Thursday, May 10, 2012

News Lead

The 5 W's and H:
Who?
 - Michael and Robert Meeropol
What?
 - their parents' execution
When?
 - June 18, 1953
Where?
 - Sing Sing, Ossining, New York
Why?
 - to celebrate their parents' 14th wedding anniversary
How?
 - by interrupting the death-house decorum by wailing

Lead:

Then they were whisked from an unwanted limelight to urban anonymity and eventually to suburban obscurity.

Lead in my own words:

They were taken away from everything they knew and ended up somewhere they didn't want to be.

The 5 W's and H:

Who?
- Stephen Fishler, owner of Comic Connect
What?
- "unrestored"Action Comics No. 1
When?
- 2009
Where?
- comicconnect.com
Why?
- people want an "unrestored" copy of Action Comics No. 1
How?
- selling it on comicconnect.com

Lead:

Action Comics No. 1 may fetch $400,000, expert says.

Lead in my own words:

A $0.10 comic book from the Great Depression may sell for $400,000 now.

Wednesday, May 2, 2012