Superman Collectible Nutcrackers

These Unique Nutcrackers stand 11 inches tall. Superman is standing in his traditional Superman pose with his fists on his hips and his feet apart. He is wearing his traditional suit which includes a long red satin cape, tight fighting blue body suit with red briefs and yellow belt and knee high red boots. This Collectible Nutcracker stands on a 4 inch long by 3 inch deep, black square base with �SUPERMAN� printed in black letters and outlined with silver. The Superman emblem on his chest and on the back of his cape is the modern style with the red S inside a yellow diamond or gem shape outlined in red. The classic style emblem that was depicted in the early comic books has the red S inside a yellow triangle outlined in red. Select this link to view our Christmas Nutcracker Village People.

The History of Superman.
Superman is a fictional character regarded as one of the most famous and popular comic book superheroes of all time and one of the first to embody several of the aspects modernly associated with them. Superman was created by Canadian artist Joe Shuster and American writer Jerry Siegel in 1932 while both were growing up in Cleveland, Ohio and sold to Detective Comics, Inc. in 1938. Superman debuted in Action Comics #1 in June 1938 and later appeared in various radio serials, television programs, films, newspaper strips and video games, contributing to his longstanding, universal popularity. Since 1938 the character�s adventures have been published in a number of comic books. Select this link to view our People and Profession Tree Ornaments.
Superman was born as Kal-El on an alien planet identified as Krypton and was rocketed to Earth while still an infant by his scientist father moments before the planet�s destruction. The rocket landed on Earth, where superman is found by passing motorists who adopt him and give him the name Clark Kent. As Clark reaches maturity, he discovers that he possesses abilities far beyond those of ordinary humans and resolves to use this power to help others, fighting anything ranging from petty crime to universal threats. Becoming Earth�s champion, the media christens him by several nicknames including �The Man of Steel�, �The Man of Tomorrow�, and �The Last Son of Krypton�. To keep his identity secret when not fighting evil as Superman, Clark lives among humanity as a �mild mannered� reporter for the Metropolis newspaper �The Daily Star�, which was later changed to �The Daily Planet�. Clark works alongside reporter Lois Lane, with whom he is romantically involved. Select this link to view our People and Profession Tree Ornaments.
The earliest Superman stories were written by Siegel and drawn by Shuster in a style heavily influenced by comic strip artist Roy Crane.
In the last interview Shuster gave before his death, he explained that he had modeled the visual appearance of Clark Kent on himself and movie star Harold Lloyd and that of Superman on Douglas Fairbanks Senior. Lois Lane was modeled after Joanne Carter, who would later become Jerry Siegel�s wife. The skyscape of Metropolis was inspired by that of the City of Toronto, where Shuster spent most of his childhood. The newspaper Superman worked for, originally the Daily Star, was named after the Toronto Star for which Shuster had been a paperboy.
In the early stories, Superman himself is the only science fiction element. He is described as the champion of the helpless and the oppressed and he combats real world social evils such as munitions manufacturers, dangerous condition in mines, a hit and run drunk driver, rigged prize fights etc. By the 1940�s Superman is battling mad scientists, giants, dinosaurs and other science fiction antagonists.