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♦ SATURDAY, JULY 1, 2006
It's a bird, it's a plane. No, it's Superman!
With all the comic
book heroes success
fully making it to
the silver screen these days,
such as the X-men and many
others, I suppose Hollywood
decided it was time to do
a remake of Superman. I
thought it would be inter
esting to look back at one of
the first “superheroes" that
really revved up the comic
book industry and made the
jump from comics, to televi
sion and then to the movie
theaters.
Two teenage friends from
Cleveland Ohio who were
active at their high school
newspaper dreamed up
breaking into newspaper
comics or pulp magazines.
Jerry Siegel was the writer
and his friend Joe Shuster
was the aspiring artist. Their
first Superman creation was
actually a bald headed vil
lain. This Superman story
just wasn’t very interest
ing so they kept revamp
ing it until they came up
with the Superman that we
know of today. They were
very interested in a “righter
of wrongs”, and a helper
who provided justice for the
downtrodden. Maybe grow
ing up in the depression had
something to do with this.
It was actually an acci
dent when Superman made
it to the comics. Siegel and
Stephen Daniel
MeLarty Jr.
Stephen and Lisa
Stallworth McLartv of Byron
announce the birth of a son,
Stephen Daniel MeLarty, Jr.,
at Houston Medical Center
on June 8. Grandparents
of the baby are Debbie and
Hugh Stallworth of Byron
and Sheila and Fred MeLarty
of Byron.
Hamilton Sheldon
Ashley
Sheldon and Joanne
Hamilton Ashley of Warner
Robins announce the
birth of a son, Hamilton
Sheldon Ashley, at Houston
Medical Center on June 8.
Grandparents of the baby
are Joe and Ora Hamilton
of Helena and Lenton and
Janice Ashley of Macon.
Grayson Cole Waller
Mike and Juli Grindstaff
Waller of Warner Robins
announce the birth of a
son, Grayson Cole Waller,
at Houston Medical Center
on June 8. Grandparents of
the baby are Richard and
Glenna Norris of St. Louis,
Mo.; Doyle and Patricia
Grindstaff of Patton, Miss,
and Gary and Beth Waller of
Willisville, Ark.
Sophia marie Hrad
Paul and Angela Thornton
Hrad of Robins AFB
announce the birth of a
daughter, Sophia Marie Hrad,
at Houston Medical Center
on June 9. Grandparents of
the baby are Michael Hrad
of Maudelein, 111.; Evelyn
Moceri of Worth, 111.; John
Thornton and Andrea
Thornton of Webster, Mass.
Olivia Grace McKenzie
Wyatt
Robert and Tamara
Sizemore Wyatt of Warner
Robins announce the
birth of a daughter, Olivia
Grace McKenzie Wyatt, at
Houston Medical Center on
June 9. Grandparents of the
baby are Sharon and Gary
Honaker of Bolt, W. Va. and
Bill and Nancy Wyatt of
Gray, Ky.
Savion Cin’tae
McCutchen
LaVaughn and Kaiulani
Starks McCutchen of
Warner Robins announce
the birth of a son, Savion
Cin’tae McCutchen, at
Houston Medical Center on
June 9. Grandparents of the
baby are Henry and Yvetta
Starks of Byron; Nina and
David Griggs of South Field,
Mich, and Jesse and Karen
McCutchen of Rochester
Hills, Mich.
Kiera Elise Phillips
Christopher and Kelly
Mann Phillips of Warner
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Shuster had carried their
creation all over town but
couldn’t find any takers.
Publisher M.C. Gaines (later
publisher of E.C. Comics)
saw some promise in the
boys creation and agreed
to recommend the strip
to D.C. Comics Publisher
Harry Donenfeld when he
called looking for new ideas.
Donenfeld wasn’t impressed
but liked the fact that the
boys’ work was different,
quite colorful and full of
action.
The two teens were quite
excited and reformatted
their newspaper strips into
comic book form. In June
of 1938, Action Comics #1
was released and Superman
fever swept the country.
Shortly thereafter, Siegel
and Shuster’s dream of a
newspaper comic also came
to fruition. Now every
one would know the story
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Robins announce the
birth of a daughter, Kiera
Elise Phillips, at Houston
Medical Center on June 9.
Grandparents of the baby
are C. Mack and Judy Mann
of Saxe, Va.; Shelby Wyatt of
Wilmington, N.C. and Rick
and Janie Phillips of West
Jefferson, N.C.
Ryder Daniel Johnston
Donald “Sonny” and
Colleen McElroy Johnston
of Centerville announce
the birth of a son, Ryder
Daniel Johnston, at Houston
Medical Center on June
9. Grandparents of the
baby are Phyllis Harvey of
Centerville and Robert and
Dixie Hale of Americus.
Enrique Estefan
Acevedo
Kirsten O’Nessia Acevado
Jose and Tina Lowry
Acevedo of Kathleen
announce the birth of twins,
Enrique Estefan Acevedo and
Kirsten O’Nessia Acevado,
at Houston Medical Center
on June 10. Grandparents of
the baby are Julius and Sarah
Lowry of Lumberton, N.C.
and Jorge and Esperanza
Acevado of Metairie, La.
Samuel Ramon Medina
Jose and Eden Morris
Medina of Byron announce
the birth of a son, Samuel
Ramon Medina, at Houston
Medical Center on June 12.
Grandparents of the baby
are Kirk and Susan Morris
of Byron and Jacinto and
Evangelina Medina of Fort
Valley
Christopher Michael
McDuffie
Justine McDuffie of Biloxi,
Miss.announces the birth of
a son, Christopher Michael
McDuffie, at Houston
Medical Center on June
12. Grandparents of the
baby are Shawna and Reid
Alexander of Biloxi, Miss..
Zakiyah C’Don Ballard
Tara Jackson and Phillip
Ballard of Fort Valley
announce the birth of a
daughter, Zakiyah C’Don
Ballard, at Houston
Medical Center on June 12.
Grandparents of the baby
are Verlene Ballard of Fort
Valley; Kenneth Jackson of
Unadilla; Cheryle Simmons
of Fort Valley and George
Richardson of Newark, N. J.
Renotto Sennati
Solomon Jr.
Renotto and LaChanda
Canady Solomon of Warner
Robins announce the birth
of a son, Renotto Sennati
Solomon, Jr., at Houston
Medical Center on June 12,
. Grandparents of the baby
are Laverne and Clinton
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of the lone infant survivor
from Krypton sent off in
a space capsule before the
planet blew up. The lad was
found by the Kent family of
Kansas and adopted, given
the maiden name of his
adoptive mother, Clark.
In 1940, Superman became
a popular radio program. It
is during this time that the
character Jimmy Olsen and
Kryptonite became part of
the Superman vernacular.
In 1941, he appeared in 17
cartoons for the Fleischer
Studios. Superman tried his
hand on the silver screen in
1948 and again in 1950. The
1950’s were kind of a strange
time for the Superman series
due to a few too many “super
powers” and villains.
The creators kind of
got carried away with the
whole “super” thing and
introduced characters as
“Streaky” the cat, Super
Canady of Warner Robins;
Gloria and Charlie Johnson
of Perry; Bessie Head of
Warner Robins and Kirk
Durden of Warner Robins.
Isaiah Alexander
Castillo
Liza Marie Castillo of
Warner Robins announces
the birth of a son, Isaiah
Alexander Castillo, at
Houston Medical Center
on June 12, . Grandparents
of the baby are Miguel and
Norma Castillo of Warner
Robins.
Evett Valentina Nunez
Arturo and Dana
Donaldson Nunez of Warner
Robins announce the birth of
a daughter, Evett Valentina
Nunez, at Houston Medical
Center on June 12,
Grandparents of the baby
are Cynthia Donaldson and
Mark Donaldson of Warner
Robins; Valentina Silva-
Acevedo of Mexico and
Baldemar Nunez of Mexico.
Warner Ray Luis
Balicdang
Raymond and Lorma Luis
Balicdang of Warner Robins
announce the birth of a son,
Warner Ray Luis Balicdang,
at Houston Medjcal Center
on June 13, . Grandparents
of the baby are Pedro and
Guadaliva Balicdang of
Baguio, Philippines and
Gregorio and Purita Luis of
Baguio, Philippines.
Logan Dean Leßlanc
Larry and Jennifer Dodson
Leßlanc of Warner Robins
announce the birth of a son,
Logan Dean Leßlanc, at
Houston Medical Center on
June 13, . Grandparents of
the baby are Jerry Dodson
and Evelyn Dodson of
Wichita Falls, Texas; Larry
Leßlanc, Sr. and Liz Leßlanc
of Orange, Texas.
Tyriek Jeremiah Khalil
Wood
Shevaughnda Wood of
Warner Robins announces
the birth of a son, Tyriek
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Just released by Warner Bros., the new “Superman Returns” may make the value of
Superman collectibles soar.
Horse and Superman’s cous
in, Super Girl. Thankfully
they got back on track when
Superman made the jump to
a new the next new medi
um.
With the popularity of
the “new television set”
came Superman, the televi
sion series starring George
Reeves. These 107 epi
sodes introduced a whole
new generation of kids to
this super hero. Did you
know that George had also
been in Gone with the
Wind? I didn’t! George also
appeared as Superman on
an episode of I Love Lucy
where Lucy gets stuck on
the window ledge of a tall
Jeremiah Khalil Wood, at
Houston Medical Center on
June 13, . Grandparents of
the baby are Valerie Cochran
of Warner Robins and
Frobell and Becky Cochran
of Montezuma.
Christian Xavior
Wright
Gwendolyn Wright of
Warner Robins announces
the birth of a son, Christian
Xavior Wright, at Houston
Medical Center on June
14, . Grandparents of the
baby are Rev. Horace Wright
and Geraldine Wright of
Hawkinsville.
Tamari Jamerious
Ingram
Tenika Armstrong and
Thoney Ingram of Warner
Robins announce the birth
of a son, Tamari Jamerious
Ingram, at Houston
Medical Center on June 14,
. Grandparents of the baby
are Lula Mae and Robert
Ingram of Perry; Anthony
and Tabatha Armstrong of
Warner Robins and Greta
Barnes of McComb, Miss.
James William Lee
Hood
Crystal Barksdale Young
and James Hood of Warner
Robins announce the birth
of a son, James William
Lee Hood, at Houston
Medical Center on June 14,
. Grandparents of the baby
are William Gryder of Carson
City, Nevada; Novella and
Scott Simms of Westminster,
Md.; Clint and Vickie Burris
of Warner Robins and Betty
and Thorwald Pearce of
Warner Robins.
Amari Monet Madison
James and LaTonya
Carter Madison of Warner
Robins announce the birth
building. Alas, poor George
committed suicide in 1959.
Some people think that play
ing the role of Superman
is cursed since Christopher
Reeves revived the role of
the “Man of Steel” in 1978’s
blockbuster hit. As most of
you know, Mr. Reeves passed
away after becoming a quad
riplegic due to a horseback
riding accident.
In doing the research for
this article, I found an article
about a Superman cape used
by George Reeves selling for
$200,000! Here is a sam
pling of values on Superman
memorabilia from Kovel’s
2003 price guide. Plaster
of a daughter, Amari Monet
Madison, at Houston
Medical Center on June 15,
. Grandparents of the baby
are James H. Madison and
Barbara Madison of Warner
Robins and Karen Colson of
Warner Robins.
Thomas Earl Stuckey
BJ and Dawn Nix Stuckey
of Warner Robins announce
the birth of a son, Thomas
Earl Stuckey, at Houston
Medical Center on June
15, . Grandparents of the
baby are Ron and Margaret
Falk of Warner Robins and
Bill and Brenda Stuckey of
Savannah.
Dontavious Antwan
Lofton
Selena Woolfolk and
Derrick Lofton, Sr. of Macon
announce the birth of a son,
Dontavious Antwan Lofton,
at Houston Medical Center
on June 15, . Grandparents
of the baby are Elizabeth
Lofton and James Lofton of
Macon and Robert Woolfolk
of Macon.
Isabella Grace Luna
Deivi and Chastity
Williams Luna-Cruz of
Warner Robins announce
the birth of a daughter,
Isabella Grace Luna, at
Houston Medical Center on
June 15, . Grandparents of
the baby are Karen Williams
of Warner Robins and Maria
Cruz of Warner Robins.
Joel Steve Villanueva
Joel and Melina Villanueva
of Macon announce the
birth of a son, Joel Steve
Villanueva, at Houston
Medical Center on June 15,
Baileee Ann Robinson
Lynn Kevin and Jami Pace
Robinson of Perry announce
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Figurine, painted, hollow,
c. 1940, $215; Comic Book,
Tim Store, July 1947, $200;
Superman 111, Parker Bros.
Game, 1982, sls; Pocket
watch, Superman cruising
the skyline of Metropolis by
Bradley, 1959, $1079. Happy
Collecting!
Jillinda Falen is the owner
of Carrie Lynn’s Antiques
in Perry. She has been col
lecting and selling antiques
for over 22 years. She is
also an experienced estate
liquidation specialist.
You may contact her via
email at falen@alltel.net,
carrielynns@alltel.net or
through the Houston Home
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the birth of a daughter,
Bailee Ann Robinson, at
Houston Medical Center on
June 15, . Grandparents of
the baby are Dean Pace of
Perry; Lynn C. Robinson and
Sylvia Robinson of Warner
Robins.
Abby Patricia Ross
Abel and Rosa Evans
Ross of Perry announce the
birth of a daughter, Abby
Patricia Ross, at Houston
Medical Center on June 16,
. Grandparents of the baby
are Patricia Evans of Perry
and Mary Ross of Perry.
Ja’Kayla Ka’Mori
Lewis
Kawanis Miller and
Jarrett Lewis of Warner
Robins announce the birth
of a daughter, Ja’Kayla
Ka’Mori Lewis, at Houston
Medical Center on June 16,
. Grandparents of the baby
are Anthony and Fontella
Jones of Warner Robins;
Martice Lewis of Pitts and
Willie and Jeanette Miller of
Rochelle.
Angelica Lynn Kramer
Chris and Lisa Romine
Kramer of Warner Robins
announce the birth of a
daughter, Angelica Lynn
Kramer, at Houston
Medical Center on June 16,
. Grandparents of the baby
are Frank and Vicki Kramer
of Scottsdale, Ariz. and
Larry and Regina Romine of
Visalia, Calif.
Reid Lane McFadden
Daryl and Shonda Boutwell
McFadden of Warner Robins
announce the birth of a son,
Reid Lane McFadden, at
Houston Medical Center on
June 16, . Grandparents of
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