A rare copy of the first comic book featuring Superman has sold for $317,200 in an Internet auction. The previous owner had bought it for less than a buck. It's one of the highest prices ever paid for a comic book, a likely testament to the volume's rarity and its excellent condition. picked by equinox 8 months ago tags Superman comic book record price auction rare first issue |
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An Arizona man is celebrating a special day to promote comic books as engaging educational tools. Free Comic Book Day is set to take place the first Saturday in May. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago 1 comments edit related share entertainment |
Who wants a monkey? 1 comments edit related share weirdIn the beginning, we comic book aficionados came upon these four-colored wonders looking for something that tickled our imagination for our pocket full of coins. picked by Bornbad 1 year ago |
Back in the day when comics weren’t the big business they are today you only had a few underpaid and overworked people pushing out a large number of comic books every month. And those overworked employees and freelancers did an incredible job of laying the groundwork for the high quality of comic books we have today. But, because of deadlines (they actually met) and not enough eyes to look a... read full post picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
While writing a blog article on my comic book memories, I chanced upon this website where you can browse and view image scans of thousands of comic book covers. Oh, the nostalgia of it all! picked by RTCA 3 years ago 9 comments edit related share plime.com |
Thousands of comic book cover scans. All bondage. picked by Hoosker 3 years ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
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We know all about the lives of our favorite comic book heroes but what about those who introduce us to those heroes. Here are several comic store employees who answer questions about their lives, their loves, their pet peeves and more. 1 comments edit related share artsplease excuse some of the silly typos picked by 2manyusernames 8 months ago |
A documentary featuring an interview with comic book writer Alan Moore. Link to download movie in flv format picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago 1 comments edit related share arts |
Every week, usatoday.com will feature a new episode of the Superman serial running in Wednesday Comics, a weekly collection of 15 newspaper-sized comic strips from DC Comics. picked by bornbad 4 months ago 3 comments edit related share arts |
The world's oldest ocean-going passenger vessel still in service has been converted into a floating Japanese bookstore. picked by VooDooPeacock 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
Rove in new book: "Bush is needy" 4 comments edit related share plime.comObviously not a groundbreaking book, so Bush is a needy cry baby, BIG SURPRISE! picked by buddha 2 years ago |
’In 1973 I set out to do drawings of women’s genitals for use in sex education groups. I wanted the drawings to be lovely and informative, to give pleasure and affirmation. I organized the drawings into a coloring book because a major way we learn to understand the world, as children, is by coloring. As adults many of us still need to learn about our external sexual anatomy.’ -Te... read full post picked by gnikgnok 3 years ago 0 comments edit related share weird |
This fake book is a way of hiding your PSP and making people think you are reading a book. This is the perfect disguise. :) picked by pjanaway 2 years ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
I don't know if anyone on Plime likes her (I don't, particularly... ), but my mom asked me to download the book so she could read it. 0 comments edit related share entertainmentSuze Orman's book, "Women & Money", is being offered for free download from Oprah's site until 8pm tomorrow. Link is to the PDF file for the English version, but you can also find the Spanish version through Oprah.com. picked by Marli 2 years ago |
Find 'wild' books in your area or release a book into the wild for someone else to find. picked by Boomshank 3 years ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |
The only known copy of the world's first telephone directory is set to fetch up to £20,000 at auction next month. The 20-page book containing the names and number of 391 subscribers around New Haven, Connecticut, was issued in 1878 - just two years after the invention of the telephone by Edinburgh-born Alexander Graham Bell. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago 0 comments edit related share world |
Mark Sable claims he was detained by TSA and was questioned regarding a comic book script he had in his luggage. A script that imagines a police state and incidences of 9/11 terrorism picked by 2manyusernames 4 months ago 8 comments edit related share plime.com |
Many of us are familiar with sites such as Drew's script o' Rama which offers movie/tv scripts. However, until now, there was not a similar site for comic book scripts. Great collection that is growing. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago 0 comments edit related share entertainment |
all in the title picked by spocksmyhomeboy 2 years ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
A wonderful comic by Drako Macan about a most amazing book store that literally offers every single book in the world with one exception. 8 pages of beauty and heartbreak picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago 4 comments edit related share arts |
Professional comic book artist Joel Micah Harris is running a unique promotion on his website. For the month of July, he is willing to "Zombify" anyone who sends in a photo of themselves to him, absolutely free of charge. There is no catch- Harris himself says "...it's just something fun to do. The people who I've already zombified seem to get a big kick out of it". picked by Bingo 4 months ago 2 comments edit related share arts |