Special Edition Marvel Comic Book Honoring Real-Life Teachers as Super Heroes Now Available Free at all OfficeMax Superstores
July 17 2006 - 4:24PM
PR Newswire (US)
Winners of the 'OfficeMax Super Hero Teacher of the Year' Contest
Share Adventure with Marvel's Spider-Man and The Fantastic Four
ITASCA, Ill., July 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- OfficeMax(R)
(NYSE:OMX), one of America's largest office supply distributors,
announced that a special edition Marvel comic book titled Brain
Drain, which honors middle school teachers as Super Heroes, is now
available for free at OfficeMax's approximately 870 superstores
across the country. Approximately 500,000 copies of the comic book
are available while supplies last. OfficeMax partnered with Marvel
Entertainment and TeachersCount in a nationwide contest to find the
"OfficeMax Super Hero Teacher of the Year" earlier this year. Of
the 4,200 entries submitted, six winning middle school teachers and
the students who nominated them were announced in June. The 12
winners are now featured as illustrated characters in the new
custom comic book. "OfficeMax has a long-standing tradition of
supporting teachers through our MaxPerks for Teachers program and
teacher appreciation events," states Ryan Vero, executive vice
president and chief merchandising officer for OfficeMax.
"Portraying real-life teachers as Super Heroes with Marvel
exemplifies OfficeMax's continuing commitment to supporting
education." "As adults, we all remember teachers who were heroes in
our young lives," says Robert Sabouni, vice president, Marvel
Entertainment's Custom Publishing and Cover Concepts. "So, we are
thrilled to honor today's heroic teachers by illustrating them
alongside Spider-Man and The Fantastic Four in Brain Drain." "Brain
Drain includes Peter Parker (Spider-Man), who is working as a
teacher at Midtown High. During the course of the story,
Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four and each of the winning teachers
exhibit heroic traits, some of which were described in the
students' essays, to help save the students from Dr. Doom's
knowledge-siphoning Doombots." The winning teachers and the
students who nominated them are: Grand Prize -- Herm Hoffmann,
6th-grade science teacher, Beck Middle School, Cherry Hill, N.J.;
nominated by Rachel Benigno, 12. First Prize -- Kathryn Pariseau,
8th-grade language arts teacher, Fairfax Middle School,
Bakersfield, Calif.; nominated by Cody Rhoades, 13 -- Tina Regan,
8th-grade science teacher, Fox Chapel Middle School, Spring Hill,
Fla.; nominated by Alexis Fromm, 13 -- Mario Guerrero, 6th-grade
teacher, Andrew Jackson School, Selma, Calif.; nominated by Garrett
John Ghimenti, 12 -- Karen Yingling, librarian, Blendon Middle
School, Westerville, Ohio; nominated by Neil Hamrick, 12 -- Tony
Pavlovich, 7th- and 8th-grade history/cartooning teacher, Diegueno
Middle School, Encinitas, Calif.; nominated by Satchel Lieberman,
14 In addition to starring in Brain Drain, grand prize winners
Hoffmann and Rachel will make an illustrated appearance in one of
Marvel's Jr. Network Comic Books available in stores this fall. "I
teach my students that the true test of a person's character is how
he faces adversity," Hoffmann says. "I'm absolutely thrilled to
appear in Brain Drain with the likes of Spider-Man and the
Fantastic Four. I'm even more humbled to discover the extent of the
positive impact my teaching has on students like Rachel." OfficeMax
worked in concert with the National Education Association and the
American Federation of Teachers to help publicize the contest.
About OfficeMax Incorporated OfficeMax Incorporated is a leader in
both business-to-business office products solutions and retail
office products. OfficeMax delivers an unparallel customer
experience -- in service, in product, in time savings and in value
-- through a relentless focus on its customers. The company
provides office supplies and paper, print and document services,
technology products and solutions, and furniture to consumers and
to large, medium and small businesses. OfficeMax customers are
served by approximately 35,000 associates through direct sales,
catalogs, the Internet and approximately 870 superstores. OfficeMax
trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol OMX. To find
the nearest OfficeMax, call 1-877-OFFICEMAX. For more information,
visit. http://www.officemax.com/ . About Marvel Entertainment, Inc.
With a library of over 5,000 characters, Marvel Entertainment, Inc.
is one of the world's most prominent character-based entertainment
companies. Marvel's operations are focused on utilizing its
character franchises in licensing, entertainment, publishing and
toys. Areas of emphasis include feature films, DVD/home video,
consumer products, video games, action figures and role-playing
toys, television and promotions. Rooted in the creative success of
over 60 years of comic book publishing, Marvel's strategy is to
leverage its character franchises in a growing array of
opportunities around the world. More information about Marvel can
be found at http://www.marvel.com/ . About TeachersCount
TeachersCount is a national 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with
two main objectives: (1) to improve the public's perception of the
teaching profession using public service announcements and related
initiatives designed to recognize the accomplishments of teachers,
and (2) to provide services, resources and information to teachers,
prospective teachers and others interested in education and the
teaching profession. For more information, visit.
http://www.teacherscount.org/ . MARVEL and all related character
names and the distinctive likenesses thereof: TM & (C) Marvel
Characters, Inc. All rights reserved. Super Hero(es) is a co-owned
registered trademark. DATASOURCE: OfficeMax Incorporated CONTACT:
Bill Bonner, OfficeMax External Relations, +1-630-864-6066, John
Jennings, OfficeMax Investor Relations, +1-630-438-8760, or, Katie
Dolan of Maccabee Group, +1-612-337-0087 Web site:
http://www.officemax.com/ http://www.marvel.com/
http://www.teacherscount.org/
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