This coming Thursday, July 3, 2025, is the 85th anniversary of Superman Day at the New York World’s Fair which opened on April 30, 1939. Here is the link to my June 2013 post, Superman Day.
DC Comics designated April 18 as Superman Day. Co-incidentally, the April 18, 1942 issue of Publishers Weekly had an article about comics that mentioned the successful Superman Day at the World’s Fair. June 12 was also a Superman Day.
American Newspapers Comics (2012) said the Superman comic strip debuted on January 16, 1939 and ended on May 1, 1966. The Superman figure, in the advertisement, was also used to promote Superman Day at the World’s Fair.
Trademark application for Superhombre appeared in the Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office, November 21, 1944.
Variety, April 4, 1956, mentioned the Superman Day at the Palisades Amusement Park in Fort Lee, New Jersey. Actor Jack Larson, of the Superman TV show, was scheduled to appear.
In The Great Superman Book (1978), Michael Fleisher described the Superman Day celebrated in Metropolis in November 1962 and September 1965.
Another Superman Day was reported in The Monster Times #26, September 1973. The chosen day, January 21, was celebrated in Metropolis, Illinois.
In The Great Superman Book (1978), Michael Fleisher described the Superman Day celebrated in Metropolis in November 1962 and September 1965.
Another Superman Day was reported in The Monster Times #26, September 1973. The chosen day, January 21, was celebrated in Metropolis, Illinois.
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