EntertainmentMoviesAction MoviesDC Movies46 years later, Christopher Reeve’s Superman is still the “benchmark” for bringing the Man of Steel to the big screenWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. EntertainmentMoviesAction MoviesDC Movies46 years later, Christopher Reeve’s Superman is still the “benchmark” for bringing the Man of Steel to the big screenWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. (Image credit: DC / Warner Bros.) There are few characters in all of fiction, let alone superhero media, who are as recognizable and beloved as Superman. Arguably the first western character to fully embody the archetype we think of as a “superhero” to begin with, Superman has been a part of pop culture since 1938. And for the …