'SUPERMAN' | Past movies and TV shows

"Superman," 1941-43. Animators Max and Dave Fleischer defined Man of Steel's art-deco look for generations with series of 10-minute short films, Superman's first screen appearance.
"Superman," 1948. Kirk Alyn wore the cape in first live-action adaptation of the comic book, played out in 15 shorts. A sequel shorts-series with Alyn followed in 1950 as "Superman vs. Atom Man."
"The Adventures of Superman," 1952-57. TV series starring George Reeves, whose suicide ended show and launched "Superman's Curse" legend.
"The New Adventures of Superman," 1966-69. Cartoon series with Bud Collyer (host of the game show "To Tell the Truth") as Clark Kent and Superman. Half-hour program featured two six-minute "Superman" cartoons with one six-minute "Superboy" short between them.
"Superman," 1978. "You WILL believe a man can fly" was the tag line for the movie that introduced Christopher Reeve as the Man of Steel. Brought then-state-of-the-art special effects to the story of Superman and his efforts to thwart the scheming Lex Luthor (played with camp villainy by Gene Hackman). Marlon Brando had memorable cameo as Superman's doomed father. Box office: $134.2 million.
"Superman II," 1981. Reeve returns to stop three bad guys from his home planet of Krypton from causing havoc on Earth. Box office: $108.2 million.
"Superman III," 1983. More silly than super, sequel co-starred Richard Pryor as a computer-programming scientist who creates synthetic Kryptonite. Box office: $60 million.
"Superman IV: The Quest for Peace," 1987. The flop that killed the franchise. Pitted Reeve against Nuclear Man in a thinly veiled Cold War-era message about the dangers of nuclear weapons. Box office: $15.6 million.
"Superboy," 1988-92. Live-action syndicated TV series starred Gerard Christopher, who, despite being 31, played a teenage Clark Kent studying journalism and fighting villains while in college. Fans still bristle at this show's nickname, "The Boy of Steel."
"Lois & amp; Clark: The New Adventures of Superman," 1993-97. Well-received ABC fantasy series starring Dean Cain as a modern-guy Superman and Teri Hatcher as Lois Lane. Program was notable for focusing not only on weekly villains, but Lois and Clark's budding romantic relationship.
"Superman: The Animated Series," 1996-2000. WB Network's after-school cartoon series with Tim Daly (of the sitcom "Wings") voicing Superman and Dana Delaney as Lois Lane. A return to colorful animated brawls that live-action could not simulate well with special effects.
"Smallville," 2001-Present. Tom Welling stars as farmboy Clark Kent -- and the term "Superman" is never used. Kent cannot yet fly but has super-strength and is practically indestructible. Hides his abilities in order to blend in with his high-school friends -- among them Lex Luthor (Michael Rosenbaum).
Source: Associated Press