2012 TV News Archives
February 28, 2012: Superman's Long Advertising History
NetworkAwesome.com has put together an extensive collection of examples of Superman being used to promote products and services over the years.
- Believe it or not, Superman was a hard sell for the young writer/artist team of Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, taking about five years of rejection and frustration before finally finding a publisher in Harry Donenfeld and what would become DC Comics. As the young creators had anticipated, The Man of Steel almost immediately became the biggest thing since sliced bread, and a licensing department, known as "Superman, Inc" was quickly set up to handle all of the merchandising the character generated. In addition to selling anything and everything emblazoned with the Superman logo, the character also began shilling for other products. In the decades of advertising collected here, we find Supes hocking products as varied as breakfast cereal, bubble bath, cars, peanut butter, camcorders, toys, fast food and credit cards, as well as helping to get the word out on a few worthy causes. Beyond tracing the evolution of Superman as a marketing tool, this collection also traces the development of television advertising itself, from spots designed to be integrated into the flow of a TV program to through to the short-films starring Superman and Jerry Seinfeld, intended to become internet viral videos.
Source: NetworkAwesome.com.
2012 Television News
Listed below are all the Television News items archived for 2012 organized into various categories:“Young Justice” Animated Series News:
- January 4, 2012: “Young Justice” 3-Pack of Fun DVD Back Cover
- February 21, 2012: “Young Justice: Season 1, Volume 3” DVD Review
- February 23, 2012: “Young Justice” Season 1, Episode 19 - “Misplaced”
- March 2, 2012: Phil Bourassa Talks “Young Justice” Character Designs
- March 8, 2012: “Young Justice” Season 1, Episode 20 - “Cold Hearted” Video Clips
- March 8, 2012: “Young Justice” Season 1, Episode 20 - “Cold Hearted”
- March 13, 2012: Maggie Q Voices Wonder Woman in “Young Justice”
- March 14, 2012: “Young Justice” Season 1, Episode 21 - “Image”
- March 18, 2012: “Young Justice” Set for a Season 2 Invasion
- March 22, 2012: “Young Justice” Season 1, Episode 22 - “Agendas”
- March 23, 2012: “Young Justice” Season 1, Episode 22 - “Agendas” Video Clip
- March 29, 2012: “Young Justice” Season 1, Episode 23 - “Insecurity”
- March 31, 2012: “Young Justice” Season 1, Episode 23 - “Insecurity”
- April 4, 2012: “Young Justice: Dangerous Secrets” DVD
- April 5, 2012: “Young Justice” Season 1, Episode 24 - “Performance”
- April 12, 2012: “Young Justice” Season 1, Episode 25 - “Usual Suspects”
- April 13, 2012: “Young Justice” Season 1, Episode 25 - “Usual Suspects” Preview Clips
- April 19, 2012: “Young Justice” Season 1, Episode 26 - “Auld Acquaintance”
- April 20, 2012: “Young Justice” Season 1, Episode 26 - “Auld Acquaintance”
- April 25, 2012: “Young Justice” Season 2, Episode 1 - “Happy New Year!”
- April 28, 2012: “Young Justice” Season 2 and Beyond
- May 3, 2012: “Young Justice” Season 2, Episode 2 - “Earthlings”
- May 8, 2012: “Young Justice: Dangerous Secrets” DVD Cover
- May 11, 2012: “Young Justice” Season 2, Episode 3 - “Alienated” Preview
- May 15, 2012: “Young Justice: Legacy” - Poll Position
- May 17, 2012: “Young Justice” Season 2, Episode 4 - “Salvage”
- May 24, 2012: “Young Justice” Season 2, Episode 5 - “Beneath”
- May 26, 2012: “Young Justice” Season 2, Episode 5 - “Beneath” Preview Videos
- June 1, 2012: “Young Justice” Season 2, Episode 6 - “Bloodlines”
- June 3, 2012: One More New Episode for “Young Justice” in June
- June 8, 2012: “Young Justice” Season 2, Episode 7 - “Depths”
- June 16, 2012: “Young Justice: Dangerous Secrets” DVD Back Cover
- August 7, 2012: “Young Justice” - Beast Boy, Zatanna and Rocket
- September 20, 2012: “Young Justice” Season 2, Episode 8 - “Satisfaction”
- September 26, 2012: “Young Justice” Season 2, Episode 8 - “Satisfaction”
- October 1, 2012: Brandon Vietti Talks “Young Justice: Invasion”
- October 5, 2012: “Young Justice” Season 2, Episode 9 - “Darkest”
- October 10, 2012: “Young Justice: Invasion - Destiny Calling” DVD Announced
- November 17, 2012: Pre-Order “Young Justice: Invasion - Destiny Calling” DVD
- December 14, 2012: DC Nation and “Young Justice” Return January 5
- December 20, 2012: “Young Justice” Video Promo for January 5
- January 24, 2012: Aardman Animation Does Claymation for DC Nation
- February 11, 2012: DC Nation Kicks Off March 3
- February 20, 2012: Supergirl in “Super Best Friends Forever” Cartoon
- March 2, 2012: Lauren Faust Talks “Super Best Friends Forever”
- March 6, 2012: Behind-The-Scenes with DC Nation
- March 8, 2012: Preview - DC Nation “Baby Superman” Animated Short
- March 14, 2012: “Super Best Friends Forever” Preview Clip
- March 18, 2012: Only Five 75-Second “Super Best Friends Forever” Episodes
- March 23, 2012: DC Nation “World's Funnest” Video Clip
- April 5, 2012: “Super Best Friends Forever” Video Preview
- April 13, 2012: DC World's Funnest - Preview Video Clip
- April 25, 2012: DC Nation - “Super Best Friends Forever” Preview Clip
- April 25, 2012: Robot Chicken Unveils DC Comics Special
- May 16, 2012: Creators Talk About DC Comics “Robot Chicken” Special
- May 26, 2012: “Super Best Friends Forever” - “Name Game” Preview
- May 31, 2012: Justice League of Animals - DC Nation Short
- August 16, 2012: Robot Chicken DC Comics Special Premiere Set
- September 24, 2012: New Season of DC Nation Animation on Cartoon Network
- September 26, 2012: “Super Best Friends Forever” Episode 6 - “Don't Fight Girls”
- September 28, 2012: DC Nation “JL Animals” Preview Clip
- October 13, 2012: New DC Nation Pushed Back by Cartoon Network
- October 16, 2012: DC Nation - Poll Position
- October 23, 2012: Rumor Behind Cartoon Network/DC Nation Fiasco May Be True
- February 9, 2012: “Smallville” Season 11 Comes to Comic Books
- February 9, 2012: More Details on “Smallville” Season 11 Comic
- March 1, 2012: Global Fund for Women Honors “Smallville” Stars
- March 17, 2012: Cassidy Freeman's Revelation About Tess Mercer's Fate on “Smallville”
- March 28, 2012: “Smallville” Part of Warner Bros. TV Exhibition
- April 12, 2012: New Claim in “Smallville” Lawsuit Alleges WB Paid Itself for Superman Rights
- April 30, 2012: “Smallville” Wins TV DVD of the Year Award
- May 3, 2012: “Smallville” Nominated in 2012 Leo Awards
- June 20, 2012: “Smallville” Season 7-10 Trading Cards Now Available
- June 24, 2012: Superman Celebration - “Smallville” Q&A Video
- August 29, 2012: Smallville Double-CD Soundtrack
- September 5, 2012: Judge Sends “Smallville” Lawsuit to Trial
- January 3, 2012: Peter Lupus - The Forgotten Superman
- January 24, 2012: Best Animated Superman - Poll Position
- February 2, 2012: The Adventures Continue for Fans of “Adventures of Superman”
- February 28, 2012: Superman's Long Advertising History
- May 16, 2012: Superboy Seasons 2-4 to be Released
- May 20, 2012: “Lois & Clark” Coming to The Hub
- June 14, 2012: Dean Cain Talks Superman Curse and “Lois & Clark” Reunion
- June 15, 2012: Stacy Haiduk's Crush on Microboy
- June 19, 2012: Superman/Superboy Celebrities at 2012 Hollywood Show
- July 2, 2012: Dean Cain Panel at Wizard World Philly
- July 12, 2012: NatGeoTV - Extreme Collectors “Being Superman”
- August 11, 2012: “Justice League Unlimited” Returns to TV via Vortexx
- August 24, 2012: The Hub Brings “Superman: The Animated Series” Back to TV
- August 25, 2012: Phyllis Coates to Receive Career Achievement Award
- September 9, 2012: Robot Chicken DC Comics Special
- September 12, 2012: Merchandise - “Lois & Clark”
- September 14, 2012: Dean Cain at Dragon Con 2012
- September 25, 2012: Favorite TV Superboy - Poll Position
- October 4, 2012: “The Best of Warner Bros. Superman TV Collection”
- October 9, 2012: Favorite Mxyzptlk - Poll Position
- October 29, 2012: “Best of Warner Bros. Superman TV Collection” Details
- November 25, 2012: Happy Birthday to Noel Neill
- December 5, 2012: “Superboy” Season 2 DVD Announced
- December 5, 2012: Superman Expert Wanted for Brand New Prime Time Game Show
- December 11, 2012: “Superboy” Season 2 DVD Now Available
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