'Strange' happenings: 5 times Marvel Comics made odd news … – UPI News

May 6 (UPI) — Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is now in theaters, but Marvel Comics has long been associated with the strange — or, to put it another way, odd.
From movie-going Guinness World Records to a massive Captain America shield, Marvel characters have often graced the odd news headlines.

Here are five Marvel-inspired news stories odd enough to give Doctor Strange pause:
Florida man saw ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ 292 times in theaters
Ramiro Alanis, who formerly held a Guinness World Record after seeing Avengers: Endgame in theaters 191 times in 2019, recaptured his former title by going to see Spider-Man: No Way Home 292 times during its theatrical run.
“If anyone tries to break my record again, I want them to think twice before attempting it,” Alanis told Guinness.
Rare Marvel Comics #1 ‘pay copy’ auctioned for $2.4 million
A rare copy of Marvel Comics #1 — published by what was then Timely Comics — sold for $2.4 million in a ComicConnect Auction.
The “pay copy” is considered especially rare, because it contains annotations from publisher Lloyd Jacquet revealing how much money was paid to each contributor to the comic book.