{"id":183446,"date":"2026-05-04T13:06:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T13:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/183446\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T13:06:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T13:06:10","slug":"free-comic-book-day-celebrated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/183446\/","title":{"rendered":"Free Comic Book Day celebrated"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rubber Mallet Comics, 802 Wyoming Ave., West Pittston, participated in the annual Free Comic Book Day event on May 2 and celebrated its 13th anniversary. Customers were allowed to pick three free new comics from a large selection.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Comic book fan Lucas Ferretti looks over some of the...\" class=\"size-article_inline\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CVC-L-COMICBOOKDAY-0505-07-1.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Comic book fan Lucas Ferretti looks over some of the comics  on hand at Rubber Mallet Comics on Wyoming Avenue in West Pittston during the Free Comic Book Day event on Saturday, May 2, 2026. (Dave Scherbenco \/ Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Ebert Family \u00e2\u0080\u0094 Conner, Chris and Mary \u00e2\u0080\u0094 gets...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CVC-L-COMICBOOKDAY-0505-08.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CVC-L-COMICBOOKDAY-0505-08.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Ebert Family \u2014 Conner, Chris and Mary \u2014 gets into the spirit of things at Rubber Mallet Comics on Wyoming Avenue in West Pittston the Free Comic Book Day event on Saturday, May 2, 2026. (Dave Scherbenco \/ Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Staff member Richelle Smith moves some of the free comic...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CVC-L-COMICBOOKDAY-0505-05.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CVC-L-COMICBOOKDAY-0505-05.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Staff member Richelle Smith moves some of the free comic books on hand at Rubber Mallet Comics on Wyoming Avenue in West Pittston during the Free Comic Book Day event on Saturday, May 2, 2026. (Dave Scherbenco \/ Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A comic book fan looks over some comic books at...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CVC-L-COMICBOOKDAY-0505-02.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CVC-L-COMICBOOKDAY-0505-02.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A comic book fan looks over some comic books at Rubber Mallet Comics on Wyoming Avenue in West Pittston during a Free Comic Book Day event on Saturday, May 2, 2026. (Dave Scherbenco \/ Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A comic book fan looks over some of the free...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CVC-L-COMICBOOKDAY-0505-06.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CVC-L-COMICBOOKDAY-0505-06.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A comic book fan looks over some of the free comic books on hand at Rubber Mallet Comics on Wyoming Avenue in West Pittston during the Free Comic Book Day event on Saturday, May 2, 2026. (Dave Scherbenco \/ Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A comic book fan dressed as Spider Man looks over...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CVC-L-COMICBOOKDAY-0505-01.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CVC-L-COMICBOOKDAY-0505-01.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A comic book fan dressed as Spider Man looks over some comic books at Rubber Mallet Comics on Wyoming Avenue in West Pittston during Free Comic Book Day on Saturday, May 2, 2026. (Dave Scherbenco \/ Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Owner Chuck Rowles holds up the very popular the Comic...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CVC-L-COMICBOOKDAY-0505-09.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CVC-L-COMICBOOKDAY-0505-09.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Owner Chuck Rowles holds up the very popular the Comic Dungeon Crawler Carl game at his business Rubber Mallet Comics on Wyoming Avenue in West Pittston durng the Free Book Day event on Saturday, May 2, 2026. (Dave Scherbenco \/ Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Staff member Richelle Smith moves some of the free comic...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CVC-L-COMICBOOKDAY-0505-04.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CVC-L-COMICBOOKDAY-0505-04.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Staff member Richelle Smith moves some of the free comic books on hand at Rubber Mallet Comics on Wyoming Avenue in West Pittston during the Free Comic Book Day event on Saturday, May 2, 2026. (Dave Scherbenco \/ Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Comic book fans look over some comic books at Rubber...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CVC-L-COMICBOOKDAY-0505-03.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CVC-L-COMICBOOKDAY-0505-03.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Comic book fans look over some comic books at Rubber Mallet Comics on Wyoming Avenue in West Pittston during a Free Comic Book Day event on Saturday, May 2, 2026. (Dave Scherbenco \/ Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p>Show Caption<\/p>\n<p>1 of 9<\/p>\n<p>Comic book fan Lucas Ferretti looks over some of the comics  on hand at Rubber Mallet Comics on Wyoming Avenue in West Pittston during the Free Comic Book Day event on Saturday, May 2, 2026. 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