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Write about a person who collects superhero comics.

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“Geek” by Lata B

He was living in a world of his own. I could tell because every time I went into the ice-cream shop, he would be there licking the brown cream off the cone, and dozing off into his comic book. Sometimes he would be so lost in his comic all the ice-cream would melt down his fingers. He would read the same comic every day. The odd thing about him was that he would only have ice-cream once a month. Watching him would be like watching the younger me flipping through the pages. He had dirty blond hair just like me and hi...

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“A Mysterious Black Mask” by Niveeidha Palani

Stephanie grinned at her brother. "You're not even half close to doing it," she smirked. Matt whined. "How do you do that? I wanna learn how to wear a cape like that too!" he wailed. Stephanie shrugged. "I learned myself, Matt. If you really want to know where I learned how to do it, it's in my favourite superhero comic, Batman." she batted her eyelashes dreamily. ...

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“Where's Morrie?” by E. Jude

Sterile, fluorescent light. I blink. I feel white-washed. It pounds down on me. Sluggishly, pulling me under. And nobody notices, because... who would? I'm in my own world. "Hey! Kiddo!" Someone's speaking, I whip around trying to detect the voice. "You gon' wait around all day? Or are you gon' get yo ass home to yo mom whose standin', in yo home with a plate o' milk and cookies?" I'm a bit woozy. My lips feel cemented to each other and my mouth tastes like gunk. It takes me a moment to remember where I am. "Kid?" I'm in ...

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“Something to Look Forward to” by Lynn Penny

NightCrawlers: Victims of a Parasite that turned into Nocturnal Cannibalistic Hunters whose only instincts are to kill and eat. It hurt to see Datura in such a sad state. Yes, Onyx had only known the older woman for a couple of weeks now, but she could tell that her current persona was far different from the regular Datura. Onyx had always imagined her being a bub...

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“There's Another Year Coming” by Nandan Prasad

When I was a prince, I had everything in life. I had over fifteen horses to myself, all different colors from all parts of the world. I had Chinese horses, New Zealandian horses, Nigerian horses, Russian horses… you name it, I had it. I also had six hundred acres of my own land, and I could do anything I wanted with it. I built a palace, of course. But the land wasn’t enough, so I had to buy another three hundred ...

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“Vision of Heroes” by Zilla Babbitt

He sat emptily on the ground, back against his desk. Over his legs whispered clear watery sunlight, dusty through the window. With an echoing sigh his head went back against the bare pine desk and his palms fell forward into the stillness.On the wall above the silent dummy desk were thousands of cut-out comic book pages. Ripped from paperbacks, gummily cut from newspapers, knife sliced from slick magazines—colored, sepia, plain—Ant-man, Batman, Catwoman. Cut and glued and sketched o...

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“Family First, Comics Second” by Avery G.

 “Ding-dong!” The doorbell rings as I walk into my favorite store. It’s musty smell reaches towards me and the walls filled with comic books and posters welcome me.“Why, if it isn’t my favorite customer, Sammie! Looking for a new comic book?” The shop's owner, Mr. Jones, says to me in his gruff voice while organizing some books on the shelf.“Good afternoon, Mr. Jones!” I say, walking toward him,“ Yes! I was wondering if you had any new comic books. I reread all of mine that I have at home, and I’m ...

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“Chrysalism ” by Priyamvada Deshmukh

Ever since I was small, I’d been collecting comic books. I’ve always hated reading books without pictures, because then it would seem less real. The reason I love comic books so much is that it gives me a chance to believe that there are people out there, who selflessly help others without expecting anything back.Real superheroes.The line between reality and the pages would blur. My grandmother always thought that my obsession was cute, but every once in a while, she’d tell me to get my head out of my book and look at the re...

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“It Was All Worth It” by 𝔹𝕣𝕠𝕠𝕜𝕖 𝔻. <𝟛

July 2018Analisa loved the main street. The main street in her town was where all of the small businesses were. Her favorite spot was the public library. Analisa would go there, find a good James Patterson book, and sit down in one of the big, comfy chairs and read. She had done this since she was nine years old.Analisa was just walking down main street one morning. Everything was still closed; it was around four in the morning. It was mid-summer, but there had been a terrible storm the night before and it was still c...

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“The Comic Collector” by Nirosha P

The second Andy finished school, he rushed down the bus steps and headed into his house. As usual, he called to his mum saying he's back, removed his shoes, and thumped up the old stairs that led to the attic: his room.  Ignoring his mother's singing from the kitchen, he dumped his school bag onto his bed and settled down comfortably beside it.   His room wasn’t amazing. Ever since he move...

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“Riddle of the Sphinx” by Deidra Lovegren

A thing there is whose voice is one; / Whose feet are four and two and three.Four feet. A baby crawls over to his father reading a newspaper at the breakfast table. He pulls at his father’s pants leg. The father picks him up, while folding the newspaper open to the funny pages. Blocks of color. Jumbles of words. The baby points at the newspaper, knowing that his father has the power to make the mysterious characters come alive.  “Well! Here comes ol’ Charlie Brown! Good ol’ ...

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“Coin Toss” by I. F.

I stood alone and watched the morning sunrise. Before leaving, I checked my bag one more time to make sure everything I needed was in there; my towel, a grey baseball cap, and sunscreen. My mother smiled and blew me a kiss from our front porch, I waved goodbye to my parents and watched them disappear into the house. Five minutes later a grey, boxy Nissan pulled into the driveway. The back door swung open and my friend T...

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“Marvel Freak” by 𝚁𝚊𝚚𝚞𝚎𝚕 𝚁𝚘𝚍𝚛𝚒𝚐𝚞𝚎𝚣 <𝟹

I stare at the comic in my hands, the one I just got from a huge yard sale across the street. The smell of fresh, crisp paper fills my lungs, and I take it all in. I stare at Superman, who's on the somewhat faded front cover, and try to imagine being him. Being handsome all the time, a red cape flowing in the wind behind me, and my confidence off the charts. Plus, having superpowers. It seems awesome to have a secret that nobody else knows about, or having something that nobody else can have. “I don’t care what you say!” I suddenly y...

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“The Pannapictagraphists ” by Blane Britt

I thought that the title of this short story would grab your attention. People who are into collecting comic books are called “pannapictagraphists”. These people buy rare comic books for various reasons that include personal interest in popular comic book characters, completion of comic book collections and most especially for financial gain. I have a friend who has been collecting and selling co...

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“A Little Bit Off” by Joshua Insole

1We all knew there was something a little bit off about Hugh. He was a single man who collected comics, for a start. He called them his “research”. He also had black silvery skin, purple eyes which he kept perpetually hidden behind a pair of oversized pink glasses, a ridiculous fake white moustache and no nose. Oh, and the glasses he tried to hide his eyes behind? They were regular glasses — not sunglasses, not the kind with mirror lenses, just plain old glasses. Hugh...

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