Batman, Wonder Woman, Superman, and other DC heroes are the latest to be featured in an upcoming line of stꦆamps from the UK-based Royal Mail postal service. The formerly-government-owned postal service has partnered with W♊arner Bros. Consumer Products for 18 DC superhero-themed stamps which will go on sale September 17.
"Generations have grown up, spellbound by the adventures and the personalities of these superheroes and super-villains," Royal Maiꦍl's director of stamps and collectibles Matt Parkers says with the announcement. "These illustrations detail each character with such vivid imagery that they look ready to leap out of the stamp!"
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Former Justice Lea𓆉gue artist Jim Cheung illustrated all 18 DC/Royal Mail stamps, with his frequen𒅌t colorist collaborator Laura Martin joining him on the project.
Here are the 12 stamps from the Bat-family, which has solo sta๊mps for Robin, Alfred Pennyworth, Batwoman, Batgirl, Nightwing, the Joker, Harley Quinn, the Penguin, Poison Ivy, Catwoman, and the Riddler. They'll also be sold as a sheet set.
Batman stamps
The other six will be presented on a miniature shee🧸t, featuring s👍tamps for Wonder Woman, Supergirl, Green Lantern/Flash, Cyborg/Aquaman, Supergirl/Shazam, and yes, another Batman.
Justice League stamps
The DC/Royal Mail stamps were designed by Iไnterabang, with lithographic printing by International Security Printer. The sheets will are self🐼-adhesive, with the others will have traditional stamp gum.
The stamps, along with related merchandise, are avaiౠlable for pre-order now through and go on sale September 17.
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Chris Arrant covered comic book news for Newsarama from 2003 to 2022 (and as editor/senior editor from 2015 to 2022) and has also written for USA Today, Life, Entertainment Weekly, Publisher's Weekly, Marvel Entertainment, TOKYOPOP, AdHouse Books, Cartoon Brew, Bleeding Cool, Comic Shop News, and CBR. He is the author of the book Modern: Masters Cliff Chiang, co-authored Art of Spider-Man Classic, and contributed to Dark Horse/Bedside Press' anthology Pros and (Comic) Cons. He has acted as a judge for the ⛎Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, the Harvey Awards, and the Stan Lee Awards. Chris is a member of the American Library Association's Graphic Novel & Comics Round Table. (He/him)
