Superman and the Mole Men
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Superman and the Mole Men (1951)
Superman protects a subterranean people from frightened townsfolk after deep drilling disturbs them. The film uses the comics chiefly as a foundation for its screen version of the character and world.
- Director
- Lee Sholem
- Produced by
- Barney Sarecky
- Starring
- George Reeves, Phyllis Coates, Jeff Corey, J. Farrell MacDonald
From screen to page
Shop related comicsComics behind the movie
Superman and the Mole Men is best approached as a screen interpretation of the character’s foundations rather than a panel-for-panel adaptation. Start with Action Comics #1, then compare it with Superman #1 and original film story. Reading the references alongside the movie makes it easier to see what the filmmakers retained, combined or reinvented for the screen.
Connection: Character premise; original plot
