{"id":42429,"date":"2017-02-14T06:20:45","date_gmt":"2017-02-14T11:20:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eyesofageneration.com\/february-14-1940-superman-makes-his-broadcast-debut\/"},"modified":"2020-12-26T16:20:27","modified_gmt":"2020-12-26T21:20:27","slug":"february-14-1940-superman-makes-his-broadcast-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.eyesofageneration.com\/?p=42429","title":{"rendered":"How Superman &#8220;Flew&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Below, is Superman&#8217;s &#8220;flying pan&#8221; which was used by George Reeves in &#8220;The Adventures Of Superman&#8221;, that many of us grew up watching. After a few falls from wire suspension, one which was fairly serious, the pan was developed for Reeves to lay in and the tilting and rolling action was controlled by a long lever.<\/p>\n<p>In this clip, Noel Neil (who played Lois Lane) talks about the flaying pan and some of the problems Reeves had &#8220;flying&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>[evp_embed_video url=&#8221;http:\/\/CDN.eyesofageneration.com\/Content\/Daily_Posts\/2017\/p3217superman.mp4&#8243; preload=&#8221;none&#8221; template=&#8221;mediaelement&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>On the top image, if you look at his leg, you can see it under his suit. Also shown is a drawing of the device in use and a shot of that actual body pan which is now in the Superman Museum in, wait for it&#8230;Metropolis, Illinois. Enjoy and Share! -Bobby Ellerbee<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/eyesofageneration\/photos\/a.197108410326716.39183.189359747768249\/1228719493832264\/?type=3\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp_automatic_fb_img aligncenter\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.eyesofageneration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/february-14-1940-superman-makes-his-broadcast-debut.jpg\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/eyesofageneration\/photos\/a.197108410326716.39183.189359747768249\/1228719493832264\/?type=3\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp_automatic_fb_img aligncenter\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.eyesofageneration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/1487071558_929_february-14-1940-superman-makes-his-broadcast-debut.jpg\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/eyesofageneration\/photos\/a.197108410326716.39183.189359747768249\/1228719493832264\/?type=3\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp_automatic_fb_img aligncenter\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.eyesofageneration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/1487071558_340_february-14-1940-superman-makes-his-broadcast-debut.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/189359747768249\/posts\/1228725530498327\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Below, is Superman&#8217;s &#8220;flying pan&#8221; which was used by George Reeves in &#8220;The Adventures Of Superman&#8221;, that many of us grew up watching. 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