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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. But...but...it's Free Comic Day, right? by xeromist · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Perhaps he just didn't want to bother the owner with wrapping up his free comic.

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  3. 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.

  4. better than spiderman 3... by poly_pusher · · Score: 3, Informative

    The video is on Youtube:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SneK7Y7Sl7Q

    That was boring... But It was better than Spiderman 3...

  5. Inaccurate picture by minchazo · · Score: 2, Informative

    The picture attached of the fat man in a poorly-made Spider-Man costume doesn't do justice to the actual costume in the linked article.

  6. 'Hero' by bill_mcgonigle · · Score: 3, Insightful

    He's not a real-life 'superhero', he's a real-life hero.

    Superhero doesn't mean "he's so awesome" it means he has superpowers. Like Flash or Spiderman, not like Batman or Iron Man. Personally I find heroes more interesting.

    Heroes are important, let's give them the respect they deserve.

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    1. Re:'Hero' by enoz · · Score: 2, Insightful

      He's not a real-life 'superhero', he's a real-life hero.

      A store owner follows a suspected thief around his store and then asks for assistance from the general public to prevent the suspect from leaving, then calls the cops. Where exactly was the "hero" in any of that?

      This no-news is only "news" because tabloid media loves pointing and laughing at nerds dressed in costumes.