Superliner

The Superliner is an intriguing example of early electromechanical (EM) pinball design, manufactured by D. Gottlieb & Company in 1946. With an aviation and travel theme reflecting the postwar excitement about air travel, it was designed by Harry Mabs with artwork by Roy Parker.

As a flipperless machine, gameplay relies on skillful plunging and table manipulation rather than flipper control - flippers had not yet been introduced to pinball design. Its playfield features 14 passive bumpers that redirect the ball's path as it travels toward the bottom of the table, typical of games from this pre-flipper era.

The artwork depicts an airplane in flight, fitting its aviation theme. With production of roughly 4,000 confirmed units, the Superliner is a piece of pinball history that offers collectors a window into the game's earliest, pre-flipper design era.