Fun Poncho and Poseable Figures!

OK, forget the Mego Superman, that's just a distraction from the "Fun Poncho" -- yet another Superman costume-like item with the unnecessary mask!



This thing here is some kind of jointed puppet thing, not to be mistaken for...



This nearly life-sized jointed cardboard figure, which I would love to own!

Power Record and Pogo Ball!

This Power Record story is kind of a weird one... a popular rock band is kidnapped by a scientist who asks a ransom of $1 from every fan of the band, to be delivered to PO Box 65... so he can take the money to build a supercomputer to create artificial Kryptonite!



I would always be afraid that trying to use a pogo ball, I'd break my fool neck!

Pins and Puzzle!

I'm pretty sure these pins were also issued as magnets, too!



That's a nice-looking Playskool puzzle there!

Pinball Games!

The item above is a retro-styled product that came out probably close to 10 years ago...



...but if I were to have one Superman pinball game in my collection, it would have to be the Superman Spinball Pinball!

Daisy Picture Pistol and Pillowcase!

I've often wondered if the Daisy Picture Pistol is just a reworking of the old Krypto-Ray Gun...



I know I've showed a picture of this pillowcase before, but this one's much bigger!

Figural Pendant and Super Friends Pencil Sharpeners!

Forget the Burger King toy in the background above... it's the pendant we're looking at here!





So close, and yet so far... sculpting's come a ways since this came out!



Here's three different figural pencil sharpeners! I've long been guessing that these were standard pencil sharpeners with this figural "bag" over them to catch the shavings...

Parachutists!

I told you there were licensed Superman parachutist toys! Here's the AHI-manufactured one.



This one, however, is another knockoff.

Paint By Numbers and Parachutist Knockoff!

I really hope that this cover isn't an accurate representation of what one of the pictures is you're supposed to be painting, because that would be rather disappointing!



If you've also been following the Batcave Trophy Room blog, you may have been wondering where all the bootleg Superman stuff is... well, wonder no more! Here's a bootleg Parachuting Superman made in Hong Kong... I think the fact that the figure is molded all in red is what kept it from being seized by the attorneys!

Don't worry, there were licensed parachuting Superman toys!

Puzzles!

Of course there was a puzzle of Superman fighting a shark... it was the 1970s, after all!



Man, I'd love to have this puzzle in my Superman collection... heck, I'd be happy with a decent photo of the puzzle so you could really see it!

Noizz Balloon and Nutcracker!

This is kind of an odd item, but I suppose it's a cheap way to produce a flying Superman toy!



You know, I'm a pretty big Superman fan, but I don't think I need a Superman nutcracker in my collection of stuff!

Muscle Building Set and Record!

This muscle building set makes perfect sense...



Here's another of those Power Records that I probably have MP3s of, but haven't listened to as of this writing!

Movie Viewers!

It's amazing what they used to get away with calling a "Movie Viewer", isn't it? At the top, a 1940s "movie viewer," and at the end, Chemtoy's 1960s/1970s model. You'll note that the viewer pretty much didn't change in a 20-25 year period of time. These simply were film viewers that you'd load a filmstrip into and advance a frame at a time. Kind of like a hand-held "Give-A-Show Projector" for one person to watch without batteries... or a View-Master without the 3-D.

I'd love to get my hands on these some day, because I'm curious as to if the films featured all new artwork, or if they were from cartoons of the day!

Superman Movie Series Merchandise!

Yes, I do have more stuff from the Superman movies to show you here!



Like this retro-styled T-shirt... or these stills:





But that should be it for a while!

Superman Movie Series Merchandise!

Chris Reeve was, sadly, the last movie Superman to wear a decent version of the costume. Yes, that's a swipe at the "Superman Returns" costume!




I had no idea the movie lunchbox was so nice!



It's always amazed me how they managed to do a poster for Superman: The Movie that didn't show Superman -- also, how everyone forgot that this was done when the Michael Keaton Batman movie came out with a poster that didn't show Batman!

Superman Movie Series Merchandise!

Interesting design on this retro-styled Superman II shirt!



It still amuses me that General Zod in Superman II was the voice of Jor-El in Smallville!



And another still from Superman II!

More movie merchandise tomorrow!

Superman and the Mole Men Stills!

Superman and the Mole Men was the semi-feature-length movie that served as a pilot to the George Reeves series... and here's some stills from that movie, that was later edited into a two-part episode!









And here's a poster for the movie!

Miscellaneous Items!

So every now and then, someone posts a group of Superman items for sale... here's photos of some of those lots!

George Reeves Superman Mexican Lobby Cards!

You'll notice that the poster above uses actual comic book cover art from the late 1960s!

George Reeves Superman Mexican Lobby Cards!

So apparently, some episodes of the George Reeves Superman show were edited together into movie-length form and shown in the Mexican cinemas... here's some lobby cards that make them look much more exciting than they really were!







More tomorrow!