"Truth, Justice and the American Way" cite?

[Wilson Gray]

The radio version used the very same intro, except that it lacked the
slogan. Odd, considering that there was a war on, at the time..

By sheer coincidence, the 2003 movie, The Runaway Jury, was re-run
today on local TV. In this movie, a character mocks the slogan,
"Truth, etc."

-Wilson

On 6/10/06, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at yahoo.com> wrote:
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> I saw all of the _Superman_ episodes many times in reruns, including the origin show set partially on Krypton, and as far as I know they all used the same intro, which I memorized around 1957. Ahem :
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>   " Faster than a speeding bullet ! More powerful than a locomotive ! Able to leap tall buildings at a single bound !
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>    " 'Look ! Up in the sky !'  'It's a bird !' 'It's a plane !'
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>   " It's SUPERMAN !!!!!
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>   "SUPERMAN !  Strange visitor from another planet who came to earth with powers and abilities far beyond those of mortal men !  SUPERMAN !  Who can change the course of mighty rivers !  Bend steel in his bare hands !
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>   "And who, disguised as 'Clark Kent,' mild-mannered reporter for a great metropolitan newspaper, fights a never-ending battle for
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>   "Truth ! Justice ! And The American Way !"
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>   I can sing the "Ballad of Davy Crockett" too.
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>   JL
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> Sam Clements <SClements at NEO.RR.COM> wrote:
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> You mean that my cite that I first heard that in 1952 by watching the
> "Adventures of Superman" on tv doesn't count? :)
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> The show started in 1951, but I can only attest to having seen it by 1952.
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> Sam Clements, avid tv watcher, who had a tv in 1948.
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> > _http://www.barrypopik.com/article/1614/truth-justice-and-the-comics-new-york-
> > newsday_
> > (http://www.barrypopik.com/article/1614/truth-justice-and-the-comics-new-york-newsday)
> > ...
> > I just added the slogan of New York Newsday: "Truth, Justice and the
> > Comics."
> > ...
> > Does anyone have a decent cite for "Truth, Justice and the American Way"?
> > ProQuest seems to have it from 1962 only.
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