What items are shown in this panel of All-Star Superman?

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This panel from All-Star Superman shows part of Superman's Fortress of Solitude.

(Note that "Superman's Forbidden Room" is the name of the story, not the area shown.)

You can see the city of Kandor to the left. Have any of the other items been shown in previous Superman comics?

@TheDoctor I noticed that, but this penny has the Joker on it, unlike Batman's. — Rogue Jedi, Aug 25, 2016 at 18:34
There's the Titanic, the Columbia (was this post '02?), a chessboard with jimmy, perry, lois, batman, bizarre, brainiac, and luthor — CBredlow, Aug 25, 2016 at 18:34
Ha That is awesome @RogueJedi -- I did not even notice that it was the joker on there till I zoomed in. — Naftali, Aug 25, 2016 at 18:35
Bottled city of Kandor (obviously) and what looks like a Legion Time Bubble. — Paulie_D, Aug 25, 2016 at 18:58

Valorum · Accepted Answer · 2016-08-25 21:43:42Z

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Left to Right

The RMS Titanic
The Bottle City of Kandor
The Space Shuttle Columbia
Superman's Giant Penny (not to be confused with Batman's Giant Penny)
A Kryptonian Battle Suit(?)
A giant chessboard with various waxwork characters (Jimmy Olsen, Perry White, Lois Lane, Batman, Bizarro, Brainiac, and Lex Luthor).
A Time-Bubble

answered Aug 25, 2016 at 19:28

Valorum

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@RogueJedi - I think that one might be a tip of the hat to "Red Sun" where we see the Titanic in Superman's fortress; theages.superman.nu/History/2000/titanic.jpg
– Valorum
Aug 25, 2016 at 20:27
@RogueJedi - Or this image from Superman #71; i.stack.imgur.com/n0tSB.png
– Valorum
Aug 25, 2016 at 21:00
@RogueJedi in a couple of pages before, he mentions how he has picked up Archaeology as a hobby
– CBredlow
Aug 25, 2016 at 21:26
What the hell is that glowy thing far right?
– Valorum
Aug 25, 2016 at 21:43
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Yeah, I don't think that's meant to be a Kryptonian Battle Suit. Those were single-user suits that functioned to keep the wearer isolated from their environment and didn't have see-through heads. This thing has two seats in the head and you can see into the cockpit. I'm not sure what it is, but I'm fairly sure it's not a Kryptonian Battle Suit.
– Patrick Wynne
Aug 25, 2016 at 23:28

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