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| Geppi Entertainment Museum sign |
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| The innocuous outdoor sign doesn't give a hint of the fabulous treasures that await within. There is no direct street entrance next to the sign. You have to walk a little ways to enter through the Sports Legends Museum street entrance. |
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| The lobby to the Sports Legend Museum is on the left. |
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| Fantastic Four #1 cover recreation |
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| On the wall of the stairwell to the lobby on the main floor above. |
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| Ten Commandments movie poster in lobby |
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| Tarzan's Greatest Adventure movie poster in background. The main hallway is to the right. |
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| A monitor in the lobby shows a video with the Kublai Khan of popular culture and museum owner Stephen A. Geppi taking you on a tour of his treasure palace. |
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| Stepping out of the lobby, you enter the main hallway which is lined with movie posters, original comic strip art art and other pop culture illustrations. A large statue of Superman anchors each end of the hallway. |
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| Closeup of Superman statue at left end of main hallway. |
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| Lone Ranger and Smilin' Jack movie serial movie posters |
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| Lone Ranger serial movie poster |
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| Captain Midnight serial movie poster |
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| Isle Of The Dead movie poster |
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| Closeup with Alfred the butler, Batman and Robin |
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| Batman and Robin painting |
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| Staircase on main floor to top floor |
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| Lined mostly with original comic strip art. |
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| Gone With The Wind coloring book |
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| No wall space is wasted at the museum. Even the restroom is decorated. |
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| Next to the main comic book room. |
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| The most valuable room in the museum. |
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| Includes Action #1, Detective #27, Sub-Mariner #1 All American Comics #16. |
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| A copy of the most valuable comic book in the world. First appearance of Superman, 1938. |
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| First appearance of Batman, 1939. |
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| First appearance of Sub-Mariner, 1941. |
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