REVIEW: Mattel’s latest offering makes me think of the Supermen who’ve come before …
I couldn’t be more tickled that this exists.
Forget for a moment that Grant Morrison’s Action Comics #9 might be the best Superman story since the Flashpoint reboot. I just think it’s fantastic that there’s a black Superman action figure.
It’s funky and it’s interesting and Mattel did a great job in producing it as part of its 6-inch DC Multiverse line.
They went with Calvin Ellis of Earth-23, who’s like Obama with superpowers, but I would have been just as happy if they’d gone with Morrison’s other creation, Sunshine Superman of Earth-47 (also known as Dreamworld), which is based on the psychedelia-soaked ’60s.
Anyway, the action figure — which is out now and will run you in the $25-$30 range depending on where you get it — got me thinking about the great alternate Supermen (Supermans?) we’ve seen since 1938.
So, in no special order, here are 13 COVERS featuring some of the very best:
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President Superman
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Sunshine Superman
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Earth-2 Superman
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Bizarro
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Ultraman
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Superman-Red and Superman-Blue
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Red Son Superman
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These Guys
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Superman Jr.
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Anti-Superman
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Composite Superman
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Earth-2 Superman
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Batman
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Cover images and credits (mostly) from the super Grand Comics Database.