Superman ice cream

Superman style ice cream in a cone

Superman ice cream is an ice cream that comes as a swirl of three colors: blue, red, and yellow the three primary colors. The name of the ice cream comes from the colors of the comic book superhero Superman, though it is not licensed through DC Comics. This flavor is believed to have originated in the Michigan-based ice cream shop Stroh's[1] although the exact origin remains elusive. The flavor has been spotted in other Midwest locales, such as Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream Company in Madison, Wisconsin.

Thus the exact combination varies from location to location, typically with vanilla, blue moon, and some other variety of ice cream included. The Stroh's Ice Cream version has blue moon, red pop, and lemon ice creams,[2] while other versions such as those by the Meijer store brand ("Scooperman")[3] and the Hudsonville Creamery & Ice Cream Company ("SuperScoop") versions of Superman ice cream are a mixture of vanilla, blue moon, and black cherry ice creams.[4]

Scooper's Ice Cream Treats in Stratford, Ontario, Canada sells a similar blue, red, and yellow variety but calls it "Super Hero" ice cream, possibly to avoid trademark infringement. Laura Secord Chocolates also sells a similar variety of ice cream, called "SuperKid," made with banana, blueberry and strawberry flavours.[5]

In popular culture

The flavor is mentioned in Joe Meno's 2004 novel Hairstyles of the Damned and in the July 19, 2010 edition of the Frazz comic strip.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Superman Ice Cream: 'A Michigan Thing'". The Mitten. July 6, 2009. Archived from the original on February 26, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Stroh's Mooney's Ice Cream". Washtenaw Dairy. n.d. Archived from the original on July 27, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Purple Cow Fly Thru The Sky Scooperman". Meijer. n.d.
  4. ↑ "SuperScoop". Hudsonville Creamery & Ice Cream Company. n.d. Archived from the original on March 23, 2015.
  5. ↑ "SuperKid". Laura Secord Chocolates. n.d. Archived from the original on December 7, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Morris Keesan: 'CIDU changed my life'". Comics I Don't Understand. July 21, 2010. Archived from the original on April 19, 2012.

External links