Clark Kent / Kal El aka The Red Blue Blur is now the Blur !
Yes as Smallville which is of my favourite shows returns tonight , and prompted by a great first issue of Superman Secret Orgins . I thought lets look back at the man of steels younger years as SuperBoy ! Although Superboy had been appearing in comics , well for yonks and following a one off unaired pilot in 1961. It wasn't until Ilya Salkind producer of the first 3 Superman movies and Supergirl that the Boy of Steel took flight on our screens .
John Haymes Newton - He's got the look !
Another Classic pose - As SuperBoy stands firm by a landfill
Starring as Clark Kent / Superboy was John Haymes Newton who looking at him now has perhaps just a touch of the porn star about him , but maybe that's just my imagination running away with with . Although John in my eyes looked mighty fine in lycra , one demand for a pay rise later and John was kryptonite . Slipping in to the red and blue lycra was actor Gerard Christopher who stayed with the show through out its remaining 3 seasons .
Gerard went on to star in Sunset Beach ! Yay !
Gerard out of his Supersuit and in leopard skin Speedo
Gerard - Commanding
Following years in movie development hell , Superman lived again in Bryan Singers 'Superman Returns' . Popping up at the beginning of the movie was young Clark Kent this time played by Stephen Bender (later to play Nathan play in the stunning 'Dreamboy' . ) Stephen ran at super speed through the corn fields , took off , flew again and crashed through the Kent farm barn roof , where he discovered he was not like other teenage boys .
Stephan as young Clark kent - Not like other Teenage Boys
'And Today's Special Value on QVC is this lovely Kryptonian Crystal '
Smallville now amazingly in its 9 season and despite never going near 'The Red and Blue Supersuit' ( a lycra phobia perhaps? ) Supertom does seems tantalizingly ever closer to becoming Superman . I though do though miss Lex and their bromance , ''Our friendship will become the stuff of legends''said Lex gazing into Clark eyes. (I'm sure Carter J has twittered the very same speech to Austin B).
Back in the comics it was time once more to tell the origin of Superman and in the first issue of Superman Secret Origin , we get to witness that historical moment where Clark slips into that lycra for for the first time .
Go Pa Kent !
Too Tight ? Go Martha!
Awesome !
