Discoveries...America: SuperMuseum

Sure it's kitschy, but what could be more fitting than a museum honoring Superman located in Metropolis, Illinois? Curator Jim Hambrick's SuperMuseum houses the world's largest collection of Superman memorabilia—Clark Kent's glasses, Marlon Brando's wig, the TV telephone booth—with over 100,000 items on display (and another 650,000 in storage for future expansion). Valued at close to $3 million, the SuperMuseum had a somewhat rocky beginning: in fact, the first statue of Superman was so ugly, it was used for target practice (the current statue is a 15-foot Man of Steel, or rather, bronze). In SuperMuseum—a “special edition” program in Jim and Kelly Watt's acclaimed Discoveries…America series—Hambrick takes viewers on an engaging tour of Metropolis' biggest attraction, which brings in fans from around the world. Recommended. [Note: Mark Twain's Hannibal: A Homecoming is also newly available.] Aud: P. (J. Carlson)