This will be a special year for Metropolis, IL and the 34th Annual Superman Celebration.

On January 21, 1972, Metropolis received permission from DC Comics to be known as Hometown of Superman. On June 9, 1972, that title was officially declared with Illinois State Legislature House Resolution Number 572 and Superman was also named a Distinguished Son of Metropolis. In honor of the 40th year, the Superman Celebration Committee is asking that fans from all over the world send in a photo of your best "Super Memory". The memory can be from a past Superman Celebration, a visit to Metropolis, superman costume or pajamas, or any memory that is super.

To submit a photo, clearly write your name on the back and include an additional paper with your name, address, phone number and a description of the "Super Memory" and mail it to:

Metropolis Chamber of Commerce
PO Box 58
Metropolis, IL 62960

All submitted photos will not be returned as they will be on display at this year's Superman Celebration. The "Super Memory" photos will later be used in a permanent display.

This year's official Superman Celebration logo was designed by Memphis based artist Lin Workman (http://www.linworkman.com/), a regular guest at the Celebration. Fans will be able to purchase the design on t-shirts, mugs, & magnets during the Superman Celebration June 7-10 at the Metropolis Chamber of Commerce located at 607 Market Street and various retail locations in town.

Lin Workman is the creator of the web-comic Scared Silly and is the co-creator of the self-published comic book series Bushi Tales. Over the past 25 years as a graphic artist, Workman has designed tombstones and civic monuments as well as apparel for the screen printing industry. He is also an accomplished cartoonist and muralist whose airbrush work has been published in Airbrush Action Magazine and Amazing Figure Modeler. He has completed murals for Pancho’s Restaurant, McDonald’s, Haunted Web of Horrors haunted house and Fitzgerald’s Casino. He recently provided sketch cards for Topps' The Empire Strikes Back 3-D and Star Wars Galaxy 6 and 7 card sets, as well as the upcoming 501st sketch cards for the 2012 Star Wars Celebration. Lin has served as President and Vice President of the Mid-South Cartoonists Association in Memphis, TN, and is also a member of the DeSoto Arts Council in Hernando, MS.

For more information on the 34th Annual Superman Celebration, visit http://www.supermancelebration.net or http://www.metropolischamber.com.