Superman "The Mark of Zorro" and "Robin Hood". The name of Superman's home city, Metropolis, was taken from the 1927 film of the same name. Popeye cartoons were also an influence. Clark Kent's harmless facade and dual identity was inspired by the protagonists of such movies as Don Diego de la Vega in "The Mark of Zorro" and Sir Percy Blakeney in "The Scarlet Pimpernel". Siegel thought this would make for interesting dramatic contrast and good humor. Another inspiration was slapstick comedian Harold Lloyd. The archetypal Lloyd character was a gentle man who finds himself abused by bullies but later in
Samad (fictional character) Samad (fictional character) Samad (also Samad Agha; in Persian: صمد) is a fictional character created by Iranian director and actor, Parviz Sayyad. Samad was firstly characterized in a famous Iranian TV series, Sarkar Ostovar, as a country boy. In Sarkar Ostovar TV series there was a country naive boy without a name played by Parviz Sayyad who was frequently arrested for his ignorance. After doing a poll by Iran National Television, the series rated among the first popular shows and people were also asking why the country boy doesn't show up anymore. After that, Sayyad wrote a screenplay based on