{"product_id":"1999-hydroman-marvel-comic-villain-postcard-universal-studios","title":"Vintage 1999 Hydroman Marvel Postcard 💧 — NOS Foil Universal Studios Villain Art","description":"\u003ch2\u003eWho Was Hydro-Man? 💧 Vintage 1999 Marvel Foil Postcard, Universal Studios, NOS\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6\" x 4\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 16px 0;\"\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qPZOX1ZhYrE\" title=\"1999 Hydroman Marvel Postcard\"\u003e\n  \u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e💧 An original \u003cstrong\u003e1999 Hydro-Man Marvel postcard\u003c\/strong\u003e from \u003cstrong\u003eUniversal Studios Islands of Adventure\u003c\/strong\u003e, made for \u003cstrong\u003eMarvel Super Hero Island\u003c\/strong\u003e the year the park opened. Hydro-Man rears up out of a column of water, fists like two big splashes, against a shiny copper foil wall of \u003cstrong\u003eHYDROMAN • HYDROMAN\u003c\/strong\u003e lettering, with \u003cem\u003e© 1999 Marvel\u003c\/em\u003e in the corner and \u003cstrong\u003eUniversal Studios Islands of Adventure™\u003c\/strong\u003e across the bottom. New Old Stock, never written on or mailed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe back sets the scene: \u003cem\u003e\"Hydroman. An explosive comic book city caught up in the battle between good and evil which sets the stage for the first-ever interactive experience with three 21st century thrill rides.\"\u003c\/em\u003e There's the Islands of Adventure compass logo, the barcode, and the fine print \u003cem\u003eCalifornia Scenes\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003e©Motion Media, Metal-Tex™ Patent Pending\u003c\/em\u003e, the patented metallic printing that gives the front its shine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e🕷️ Why Hydro-Man is on a park postcard\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIslands of Adventure opened on May 28, 1999, and the big draw on Marvel Super Hero Island was \u003cstrong\u003eThe Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man\u003c\/strong\u003e. In that ride five villains, the Sinister Syndicate of Doctor Octopus, Scream, Electro, the Hobgoblin and \u003cstrong\u003eHydro-Man\u003c\/strong\u003e, steal the Statue of Liberty with an anti-gravity cannon, and you ride through New York in a 3-D motion car to help Spider-Man get it back. It mixed a track-moving motion base with thirteen 30-foot screens, and it won the Golden Ticket Award for best dark ride twelve years running, 1999 through 2010.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHydro-Man himself is Morris \"Morrie\" Bench, a merchant sailor Spider-Man accidentally knocked overboard just as an experimental generator was being tested in the ocean. He came up as living water. \u003cstrong\u003eDennis O'Neil\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Romita Jr.\u003c\/strong\u003e created him in \u003cem\u003eThe Amazing Spider-Man\u003c\/em\u003e #212 in January 1981, and he even got a nod in the 2019 movie \u003cem\u003eSpider-Man: Far From Home\u003c\/em\u003e, where the water monster is traced to \"a sailor named Morris Bench.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e📋 Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e🦸‍♂️ \u003cstrong\u003eFranchise:\u003c\/strong\u003e Marvel Comics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e💧 \u003cstrong\u003eCharacter:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hydro-Man\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e🎢 \u003cstrong\u003eVenue:\u003c\/strong\u003e Universal Studios Islands of Adventure, Marvel Super Hero Island\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e📆 \u003cstrong\u003eYear:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1999\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e✨ \u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Metal-Tex foil postcard\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e📐 \u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e Approx. 6\" × 4\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e✔️ \u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e NOS (unused)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA great piece of \u003cstrong\u003elate‑1990s Marvel theme park memorabilia\u003c\/strong\u003e from the opening year of Islands of Adventure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"relatedBlock\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e🔎 More From The Vintage \u0026amp; Antique Gifts Archive\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/vintageantiquesgifts.com\/products\/vintage-1996-terminator-2-t2-postcard-arnold-schwarzenegger-universal-studios\"\u003eVintage 1996 Terminator 2: 3‑D Postcard 🤖 — Universal Studios Attraction Memorabilia\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/vintageantiquesgifts.com\/products\/huge-vintage-1960s-commemorative-martin-luther-king-postcard-mlk-washington\"\u003eVintage 1960s MLK Martin Luther King Memorial Postcard 🃏 Large 9x6 NOS Sum Ho Bun Lee DC\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/vintageantiquesgifts.com\/products\/vintage-1990s-batman-vs-dc-comics-postcard-incredible-graham-nolan-art\"\u003eVintage 1990s Batman vs Batman DC Comics Postcard 🦇 | Graham Nolan Art\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Vintage and Antique Gifts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47533720666344,"sku":"VAG-9189110448360","price":5.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/2718\/4037\/files\/il_fullxfull.7061742026_mxuj.jpg?v=1785443681","url":"https:\/\/vintageantiquesgifts.com\/products\/1999-hydroman-marvel-comic-villain-postcard-universal-studios","provider":"Vintage and Antique Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}