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American actor George Reeves (1914 - 1959), as Superman, stands in front of actor Phyllis Coates, as Lois Lane, while a man points a gun at him in a still from the television series, 'Adventures of Superman,' c. 1952. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Courtesy of Getty Images)

American actor George Reeves (1914 - 1959), as Superman, stands in front of actor Phyllis Coates, as Lois Lane, while a man points a gun at him in a still from the television series, 'Adventures of Superman,' c. 1952. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Courtesy of Getty Images)