Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics (2010)
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- 1h 30min
- Documentary, History
- 09 Nov 2010 (USA)
- Video
The history of the longstanding American comic book company that launched such legendary superhero characters such as Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman.
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Cast
| Ryan Reynolds | ... |
Narrator (voice)
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| Paul Levitz | ... |
Self - Writer; President and Publisher (2002-2009) DC Comics
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| Gerard Jones | ... |
Self - Writer; Historian
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Mark Waid | ... |
Self - Writer
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Neal Adams | ... |
Self - Artist; Writer
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| Joe Kubert | ... |
Self - Writer; Artist; Director of Publications (1967-1976) DC Comics
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| Louise Simonson | ... |
Self - Writer
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| Jerry Siegel | ... |
Self - Writer; Co-Creator of Superman (archiveFootage) (archiveSound)
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| Joe Shuster | ... |
Self - Artist; Co-Creator of Superman (archiveFootage) (archiveSound)
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Dwayne McDuffie | ... |
Self - Writer; Co-Founder Milestone Media
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| Bob Kane | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
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Irwin Hasen | ... |
Self - Artist
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| Dan DiDio | ... |
Self - Co-Publisher DC Comics
(as Dan Didio)
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Chip Kidd | ... |
Self - Writer; Art Director
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| Mike Carlin | ... |
Self - Senior Group Editor DC Comics
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| Marv Wolfman | ... |
Self - Writer; Editor
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| J. Edgar Hoover | ... |
Self - FBI Director (archiveFootage)
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| William M. Gaines | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
(as William Gaines)
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| Grant Morrison | ... |
Self - Writer
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Julius Schwartz | ... |
Self - Editor (1944-1986) (archiveFootage)
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| Len Wein | ... |
Self - Writer; Editor
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| Walter Simonson | ... |
Self - Writer; Artist
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| Jim Lee | ... |
Self - Artist; Co-Publisher DC Comics
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| Denny O'Neil | ... |
Self - Writer; Editor
(as Dennis O'Neil)
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| Geoff Johns | ... |
Self - Writer; Chief Creative Officer DC Entertainment
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| Neil Gaiman | ... |
Self - Writer
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| Alexander Salkind | ... |
Self - Producer 'Superman' (archiveFootage)
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| Ilya Salkind | ... |
Self - Producer 'Superman' I-III (archiveFootage)
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| Christopher Reeve | ... |
Self - Clark Kent / Superman (archiveFootage)
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Karen Berger | ... |
Self - Executive Editor Vertigo, DC Comics
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| Frank Miller | ... |
Self - Writer; Artist (archiveFootage)
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Kyle Baker | ... |
Self - Artist; Writer
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| Alan Moore | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
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Paul Pope | ... |
Self - Writer; Artist
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Jerry Ordway | ... |
Self - Writer; Artist (archiveFootage)
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| Zack Snyder | ... |
Self - Director 'Watchmen' (archiveFootage)
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| David Cronenberg | ... |
Self - Director 'A History of Violence' (archiveFootage)
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| Christopher Nolan | ... |
Self - Director 'Batman Begins' and 'The Dark Knight' (archiveFootage)
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| Francis Lawrence | ... |
Self - Director 'Constantine' (archiveFootage)
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| James McTeigue | ... |
Self - Director 'V for Vendetta' (archiveFootage)
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| Bryan Singer | ... |
Self - Director 'Superman Returns' (archiveFootage)
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| Pat Boone | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
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| Lynda Carter | ... |
Wonder Woman (archiveFootage)
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Harry Donenfeld | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
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Irwin Donenfeld | ... |
Self
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| Richard Donner | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
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| Michael Keaton | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
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| Heath Ledger | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
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| Brad Lemack | ... |
Video Archives
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Jack Liebowitz | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
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William M. Marston | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
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| Jack Nicholson | ... |
Self
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| Michelle Pfeiffer | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
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| George Reeves | ... |
Clark Kent / Superman (archiveFootage)
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| Franklin D. Roosevelt | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
(as Franklin Delano Roosevelt)
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| Margaret Thatcher | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
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Fredric Wertham | ... |
Self - Psychiatrist and Author (archiveFootage)
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| Michael Bell | ... |
Zan (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Bud Collyer | ... |
Clark Kent / Superman (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Sam Huntington | ... |
Jimmy Olsen (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| John F. Kennedy | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Margot Kidder | ... |
Lois Lane (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Frank Langella | ... |
Perry White (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Pat Nixon | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Richard Nixon | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Natalie Portman | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Michelle Prenez | ... |
Self / Supergirl (uncredited)
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| Nancy Reagan | ... |
Self - First Lady (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Ronald Reagan | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Jennifer Wenger | ... |
Self / Wonder Woman (uncredited)
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William Woodson | ... |
Narrator (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Directed by
| Mac Carter | ||
Written by
| Mac Carter | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| Jeffrey Blitz | ... | executive producer |
| Ivan Cohen | ... | co-producer |
| Janet Fries Eckholm | ... | producer (as Janet Eckholm) |
| Katie Fellion | ... | digital post producer |
| Paul Geffre | ... | digital post producer |
| Gregory Noveck | ... | producer |
| Sean Welch | ... | producer |
Music by
| Shaun Drew | ||
Cinematography by
| Chad Wilson | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Yana Gorskaya | ||
Editorial Department
| Matt Blackshear | ... | digital intermediate editor (as Matthew Blackshear) |
| Michael Cioni | ... | digital intermediate supervisor |
| Mark Todd Osborne | ... | digital intermediate colorist (as Mark T. Osborne) |
| Chris Peariso | ... | digital media engineer |
| Paul Rehder | ... | digital intermediate finishing editor |
| Jean-Michel Richaud | ... | assistant editor |
| Amanda Sweikow | ... | digital intermediate producer |
Art Direction by
| Bryant Little | ||
Makeup Department
| Robyn Bliley | ... | hair/makeup |
Art Department
| Neal Adams | ... | art contributor |
| Lyman Anderson | ... | art contributor |
| Murphy Anderson | ... | art contributor |
| Ross Andru | ... | art contributor |
| Bernard Baily | ... | art contributor |
| Kyle Baker | ... | art contributor |
| Matt Baker | ... | art contributor |
| Darryl Banks | ... | art contributor |
| C.C. Beck | ... | art contributor |
| Ed Benes | ... | art contributor |
| Lee Bermejo | ... | art contributor |
| Simone Bianchi | ... | art contributor |
| Simon Bisley | ... | art contributor |
| Steve Bissette | ... | art contributor (as Stephen R. Bissette) |
| Jon L. Blummer | ... | art contributor |
| Jon Bogdanove | ... | art contributor |
| Brian Bolland | ... | art contributor |
| Henry Boltinoff | ... | art contributor |
| John Bolton | ... | art contributor |
| Timothy Bradstreet | ... | art contributor (as Tim Bradstreet) / art contributor |
| Brett Breeding | ... | art contributor |
| W.C. Brigham | ... | art contributor |
| Mark Brooks | ... | art contributor |
| Al Bryant | ... | art contributor |
| Richard Buckler | ... | art contributor |
| Jack Burnley | ... | art contributor |
| Ray Burnley | ... | art contributor |
| John Byrne | ... | art contributor |
| J. Scott Campbell | ... | art contributor |
| Nick Cardy | ... | art contributor |
| Mauro Cascioli | ... | art contributor |
| Sam Citron | ... | art contributor |
| Jack Cole | ... | art contributor |
| Darwyn Cooke | ... | art contributor |
| Richard Corben | ... | art contributor |
| Pete Costanza | ... | art contributor |
| Denys Cowan | ... | art contributor |
| Johnny Craig | ... | art contributor |
| Maurice Del Bourgo | ... | art contributor |
| John Dell | ... | art contributor |
| Dick Dillin | ... | art contributor |
| Ed Dobrotka | ... | art contributor |
| Mike Dringenberg | ... | art contributor |
| Kieron Dwyer | ... | art contributor |
| Mike Esposito | ... | art contributor |
| Glenn Fabry | ... | art contributor |
| David Finch | ... | art contributor |
| Lou Fine | ... | art contributor |
| John Richard Flanagan | ... | art contributor |
| Creig Flessel | ... | art contributor |
| John Forte | ... | art contributor |
| Gill Fox | ... | art contributor |
| Ramona Fradon | ... | art contributor |
| Gary Frank | ... | art contributor |
| Joe Gallagher | ... | art contributor |
| Alex Garner | ... | art contributor |
| Frank Giacoia | ... | art contributor |
| Dave Gibbons | ... | art contributor |
| Joe Giella | ... | art contributor |
| Dick Giordano | ... | art contributor |
| Clem Gretter | ... | art contributor |
| Cully Hamner | ... | art contributor |
| Tony Harris | ... | art contributor |
| Irwin Hasen | ... | art contributor |
| Bryan Hitch | ... | art contributor |
| Adam Hughes | ... | art contributor |
| Rob Hunter | ... | art contributor |
| Carmine Infantino | ... | art contributor |
| Dennis Janke | ... | art contributor |
| Klaus Janson | ... | art contributor |
| James Jean | ... | art contributor |
| Phil Jimenez | ... | art contributor |
| Jock | ... | art contributor |
| J.G. Jones | ... | art contributor |
| Dan Jurgens | ... | art contributor |
| Bob Kane | ... | art contributor |
| Gil Kane | ... | art contributor |
| Felix Kawamura | ... | lead designer |
| Stan Kaye | ... | art contributor |
| Sam Kieth | ... | art contributor |
| Jack Kirby | ... | art contributor |
| George Klein | ... | art contributor |
| Alex Kotzky | ... | art contributor |
| Joe Kubert | ... | art contributor |
| Jim Lee | ... | art contributor |
| David Lloyd | ... | art contributor |
| Vince Locke | ... | art contributor |
| Francis Manapul | ... | art contributor |
| Jesus Marino | ... | art contributor |
| Brendan McCarthy | ... | art contributor |
| John McCrea | ... | art contributor |
| Dave McKean | ... | art contributor |
| Mike Mignola | ... | art contributor |
| Frank Miller | ... | art contributor |
| Sheldon Moldoff | ... | art contributor |
| Ruben Moreira | ... | art contributor |
| Martin Naydel | ... | art contributor |
| Paul Neary | ... | art contributor |
| Paul Norris | ... | art contributor |
| Leo Nowak | ... | art contributor |
| Leo O'Mealia | ... | art contributor |
| Jerry Ordway | ... | art contributor |
| Carlos Pacheco | ... | art contributor |
| Jimmy Palmiotti | ... | art contributor |
| Charles Paris | ... | art contributor |
| Harry G. Peter | ... | art contributor |
| Al Plastino | ... | art contributor |
| Paul Pope | ... | art contributor |
| Howard Porter | ... | art contributor |
| George Pérez | ... | art contributor (as George Perez) |
| Frank Quitely | ... | art contributor |
| Fred Ray | ... | art contributor |
| Richard Piers Rayner | ... | art contributor |
| Jerry Robinson | ... | art contributor |
| John Romita Sr. | ... | art contributor (as Johnny Romita) |
| Alex Ross | ... | art contributor |
| George Roussos | ... | art contributor |
| Bernard Sachs | ... | art contributor |
| Jesus Saiz | ... | art contributor |
| Ira Schapp | ... | art contributor |
| Mike Sekowsky | ... | art contributor |
| Marie Severin | ... | art contributor |
| Hal Sharp | ... | art contributor |
| Howard Sherman | ... | art contributor |
| Joe Shuster | ... | art contributor |
| Joe Simon | ... | art contributor |
| Jon Small | ... | art contributor |
| Cam Smith | ... | art contributor |
| Vincent Sullivan | ... | art contributor |
| Charles Sultan | ... | art contributor |
| Curt Swan | ... | art contributor |
| Romeo Tanghal | ... | art contributor |
| John Totleben | ... | art contributor |
| George Tuska | ... | art contributor |
| Ethan Van Sciver | ... | art contributor |
| Charles Vess | ... | art contributor |
| Al Wenzel | ... | art contributor |
| J.H. Williams III | ... | art contributor |
| Kent Williams | ... | art contributor |
| Scott Williams | ... | art contributor |
| Ronald Wimberly | ... | art contributor |
| Brian Wood | ... | art contributor |
| Wally Wood | ... | art contributor |
| Bernie Wrightson | ... | art contributor |
| Thomas Yeates | ... | art contributor |
| Cliff Young | ... | art contributor |
Sound Department
| Paul Bang | ... | sound |
| Wade Barnett | ... | adr recordist |
| Paul Timothy Carden | ... | sound effects design |
| Don Hale | ... | sound (as Donald Hale) |
| Travis MacKay | ... | adr mixer |
| Joe Milner | ... | re-recording mixer / supervising sound editor |
| Thomas O'Neil Younkman | ... | sound effects design |
| Charles Rohr | ... | sound |
| Billy Theriot | ... | adr mixer |
| Joshua A. Wilkinson | ... | sound |
Visual Effects by
| Cameron Kirk | ... | design executive producer |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Chris Andrus | ... | grip/lighting technician |
| Rich Barbadillo | ... | grip/lighting technician |
| Justin R. Cook | ... | grip (as Justin Cook) |
| Josh Day | ... | gaffer / grip/lighting technician |
| Craig Love | ... | grip/lighting technician |
| Andrew Meyers | ... | grip/lighting technician |
| L. Ray Skinner | ... | grip/lighting technician |
Animation Department
| Ed Dunning | ... | animator |
| Felix Kawamura | ... | animator |
| Amber Lewis | ... | animation production assistance |
| Bryant Little | ... | lead animator |
| Jake Mendez | ... | animator |
| Jeffrey Pittle | ... | animator |
| Joshua Kirk Ryan | ... | animator (as Joshua Ryan) |
| Alex Skramble | ... | animator |
Music Department
| Shaun Drew | ... | music editor / music supervisor |
| Soraya Drew | ... | lead soprano vocals |
Additional Crew
| Jared Abramson | ... | production assistant |
| Neal Adams | ... | archival stills |
| Jack Adler | ... | archival stills |
| Finn Andreen | ... | archival stills |
| David Armstrong | ... | archival stills / archive footage and audio |
| Courtney Ashley | ... | transcriber |
| Michael Barrier | ... | archival stills |
| Laura Becker | ... | transcriber |
| Karen Berger | ... | archival stills |
| Margolis Bergson | ... | production legal services |
| Paula Bird | ... | transcriber |
| Ethan Boatner | ... | archival stills |
| Kenneth Brady | ... | creative supervision |
| Jade Branion | ... | transcriber |
| Brett Breeding | ... | archive footage and audio |
| Richard Burton | ... | archival stills |
| Leslie Cabarga | ... | archival stills |
| Jeanette Cameron | ... | transcriber |
| Erika Cervantes | ... | transcriber |
| Nat Champlin | ... | archival stills |
| Ewan Chung | ... | transcriber |
| Peter Cioni | ... | finance |
| Steven Cook | ... | archival stills |
| Harry Donenfeld | ... | archive footage and audio |
| Anthony Ebert | ... | archival stills |
| Jackie Estrada | ... | archival stills |
| Hayley Terris Feldman | ... | transcriber |
| Jessica Funches | ... | transcriber |
| Arthur J. Gallagher | ... | insurance services |
| Abrams Garfinkel | ... | production legal services |
| Mikal Gilmore | ... | archival stills |
| Jason Goodman | ... | archival stills |
| Terry Gross | ... | archive footage and audio |
| Yu Gu | ... | transcriber |
| David Hajdu | ... | archival stills |
| Richard Halegua | ... | archival stills |
| Antoinette Wheeler-Nicholson Harley | ... | archival stills |
| Irwin Hasen | ... | archival stills |
| Shannon C. Hensley | ... | production legal counsel / production legal services |
| Andrea Hopkins | ... | archival stills |
| Adam Hyman | ... | archival researcher |
| Jonathan Igla | ... | transcriber |
| Vince Jordan | ... | transcriber |
| Jenette Kahn | ... | archival stills |
| Elizabeth Kane | ... | archival stills |
| Felix Kawamura | ... | main title design |
| Blue Kraning | ... | additional researcher |
| Jim Lee | ... | archival stills |
| Yana Collins Lehman | ... | production accountant |
| Tanya Meurer | ... | production assistant |
| Aria Moffly | ... | assistant to Gregory Noveck |
| Grant Morrison | ... | archival stills |
| Dana Osterman | ... | post production assistant |
| Amaya Perea | ... | transcriber |
| Kate Ridgway | ... | post production assistance |
| Christopher Ryon | ... | production assistant |
| David Saunders | ... | archival stiils |
| Elias Savada | ... | copyright research |
| Ken Shung | ... | archival stills |
| Akkara Srauy | ... | transcriber |
| Francisca Thomas | ... | transcriber |
| Anthony Tollin | ... | archival stills |
| Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson | ... | archival stills (as Malcolm Wheeler Nicholson) |
| Larry Williams | ... | archival stills |
Thanks
| Marilyn Adams | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| David Alpert | ... | special thanks |
| Dave Anderson | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Murphy Anderson | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Allen Asherman | ... | special thanks |
| Josh Baker | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Roger Bonas | ... | special thanks |
| Sammi Cohen | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| David Colden | ... | special thanks |
| Neil A. Cole | ... | special thanks (as Neil Cole) / the producers wish to thank |
| Larry Daley | ... | special thanks |
| Joe Desris | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Amy Donenfeld | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Carole Donenfeld | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Athena Finger | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Lorraine Garland | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Grant Geissman | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Steve Geppi | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Andrew Glaess | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Gwenaëlle Gobé | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Will Hackner | ... | special thanks |
| Jim Hambrick | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Julia Howe | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Steve Ide | ... | special thanks |
| Jenette Kahn | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Kevin Kiniry | ... | special thanks |
| Steve Korte | ... | special thanks |
| Ken Lopez | ... | special thanks |
| Andy Mangels | ... | special thanks |
| Evan Metcalf | ... | special thanks |
| Cathy Gaines Mifsud | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Corey Mifsud | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Cat Mihos | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Peachy Monoschein | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Kristan Morrison | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Stephen O'Day | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Ron Pippin | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Britton Rizzio | ... | special thanks |
| Matthew Rosen | ... | special thanks |
| David Siegel | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Suzie Smith | ... | special thanks |
| Geoff Spear | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Maggie Thompson | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Jeff Vaughn | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Nina Wiener | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Steve Younis | ... | the producers wish to thank |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Star Channel (2012) (Japan) (tv)
- Warner Home Video (2010) (United States) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Abrams Garfinkel Margolis Bergson (production legal services)
- Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (insurance)
- Bettmann/Corbis (archive)
- Black Enterprise (archive)
- Bob Oskner Estate (art contributor)
- Chicago Sun Times (archive)
- Comic-Con HQ (archive)
- Confidential File: Horror Comic Books 1955 (archive)
- Denis Kitchen Art Agency (archive)
- Diamond Comic Distributors Inc. (archive)
- Dick Sprang Estate (art contributor)
- Entertainment Partners (payroll services)
- Everett E. Hibbard Estate (art contributor)
- F.I.L.M. Archives (archive)
- Family Circle (archive)
- Footage World (archive)
- Frank Springer Estate (art contributor)
- Fresh Air with Terry Gross (archive)
- Graffixmultimedia (archive)
- Harvey Kurtzman Estate (art contributor)
- Henry Holt and Company (archive)
- Historic Films Archive (archive)
- Howard Purcell Estate (art contributor)
- ITN Source (archive)
- Idéacom International (archive)
- Independent News Service (archive)
- Jim Aparo Estate (art contribution)
- Kuer Schaffenberger Estate (art contributor)
- L. Sprague DeCamp Photo File (archive)
- Lemack & Company Management (archive)
- Library of Congress Collections (archive)
- Library of Congress (archive)
- Light Iron Digital (digital intermediate)
- Mac Raboy Estate (art contributor)
- MacDonald and Associates (archive)
- Mark Fredrickson Estate (art contributor)
- Marvel Comics (archive)
- Media Archive for Central England at the University of Leicester (archive)
- Men by Porch (archive)
- Michael Schwartz Library, Cleveland State University (archive)
- Mort Meskin Estate (art contributor)
- Mort Weisinger Collection Box 53 (archive)
- Motion Picture Information Service (copyright research)
- Ms. Magazine (archive)
- NPR Video (archive)
- National Archives (archive)
- Otto Feuer Estate (art contributor)
- Puget Sound (post-production sound services)
- Rerunit (archive)
- Rolling Stone Magazine (archive)
- Saturday Evening Post (thanks)
- Shiny Object (thanks)
- Sotto Voce Studio (scoring stage)
- Streamline Films (archive)
- Superman Super Site (thanks)
- Taschen (thanks)
- The March of Time (archive)
- The Meredith Corporation (archive)
- The Super Museum, Metropolis, Illinois (thanks)
- The Superman Homepage (thanks)
- Thought Equity Motion (archive)
- Twentieth Century Fox (archive)
- UCLA Film and Television Archive (archive)
- University of Florida George A Smathers Libraries (thanks)
- University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center (archive)
- WHYY Philadelphia (archive)
- WPA Film Library (archive)
- Will Eisner Estate (art contributor)
- Will Eisner Studios (archive)
- William M. Gaines (archive)
- Winslow Mortimer Estate (art contributor)
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Did You Know?
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