DragonKing Dark: The death of ‘Superman’ actor George Reeves
He was Superman for an entire generation. He was faster than a locomotive and could leap a tall building in a single bound, but George Reeves was dead at the age of 45.
There has been much mystery around the his death which was officially ruled a suicide. Many people were skeptical and it seems like they may have had reason to be.
This week as part of our 100 darkest moments in pop culture history series, I take a look at the death of Superman: George Reeves.
Karl Stern
Karl Stern is a pro wrestling historian specializing in the 1980s and pioneer era (pre-1900) of pro wrestling. He is an author who has written several books on wrestling and independently runs the When It Was Cool retro pop culture website.