Superman (1978 film) finish writing duties. George MacDonald Fraser was later hired to do some work on the script, but he says he did little. Their script was submitted in July 1976, and carried a camp tone, including a cameo appearance by Telly Savalas as his "Kojak" character. The scripts for "Superman" and "Superman II" were now at over 400 pages combined. Pre-production started at Cinecittà Studios in Rome, with sets starting construction and flying tests being unsuccessfully experimented. "In Italy," producer Ilya Salkind remembered, "we lost about $2 million [on flying tests]." Marlon Brando found out he could not film in Italy
Superman for All Seasons as his prom date. Finally, a short story in "Superman/Batman" #26 (June 2006) titled "Sam's Story", Superman recounts his friend from high school who died of cancer when he was very young. The "Sam" character is based on Jeph Loeb's son, Sam, who died from the same illness. Described as the catalyst by DC Comics; the mini-series was even used as the inspiration for the television series "Smallville". Jeph Loeb even served as the writer and executive producer on the show. Superman for All Seasons Superman for All Seasons was a 4-issue comic book limited series written by Jeph Loeb