{"id":18151,"date":"2010-02-27T22:14:42","date_gmt":"2010-02-28T03:14:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/?p=18151"},"modified":"2015-01-25T23:39:54","modified_gmt":"2015-01-26T04:39:54","slug":"the-mystery-of-macys-superman-adventure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/2010\/02\/27\/the-mystery-of-macys-superman-adventure\/","title":{"rendered":"The Mystery of Macy’s Superman Adventure"},"content":{"rendered":"

Letterheady<\/i><\/a> is a relatively new site that’s quickly become one of my favorites. It was started a few months ago by Shaun Usher, who also runs the wonderful Letters of Note<\/i><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Letterheady<\/i> is devoted to posting interesting … well … what does it sound like? <\/p>\n

A few of my favorite letterheads have been those belonging to Nikola Tesla<\/a>, Harry Houdini<\/a>, and Robot Salesmen<\/a>. I liked the site so much I even decided to share old Marvel Comics letterhead<\/a> with them.<\/p>\n

Browsing the site today, I discovered letterhead for an event I’d never heard of before, something called Macy’s Superman Adventure<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Macy’s Superman Adventure? What the heck was that?<\/p>\n

\"MacysSupermanAdventure\"<\/a><\/p>\n

I have no idea. I feel as if I should, but I don’t. And except for a few vague facts, it doesn’t look as if the Internet has much of an idea, either.<\/p>\n

Here are a few things I was able to discover.<\/p>\n

I was able to find out that it was<\/a> a 1940 promotional show sponsored by Macy’s Department Store and WOR Radio 710. (Though, of course, that was already apparent by the strip at the bottom of the sheet.)<\/p>\n

I was able to find a letter<\/a> which had been accompanied by two complimentary passes to the event given to semi-finalists from Superman Day at the 1939 New York World’s Fair. (Now that’s<\/i> an event that’s been well-documented<\/a>, since it was the first public appearance of Superman in costume.)<\/p>\n

I was able to find a poster<\/a> promising that “Before your eyes the World’s mightiest Comic Book and Radio hero COMES ALIVE in a spectacular action filled adventure for all ages.”<\/p>\n

But what I wasn’t able to learn is … If I’d gone to Macy’s 5th floor, what would I have seen? What actually happened<\/i> during that spectacular adventure?<\/p>\n

I know that out there, someone knows. So—if you<\/i> know, would you please let me<\/i> know?<\/p>\n

And would it be too much to hope for pictures?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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