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*Contact: Ed Catto*
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*ComiXology and Captain Action's Action Packed Sweepstakes*
*Vintage Collectibles and Merchandise offered to celebrate team-up*
*New York, NY April 7, 2010:* Captain Action Enterprises, LLC, ComiXology
and Moonstone Books are proud to announce the "Action Packed Sweepstakes"
celebrating the release of Phantom/Captain Action #1 with opportunities to
win rare collectibles and signed comics. Fans have a chance to win
collectible classics including vintage Captain Action-Phantom Action toys, a
Sideshow Captain Action statue, Graphitti T-shirts and autographed copies of
issue #1.
Fans can enter the sweepstakes at www.comixology.com/captain_action/
Phantom/Captain Action #1, the first comic book starring heroes of the same
name, written by Mike Bullock with art by Reno Marquis, hits shelves in
April 2010. In this all-new adventure, a covert counter intelligence cartel,
known as the Tatsu, capture Phantom. Diana Palmer-Walker, wife of the
Phantom, must turn to Captain Action for help. "We discover the young
Captain Action has had a crush on Diana since his teenage years, so that
makes for an interesting dynamic," said writer Mike Bullock.
The two-issue mini-series offers a variety of covers by artists Art Thibert,
Mark Sparacio and Michael T. Gilbert, including a special "C2E2 Concussive
Convention Exclusive" edition available at the C2E2 comic convention in
Chicago.
This story continues the long history the two heroes share. The Phantom and
Captain Action originally teamed up over four decades ago as part of the
1960s Ideal Captain Action toy line. As the original super hero action
figure, this well-loved line provided a litany of well-known costumes for
kids to create their own Captain Action adventures. Young fans could
essentially transform their Captain Action figure into popular vigilantes
such Batman, Spider-Man and The Phantom. Captain Action partnered with The
Phantom again in the 1990's reprise by Playing Mantis and most recently with
the Cast-A-Way 8" Mego Sized Captain Action Figures.
"When Ed Catto brought the idea to me, I was boggled that no one had ever
done it before," said series writer and long time Phantom scribe Mike
Bullock. "These two characters have been intertwined since the '60s, so
bringing their first comic book story to life has been a joy and an honor."
As word of this pairing has leaked out, fans are abuzz. "This adventure has
essentially been in the making by fans for over forty years. We're glad we
could make it 'real' by publishing it, at last!" said Moonstone Publisher
Joe Gentile.
ComiXology's John Roberts said, "We're excited to partner again with Captain
Action and to bring this cool promotion to our ComiXology readers. Bringing
Phantom and Captain Action together again side-by-side in this new series
promises to be a real treat for all fans."
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