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June 11, 2014: George Reeves Listed in TV Guide's 24 Greatest Action Heroes

George Reeves The June 12 edition of TV Guide Magazine contains their take on TV's 24 Greatest Action Heroes, with "Adventures of Superman" star George Reeves coming in at No. 11.

    11. Superman (George Reeves, Adventures of Superman)

    Besides featuring the most memorable opening lines in TV history ("Faster than a speeding bullet; more powerful than a locomotive; able to leap tall buildings in a single bound"), the seminal 1950s series starred Reeves - a dashing lead who was able to pull off the folksy charm of Clark Kent and the suave mystique and amazing strength of Superman. The characterization might seem simplistic, but Superman didn't need more layers than that - he stood for truth, justice and the American Way.

While Superman managed to beat out Wonder Woman (as played by Linda Carter), Batman's Adam West came in at No. 3. Jack Bauer (played by Kiefer Sutherland in the long-running TV series "24") was rated the No. 1 Greatest Action Hero on TV.

Thanks to Jeff Sims for the lead on this story.



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