Christopher Reeve’s Superman Showed Writer John Byrne How Clark Kent Was the Perfect Disguise

Clark Kent ’s spectacles acting as jolly much his first and last line of defense when it comes to revealing his secret individuality has always been one of the silly facet of the Man of Steel . But , at least in the eyes of legendary Superman comic writer John Byrne , one incarnation of Supes did it right .

Speaking in a wide - ranging interview withSyfy Wireabout his time pen Superman — and re - instal the case in his groundbreaking post - Crisis on Infinite Earths political campaign — Byrne meet upon why he seek to provide explanations about some of the sillier aspects of the silverish old age Superman . In doing so , he explain how he found the style Christopher Reeve played Clark in the Superman movies did a much better line of work of show the departure between the Kent and Superman persona than the comics of his childhood ever could :

When I was a kid , I used to say “ when was he so stupid that he told citizenry that he had a secret identity ? ” Why would he do that ? He ’s walk around with his face hanging out . This is n’t like Batman wearing a mask and people are gon na go “ somebody ’s under there . ” This is what Superman looks like all the time , veracious ?

There is an astonishing picture in the first Christopher Reeve movie where Lois has gone into the chamber to change , Clark is standing there and he realise he ’s got to tell her [ that he ’s Superman ] , and he takes off his glasses , and he stands up — and he stand up up like another four inch ! And then he puts his ice back on before she derive in . Christopher Reeve convinced me that if you part your hair on the other side , and wear a pair of glasses and slouch , you’re able to look like somebody else .

The whole interview is 20 min long , and satisfy with delightful anecdotes about Byrne ’s relationship with Superman over the class — it ’s well deserving jibe out in full :

[ Syfy Wire ]

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