Romance is in the air, for soon it will be St Valentine’s Day. The best gifts for sharing the love are those that will remain cherished for a lifetime, one for each half of a loving couple. Even better is if the gifts hint of amour…
Montegrappa’s DC Comics Heroes vs. Villains Collection consists of pens commemorating legendary comic book characters. Even among the “Good Guys,” they’re often in conflict with each other, but Cupid could aim his arrows at two couples that possess a natural affinity, and who have for generations begged the question: “What if?
Batman and Catwoman have enjoyed a will-they-won’t-they? relationship for more than a generation. 2015 is the 75th Anniversary of Catwoman’s first appearance in Batman No 1, in Spring 1940. It’s high time the two of them got together, if only as a perfect pair of pens for real lovers to share. While the world knows that Superman has a “thing” for Lois Lane, there has always been a hint that he also has feelings for the statuesque Wonder Woman. More than a few fans have imagined the possibility that the two might hook up. After all, both are superhuman, both have a penchant for red-and-blue costumes and both are founder members of the Justice League of America, which celebrates its 55th Anniversary this year.        
Superman is represented in red-and-blue, with the iconic “S” logo on the top of the cap, and the pocket clip showing him in flight; the red-and-blue pen celebrating Wonder Woman features all-American white stars, the winged “W” logo on the cap and a full-height image on the pocket clip. Batman, of course, is all in black, with “bat” logo on the cap’s top, and a pocket clip with low-relief full-height figure; Catwoman is honoured with a dark purple pen with her “cat’s eyes” logo topping the cap, her pose as feline as one would imagine.
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