Superman Party Sales!

| February 28, 2012

You Can Win at Superman’s Birthday Celebration!

| February 28, 2012

CBH celebrates Superman’s birthday 10am-8pm this Wednesday, February 29. Join the party and you can win! Chances to win all day! Check out some of the prizes.

Superman Party Auction Items

| February 28, 2012

As you all know CBH celebrates Superman’s birthday 10am-8pm this Wednesday, February 29. An element of the celebration is a Superman-themed auction! You may place written bids all day and it all goes to live auction at around 7pm (after the cake-cutting ceremony). Auction items include rare comics, original art and more. See pics below:

Superman’s Birthday Celebration!

| February 28, 2012

Superman’s Birthday at CBH

| February 23, 2012

Superman’s Birthday is February 29 at Captain Blue Hen Comics February 29 is a rare day because we get one only every 4 years! Captain Blue Hen Comics celebrates because it is also a comic book event: February 29 is Superman’s birthday. Superman is the first superhero, the model for all, an icon recognized worldwide. [...]

Who Makes The Best Superman?

| February 16, 2012

Superman’s Birthday is on Wednesday, February 29 at Captain Blue Hen Comics. Watch for details. Superman doesn’t need a birthday gift but he would want you to do something for some real heroes. Bring comics and graphic novels in this month and we will send them to the troops overseas! Many actors have played the [...]

Top 10 Superman Birthday Gift Suggestions.

| February 8, 2012

(Plus one really good one.) Superman’s Birthday is on Wednesday, February 29 at Captain Blue Hen Comics. Watch for details. Does the Metropolis Marvel need anything? We think we have the right answer, but we had to go through some brainstorming first. What do you get for Superman? A Model of the Bottle City of [...]

Why Is Superman’s Birthday on Leap Day?

| February 2, 2012

No reason really it seems. Superman’s official birthdaywas established in the Silver Age when editor Julie Schwartz declared that Superman’s birthday was on February 29th in a number of letter pages. Created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, Superman first appeared in ACTION COMICS #1 in June 1938. The popularity of Superman launched the superheroes [...]

What Would You Get Superman on His Birthday?

| January 31, 2012

February 29 is Superman’s Birthday Hopefully it will be better than the one he had here:

Ya gotta check out the new acquisitions!

| January 23, 2012

Joe and I have been busy picking up some back issues of late. Shortly, more incredibly discounted sets and runs will be added to the bins from a large collection Joe purchased. Processing has been slow. Look in the showcases and bins directly across from the register and you’ll spy a lot of “NOS” – [...]

Superman’s Birthday

| January 20, 2012

FEBRUARY 29th comes just once every four years But that is not what makes it special. The big deal is Superman’s Birthday And Captain Blue Hen is celebrating! Stay tuned for details! Here, at the store, on Twitter, and Facebook.

WE Are The Avengers – AVX

| January 19, 2012

AVENGERS vs X-MEN is coming. CBH had to choose sides, and although we like the X-Men, informal polls said we had to side with the AVENGERS! The series is in April, but we have to get pumped up starting now. With that in mind, check out the Avengers movie trailer again. Remember: we’re in this [...]

Every Four Years There Comes the Rarest of Days

| January 16, 2012

CBH is getting ready! Stay tuned! Here, at the store, on Twitter, and Facebook.

Escape From Key West!

| January 15, 2012

Whew! I got out of there just in time! From Monday, December 26th to January 2nd, a large contingent of my family and I spent a great week in Key West, Florida. Sunny every day with the temps in the high 70s and a nice breeze, but that was going to change as a cold [...]

Signing Report

| January 9, 2012

Yesterday the Comic Book Diner podcast guys barnstormed CBH. We had a great visit. Here are some photos taken by reviewer/reporter, Mike Clarke of BC Refugee Blog showing Jamar Nicholas, Rich Faber, and John Gallagher doing their stuff.

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