When Superman: The Animated series first aired in 1996, I was thrilled that there was yet another Superman adaptation to watch. It had it all, intriguing stories and compelling characters. After handling the Caped Crusader with style in Batman: The Animated Series, the creative team of Alan Burnett, Bruce Timm, Paul Dini, Stan Berkowitz, and Rich Fogel proved they could do it all over again with the Man of Steel… and, boy, did they!
In the 2006 motion picture Superman Returns, director Bryan Singer decided to bring back Marlon Brando as Jor-El through the means of CGI and archival footage from the 1978 film Superman: The Movie. Although we never got to see Jor-El appear as more than a disembodied head in the Fortress of Solitude, Mattel produced two separate figures of him. This 2-pack titled The House of El contains…
You’re looking at a CD that I couldn’t wait to be produced. This is a soundtrack to the 1950s television series The Adventures of Superman starring George Reeves released by Varése Sarabande Records. In addition to the main theme, in all its staticless, digitally remastered glory, are wonderful selections of the bed music used on the show. For those who have watched the episodes, there are very recognizable tunes from memorable scenes. When reading the included booklet…
A fantastic follow-up to the first series of Superman: The Movie trading cards by Topps was the equally fantastic series 2. This is an original unopened wax pack of ten cards, a sticker, and a stick of bubble gum in its bright yellow wax pack wrapper.
Adding to the list of Superman collectibles from businesses that have long left us is this KB Toys gift card. Promoting the release of the film Superman Returns in 2006, the card sports the movie’s logo with honor. As it was with the Borders gift card from 2002, I had to add a minimum amount to it in order to get the card… which was fine by me.
Yes, I know, I repeat myself often when I talk about how much I miss the Warner Bros. Studio Store. It’s true, though.
This is a Limited Edition Sericel of Superman, as depicted in Superman: The Animated Series, soaring through the air. Produced in 1997, this sericel is number 1,497of 2,500 and, including frame, measures 16-inches by 20-inches.
For those of you who are unfamiliar, a “sericel” is…
As many of you may already know, most all of the home video releases of any of the episodes of the 1941 – 1942 Max Fleischer Superman cartoons are considered “bootleg”… sort of. At some point, after the rights reverted back to National Comics (now DC), they licensed the rights to another company. After some time, National failed to renew their copyright and these wonderful cartoons fell into public domain. In the years that followed…
I’m absolutely happy to have a copy of this Christopher Reeve life cast. Sometimes sold as only an upper head cast, and sometimes in questionable quality, this 15-inch tall life cast is from head to collar bone. The detail is phenomenal right down to the pores on Mr. Reeve’s skin.
This is the 1985 clamshell version of the Superman: The Movie VHS. This was the version seen in many video rental stores at the time. There is a sentence in the synopsis on the back that reads:
“Directed by Richard Donner (Lethal Weapon, The Goonies), Superman: The Movie makes you believe in the legend all over again.”
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.
Superman Collector in Hawaii 