![]() One of the worlds depicted during the climactic Chronobowl sequence is the Earth inhabited by Reeve’s Superman who is then joined by Slater’s Supergirl. However, the two Kryptonians never shared the screen … until now. Play Christopher Reeve’s Superman and Helen Slater’s Supergirlġ984’s Supergirl movie spin-off was produced during Christopher Reeve’s tenure as the big screen’s Man of Steel and it acknowledged that Helen Slater’s Kara Zor-El was Kal-El’s cousin. Adam West’s distinctive stentorian voice can also be heard. Holy crossover! TV’s beloved Caped Crusader appears briefly in the climactic Chronobowl sequence where he’s seen sprinting down the street. Incidentally, George Reeves’ tragic, mysterious death was dramatized in the 2006 film Hollywoodland, which starred the DCEU’s Batman, Ben Affleck, as Reeves. Reeves’ Superman is digitally recreated here in black & white, a nod to the classic TV series (which would, in its later seasons, be broadcast in color). Reeves starred in Superman and the Mole Men and then in the beloved 1950s TV series Adventures of Superman. He may not have been the first live-action Superman (that was Kirk Alyn) but George Reeves was the Man of Steel for a generation before Christopher Reeve soared onto the big screen in 1978. The wave is planned for release in late Spring next year, just in time for my birthday.The climactic Chronobowl battle reveals glimpses at various worlds inhabited by different versions of DC superheroes, starting with … George Reeves’ Superman There are plans to include her sometime down the road. A Red Lantern Mera was planned to be included but she was scrapped due to the cost of tooling another figure. The Collect and Connect figure is going to be the modern version of the Anti-Monitor. I’m going to have fun comparing and contrasting them once I have the DCUC version as well.ĭC Universe Classics Wave 17 will also feature Hal Jordan as a White and Black Lantern, Violet Lantern Wonder Woman, Orange Lantern Lex Luthor, Indigo Lantern Atom, and Yellow Lantern Scarecrow. I will say that Mattel has done a great job at making the many points of articulation on their figures less noticeable but I still find them to be less appealing. Especially since I prefer to have less articulation in my figures. Funny how I complain yet still plan on purchasing it anyway.Īs far as this one versus DC Direct’s version? I’m digging the glossy paint job on the DC Direct version a lot more, that and the overall sculpt is just more pleasing to me. ![]() I will say that the Blue Lantern uniforms are still very striking visually and despite my annoyance at essentially already owning three of the same figure (Wave 7, TRU Gold Repaint and Giants of Justice) and having to add yet another repaint to my DCUC collection, I still may pick this up. Although what I would really want is Wally or Jay. Still is it too much to ask for even a Zoom? I’m already kind of burnt out on Blue Lantern Barry (after the Heroclix and the aforementioned DC Direct version) and I can never get enough of Zoom. Okay, I’m always excited for just about anything Flash, especially when it comes to action figures, and I hate to be ungrateful but do we really need another Barry in the DC Universe Classics Line so soon? Yes, I can understand the inclusion of the figure because 1) It’s cheaper to reuse a mold than to commission a new one, 2) Blackest Night is DC’s most successful comic event to date and I would be foolish to expect them not to try and cash in on it and 3) Barry is the main Flash again and DC is determined to avoid highlighting any other speedsters until Barry has been firmly established in every medium. Right after DC Direct releases Blue Lantern Barry Allen for Wave 6 of their Blackest Night line of action figures, Mattel announces the release of Blue Lantern Barry in the upcoming Blackest Night-themed Wave 17 of the acclaimed DC Universe Classics Series: ![]()
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