle, Paul. “Superbad: Joe Shuster’s Seamy Scenes of Lois and Clark.” Forward. August 7, 2009.

Burns, James H. “Sarah Douglas: The Human-Hating Kryptonian Super-Villainess from ‘Superman II.’ ” Starlog No. 47 (June 1981): 22–24.

Burr, Ty. “Man and Superman.” Entertainment Weekly. August 14, 1994.

BusinessWeek. “Superman Scores.” April 18, 1942.

Canadian Press. “Lois Lane Just Fed Up, Dumping Man of Steel.” February 9, 1996.

Canby, Vincent. “Nothing ‘Went Wrong.’ ” New York Times. December 24, 1978.

———. “Screen: It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s a Movie.” New York Times. December 15, 1978.

Carlin, Mike. “Ask the Pros: Describe an Average Story Conference for DC’s Superman Titles.” Comic Buyer’s Guide (September–October 1993).

Carlinsky, Dan. “On Krypton, Superman Might Have Been a Plumber.” New York Times. December 10, 1978.

Carlson, Walter. “Advertising: TV Getting Superman in Color.” New York Times. September 16, 1965.

Carr, Lisa. “Superman Started Here.” Glenville Torch. April 1988.

Carr, Tommy. Interview with Chuck Harter. The Adventures Continue No. 9 (1993).

Carson, Tom. “Small Comforts.” Esquire (February 2002): 48.

Caruso, David B. “Rare First Superman Comic Sold in Internet Auction.” Associated Press. March 14, 2009.

Caulfield, Deborah. “Why Reeve Is Hanging Up His Cape.” Los Angeles Times. June 20, 1983.

Cavander, Kenneth. “Hercules Lives!” Horizon 17, No. 3 (Summer 1976): 58–61.

Cerone, Daniel. “TV’s ‘Superman’ Undergoing a Planetary Shift.” Los Angeles Times. September 17, 1994.

Chang, Gordon H. “Superman Is About to Visit the Relocation Centers & the Limits of Wartime Liberalism.” Amerasia Journal 19, No. 1 (1993).

Chang, Kenneth. “SPLAAAAAAAT! Comic Books No Longer Reaping Big Sales in Single Bound.” Los Angeles Times. March 2, 1996.

Chernin, Donna. “Pow! Superman’s Creators Take a Poke at Him.” Cleveland Plain Dealer. October 26, 1975.

Chicago Daily Defender. “ ‘Superman,’ 11 Saved by Snowbank.” December 7, 1964.

Chicago Tribune. “ ‘Superman’ Fan Injured.” February 3, 1979.

Cieply, Michael. “Lawyer Battles Back Against DC Comics in Superman Dispute.” New York Times. August 16, 2010.

———. “Ruling Gives Heirs a Share of Superman Copyright.” New York Times. March 29, 2008.

Cieply, Michael, and Brooks Barnes. “Warner Brothers Sues ‘Superman’ Lawyer.” New York Times. May 15, 2010.

Cinefantastique. “Superman ‘… Has Finally Been Brought Down to Earth.’ ” Summer 1979.

Clark, Delbert. “ ‘Superman’ for Peace.” Letters to the Editor. Washington Post. February 26, 1940.

Cleveland Call and Post. “Memo to Parents: If Junior Imitates ‘Tarzan’ on Furniture, He May Make Better Man.” June 25, 1949.

Cleveland Jewish Independent. “Deaths.” June 10, 1932.

Cleveland Jewish Review and Observer. “Deaths.” June 10, 1932.

Cleveland Magazine. “The Inspirations for Lois Lane.” January 2009.

Cleveland Plain Dealer. “A Son Is Born to Superman Author.” January 29, 1944.

———. “Death Notices.” June 4, 1932.

———. “Half of Superman Drafted; Partner Awaits Army Call.” June 30, 1943.

———. “Superman Creator Wed.” October 15, 1948.

———. “ ‘Superman’ Is Coming to Plain Dealer Sunday.” January 18, 1940.

———. “Superman Leaped Years, Too.” February 2, 1988.

———. “Superman’s Birthplace Is Now Historic Landmark.” January 28, 1987.

———. “Superman’s Creator Sued.” July 15, 1948.

Cleveland Press. “Dies After Robbery.” June 3, 1932.

Coe, Richard L. “Not Peter Pan, It’s ‘Superman.’ ” Washington Post. March 31, 1966.

Colmes, Alan. Interview with Noel Neill. The Adventures Continue No. 4 (1990).

Colton, David. “Superman’s Story: Did a Fatal Robbery Forge the Man of Steel?” USA Today. August 25, 2008.

Colton, Michael. “Supersensitive ‘Superman’ Muffs Holocaust Story.” Washington Post. June 27, 1998.

“The Continuing Study of Newspaper Reading: 138-Study Summary.” Advertising Research Foundation. 1951.

Cook, Joan. “Faster Than a Speeding Bullet—Mayor Superman.” New York Times. November 22, 1974.

Corliss, Richard. “The Gospel of Superman.” Time. June 18, 2006.

Cornell, George W. “Superman/Jesus Similarities Examined.” Los Angeles Times. February 24, 1979.

Cotton, Mike. “Brandon Routh Q&A.” Wizard. No. 172. February 2006.

Crews, Chip. “The Role He Can’t Escape.” Washington Post. May 3, 1998.

Crist, Judith. “Horror in the Nursery.” Collier’s. March 27, 1948.

Dagnal, Cynthia. “It’s a Bird, a Plane, a Movie: A Socially Relevant Superman?” Los Angeles Times. September 3, 1976.

Dalton, Joseph. “Death of First Superman Still a Supermystery.” Los Angeles Herald Examiner. February 28, 1988.

Dangaard, Colin. “Reeve Flies to the Rescue of ‘Superman.’ ” Los Angeles Times. July 31, 1977.

D’Angelo, Mike. “Man, Yes; Super, Not Really.” Las Vegas Weekly. June 29, 2006.

Daniel, Clifton. “The Future of Elliot Richardson.” New York Times. October 25, 1973.

Dargis, Manohla. “Superman Is Back to Save Mankind from Its Sins.” New York Times. June 27, 2006.

———. “The Quiet Desperation of Superman.” New York Times. September 8, 2006.

Davenport, Christian. “The Brother Might Be Made of Steel, but He Sure Ain’t Super … Man.” Other Voices 1, No. 2 (September 1998).

Davies, Patrick, and Julia Surridge, et al. “Superhero-Related Injuries in Paediatrics: A Case Series.” Archives of Disease in Childhood 92 (2007).

Dean, Michael. “An Extraordinarily Marketable Man: The Ongoing Struggle for Ownership of Superman and Superboy.” Comics Journal No. 263

(October 14, 2004).

Decker, Dwight R. “The Reich Strikes Back.” Alter Ego No. 79 (July 2008).

Delugach, Al. “Cannon Bid as Major Studio Is Cliffhanger: Firm’s Future at Risk in High-Stakes Gamble.” Los Angeles Times. August 24, 1986.

———. “Salkinds Settle Brando, Puzo ‘Superman’ Suits.” Los Angeles Times. April 6, 1982.

———. “ ‘Superman’ and the Sequel: The Lawsuits Continue.” Los Angeles Times. September 13, 1981.

Deutschman, Alan. “Commercial Success: Traditional Advertising Is in Deep Trouble.” Fast Company. January 1, 2005.

Dickholtz, Daniel. “Steel Dreams.” Starlog Yearbook No. 16 (1998).

Docker, Philip. Interview with Chuck Harter. The Adventures Continue No. 15 (1998).

Dorrell, Larry D., Dan B. Curtis, and Kuldip R. Rampal. “Book-Works Without Books? Students Reading Comic Books in the School House.” Journal of Popular Culture 29 (Fall 1995).

Dougherty, Philip H. “ ‘Superman’ Campaign Unwrapped.” New York Times. December 1, 1978.

———. “Superman Product to B.&B.” New York Times. June 4, 1982.

Downer, Mary Lou. “Small-Fry Supermen Leave Duds in Heap as They Leap.” Los Angeles Times. August 30, 1954.

Doyle, Thomas F. “What’s Wrong with the ‘Comics’?” Catholic World. February 1943.

Dubner, Stephen J., and Steven D. Levitt. “Hoodwinked?” New York Times. January 8, 2006.

Duignan-Cabrera, Anthony, and Henry Cabot Beck. “Plan of Steel.” Entertainment Weekly. September 20, 1996.

Duin, Steve. “Rewriting Comics History.” Oregonian. August 26, 2008.

Duke, John. “Fathers of Superman, Tarzan, Renfrew Meet.” Midpacifican. September 2, 1944.

Duralde, Alonso. “How Gay Is Superman?” Advocate. June 2, 2006.

Easton, Nina J. “ ‘Superman’ Lawsuit Trial Date Set for April 16.” Los Angeles Times. February 1, 1990.

Ebert, Roger. “Superman.” Chicago Sun-Times. December 15, 1978.

Economist. “Middle Age Meets Superman.” June 28, 1986.

Edmondson, Rolfe. “Superman Superior to Tarzan and Brothers Here Prove It.” Atlanta Constitution. August 30, 1941.

Eichenwald, Kurt. “Grown-Ups Gather at the Comic Book Stand.” New York Times. September 30, 1987.

Eller, Claudia. “Picture This: Warner Bros. Having a Rare Down Year.” Los Angeles Times. August 18, 2006.

Elliott, Stuart. “Always a Place for Superman.” New York Times. September 21, 1992.

———. “Seinfeld and Superman Join Forces Again in Spots for American Express, This Time on the Web.” New York Times. March 30, 2004.

Ellison, Harlan. “It Ain’t Toontown.” Playboy (December 1988).

Ellsworth, Jane. Interview with Chuck Harter. The Adventures Continue No. 5 (1990).

Emmons, Josh. “Boy of Steel.” New York Times. December 4, 2005.

Evanier, Mark, Robert Beerbohm, and Julie Schwartz. “There’s a Lot of Myth Out There!” Alter Ego No. 26 (July 2003).

Falk, Ray. “Tokyo TV Report.” New York Times. August 9, 1959.

Feiffer, Jules. “The Minsk Theory of Krypton.” New York Times Magazine. December 29, 1996.

———. “Zowie! Comic Books Are Back.” Los Angeles Times. January 23, 1966.

Fingeroth, Danny. “Mr. DC: The Paul Levitz Interview.” Write Now! October 3, 2005.

Fleming, Victoria, and George L. Rafter. “For a Guy in His 40s He’s Not Doing Half Bad as a Superhero.” Cleveland Plain Dealer. December 3, 1978.

Flint, Joe, and Dan Snierson. “ ‘Clark’ Canned.” Entertainment Weekly. May 20, 1997.

Forman, Marilyn. “Superman Is Here Among Us.” New York Times. August 30, 1981.

Frank, Leah D. “Superman Drops Comic-Strip Pose.” New York Times. October 31, 1993.

Fremont-Smith, Eliot. “He’s Coming … He’s Almost Here.” New York Times. March 27, 1966.

Friedrich, Otto, Beth Austin, and Janice C. Simpson. “Up, Up and Awaaay!!!” Time. March 14, 1988.

Gajewski, Josh. “Homegrown Hero.” USA Weekend. June 16, 2006.

Garcia, Chris. “The Big Secret About ‘Smallville.’ ” Austin American-Statesman. September 2003.

Gardner, Eriq. “The Man Hollywood Loves to Hate.” IP Law & Business. October 9, 2008.

———. “Hollywood Heist: How a Burglary May Impact the Future of

‘Superman.’ ” Hollywood Reporter. May 27, 2011.

Gardner, Eriq, and Matthew Belloni. “Warner Bros. Bulks Up for ‘Superman’ Litigation.” Hollywood Reporter. March 1, 2010.

Gasser, Gay S. “Superman, What Happened to You?” Los Angeles Times. August 9, 1981.

Gates, Henry Louis, Jr. “A Big Brother from Another Planet.” New York Times. September 12, 1993.

Gayle, Damien. “Obsessed Superman Fan Has Cosmetic Surgery to Look Like His Hero.” dailymail.co.uk. October 8, 2011.

Gehman, Richard B. “Deadwood Dick to Superman.” Science Digest 25 (1949).

Glenville Torch. “Senior B Student Publishes Science Fiction Magazine.” October 6, 1932.

———. “Master Sleuth Solves Very Baffling Enigma.” May 21, 1931.

Glueck, Michael Arnold. “Superman, Lois Lane and Me.” Jewish World Review. July 7, 2006.

Goldman, Ed. “The Man Who Filled In for the Man of Steel.” Los Angeles Times. April 8, 1979.

Goldstone, Patricia. “ ‘Superman’ and the Fear of Flying.” Los Angeles Times. January 14, 1979.

Gootman, Elissa. “Superman Finds New Fans Among Reading Instructors.” New York Times. December 26, 2007.

Gorman, Tim. “Cleveland-Born Hero Returns.” Cleveland Plain Dealer. June 16, 1988.

Gould, Jack. “On the New Superman.” New York Times. April 28, 1946.

Graham, Victoria. “As Jimmy Olsen He Turns Them On; As a Writer No.” Associated Press. January 5, 1976.

Grant, Lee. “ ‘Superman’: At a Loss for Words.” Los Angeles Times. January 1, 1979.

———. “Superstar Lineup for Superman.” Los Angeles Times. January 15, 1977.

Grayling, A. C. “The Philosophy of Superman: A Short Course.” Spectator. July 8, 2006.

Greenberger, Robert. “Superman III.” Starlog No. 67 (February 1983).

Greenfield, Norma J. “Drawing on the Dark Side.” New York Times. May 21, 1989.

Grobel, Lawrence. “The Good Times of Nicolas Cage.” Movieline (June 1998).

Gross, Edward. “The Adventures of Superman When He Was an Actor.” Comics Scene No. 6 (February 1989).

———. “John Haymes Newton: Boy of Steel.” Comics Scene No. 6 (February 1989).

Gross, John. “Superman at Fifty.” New York Times. December 15, 1987.

Gross, Michael Joseph. “It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! It’s the Man of … Feelings!” New York Times. June 4, 2006.

Grossman, Lev. “The Problem with Superman.” Time. May 17, 2004.

Grove, Martin A. “Singer Was Man of Steel in Making ‘Superman.’ ” Hollywood Reporter. June 7, 2006.

Gruenberg, Sidonie Matsner. “The Comics as a Social Force.” Journal of Educational Sociology 18, No. 4 (December 1944).

Guenther, Wally. “Creator of Superman Character Dies.” Cleveland Plain Dealer. August 3, 1992.

Gustines, George Gene. “Bad News for Superman.” New York Times. April 25, 2007.

———. “Recalibrating DC Heroes for a Grittier Century.” New York Times. October 12, 2005.

———. “Repairing a House with Superman Ties.” New York Times. September 2, 2008.

Gustines, George Gene, and Adam W. Kepler. “So Far, Sales for New DC Comics Are Super.” New York Times. October 1, 2011.

Gutis, Philip S. “Turning Superheroes into Super Sales.” New York Times. January 6, 1985.

Hagen, Dan. “From Lassie to Superman: Jackson Gillis.” David Anthony Kraft’s Comics Interview No. 60 (1988).

Halloran, Robert. “Hero as Pitchman.” New York Times. January 16, 1997.

Hamilton, Edmond. “Under the White Star.” Science Fiction (March 1939).

Harden, Blaine. “ ‘Nobody Groomed Me. I Groomed Myself,’ Said the New Superman.” Washington Post. March 13, 1977.

Harford, Margaret. “ ‘Superman’ on Strub Stage.” Los Angeles Times. July 19, 1969.

Harmetz, Aljean. “Reeve Shaking Off His Superman Image.” New York Times. August 20, 1979.

———. “ ‘Star Trek II’ Sets Mark for Sales at Opening.” New York Times. June 8, 1981.

———. “ ‘Superman’ Breaks Record.” New York Times. June 30, 1981.

———. “The Life and Exceedingly Hard Times of Superman.” New York Times. June 14, 1981.

———. “The Marketing of Superman and His Paraphernalia.” New York Times. June 21, 1981.

Harvey, Steve. “Ex-Superman Has Place of His Own to Hang Up Suit.” Los Angeles Times. March 28, 1974.

Herz, J. C. “It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! (And It Wobbles?).” New York Times. July 8, 1999.

Hiatt, Brian. “Empty Suit.” Entertainment Weekly. March 18, 2003.

———. “Lex-Man.” Entertainment Weekly. May 19, 2003.

Hill, Roger. “An Interview with Al Feldstein.” Squa Tront: The EC Comics Magazine No. 10 (2002).

Hinson, Hal. “Getting to the Heart of a Hero.” New York Times. January 27, 2002.

Holden, Stephen. “Superman as Dimwit in 1966 Parable.” New York Times. June 20, 1992.

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