From the Publisher of
The Adventures Continue

TAC, Jr. #48
Tuesday, March 21, 2001

1) A&E TO REPEAT "REEVES" BIOGRAPHY
2) STAMP DAY FOR SUPERMAN -- FOR REAL
3) TAC #16 UPDATE
4) VARIETY AD UPDATE
5) SUPERMAN MUSIC UPDATE
6) SCOOPS Of NEWS
7) "SMALLVILLE" COMING THIS FALL TO THE WB
8) HAPPY BIRTHDAY DABBS GREER
9) THE END -- PUBLISHED IN LITITZ, USA

1) A&E TO REPEAT "REEVES" BIOGRAPHY
Both Tom Chenevert and Joe Trapani have reported to me that A&E will repeat
its George Reeves Biography on Wednesday, April 4.

2) STAMP DAY FOR SUPERMAN -- FOR REAL
Most of you know about the 1995 Canadian Superman stamp and the one that
followed in the United States in 1998, we learned from the web-site Superman Through the Ages! that pieces of original Superman artwork (including those of Mike Creasy and Randy Garrett) were
recently lifted from the Internet and turned into stamps by the neighboring countries of Kirgistan and Tadjikistan (near Afghanistan). Also, check out Superman Through the Ages wallpaper.

3) TAC #16 UPDATE
TAC #16 is definitely on its way. Last week I sent a draft of the entire
issue to Randy Garrett so he could fill in some of the white spaces with a
couple of his beautiful illustrations. As he's doing that I'll write my
editorial. The next step is to take all the photographs and text to the
printing company so we can determine a price. Once that's done, I'll begin
taking orders. This is most likely the final print version of The
Adventures Continue. From now on, all material will be posted to the
Internet. When I first posted pages of The Adventures Continue on the
Internet in 1995, only three readers were online. Today my address book
contains nearly 1,000 names.

4) VARIETY AD UPDATE
With almost 1,000 regular readers of The Adventures Continue, we'll surely
be able to meet our goal of $4,000 for the 50th Anniversary Variety Ad this
summer. As of today, the total stands at $1513. For information on the ad
and to see the list of contributors, go to the web site and click on the link to the
ad in the left-hand column. Randy Garrett has designed a beautiful logo that will
be placed at the top of the ad. I'll give you a preview of that logo as we near the
publication date. Several readers have asked about a deadline. I'd like to
publish the ad sometime between July and October. Of course, the sooner we
reach our goal, the sooner the ad can be placed. Please consider joining in
this effort and send a check to me at:

Jim Nolt
220 N. Walnut St., #7
Lititz, PA 17543

or make payment through PayPal

5) SUPERMAN MUSIC UPDATE
I get many questions regarding the release of future volumes of Superman
music on CD. Perhaps this note, forwarded to me last week from John Field
will answer those questions. Too bad it's not the answer we were hoping to
hear.

<< Sad to say, the producer of the first Superman CD from Varese Sarabande
has disappeared off the face of the earth! I've been working with that CD's
co-producer on other projects and he said there isn't much we can do as long
as the main producer holds the original masters. My label was next in line
to produce those next two volumes, but unfortunately there isn't much I can
do at the moment. Keep in touch and hopefully I'll have some good news soon!

Best Regards,
Taylor White
Percepto Records >>

And while we're on the subject of Superman music, Jerry Krumm wrote to
tell me he recently watched Godzilla vs King Kong on television. Although
a little "hokey" according to Jerry (half was in English, the other half in
English dubbed over Japanese), the highlight of the film for him was the
background music -- Superman music. Jerry added, "It is almost as good as
seeing 40 acres in some unknown flick of the past!

I haven't seen this movie, so I don't know if he heard first or second
season music, but Jerry wants to know if any of you know of other works that
make use of the Superman background tracks?

6) SCOOPS Of NEWS
It's a good idea to check the left hand column at The Adventures Continue
web site from time to time for the latest "Scoops of News." Randy Garrett's
"Metropolis & Mayberry" article grows every few weeks, and Don Holmes
recently posted a list of "bloopers" from the Adventures of Superman. A link to
both can be found there. In the coming weeks new pages, including an articles
by Stephen Brooks and Jan Rekas, will be posted on the web site, so check back often.

7) "SMALLVILLE" COMING THIS FALL TO THE WB
If all goes as planned, Smallville, a series featuring a teen-age Superman
will premiere on the WB Network. At Fandom, Steve Younis reviews the
pilot episode. Of particular interest to me is the possibility of a
character in the series named Whitney Ellsworth! Regarding that name, in an
e-mail message to me Steve said,

The character's name is supposed to be "Whitney Ellsworth," but that's not
100% certain I've been told. As I hear it, they're still trying to clear any
legal issues surrounding this "tribute" to the real Whitney Ellsworth. I'm
trying to get clarification as we speak. I'll post any update on this matter
to my website as soon as I get word.

Read Steve's review and get more information about Smallville .

Update: March 27 -- For legal reasons, the character previously listed as
"Whitney Ellsworth" will now be known as Whitney Fordman.

8) HAPPY BIRTHDAY DABBS GREER
Dabbs Greer ("Superman On Earth," "Five Minutes to Doom," and "The Superman
Silver Mine") will celebrate his 84th birthday on April 2. A wonderful man
and fine actor, Dabbs continues to work... recently he appeared on the
two-part Diagnosis: Murder episode, "Sins of the Father." We wish Dabbs
continued good health and many more appearances on television. (By the way,
if you learn when "Sins of the Father" will be repeated, please let me know.
I missed part of it with it first aired.)

9) THE END -- PUBLISHED IN LITITZ, USA
All contents (c) 2001 by Jim Nolt.