PCL1 Nashville Sounds

Sounds To Distribute Free Comic Books On Friday

Published on August 13, 2007 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Nashville Sounds News Release


NASHVILLE, Tenn. - On Friday, August 17, the first 5,000 fans through the turnstiles at Greer Stadium will receive a free comic book, depicting familiar superheroes in a customized story for Triple-A Baseball.

Marvel characters featured inside the book include Spider-Man, Iron-Man, the Fantastic Four and the Incredible Hulk.

Gates open at 5:30 p.m. for Friday's game at Greer Stadium. The Sounds host the New Orleans Zephyrs (AAA-Mets) in a potential playoff preview that evening at 7 p.m. Tickets are available for $6 to $10 and can be purchased by calling the Sounds' box office at 615-242-4371 ext. 2 or by ordering online at www.nashvillesounds.com.

Triple-A Baseball and Marvel Entertainment have teamed up for an exclusive partnership that brings together two true forms of Americana - baseball and comic books.

The book, entitled "Triple-A Baseball Heroes," puts the Marvel Super Heroes in the middle of the Triple-A All-Star event alongside the league's ever-popular mascots. The book was penciled by Marvel artist Robert Adkins, inked by Rick Ketchum and Drew Geraci, and written by Chris Eliopoulos.

The limited-edition comic books will ONLY be available at Greer Stadium and will have the Sounds' logo embossed on the cover.

The "Triple-A Baseball Heroes" comic book sees Marvel's legendary Super Hero family the Fantastic Four and their children, Franklin and Valeria, enjoy a day off at the ballpark for an exciting game between the International and Pacific Coast leagues.

Peter Parker (Spider-Man) is also making a day of it with Aunt May and hoping to get in a few photos for the Daily Bugle as well. Additionally, billionaire industrialist Tony Stark, aka Iron Man, is on hand to throw out the first pitch.

Seeing the excitement of the fans and the potential financial windfall, Stark also considers making an investment in the league; however, fans, players, and heroes all get more excitement than they bargained for when the villainous Sandman appears and the Incredible Hulk is there to tag him out! It all adds up to a Marvelous day for an amazing sport and fantastic league.

For Triple-A Baseball, which prides itself on delivering a family friendly experience on and off-the-field, the partnership brings to them one of the most family-friendly brands in the market in Marvel.

Randy Mobley, International League President, commented, "Triple-A Baseball is not only pleased, but honored to be taking this first step in a partnership with Marvel Entertainment. The opportunity to unite our two industries for the benefit of our collective fans is quite exciting. With both Triple-A Baseball and Marvel being known for creativity in their own right, the sky is the limit on where this relationship can go."

Bob Sabouni, Vice President of Business Development at Marvel Entertainment, added, "It is exciting that Triple-A baseball sees the Marvel Universe as a captivating way to enhance its relationship with families. We look forward to building a partnership with them that goes well beyond this initial comic book program."

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