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Wide world special.

Superman is a Norman Twain production.

Superman!

Starring as Max Menken, Kenneth Mars, deceitful glamour boy, colonist for the

Metropolis Daily Planet.

I hate Superman.

Big show-off.

Well, I like monogrammed shirts as well as the next guy. But that big red S.

Superman.

Anybody without a last name has got to be a little weird.

Besides, he's pushy.

As Lois Lane, Leslie Warren, beautiful, luscious, spunky girl reporter.

I love Superman.

It's not just that he looks so wonderful.

He's so good.

And when he picks me up in his arms and we fly over the city, oh, wow.

He's so strong.

And as Sidney Carlton, Loretta Swick.

Cute as a button, sweet as pie.

Turkey gal Friday to Max Menken. I appreciate Superman, but I love Max

Menken. They say Max is a louse, but he's my louse.

And for Superman, how could I possibly be interested in a guy whose clothes are

prettier than mine?

as Dr.

Abner Sedgwick, David Wayne, kindly, fatherly, lovable mad scientist.

I am superior to Superman, and I intend to destroy him before

your very eyes.

You see, he stands between me and the one thing I want more than anything

else.

The world.

And introducing David Wilson as Clark Kent, meek and mild-mannered reporter

for the Daily Planet.

Gee, they're holding up the First Metropolis Bank.

Wish this cabby lady'd get off the phone.

Who in reality is the man of steel, Superman.

Hi there, America and friendly nations everywhere.

Glad we could get together.

Chapter 1, Who He Is and How He Came to Be.

Far out in space, the doomed planet Krypton explodes.

The only survivor, an innocent babe.

Placed in a rocket by his scientist father, moments before the cataclysm,

the child is aimed toward the friendly planet Earth and lands fortunately in

the heart of the good old USA, where it is discovered by a lonely, childless

couple. The Kents.

Look, Mother.

One innocent babe. We've always wanted one of those.

Then, by golly, we'll adopt him.

We'll name him Clark.

Clark Kent. Why not?

Clark Kent. I like that.

Aren't you happy, Mother, we have an innocent babe?

But they soon found that tiny Clark came from a race of super beings.

Oh, baby Clark has smashed through the nursery wall again.

The little diggers.

And look, Mother, he's flying.

What are you knitting?

A little red cape.

Oh, won't he look good in that red cape?

Deary me.

With the passing of his foster parents, Clark Kent, now grown to superb manhood,

vows to use his titanic strength for the betterment of mankind.

And so is created the Man of Steel.

Faster than a speeding bullet, slowpoke.

More powerful than a locomotive.

Sorry about that, Amtrak. Able to leap tall buildings at a single pound.

No sweat.

What a man!

Frank Evans for Superman!

We need him! We need him!

We need him!

We need him!

We need him!

Accusations. Yeah, I know.

Yes, we did.

Yes, we did. He caught the thug that was mugging Uncle Meyer.

They didn't found the thug. Yes, they did.

And when the bad situation goes dire, we need him.

We need him.

Yes, we do.

We need him.

He brings the orphans Christmas turkey.

Christmas turkey. Yes, he does. Yes, he does. He threw my asthmatic son to

Albuquerque. Yes, we do.

And when the world's moral standards are murky,

Stay tuned for Chapter 2, Merchant of Doom.

Chapter 2, Merchant of Doom.

Making his home in the vast city of Metropolis, Clark Kent works as a

reporter for the Daily Planet.

I want all the news.

that fit to print.

And I want it now.

Get that story.

Under the brilliant hand of Perry White, dynamic, fighting, liberal editor, Clark

Kent toils diligently in journalism's vineyards alongside his fellow

reporters. Gee, Lois, you look nifty today.

Hmm?

Oh, Clark.

Have you been there all along?

Yeah, for four hours.

a gander at this lead item for my column, Max Mencken's Metropolis.

You stood me up last night. Why should I?

Because I'm gorgeous.

What Scarlet Cape Schlemiel, with an S on his chest, is becoming a menace to

commercial aviation?

Oh, Max, what are you up to?

I'm gonna bring that big phony down to Earth if it's the last thing I do.

Stop the presses!

Stop the presses!

Gee, Max must have a hot item.

Yeah, for four hours and 40 seconds.

Oh. Oh.

I'm so wrapped up finishing my Superman story.

Superman.

That's all I ever write about.

Kind of a funny attitude, considering how many times he saved your life.

Saving my life is our entire relationship.

He never does anything meaningful.

He never says he loves me.

Oh, how I wish I weren't in love with Superman.

Superman.

A wasted life is over.

Blanche, anyone who want to go free?

747 would show more attention.

Does he ever hold me? Has he ever told me?

He could care.

He could care.

Give my love to you as I know I can.

A homie type who will stay around.

A guy with both feet on the ground.

But till he comes, my heart is bound to a tune.

Slow the presses down a little, please.

Meanwhile, far beneath the deserted warehouse, secret entrance to the

underworld kingdom of Mafioso, others plot the destruction of the Man of

Steel.

Okay, sit down. Sit down.

My fellow hoods, let me make one thing perfectly clear.

There's somebody we gotta take out.

Somebody's given crime a very bad name.

Marlon Brando? No, you dummy. I'm talking about the big time.

I'm putting out a contract on Superman.

That's for you slobs to figure out.

But I'll tell you this.

If that bum is bartering me by the end of this week, yous will all be sent up

to the big state pen in the sky. You got me?

Oh, boss.

Now, listen, listen. For the mug who rubs Superman out, there's a very big

reward. A reward, your boss?

Florida.

Florida. Florida.

Oh, but your boss, the Superman, he's special.

Yeah.

What do you see? A streetlight, a hooker, a mugger. No use, dummies. Raise

your horizon.

Higher, higher.

Now, what do you see? A streetlight, a hooker, a mugger.

It's a swell country, land of opportunity.

It's a swell country for hoods like you and me.

founding fathers.

I really loved those guys, because they're the guys what came up.

With free enterprise,

it's a rich country

full of all that crusting soul.

You can reach greatness.

Just look at Al Capone.

Our lawyers are terrific.

They know just what to try.

Our politicians are the best that you can buy.

If the feds grab you, you can always cop a plea.

It's a sweat.

With lots of spots to hide That poor lad with ambition Who's working night and

day He's gonna climb that ladder

We really love this country with all those trusting souls. It's a swell.

And your job is to get it.

Now!

I beg your pardon, but... If you're looking for a job, see Mr.

White.

Excuse me, Miss Lane, I'm...

I think you misunderstand.

I am Dr.

Abner Sedgwick.

Dr. Abner Sedgwick.

Oh, I'm so sorry. I didn't recognize you.

Well, that's quite understandable. I'm not exactly what you'd call a celebrity.

Oh, you're too modest.

Why, when anybody speaks of the Metropolis Institute of Technology, they

really mean Dr.

Abner Sedgwick.

You're very kind.

Oh, do sit down. Thank you.

I have come on a matter of utmost urgency.

Oh? Could we speak alone?

But we are alone.

No, I mean...

Dr. Abner Sedgwick?

Oh, I was so disappointed that you didn't win the Nobel Prize last year.

Well, as we say in academia, you can't win them all.

Oh, but you haven't won any.

Oh,

did I say something?

No, no, as a matter of fact, I was overjoyed when Dr.

Hashimoto of Tokyo won the prize. We were both working on negative neutrons,

you know.

But... He announced his findings first. This juicy, slurping little... Actually,

a more charming little neutron negator you could never hope to meet.

Well,

what's the urgent problem?

Metropolis is doomed.

Oh? Yes, you know that new $20 million death ray that we installed at the

university last year to put down student uprisings?

Gee, no, I don't. But what about it? Well, it's... It's gone absolutely

berserk. And in no time at all, Metropolis will be reduced to a

graveyard. No kidding.

But what can I, a girl reporter, do?

Well, the only person who can save us is Superman.

Now, you are his friend. You must contact him at once.

I'll try.

Let me see.

Supermarket, super cleaners, super... Lois doesn't need to call me.

Superhearing. This looks like a job for...

Superman. So, Superman

has fallen into my trap.

Soon he will face a ray so powerful that even on its shakedown test, it was

capable of obliterating an internal revenue agent at a range of 1,000 miles.

And Superman will be only inches away.

Oh, my goodness gracious.

Gotta stop that death ray before it turns the city into a graveyard.

Will Superman make it in time?

Stay tuned for chapter three.

Superman makes it.

Chapter three.

Superman makes it.

Superman races toward MIT, where in moments a monstrous death ray will

destroy the entire city. Will he make it?

Made it.

Now, to tame that death ray.

Oh, my dear.

Oh, my dear.

Oh, my dear. Oh, my dear.

Oh, my dear. I rang the bell.

Door was locked.

Who can hear with all this racket?

It's a part to explode.

I'm Superman.

Can you save us all from destruction?

Sure.

Right, Superman?

Just a little singed. Well, put a little butter on it when you get home.

Right.

Oh, Superman, what can I say? What can anyone say except thank you?

Thank you.

city safe again for clean living.

Rack up another one for Superman.

Yes, yes, I'm getting it down.

Superman destroyed the death ray. He saved Metropolis.

Oh, wow.

What a story.

Oh, excuse me, Dr. Sedgwick, but this is what we go for.

destroyed the death ray.

Think I mind? Not at all.

It's all part of my master plan to bring him down.

Oh, he's a great hero now, but the higher he flies, the further he has to

fall.

Now, you may ask, why do I want to obliterate Superman?

In order to rule the world.

You may ask, why do I want to rule the world?

In order to obliterate Sweden.

You may ask why I want to obliterate Sweden.

For revenge.

To pay those meatballs back for never having awarded me the Nobel Prize.

Ten times I was runner-up. Ten times!

But always.

I've been sorry, Dr.

Sedgwick, but you blew it again.

Look at me.

Look at me!

A ten-time Nobel Prize loser!

In

1938,

I earned my Ph.D. with a masterful hypothesis

in colloid chemistry.

I was getting set to publish when much...

to my surprise.

Richard T.

Zigmundi won the Nobel Prize.

And for what? For work in the heterogeneous nature of colloid

solutions. My theme, my colloids!

In 1949, I thought I had it made.

My work in light diffusion.

Put my colleagues in the shade.

But then my hopes were shattered by some Hindu in Ceylon.

They gave the prize in physics to Seshandra V. Raman.

And for what?

Working like the fusion? The Raman effect?

It should have been a Chadwick effect.

Revenge.

Revenge.

I'll have it on them all.

No single slight will I forget.

I'll show no mercy who can bet. They'll all get theirs the day I get

revenge.

That dopey Wolfgang Pauly with his working fishing?

I used to help that punk with long division.

And bear me for his brilliant neutron system?

He wouldn't know a neutron if it kissed him.

But the thing that really drove me to a fury... They gave the prize to Harold

Urey.

The shocking thing about the matter is... My heavy

hydrogen was heavier than his.

Revenge.

Revenge.

That's all I look for now.

I'll make them wits and cringe and cry.

I'll spit in their collective eye. I'll have one thing before I die.

What is the one terrible thing that Dr. Sedgwick will have before he dies?

Stay tuned for chapter four.

Sedgwick's revenge.

What is the one terrible thing that Dr. Sedgwick will have before he dies?

Revenge!

And I'll have it on that symbol of goodness.

Superman.

Are you well, were you?

Huh? Huh? Well, I blast you. I'll... Oh.

I hope you're not mistaken. You see, I had a slight upset. Oh, no, I'm not

mistaken. Not at all.

So you hate Superman, too, right?

Join the club.

You? Me? If it wasn't for that big salami and blue drawers, I'd be number

one in this town.

Everybody used to read my column before he came along.

I was even going into politics.

Now he gets all the attention.

Not to mention Lois Lane.

Perhaps you could be of some assistance to me.

Join me, clandestinely, in one hour at this address.

MIT.

The Metropolis Institute of Technology. In one hour. I promise not to keep you

after midnight.

Excuse me. Very interesting.

What's interesting, Max? Oh, nothing, sweetheart. Oh,

by the way.

Something important came up. I'm going to have to call off our date tonight.

Max, we haven't had a date in a week.

Sorry, baby.

I know how that must hurt.

But important things are starting to happen.

I've got big plans.

Bill's mouth.

Oh, poor Sidney. Hey, sweetheart.

How about a late date tonight?

I'll be through after midnight. Just call me Cinderella.

I have other plans.

Oh, yeah? What?

That blue and red super sucker? Is he going to carry off in the clouds, huh?

Are you referring to Superman?

Oh, baby, baby.

When are you going to get smart?

My name is Max.

Fly me.

You know, you're really quite a dish.

Yeah, what a guy.

Michael.

Delish.

Hmm, you've got an awful lot of clout.

Oh, my, but you're packed.

As solid as a knish.

But every time I make a path, I get the well-known freezer-oo.

What's the bit, kid?

I admit, kid, I can't figure you.

You're the woman for the man.

who has everything.

Let me show you how to live.

Girls who get are girls who give.

You're the woman for the man who has

everything.

I'm a man who has everything.

Everything but you.

How come I lost, sweetheart?

You know the old chemistry's working, right? Humphrey Bogart. Wrong.

At every opening night, I'm there.

Can't wait to snow me everywhere.

Of course, it's freebies all the way.

A check for me.

They wouldn't dare.

A chick is seen with me today.

Tomorrow, playboy.

Starts to call.

Just relax, kid.

This is Max, kid.

Don't give me a soul.

Max? Did you ever know I used to be a hooper, sweetheart? A hooper? You mean

the rear end of a horse, Max?

Hilarious. Dance.

This is the sentence that may carry a stare of nervousness.

Got to get some sand in the office.

You're the woman for the man who has everything.

Why not give a mark a try?

He's a pretty decent guy.

You're the woman for the man who has

everything.

And for the man who has everything, only the best will...

Be good to yourself, sweetheart.

Will Lois Lane forget Superman and surrender her virtue to the conniving

Max Mencken?

Get lost, Max.

At last, a breakthrough.

No.

Well, all right.

All right. But you'll be sorry. You and your cluts of steel. So long, you super

sucker lover.

And good riddance.

had it with Max.

Oh, that's the spirit, Sidney.

Oh, I wish I had the courage to feel the same way about Superman.

I'm tired of waiting around for him.

Then say it, Lois.

All right.

Don't you find yourself a nice guy.

Like Clark Kent.

Who's that?

He sits at the desk next to yours.

Oh, what?

Where?

Oh, him.

Oh, yes. No.

No? Are you coming?

No, I promised Max I'd finish typing his column.

Oh. All right. Good night.

It's not so bad.

It's not so good.

At least it's always around.

Perhaps not, Sidney.

Perhaps Clark Kent won't always be around.

For at this very moment, powerful forces of evil plot Superman's destruction.

Stay tuned for Chapter 5, The Net Titans.

Chapter 5, The Net.

Titans. For Superman.

Titans. For Superman.

Titans. For Superman.

Titans. Hold it. Hold it. Hold it. We got a problem. What?

The problem is with Superman, this ain't no titan rod.

Oh, what are you going to tell us that now?

See, Spoilsport, we were having so much fun, too. What do you want from me?

There must be some way we could rub out Superman.

Maybe, maybe we could form a union and picket him to death.

It wouldn't help.

It wouldn't help.

You guys don't understand.

Don't you see Superman is, it's a kind of phrase, invulnerable. I can't take

this anymore. I can't stand this. What, what, what, what?

All this invulnerability.

You think you've got problems? I can't even pronounce it. What?

Invulnerable. I said it. I did it. He said it.

I got an idea. I got an idea. Why don't we go see a doctor? A doctor a doctor?

A doctor a dentist? No, a doctor a professor.

The guy over at the college, the one who invented the debt ray thing.

Oh, that doctor. Yeah, that doctor. Why don't we go over there? Maybe he's got

something even better than a debt ray thing. We go over there, pay him a

purely social visit.

Later, in Dr.

Sedgwick's laboratory on the MIT campus.

Wow.

Who would have thought that kindly old Dr. Sedgwick was in reality a mad

scientist? That's strictly off the record, you understand.

I won't print a thing.

But you said you'd worked out a plan to destroy Superman. Max, Max, Max. Good

guy's plan.

Bad guy's scheme.

What's your scheme? Be prepared to be dazzled by its brilliance. Are you

ready? Am I ready?

Are you ready?

The way to destroy Superman is to have Superman destroy himself.

You mean to say...

That Superman would destroy himself. I mean to say that Superman would destroy

himself. Ah, I see. You mean that Superman would destroy himself.

I mean that Superman would destroy himself.

Meanwhile, in the nearly deserted city room of the Daily Planet... Aw,

gee, everybody's gone home.

Thanks a lot.

Oh, Sidney, I didn't mean... I know you didn't mean. To you, if Lois Lane isn't

here, everybody's gone home.

Ann. What did you do to your hand?

It's a little burn.

Oh, you want me to kiss it and make you feel better?

Oh, come on, Sidney, cut it out.

Kent.

You know, you could be an attractive man with a little help

from a friend.

Haircut, simply terrible.

Necktie, the worst.

Bearing, just unbearable.

What to tackle first still. You've got possibilities, though you're

horribly square.

I see possibilities.

Underneath there's something there.

Pure Peoria.

That hat.

Oh, no.

I'm not Queen Victoria.

That suit has to go still. You've got possibilities.

Let us give it a try.

I see possibilities.

Maybe more than meets the eye.

Jump back away.

Come on and bend.

Why can't I be your little friend?

Baby, you're improvable. It won't take long.

Mountains can be movable.

It's not very strong yet.

Take the woman to tell.

I see possibilities.

Let me pry you from your shell.

You won't be shy.

Just been asleep in you. Let me bring it out. Yes, you've got

possibilities.

Maybe more than a lot.

Red hot possibilities.

Clark Kent finds happiness with a new love.

Stay tuned for chapter six.

Clark Kent finds happiness.

Chapter six. Clark Kent finds happiness.

Gee, Sidney.

Would you believe? Suddenly, I'm happy.

Meanwhile...

You mean Superman would destroy himself. I mean Superman would destroy himself.

How? That's a good question, Max. I thought you'd never ask.

Now, beneath that powerful exterior, there is a simple ego and an id, just as

there is in you and me.

And that is where he is vulnerable.

Now, we must place him in the situation where he will disgrace himself.

Yes, of course.

What situation?

Tomorrow, at my behest, the university is going to honor Superman for having

destroyed the death ray, which I conveniently arranged.

Now, what would happen if some terrible calamity were to befall a metropolis at

the very moment when he's taking his bows?

What? The public would be outraged.

Yes, Superman would look like a fool.

Precisely, Max. And that's where you come in. You and your column.

You must arrange to see that the press and the other media lean very heavily on

Superman. Yes.

With a setup like this, we could turn him into a bump overnight.

Well, he couldn't take it. He'd fall apart. He'd collapse inwardly. Ergo, he

would... Wait a minute.

Superman would destroy himself.

Bravo, Max.

We're thinking alike.

Rotten. Oh, Max, Max.

How fortunate we've found each other.

Oh, Abner, Abner.

Partners.

Together, we will rule the world.

Yeah. But Sweden's mine!

Oh, sure.

My heart's pounding with the glory now before me.

Gee, Doc. I'm beginning to see, Doc.

My soul quivers with a glory now in view.

Hell, Doc, it's beginning to chill.

We'll cut this town up like a great big pig, Doc.

Pig, Doc.

Well, it's me and you.

You got what I need, baby.

You got it.

And how you got what I need.

Baby, together we can scale the heights. And I mean right now.

You got what it takes, sweetie.

All the way from A to Z.

Ah, yeah. You got what I need, baby.

From now on, Dr. Tatewick, that's going to be you and me.

No, don't call me Dr.

Tatewick. Call me Abner.

Abner? Do I have to?

Well, tell you the truth, Doc.

You're just a teensy-weensy bit weird.

But you're cute. Cute.

You're loaded with class, baby.

a million laps and make sure a jet

Is the doctor in?

I am the doctor.

Consider yourself kidnapped.

Yeah. But will you? Will you? We want you to use your God-given gifts to rub

somebody out, see?

Who? Superman.

Max. Yes?

I think I have found something I've always wanted.

What? My very own henchman.

Next day.

Clark Kent?

Kissing Lois Lane?

Can this be true?

Stay tuned for Chapter 7.

Oh, Clark, have you been there all along?

Stay tuned for Chapter 7.

Oh, Clark, have you been there all along?

You just never noticed.

I guess I was going out and talking to Sidney to change me.

Oh, Lois.

You see, Clark and I found out right away we weren't right for each other.

But he's a terrific guy, and he's nuts about you, kid.

All he needed was a little confidence in himself, and I guess I gave it to him.

All I needed was a little confidence in myself, and I guess you gave that to me,

Sidney. Oh, Clark.

Oh, Sidney, you're so well. Oh, Lois. Oh, Sidney, what can I say? Oh, Clark,

you don't have to say anything.

Oh, Clark. Oh, God.

What is this?

Rosebud? A sleigh?

back as soon as I can.

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What I've always wanted Just to be a

wife That corny

Metropolis Institute of Technology is honoring Superman. They're naming a

building after him, and the chief wants me to cover the story.

That's wonderful, dear.

No, it isn't.

I mean, Superman's supposed to be there, too, and how is he going to be there

when I'm supposed... Oh, Lois.

Look, no matter what happens, believe in me.

All right. I just caught a cold.

Then you cover the story.

Oh, Clark, I... Look, one day, maybe, I'll be able to explain.

Good night.

Meanwhile... Do you all understand the plan?

Where are the bombs?

Oh, that is lovely.

A Brunswick.

Take them across town and place them under city hall.

They have to go off at exactly the moment when Superman is accepting his

award at the university.

Have you got me? I got you. Are you sure?

I'm sure.

Are you positive?

I'm positive.

Oh, I hope you got me. Chaps, chitons for Superman.

Chitons for Superman.

Chitons for Superman. Will Superman fall into this dastardly trap?

Stay tuned for chapter eight.

Superman trapped.

Chapter 8.

Superman trapped.

Later at the university, a gathering of students cheer the arrival of Superman.

Sorry I was late. There were some Boy Scouts lost in the woods. I found them.

It's really quite an honor to be here today to have this.

Laundry. Laundry, thank you. Laundry named after me. I've always said that

cleanliness was next to superpower.

Superman, as you can see, we're all your fans.

Yeah, those are pretty keen shirts. Where'd you get them?

Joe here did them. Come on, Jerry. I'm an artist, Superman, and all I want to

do is draw pictures of you. Yeah, yeah, and I'm an author, Superman, and all I

want to do is write stories about you.

Thanks, kids.

Let us show our appreciation by the simple dedication of this laundry.

which is to be named after you.

Use it whenever you wish, or oftener if necessary.

Fellow friends in Metropole, thanks.

Thank you very much.

I love this city.

He really means it, folks. He really does.

I love the people in this city.

I love the parks and the playgrounds.

I mean, this is my city. This is our city.

I vow to protect and defend our town from anyone who might try to do it any

harm. The Metropolis City Hall has been mysteriously blown up. We repeat, the

Metropolis City Hall has been blown up. We're standing by for further details.

We switch you now to Ray Clive in master control.

Fortunately, we are able to bring you some instant analysis of this terrible

event. We have here in our studio the noted columnist and well-known expert on

City Hall explosions, Max Mencken.

Well, Mr. Mencken, what do you make of this City Hall explosion?

Well, it exploded.

That's for certain.

In fact, I don't think there can be any doubt whatever about that. City Hall has

exploded. I guess you're right.

But I have one little question to ask.

Where was Superman?

Huh?

Why did he fail to stop this terrible catastrophe?

Oh, my fellow Americans, it is at a time like this when I wish I were

sitting there in Washington in that Oval Office. If nominated, I would accept.

When elected, I would serve in all humility.

There is only one man who can accept the blame for this public outrage,

and that man is Superman.

blue and red-dogging linebacker.

And he let the team down when the team needed him the most.

Thank you, Mr. Mencken, for putting everything into focus.

And now, go out and have a nice day.

Superman! And where were you?

Basking in the dedication of your laundry.

Why weren't you there?

for Chapter 9, Get Lost, Superman.

Chapter 9, Get Lost, Superman.

Superman blows it.

How about that? And I wrote the story.

I don't think even Krypton would take him back.

Superman, baby, in case you haven't noticed it, you've had it.

From now on, there's no stopping Mrs. Minkins' big boy, Max.

Hit the smile.

Hit the glow.

It's Supermax!

Oh, Max, for crying out loud.

Oh, well, maybe I am a little premature.

But only a little, sweetheart.

Only a little.

Want to get on the ground floor, sweetheart? Write a book. My years with

Max Minkins, we could make a fortune.

I'd like to write a book. You're a subject I could really sink my teeth

into. Why, a book like that would be the hottest thing between two covers ever.

Which is more than I can say for the subject.

Very funny, very funny. Ho, ho, ho.

You know, Max, someone in this world thinks you're wonderful.

Someone sees how marvelous you are.

You don't know how much this someone worships you.

And now...

It's boy meets boy.

You're just what you deserve.

So stay true blue.

Do you love you from the moment you saw you?

How your heart began to pound.

It was not infatuation.

No, it was much more.

A cigarette.

Mankin, did you think you could fool me?

My computer has solved the identity of Superman.

Oh, yes?

Well, that's very interesting information.

Superman is a reporter on the Daily Planet.

Oh, yeah? He works in the city room.

Oh, yeah? He is incessantly thinking about Lois Lane.

Oh, yeah? Now who is faster than a speeding bullet? Who is more powerful?

than an express train.

Who can leap over the tallest building in a single bound?

You can, Max Finkin. Or should I say, Superman?

Don't shoot.

Don't shoot. Your computer's wrong. Wrong.

The computer says it's never wrong.

You ever see 2001?

You know what happens to smart-aleck computers?

I'm not Superman.

Well, I do think about Lois Lane a little, but I think about me a lot.

I mean, look, I'm weak as a cat, Doc. If I was Superman, would those guys be able

to knock me out? Would I be afraid of your gun? Huh?

Huh? Well, the son of a gun.

Just a minute here.

Clark Kent also works in the city room.

Clark Kent is always mooning about Lois Lane. Clark Kent?

I forgot about him.

The computer says it forgot about him, too.

Everybody does.

Well, goodness gracious.

Clark Kent is Superman.

Hold the phone.

You mean to say that Clark Kent is Superman?

I mean to say that Clark Kent is Superman.

Oh, boy, oh, boy.

Well, you know about that.

I always thought Kent flew a little, but not that way. Well, now that we know his

identity, we'll break him. Come on. Where?

To Clark Kent's apartment.

Superman, you son of a gun.

You've had it.

Stay tuned for Chapter 10, Curtains for Superman.

Chapter 10, Curtains.

for Superman.

Later, in Clark Kent's apartment.

Oh.

Well, I'm late for the office.

to get dressed i mean oh boy i forgot to get dressed oh everything's all

mixed up what's the matter am i losing control why'd everybody have to turn on

me

Yes.

Yes.

can't suit and face the world.

I think your dastardly plan will work.

In two hours' time, I will have reduced Superman to an emotional vegetable.

Good afternoon, Mr. Kent.

Or should I say, Superman.

May I come in?

Oh, wow.

My identity's been discovered.

Relax.

I'm here to help you. You do need help, you know.

Shut the door.

Lie down on that couch.

I'll sit here.

Now, wouldn't you be happier out of that Clark Kent masquerade?

Yeah. Well, then take it off.

Yeah.

Meanwhile... Hello. Hello.

This is Clark.

Clark, kid.

Look, Lois, my cold is worse.

Can you come over right away and bring some chicken soup?

That

costume,

what a prop.

Your sick ego conceived of that to separate you from the common man whom

you despise. Oh, no, no, no.

And that name, Superman.

A pathetic little boy playing his sad, thick little jokes, getting his wretched

little kicks from the adulation of the masses.

No, no, the masses really love me. Wouldn't you want to fly by?

Flying is just a symbol of frustration.

Oh, you're a sick, demented creature, Superman.

Demented? Did it ever occur to you that that X-ray vision is just another word

for voyeurism?

Oh.

Oh, no.

Well, it isn't my fault. I was rejected as a child.

I was shot up in a rocket.

Oh, of course.

Blame them if the truth were known.

You deserted them. You flew away and allowed them to be blown to smithereens.

Oh.

And that so-called good you do, that's just to alleviate your terrible haunting

guilt. Sir?

Superman, you're nothing but a freak.

A freak?

I'm a freak?

Well, this has been a very productive session.

I'm a freak. I have other appointments.

Oh, no, I'm a freak.

Oh, no, freak.

Did it work? We'll see.

The final test. Did you call Lois? Yeah.

Here she comes now. Quick, through the fire door.

I must talk to you.

Now, you know, I've always loved you.

But that's different now.

You too?

Oh, it's not because of City Hall.

I found another.

Us to be a wife, that corny life, is what I've always wanted.

Now, nobody loves me.

Oh, Superman, that's not true.

Everybody loves you.

Oh, now, there are all kinds of love.

There's the love of a little boy for his dog, and there's the love of a man and a

woman. I don't deserve love.

I'm frustrated. I'm frustrated.

I'm irresponsible.

I'm guilty.

You're in love with Clark Kent?

Yes. Well, I'm going to break him in two.

What am I talking about? I don't know what I am, who I

am. Well, you're Superman.

You can fly and steal and catch bullets.

My powers are gone.

Oh. Oh, that's nonsense. Your powers are not gone.

Now, Superman, you look at me. Uh-oh. Superman, you look at me. No, no, no,

no. Superman, look at me.

Oh.

Thanks, Lois.

I needed that.

Now.

Now, you look at me with that magnificent X-ray vision of yours.

Yeah. X-ray vision still works. I can see you perfectly.

Oh, wonderful.

Oh.

Oh. Oh, my God.

Turn it off.

Turn it off.

Yeah.

Bones.

Sedgwick was right.

impersonal Warren G. Harding Memorial Bridge, a man of battered steel slowly

approaches.

And cry.

I'm sorry I let you down, humanity.

Goodbye, world!

Is this finally the end of Superman?

Stay tuned for the 11th and final chapter, Superman Triumphant.

Chapter 11, Superman Triumphant.

We university types, after a home game, always celebrate with hot

toddies.

Hot toddies. Well, rowdy-row-row says boom-ba. No, thanks. I never drink hot

toddies. They give me the hiccups.

There she is.

Oh,

Dr. Sedgwick, thank heavens you're here.

We are joined by the lady reporter.

Won't you sit down, please?

Oh, thank you.

Stop her, Ed.

Cedric, you of all people, a mad scientist. Well, we all have our little

quirks. But you'll never live to tell about it. Because beneath that chair is

100 pounds of TNT.

Soon, it and this entire laboratory, which contains evidence against me, will

be blown to smithereens.

Then, with a pooped Superman, I'll be able to rule the world.

Oh, Dr. Cedric.

You may think he won, but let me tell you, I'm not finished

yet. Superman won't let me die.

He will plummet from the sky.

While he's on his way, I'll bet any moment he'll appear and he'll whisk me

out of here. No, sir, I'm not finished yet.

You'll find with journalists are hard to scare You may be going home before you

know it When Superman arrives He'll throw

you there No, I'm not finished yet You can giggle all

you please Soon you'll all be on your knees Men like you will always fail You

will end your lives in jail

We'll triumph, don't forget.

No, sir, I'm not finished

yet.

Gee,

Doc, aren't we showing a little too high a profile crime-wise? I mean, heck,

there's no point in hurting Lois, is there?

I have a reputation to uphold.

Max, I'm afraid you're no longer of any use to me.

Grab him, put him in that chair.

Yackety, yackety. Oh, Max, I'm sorry.

Get the audience.

Where? In the filing cabinet.

Where? Under I.

Now take off his shoes.

Shoes?

Place his feet on that block of ice.

Now. There are delicate electric sensors in that chair attached to the dynamite

beneath this chair. One violent action, such as a sneeze, will set it off.

But, but why?

I no longer need you, Max.

I want the world all to myself.

No dibbies.

Oh, you dirt. Get in, Max.

No, no, no.

No, no, no. Don't sneeze.

It's okay, Doc.

We've got to get out of here.

Follow me. Follow me.

Now die, Stark.

Yeah, who needs you, sedge witch?

If anybody takes over the world, it'll be King Big Boss V.

And now, may we present the 1975 Bad Guy Noble

Prize. Prize. Prize.

Prize. Prize.

Goodness gracious, who will win it?

May I? have the envelope, please. With pleasure.

And

for

his extraordinary work, he ridden the world of Superman.

Lucasville. Tie him up. Strap him in that chair.

Hang on.

Hang on. Hang on.

Hang on.

Hang on. Hang on. Hang on. Hang on. Hang on.

Hang on. Hang on. Hang on. Hang on. Hang on.

Hang on. Hang on. Hang on.

I blew it again.

I forgot.

Super lungs.

Isn't that Superman?

Hey, Superman.

Hey, Superman. What are you doing here? I'm nothing but a freak.

Sure.

What do you mean, sure?

Hey, we knew you were all along.

You did? You still idolize me? Hey, there's nothing wrong with being a

freak. That's right. Just means you're a little different than the rest.

Different, you mean better?

No, no, no. Just like, um, like more so.

Right. Right, take Michelangelo.

Only a freak would have taken four years just to paint a ceiling. And what about

Christopher Columbus?

Now, he was such a freak that they had to send him off on a boat. That's right.

And on a stay blinking.

Hey, freeing the brothers was the freakiest thing of the 1800s.

Yeah.

Huh.

Hey, there's nothing wrong with being a freak, man, as long as you freak in the

right direction.

I've always tried to do good.

Then, man, what are you so uptight about?

Yeah.

Yeah.

Now that you put it that way, I'm beginning to feel more like Superman.

Wait a minute.

Wow. All right.

I am Superman.

Jerry, Joe, what can I say? Without you, there wouldn't be a Superman.

Get it, Superman. You just do your thing. Right on.

Lois is in danger. I'm going to split.

My freaky x-ray vision.

I see.

I haven't felt this good since Krypton knows when.

Don't you?

Do that again.

Good night, sweet dreams. So sorry to mess up your plans. But now you know.

Pow!

Don't fool around.

Pump your biceps.

Here. Have some of this hot toddy. It'll keep you from sneezing till I get back.

Come on, Lois.

Oh, wow!

I've both been away!

You drank that hot toddy? Well, sure. My chills are gone. You fool. A hiccup is

as dangerous as a sneeze.

Oh, no.

Hold your breath.

Put your head in a sack.

Let me scare you.

What scare? I'm terrified already.

Next day.

Oh, Max.

It's gorgeous.

Whatever happened to make you change?

Gosh, Sidney, I don't know. It all came over me in a flash.

That explosion caused partial amnesia, blocked out all his badness. Also

caused him to forget Superman's identity and turned him into a valuable member of

society. The same thing with Dr. Sedgwick.

Science editor for the Daily Planet.

I just know I'll win a Pulitzer Prize.

Oh, Clark,

if you can go along.

Oh, Clark.

Oh, I'm sorry.

I guess I'm still in love with Superman.

I just got this cable from Steffens in Moscow. I have seen the future, and it

works.

That's no story. Here's the story. The Harding Dam just broke.

And a gigantic tidal wave is headed towards Metropolis. Get that story now.

Superman starring.

Also starring as Superman's

friends.

accusations. A world of cheap sensations.

A world with no foundation.

That's all.

I just don't leap into the day, even if I am the man of steel.

In fact, I'm not ready to leap even one tall building until I shower and shave

and splash on you.

Aqua Velva Surf.

Aqua Velva Surf makes my face feel good.

It's cool and refreshing like a quick swim across the Atlantic. Up, up, and

away! The shower, the shave, and then Aqua Velva. It makes you feel super.

Gosh, Clark, we've got to get back to the office and call London before the

meeting's over.

With the AT&T card, your people have the power to handle business better. From

anywhere to anywhere.

Come on, Clark.

It's okay, Lo.

Everything's taken care of. You always disappear in an emergency.

Order the AT&T card. It gives your people enormous abilities.

Tell me why Superman peanut butter tastes so great.

Never. So fresh roasted, so creamy, so yummy.

Then its secret will be mine, all mine.

Yay, boiled again.

Just wait, Superman.

I'll find out. Superman peanut butter. Its strength is its great taste.

Great story.

An old wizard teaching kids tricks with cigarettes.

Hmm, cigarettes.

I don't like the sound of that.

Up, up and away!

Watch me, kids.

One puff and they'll soon be in my grasp.

If it's a puff you want... Eat the cocaine!

Yeah!

Coiled again!

One thing you can't disguise, kids. The harm cigarettes do to you. That's why I

never say yes to a cigarette.

Come on, kids.

If you want to grow up fast, take one of these.

One puff and they'll soon be in my grasp.

Not so fast, nicotine.

If you want to go up fast, take one of these.

With my X-ray vision, I can see the harm cigarettes do inside people's bodies.

That's why I never say yes to a cigarette.

Try one.

If you don't like it, it's easy to give up. Uh-oh, nicotine. I'd better move

fast. Up, up and away.

Go on, kid, go on.

It's Superman.

Superman, is it hard to give up smoking or is it easy like nicotine says?

You no good windbag nicotine. No, no, Superman, leave me one. Please, I need

one.

That's how hard it is. That's why I never say yes to a cigarette.

Smoke cloud.

Tommy's up to bat. Tommy smokes because he thinks it makes him look grown up.

But watch what smoking does for him.

That coughing is one thing.

It keeps him from playing his best.

You're out!

Don't smoke. It doesn't make you grown up. It makes you a loser.

Superman, man, am I glad to see you. What are you doing on this deserted

road? Some guy from school drove out here and we're going to start fooling

around with drugs.

When I told him all drugs do is mess up your head and get you in a lot of

trouble, they kicked me out of the van and drove off. You're right not to get

involved in the drug scene.

Nobody with any sense wants any part of it. How do I get home?

That's no problem at all.

Kids with asthma don't have to sit out the good times. Now there's a fun self

-help kit full of games and puzzles from the American Lung Association.

Every Super Stuff kit comes with information that helps kids and parents

learn about asthma. Follow your doctor's orders and get some coaching from Super

Stuff. Contact your American Lung Association.

This is what continental insurance agents are like.

At least.

This is what they seem to be like to people who make an insurance claim.

Because Continental Insurance agents are so quick to take up your cause, protect

your interest, and give you counsel, that most people in trouble can't help

but think of them as all their heroes rolled into one.

Underoos look out of sight.

Superman! All of us, we're all good guys. The Hulk, you can pick your

favorite if you try.

Yes, you can.

Underwear is fun to wear. It's true when it's you and your underoos. Wow, now

there's the Dukes from the Dukes of Hazzard. Oh, Luke and General Lee, it's

true. We're all on your underoos.

For the Air Force, Dick William. I know what it's like to manage a championship

team. The excitement and satisfaction of seeing a team of superstars perform.

It must be the same way for the people who manage the Air Force.

Pilots, navigators, mechanics, technicians, all working together on a

team with a common goal.

You can be part of that team. The Air Force will train you in one of over 100

skills, training that can count towards college credit, and skills that will be

useful to you in or out of the service. Whether you're a man or a woman, whether

you qualify to be an officer or an airman, the Air Force probably has a

super job for you.

What's eating you, Superman?

Well, they won't let me play with them. Why not?

You see, I'm too good.

I know how you feel.

Why don't you try the Air Force?

Will they let me play the outfield?

I'll ask your nearest Air Force recruiter.

I will.

I'll do it. How about you coming along? You could use the job, too.

For the location of your nearest Air Force recruiter, call toll-free 800-447

-4700.

Attention, Superman fans. Superman glasses are coming to Taco Bell.

That's right. Taco Bell is offering Superman glasses.

With exciting scenes from the movie. There's six of them. Every time you buy

a medium-sized Pepsi-Cola, you can buy a Superman glass.

But supplies are limited, so hurry down to your Taco Bell and start your own

collection of Superman glasses.

Superman Glasses, now only at Taco Bell.

He's faster than a speeding bullet.

He's more powerful than a locomotive. He can reach tall buildings in a single

bound. Who is he?

He's super!

Now you can see scenes from Superman the movie on a Viewmaster viewer.

Just put in a reel and click. You can see Superman, the legendary man of

steel, in action. You can invite the whole gang over to see him. Viewmaster

viewer and Superman the movie packets sold separately in most photo or toy

departments.

All right, no homework today. Let's do something fun.

Yeah, why don't we?

Hey, you looking for fun, huh?

Want to smoke some weed?

Uh, weed's better not.

Superman! Wonder Woman!

Don't worry about those hoods. We'll go somewhere that's really fun.

This is great!

Now you can have fun. Discover the club that beats the streets.

Your local boys' and girls' club.

You can follow the adventures of these superhero characters in four new

superheroes mini comic books. One in each specially marked box of Post Fruity

and Cocoa Pebbles rice cereal.

In their daily pursuit of justice, our superhero characters do battle with the

world's most evil villain. Where will the next evil villain come from?

Maybe you will create them.

Impulse superheroes, create a villain contest.

Grand prize.

Nine kids win a one-week trip to Hollywood.

They'll have breakfast with these superheroes.

And the villain they've created.

Second prize, 1,000-win bicycle.

Millions will enter, and everyone who does gets superhero puppy stickers.

Details on specially marked boxes of Alphabet, Super Sugar Crisps, Honeycomb,

and Pebble cereal.

You can draw and paint your villain in the picture provided.

Three different pictures.

Superman! Wonder Woman!

Batman and Robin.

Three grand prizes per picture. The most original villain is... Holy Hollywood!

Post-Superheroes Create-A-Villain Contest. Details on specially marked

boxes of Alphabet, Super Sugar Crisp, Honeycomb, and Pebble Cereal.

I had a dream, a dream had I. I dreamt I was a Superman French fry.

And in this dream, I dreamt that I was high in the sky.

I cooked up crispy golden brown.

I was delicious all around. I was as tasty as can be, brown and crispy, that

was me.

Everywhere it was the same. Superman French fry was...

And drink my in, but if I had my way Superman