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.
Hopefully you learn something new..?
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…
All obtained in person by me at various conventions – Helen Slater was a rare treat and was very sweet and quite shy. Margot Kidder was fantastic and outrageous and very funny. Sarah Douglas was bolshy and fabulous while Jack O’ Halloran was a gentle giant.
So privileged to have met some of the performers that made this movie series so great..!
Rare images from the set of the Tornado scene from Superman IV: The Quest For Peace –
From the top, the last of the special set-taken prints and above, rare publicity B&W still of the finished scene. Note Christopher Reeve’s daughter Alexandra harnessed in mid-air for the rescue…