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September 30, 2008: Hallmark Celebrates Superman

By Ron Zaguli

Well here we were walking throught the mall in Houston (hey you gotta do something after Hurricane IKE to pick up your spirits!) and I decided to look in the Hallmark store. I wrote last year about the two Superman ornaments that Hallmark came out with and was hopeful to find the new one I had heard about. I headed straight to the ornament wall and there it was - Big Blue erupting from the cover of his comic book - as Borat would say Verrryyy NICE! Here's the details:

This is a very well constructed piece - it will last you many holiday seasons. Dimensions: 4.25" top to bottom, 2" side to side and 3" front to back. Quality: The paint job is well done including Superman's face - something often done poorly in pieces this size. The really fun part is the book opens up and has a 3 page synopsis of the Origin Story. I highly recommend this ornament for the collector - I think they will sell out fast and they are ONLY available in stores. Price is a reasonable US$16.50. This will be a continuing series by the way as the piece is subtitled Comic Book Heroes.

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I picked up a couple of the ornaments and went to the register to pay when I heard the unmistakable John Williams Superman Theme playing somewhere in the store. I tracked it down and found the piece you see featured in this video clip. When I first saw it, I was reminded of the Staples EASY button. Touch the top and it begins playing the theme - 20 seconds worth - nice and loud too - touch it again and it stops. Size is about 3.5" in diameter and 1.75" high. My kids have really taken to these - when they need me they go over and punch the button. These were all over the Hallmark store - they had a few different versions including Twilight Zone but obviously Superman was really popular. If you are interested you better hurry because I think these will really be snapped up fast at only US$8! ENJOY!!



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