This is a weird little item that I almost missed on ebay, had it not been for the alertness of F.O.A.M. member Brian Heiler, who pointed the auction out to me just a few minutes before it ended.This ball measures about 5" in diameter, and since there's no copyright info anywhere on it, it's probably unauthorized...which is strange, since if you're gonna bootleg a product, why use Aquaman, not Superman?
Oddly enough, the poses seem to be lifts from a Murphy Anderson piece of Superman, Batman, and Aquaman, which can be seen here, adorning a cartoon show ad slick. Weird!
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I had those balls (stop snickering)! They made a Superman one too. I remember finding these at Wal-Mart shortly after it opened here, circa 1984. So while they may indeed be bootleg, they did appear at regular retail.
Nice score! Brian is good people!
Chris
"Hey, kids - see? Aquaman DOES have balls!"
That is pretty cool, I love finds like this!
Are they like inflatable play ground balls or are they those soft foam with a paint like vinyl coating?
its an inflatable ball with hard vinyl shell. i would imagine if you had gotten hit in the face with this ball, not only would it have HURT, but you'd be left with a slight blueish imprint of Batman or Aquaman on your face!
and in reverse, to boot.
>>They made a Superman one too.<<
do you remember who was on the other side of the Superman one?
Wonder Woman? Flash? Firestorm?
I can't remember for sure. I'm thinking Superman was on both sides of his ball. I just remember the distinctive stencil-artwork. Even in 1984, they looked old.
Chris
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