Posts Tagged ‘christopher reeve’



Over four decades of super stories in one book! Brian McKernan, author of With Thanks to Superman, recounts his time with the Man of Steel. From the cast of George Reeve’s Adventures of Superman, to Broadway’s Superman Bob Holiday, to Christopher Reeve, and beyond…it’s the SUPER chat you can’t miss!
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Date: July 21, 2023







Celebrating the 40th anniversary of Superman III with Paul Kaethler! Paul played “Little Ricky” in the super flick and he joins me to talk about his time flying with and being rescued by the greatest Superman of all, Christopher Reeve!

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Date: January 18, 2023







It’s my SUPER visit to Motor City Comic Con with Titans’ Jason Todd, Curran Walters – PLUS, a Christopher Reeve Superman tribute with film stars Sarah Douglas, Marc McClure, Mariel Hemingway, Mark Pillow, Aaron Smolinski, Superman ‘78 comic creators Robert Venditti and Wilfredo Torres, and Caped Wonder’s Jim Bowers and Jay Towers!
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Date: September 10, 2022







Hollywood icon Treat Williams is here! Not only are we talkin’ about his eeevil turn as supervillain Xander Drax in the 1996 superhero flick, The Phantom, we’re chatting about comic books, The Empire Strikes Back, his close friend Christopher Reeve, and yes – Hallmark TV shows & movies!
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Date: March 13, 2022







Podcast Appreciation Week concludes on Comic Book Central with the World’s Greatest team-up of Jay Towers and Jim Bowers! Jay and Jim fly from their Fortress of Solitude to the Comic Book Central Lair to chat about Christopher Reeve, Richard Donner, Superman: The Movie and their super show, the Caped Wonder Superman Podcast!

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Date: September 25, 2021







Screenwriter Mark Rosenthal is my guest this week! Mark drops by the Lair to chat about penning sci-fi, action, and superhero tales for Star Trek VI, Tim Burton’s Planet of the Apes, and Superman IV: The Quest For Peace!

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Date: June 26, 2021







From working with the Man of Steel to becoming the Man of Steel! Actor George Newbern, the voice of Superman in the DC animated universe, drops by for my “TerrifiCon at Home” series. George talks about working with Christopher Reeve in Switching Channels, popping up in tons of iconic pop culture shows and movies, and returning to the character of Superman in features like Superman vs. the Elite and Justice League vs. the Fatal Five!
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Date: August 20, 2020







Emmy-winning actor Jon Cryer is my guest this week! Jon joins me in the Lair to talk about becoming the bald, brilliant, and BAD DC Comics supervillain Lex Luthor on the hit CW series, Supergirl. PLUS – we’ll take a look back at Superman IV when he played Lenny Luthor alongside Gene Hackman’s Lex!
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Date: May 11, 2019







From pop idol to Marvel superhero! Rex Smith muses about his music career, friendship with Christopher Reeve, TV time as motorcycle vigilante Street Hawk, and suiting up alongside Lou Ferrigno’s Hulk as The Man Without Fear – Daredevil!
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Date: January 20, 2019







It’s a SUPER celebration as the Toddler of Steel from Superman: The Movie, Aaron Smolinski, stops by to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the epic superhero film!
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Mad Magazine exhibit at the Billy Ireland Caroon Library & Museum
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Date: April 28, 2018






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