Today in Comics History, October 8: Happy birthday, Kirk Alyn!

Born on this day in 1910: Kirk Alyn, the first actor to portray Superman in live action in two serials! He was Blackhawk in another movie serial!


from Fifty Who Made DC Great one-shot (DC, 1985)



He also played child Lois Lane's dad alongwise Noel Neill as her mom, in a now-restored scene from the 1978 Superman movie!


Kirk Alyn the legend; Kirk Alyn the man:



from (top) Amazing World of Superman (DC, 1973);
(bottom) Alter Ego #143 (TwoMorrows, November 2016)
He was also another one of the fabulous celebrities at the Superman/Muhammad Ali boxing match! Can ya find him?
Wait...how can he be there and Superman...over here?

cover of All-New Collectors' Edition #C-56 (DC, March 1978), layout by Joe Kubert, pencils by Neal Adams, inks by Neal Adams (?) and/or Cory Adams (?), logo design by John Workman
(Click top picture to GOAT-size)
Maybe it's because in another dimension he actually played Tom STrong, according to "The Original Writer"?



from Tom Strong #1 (America's Best Comics, June 1999), text by Alan Moore, art by Chris Sprouse
A very happy birthday to you, Kirk Alyn! Thanks for being the first to have us believe a man could fly.