© CCTVComic book store owner Michael Baulderstone was captured on CCTV dressed as Spiderman catching a thief
It's every comic book fan's fantasy to become a real life superhero and fight crime, and for one man this actually became a reality as he caught a book thief in his own store while dressed in a Spiderman suit.
Michael Baulderstone defended his comic book kingdom in Adelaide, Australia, by nabbing a would-be shoplifter who was trying to swipe an
X-Men omnibus worth £97.
He might not have been able to shoot webs from his wrists to catch the bad guy but his 'spider-sense' led him to rush over and confront the culprit, while other comic fans dressed as Jedi knights blocked his exit.
The store, Comic Centre, had about 40 people dressed as their favourite superheroes to celebrate International Free Comic Day on Saturday and Baulderstone's business partner Peter Spandrio was also standing watch during the incident, dressed as The Flash.