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Title: Historical Superman Files.... Post by: binarysunrise on July 17, 2006, 05:28:37 PM So as a cultural historian, or dare I say it, Superman historian, I often run across interesting historical Superman files in my research. Currently I am writing the history of the Superman daily strips, so if people don't object, I will post files that I stumble across that aren't related to my research, but are neat nonetheless.
First up is an ad from 1954: (http://www.thespeedingbullet.com/downloads/supermanad1.jpg) Title: Re: Historical Superman Files.... Post by: MatterEaterLad on July 17, 2006, 05:54:50 PM Cool, I love this stuff... 8)
Title: Re: Historical Superman Files.... Post by: binarysunrise on July 17, 2006, 05:58:16 PM Here are two that are related to my research. This is where it all begins in 1939:
(http://www.thespeedingbullet.com/downloads/supermanad3.jpg) (http://www.thespeedingbullet.com/downloads/supermanad2.jpg) Title: Re: Historical Superman Files.... Post by: Super Monkey on July 17, 2006, 06:44:44 PM $6.98 was a lot of money back then. I wonder how it looked like in actuality. Great illustration however, classic 50's style.
Title: Re: Historical Superman Files.... Post by: JulianPerez on July 17, 2006, 07:03:09 PM My GOD, were the ads in comics something. Considering the Hypnotic Coins and X-Ray Specs, in addition to the usual comics audiences of kids and science fiction loving teenagers, the next biggest comic demographic must have been gigantic perverts.
By far one of the best has to be for a HYPNOTIC TELEVISION. It describes a manual that explains how to turn "any ordinary television into a hypnotic flickering device!" Besides the image of the television, there was a Betty/Veronica style curvy girl WINKING at the reader. The clear indication here is that the television hypnotism is to place attractive women under your power. Another of my favorites is "PLANS TO BUILD A REAL ROBOT!" It features an image of a giant clanky robot with crab claw hands chasing after bully-types while some Urkel looking kid looks on in the background, cheering the robot on. I wonder if the year 1976 coincided with a monumental spike in gym-teacher homocides by flesh-melting ray? Title: Re: Historical Superman Files.... Post by: binarysunrise on July 17, 2006, 07:15:17 PM August 30, 1940 - proof that girls read Superman too...
(http://www.thespeedingbullet.com/downloads/supermangirl.jpg) Title: Re: Historical Superman Files.... Post by: Super Monkey on July 17, 2006, 07:15:39 PM check it out: http://comicbookads.leafpublishing.com/
Title: Re: Historical Superman Files.... Post by: binarysunrise on July 17, 2006, 07:17:50 PM December 31, 1940 - anyone believe his excuse? :)
(http://www.thespeedingbullet.com/downloads/supermanjail.jpg) Title: Re: Historical Superman Files.... Post by: binarysunrise on July 17, 2006, 08:08:12 PM Another ad, this one from April 6, 1941. I've seen these watches on ebay, but haven't found one I could afford...
(http://www.thespeedingbullet.com/downloads/supermanwatch.jpg) Title: Re: Historical Superman Files.... Post by: binarysunrise on July 17, 2006, 08:14:15 PM November 22, 1940 - A very stylish balloon for the Macy's Day parade. I have the text to this article too, but couldn't resist posting the picture :)
(http://www.thespeedingbullet.com/downloads/supermanparade.jpg) Title: Re: Historical Superman Files.... Post by: binarysunrise on July 18, 2006, 10:29:21 AM Here are a few radio ads, the first from November 1940, the second from March 1941.
(http://www.thespeedingbullet.com/downloads/radio1.jpg) (http://www.thespeedingbullet.com/downloads/radio2.jpg) Title: Re: Historical Superman Files.... Post by: binarysunrise on July 18, 2006, 10:31:30 AM This is from an article about the Superman musical, published in March 1966. I don't remember seeing this Hirshfield drawing before...
(http://www.thespeedingbullet.com/downloads/supermanmusical.jpg) Title: Re: Historical Superman Files.... Post by: binarysunrise on July 18, 2006, 10:33:59 AM A Christams-time ad involving Superman, from late November of 1941.
(http://www.thespeedingbullet.com/downloads/santa.jpg) Title: Re: Historical Superman Files.... Post by: binarysunrise on July 18, 2006, 10:35:31 AM This was from an article on the role of comics in schools and libraries, from October 1941.
(http://www.thespeedingbullet.com/downloads/education.jpg) Title: Re: Historical Superman Files.... Post by: binarysunrise on July 18, 2006, 10:37:16 AM How can you not tear up reading this letter, published December 20, 1941...."aged fourteen"...
(http://www.thespeedingbullet.com/downloads/letter.jpg) Title: Re: Historical Superman Files.... Post by: Uncle Mxy on July 18, 2006, 11:45:37 AM While not nearly as old as the other stuff, these Polish movie posters from Superman III strike me as having an odd timeless quality:
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y159/PaulSebert/superman3.jpg) (http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y159/PaulSebert/1542.jpg) Title: Re: Historical Superman Files.... Post by: nightwing on July 18, 2006, 12:15:34 PM I like that top Superman III poster...looks like he's doing the soft-shoe! :lol:
Title: Re: Historical Superman Files.... Post by: binarysunrise on July 18, 2006, 12:46:41 PM Here's an ad for the newspaper strip from January 1940...
(http://www.thespeedingbullet.com/downloads/ad1.jpg) Title: Re: Historical Superman Files.... Post by: binarysunrise on July 18, 2006, 12:47:49 PM Another from April 1940...its a bit creepy...
(http://www.thespeedingbullet.com/downloads/ad2.jpg) Title: Re: Historical Superman Files.... Post by: binarysunrise on July 18, 2006, 12:49:26 PM Here's an ad for the "Adventures of Superman" book, November 1942
(http://www.thespeedingbullet.com/downloads/ad3.jpg) Title: Re: Historical Superman Files.... Post by: binarysunrise on July 18, 2006, 12:50:31 PM A Conoco gas ad from December 1945....
(http://www.thespeedingbullet.com/downloads/gasad1.jpg) Title: Re: Historical Superman Files.... Post by: binarysunrise on July 18, 2006, 12:52:13 PM ...and a WWII company getting a new Insignia from Donenfeld, June 1941.
(http://www.thespeedingbullet.com/downloads/insignia.jpg) Title: Re: Historical Superman Files.... Post by: Klar Ken T5477 on July 18, 2006, 12:53:26 PM Quote from: "binarysunrise" This is from an article about the Superman musical, published in March 1966. I don't remember seeing this Hirshfield drawing before... (http://www.thespeedingbullet.com/downloads/supermanmusical.jpg) The illo appeared in the NY Sunday Times article on the play (possibly a review). I know because I had clipped it... back then. Title: Re: Historical Superman Files.... Post by: binarysunrise on July 18, 2006, 01:01:27 PM Yea, that's where its from. Do you want me to post the whole article? I have more lengthy articles (like for the macy's parade) that I can post. There is also a good one of DC claiming that comics sales aren't declining...its funny.
Title: Re: Historical Superman Files.... Post by: Klar Ken T5477 on July 18, 2006, 05:55:29 PM Thats Linda Lavin and Jack Cassidy in the foreground/ I say post the artiocle but this aint my playpen, chum.
Title: Re: Historical Superman Files.... Post by: binarysunrise on July 18, 2006, 10:12:01 PM :) I'm always willing to offer whatever research I have....
(http://www.thespeedingbullet.com/downloads/musicalarticle.jpg) Title: Re: Historical Superman Files.... Post by: binarysunrise on July 18, 2006, 10:16:38 PM From April 1954...what does it mean the first superman items in 16 years??
(http://www.thespeedingbullet.com/downloads/clothes1.jpg) Again from April...you too can wear the cap that Superman wears??? (http://www.thespeedingbullet.com/downloads/clothes2.jpg) Title: Re: Historical Superman Files.... Post by: binarysunrise on July 18, 2006, 10:17:59 PM From July '54....
(http://www.thespeedingbullet.com/downloads/clothes3.jpg) Title: Re: Historical Superman Files.... Post by: binarysunrise on July 18, 2006, 10:18:57 PM And September 54....
(http://www.thespeedingbullet.com/downloads/clothes4.jpg) Title: Re: Historical Superman Files.... Post by: binarysunrise on July 18, 2006, 10:20:55 PM October 1940. Is this the grin that says "I can't believe I suckered those two Cleveland kids out of a million dollars?"
(http://www.thespeedingbullet.com/downloads/donnefeld.jpg) Title: Re: Historical Superman Files.... Post by: binarysunrise on July 18, 2006, 10:27:37 PM When The Adventures of Superman aired, I guess there was a spike in hospital visits....
March 1953: (http://www.thespeedingbullet.com/downloads/hospital1.jpg) September 1953: (http://www.thespeedingbullet.com/downloads/hospital2.jpg) March 1954: (http://www.thespeedingbullet.com/downloads/hospital3.jpg) April 1954: (http://www.thespeedingbullet.com/downloads/hospital4.jpg) Title: Re: Historical Superman Files.... Post by: binarysunrise on July 19, 2006, 01:28:27 PM One more case, from March 19, 1955:
(http://www.thespeedingbullet.com/downloads/hospital5.jpg) A followup March 20, 1955: (http://www.thespeedingbullet.com/downloads/hospital6.jpg) Title: Re: Historical Superman Files.... Post by: binarysunrise on July 19, 2006, 01:32:16 PM Speaking of the Adventures of Superman, from September 1951:
(http://www.thespeedingbullet.com/downloads/tv1.jpg) April 1953 (http://www.thespeedingbullet.com/downloads/tv2.jpg) June 1954 (http://www.thespeedingbullet.com/downloads/tv3.jpg) September 1954 (http://www.thespeedingbullet.com/downloads/tv4.jpg) Title: Re: Historical Superman Files.... Post by: binarysunrise on July 19, 2006, 01:34:34 PM From March 1941, the notice about the Superman cartoons being produced:
(http://www.thespeedingbullet.com/downloads/films1.jpg) And from February 1948 (http://www.thespeedingbullet.com/downloads/films2.jpg) Title: Re: Historical Superman Files.... Post by: binarysunrise on July 19, 2006, 01:36:13 PM From December 1954...I don't quite get how this is Superman-related..
(http://www.thespeedingbullet.com/downloads/ad4.jpg) Title: Re: Historical Superman Files.... Post by: binarysunrise on July 19, 2006, 01:38:22 PM This one is interesting. Can you imagine how much talk there must have been for DC to put out a full page ad disputing the rumors?? From July 1946.
(http://www.thespeedingbullet.com/downloads/decline.jpg) Title: Re: Historical Superman Files.... Post by: MatterEaterLad on July 19, 2006, 02:27:10 PM The last one was really interesting, and kind of shows how numbers are hard to interpret, until the effects are so well-known that there is hindsight coming into play.
Title: Re: Historical Superman Files.... Post by: binarysunrise on July 19, 2006, 04:27:17 PM Well, if you are interested in sales, here is one a few years later from January 1953:
(http://www.thespeedingbullet.com/downloads/decline2.jpg) Title: Re: Historical Superman Files.... Post by: binarysunrise on July 19, 2006, 04:28:09 PM And then another from September 1962:
(http://www.thespeedingbullet.com/downloads/decline3.jpg) Title: Re: Historical Superman Files.... Post by: MatterEaterLad on July 19, 2006, 04:43:37 PM Are you scanning and organizing these things yourself? I think they have a lot of value in the overall picture...
Title: Re: Historical Superman Files.... Post by: binarysunrise on July 19, 2006, 05:24:35 PM Oh yea, this is from my personal research. I went through 4 or 5 online historic newspapers, searching for the key term "Superman". It brought back some 19,000 items, 1938-1966. Mostly I was looking for articles related to the Superman daily newspaper strip (of which I found a handful), or other chapters that I am working on for my book - such as reactions to violence in the Superman comics/radio/strips (a lot of articles) or lawsuits revolving around the newspaper strips (this didn't make the paper). So I saved the interesting Superman files, but don't really have a use for them. (And this is just a limited newspaper search, it doesn't include my research into magazines or what I have from microfilm).
But yeah, together they build a nice picture of the influence of Superman in our culture. Title: Re: Historical Superman Files.... Post by: binarysunrise on July 19, 2006, 06:03:11 PM Another on the state of the comic industry from February 1959. But don't we all pine for sin and sex??
(http://www.thespeedingbullet.com/downloads/decline4.jpg) Title: Re: Historical Superman Files.... Post by: binarysunrise on July 19, 2006, 08:24:25 PM More hurt kids. From February 11, 1957:
(http://www.thespeedingbullet.com/downloads/hospital7.jpg) From November 8, 1958. I guess those capes in the advertisements are not flame proof....perhaps he should have sued them instead... (http://www.thespeedingbullet.com/downloads/hospital8.jpg) I am not sure if this counts. The *teenager* was obviously off his meds... (http://www.thespeedingbullet.com/downloads/hospital9.jpg) Title: Re: Historical Superman Files.... Post by: binarysunrise on July 19, 2006, 08:26:31 PM From September 1953. I guess they kept showing the Fleischer cartoons...
(http://www.thespeedingbullet.com/downloads/cartoons.jpg) Title: Re: Historical Superman Files.... Post by: binarysunrise on July 19, 2006, 08:29:45 PM The 1940 World's Fair. Here's the morning Superman schedule from June 3, 1940:
(http://www.thespeedingbullet.com/downloads/fair1.jpg) And the following day's results of the Superboy/girl competition. I wonder where these people are now, and whatever happened to their trophies (can't quite see if that's Superman on the top...) (http://www.thespeedingbullet.com/downloads/fair2.jpg) Title: Re: Historical Superman Files.... Post by: binarysunrise on July 19, 2006, 08:32:07 PM One way to end WWII...from February 1940.
(http://www.thespeedingbullet.com/downloads/letter2.jpg) Title: Re: Historical Superman Files.... Post by: binarysunrise on July 19, 2006, 09:01:42 PM So Superman is a dangle-dandy, not that there's anything wrong with it :)
From February 1955. (http://www.thespeedingbullet.com/downloads/ad5.jpg) Title: Re: Historical Superman Files.... Post by: binarysunrise on July 19, 2006, 09:03:12 PM Being in this kid's place once, I can relate. From August 1957.
(http://www.thespeedingbullet.com/downloads/shaw.jpg) Title: Re: Historical Superman Files.... Post by: binarysunrise on July 19, 2006, 09:04:28 PM Another Halloween ad. Notice she's not Supergirl, but Superman's girlfriend...whom he dresses up to look like himself?? From October 1955.
(http://www.thespeedingbullet.com/downloads/ad6.jpg) Title: Re: Historical Superman Files.... Post by: binarysunrise on July 19, 2006, 09:06:16 PM I mentioned that I would post the article from the Macy's Day parade (I posted the image early on in this thread). From November 19, 1940.
(http://www.thespeedingbullet.com/downloads/parade1.jpg) And about the parade from the 22nd. (http://www.thespeedingbullet.com/downloads/parade2.jpg) Title: Re: Historical Superman Files.... Post by: binarysunrise on July 19, 2006, 09:07:43 PM Another tv ad. I like how they put the plot summary in the ad. Each is different, but I'll try to only post the different forms of the tv ads. From September 1955.
(http://www.thespeedingbullet.com/downloads/tv5.jpg) Title: Re: Historical Superman Files.... Post by: binarysunrise on July 19, 2006, 09:08:42 PM Another costume ad. From April 1955.
(http://www.thespeedingbullet.com/downloads/ad7.jpg) Title: Re: Historical Superman Files.... Post by: binarysunrise on July 19, 2006, 11:01:08 PM Wish I could get one of these for under 3 bucks. From December 1958.
(http://www.thespeedingbullet.com/downloads/ad8.jpg) Title: Re: Historical Superman Files.... Post by: binarysunrise on July 19, 2006, 11:03:49 PM Who has two thumbs and thinks a cape will get him more candy?
....This guy! (October 1959) (http://www.thespeedingbullet.com/downloads/ad9.jpg) Title: Re: Historical Superman Files.... Post by: binarysunrise on July 19, 2006, 11:07:59 PM George Reeves' accident before his death. I think this was the time his brake fluid "disappeared". April 4, 1959.
(http://www.thespeedingbullet.com/downloads/reeves1.jpg) Title: Re: Historical Superman Files.... Post by: binarysunrise on July 19, 2006, 11:10:37 PM I thought this was interesting. An article about George Reeves' success (and I didn't find too many Reeves articles) from the month before he died.
I also have a series of a dozen articles surrounding his death and the investigation. Should I post them? May 10, 1959: (http://www.thespeedingbullet.com/downloads/reeves2.jpg) Title: Re: Historical Superman Files.... Post by: Great Rao on July 20, 2006, 12:10:22 AM Quote from: "binarysunrise" I also have a series of a dozen articles surrounding his death and the investigation. Should I post them? I think that's beating a dead horse. :s: Title: Re: Historical Superman Files.... Post by: lastson on July 20, 2006, 12:17:26 AM Wow -- in about an hour or so you've very nicely colored in some amazing details of Superman's history as a character. Major kudos to you for sharing this info instead of grasping onto it like it's a frightened, breathing Action #1. Sharing is good!
I feel inspired to join in -- like you I've been knee deep in microfilm and newspapers for two years working on a book and film on the boys (www.lastson.greendoorfilms.com) and this site has been a HUGE oasis for me with nothing but the nicest people and the best information. I've seen most of this stuff in the library but you are the first to track down the actual piece about Joe being arrested -- that's always been a kind of urban legend. Nice detective work. You've inspired me to post some of my own soon, so get ready Superphiles, you ain't seen nuthin' yet! (Well, actually you have because this stuff here is great but felt like a Stan Lee moment there). Anyway, here's my addition to that great Macy's stuff you posted. I have some footage of the next float in the early sixties but here is the sad (but patriotic!) fate of that first great balloon that scared away all those poor Manhattanite dogs. And oh yeah, I want that tank!!! Thanks again! -Brad www.lastson.greendoorfilms.com (http://www.greendoorfilms.com/dragon.jpg)[/img] Title: Re: Historical Superman Files.... Post by: binarysunrise on July 20, 2006, 01:25:08 AM Hm. Interesting. I thought I had found out the fate of that Superman balloon from the 1940 parade. The following year, 1941, they had a giant football player which a review said "looked suspiciously like the Superman of 1940 repainted."
(http://www.thespeedingbullet.com/downloads/balloon.jpg) Which begs the question...your article said that the parade wouldn't be held. What year is it from? Obviously it isn't 1940 when the Superman balloon ran, or 1941 when the football player ran. But if it was afterwards, and still looked like Superman, than I guess the 1941 was a duplicate model?? Title: Re: Historical Superman Files.... Post by: lastson on July 20, 2006, 08:10:36 AM my bad -- it ran Nov 14, 1942 in the Times.
That does looks a lot like Supes -- but why then would they say the Mayor deflated Superman? Maybe it was the Macy's float from Earth-2... -Brad Title: Re: Historical Superman Files.... Post by: binarysunrise on July 20, 2006, 08:50:42 AM Is the clock to make sure Superman doesn't stay out past his bedtime??
From October 1953: (http://www.thespeedingbullet.com/downloads/ad10.jpg) Title: Re: Historical Superman Files.... Post by: binarysunrise on July 20, 2006, 08:51:45 AM From November 1955:
(http://www.thespeedingbullet.com/downloads/ad11.jpg) Title: Re: Historical Superman Files.... Post by: binarysunrise on July 20, 2006, 08:52:29 AM Also November 1955:
(http://www.thespeedingbullet.com/downloads/ad12.jpg) Title: Re: Historical Superman Files.... Post by: binarysunrise on July 20, 2006, 08:54:49 AM Ok, so ixnay on the death/investigation/funeral/litigation surrounding George Reeves.
How about articles on the 1966 musical "It's a Bird...It's a Plane"? I posted one review, but there are other reviews, articles on sales, letters to the editor complaining about the postive reviews, and ads for the play. Let me know if you want them, otherwise I'll stick with other superman files. Title: Re: Historical Superman Files.... Post by: dto on July 20, 2006, 12:44:21 PM Fantastic research work, Binarysunrise! As for what happened to the 1940 World's Fair "Superboy", there's the threads on this very message board:
http://superman.nu/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=2708 http://superman.nu/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=2783 And I find it absolutely incredible that a "Superman's Girlfriend" costume was marketed as early as 1955 -- three years prior to the Magic Totem Super-Girl (who wore the same red skirt), and fours years before Kara Zor-El's arrival. You wonder if DC wasn't watching sales of this costume when debating on whether to introduce a Supergirl. This ad might make an interesting historical oddity in the "Supergirl Costumes" section: http://superman.nu/supergirl/costumes/ Title: Re: Historical Superman Files.... Post by: binarysunrise on July 20, 2006, 01:19:22 PM Huh. You guys were just talking about that. I guess I should get out of the library more often :) Thanks for the heads up. Any idea about the whereabouts of supergirl??
Title: Re: Historical Superman Files.... Post by: Klar Ken T5477 on July 20, 2006, 02:08:02 PM MIDVALE? :wink:
Title: Re: Historical Superman Files.... Post by: binarysunrise on July 20, 2006, 06:04:28 PM Here's another conoco ad from May 1945:
(http://www.thespeedingbullet.com/downloads/ad13.jpg) Title: Re: Historical Superman Files.... Post by: binarysunrise on July 20, 2006, 06:06:04 PM An article about the Superman cartoons form the sixties. From June 1966.
(http://www.thespeedingbullet.com/downloads/cartoons2.jpg) Title: Re: Historical Superman Files.... Post by: binarysunrise on July 20, 2006, 06:07:33 PM An ad from the Superman musical. I'll only post the research I have with images, unless anyone is interesting in reading the reviews and the complaints, and the sales articles. From April 1966:
(http://www.thespeedingbullet.com/downloads/musical.jpg) Title: Re: Historical Superman Files.... Post by: binarysunrise on July 20, 2006, 06:08:38 PM Another tv ad with a new image. From January 1957.
(http://www.thespeedingbullet.com/downloads/tv6.jpg) Title: Re: Historical Superman Files.... Post by: binarysunrise on July 20, 2006, 06:10:34 PM Another hospital story. Doesn't quite count since he was in his batman outfit, but it seems as if it is just a prelude to an actual Superman injury....
From August 11, 1966: (http://www.thespeedingbullet.com/downloads/hospital10.jpg) Title: Re: Historical Superman Files.... Post by: binarysunrise on July 20, 2006, 06:12:08 PM Another Halloween ad, from October 1958:
(http://www.thespeedingbullet.com/downloads/ad14.jpg) Title: Re: Historical Superman Files.... Post by: binarysunrise on July 20, 2006, 06:13:45 PM I like this image of Superman here...From March 1966:
(http://www.thespeedingbullet.com/downloads/musical2.jpg) Title: Re: Historical Superman Files.... Post by: binarysunrise on July 20, 2006, 06:14:30 PM From the same month, March 1966:
(http://www.thespeedingbullet.com/downloads/ad15.jpg) Title: Re: Historical Superman Files.... Post by: binarysunrise on July 20, 2006, 06:15:35 PM And from January 1966. I didn't know Superman was involved with the Peace Corps campaign.
(http://www.thespeedingbullet.com/downloads/peace.jpg) Title: Re: Historical Superman Files.... Post by: binarysunrise on July 20, 2006, 11:41:04 PM Speaking of Kennedy, here's a notice for the Superman/Kennedy comic. From August 1963.
(http://www.thespeedingbullet.com/downloads/kennedy1.jpg) Title: Re: Historical Superman Files.... Post by: binarysunrise on July 20, 2006, 11:42:15 PM ....and why that issue was late. From October 1964.
(http://www.thespeedingbullet.com/downloads/kennedy2.jpg) Title: Re: Historical Superman Files.... Post by: binarysunrise on July 20, 2006, 11:43:14 PM This isn't the broadway play, but another 1-act. From April 1966.
(http://www.thespeedingbullet.com/downloads/play.jpg) Title: Re: Historical Superman Files.... Post by: binarysunrise on July 20, 2006, 11:44:11 PM This is the broadway play :) June 1966.
(http://www.thespeedingbullet.com/downloads/musical3.jpg) Title: Re: Historical Superman Files.... Post by: binarysunrise on July 20, 2006, 11:45:18 PM Interesting merger article...June 1964
(http://www.thespeedingbullet.com/downloads/sales1.jpg) Title: Re: Historical Superman Files.... Post by: binarysunrise on July 20, 2006, 11:46:11 PM Anyone buy stocks in 1965? From May.
(http://www.thespeedingbullet.com/downloads/sales2.jpg) Title: Re: Historical Superman Files.... Post by: binarysunrise on July 20, 2006, 11:47:19 PM Another halloween ad. October 1956.
(http://www.thespeedingbullet.com/downloads/ad16.jpg) Title: Re: Historical Superman Files.... Post by: binarysunrise on July 20, 2006, 11:48:55 PM Odd advertisement. March 1962.
(http://www.thespeedingbullet.com/downloads/sales3.jpg) Title: Re: Historical Superman Files.... Post by: binarysunrise on July 20, 2006, 11:49:56 PM Announcement about the sixties cartoon. December 1965.
(http://www.thespeedingbullet.com/downloads/cartoon.jpg) Title: Re: Historical Superman Files.... Post by: binarysunrise on July 20, 2006, 11:51:05 PM This is the type of letter I would write...
From May 1965. (http://www.thespeedingbullet.com/downloads/letter3.jpg) Title: Re: Historical Superman Files.... Post by: binarysunrise on July 20, 2006, 11:52:23 PM Finally the pattern is sold. Now you can make your cape out of something non-flammable (see earlier posting). April 1966.
(http://www.thespeedingbullet.com/downloads/ad17.jpg) Title: Re: Historical Superman Files.... Post by: binarysunrise on July 20, 2006, 11:55:24 PM Many things here, including the first notice about the Superman musical.
September 1965. (http://www.thespeedingbullet.com/downloads/musical4.jpg) Title: Re: Historical Superman Files.... Post by: lastson on July 21, 2006, 12:29:03 AM wow -- all amazing stuff. Goes to show how much he permeated all these niches of American over such a significant time frame. There's a great essay on the history of Superman licensing here!
On the kids trying to be Superman subject, we had, very unfortunately, a really sad case here in Cleveland a couple of months ago when a 6 year old boy jumped off his bed with a cape that got caught and he died. Really sad story. So if you have Super-Kids running around, be careful of the capes. Brad www.lastson.greendoorfilms.com Title: Re: Historical Superman Files.... Post by: binarysunrise on July 26, 2006, 06:10:20 PM Oh, I forgot to mention that I posted a bunch of George Reeves-related articles in the "Adventures on Television!" section. Feel free to read through those if the film Hollywoodland interests you :)
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