When Tyler Hoechlin first began his Superman tenure on Supergirl, the results were a rather mixed bag. Outside of his appearance on the Crisis On Infinite Earths crossover series, ...

Hoechlin: Not to just sit on that word, but I do think Superman’s role is one of hope. The belief that things can be better and people with powers will do good things.

The suit Hoechlin is referring to is modeled on the animated Superman serials from the early 1940s produced by Fleischer Studios. As Superman’s first major adaptation outside of the comics, the ...