I collected comics for years still do though not as adamantly my old collection was stolen and it really really is a nightmare to lose a comic collection
those moms who got rid of their kids’ baseball cards and comics, and toys are suckers. they are kicking themselves when they found out that some of their kids stuff was worth tens of thousands of dollars. why do they always throw away stuff even when they know it is worth a lot more than 10 cents.
My uncle had a big collection of original comic strip art from the 30’s and 40’s. He used to write to the syndicates, and they would just send it to him. Back then, no one thought about it being worth anything. Then, when he was in the army, his mother threw it all out! And now, no one is going to send it to you for free!
Among her less spectacular moments was when she tossed $25 in gift certificates I’d accrued through a store’s rewards program.
Her excuse?
She mistook the envelope they were in for junk mail because my name wasn’t visible in the window in front after I’d put the paperwork back in.
Even though I’d clipped it to the calendar in the kitchen alongside the bills and other important correspondence.
This all came to a screeching halt when she decided to go through all of my dad’s old Army gear even after he told her not to touch it.
At one point in time, my dad did a lot of work with the Boy Scouts; when he retired, he anticipated doing a lot more work with them again. One of the duty stations he was at had an old CPR dummy that someone had shot at a few times, and so they were looking to discard it in favor of getting a new one. Rather than let it go to the trash, dad managed to pick it up so that he could use it when teaching the Scouts.
Mom found the duffel bag the dummy was in, unzipped it, and nearly had a heart attack because she thought she found a dead body.
After that, she’s left our stuff pretty well alone.
But a guy better not throw out something the wife had “collected”. All H**L breaks lose even if it was a 15 year old Penney’s advertisement that the field mice got into.
Dwilesjr over 12 years ago
I collected comics for years still do though not as adamantly my old collection was stolen and it really really is a nightmare to lose a comic collection
Agent54 over 12 years ago
What? Roy never had a nightmare before? At his age?
vwdualnomand over 12 years ago
those moms who got rid of their kids’ baseball cards and comics, and toys are suckers. they are kicking themselves when they found out that some of their kids stuff was worth tens of thousands of dollars. why do they always throw away stuff even when they know it is worth a lot more than 10 cents.
rshive over 12 years ago
Roy hasn’t gotten around to reading those yet.
Thomas Scott Roberts creator over 12 years ago
My uncle had a big collection of original comic strip art from the 30’s and 40’s. He used to write to the syndicates, and they would just send it to him. Back then, no one thought about it being worth anything. Then, when he was in the army, his mother threw it all out! And now, no one is going to send it to you for free!
Ironhold over 12 years ago
My mom’s something of a neat freak, too.
Among her less spectacular moments was when she tossed $25 in gift certificates I’d accrued through a store’s rewards program.
Her excuse?
She mistook the envelope they were in for junk mail because my name wasn’t visible in the window in front after I’d put the paperwork back in.
Even though I’d clipped it to the calendar in the kitchen alongside the bills and other important correspondence.
This all came to a screeching halt when she decided to go through all of my dad’s old Army gear even after he told her not to touch it.
At one point in time, my dad did a lot of work with the Boy Scouts; when he retired, he anticipated doing a lot more work with them again. One of the duty stations he was at had an old CPR dummy that someone had shot at a few times, and so they were looking to discard it in favor of getting a new one. Rather than let it go to the trash, dad managed to pick it up so that he could use it when teaching the Scouts.
Mom found the duffel bag the dummy was in, unzipped it, and nearly had a heart attack because she thought she found a dead body.
After that, she’s left our stuff pretty well alone.
Comic Minister Premium Member over 12 years ago
Thank goodness it was a dream.
GoodDoctor over 12 years ago
But a guy better not throw out something the wife had “collected”. All H**L breaks lose even if it was a 15 year old Penney’s advertisement that the field mice got into.
Bob. over 12 years ago
Had a baseball card collection from the 40s that was trashed.