Origin of Superman is hired by the Daily Planet after getting an exclusive interview with a man rescued by Superman in his first public appearance. The origin presented in Richard Donner's 1978 "Superman" film is considered to be the definitive origin story not only for Superman, but a template for origins stories in the super hero movie genre. The film keeps the classic components intact, but explores more of Clark's boyhood in Smallville. Much of the film's groundwork is laid during the film's first sequences on the planet Krypton, with actor Marlon Brando portraying Superman's Kryptonian father, Jor-El. In this film, Jonathan Kent
Mongo (fictional planet) the Arlene Williamson version. Starting April 22, 1935, the radio serial "The Amazing Interplanetary Adventures of Flash Gordon", began airing. The series featured stories set on Mongo, closely following the plot of the comic strip. The 1936 serial depicts Mongo as a rogue planet drifting towards Earth. The serial's Mongo is a wild, rocky planet filled with monsters. The second Flash Gordon serial was set on Mars, but the third returned to Mongo. In "Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe" Flash and his friends travel to Mongo's land of Frigia to find a cure for the Purple Death, which is ravishing