Superman at 70: Super stuff!

The first appearance of Superman, in Action Comics #1, was published 70 years ago this summer. It's hard to imagine American culture without him, or the zillion super-heroes that followed in his wake.

And while the presence of so many other heroes may've eclipsed the Man of Steel's popularity somewhat, he's still around us everywhere--in comics, on t-shirts, on TV and in toy stores. He's been merchandised nearly as much as Snoopy or Mickey Mouse.

I enjoy collecting images of pop culture ephemera (you have seen this site, haven't you?) and I thought it'd be fun to share some pics of various vintage Superman stuff.

I'll have several other Superman-related posts in coming days. Enjoy!


Syroco Superman statue




Superman horse shoe set


Superman swim fins






Superman Muscle-building set


Superman Crazy Foam


Superman light switch cover


Superman puzzle


Superman swinging toy


Superman wallet


Superman roller skates




Superman record player


Rubber Superman figure


Superman ash tray(!)


Superman squirt gun

More!

Belt.
Board game: box, pieces, interior, spinner.
Book, autographed by creators.
Captain Action figure (I think).
Ceramic bust.
Ceramic figures with telephone booth.
Colorforms set (box). interior.
Film strip.
Flying toy.
Folding tables.
Cheese!
Krypto Raygun (box).
Magic kit: 1, 2.
Macy's "Superman Adventure" admission ticket.
Premium picture. 2.
Picture disk, cover.
"Pinball" game
Puzzle.
"Red Backs
Ring (metal).
Ring (Kelloggs.
Rollover plane.
Scrap book.
Sneakers.
Socks (box).
Superboy game. Box. Board.
Valentines.
Wallet.
Watches: 1, 2.
Wooden figure, 2.
Wooden figurine.

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"Saturday Night Live" pays tribute to the George Carlin this weekend by re-airing the show's 1975 debut episode, which was hosted by the late comic.

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See a trailer for the upcoming "Wolverine and the X-Men" animated series.



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The Guardian reports on fan efforts to recreate lost 1960s "Doctor Who" episodes via comics and computer animation.



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Efforts to restore the Cleveland home of Superman co-creator Jerry Siegel as part of the Man of Steel's 70th anniversary festivities this year have run into problems.

Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour finally coming to DVD

All I had to do was complain! I mean, after all, it's ridiculous that one of this nation's most controversial, influential TV programs isn't available on DVD when the likes of "Diff'rent Strokes" or "The Facts of Life" are readily available.

But now, the "Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" is finally on the way. Looks like it's gonna be one of those expensive Time-Life deals, though. Like "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." and "Get Smart," it'll be available at first only via this outlet and, presumably, later via general (discounted) release. After years as an expensive Time-Life "complete series" set, "Get Smart" is finally coming out in cheaper season sets from other outlets soon.

At any rate, with the Smothers Brothers, Time-Life is starting out with the controversial third season first, with a 5-disk best-of collection. According to Time-Life, it'll include:

* FIVE HOURS of bonus material including never-before-seen unedited content, exclusive interviews, and audio perspectives

* Features groundbreaking comedy by Steve Martin, George Carlin, Bob Newhart, David Steinberg and many others

* On camera introductions by Tom & Dick to EVERY episode

* Behind the scenes and rehearsal footage

* Classic performances by The Doors, Ray Charles, Donovan, Ike & Tina Turner and many others!

* PLUS the award-winning "Pat Paulsen for President" special, including newly uncovered, never-before-seen outtakes with Senator Robert F. Kennedy

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Comics shipping June 25, 2008

Here's a look at what's in comic book shops today. Click the titles links to pre-order discounted books from Amazon.

DARK HORSE COMICS

APR080077 BPRD ECTOPLASMIC MAN ONE SHOT $2.99

1593079710 The Chronicles Of Conan Volume 15
Author: Len Wein, J. M. DeMatteis, John Busc...; Buy New: $12.71
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1593079052 Indiana Jones Adventures Volume 1
Author: Philip Gelatt, Rick Lacy; Buy New: $6.95

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APR080102 STAR WARS DARK TIMES #12 VECTOR PART 6 $2.99

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All-Star Batman & Robin, The Boy Wonder, Vol. 1
Author: Frank Miller, Jim Lee; Buy New: $16.49
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MAR080182 BATMAN JEKYLL AND HYDE TP $14.99
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B0015QR6NM Dark Knight Batman Bust
Buy New: $59.99


B0015R21UO Dark Knight The Joker Bust
Buy New: $59.95
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APR080166 FINAL CRISIS #2 (OF 7) $3.99
APR080210 GREEN LANTERN #32 $2.99

1401218016 Green Lantern Tales of the Sinestero Corps
Author: Ron Marz, Geoff Johns; Buy New: $19.79

APR080177 HUNTRESS YEAR ONE #4 (OF 6) $2.99
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Superman Camelot Falls Vol. 1
Author: Kurt Busiek; Buy New: $10.39
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1401218067 Tangent Comics VOL 3
Author: Various; Buy New: $13.59

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0785129057 Captain America
Author: David Morrell, Mitch Breitweiser; Buy New: $16.49

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0785127844 Marvels Premiere Hardcover
Author: Kurt Busiek, Alex Ross; Buy New: $16.49

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0785123539 Marvel Masterworks Atlas Era Tales Suspense 1
Author: Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, Don Heck, J...; Buy New: $31.49

APR082341 MMW ATLAS ERA TALES OF SUSPENSE HC VOL 02 VAR ED VOL 98 $59.99
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COMICS

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1879794314 Archie Americana Series Best Of The Sixties Book 2
Author: Various; Buy New: $9.56


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Love & Rockets annual collections begin soon

We've mentioned previously that Fantagraphics is shifting from the regular comic book format to big, annual collections of Gilbert and Jaime Hernandez' "Love and Rockets" stories and the first such volume appears this September, Publishers Weekly reports.

What to expect from "Love and Rockets: New Stories"?

"I'm going to minimize serialization," Gilbert vowed. "I'm not saying I'm going to limit my subjects, though. I'm going to be a little more experimental visually, as well." The brothers will split up the pages 50/50, with a little give-and-take in case one brother has a 75-page brainstorm. And while long-established characters may appear, they won't hog the spotlight. Gilbert will stay away from his fictional town of Palomar for the time being and Jaime said that while his iconic characters, Maggie and Hopey, will show up, they won't necessarily be the main focus of the stories.

"They'll still be around because in my world—my 'Locas' world—people are still coming in," explains Jaime. Ironically, some of those people are superheroes—the book features a new story about Maggie’s friend Penny Century and how she gets super-powers.


Here's a look at the first volume's cover:

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CD new release June 24, 2008

B00197KG4S Exile in Guyville Liz Phair
Buy New: $12.99

B0017LFKMY Wall*e
Buy New: $12.97

B0018TLRT0 Parallel Lines Deluxe Edition Blondie
Buy New: $20.99

DVD new releases June 24, 2008

B00158K0V0 Futurama
Buy New: $19.99

B0012Q732O 10,000 B.C.
Buy New: $14.99

B0017I04RI The Spiderwick Chronicles
Buy New: $16.99

B000YAA68W Persepolis
Buy New: $19.99

B0015FQZI0 Xanadu - Magical Musical Edition
Buy New: $14.99

B0016B6ZK6 Man of a Thousand Faces
Buy New: $14.99

B0018AB7ZS Dick Tracy Returns
Buy New: $20.99

Marvel Comics solicitations September 2008

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IRON MAN: DVD DIGITAL COMIC BOOK ARCHIVES 1
Written by STAN LEE, LARRY LIEBER, ROY THOMAS, ROBERT BERNSTEIN, DON RICO & AL HARTLEY
Penciled by DON HECK, GENE COLAN, JACK KIRBY & STEVE DITKO
Slipcase Art by ADI GRANOV
DVD Case Art by JACK KIRBY
CONTAINS THE FIRST FIFTY ISSUES OF IRON MAN COMICS!
As the Marvel Age of Comics exploded on the pop-culture scene, super hero after super hero that redefined the genre leaped forth from the imagination of the Marvel Bullpen. Adventurers and innovators, scientists and high-school bookworms, they were amazing men and women with all the failings and foibles of you and me. And there are none that touch both that adventurer ideal and human reality as Tony Stark, the Invincible Iron Man. A jet-setter, playboy and brilliant scientist, Tony is cut down to Earth when a battlefield explosion rips into his heart. Only by creating the amazing Iron Man armor can he stay alive! Packed with the debonair and debutantes, Cold War monsters and sultry super-spies, this DVD-ROM collection presents the stories of one of comics' most intriguing characters from the very beginning! Featuring the first appearances of such classic Marvel characters as the Mandarin, the Black Widow, Hawkeye, the Crimson Dynamo and the Titanium Man in lushly-illustrated stories by "Dazzling" Don Heck, Gene "The Dean" Colan and scripted by no less than Stan "The Man" Lee himself, this is go-to volume for the Iron Man fan. Including the exclusive Marvel Digital Comics Reader versions of TALES OF SUSPENSE #39-88 and TALES TO ASTONISH #82, plus bonuses galore!
ALL AGES...$29.99

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HULK: DVD DIGITAL COMIC BOOK ARCHIVES 1
Written by STAN LEE & GARY FRIEDRICH
Penciled by JACK KIRBY, STEVE DITKO, MARIE SEVERIN, GIL KANE, BILL EVERETT, JOHN BUSCEMA, JOHN ROMITA, DICK AYERS, MIKE ESPOSITO & BOB POWELL
Slipcase Art by ALEX ROSS
DVD Case Art by JACK KIBRY
CONTAINS THE FIRST FIFTY ISSUES OF HULK COMICS!
Dr. Robert Bruce Banner may have the appearance of a mild-mannered scientist, but after being caught in gamma bomb explosion, he became the unstoppable engine of destruction know as the Incredible Hulk! Marvel is proud to present the tales of the everyone's favorite man-monster from the very beginning this DVD-ROM collection is the foundation for every purple-pants'd adventure ever! Featuring artwork by a who's who of Marvel Age luminaries and scripts by Stan "The Man" Lee, they'll introduce to you to General Thunderbolt Ross; the tortured woman who loves both the man and the monster, Betty Ross; the Leader; the Abomination; and a series of earth-shaking fights between the Hulk and the Silver Surfer, Thor, Giant-Man, Namor, Hercules and more! Including the exclusive Marvel Digittal Comics Reader versions of INCREDIBLE HULK #1-6, TALES TO ASTONISH #59-101 and
INCREDIBLE HULK #102 - plus bonuses galore!
ALL AGES...$29.99

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MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE FANTASTIC FOUR VOL. 11
Written by STAN LEE with ARCHIE GOODWIN
Penciled by JOHN BUSCEMA with JOHN ROMITA & JACK KIRBY
Cover by JOHN BUSCEMA
The World's Greatest Comic Magazine marches forward with a new great artist, Big John Buscema, and the same great man - Stan "The Man," 'natch - in A fresh set of epic adventures as only mighty Marvel can make 'em! It all begins when Johnny Storm's ladylove, Crystal, must leave the polluted human world for the Inhumans' sanctuary, but within her lies the secret solution to freeing the Thing from his rocky prison. Then, as Benjamin Grimm emerges with the power to change into the Thing at will, Reed Richards must descend into the dark of the Negative Zone to face entropic Annihilus and the mysterious Janus, the Nega-Man. But what good is controlling your powers, when you're losing control of your mind? The Thing goes on a rampage and New York City better look out because it can only end in the biggest, the baddest, the best fist-pounding, building-toppling, earth-shaking slobbernocker in Marvel history! The ever-lovin', blue-eyed Thing goes toe-to-toe with the gamma-powered goliath, the Incredible Hulk, and only one will walk out alive. That's not all, though! Before the FF collect themselves, the all-powerful Over-Mind descends on the planet Earth - and you know it ain't gonna be good for real-estate values when the Watcher shows up, too. It's a menace so great that even the evil Doctor Doom joins forces with the FF, so reserve your copy today, True Believer - there's plenty more classics to come! Collecting FANTASTIC FOUR #105-116.

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MARVEL MASTERWORKS: ATLAS ERA HEROES VOL. 3 - Featuring Sub-Mariner
Written by VARIOUS with STAN LEE
Penciled by BILL EVERETT with DICK AYERS, MORT LAWRENCE,
HOWARD POST & VARIOUS
Cover by SYD SHORES
The Atlas Era Heroes hits the high-water mark of the 1954 revival with the sovereign of the seven seas, the Sub-Mariner! Collected for the first time ever, the Atlas SUB-MARINER series showcases Bill Everett's most lavish, most manic and most exciting interpretation of his undersea creation. Supported by Namora, Princess Fen and intrepid love interest Betty Dean, Namor faces off against the nefarious Prince Byrrah, his own doppelganger, giant crocodiles and Communists a-plenty in issue after issue of pre-Code action and marine adventure. From all-out invasions of the surface world to the perils of exile from Atlantis, these pages define the Sub-Mariner in a way never before, and perhaps never since, captured in any comic series! Along with Dick Ayer's Human Torch and backup stories featuring the terrors of the deep, you'll also be treated to Everett's tales of the young Namor and how he came to be the hot-headed protector the kingdom beneath the Antarctic ice. Collecting SUB-MARINER #33-42.

GENE COLAN TRIBUTE BOOK
Offered With Three Covers
In conjunction with the Hero Initiative, Marvel's top creators select their favorite stories featuring the groundbreaking artwork of Gene Colan - reprinted here in their entirety - and offer commentary on his prolific contributions to the comic-book industry, from TOMB OF DRACULA to DAREDEVIL to HOWARD THE DUCK!
The Hero Initiative is the first-ever federally chartered not-for-profit corporation dedicated strictly to helping comic book creators in need. Hero creates a financial safety net for yesterdays' creators who may need emergency medical aid, financial support for essentials of life, and an avenue back into paying work. Net proceeds from sales of this book by The Hero Initiative will benefit Gene Colan.
96 PGS./Rated T+ ...$9.99

DC Comics Solicitations September 2008

DC Comics has released info on it's September 2008 plans. Here's what look's interesting to this aging fan.

Click the title links to pre-order discounted books from Amazon.

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DIANA PRINCE: WONDER WOMAN VOL. 3 TP

Written by Mike Sekowsky and Dennis O'Neil
Art by Mike Sekowsky, Dick Giordano, Dick Dillin and others
Cover by Mike Sekowsky & Dick Giordano
This third volume of Diana Prince's early 1970s adventures collects WONDER WOMAN #190-198 and WORLD'S FINEST COMICS #204! In these tales, Diana gets lost in an alien dimension, stops a barbarian horde from invading Paradise Island, nearly becomes the bride of a tyrant and more!

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JACK KIRBY'S THE DEMON OMNIBUS HC

Written by Jack Kirby
Art and cover by Jack Kirby & Mike Royer
One of Jack "King" Kirby's most memorable creations returns in this title collecting the entire, original 16-issue series from the early 1970s! Part man, part elemental fury, Etrigan the Demon was bound to Jason Blood by Merlin to defend Camelot, only to become a demonologist in the modern-day DC Universe.

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JLA: THAT WAS NOW, THIS IS THEN TP

Written by Roger Stern
Art by John Byrne & Mark Farmer
Cover by Joshua Middleton
The classic creative team of Roger Stern and John Byrne reunite for this tale from JLA CLASSIFIED #50-54! The Justice League faces a foe who's out for revenge - but The World's Greatest Super Heroes have no record of ever battling him before!

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SHOWCASE PRESENTS: WORLD'S FINEST VOL. 2 TP

Written by Jerry Coleman, Ed Herron, Dave Wood, Bill Finger and Edmond HamiltonCover by Curt Swan & George Klein
Art by Dick Sprang, Curt Swan, Jim Mooney and others
Superman, Batman and Robin team up once more in tales from WORLD'S FINEST COMICS #112-145! Among the foes the World's Finest team faces are The Composite Superman, The Joker, Lex Luthor, Bat-Mite and Mr. Mxyzptlk!

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SHOWCASE PRESENTS: WONDER WOMAN VOL. 2 TP

Written by Robert Kanigher
Art and cover by Ross Andru & Mike Esposito
Collecting WONDER WOMAN #118-137, in which Wonder Woman and Wonder Girl face the Human Iceberg, the Island Eater, the Robotic Wonder Woman and more!


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SUPERMAN VS. BRAINIAC TP

Written by various
Cover by Carlos Pacheco & Jesus Merino
Art by Curt Swan, Gil Kane, George Pérez and others
Superman's greatest battles against Brainiac are collected in this volume featuring stories from ACTION COMICS #242, 489-491, 544, 649 and 763, SUPERMAN #167, SUPERMAN'S GIRL FRIEND LOIS LANE #17, ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN #438 and SUPERMAN: METROPOLIS SECRET FILES #1

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THE SPIRIT: FEMMES FATALE TP
Written by Will Eisner
Art and cover by Will Eisner
With Frank Miller's movie version of Will Eisner's THE SPIRIT set to hit theatres in December, DC Comics collects some of the most memorable stories pitting The Spirit against his most sultry opponents! Featuring 23 selected tales of mystery originally published between 1940 and 1949, these stories star P'Gell, Sand Saref, Saree, Silk Satin, Thorne Strand, Autumn Mews and many others.

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NEW GODS SERIES 2 ACTION FIGURES
Based on the art of Jack Kirby
Hot on the heels of the acclaimed JACK KIRBY'S FOURTH WORLD OMNIBUS hardcovers, Kirby's art style is interpreted in this second series of Fourth World action figures, which includes his unique vision of Superman!
Each figure features multiple points of articulation and a base. Four-color blister card packaging.
Includes:
* Kalibak 7" h
* Big Barda 7" h
* Superman 6.75" h
* Metron 6.75" h

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Comedian George Carlin, famed for his "Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television" bit, has died. I interviewed Carlin back in my newspaper days and he was friendly and cordial as can be. An extremely bright guy, too. He'll be missed.

Here's a YouTube video of Carlin doing "Seven Words..."

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The Horrors of It All celebrates the amazing art of Alex Toth this week.

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NPR's cool "In Character" program profiles Nancy Drew.