Signed First Wave 11 x 17 lithograph with original JG Jones Doc Savage head sketch. Limited to 16, this is #14. From Fantom Press.
"First Wave" litograph with JG Jones Sketch
Signed First Wave 11 x 17 lithograph with original JG Jones Doc Savage head sketch. Limited to 16, this is #14. From Fantom Press.
Flash Power Ring (DC Comics, 2010)
Flash promotional ring distributed by DC Comics in conjunction with the release of the Brightest Day tie-in issue of Flash #1 on April 14th 2010.
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Brightest Day,
Comics,
DC Comics,
Flash,
Rings
"The Shadow" Movie Trading Cards (Topps, 1994)
Set includes 90 cards with photos from the film, plus 10 "Legends" cards depicting pulp illustrations and covers.
The Shadow - Steranko's "Shadow Secret Society" Fan Club Kit (1975)
A complete kit, includign the index, the bulletin, envelope, membership card and button.
Green Lantern Power Ring Kit (2011)
There are over 3,600 Green Lanterns, each granted the Power Ring along with a duty to join the universal quest to protect a specific sector of space. Appearing in hundreds of comic books each year since 1940, the Green Lantern is fearless, headstrong, and principled in order to best use his powers to protect good and fight evil.
Coinciding with the June 2011 Green Lantern live-action blockbuster film starring Ryan Reynolds, this officially licensed Green Lantern kit includes a special Power Ring that lights up and a mini book so you can join the Green Lantern Corps too!
"Superman-Tim Club" Button (1940's)
"In 1942 Tim Publications created an official Superman fan club for younger boys (older boys got a Gene Autry club) which featured a 6″ x 9″ sized now hard to find monthly comic book. The books were mainly produced to sell the Tim clothing line, but they also had the second benefit of teaching character building lessons while entertaining the kids. Club membership also included a (you guessed it) membership card and a pin. Since the club existed during part the World war II era Tim would also give kids useful tips on war related things like killing your enemy. Sadly the club only lasted for about eight years, so today anything associated with the club is very rare and hard to find."
From "Fanboy.com"
"The Shadow" Statue (2009)
Sideshow Collectibles, polystone scupture by Ruben Procopio for Electric Tiki's Classic Heroes (#17). Numbered #110/200. You can find great images of the unpainted statue here. Now sold out at the manufacturer.
"The Shadow Club" Complete Membership Kit (1994)
The Shadow Club membership kit includes an illustrated mailing envelope, a pinback button with "The Shadow Club" in green over black, a membership certificate, issue #1 of the newsletter "The Shadow News", a secret code card, an "autographed" movie still of The Shadow, a gold metal Premium Ring embossed with the 1994 movie logo and club name and a Special Agent card, individually numbered on the back. I own two complete kits, the one in the photo is #01138.
You can find more information on "The Shadow Sanctum" website.
Superman Gift Set (Corgi, #3081, 1979)
Corgi Juniors Superman 5 piece Gift Set No.3081, 1979 - boxed pack
comprising Daily Planet Helicopter, Superman Craft, Daily Planet Truck,
Superman Van and Police Car.
Star System (Britains, UK, 1980's)
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| The box |
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| Forcegards |
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| Force Cyborgs |
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| Mutant Raiders |
Britains Star System incorporated a range of interchangeable space craft, vehicles and playsets, giving 80's kids the opportunity to act out star-blazing battles between the intrepid Starforce Troopers and their scourge, the infamous Star Raiders...
The figures are plastic and the bases are metal. Unfortunately the inks used were not the best quality and, over time, they smart to "melt", making the figures sticky.
You can find more information in the Britains Space Toys Page.
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Britains
Space Gun "S.G." (Nomura, Japan, 1960's)
There are several tin rayguns similar to this from the 1960's, made by Daiya, Endoh, Horikawa and Yonezawa. Nomura also produced some rayguns with the same packaging, such as the "Space Control", which suggests this one might be from this manufacturer.
Star Wars "Bounty Hunters" Metal Card Set
Metal cards, Metallic Images, 1998.
Entry on the Star Wars Archive Database.
Entry on the Star Wars Archive Database.
Jimmie Allen "Richfield Hi-Octane" Flying Cadet Wings (1930's)
The Air Adventures of Jimmie Allen was a U.S radio series broadcast from 1933 until 1947. It featured the adventures of the teenage pilot Jimmie Allen, who solves mysteries and travels around the world with his friend and mentor Speed Robertson and their mechanic Flash Lewis. The show was sponsored by the oil company Skelly Oil and broadcast throughout the Midwest across ten stations, and by Richfield on the West Coast. To promote the series the Jimmie Allen Flying Club was created, and children could join by signing up at any Skelly gas station.
The club had more than 600,000 members, who received a wide range of free gifts and prizes. They were also sent a weekly club newspaper, and air races were held in towns where the show was received with a 16 year-old actor playing Jimmie at personal appearances.
Flight was a fascination for many kids in the 1930's as it hadn't been around for all that long and quite a few kids didn't often see an airplane. Membership in the flying club of Jimmie Allen was a popular thing and I would guess these wings were worn with pride by a lot of little kids in the 30's.
Doc Savage - Steranko's "Brotherhood of Bronze" Fan Club Kit (1975)
Includes the original mailer envelope, the Official Index, the button and issue #1 of the Bulletin. Missing only the membership card.
Captain Midnight - Flight Commander Flying Cross (1942)
This was another item orderable only from the catalog accompanying the Code-O-Graph. It was plated in 24 karat gold. The instructions that came with it told of how the inscription on the back of the medal had a secret setting for Flight Commanders (you can find it also here on The Secret Squadron website). The inscription is: "Awarded for distinguished service," and signed "Capt. Midnight," with the "SS-1" under the signature, and in quotes.
Superman "PEP" button
(Kellogg's PEP, 1940's)
This button was issued as part of the 86-button set issued by Kelloggs
for their "PEP Cereals".
for their "PEP Cereals".
Buck Rogers "Solar Scouts" brass membership badge
(Cream of Wheat, 1936)
This Buck Rogers film short was made for the 1934 Chicago World's Fair by the owner of the comic strip.
Lone Ranger "Atom Bomb Ring Spinthariscope"
(Kix Cereals, 1947 - early 1950s)
This ring spinthariscope was known as the Lone Ranger Atom Bomb Ring and advertised as a "seething scientific creation." The Lone Ranger was more closely associated with silver bullets than atomic bombs but that's what it was called. When the red base (which served as a "secret message compartment") was taken off, and after a suitable period of time for dark adaptation, you could look through a small plastic lens at scintillations caused by polonium alpha particles striking a zinc sulfide screen.
Distributed by Kix Cereals (15 cents plus a boxtop), the instructions stated: "You'll see brilliant flashes of light in the inky darkness inside the atom chamber. These frenzied vivid flashes are caused by the released energy of atoms. PERFECTLY SAFE - We guarantee you can wear the KIX Atomic "Bomb" Ring with complete safety. The atomic materials inside the ring are harmless."
The following advertisement was appearing in newspapers in early 1947.
(From the Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) "Health Physics Historical Instrumentation Museum Collection". Website here.)
Captain Midnight / Jet Jackson ring
Ovaltine had the trademark "Captain Midnight" from 1940. Ovaltine wished to retain rights to the trademark, so for syndicated reruns, the TV hero was renamed "Jet Jackson," and the sound track was edited to insert "Jet Jackson" everywhere in the dialogue where "Captain Midnight" was. This is considered a "fantasy item", as there are no known official Jet Jackson premiums.
Captain Midnight "Photomatic Code-o-Graph"
(Ovaltine, 1942)
"So called because the owner was to insert a photo of him- or herself into a small square area at the top of the badge, replacing the (supplied) photo of a pilot's face. The manual touted it as a personalized identification, like those used in defense plants. Actually, once the user removed the pilot's picture and substituted one of his or her own for it, the user was supposed to use a hammer and nail to fix the picture in permanently. This was shown pictorially, and consisted of pushing down the four metal tabs at the picture corners so that the picture couldn't be removed. There was enough of an overproduction of these so that they were issued throughout the war to new listeners."
-- From Radio Days website.
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| Instructions from the "1942 Book of Official Charts, Codes and Secrets". |
Captain Midnight "Magni-Magic Code-O-Graph"
(Ovaltine, 1945)
"So called because the center of the rotor was a magnifying glass. This was the first of the dated Code-O-Graphs. The manual had "key messages" scattered throughout that were printed in a typeface so small that the owner needed to use the lens to read them. Brass was still a critical material, and the badge was actually stamped sheet steel, with a "gold" paint atop it.
The lens in the rotor was plastic, of course (indeed, all postwar Code-O-Graphs were at least partially plastic; one was completely plastic), and scratched easily. The manual had short messages printed in very tiny type that required the Code-O-Graph's magnifier to read. These were called "Key Messages," and were numbered. The Squadron member might pass a note to a friend who was also a Squadron member. The note might say, "KM-3," meaning "Expect important news soon."
-- From Radio Days website.
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