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Would you like to be a member of the Marvel Super Heroes Club? Now you can be! Since I never inscribed my name on the card below, you can print it out on heavy stock and add your own.
I have no memory of how this piece of Marvel Comics memorabilia came into my possession. And no amount of online searching reveals any history about it. But I’ve got to believe it dates from 1966, which is when the Marvel Super Heroes cartoon show aired, because the list of heroes on the card is limited to the same heroes who appeared on the show, which aired five days a week and showcased a different hero each day.
For some reason, Spider-Man’s hyphen migrated to the Human Torch, but hey, it was (probably) 1966. Give ’em a break!
And besides, that wasn’t the first time Spidey lost his hyphen.
If anyone can provide more background info on this card, I’d appreciate it, since the Internet seems lacking, but until then—join the club!
Thanks for the info! I guess there must not be that many cards out there, because I was unable to find any online whatever search terms I used when Googling.
Earl Wells
Scott, I found information about this card in a book called The Full-Color Guide to Marvel Silver Age Collectibles by J. Ballman. The card was issued by a company called Personality Press to accompany a set of nice-looking posters of the characters indicated on the card. The intent seems to have been to cash in on the TV shows that began airing in the fall of 1966, although the set of posters included characters that did not appear on those shows. The company sent flyers with MMMS mailings and advertised in the comics. See FF # 62, right after the Bullpen Bulletins page. Ballman writes that the relationship between the company and Marvel was not clear; the company had a separate address, although it was right around the corner from Marvel. The company produced a couple more posters and some buttons in 1967, and that apparently was that.