10th annual Free Comic Book Day is Saturday

For the 10th year, comic book shops and participating locations around the world will give away comics to customers and visitors. This Saturday marks the 10th celebration of Free Comic Book Day. Characters such as Spider-Man, Thor, Green Lantern and the Smurfs star in special comics, sold at low cost to stores, to be given away free on this special day.

Free Comic Book Day was created by Concord, Calif., comic book retailer Joe Field, owner of Flying Colors Comics and Other Cool Stuff.

Field said about 2.7 million comics will be available for giveaway Saturday. Retailers have given away more than 25 million comics since the first giveaway in 2002. More than a dozen stores in the Oklahoma City area are

Joe Field of Flying Colors Comics and Other Cool Stuff

participating.

“My hope is that this comics ‘holiday’ inspires more people of all ages and interests to support their local comic shops,” Field said in a recent interview. “I hope FCBD can inspire all of us who work in comics and everyone who loves comics to use FCBD as a launchpad for introducing thousands more readers to the sublime wonders of comics!”