Training T-Shirt

My pal, F.O.A.M. member, and author Steve Spatucci found this insulting t-shirt design available for sale...in Ocean City, NJ no less! I guess we can appreciate the Sea King being mentioned at all, but still.

Thanks(?) Steve!

Super Powers T-Shirt

Here's a new t-shirt available in stores--the Super Power Sausage Party!

What the heck is with whoever put this together? Would Wonder Woman on this thing really have been so bad? Are people really clamoring for 70s-era General Zod on their shirts?!? At least Aquaman gets the front row, but still--where are the chicks?

History Friends

This clever, delightful shirt was sent in by F.O.A.M.er Barry Fackler who described it as "featuring two of of childhood heroes, Aquaman and Jacques Cousteau."

I would totally watch this if it was a show: Cousteau, Shakespeare, Da Vinci, Lincoln, and Earheart fighting for justice! Thanks Barry!
 

The Periodic Table of Superheroes T-Shirt

F.O.A.M.er Shawn Brock was nice enough to send in pics of this new t-shirt, featuring the all-stars (plus Red Tornado) of the DCU as they are arranged on the Periodic Table, which all of us were taught, and then promptly forgot, in high school.

Not only does Aquaman show up, but along for the ride are Mera and Aqualad! Black Manta does not, unfortunately, in favor of a preponderance of Batman and Superman baddies. And using Jose Luis Garcia Lopez art is always a surefire path to Win.

Thanks Shawn!

 

New 52 Aquaman T-Shirt

This spiffy, New 52-style Aquaman t-shirt is available over on SuperheroStuff.com--it's got a real Underoos vibe to it, which is cool. Get one for the Aqua-fan in your life! (Trident not included)


(h/t: F.O.A.M.er Carl Stresing)

 

 

Aquaman T-Shirts on Popfunk!

Speaking of t-shirts, we have an exciting announcement today!

The good folks at PopFunk.com have partnered with the Shrine to offer readers 10% off any of their Aquaman t-shirts! All you have to is enter the coupon code AQUASHRINE between now and January 31, 2013!

This is the first time a licensed dealer of Aqua-merch has teamed-up with the Shrine, so we're very excited and we're hoping this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship. So if you're in the market for an Aquaman t-shirt, please let PopFunk know that the Aquaman Shrine sent ya!

Click here to see Popfunk's selection of Aquaman T-Shirts!

Aquaman Pokemon T-Shirt

F.O.A.M.er Nick Farrell sent the Shrine a link to this fun t-shirt featuring Aquaman and...MagiKarp. So what's a MagiKarp?

According to Nick, it's a character from Pokemon. Not being at all familiar with that world, this is news to me. Luckily, the shirt works by itself even if (like me) you don't know that the fish is supposed to be someone in particular. To me, it just looks like Aquaman is hugging a fish, which is totally something he'd do.

Nick said he ordered a shirt, so let's hope pics are forthcoming. Thanks Nick!

Justice League Ovaltine Ad and T-Shirt - 1967

Now this is a weird little object!

F.O.A.M.er Frank Lee Delano sent me a link to a post on Bat-Blog.com (run by another F.O.A.M.er, Tommy Brookshire) featuring this print ad for a Justice League branded t-shirt made my the fine folks at Ovaltine. All you had to do was send them a dollar(!), and in return you got this handsome shirt:

Okay, "handsome" is not at all appropriate: this thing is hideous! Superman looks like he's seventy years old, Batman looks befuddled, Flash looks like he's not wearing a shirt, Green Lantern has T-Rex arms, and Aquaman appears to be falling to his death. I realize that this was the era when character merchandising was in its infancy, but still--didn't anyone designing this thing have access to some comic book art they could have traced?

Like Tommy, I had never seen this piece before. Also like Tommy, I'm sure I'll never own either the poster or shirt, they're so rare. A lot of the merchandise created to tie in to the 1960s Filmation cartoons ended up lost or incomplete, making mint versions worth a fortune now.

Thanks Tommy and Frank!

Super Powers T-Shirt

When people ask me why I have such a grudge against Shazam!, I can point to stuff like this as Exhibit A.

Someone had to go out of their way to take Aquaman off of this, because he is on the original piece (which comes from a JLA Treasury Edition), a decision that Make Rob Angry, Make Rob Want To Smash.*

If I wanted to really petty, I could point out that Aquaman is starring in a top-selling book, while Captain Mar--oh, excuse me, it's Shazam! from now on--is still nowhere to be seen in the New 52. I think, sometimes, it's like you want to fail!


(h/t: F.O.A.M.er Jason Motes Bowles)


*Shrine Correspondent Russell Burbage pointed out to me that Captain Marvel is actually on the original illustration, which appeared in the 1975 DC Comics Calendar. It was Aquaman who was added when the piece was re-used for the JLA treasury book. So, to be fair, I guess my outrage should be watered down a bit. And yet it isn't.

Aquaman T-Shirt

Newest F.O.A.M. member Simone Mularkey sent in this Aquaman t-shirt, featuring a classic pose drawn by...I'm not sure. It looks a bit Jerry Ordway to me, but I also see some Ty Templeton in there. Anyone have the answer?

In any case, a handsome shirt! Thanks Simone, and welcome to F.O.A.M.!

Free Comic Book Day 2012 T-Shirt Logo!

Its just around the corner...Free Comic Book 2012 is Saturday May 5th and this year's T-shirt design is by the always amazing Jim "Justice League" Lee himself! This years FCBD shirt design is described by DC Comics as "an homage to a classic piece by José Luis García-López, re-imagined with Jim’s redesign of the Justice League for DC Comics - the New 52."
Anyone recognize the comic book pages the League is standing upon???

Brave and the Bold Aquaman T-Shirt

Yesterday we talked with Brave and the Bold Producer Michael Jelenic, and he mentioned Aquaman being consciously included in the merchandising campaign that went along with the show.

Well, here's another fine example of that, an Aquaman shirt--emblazoned with an all-original, yet-still-in-character catch phrase--sent in by F.O.A.M.er Mac Schafer! Thanks Mac!

Aqua T-Shirts, Parts 11 and 12

These are the last two Aquaman t-shirts from the seemingly-endless collection of F.O.A.M.er extraordinaire Russell Burbage. I thought they should go together, since they use the same iconic pose for both shirts.

Of all the hundreds (thousands?) of official and bootleg Aquaman t-shirts I've seen, I think the solo one at the very top might rank as the one I've seen the most; I think there's a simplicity to it that really rings the bell for Aquaman fans.

Thanks to Russell for sending in all the shirt pics; sorry it took several years to get to them all!

Super Friends Chibi T-Shirt

I saw this adorable Super Friends tee done in Chibi style (sorry if I am using that term incorrectly) on Facebook and I loved it. Look how cute they all are! And is it just me, or is Aquaman the cutest of the bunch?

Super Friends Chibi plush toys, プロント！

Aqua T-Shirts, Part 10

Yet another Aquaman t-shirt from the seemingly-endless collection of F.O.A.M.er extraordinaire Russell Burbage, and another one using artwork of the master, Jose Luis Garcia Lopez, portraying all the major stars of the DCU in their most iconic forms.

Save for a couple of the female heroes, this is pretty much the Super Powers line on a t-shirt: other than that awesome toy collection, you really didn't see Dr. Fate, red Tornado, or the Martian Manhunter on hardly any merchandise.

Thanks Russell!

Aqua T-Shirts, Part 9

Yet another custom-made Aquaman t-shirt from the collection of F.O.A.M.er extraordinaire Russell Burbage, this time using artwork of Neal Adams' longtime collaborator, Dick Giordano!

This piece was used as one side of Pizza Hut placemat, and is about as iconic as it gets--Onward Storm!

Thanks Russell!

Aqua T-Shirts, Part 8

Another custom-made Aquaman t-shirt from the collection of F.O.A.M.er extraordinaire Russell Burbage, this time using a classic, iconic shot from the 1976 DC Comics Calendar by Neal Adams.

The circle of (sea)life! Thanks Russell!

Aqua T-Shirts, Part 7

This is another Aquaman T-shirt from the vast collection of F.O.A.M. member extraordinaire Russell Burbage. Another custom job, this one features the cover to Justice League of America #112 by Nick Cardy.

Russell was a little ahead of his time, merchandising-wise, because now we're seeing classic JLA covers on official DC Originals stuff all over the place!

DC Multi-Character T-Shirt

F.O.A.M.er Jason Motes Bowles sent me a pic of this super-cool shirt, featuring as many heroes as you could possibly jam onto one shirt. Nice to see Mera included (although shouldn't she be next to Aquaman?), not to mention even more unusual merchandising choices like The Cheetah, Captain Marvel Jr., and Zatanna. You can find the shirt on sale at SuperheroStuff.com, among other places.

One thing worth mentioning about SuperheroStuff.com is that they recently changed their site's background graphic, adding Aquaman to the left side. This was pointed out to me by F.O.A.M.er Brent Almond; nice catch!

Thanks Jason and Brent!

JLA #207 T-Shirt

There seems to be a new wave of merchandising featuring classic Justice League of America covers, like book covers, notebooks, and now t-shirts!

F.O.A.M.er Nick Allen sent me this, which his wife found online and purchased for their baby daughter, surely making her the coolest kid on the block--any kid can wear Hannah Montana or Jonas Brothers stuff, but how many of them are rocking classic George Perez?

On a side note, I think we can safely say this is the only piece of DC merchandising that features Liberty Belle. Or Robotman, for that matter. Or Firebrand. Or Commander Steel. Or...

Thanks Nick!