Okay, since there was a post about people’s favorite Batman and their favorite Catwoman—and since Man of Steel just set a new box office record for films opening in June—it’s natural to ask: of all the various adaptations in the last 75 years, who is your favorite Superman? (And if you don’t like Superman you’ll probably enjoy the Esquire article by Stephen Marche, “Why Superman Sucks.”)

Bud Collyer

Kirk Alyn

George Reeves

Bob Holiday (the star of the original 1966 Broadway musical
It’s a Bird…It’s a Plane…It’s Superman)
Bud Collyer (Yep, the same voice actor for the Max Fleischer 1940s cartoons also voiced
Superman for the 1966-1970 CBS series. Collyer played Superman on the early
radio shows as well.)

Christopher Reeve

Dean Cain

Tim Daly

Brandon Routh

Tom Welling

Mark Valley

Henry Cavill
Discuss.