John Bates
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John Bates
The host of "The Eye of Metropolis" television program, a respected TV interviewer noted for his careful preparation and probing questions, who invites Clark Kent to appear on his show in March 1959 with the clear intention of confirming his suspicion that Clark Kent is secretly Superman. The penetrating interview provides Clark Kent with some uncomfortable moments, but ultimately he succeeds in convincing Bates, and millions of television viewers as well, that mild-mannered Clark Kent could not possibly be Superman (Act No. 250: "The Eye of Metropolis!"). (TGSB)
