DC Comics Super Heroes stamps dedicated July 20 in San Diego

The U.S. Postal Service immortalized 10 comic book heroes Thursday, July 20 at the San Diego Convention Center when it dedicated the DC Comics Super Heroes commemorative stamps and stamped postal cards. The ceremony launched the world's largest comic book and pop culture show—Comic-Con International 2006 comic-con.org. DC Comics President and Publisher Paul Levitz dccomics.com and some of the greatest comic book artists of all time participated in the ceremony and a panel discussion on the historical and cultural legacy of DC Comics superheroes.

This was the first stamp pane honoring comic book super heroes to be issued by the Postal Service. Half of the pane of 20 stamps are portraits of: Aquaman, Batman, the Flash, Green Arrow, Green Lantern, Hawkman, Plastic Man, Supergirl, Superman and Wonder Woman. The other 10 stamps depict covers of individual comic books devoted to each super hero. Art director Carl T. Herrman worked with the creative staff at DC Comics on the stamp designs. For information on the DC Comics Super Heroes stamps, see Stamp News Release #06-040.