They were right: the Superman series ultimately commanded ten times the asking price for black-and-white programming.
He also did voice-over work in an episode of the animated Superman series.
Daily Planet is a fictional newspaper in the Superman comic series.
In 1981 the figure was raised to $30,000, plus a $15,000 bonus after the first film in the "Superman" series grossed $275 million.
The Superman series gets more and more whimsically outrageous as it goes along.
Coates generally tried to distance herself from the Superman series, fearing it might limit her roles.
"Grounded" is a 2010-2011 comic book story arc that ran through the Superman monthly ongoing series.
This set totals 110 cards depicting the second film of the Superman series.
The daily strip was host to many storylines, unique from the regular Superman comic series.
Despite the disappointing performance of the feature films, the Superman series continued to do well.