Stamp Sheet" width=w height=h />On July 26, 2007 the USPS issued this colorful pane of 20 stamps depicting Marvel Comics super heroes. Ten stamps on the pane of 20 are portraits of individual Marvel characters: Captain America, Elektra, Iron Man, Silver Surfer, Spider-Man, Spider-Woman, Sub-Mariner, The Incredible Hulk, The Thing and Wolverine. The other 10 stamps depict individual Marvel Comic book covers. Information about the artwork shown on each stamp appears on the back on th! e stamp pane. Of all the extraordinary characters featured on the 2007 Comic Super Hero stamps, Sub-Mariner was the earliest to appear. The half-merman and half-human creature came on the scene in 1939 in Motion Picture Funnies Weekly. Next to arrive, Captain America began challenging the threat of Nazi Germany in 1941. Captain America gained his powers after exposure to radiation, like the Thing, Spider-Man, and Hulk. Those figures arrived in the 1960s, along with Iron Man and the Silver Surfer. Wolverine and Spider-Woman followed in the seventies, and Elektra appeared in 1981. These super heroes are all tragic figures who lost family and other loved ones. In the stories of their early lives, half of them were frail, small, scrawny, shy, or bookish. Their transformations, however, throug radiation, venom, or serum, made them extremely strong, fast, agile, and invincible. Even though these characters are supernatural, they are subject to the very human emotions of jealousy, anger, depression, hate, and love. Essentially lonely, they sometimes team up with one another to vanquish a villain. Sometimes, though, their blind emotions lead them to become villains themselves.
- New sheet of (20) stamps (catalog #4159) no longer sold by USPS. Plate #/position varies.
- Features 20 images of super heroes: Spiderman, The Hulk, Captain America & more.
- Perfect gift for fans of Marvel Comics, Super Heroes
- Great for raffles, conference giveaways, fan clubs, fundraisers, souvenirs. Collectors item.
- High quality item professionally packaged in a white Stay Flat envelope.