In preparation for the opening of the 2013 motion picture Man of Steel, Wal-Mart offered special Premiere Night tickets to see the film. Here are three of the ticket stubs which feature a bold image of Henry Cavill as Superman. The middle stub still has the lower portion attached which means it was never used.
This is yet another issue of Adventures Along the Ohio River in my collection from one of my many trips to Metropolis Illinois during the Superman Celebration. The cover features Scott Cranford standing in front of the 15-foot tall Superman Statue in Superman Square.
In 1972, Metropolis Illinois obtained rights from DC Comics to officially declare their town “The Home of Superman.” They had big plans at the time which included a multi-million dollar “Amazing World of Superman” theme park that would have featured a 200-foot-tall Superman statue. The following year, Metropolis hosted a grand event which featured a model and drawings of…
Adventures Along the Ohio River is a free publication by the Metropolis Planet, the weekly newspaper of the city of Metropolis Illinois. This is the Summer 2001 magazine that could be found everywhere in Metropolis just prior to (and during) the annual Superman Celebration. On the cover is Scott Cranford, greeting a young Superman fan alongside the Super Museum, who portrayed the city’s hero in those days at every celebration.
Seasonally, the Jersey Post (the Jersey Philatelic Bureau) publishes its Jersey Stamp Bulletin to promote the currently available stamps they offer. In the Summer 2013 issue, they produced a series of stamps about the motion picture Man of Steel… primarily, with images of Henry Cavill as Superman. Within this booklet are…
Another promotional collectible that was sold around town in Metropolis Illinois was this “Round Tuit” wooden token. The images on the wooden token are printed in red ink. On the face of the token is an interpretation of the classic image of Superman originally drawn by co-creator Joe Shuster and has the words “Metropolis Illinois”. On the reverse side of the token is…
Since Superman: The Movie was released in December of 1978, the following year saw the realization of numerous merchandise and licensing. One of which was the unveiling of a Superman: The Movie exhibit at Movieland Wax Museum in Buena Park California. When you walked into the room you were greeted with John Williams’ grand Superman theme and a likeness of Christopher Reeve in an authentic…
Here is one of the many promotional collectibles that I picked up on my multi-year travels to the Superman Celebration in Metropolis Illinois. This is a promotional pencil with the words “METROPOLIS, ILLINOIS… HOME OF SUPERMAN” printed on it in red over yellow. It also features…
Every year during the Superman Celebration in Metropolis Illinois, program fliers are given out. This is the program for the 23rd annual celebration in 2001. Among the many, many festivities that year were a Superman Drama on the main tent stage, film festivals hosted by film historian John Field featuring a 50th anniversary tribute to the Adventures of Superman episode called…
This is an ad for the ABC All-Star Saturday line-up from the issue of TV Guide for the week of September, 23, 1978. First up at 6:30 am (wow… that’s early) Scooby Doo, Where Are You? was on the air. Next was the wacky werewolf Fangface at 7 am. At 7:30 am, the members of the Justice League battle the Legion of Doom on Challenge of the Superfriends.
