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suspiciouscoffee

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#1197492
Topic
Comics. (Not the comedians)
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Happy 80th birthday, Superman!

Action Comics #1 was released on April 18, 1938*. 80 years later to the day, the book sees its 1000th issue.

My very first comic was an Action Comic, specifically issue #724, and I still have it.

Through the years, Superman has had many wonderful adventures in Action



…some not so wonderful…

…and some that DC thankfully undid and left behind as a footnote in the Big Book of Bad Reboot Ideas.

Anyway, without this comic magazine and its humble beginnings, comics as we know them would not exist. I’m glad we live in a world with a Superman. Though he’s not “real,” the character has helped me through some rough times.

So happy birthday Superman, here’s to 80 more years and beyond!

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#1196845
Topic
Religion
Time

I think he means that, even though Ghostbusters is not a documentary, ghosts could still hypothetically exist. Or something.

Anyway, I remember a book I read several years ago written by a preacher whose soon allegedly had a near-death experience and went to heaven. Then he went on to claim that his son never actually flatlined in his surgery, so that obviously meant his son was as holy and pure as the prophet Elijah who ascended while still alive. It was ridiculous and insulting, but it’s sold as nonfiction and the kid got to play himself in his movie biopic IIRC.