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It's a Bird! It's a Plane! It's...the Scourge of 'Superman'
Manage episode 494326806 series 3372828
Have you heard of the 'Superman' curse? We're not entirely convinced one actually exists, although the number of lawsuits, accidents, deaths and faltering careers would suggest otherwise...
Episode Sources:
“Origin Story: The Creation of Superman” by Cassandra Burris, Ohio History Connection, Dec 01, 2017
“Creation of a Superhero” by Jerry Siegel, (unpublished) c. 1978
“Superman’s Copyright Saga” by Yuanxiao Xu, Authors Alliance, Apr 08, 2025
Kirk Alyn obituary, by Ronald Bergan, The Guardian, Mar 23, 1999
Unsolved Mysteries: George Reeves
“A Timeline of the Nxivm Sex Cult Case” by Carla Correa, The New York Times, July 05, 2023
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Creeptastic theme music by:
Nicholas Davio - nicholasdavio.com, @mr.nick.davio, @huron_coast
153 episodes
Manage episode 494326806 series 3372828
Have you heard of the 'Superman' curse? We're not entirely convinced one actually exists, although the number of lawsuits, accidents, deaths and faltering careers would suggest otherwise...
Episode Sources:
“Origin Story: The Creation of Superman” by Cassandra Burris, Ohio History Connection, Dec 01, 2017
“Creation of a Superhero” by Jerry Siegel, (unpublished) c. 1978
“Superman’s Copyright Saga” by Yuanxiao Xu, Authors Alliance, Apr 08, 2025
Kirk Alyn obituary, by Ronald Bergan, The Guardian, Mar 23, 1999
Unsolved Mysteries: George Reeves
“A Timeline of the Nxivm Sex Cult Case” by Carla Correa, The New York Times, July 05, 2023
Join our Patreon!
https://www.patreon.com/horrorwoodpodcast
Follow us!
IG, FB, FB Group, Twitter, TikTok
Send us an email:
Creeptastic theme music by:
Nicholas Davio - nicholasdavio.com, @mr.nick.davio, @huron_coast
153 episodes
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