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!
Oh, how I loved both the Justice League and the Justice League Unlimited animated series. Actually, I still do. There were so many pieces of memorabilia to collect that it was nearly impossible to keep up with. Fortunately, you could stroll down almost any aisle and find something related to it. Turning into the personal care area in 2004, I found…
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…
Among the many toys produced for the popular Justice League animated series on Cartoon Network was this Power Escape Superman. Released by Mattel in 2003, this figure (sporting a black suit) comes with a base that you can chain Superman to. With the push of a button, you can pretend that Superman pulls the chains out of the floor as the “dungeon bricks” explode and fall behind him.
Here is a Superman Batman: Public Enemies Superman figure. Produced in 2009 by Mattel, this Superman figure is based on the direct-to-video animated movie Superman Batman: Public Enemies (which is based on the comic storyline Public Enemies) starring Tim Daly as Superman. The figure has 20-points of articulation, a rubber cape, and comes with…
Superman Collector in Hawaii 