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[ciorac]

Yours is a great run Billy. They look just lovely.

[Sqeggs]

Yours is a great run Billy. They look just lovely.

 

+1

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I was under the impression he bought a LOT from Metro. Didn't they sell him his Action #1?

 

Yes, and then he got disillusioned when he started slabbing and getting back some PLODS.

Of course, his divorce really disillusioned him.

 

That and Scientology and the I.R.S.

 

And the reviews for his movies.

 

There were also the books stolen from his home by friends/acquaintances that I think helped turn him off collecting. In the end, his IRS problems caused him to have to liquidate nearly all his assets, although I'm not sure where he had already sold off his comics by then.

[Badger]

Fantastic run!

[VintageComics]

I was under the impression he bought a LOT from Metro. Didn't they sell him his Action #1?

 

Yes, and then he got disillusioned when he started slabbing and getting back some PLODS.

Of course, his divorce really disillusioned him.

 

That and Scientology and the I.R.S.

 

And the reviews for his movies.

 

There were also the books stolen from his home by friends/acquaintances that I think helped turn him off collecting. In the end, his IRS problems caused him to have to liquidate nearly all his assets, although I'm not sure where he had already sold off his comics by then.

 

Lisa Marie was also part of the equation.

[comicnoir]

I was under the impression he bought a LOT from Metro. Didn't they sell him his Action #1?

 

Yes, and then he got disillusioned when he started slabbing and getting back some PLODS.

Of course, his divorce really disillusioned him.

 

That and Scientology and the I.R.S.

 

And the reviews for his movies.

 

There were also the books stolen from his home by friends/acquaintances that I think helped turn him off collecting. In the end, his IRS problems caused him to have to liquidate nearly all his assets, although I'm not sure where he had already sold off his comics by then.

 

Lisa Marie was also part of the equation.

 

That's the Scientology part of my comment.

[markseifert]

There were also the books stolen from his home by friends/acquaintances that I think helped turn him off collecting. In the end, his IRS problems caused him to have to liquidate nearly all his assets, although I'm not sure where he had already sold off his comics by then.

 

Noticed something interesting when they announced the "Superman Lives" documentary last year...

 

If you go back and look at the timeline, his collecting entry/exit actually corresponds pretty closely with him being cast as Superman and some years later the announcement that the movie had fallen through.

 

Though little doubt the theft was the most significant factor. Stephen's account of that situation from about a decade ago here on the boards is still one of my all-time favorite posts here.

 

The IRS stuff came much later.

[Badger]

There were also the books stolen from his home by friends/acquaintances that I think helped turn him off collecting. In the end, his IRS problems caused him to have to liquidate nearly all his assets, although I'm not sure where he had already sold off his comics by then.

 

Noticed something interesting when they announced the "Superman Lives" documentary last year...

 

If you go back and look at the timeline, his collecting entry/exit actually corresponds pretty closely with him being cast as Superman and some years later the announcement that the movie had fallen through.

 

Though little doubt the theft was the most significant factor. Stephen's account of that situation from about a decade ago here on the boards is still one of my all-time favorite posts here.

 

The IRS stuff came much later.

I believe these are the posts?

 

http://boards.collectors-society.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=1510074&fpart=1

[Sqeggs]

There were also the books stolen from his home by friends/acquaintances that I think helped turn him off collecting. In the end, his IRS problems caused him to have to liquidate nearly all his assets, although I'm not sure where he had already sold off his comics by then.

 

Noticed something interesting when they announced the "Superman Lives" documentary last year...

 

If you go back and look at the timeline, his collecting entry/exit actually corresponds pretty closely with him being cast as Superman and some years later the announcement that the movie had fallen through.

 

Though little doubt the theft was the most significant factor. Stephen's account of that situation from about a decade ago here on the boards is still one of my all-time favorite posts here.

 

The IRS stuff came much later.

I believe these are the posts?

 

http://boards.collectors-society.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=1510074&fpart=1

 

Thanks for the link. I assume his Action 1 and Detective 27 haven't turned up.

[VintageComics]

There were also the books stolen from his home by friends/acquaintances that I think helped turn him off collecting. In the end, his IRS problems caused him to have to liquidate nearly all his assets, although I'm not sure where he had already sold off his comics by then.

 

Noticed something interesting when they announced the "Superman Lives" documentary last year...

 

If you go back and look at the timeline, his collecting entry/exit actually corresponds pretty closely with him being cast as Superman and some years later the announcement that the movie had fallen through.

 

Though little doubt the theft was the most significant factor. Stephen's account of that situation from about a decade ago here on the boards is still one of my all-time favorite posts here.

 

The IRS stuff came much later.

I believe these are the posts?

 

http://boards.collectors-society.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=1510074&fpart=1

 

Thanks for the link. I assume his Action 1 and Detective 27 haven't turned up.

 

The Action #1 turned up a few years ago as the first 9.0 (COW pages) and CC/Metro auctioned it off.

 

There were several discussions about the discovery, who owned the book (insurance or Cage) etc

 

I think the consensus was that Cage owned the book after discovery. Don't think the #27 or the missing MMC book ever turned up again.

 

 

[ciorac]

There were also the books stolen from his home by friends/acquaintances that I think helped turn him off collecting. In the end, his IRS problems caused him to have to liquidate nearly all his assets, although I'm not sure where he had already sold off his comics by then.

 

Noticed something interesting when they announced the "Superman Lives" documentary last year...

 

If you go back and look at the timeline, his collecting entry/exit actually corresponds pretty closely with him being cast as Superman and some years later the announcement that the movie had fallen through.

 

Though little doubt the theft was the most significant factor. Stephen's account of that situation from about a decade ago here on the boards is still one of my all-time favorite posts here.

 

The IRS stuff came much later.

I believe these are the posts?

 

http://boards.collectors-society.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=1510074&fpart=1

 

Thanks for the link. I assume his Action 1 and Detective 27 haven't turned up.

 

The Action #1 turned up a few years ago as the first 9.0 (COW pages) and CC/Metro auctioned it off.

 

There were several discussions about the discovery, who owned the book (insurance or Cage) etc

 

I think the consensus was that Cage owned the book after discovery. Don't think the #27 or the missing MMC book ever turned up again.

 

 

I have the frame he built for the Action 1

[markseifert]

I have the frame he built for the Action 1

 

Great conversation piece. Part of one of the most infamous events in the history of the hobby.

[Badger]

There were also the books stolen from his home by friends/acquaintances that I think helped turn him off collecting. In the end, his IRS problems caused him to have to liquidate nearly all his assets, although I'm not sure where he had already sold off his comics by then.

 

Noticed something interesting when they announced the "Superman Lives" documentary last year...

 

If you go back and look at the timeline, his collecting entry/exit actually corresponds pretty closely with him being cast as Superman and some years later the announcement that the movie had fallen through.

 

Though little doubt the theft was the most significant factor. Stephen's account of that situation from about a decade ago here on the boards is still one of my all-time favorite posts here.

 

The IRS stuff came much later.

I believe these are the posts?

 

http://boards.collectors-society.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=1510074&fpart=1

 

Thanks for the link. I assume his Action 1 and Detective 27 haven't turned up.

 

The Action #1 turned up a few years ago as the first 9.0 (COW pages) and CC/Metro auctioned it off.

 

There were several discussions about the discovery, who owned the book (insurance or Cage) etc

 

I think the consensus was that Cage owned the book after discovery. Don't think the #27 or the missing MMC book ever turned up again.

 

 

I have the frame he built for the Action 1

Do you have a picture you could post? I've wondered what the frames looked like.