Justice League Valentine Candy Card Kit

Yes, I know today is Easter but I have not picked up any of this holiday offerings featuring any DC Comics of Marvel Comics characters. In fact, the only thing I found at one of the local stores was a Spider-Man plastic egg with stickers inside. Instead of an Easter treat, I'm posting the Justice League Valentine Candy Card Kit that I picked up a few weeks ago. Originally priced at $2.99, I picked it up for $0.89.

Batman, Superman, Green Lantern and Flash are featured on the front of the box. There are several text on the front and the flaps that claims that thirty-one cards, fruit flavored lollipops and a teacher card are included. The candy is claimed to be nut and gluten free.

The back shows that the kit has six different cards that includes Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Superman, Justice League coming at you and a Justice League teacher card. Poor Flash does not get his own card and Wonder Woman does not appear on any of the Justice League cards. Each pop has 25 calories by the way.

There is a big sheet of the Valentine cards with five different cards that include Justice League coming at you aka Valentine You Save the Day, Superman, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman and Batman. Notice that Superman is in his classic costume with the red shorts. The back of the cards are blank.

Does Batman looks shocked with his mouth hanging open like that?

This is the loose Justice League card that is supposed to be the teacher card. Notice that it features Superman, Flash, Green Lantern and Batman coming at you instead of what is shown on the back of the box. It is clearly not a teacher card, which is a big disappointment. That means that there are only five different cards instead of six.

The fruit flavored lollipop taste more like cherry to me. The wrapper has the symbols from Batman, Green Lantern, Superman and Flash. Wonder Woman strikes out again and has no symbol featured (I guess the stylized WW would have been too much trouble to include).

I snapped a picture of the unopened bag of fruit flavored lollipops that came with the Justice League Valentine Candy Card Kit (the other pictures are scans). While you actually have thirty-one cards, you only get thirty lollipops. I actually have twenty-seven now because I ate three while writing this post.

Vision Will Be In The Avengers: Age of Ultron

Now Paul Bettany Confirms Vision Role in ‘The Avengers: Age of Ultron’ is a bit of really cool comic movie news because I am a fan of the actor and the character.

Superhero Comic Books Returns To PCH

Yeah, I couldn't resist ordering the Superhero Comic Books from PCH (Publishers Clearing House):

Instead of a pack of trading cards like the last time, this set includes four comic books and one graphic novel. I actually don't have any of the comics pictured in the above ad but I doubt that I will get any of them. I can't wait to see what I get in this comic grab bag.

Thrift Store Find: Lego Movie Happy Meal Cup #3 With Batman

I knew that I would eventually find a Lego Movie Happy Meal cup #3 with Batman in a thrift store someday but I never thought it would be so soon after they were first released. I found one yesterday for a whopping fifty cents. The only one I got with a Happy Meal was #5 featuring Good Cop/Bad Cop. They feature a 3D flicker effect so you get different images at different angles.

The first image features a back/side view of Wyldstyle (I couldn't capture the front view of her):

The second picture features Lego Batman on the batmobile with the batsignal in the sky (not captured was the batmobile with the headlights on):

The final picture features Batman holding a batarang (he held it higher in the flicker image):

Sorry about the less that great pictures for it was rather hard to snap pictures using a flash and my room lighting is not up to par to use my cheap digital camera without it.

Archie Andrews To Die In July

Life With Archie #36 is set to be released on July 16, 2014 and will feature Archie Andrews sacrificing his life to save a friend according to Newsarama's Archie Comics to kill ARCHIE ANDREWS in July. The series has featured two timelines where he grew up and married each of the girls, Betty and Veronica. His fate will be the same in both parallel worlds. Life With Archie #37 will be the final issue and will take jump a year later and focus on how his friends are living without him.

Goodnight Mickey Rooney

Legendary actor, Mickey Rooney, died yesterday at the age of 93. I mostly remember watching him in movies as Andy Hardy during the weekends when I was growing up. He was also the voice of Santa Claus in four Christmas TV animated/stop action specials. Here is Elvira with Mickey Rooney:

Elvira with Mickey Rooney (photo courtesy of Elvira.com)

Nightmare Superman From Infinite Crisis

Check out Nightmare Superman from Infinite Crisis:

I hope this alternative version of the Man of Steel at least gets a one-shot special in the near future.

Women Wednesday: Poison Ivy Tree Poser

Yeah, I didn't post anything green for Saint Patrick's Day so consider this Poison Ivy as a way to make up for it:

Women Wednesday: Lady Liberty by Jeff Chapman

Lady Liberty by Jeff Chapman puts other busty super heroines in skimpy outfits to shame:

The Flash's TV Full Costume

Thanks to Blastr's Grant Gustin's full Flash costume has finally been revealed for the following picture:

I'm digging the classic chest logo and the lightning bolts down the side of his legs. However, his footwear appears to be a little off.

Women Wednesday: Mardi Gras at Superhero City

I finally managed to defeat the Mardi Gras raid at Superhero City that actually came out in 2013. I do like the cards that were given out as rewards since they featured some women like this Krewe of Sins card:

Yeah, I know this year's Fat Tuesday was yesterday but Mazikeen actually had her own Superhero City card last year for the Mardi Gras raid:

My favorite Mardi Gras card features Trixie:

The Flash's TV Mask

I dig the lightning bolt on The Flash's tv mask (photo courtesy of Comics Alliance):

Too bad the red is so dark but that's a minor complaint. I also think the chin guard makes sense.

Women Wednesday: Wings of Truth

The cover of Birds of Prey #28 from DC Comics features Artemis (Strix), Bluebelle (Batgirl), Warbler (Black Canary) and Eagle (Condor) aka the Wings of Truth in Gothtopia:

Obviously, Eagle is the only one able to fly while the women ride motorcycles (notice that Artemis rides with Bluebelle):

I would like to see an ongoing Gothtopia series just to see more women on motorcycles.

Goodnight To Ghostbuster Egon

Harold Ramis will forever be Egon from Ghostbusters to me. He passed away earlier today at the age of sixty-nine.

Superman Strawberry Candy Cane

I picked up the Superman Strawberry Candy Cane the same time I picked up the Batman Blue Raspberry candy cane. It too was forty cents and a leftover from the Christmas season. The Man of Steel is wearing his red trunks. His right fist continues to the side of the box.

The back also has a cool holiday decoration that can be cut out

The actual wrapper is clear with the familiar red and yellow S shield. Superman is written underneath that in red and yellow.

First Guardians of the Galaxy Trailer

Yes, here is the first Guardians of the Galaxy trailer in case you have not seen it elsewhere yet:

Batman Blue Raspberry Candy Cane

I actually picked up the Batman Blue Raspberry Candy Cane a few weeks ago when the Christmas merchandise was still on clearance. Originally, it was a dollar but I got it for forty cents. Batman is featured in his classic blue and gray costume. His right hand (our left) is actually on the side of the box.

The back has a cool holiday decoration that can be cut out:

The candy cane is wrapped in clear cellophane with the classic yellow oval bat symbol and Batman written in red.

Superman Chained Birthday Card 2014

My forty-ninth birthday was on Thursday, February 13th and I received a Superman chained birthday card from my mother and younger sister. The card cost $3.34 at the local Walmart and was produced by Hallmark. I actually picked it out myself since they didn't have very many superhero birthday cards to choose from (the other one was a lame Spider-Man birthday card). Superman is wearing his classic costume instead of the New 52 version. The front of the Superman chained birthday card features the upper part of him wearing chains:

The inside front features the a full figure of the Man of Steel in chains with pull tabs from the chin down to reveal a hidden picture while the opposite side features the text:

Here is what the revealed picture looks like along with the right side pull tabs open:

Here is the same picture looks like along with the left side pull tabs open:

The top of the back features Superman flying along with the S shield almost in the center:

The envelope is the same as the one I got last year with the retro Marvel Comics birthday card:

King Triton's Mermaids At Superhero City

Superhero City started a stat challenge for Valentine's Day that pits three sexy mermaids against their father, King Triton:

I love the fact that the mermaids include a blonde, a brunette and a redhead:

King Triton really doesn't stand a chance against the three beautiful mermaids:

So far, I have six Triton's Daughters cards and one King Triton card.

Happy Valentine's Day 2014 From Superhero City

Even though Superhero City is sunsetting, they are still celebrating Valentine's Day by offering a free card. Here is the banner for the offer:

This year's special Valentine's Day card is Distracting Defense and the masked lady sitting on the heart-shaped love seat is very distracting:

Shame that she isn't wearing bra and panties with the Superhero City logo.