TORONTO — It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s Superman on a stamp!
Canada Post is using this weekend’s Fan Expo — with its huge celebration of comic books — to preview its Superman stamps.
The set, which will be issued on Sept. 10, honours the superhero’s 75th birthday and his Canadian roots.
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Superman was co-created by Toronto-born artist Joseph Shuster, who modelled the fictional Metropolis after his hometown and the Daily Planet after the Toronto Star, which he delivered as a kid.
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Superman has graced postage stamps around the world, including the U.S. and Argentina.
Fan Expo runs Aug. 22 to 25 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.
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