2015 Comic Book News Archives

June 9, 2015: "Superman and the Secret Planet" Adapted Fan Comic

Secret Planet In 1957 writer David Chantler was commissioned to write a script for a proposed Superman movie titled "Superman and the Secret Planet", which was to star the cast of the "Adventures of Superman" TV series. However, due to the deaths of both John Hamilton (Perry White) in 1958 and George Reeves (Clark Kent/Superman) in 1959, the project was shelved.

Superman fan Randy Garrett decided that the project needed to see the light of day in some fashion...

    We fans of the Adventures of Superman must often deal with bittersweet thoughts about the series and its star, George Reeves. Often these thoughts take the form of what if questions like "What if Superman and the Secret Planet had been filmed?" Most likely, many of you know that the script for this proposed Superman movie was written sometime during the run of the series. It's interesting to speculate, then, about what Reeves, the cast and the crew could have accomplished with a bigger budget and a longer filming schedule than the television episodes allowed.

    For whatever reasons, Superman and the Secret Planet was never produced. But, "What ifŠ?" Indeed, what if the movie had been made... and what if DC had created a comic book version from it? Well, maybe we would have seen something like the pages you're about to see here... my attempt at doing just that... my comic book version of Superman and the Secret Planet.

At 42 pages long, you'll want to check out the fan-created "Superman and the Secret Planet" comic book project at JimNolt.com.



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