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Spider-Man Foils Comic Book Thief

Posted by samzenpus on from the is-that-the-spidey-sense-or-indegestion dept.

chebucto writes "The BBC reports that 'A comic book shop owner in Australia became a real-life superhero when he caught a robber red-handed. Michael Baulderstone, who was dressed as Spider-Man for a promotional event, spied a customer behaving suspiciously during an International Free Comic Day celebration. CCTV footage shows him "leap" into action and confront the would-be shoplifter who had slipped a AU$160 (£97) X-Men book into his bag. ... He said a group of Jedi knights blocked the door to prevent the thief from escaping, as The Flash looked on.'"

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  1. The Flash wasn't looking on... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...he just went to summon the police then came back in the blink of an eye!

  2. Re:hmm by TaggartAleslayer · · Score: 2, Funny

    Really? News for Nerds. Get angry when they publish stories about crime being stopped in some normal way. Put on your spidey PJs and play "the floor is a hundred foot fall" while hopping from couch to coffee table when stories like this show up.

    I would never do the above, of course, as I am more of a Batman fan.

    Now I'm off to perch precariously on dark rooftops and leer menacingly at random strangers while having a bleak and sorrowful inner monolouge.