Superman Costume, worn by George Reeves on The Adventures of Superman
date: label: Date made
content: 1952 - 1958
name: label: user
content: Reeves, George
label: maker
content: Western Costume
notes: label: Description
content: This costume was worn by actor George Reeves (1914-1959) on the syndicated television program, "The Adventures of Superman" (ca .1952-1958.) It was the first television show to feature the superhero, first introduced in Action Comics No. 1 in 1938.
label: Description
content: Sent to Earth after the destruction of his home planet, Superman uses his special abilities - including super-strength and flight- to fight for "truth, justice and the American way." Superman took his fight to television at at the height of the Cold War against communist expansion.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: California, Los Angeles
topic: label: Subject
content: Superman
label: general subject association
content: Television
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content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
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content: Popular Entertainment
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: DC Comics, Incorporated
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1987.0213.163
label: accession number
content: 1987.0213
label: catalog number
content: 1987.0213.163
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Costume
label: Object Type
content: costume
label: Object Type
content: Costume
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 60 in x 24 in; 152.4 cm x 60.96 cm