There's a story out there about George Reeves playing Superman at a state fair.    A little boy brought a pistol with him to see if bullets would bounce off Superman's chest.  Reeves, cool as a cucumber, stays in character and tells the boy to hand him the gun......because he feared the bullets recocheting and striking other people.  Truly a great actor.

Thing for me George Reeves did so well as Clark Kent is show what mild-mannered really is. It isn't nerdy or incompetent. It just means someone who isn't prone to big displays of emotion.
You can see his Clark being a good reporter

George Reeves was the best Superman!

This is my dad's favorite version of Superman.

His Superman was such a cool cat. His Superman seemed to casually enjoy being Superman more than any other actor's Superman.

This was my show. As a boy, living in San Francisco, I was alone with my older sister (she was probably ten), when an earthquake hit. Everyone in the apartment building rushed outside. I refused because I was watching Superman.

I was born in 1957. This was, for a long time, my definitive Superman. I became aware, later on, of the sad circumstances of his life. It's nice to see, even after all this time, some acknowledgement of his part in the whole 'superhero' cannon.

Reeves was my first experience of suicide as a child.
I discussed it frequently with my father, a rational, atheist engineer. I never could wrap my head around it.
Nobody talked about Reeves publicly after he died.  He just disappeared.
That scared me worse than his actual death.
It's like our country,  our culture, was so ashamed of him, like his personal crisis betrayed us.
I've seen every episode, multiple times.
Because,  of course,  despite the stigma, he was still bank in reruns.
I could not understand how this grinning, kind, strong, quiet guy could be shunned and erased like that.
That's more terrifying to a kid than a bullet wound to the head.
American culture did Reeves dirty.
That's the state of mental health in this red, white and blue hellscape.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 💲💯😢💗💪🏾

Phyllis Coates was also described as the best screamer in cinema history. She could let loose with an absolutely piercing scream.

Congratulations.  Perhaps the best, most accurate and well-spoken tribute to George Reeves I have seen.  RIP George, you were the best.

I think George would be pleasently stunned at how much his fan base loves him to this day. God bless you, George!!!

George Reeves was my first Superman.  I remember watching reruns as a little kid (and as a kid, I knew how crazy the storylines were...but they were fun).  I remember asking my father how come George Reeves wasn't still on TV and he told me that he had died before I was born.  And that really made me sad.  Christopher Reeve was the first big screen Superman I saw and I loved the movie.  But George Reeves will always hold that little spot in my heart as my first Superman.

I wonder who George Reeves' Superman could've been, the person he could've turned to for advice or support...given his end it seems like maybe he didn't have that person in his life, despite being that person for so many others. :(

Couldn't get home soon enough, to watch Superman on tv in the 60s and 70s.😊

For me, George Reeves will always be 'The Real Superman'!

I'm 70 & fondest memory of my youth watching George Reeves as Superman. He had such an extraordinary presence on the screen.

George Reeves was the best Superman! He actually made me believe that he
was Superman! He was a Great Actor!

I grew up with George Reeves Superman as my hero.  When we first got TV I would be glued to it to watch the episodes every week day.  While in my primary school years I was stung by an insect that would put me in hospital on the critically ill list.  Every afternoon the nurses would put the Adventures of Superman on for me to watch in the ward.  I purchased the DVDs a few years back and every now and then put a disc in and watch a few episodes.  Still my hero.

my favorite Reeves superman is he gets shot at, but ducks when something is thrown at him.

Rip George and Christopher.
Long live superman...
Oh and Steve
Please please please never stop ♥️