Comics distribution kingpin Steve Geppi, a minority owner of the Baltimore Orioles, plans and comics and pop culture museum in Cambden Station, the Baltimore Sun reports.
The stadium authority approved a 20-year lease at $346,788 a year for the 16,000- square-foot space, similar to the lease the authority approved for the Sports Legends museum. The lease must be approved by the General Assembly's Legislative Policy Committee before becoming final.
Stadium authority Chairman Carl A.J. Wright said Geppi's museum would be an ideal complement to the Sports Legends museum.
Stadium authority officials said they expect the museum to open in about a year.
Some of Geppi's collection is on display at his Timonium-based Diamond Comic Distributors. Though vintage comic books would be a major part of the museum, Geppi's collection also includes animation cels, antique toys, posters and oil paintings.
"It's a very eclectic collection of pop culture pieces," Wright said.
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