Occasionally, I’ll add something to my collection that has never been officially released. In 1996, Warner Bros. produced many of these 2 cm x 3 cm pins to be given away at San Diego Comic Con when the then in production Superman Lives motion picture was being promoted. When the movie got pushed, they pulled it from the con. After the film was scrapped altogether…
What would become the last of my consecutive years visiting the Metropolis Illinois Superman Celebration was a wonderful experience. I had long been wanting to meet Bob Holiday, the man who portrayed Superman in the 1966 – 1967 Broadway musical It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s Superman. In 2003, I was finally going to have my chance. The actors joining Bob (Superman) Holiday was Yvonne (Batgirl) Craig, and the celebration’s own First Lady of Metropolis Noel “Lois Lane” Neill. In addition to the actors…
During my first trip to the Superman Celebration in Metropolis Illinois back in 1998, I went a little nuts buying up promotional merchandise. For some reason, magnets were a draw for me (pun intended). This is one of them. It’s a great looking one that adapts the art of José Luis García-López and shows Superman standing with fists clenched. The 3D magnet…
In 1978, during the onslaught of products that featured Superman due to the marketing of Superman: The Movie, 7-UP promoted the 7-UP Superman Sweepstakes (labeled as “Sweepstake” on bottle caps). Winners of the sweepstake had a chance to receive cash prizes, travel to many destinations, or a Mazda RX-7.
Here’s another item that probably wound up in many trash bins. During the hype for the upcoming movie Man of Steel in 2013, Walmart’s promotion of the film was in full swing. This is both sides of a flier promoting the various Man of Steel branded products that were for sale in their stores showing the “superhero landing” pose of Henry Cavill.
During the 2006 San Diego Comic-Con, visitors were able to pick up this DC Direct Showcase 2006 catalog for free. The catalog measures 5 1/2-inches tall by 4 3/4-inches wide and contains many of the then upcoming DC Direct line of statues and figures.
This is a CW Crisis on Infinite Earths promotional trading card featuring the fan acclaimed Kingdom Come-esque Superman, portrayed by Brandon Routh, on one side and Lex Luthor, portrayed by Jon Cryer, on the other!
I don’t know about anyone else out there, but I think Jon Cryer playing Luthor in the Supergirl series was…
This is a Superman On Sale Here poster that was sent to comicbook shops in 1989 to promote the upcoming Superman titles. The poster shows off the enormous artistic talent of the great Jerry Ordway. For those of you who know your Superman history, this poster design is an homage to the cover of Superman number 1 drawn by the legendary Joe Shuster for its landmark 1939 debut which was celebrating its fiftieth anniversary at the time.
Here is a Super Museum and Giftshop Round Tuit plastic token that was purchased from the Super Museum in Metropolis Illinois. This token is one of several items I purchased upon my 2018 return to the Superman Celebration after not being back for an unbelievable fifteen years.
I’m having a really difficult time knowing that it’s been two decades since I acquired this great Superman collectible. This is an printed envelope that was available at the 1999 Superman Celebration in Metropolis Illinois. It features the artwork used to promote that year’s celebration with…
Superman Collector in Hawaii 