Man of Steel (film) struggle to the passion of Christ, stating that "Kal-El is more than willing to sacrifice himself to save the people of Earth. Originally reluctant to reveal his identity and powers to the world, Supes decides to turn himself over to Zod to save humanity from annihilation." Craig also states that there is an allegory to the Trinity within "Man of Steel": "Jor-El returns to Kal-El on Earth as a ghost, guiding his budding superhero son on his journey to salvation. Before Jor-El sends his son off to Earth baby Moses-style, he tells his wife that, like Jesus, 'He'll be a
Man with the Steel Whip release. Special effects by the Lydecker brothers. "Man with the Steel Whip"'s official release date is 19 July 1954, although this is actually the date the sixth chapter was made available to film exchanges. This was followed by a re-release of "The Phantom Rider", re-titled as "Ghost Riders of the West", instead of a new serial. The next new serial, "Panther Girl of the Kongo", followed in 1955. Man with the Steel Whip Man with the Steel Whip is a 1954 Republic Movie serial. It uses considerable stock footage from previous Republic serials "Zorro's Black Whip", "The Painted Stallion" and