- Country:Canada
- Collection:Silver Commemorative $20
- Metal:Silver
- Year:2016
- Denomination:$20
- Finish:Complete
- Weight (oz):1.023
- Purity:0.9999
- Mintage:3088
- Product type:Coin
Add the MAN OF STEEL(TM) to your collection! Order today!
Established with firm Canadian roots, SUPERMANTM was the first SUPER HEROTM, spawning countless new characters in the DC COMICSTM pantheon. He was the inspiration for a new archetype that not only still exists today, but is more popular than ever. Many important Canadian visionaries continue to shape the DC COMICSTM Universe even today, lending their talents as storytellers and further building on the history that began in 1938.
Your coin makes a wonderful gift for any fanof comic books! Available as a single or subscription, order yours today!
Special features:
HOME-GROWN TALENT! Canadian superstar creators Jason Fabok, Darwyn Cooke and Tom Grummett have all helped to shape Superman's history as artists/writers!
ALSO AVAILABLE AS A THREE-COIN SUBSCRIPTION! Each subscription to the three-coin collection ($109.95 per coin) comes with a one-of-a-kind collector case that features an exciting glow-in-the-dark BATMANTM emblem!
FIRST COIN IN THE SECOND WAVE OF DC COMICSTM ORIGINALS SERIES! A tribute to DC Comics' greatest SUPER HEROESTM presented in their classic form!
RECREATES HIS ICONIC COSTUME! The application of blue, red and yellow colour over the detailed engraving recreates his iconic costume and S-Shield as his red cape swirls aroundhim with each movement.
INCLUDES THE FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE! On the left, the Silver-Age Fortress of Solitude rises up behind SUPERMANTM.
INCLUDES CLASSIC LOGO! The classic SUPERMANTM telescopic logois also included in your coin's design.
CLASSIC COMIC BOOK FEEL!A laser halftone pattern adds a modern graphic element that fills the background while infusing the entirety of the design with a classic comicbook feel.
99.99% PURE SILVER COIN! Your coin has no GST/HST!
Design:
Established with firm Canadian roots, SUPERMANTM was the first SUPER HEROTM, spawning countless new characters in theDC COMICSTM pantheon. He was the inspiration for a new archetype that not only still exists today, but is more popular than ever. Many important Canadian visionaries continue to shape the DC COMICSTM Universe even today, lending their talents as storytellers and further building on the history that began in 1938.
Your coin's design mimics a comic book splash page with its engraved rendition of SUPERMANTM. Standing with legs apart and fists clenched, SUPERMANTM radiates strength and resolve as he lifts his eyes to theskies.
Did you knowÃ
Superman's first appearance in 1938 preceded Batman's by only one year.
Lois Lane appeared alongside SUPERMANTM in Action Comics #1, making her Superman's longest-running supporting character.
Superman's pal, Jimmy Olsen, had his own DC Comics title in the 1950s.
