PaulD

My wife recently got on me to do something about something that happened back when I was 13 years old, I am know 55. I know that nothing can be done about it, But I will pass on the story that only a few friends and family know. I will start with some of my background, I started collecting Marvel comics back in the early 70's I of corse sold that collection back in the 90's.(Bad mistake) I restarted collecting in 2000. I went on to work as a layout designer for the HASBRO Toy co. Starting in 1984 worked on Transformers G.I. Joe ... Instruction layout & line art ... I will get to the story, as most 13 year olds that are big Marvel fans I was a member of "FOOM". I would send drawings of super heros that I created, the first time I sent one in my brother in-law took it and had a copy made and I sent the copy. The second time I did not make a copy . It was not like today as you can make a copy at home. You had to take it to work or to a copy store. About 6 months after sending it in I received FOOM #12 and there on page #28 was my Super hero ... The Name was the same his helmet and chest design Was the same. They had dropped the cape, shield and changed his boots but it was my hero. I sent a letter asking about my hero but even at 13 I knew I would never get a response. I recently picked up a copy of FOOM #13 and showed it to my wife, she knew the story. I know it was Marv Wolfman and John Buscema ... That "created" him and of course both worked on Foom magazine at that time. But all I can do is tell the story, You can choose to believe it or not. The Super hero is NOVA.

Stollen Book, My 1st journal Entry after 14 years With CGC After reading a few Journal Entry's I thought I would put this out there for fellow CGC members. Back on 01/22/2014 I bought a Nice copy on eBay of INCREDIBLE HULK #141 first Doc Sampson CGC #022557001 9.2 Off-White to White Pages I got a great deal that I will never get again, I paid $165.00 . When I received the book I put it up to display, as I like to do when I get a new CGC book. A bout to weeks later My house was broken into and the book was taken. I was lucky that it was the only CGC book they got as the others are put away. They took a short box of my unread book, a ps3 and a few other items I was able to get the PS3 and 1 other item back as I saved the PS3 box "it has the serial # on it ". I passed out flyer at megaton last year and hit the local Comic shops and check eBay every night but the book is gone. I will never get that book for that good of a price again. I just sold off the rest of my CGC hulk books and will concentrate on other Silver age CGC comics. I have more fun Comic stories and some others, as I have collected off and on for 40 years and sold my collection in 1990 and restarted it in 2000. If you come across my book let me know It is still in my Competitive sets list. Thanks PaulD To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.