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The freaked-out guy from Action 1

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Actually, the first comic I read was a reprint of Action 1. Butch Matson is the guy's name and you can read the story in the thread below.

 

http://boards.collectors-society.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Board=15&Number=1557621

 

I totally enjoyed reading that, thanks!

 

Although these bits were slightly disturbing:

 

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Wait, wrong thread!

 

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It's even worse than you think. After 25 years of dodging cars and brickwork he'd finally had enough and moved from Metropolis to New York in 1963, just in time for:

 

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From Superman Batman #41 SB41-22.jpg

 

That page gives me chills for some reason. Is it a good read? Nice to see that Rick 'Butch' Radomski recovered though, and made a clean break of it by opening a hardware store! Good for him!

 

Altogether now:

 

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AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRGH!

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It's even worse than you think. After 25 years of dodging cars and brickwork he'd finally had enough and moved from Metropolis to New York in 1963, just in time

 

Just when he was getting his life back together... very sad, really.

 

I think he was the subject of a very special episode of Behind the Panels: Where Are They Now?

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It's even worse than you think. After 25 years of dodging cars and brickwork he'd finally had enough and moved from Metropolis to New York in 1963, just in time for:

 

jim101ja.jpg

 

Not even the Marvel Universe is safe it seems! Any more 'terrified corner poses' out there?

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Not even the Marvel Universe is safe it seems! Any more 'terrified corner poses' out there?

Well... yeah. Marvel had about 200 of them. :insane:

 

Also: Just about any Batman or Detective issue from 1954 to 1964.

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