Captain Comics: A holiday gift guide that’s out of this world

Worried that you won’t be able to find the perfect gift for the fanboy or fangirl in your family this holiday season? Fret not, O mundane one, and simply consult the Captain Comics Holiday Gift Guide below!

First, let’s assume you’re fabulously wealthy, with an Uncle Scrooge money bin where you can swim around in your cash like a porpoise. In that case, your obvious choice is to buy a life-size Marvel movie figure from Bluefin ( http://www.bluefincorp. com/catalog/beast-kingdom/life-size-figure.html

Now, you can putter about with the cheap stuff, like the life-size Thor from “Avengers: Age of Ultron” ($7,100), the Iron Man Mark 42 from “Iron Man 3” ($8,500) or the Captain America from “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” ($9,000). All quite imposing.

But why fool around? Go right for the big guns: the “Avengers: Age of Ultron” Hulk ($15,000) and Iron Man in his Hulkbuster armor ($18,000). Build a life-size diorama of their battle from the movie for only $33,000! Constructed from detailed fiberglass with LED lights and bases that light up, the combined weight of the figures — which stand 9 feet tall — is a measly 2,100 pounds. (Forklift not included.)

Oh, wait. If you’re reading this column, you probably don’t have an Uncle Scrooge money bin. So let’s move down the economic scale a bit.

Keeping with our movie theme, how about the DC Comics Book and DVD/Blu-Ray Slipcase Set ($145.99)? This huge collection features six graphic novels plus the animated movies based on those GNs, namely “Batman: Black and White,” “Death of Superman,” “Batman: Year One,” “Justice League: Origin,” “JLA: Earth 2” and “Wonder Woman: Gods and Mortal.” That’s a pretty classy package that can stand on your bookshelf for all to admire.

Do you prefer the Marvel movies? On Dec. 8 Amazon will release the “Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase Two Collection” ($249.99). The 13-disc Blu-ray set includes all the Marvel movies that were released after “Avengers” through the present, consisting of “Iron Man 3,” “Thor: The Dark World,” “Captain America: The Winter Soldier,” “Guardians of the Galaxy,” “Avengers: Age of Ultron” and “Ant-Man.” The set includes more than two hours of extra content, including deleted scenes, screen tests and the complete set of Marvel One-Shot films.

Prefer non-Marvel characters? As it happens, a clutch of them debuted in 1940 — exactly 75 years ago. So DC is publishing 75th anniversary collections of Captain Marvel, Catwoman, Flash, Green Lantern, Justice Society of America, Robin and The Spirit, with representative stories from their many decades of publication. (Oddly, The Joker also debuted in 1940, but for some reason his 75th anniversary book was published last year, on his 74th birthday.) The books vary in size and price, but they’re treasure troves for hard-core comics fans.

Too much Marvel and DC? Well, you might have heard there’s a movie coming in December from long, long ago and a galaxy far, far away, and there’s plenty of stocking stuffers to support it. Marvel Comics, for example, is publishing new collections, like “Star Wars Vol. 1: Skywalker Strikes” ($19.95), as well as collections of their older material (from the 1970s and ’80s) in a variety of formats.

Then there’s the home of all things nerdy, Think Geek (thinkgeek.com). They have every conceivable Star Wars item, from a Han Solo-frozen-in-carbonite refrigerator ($149.95) to a Death Star Bluetooth speaker ($59.99) to a Chewbacca hoodie ($69.99) to an R2-D2 cupcake pan ($19.99).