1982 Colin Penn Promotions : The Superheroes Swop Sensation
The Superheroes Swop Sensation was released in 1982 by Colin Penn
Promotions in Durban, South Africa. Colin was the pianist and leader of Colin
Penn and the Pennants, a musical trio that began in 1954. Colin and his wife
Barbara first brought DC and Marvel superheroes to South Africa with multiple promotions.
The Superheroes Swop Sensation is a series of sticker-cards
featuring 70 different superheroes and villains from the DC and Marvel
universes. Paper envelope packs were originally priced at 18 cents. Packs contain five base "Swopcards" and one "Clue Card."
The Superheroes Swop Sensation Official Souvenir Album was sold separately for 60 cents. A limited edition card featuring The Joker and "Wild Card" redemptions were
randomly inserted into packs. Swopcards could be used as discount vouchers for giant posters, coloring books, figurines, t-shirts, playing cards, and pencil tops.
Superman appears on one card in this series. The image is originally from a
1970 DC Superman logo. The artwork was penciled by
Curt Swan and
inked by Murphy Anderson (Swanderson). The same image appears on the cover of
the album, coloring book, and "Hall of Heroes" poster advertised with the card
set.
The back of each base card contains the height and weight of each character, as well as a brief description in English. Card variations have been observed with either imperial or metric units.
The Superheroes Swop Sensation was promoted on Video 2, a program hosted by Delia Sainsbury on South Africa's TV1 network. A
limited insert of The Joker could be redeemed for a ride to school in the
Batmobile. "Wild Card" inserts, serial numbered to 1000, could also be
exchanged for a Batmobile ride or "some of 400 great prizes." The promotion
was available to children living within a 25 kilometer radius of Durban,
Johannesburg, Pretoria, or Cape Town.
| The Superheroes Swop Sensation | |
| Superman | |
| Batman | |
| Spider-Man | |
| Supergirl | |
| Spider-Woman | |
| Hawkman | |
| Batgirl | |
| Wonder Woman | |
| The Beast | |
| Thor | |
| Hercules | |
| Black Widow | |
| Captain America | |
| Moondragon | |
| Black Panther | |
| Iron Fist | |
| Sub-Mariner | |
| The Vision | |
| Shang-Chi | |
| Nova | |
| Valkyrie | |
| Professor Xavier | |
| Cyclops | |
| Wolverine | |
| Ghost Rider | |
| The Angel | |
| Marvel Girl | |
| Storm | |
| Colossus | |
| Ice Man | |
| Night Crawler | |
| Silver Surfer | |
| Banshee | |
| She-Hulk | |
| Hulk | |
| The Human Torch | |
| Mr Fantastic | |
| Invisible Girl | |
| The Thing | |
| Nick Fury | |
| Hawkeye | |
| Luke Cage, Power Man | |
| Daredevil | |
| Iron Man | |
| Falcon | |
| Nighthawk | |
| Scarlet Witch | |
| Loki | |
| The Riddler | |
| The Red Skull | |
| The Green Goblin | |
| The Dormammu | |
| Dr Doom | |
| Mephisto | |
| The Penguin | |
| Dr Octopus | |
| Cat Woman | |
| Wonder Girl | |
| Captain Marvel | |
| Flash | |
| Hellcat | |
| Green Lantern | |
| Ms Marvel | |
| Shazam | |
| The Dazzler | |
| Doctor Strange | |
| The Wasp | |
| Aquaman | |
| Robin | |
| Green Arrow | |
| Redemption Cards | |
| Wild Card #/1000 | |
| The Joker | |
| Clue Cards | |
| 1 | The main colour of this Hero is green. |
| 2 | Red, Yellow and Blue are the colours of this hero. |
| 3 | This Hero's real initials are S.R. |
| 4 | Who ever heard of sleeping that long. |
| 5 | Vegetables are this Hero's weapons |
| 6 | 1,7 m 66 kg is the size of this Hero. |
| 7 | Bringing the news is this Hero's vocation. |
| 8 | He's a cool customer indeed. |
| 9 | This Policeman's daughter is famous. |
| 10 | Is the Dr. really lame. |
| 11 | The world's fastest man. |
| 12 | Has the strength of 10 men. |
| 13 | |
| 14 | Be careful of the nails they're like steel. |
| 15 | Some call this Hero Mr. Rider. |
| 16 | Our Hero is an American Lawyer. |
| 17 | This hero is no ordinary Clark. |
| 18 | |
| 19 | Our Hero comes from Gotham City. |
| 20 | Yellow and Red are two of this Hero's colours. |