2005 Chicagoland Entertainment Collectors Expo
Video: James Zahn, FMFE.com – Photography: Ben Brezinski
The 6th Annual Chicagoland Entertainment Collectors Expo (CECE) was held
September 16–18, 2005, at the Wyndham Northwest Chicago Hotel in Itasca,
Illinois. The 2005 guests are featured on a series of promotional trading
cards. Actress Noel Neill was in attendance for both days of the Expo. The
card series features Noel Neill as
Lois Lane with
George Reeves as Superman in a production photo from
Adventures of Superman.
Noel Neill starred as the first live-action Lois Lane in the 1948 serial Superman from Columbia Pictures. Neill returned in the 1950 sequel Atom Man vs. Superman. Neill was previously known for her portrayals of Betty Rogers, a high-school newspaper reporter. Her father David Neill was an editor for the Minneapolis Star Journal newspaper.
From 1953–1958, Noel Neill starred as Lois for 78 episodes of the
Adventures of Superman
television series. Neil also appeared in Stamp Day For Superman, a
short film produced by the United States Department of the Treasury in 1954.
.png "2005 Chicagoland Entertainment Collectors Expo Promos - Noel Neill as Lois Lane")
Noel Neill later appeared uncredited as Lois' mother Ella Lane in the 1978
Superman
film. The tradition of Superman actresses returning would continue over
the next four decades. In 1991, Neill guest starred as Alexis on an
episode of the
Superboy
television series. In 2006, Neill appeared in
Superman Returns
as Gertrude Vanderworth, the wife of Lex Luthor.
On June 11, 2010, a 15-foot bronze statue of Noel Neill as Lois Lane was
unveiled in Metropolis, Illinois. The statue was sculpted by Gary Ernest
Smith and cast by Kevin Maag from Metal Art Foundry.
The number of trading cards distributed in 2005 is currently unknown.
Multiple examples were autographed during the Expo. A promo card featuring
the ScreamSavers character "Weepy" was included with the
August–September 2005 issue of Non-Sport Update magazine.
| 2005 Checklist | |
| Allyce Beasley | |
| Alan Dyson | pirate illustration |
| Alan Dyson | knight illustration |
| Ari Lehman | as Jason Voorhees, Friday the 13th |
| Bill Blair | |
| C. Andrew Nelson | |
| Cathy St. George | |
| Cindy Morgan | |
| Cynthia Cummens | illustration |
| Daniel Logan | |
| Doug Wangler | |
| Jon Provost | as Timmy Martin, Lassie |
| Karen Pfeiffer | |
| Kane Hodder | as Jason Voorhees, Friday the 13th |
| Kenny Baker | |
| Lana Wood | |
| Larry Thomas | as "The Soup Nazi" Yev Kassem, Seinfeld |
| Lawrence Makoare | as Mr. Kill, Die Another Day |
| Maud Adams | |
| Mark Goddard | as Major Don West, Lost in Space |
| Mary Oyaya | |
| Noel Neill | as Lois Lane, Adventures of Superman |
| Orli Shoshan | |
| Paul Blake | |
| Peter Mayhew | as Chewbacca, Star Wars |
| Priscilla Barnes | |
| Ray Park | |
| Richard Herd | |
| Richard Kiel | |
| Robin Curtis | |
| Sala Baker | |
| The Three Eyed Orb | by Stephen Blickenstaff, ScreamSavers |
| Virginia Hey | |
| Weepy | by Stephen Blickenstaff, ScreamSavers |