The titles go from the 1960s Silver Age to contemporary issues with characters including Wasp, Mr. Fantastic, Power Man and Iron Fist, said David Gabriel, senior vice president of sales.

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The series -- about a group of space explorers given various superpowers after being hit by cosmic rays -- began a new era for Marvel Comics, signaling the start of their wave of Silver Age characters, including Spider-Man, the X-Men, the Hulk, Iron Man and many more.

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Items also declared treasure by Norfolk's assistant deputy coroner David Osborne included an Anglo-Saxon silver pin found in Scoulton, a Middle Bronze Age Gold Bead discovered in Salthouse and a hoard of 59 silver Roman coins that date from the Roman Republic to Tiberius, the second emperor of Rome.

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To much hype, Khan turned pro at age 19 after winning a silver medal for Britain in the 2004 Olympics.

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At 30 years of age, he takes the silver medal, which will accompany the doubles gold he won with Swiss countryman Stanislas Wawrinka in 2008.

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But before we can indulge, there's a snarl and bark from the entrance way, and a vision in silver hoves into view like a snapshot from a more exceptional age.

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The painting, dated to around 1637, shows Princess Mary at the age of five or six, wearing a rich silver-laced gown and pearl head-dress, standing before a classical column and ornate gold damask curtain.

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Directors in the Aston Martin heritage program had searched extensively to find the perfect vehicle for the movie, and they transformed the one they found from green with a beige interior into a Silver-Birch painted car with black trim distressed to add the patina of age.

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By age 26, Larkin was already a world champion, three-time All Star and recipient of three Silver Slugger awards.

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