The Power of One Book

The Power of One Book

A family in trouble is saved by Superman

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By marvelguy - Jul 28, 2010 05:07 PM EST
Filed Under: DC Comics

This is such a terrific story! Over at msn.com, a family about to get the boot from their home finds an Action Comics #1. The sale of the book saves their day and their home.



Check it out:

http://realestate.msn.com/blogs/listedblogpost.aspx?post=1786978&_blg=1,1786978



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DaenerysTargaryen
DaenerysTargaryen - 7/28/2010, 5:34 PM
Superman saves the day!
RedDevil
RedDevil - 7/28/2010, 5:35 PM
Wow comic books are awesome!!! Superman is the greatest!
Upupandaway
Upupandaway - 7/28/2010, 5:38 PM
I would have kept it! LOL Great story. I'm glad to here happy news.
Joker08
Joker08 - 7/28/2010, 5:39 PM
Superman - fighting poverty and property foreclosure since 1938
eleven59
eleven59 - 7/28/2010, 5:40 PM
great stuff!!

i was about to check my attic for something epic like this, but then remembered im in an apartment...
AverageCitizen99
AverageCitizen99 - 7/28/2010, 5:43 PM
Whoa! I just came across this a couple of minutes ago. It's good to hear good news for a change. :)

P.S.
This link is just for my petition, not for the story above. Please do sign it:
http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/AverageCitizen99/news/?a=20759
JYCowboy
JYCowboy - 7/28/2010, 5:45 PM
Very cool! A relic from the past great depression saves a family in this depression. I hope all goes well.
jjmeylar
jjmeylar - 7/28/2010, 5:59 PM
Why did it have to be Superman? I wish that they'd have found "Captain America Comics" #1, instead. :( I hate Superman.
DDD
DDD - 7/28/2010, 6:03 PM
What a beautiful story!

Yup, truth, justice and the American way!
Superman is here to save the day!

Look, up in the sky!
It's a bird, it's a plane...
no it's somebody's HOME being saved!

WONDERFUL!
Roscoe182
Roscoe182 - 7/28/2010, 6:07 PM
Thats a f*kin cool story.. bro
gandalf550
gandalf550 - 7/28/2010, 6:25 PM
Frickin' awesome!!!! Superman rocks!!!
gandalf550
gandalf550 - 7/28/2010, 6:27 PM
Frickin' awesome!!!! Superman rocks!!!
Tobuttica
Tobuttica - 7/28/2010, 6:31 PM
Shit, why can't I find one of those laying around.
superdog
superdog - 7/28/2010, 6:40 PM
I wouldve moved into an apartment and kept the book
superdog
superdog - 7/28/2010, 6:46 PM
What I don't understand is the story said the house had been in the family since the 50's. How in the hell can there be a mortgage on it that would even lead to a foreclosure? Im gonna assume they refinanced during the mortgage heyday like so many others and now can't pay it back. Guesse there lucky they found the book it's better than tax payers bailing them out
Mileena16
Mileena16 - 7/28/2010, 6:59 PM
whoaaaa! that is so amazing!
hey anybody know how much the first hulk comic book is worth? my family has it locked and hidden somewhere.
fanboiii
fanboiii - 7/28/2010, 7:02 PM
Superman FTW. I bet they'll be seeing Man of Steel as a family :D This is why the world needs Superman!
theangrytroll
theangrytroll - 7/28/2010, 7:05 PM
This is an awesome story.
peterparker420
peterparker420 - 7/28/2010, 7:28 PM
Mileena16- YA..for a "fine" edition of "HULK" (1962)
goes for $15,200..around there.

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Mileena16
Mileena16 - 7/28/2010, 7:37 PM
@peterparker- whoaaaa that's alot of money! thanks :D
LP4
LP4 - 7/28/2010, 7:54 PM
Superman is the best, even as a mere COMIC BOOK he saves a poor family! THAT is the real Superman :) Superman is the best.
airbeyonder18
airbeyonder18 - 7/28/2010, 8:22 PM
I just read this a few min ago when I was on the manin internet page. That's an amazing story.
DudeOfSteel16
DudeOfSteel16 - 7/28/2010, 8:24 PM
That is truly amazing!!!
Magicfingers
Magicfingers - 7/28/2010, 9:38 PM
This is the coolest thing I've seen allday. Superman is my favourite superhero.
If that was me, I'd s#@$ a brick. Then I'd run around... screaming my a$$ off. After all that was done, I would keep it. :)
UncleDrew
UncleDrew - 7/28/2010, 11:32 PM
Comics work in mysterious ways lol ;)
SHAZAM171
SHAZAM171 - 7/29/2010, 12:06 AM
GREAT STORY. ; )~
marvel72
marvel72 - 7/29/2010, 1:29 AM
what a fantasic story.
@ starsapphire nicely said.
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 7/29/2010, 2:14 AM
MARVELGUY @ This is a DC book lol!? (jk) : P

Yeah I think everyone and their Grandma knows what ACTION COMICS#1 is worth now, glad it changed a families life!!!

Great story!
Angelus
Angelus - 7/29/2010, 4:13 AM
Thats the greatest comic book of all time. Every superhero who came after him was influenced by him. The single most influential superhero of all time, and perhpas the most powerful too. I'd loove to own an original!

BMP!
PsychoJester70
PsychoJester70 - 7/29/2010, 5:42 AM
The story says the house has been in their family since the 1950s and they still don't have it paid off?

Sounds like maybe they got suckered into one of Lex Luthor's real estate schemes...
comicb00kguy
comicb00kguy - 7/29/2010, 6:39 AM
what a beautiful story! Thanks for sharing this! With the non-stop barrage of bad news and the ugliness of modern life, it's nice to find an uplifting story like this. The Lord works in mysterious ways. It's also a wake-up for the rest of us. There are probably more Action #1's and other key books waiting in attics or basements to be discovered again. If only my house was old enough!

Check out the video linked to this article with the lady who saved her house baking apple cakes. Proof that the American Dream may have taken a five-on-one beatdown, but it still lives and can still happen.
Nightmare4
Nightmare4 - 7/30/2010, 2:05 AM
Great Story!comics really do save peoples lives!=)but why couldn't it have been a marvel comic?;(
marvelguy
marvelguy - 7/30/2010, 1:00 PM
@ Lee,

Funny. I was all Marvel as a kid, but there's no denying quality no matter which company produces it.

This is a great story.
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