Trading Card, Gum Inc. Superman No. 22

National Museum of American History

Object Details

Gum, Inc.
copyright holder
Superman, Inc.
associated institution
Superman of America Club
Gum, Inc.
Superman, Inc.
Description (Brief)
One of a set of 72 trading card featuring Superman, included in packages of Gum Inc.'s "Superman Bubble Gum" in 1940. Each "adventure story" card features an image of Superman on the front with a connected story on the back. The cards are one of the earliest examples of merchandise featuring the iconic superhero.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
DC Comics, Incorporated
1940
ID Number
1987.0213.067
accession number
1987.0213
catalog number
1987.0213.067
Object Name
Card, Bubble Gum
Physical Description
cardboard (overall material)
ink (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 3 1/2 in x 3 in; 8.89 cm x 7.62 cm
place made
United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
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Advertising
National Museum of American History
Subject
Superman
Comics
Food Culture
Record ID
nmah_1192422
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-9b8a-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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