(Comic) Books on Film: The Check That Sold Superman
Yesterday, a piece of comics, nay, American history went on the auction block – the check DC Comics used to purchase the rights to Superman.
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Part history lesson, park comic geek hyperbole, it’s hard not to like this video about the check that changed comics.
How much did the check go for? Six figures.
(Thanks to Boing Boing for the link)
Filed under: Books on Film, News
About Travis Jonker
Travis Jonker is an elementary school librarian in Michigan. He writes reviews (and the occasional article or two) for School Library Journal and is a member of the 2014 Caldecott committee. You can email Travis at scopenotes@gmail.com, or follow him on Twitter: @100scopenotes.
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