Happy Birthday greetings to Sylvester Stallone, who turns 66 today! The actor, screenwriter, and director has been around now for over 4 decades, and has been responsible for at least two of the silver screen’s most popular characters of all time: Rocky Balboa and John Rambo — both spawning film franchises that made Stallone one of the most bankable and recognized figures in Hollywood history.

Born Michael Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone in New York City on July 6th 1946 to Frank Stallone Sr., who was a hairdresser, and his mother Jackie, primarily an astrologer, Stallone suffered a difficult birth which led to the lower half of his face being paralyzed, including some of his lip, tongue, and chin. This resulted in his slurred speech and distinctive look as he got older, physical and aural traits which actually became a sort of trademark for the actor as he became popular. A trademark still to this day, mimicked by impressionists and layman everywhere and becoming a sort of signature style in recognizing Stallone in one basic beat.

When dealing with superheroes, it usually comes down to who would beat who in a one-on-one fight. Good guys, bad guys—we just can’t help but wonder who’d prove to be the best of them all.

But how often have you wondered about the financial status of your favorite comic book characters? Not very often, in all likelihood. And if it is often, it’s time for you to take a vacation. Somewhere nice. I recommend Maui. It’s lovely.

Anyway…a new infographic called Superhero Economics does just that, comparing the money earned and money spent numbers for the regular everyday gentlemen who become DC Comics’ Batman and Marvel’s Spider-Man, Bruce Wayne and Peter Parker. We all know who would win in a money fight between the two characters, but the comparison looks at who the men are, what they do, how much they spend, and, perhaps most interestingly, how many years it would take them to make the amount of money all of their movies combined have made in worldwide box office.

Check out the Superhero Economics infographic below.

The $10 t-shirt deal of the day over at RIPT Apparel today is the Doctor Who-themed shirt called “Whovian Institute” by WinterArtwork35.

The shirt went on sale at RIPT today, Friday, July 6, 2012, at midnight CST, and will continue for 24 hours from then, and once it’s over, it will not be sold on the site anymore.

The $10 t-shirt deal of the day over at TeeFury today is an Edgar Allan Poe-themed shirt called “The Hangover” by Teo Zed.

The sale began at Teefury today, Friday, July 6, 2012, at midnight EST, and will continue for 24 hours from then, and once it’s over, it will not be sold on the site anymore.