Super Museum In Sunday's Los Angeles Times

This Sunday's Los Angeles Times Travel section has an article on the Super Museum in Metropolis, Illinois.

The museum was founded by Jim Hambrick, formerly of Highland Park, California.

Before he moved his collection of Superman memorabilia to Metropolis, Hambrick had a traveling show of his collection. I saw the collection back around 1982 when he exhibited it at Chapman College in Orange County. Appearing at the exhibit was the silver screen's first Superman, Kirk Alyn. I obtained an autographed photo of Alyn while there.

The article begins with:

Reporting from Metropolis, Ill. — Growing up in the 1950s, Jim Hambrick wouldn't budge while "Adventures of Superman" was showing on TV. Soon, the Man of Steel, portrayed by actor George Reeves, began to shape Hambrick's life, lasting well beyond childhood. 

"I grew up without a dad, so [Superman] was my surrogate father," Hambrick, a native of Huntington Park, recalled. "It gave me a good understanding of good versus evil and right versus wrong." 

Hambrick was 5 when he began collecting Superman memorabilia. On that birthday, his mother gave him a lunchbox featuring the comic book character.

That lunchbox was the first item in Hambrick's collection. Now, it has many more items, including Superman costumes worn by George Reeves.

To read more: http://www.latimes.com/travel/la-tr-superman-20140504,0,580388.story#ixzz30c2m8tMl