Enjoy this collection of trivia abut our favourite Man Of Steel from various vintage publications –
From the top – vintage UK Look-In (Junior TV Times magazine) Superman and Christopher Reeve fact files, European clipping (translation would be welcome for this!!) and clipping from The Sun newspaper circa mid-1980’s.
This fabulous 15″ tall vinyl statue with cloth cape was produced by Hamilton Gifts in 1988, a year after the release of Superman IV.
Resembling an oversize Super Powers figure the likeness owes more to Jose Garcia Lopez line art than his cinematic counterpart. Part of a range that included similar comic-book treatments of Batman (and Spider-man?)The figures came with white metal stands and were articulated at the shoulders.
Interestingly, the molds were re-used and sold in Warner Bros. Stores (minus stand and featuring slap-dash paintjobs) for many years later until their eventual demise…