Schylling made many, many unique Superman Classic collectibles in the early 2000s. This High Bounce Ball from 2005 is not just a bounce ball, but a diorama as well showing Superman flying high above a very detailed topographical area which a photo cannot do justice. In addition to various buildings, there’s a train running on its tracks about to approach a bridge that crosses a river. As it was for all of the Superman Classic merchandise…
These high bouncing rubber balls have astonishingly yellowed over the years, but are still great pieces in my collection. These Superman Rubber Balls were produced by One Stop Toy Co. from Northridge California in 2006. At the time, you could find them at various party store outlets alongside their Superman Yo Yo along with many other Superman products. The artwork on one of the balls was done by José Luis García-López and the other by Jim Lee.
More merchandising from the Cartoon Network animated series Justice League.
This is a set of Justice League 2” Playall Balls produced by Kellytoy in 2006. In this fishnet bag are three hacky sack balls, each decorated with Superman images. The first features the promotional “Justice League The Man of Steel” logo, used in much of the toy marketing. The second ball has animate of Superman flying upward. The third ball features…
Here in a protective case is an officially licensed Superman baseball from 1999. It is two-toned (red and blue) with an ’S’ symbol on the blue side and a Superman logo font on the red side.
What’s interesting to me is that, although officially licensed, there is no indication on the ball as to its manufacturer aside from the notation “TM & © 1999 DC COMICS.”
Superman Collector in Hawaii 