MALIBU, Calif., Sept. 4 -- JAKKS Pacific, Inc., a leading multi-brand company that designs and markets a broad range of toys, leisure products, crafts and writing instruments, announced today that it has signed a licensing agreement with Warner Bros. Consumer Products to produce Tongue Tape(TM) candy flavored tongue strips based on two of the world's most popular classic DC Comics' Super Heroes, Superman(TM) and Batman(TM).
"We believe the Superman and Batman collector Tongue Tape(TM) dispensers will be an excellent addition to our candy line and are sure to appeal to the enormous fan base of these super heroes, as well as kids who already love Tongue Tape(TM) candy-flavored tongue strips," said Jennifer Richmond, senior vice president of licensing, JAKKS Pacific, Inc. "We are excited to add Superman and Batman to our growing roster of licensed Tongue Tape(TM) products."
Warner Bros. Consumer Products, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, is one of the leading licensing and retail merchandising organizations in the world.
JAKKS Pacific, Inc. is a multi-brand company that designs and markets a broad range of toys and leisure products. The product categories include: Action Figures, Arts & Crafts Activity Kits, Stationery, Writing Instruments, Performance Kites, Water Toys, Sports Activity Toys, Vehicles, Infant/Pre- School, Plush and Dolls. The products are sold under various brand names including Flying Colors®, Road Champs®, Remco®, Child Guidance®, Pentech®, Trendmasters®, Toymax®, Funnoodle®, Go Fly a Kite® and Color Workshop®. The Company also participates in a joint venture with THQ Inc. that has exclusive worldwide rights to publish and market World Wrestling Entertainment(TM) video games. For further information, visit www.jakkspacific.com.
Superman, Batman and all related characters and elements are trademarks of and (C) DC Comics.
