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Sat Ap 30 -

THWAP! COMICS TO THE RESCUE -

Marvel Comics unveiled a custom comic book Thursday at the Pentagon that will be distributed free in May to U.S. forces in Iraq and around the world...

Featuring the New Avengers and the Fantastic Four, it is written by Brian Michael Bendis and drawn by Dan Jurgens and
Sandu Florea.

This project is in partnership with "America Supports You," a Defense Department campaign that encourages private citizens, communities and businesses to reach out to troops and their families.

:: From Stars & Stripes ::


*Comic books and soldiers have been allies since the earliest days of World War II, when Superman and Captain America sold war bonds, promoted paper drives and battled Nazis at home and abroad.*

Vincent Zurzolo, co-owner of Metropolis Collectibles in New York, says:

"It'll become a collectors' item. Absolutely. On eBay, on the Internet, at comic conventions, you'll see this at prices up to $10, $15, $25. It will be tremendously desirable for a lot of comic-book collectors to see it."

:: From USA Today ::
-- By David Colton --


Marvel is donating the original artwork to the Fisher House Foundation to auction off and earn money for the foundation's work in support of sick and wounded military members and their families.

:: Comic Book News ::

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