I was 12 when I got my first comic book.It was SGT. Rock #339. It blew me away.....I was instantly hooked. It was given to me by a good friend and classmate when my family moved to another town.I still have it and enjoy just staring at the cover.

From that day on I was comic book crazy. I had been collecting for about 15 yrs when my second daughter was born. That was the day I had to stop collecting. My daughter was born with one kidney that was enlarged and not functioning correctly. The chose was very simple.....doctor bills and 3 hr hospital trips for the nearest pediatric neurologist, or comics collecting.

So everything went into storage.

A few years later she got appendicitus. Once again scared out of my mind that we might lose her.

And now she is the first thing I see every morning and who knew the words "good morning daddy"are all a father would ever want to hear.

She is now in perfect health (minus one kidney and appendix)and I am trying get back into comics.

In the past years I was able get a few here and there at comic shops and stores when they were available. I live in a very small town and a kmart is all we had at the time.

I was able to get a copy ,through wizard,of TEEN TITANS#1(sketch)by Michael Turner.I have been a fan of his ever since.