Known as the most important, impactful comic book ever published — a copy of Action Comic No. 1, the comic book that introduced the world to Superman — was sold at Heritage Auctions in Dallas this week.
An issue of June 1938’s Action Comics No. 1, the first to feature Superman, was sold by Heritage Auctions for $6 million Thursday.
Growing up, we all dreamt of playing the big leagues, probably with a great debut that made us a hero to the fans. Texas Rangers pitching prospect Jack Leiter got that debut opportunity on Wednesday, but it didn’t go as planned. The son of former star pitcher Al Leiter was the second-overall pick of the […]
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Nepal's Dipendra Singh Airee etched his name in history books as he hit six sixes in an over in a T20I against Qatar in the ongoing ACC premier Cup 2024. He is now the third cricketer after India's Yuvraj Singh and West Indies Kieron Pollard to slam six sixes in an over in T20Is. He is also the first ever cricketer to hit six sixes in six consecutive balls in T20Is twice. At the Asian Games 2023, Airee also smashed 6 successive sixes in a game against Mongolia, although the feat came over two...
Picking a few books to characterize an entire intellectual tradition is tough. That’s because, in my view, history isn’t driven by “great men” like the 19th-century historian Thomas Carlyle thought. On the contrary, history is the product of many social, economic, political, cultural, environmental, and military forces, as well as completely arbitrary ones that defy categorization. The same is true of intellectual history: At times, we can identify certain works that have had a particularly...
To those who watched the 1976 film “The Omen” and walked away dying to know the events that set its plot in motion, you’re in luck. To those who didn’t, well, there are worse new horror movies to go out and see. “The First Omen” is nothing new. Reboots and belated sequels to classic horror
Identical twins – Paula Malau-Aduli and Page wrote their names in gold in the Australian top flight league. The feat made the pair the first identical twins to officiate at a national level in Australian football history. Paula Malau-Aduli made her A-League’s debut as a referee alongside her twin sister Page. Paula was the […]
MS Dhoni, at 42, has been reserving his energies for the late-overs dash in IPL 2024. And the wait was well worth it for his team-mates and fans alike at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday night, where he played four balls in the 20th over and finished with a strike rate of 500. Here's how ESPNcricinfo's ball-by-ball commentary recorded the carnage.19.1, Hardik to Mitchell, 1 wide Width outside off, Mitchell is beaten as he tries to cut and pick the gap at deep point. Wide signalled, Hardik reviews,...
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.4 hit southern Japan late on Wednesday, said the Japan Meteorological Agency, without issuing a tsunami warning.
Airbnbs and other similar short-term rental offerings are solidly booked in the lead-up to the total solar eclipse that will cross North America Monday. Occupancy rates spiked to 88 percent for li