About this episode

The episode explores the theft of another copy of Action Comics #1 from a billionaire's safe, raising questions about coincidence and planning.

Nicolas Cage’s copy of Action Comics #1 wasn’t the only one stolen. Another was taken just weeks prior to the Cage theft — from the safe of a billionaire. Was it a coincidence, or a rehearsal?

Topics covered

• comic book theft
• Nicolas Cage
• Action Comics
• collectors
• billionaires
• coincidence

Keywords

• Nicolas Cage
• Action Comics #1
• theft
• billionaire
• collector

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: billionaire

Products: Action Comics #1

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