Superman Really Needed Glasses
For whatever reason, glasses were always portrayed at this time period as being “nerdy”, which is why Superman’s alter ego Clark Kent wore them. In order to show that he was nothing like the super strong and debonair Superman. During the beginning of the show when actor George Reeves was portraying Clark Kent, he actually sported glasses that had no lenses in them. Interestingly, George Reeves was the oldest actor to ever portray Superman on screen, as he started at age thirty-eight. As he aged, so did his eye sight and he ended up needing glasses for real. If you notice, in later episode George can be seen wearing real glasses which can be seen by the light reflecting off the lenses.
