The adult Superman is of course portrayed by Christopher Reeve. According to DC, the Superman in the comics is meant to be 6'3, 230lbs, with black hair and blue eyes. Reeve was 6'4 and trained extensively with British bodybuilder David Prowse to build his muscles up for the role. He went from 170lbs to 212lbs at the time filming commenced. He continued to bulk up throughout the shoot and his muscles were bigger still in the two subsequent films (he was probably closer to 220-225lbs when he made Superman III (1983)). His eyes were blue, and although he had brown hair, he dyed it black for the role. In short, Reeve was practically a perfect match for the comic book character. His chiseled features evoked the illustrations of artists like Curt Swan. And his costume was faithfully recreated from the comics.

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