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1940s
Animated Series Superman:
I've been wanting this figure for a long time as I feel the Max Fleischer
cartoons of the early 40s blessed Superman with his greatest look ever.
Indeed, even Alex Ross admits using this version of Superman as the
inspiration for his Kingdom Come Man of Steel. For those interested
in learning more about these great cartoons, head on over to: http://www.ms.uky.edu/~sykes/kc/fleischer/index.html
This is probably my most Flattworld-like custom. After meeting Cal Weaver
of Flattworld a week ago and being allowed to look at some Flatt originals,
I picked up a few tips and made this figure shortly after. I gave him
arms from an LJN SWAT figure so that he could swivel at the bicep and
allow him to pose with his hands on the hips. I built up the standard
Mego feet using Miliput to make them more like boots when the fabric
was stretched over them. The boot tops are cut out of red leather and
simply glued on. I designed the insignia on my computer, printed it
out on nice graphics stock, and then laminated it with packaging tape
to get that glossy look. The Kirk head looked so much like the Fleischer
Superman that I didn't even need to do any sculpting save modifying
the neck plug so that it can look up and down now. I made the cape from
a very lightweight silk so that it catches the slightest breeze.
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Phantom Stranger
| Samaritan: The Superman of Astro City just kind of came together one day when I had nothing better to do. The Kirk head is only a mock-up. I have since replaced it with my own head sculpt for Samaritan. I had hoped to scoop Flattworld with this, but alas... |
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