# Jewelry of the Comic, Television, Movie and Book Gods **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** movies\ **Created:** [October 5, 2026, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewelry-of-the-comic-television-movie-and-book-gods/1033600 "2026-10-05T17:48:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2026, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewelry-of-the-comic-television-movie-and-book-gods/1033600/21 "2026-10-05T19:13:09Z")
Aladdin’s ring, that conjured the lesser genie. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2026, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewelry-of-the-comic-television-movie-and-book-gods/1033600/22 "2026-10-05T19:17:40Z")
Jem, of Jem and the Holograms, used her red star earrings to switch back and forth between her regular and her rock-star persona. ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2026, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewelry-of-the-comic-television-movie-and-book-gods/1033600/23 "2026-10-05T19:19:10Z")
In the film version of _Diamonds are Forever_, Blofeld’s cat wears a diamond-studded collar. ---
**Author:** ![Banksiaman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/banksiaman/32/3334_2.png) [@Banksiaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banksiaman)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2026, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewelry-of-the-comic-television-movie-and-book-gods/1033600/24 "2026-10-05T19:22:32Z")
The headpiece of the Staff of Ra is a key plot device in Raiders of the Lost Ark. While it was originally an ornament forming the head of a staff, when Indy tracked it down it was being worn by his former teenage girlfriend as a necklace. ---
**Author:** ![zimaane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a3d4f5/32.png) [@zimaane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zimaane)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2026, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewelry-of-the-comic-television-movie-and-book-gods/1033600/25 "2026-10-05T19:24:35Z")
The sacred ruby of Hinduism, the Syamantaka, protects against earthquake, floods, or famines, and grants a considerable amount of gold every day. [Syamantaka - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syamantaka) ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2026, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewelry-of-the-comic-television-movie-and-book-gods/1033600/26 "2026-10-05T19:26:34Z")
In the Spider-Man comics, a magic ruby transformed John Jameson (son of J. Jonah Jameson) into the Man-Wolf. He didn’t exactly wear it as jewelry, though. It grafted itself onto his throat. You might say that the jewel wore the man. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2026, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewelry-of-the-comic-television-movie-and-book-gods/1033600/27 "2026-10-05T19:27:45Z")
The mistical Tiger necklace worn by Marvel’s White Tiger. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2026, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewelry-of-the-comic-television-movie-and-book-gods/1033600/28 "2026-10-05T19:29:00Z")
> [@Dropo](#): > > The Phantom had two rings: a skull ring for making impressions on the faces of bad guys > [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > The necklace in Titanic: > [@mbh](#): > > In the film version of _Diamonds are Forever_, Blofeld’s cat wears a diamond-studded collar. Clarification required. @Czarcasm, do you want only items with magic powers, or will any famous fictional item do? Personally, I think that only magic items would make a more interesting list. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2026, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewelry-of-the-comic-television-movie-and-book-gods/1033600/29 "2026-10-05T19:29:06Z")
Oh, that reminds me: in Logan’s Run, the populace had jewels embedded in the palm of their hands that showed when it was time for them to go to Carousel. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2026, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewelry-of-the-comic-television-movie-and-book-gods/1033600/30 "2026-10-05T19:29:58Z")
Reminder: Jewelry, not jewels. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2026, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewelry-of-the-comic-television-movie-and-book-gods/1033600/31 "2026-10-05T19:31:01Z")
Famous fictional jewelry. ---
**Author:** ![Quondam\_Mechanic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quondam_mechanic/32/3404_2.png) [@Quondam\_Mechanic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quondam_Mechanic)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2026, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewelry-of-the-comic-television-movie-and-book-gods/1033600/32 "2026-10-05T19:34:05Z")
The jewel on Orion the cat’s belt in _Men In Black_. OK, sorta, kinda. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2026, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewelry-of-the-comic-television-movie-and-book-gods/1033600/33 "2026-10-05T19:34:56Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > the ring of The Shadow You can geta replica on eBay, etc. How about the Skull Ring of the The Ghost who Walks, aka The Phantom? ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2026, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewelry-of-the-comic-television-movie-and-book-gods/1033600/34 "2026-10-05T19:37:11Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > You can geta replica on eBay, etc I have another thread about that ring, and it doesn’t come in size 14, and resizing stainless steel is next to impossible. And the two rings of The Phantom have already been mentioned. ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2026, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewelry-of-the-comic-television-movie-and-book-gods/1033600/35 "2026-10-05T19:50:05Z")
The [Necklace of Harmonia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Necklace_of_Harmonia). Initially a wedding gift to Harmonia and Cadmus, it later brought misfortune to their descendants. [Brisingamen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Br%C3%ADsingamen), a necklace or torc worn by Freya. In Tolkien’s _Silmarillion_, there is a necklace called Nauglamir. It is not magical, but its beauty sparks greed that wreaks havoc on numerous Elves, Dwarves, and Men. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2026, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewelry-of-the-comic-television-movie-and-book-gods/1033600/36 "2026-10-05T19:51:55Z")
The Thing Ring Used by a young Ben Grimm before his space accident. O’ve not seen this show but I hear it’s awful. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/64Jv8zbUsf4/hqdefault.jpg "Thing Ring Do Your Thing") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64Jv8zbUsf4) ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2026, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewelry-of-the-comic-television-movie-and-book-gods/1033600/37 "2026-10-05T19:53:51Z")
No amount of bad alcohol will remove the phrase “Thing Ring! Do your thing!” from my brain. ---
**Author:** ![eburacum45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eburacum45/32/8690_2.png) [@eburacum45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eburacum45)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2026, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewelry-of-the-comic-television-movie-and-book-gods/1033600/38 "2026-10-05T20:15:24Z")
The Lensmen from EE ‘Doc’ Smith wore their lenses, but a/ I don’t know if that counts as jewellery, and b/ I can’t find any illustrations by the classic pulp space artists that depict this, so here’s a comic book version. [![](https://timeldred.com/media/update05/LM105.JPG) ](https://timeldred.com/media/update05/LM105.JPG) ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2026, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewelry-of-the-comic-television-movie-and-book-gods/1033600/39 "2026-10-05T20:25:32Z")
The ring Angel gave Buffy > **[Claddagh ring](https://buffy.fandom.com/wiki/Claddagh_ring)** > > The Claddagh ring was a traditional Irish ring featuring two hands holding a heart topped with a crown. According to Angel, the hands symbolized friendship, the heart represented love, and the crown stood for loyalty. The ring was exchanged as a... (Based on a real ring style.) The Gem of Amara [https://buffy.fandom.com/wiki/Gem\_of\_Amara](https://buffy.fandom.com/wiki/Gem_of_Amara) (Probably not.) ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2026, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewelry-of-the-comic-television-movie-and-book-gods/1033600/40 "2026-10-05T20:47:03Z")
All of the members of the Legion of Superheroes had (will have?) supertechnological rings that granted them the ability to fly (unless they already had that ability). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewelry-of-the-comic-television-movie-and-book-gods/1033600.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewelry-of-the-comic-television-movie-and-book-gods/1033600.md?page=3)