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...simplicities can be curiously refreshing, a time trip back to the simple pleasures of trash fiction for kids. Wonder Woman, which ABC so far runs as a recurring special rather than as a series, is a particularly satisfying show in which Lynda Carter plays a World War II female Superman, lap-dissolve costume changes and all. Nevertheless, after admiring Lynda's sexy little red, white and blue suit and her golden lasso, one mostly feels that after decades of painstaking research, much trial and error, many false reports of success, the ABC gang has finally found television...
...which U.A. hopes will gross more than $40 million and a five-picture contract with the studio. He is holding out for a seven-figure deal on his next project, a "great romantic gothic" movie about Edgar Allan Poe. He also wants to star in the upcoming version of Superman. But Marlon Brando, who will play Superman's father, has veto rights on casting. Says Sly: "I hope he doesn't think I do a cheap imitation of him in the love scene with the undershirt. Italians do wear undershirts...
...makes love to the man instead of waiting for him to make love to her. The last idea of the woman-as-pursuer was especially dear to Shaw, who went on to use it as the basis for Ann Whitefield, the driving force of his masterly Man and Superman...
...could easily present Still as a caricature by Ayn Rand, a bombinating superman nourishing himself on rocks and vinegar. But what is the point? The paintings remain: they are enveloping in scale, impressively consistent in their growth, utterly free of triviality, the products of a singular talent whose dimension will not be fully known in his own lifetime...
Shuster, who had poor eyesight, could only get menial jobs; Siegel became a clerk-typist. Superman continued to maintain law and order in Metropolis and over the years made a fortune for others. Superman books, TV and radio shows have earned tens of millions of dollars. The first comic book starring Superman currently sells for $3,000. Shuster and Siegel have repeatedly brought suit to share Superman's millions-but without success. Last spring they simply asked Warner Communications, Inc. (which now owns the copyright) to recognize their moral right to some of the profits. Last week Warner agreed...