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Title: who was gregory reed? Post by: Anonymous on November 09, 2005, 03:57:05 PM (http://image.milehighcomics.com/istore/images/fullsize/01062288700.414.GIF)
Title: Re: who was gregory reed? Post by: Captain Kal on November 09, 2005, 04:13:18 PM Gregory Reed was the actor who played Superman in Earth-One's Superman TV series. His name is a play on the real world actor, George Reeves, who played Superman in our real world Superman TV series. I believe a Hispanicized version of Greg (Jorge?) showed up recently Post Crisis.
FYI, I believe Superman gave Greg a pill he could take to simulate some of Superman's powers for 12 hours at a time. I don't know the details of that or the story. It's probably just a fluke that Christopher Reeve later played Superman in Superman: The Movie. Title: Re: who was gregory reed? Post by: Great Rao on November 09, 2005, 04:17:04 PM I believe that although the character of Gregory Reed was initialy based on George Reeves; after Superman: The Movie came out, he evolved into the Earth-1 Christopher Reeve.
:s: Title: Re: who was gregory reed? Post by: Captain Kal on November 09, 2005, 04:42:13 PM All I could find out was Greg had some of Superman's powers for 12 hours with that pill. Does anybody know which specific powers he had?
Title: Re: who was gregory reed? Post by: Gary on November 10, 2005, 01:08:21 PM Wasn't there another one where he switched bodies with the real Supes? Or am I thinking of a different character?
Title: Re: who was gregory reed? Post by: Captain Kal on November 10, 2005, 01:16:38 PM In Gregory Reed's first appearance, he did use a black magic pentagram on his hand to switch bodies with the real Superman. Interestingly, he couldn't control Superman's super-mass so his heavy body caused his mansion to fall into the ocean. (Act No. 414/1, Jul 1972: "Superman vs. Superstar!")
That story does imply that Superman's kryptonian super-mass is on a par with at least a house. A standard two-story house weighs about 25 tons. I suppose a mansion would be a lot heavier. I'd guess that story implies he's at least 25 tons unless he's controlling his weight (pun unintended). http://superman.nu/wiki/index.php/Gregory_Reed Title: Re: who was gregory reed? Post by: Gernot on November 12, 2005, 12:17:34 AM One of my favorite Gregory Reed stories is also the first one I'd ever read of him.
http://www.comicsarchives.org/SSOSV7.html This is Secret Society of Super-villains No.7, with Captain Comet, Hawkgirl, and Reed defeating three magicians during the filming of the first Superman movie. |