Cool and Collected - collecting pop culture memories and memorabilia
A general discussion of collecting cool things, such as vintage and modern toys, comic books, ephemera.
This 1954 Superman vs. The Robot lunch box sold for an astounding $11,865 this weekend at Philip Weiss Auctions. The colorful graphics show Superman flying at The Robot on one side, while the other side has him smashing through a brick wall while carrying an airplane. The lunch box was in mint condition and is [...]
I went to the DC Big Flea yesterday on my semi-annual quest for pop culture, and was happy to find a whole bunch of it. The Flea is held at the Expo Center in Chantilly, Virginia a couple of times every year, and I always try to check it out since it’s right in my [...]
A Collection a Day #60 – More Superman stuff, originally uploaded by Cool and Collected. Look, up on the shelf, it’s Superman! I don’t actively pursue Superman items for my collection, but it’s hard not to find them, and some are just too hard to leave behind. The man of steel has been leading the [...]
A Collection a Day #47 – Superman and Batman, originally uploaded by Cool and Collected. Here’s another “unintended” collection of mine. I’ve been collecting vintage Batman and Superman items and many of the items were produced for both characters. I’m pretty sure I could make a similar collection for Spiderman, but a guy has to [...]
A Collection a Day #24 – Vintage Superman toys, originally uploaded by Cool and Collected. Just below the Batman shelf is the Superman shelf. I primarily collect vintage Superman items which helps to limit the sheer volume of items to drain the wallet. The items in the picture above are fairly common items from the [...]
Man, I need to move. Last week, the Goonies held a big anniversary event in Oregon, and this week there’s a Superman celebration in Metropolis (Illinois). Scheduled guests include: Noel Neill — the original Lois Lane Laura Vandervoort — Clark Kent’s sexy cousin, Kara, on Smallville Sam Witwer — Doomsday from Smallville Carmine Infantino — [...]
Profiles in History is selling all kinds of goodness in an auction beginning this Thursday and running through Saturday. There are more than 1,500 lots up for bid that include items any pop culture collector would dream of owning. Do you want Michael Keaton’s original Batman costume? John Robinson’s laser rifle from Lost in Space? KITT’s [...]
A Collection a Day #14 – Superman banks, originally uploaded by Cool and Collected. I honestly don’t know why I even have any of these but I think I must have been attracted to their weirdness. In the back row is a recent version, based on Brandon Routh from the “Superman Returns” movie. Superman has [...]
A Collection a Day #12 – Superman bubble bath bottles, originally uploaded by Cool and Collected. Everyone knows that Superman is squeaky clean. Yesterday, it was Batman bubble bath bottles, and today it’s his good buddy Superman. Somehow, I managed to acquire three of the 1978 Avon Soaky bottles with Superman and the Empire State [...]
A collection a day – Superman, originally uploaded by Cool and Collected. I seem to have a lot of Superman items laying around. I didn’t set out to collect Superman items, it just seemed to happen. I’d see something in a yard sale box and think it looked pretty cool, and before I knew it, [...]
