There's no ban on carrying comics—or any other type of books—in checked bags

Comic-Con attendees freaked out after a tweet warned that United Airlines was forcing flyers to remove comic books from checked bags.

Turns out that's not really a restriction, according to the TSA and the airline. 

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A Twitter user posted a photo Sunday showing a screen that said travelers had to remove comics from checked bags in San Diego.

If you are at #SDCC #SDCC2017 and are flying out on @united - please take note of this and share!!! http://pic.twitter.com/s1sV269DuQ

— Adi Chappo (@adichappo) July 23, 2017

There aren't other photos backing up the Twitter user's claim, but United did tell Mashable, "We misunderstood TSA’s instructions and regret any inconvenience this may have caused our customers." Read more...

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