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…
Another Superman collectible offered at the Warner Bros. Studio Store in the 1990s was this black bi-fold leather wallet. On its face is a metal medallion with a very cool 3D image of Superman flying against an ‘S’ symbol.
As part of the marketing for Superman: The Animated Series, Warner Bros. licensed Unique Ind. Inc. to create a line of party favors. This is a pack of sixteen luncheon napkins each of which measure 13 inches by 13 inches when unfolded. Each napkin features a bold image of the animated series Superman flying over the highly stylized art deco Metropolis with the Daily Planet in the background.
On the cover of this issue of Cracked magazine Super #11, published in the summer of 1996, you’ll find DC Comics characters facing off against Marvel Comics characters in quite an unusual way. The cover was illustrated by Rurik Tyler who has done a lot of work for Marvel over the years. This magazine is full of reprinted superhero (and non-superhero) parodies from Cracked magazine’s archive as well as a new story (at the time) called “The Marvel versus DC Battles” which parodies the then storylines where DC and Marvel characters fought each other which then lead to…
This is a Comic Book Champions pewter Superman sculpture that was produced in 1996. It features a fantastic sculpture of Superman lifted directly from the cover art of Superman #1 in 1939. Behind the figurine is a small framed card featuring the cover art itself along with its details on the back of the card. This pewter sculpture was part of the DC Comics Premier Series. Comic Book Champions is a trademark of Racing Champions, Inc.
Back in the 1990s, my Aunt Betty had been very involved in sewing. You name it, she made it… anything from dolls, to quilts, and dresses. She knew that I was a fan of Superman since I was a child and that I grew into a collector as well.
Just before Christmas in 1996, she gave me a gift that I didn’t expect… a Superman pillow made from a fabric that was sold at the time. The front side features…
Here’s another action figure that was part of the on-going merchandise for Superman: The Animated Series. Released in 1996 by Kenner, this is a Tornado Force Superman figure. The entire costume is painted silver with the exception of…
Produced in 1996 by Unique Industries, Inc. in Philadelphia (and made in China) was this package of 8 Superman party hats. Unique was licensed to create other party essentials, like the Superman Blowouts, to promote the Kids WB show Superman: The Animated Series, the hats…
In 1996, Warner Bros. released this full-length animated feature called Superman: The Last Son of Krypton on home video. This VHS tape, in its plastic “clamshell” case, contains the pilot episode to Superman: The Animated Series which was a spinoff to the extremely popular Batman: The Animated Series by Bruce Timm.
After an interesting take on the hero’s origin, the story then introduces the megalomaniacal businessman named Lex Luthor who is showcasing his new Lexo-Skel suit of armor which is suddenly…
Another toy in conjunction with the promotion of Superman: The Animated Series was this X-Ray Vision Superman figure. Produced in 1996 by Kenner, this figure was painted bright red and yellow and came with a reversible safe and a toy set of dynamite which could fit inside the safe. One side of the safe looked normal, but…
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