original comic book art is from 1939 from spiderman.that will sell for $200,000. >> the ones we're looking at, that is $600,000 worth of comic book right there? >> so i get these and i pay off my mortgage. , athe three comic books least half a million. >> is there an increase from years ago? >> a huge increase, especially from the top end. people have been putting a lot of pressure on the market for things that do not come along very often. the best items, they do not go straight up. >> what defines quality in a comic book? from zeros are rated to 10. there are holsters that are sealed. -- he could you bring sold babe ruth to the new york yankees. chicago cubsx world series. what is this jewel worth? >> thousands of dollars. >> thank you so much. it will look great above the mantel. >> from the auction house to the grocery store, action heroes are everywhere. today's mystery meat. >> go, ninja, go, ninja, go. ♪ >> word to your mother. twice it is 56 past the hour. we're on the markets. a bounce back. better than estimated manufacturing

on spiderman, and second of all, he was just trying to make ends meet, like he sewed his own costumes, and all of his enemies were stronger than him, and he was always dealing with authority. for me, not to project my experience as a black man on to people of color, but i can relate to that. most super heroes, i can't relate to that. even if i had the power, i think my experience would audit what i would use with that power. >> max, quickly, before we hit the break, do you think that white content creators have more freedom when it comes to bringing in diversity issues? because they're not necessarily agenda driven? >> i think it depends on who you're working for. if you're working for marvel in dc, that's a strict agenda, as opposed to working finance an indy company such as avatar, where you can do whatever you want. it's not so much about race but economics. that's another thing about i wouldy comics. >> when we come back, where comics are headed and what inspired each of them along the way. stick around. >> welcome back, before the break, with we talked about where comics are head

spiderman, and second of all, he was a guy trying to make ends meet. like he sewed his own costume, and all of his enemies were stronger than him, and he was always dealing with authority. not to project my experience as a black man, but most super heroes, i can't relate to that. even if i had the power, i think my experience would audit what i would use were that power, and i hope so. >> max, quickly, before we hit the break, do you think that white content creators have more freedom when it comes to bringing in diversity issues because they're not necessarily being looked at as gender driven? >> it all depends on who they're working for. when you're dealing with a big company like marvel and dc, you have a strict agenda, and that will determine what you write, whereas an indy company like avatar, can you do what you want. so i don't think it's as much about race as economics. >> when we come back. >> that's one thing about indy comics. >> our guests will talk about where comics are headed and what inspired each of them along the way. stick around. >>

whether it is superman or batman or spiderman, there is huge pop-culture value.ngs others into the market. maybe from around the world beenight not have interested in recollect holstein to this industry. >> the old comic books that you have gathering dust in the basement or attic could be worth something. >> they could. but, do some price checking. are thecs themselves trouble spots compared to this rare comic book art. and demand thing. there are some in a more comics better out there it in a market that is determined, i already have those comics. that is the bigger challenge. will dig outle di the old comic books elections and try to get top dollar for them only to find out that they are not is worth -- not worth as much as they thought. >> could it be a bad investment t? >> yes. there are some well told stories in the industry about some of the art that does not have the same kind of value that superman or batman or spiderman might have. there is one story of one investor who bought from the archie comic estate a lot of archie comic art in the hopes they would

investors slugged that off since the boys unit should turnover with spiderman and transformers coming up. the company upped the dividend. shares jumped up 4.5% to $52.36, ty? >>> green mountain coffee reached a deal with krispy kreme. they are going to launch a k-cup coffee line less than a week after news that coca-cola bought a 10% stake in green mountain and the two companies are making a cold drink machine together. shares of green mountain rose 3% to $110.92, krispy kreme up 3% finishing at $17.96. >>> reports on a restructuring plan. the casino operator is dealing with a hefty debt load. cesars struggled to recover since the recession and has not posted a profit since 2009. the stock fell 3.5% today. >>> aol's chief executive had better days, perhaps. armstrong found medical issues suffered by two employees' children and an unpopular change to the 401 k plan and this isn't the first time he's been the center of controversy. julia boorstin looks at the man at the top and whether the company's reputation has been damaged. after a controversy filled two days, armstrong reversed the

star wars, transformers, spiderman. you do not want to license too many brands because the money has to go to the license holder, doesn't it? >> there were still very good margins and they have done well creating their own licensed property. whichare marvel comics are in the film, the lego movie, and they will continue that through the point of purchase. they have this selection of intellectual property and other ranges. >> what's the secret of making money and toys? >> i'm not sure i'm privy to all a them, but if you can get child at birth to be familiar with that brand and go through the crowd up to lifestyle. >> favorite toy ever? >> the old-school super soaker. >> i love that when i was young. >> the doll house painted by my father because he might be watching. thank you very much, toys and from the euro monitor. new zealand is gaining altitude on its rivals. we dig into the results next. ♪ >> welcome back to "countdown." jobs in thell cut for the new jet. they are making the case for government assistance after a $

and some power in the ice stands was a formidable form and spiderman reliever person stood out for me was. a fifteen year old she's such a talent member sitting at the russian national championships just before the new year she might have lost out on that occasion but her town was there for all to see and she won the subsequent european championships three really interesting to see her completing the individual championships. in peace and saatchi progress of course our goal wasn't the only medal that russia won on day two you know claiming a silver in the women's sprint in the biafran war she finished some way behind the eventual winners to see it was when our who defended her spring title of to win like four years ago because march watched and she russian and i compete for a sudden i hear and source. of i'm told should pull in to sort of heartbreak really on day one when he missed out on the bronze medal by just one seven seconds paul also on day two or graf claimed bronze medal for the russians in the speed skating in a free fire zone metres unexpected result for her and a great per

it would be a controversial move because it breaks the un embargo on weapons than spiderman. it's claimed the agreement was reached last november documents show it occurred just weeks after iraq's prime minister gary allan and eight he returned from not being the obama administration in washington for extra weapons to find qaeda linked militants. pakistan's military has launched air strikes against suspected militant hideouts in the north west of the country killing at least thirty people. officials say fighter jets bombed targets in the north with dearest and tribal area on tuesday. its conclusions had established training center is time for preparing suicide bombers talks between the pakistani government and time bound manner. negotiations broke down last week after a taliban linked group claimed responsibility for killing two dozen soldiers. israeli aircraft have carried out chilly air strikes near the lebanese syrian border that's according to lebanon's state news agency. there was no immediate confirmation from lebanese security officials and the israeli ministry decline

the company is betting on a sequel to the "amazing spiderman."ther company feeling the pinch -- credit suisse. in addition to a weak performance at the investment bank, results were hurt by a $572 million cost for legal fees for the ongoing mortgage litigation and there is a tax dispute as well here in the u.s. the ceo discusses where the company stands right now. made good we have progress on that front. we have gotten a number of issues resolved. we do have one of the larger issues, the fha issue, but we do for like we obviously have taken significant reserves over the course of the last couple of years and we have made good progress in working through them, and also i think our profile in this area is obviously a lot smaller than a number of other banks. so it is hard to say. it is difficult to say that to the end, but i do think we're making good progress in working through. >> all right, here is on the you can snack on -- kellogg reported higher profits. as for the core cereal business, sales declined about 3%, and that brings us to our "lm"

he worked on, looks from spiderman two x-men, to any book you can imagine. i knew his work and loved his work. but i love about his work is what chris elliott bliss does is like of kind of tenets and charlie brown mixed with calvin and hobbes. and that is what you need. the front of his work as he does hire. that's what he does. that's what this is. i remember -- can i have your book one second. this is where he knew how great he was. i asked him, we had a scene and i want to abraham lincoln standing on the spot where martin luther king junior gave his speech and will see the crowd going all the way to the washington monument and the sun is a nice guy that to be pressed taking and we have to fall in love with it in this better be the best picture you've ever drawn in your whole life. that's all it has to be. he drew this in a moment and this was really looking. when he handed the sin, i was late, its allies. the books are laughing at the real collaboration. i think usually when you do children's books, the publisher usually picks out the person for you. i ca

you're like spiderman on the mat tres t mattress.e beds. >> i made bed, mostly when one of my kids would throw up. it's been a while. i don't believe in making the bed. >> oh. you're one of those guys. >> jimmy: i leave the room and i come back at night and i turn the lights right out. my wife likes the bed made. >> there's something about nice smooth sheets instead of them being all wrinkled. >> jimmy: there's also something about just leaving. >> you have a point there. >> jimmy: so you and porsche are no the moving into separate houses. >> i read we were getting divorced and i went and told her and she was sad. we were both so sad. >> jimmy: i would be sad about that, too. >> i couldn't believe that we were getting divorced. i guess we are. >> jimmy: you have to. when it's published, it's published. >> they said it. no, we're very happy. and that's not the truth. but it's weird. we are happy. that is the truth. my brain was working very fast to the other part party. >> jimmy: i'm happy that you're happy. we'll come back with ellen

spiderman has the green goblin. i have liberacci's boyfriend. tonight, we cross swords again. i think i have a camera down in matt's dressing room where he spends a lot of time waiting. oh, look, it's jason boring on his phone. siri is the only one who will talk to him. he's probably uploading a selfie there. every night he's in that dressing room just waiting ae i waiting. matt? matt? matt? okay, that's enough. do we need to have him on anymore? technically that was an appearance, right? i'm sorry you had to see that. it's time for a pallet cleanser, if you will. we have a tradition around here on thursday nights. it is thursday night. it's for our weekly tribute to the fcc where we bleep and blur things whether they need it or not. it's this week in "unnecessary kren shcensokre krencensorship. >> we have the fans getting [ bleep ] up pop geeting [ bleep ] in the butt to get it. >> when somebody is [ bleep ] our country, that's an act of terror. >> i got a mountain bike and i immediately bro immediately broke my bloep bloep. >> the next 12 to 24 hours [ bleep ] rain is going

and mine had, like, spiderman.hey would have the hulk saying i hope your valentine's day is a smash. and he's breaking something. and then women wonder why we aren't romantic. by the way, here's a tip for all the guys watching. unless your name is juan pablo, you will not get away with giving your girlfriend a single rose. go for the whole dozen. and i want to mention this, too. i saw this on the news this morning. some mcdonald's restaurants are hosting special valentine's day dinners. they're taking reservations and -- which is a great way to say i love you honey, but not enough to break a $10. the food is going to come from the normal mcdonald's menu. they don't have special food, but they have waiters and table cloths. very classy. bring me a cup of your finest mcflurry, waiter. it's a great idea if you're dating a 4-year-old. but although the good thing is, if you order the happy meal, you don't have to get her a present, it's included. and then after, maybe a romp in the ball pit. who knows. if i took my wife

we have six guys dressed like spiderman out there. how much more security do we need? >> according to the odds makers, "12 years a slave" is the favorite to pick best picture. cate blanchette is favored for best actress. and apparently i'm not favored to win anything because i'm not in any of the films. most americans can no longer fit into the movie theatre seats. because so many people haven't seen the best picture nominees, our friend yeyha is providing a public service announcement. y is he? hi, yeyha. he's a handy man by trade, but his real passion is waiting for celebrities and taking pictures from them. he has photos with thousands of stars. who's the most famous person you have a picture with? number one. number one most famous person. >> i have a lot. i have charles bronson. >> jimmy: okay, he is not the most famous. the most famous. the biggest of all the celebrities of. >> brad pitt and leo. >> jimmy: that's pretty good. we asked him to review some of the movies nop nated. which movie are you going to review for us tonight? >> that one black and white with a

. >> there is no superman or spiderman on this wall.sts this could very well be from right here in the neighborhood. >> but the paintbrush, leave it in the cup and we are good to go. >> the superheroes also help with some of the background and detail work on the drawing. >> they make drawings, they collaborate with each other about what a strong community superhero would look like, what their special powers would be. >> in all, the oakland city council approved six murals for west oakland. the professional artists are paid. rest are students and volunteers. in west oakland, laura anthony, abc7 news. >> let's check in with lisa argen up on the roof. are you trying to stay dry? shall we come back to lisa and go on to sports? >> sorry about that, carolyn. >> okay. >> heck with the umbrella, i don't need it. i was just updating the doppler. we have rain in the cities, but as i said, let's get right to it. in the north bay look at the flash flood watch until 3:00 this afternoon. heavy rain has been falling all night long. let's take a look a

i don't even like him watching the spiderman cartoons because it has violence and stuff in it. >> reporter: andrea bevan watching her 6-year-old and, by the way, his dad is in law enforcment. >> he was drawn to it, picked it up. pointed it at himself, clicked the trigger a few times. yeah, that's the toughest part to these guys, guns are about the same seriousness as crickets, frogs and cookies. >> reporter: another mom who thought her 4-year-old hadn't even seen violent media. >> that's scary. i have never shown him a gun and i didn't think he knew what they looked like. >> what were you pulling out? >> a gun. >> and what do guns do to you, when you pick them up and touch them? >> it can kill you. >> it can kill you. we walk away from them. and we don't be around people that have guns, okay? >> yes, mommy. >> okay. >> yes, mommy. >> wow. >> reporter: and this mom who says she not only taught her son jayme about guns, but told him stories from her job. she works in a hospital operating room, where doctors try to save children from death by bullets. >> he knows what i do. where i work. >> r

. -- from "spiderman." that will sell for $200,000. >> that is $600,000?nd pay off my mortgage. >> at least half $1 million plus the art. >> is there an increase from a few years ago? >> especially at the top end, people have been putting pressure on the market for the best items, the things that do not come along very often. items, the prices have gone straight up. >> what defines quality in a comic book? >> comic books are rated from zero to 10, there is a grading company, you cannot actually open them and turned the pages, they are encased in plastic holders that are hermetically sealed. >> how can you? he sold babe ruth to the new york yankees. -chicago cubsx world series. what is this worth? >> thousands of dollars. >> tom is running off with that. e> it will look great abov the mantle. >> jed kleckner? >> who is buying this? what is the market size? >> heritage auction sells about $1 billion a year worth of collectibles like coins, comics, sports and everything else. todayuction is going on and tomorrow in new york city, it is not too late. the comic