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The Hero Initiative is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing financial assistance to comic book creators in need. Founded in 2000, it was the first federally chartered not-for-profit corporation devoted specifically to helping comic book creators, providing assistance with medical expenses, essential living costs, and other emergency needs.
For the 2024 comic convention season, the Hero Initiative released a special Super Powers poster featuring classic DC artwork by José Luis García-López. Limited to only 200 signed prints, the poster was created using artwork originally produced for the legendary 1982 DC Comics Style Guide.
García-López’s Style Guide established a remarkably consistent visual identity for DC’s characters during the 1980s. Much of the artwork was inked by Dick Giordano and was created for use throughout DC’s licensing program, appearing on merchandise, advertising, packaging, promotional material, and countless other products. Its unmistakable depictions of Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, The Flash, and the rest of the DC Universe helped define how these characters looked to an entire generation.
The Hero Initiative Super Powers poster brings that classic Style Guide artwork together under the Super Powers banner, making it especially significant to collectors of Kenner’s 1984–1986 Super Powers Collection and the wider world of 1980s DC merchandise. With only 200 signed examples produced, the poster is a limited modern tribute to the artwork and visual identity that helped define the Super Powers era, while also benefiting the Hero Initiative and its work supporting comic book creators in need.