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Eightteen years in the making.....

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18 years ago (give or take a few months) Bob Hall and Tom Ryder were signing at my LCS. That same day my sister-in-law gave birth to hir first, a son. So on my way to the hospital I stopped by to say hi th Bob and Tom and get a quick sig or two. The owner new what was up so he let me cut in line. Bob asked what was up and when I told him where I was going he reaches into a box on the floor and pulls out a Shadowman #0 Gold, both he and Tom sign and remark it as a gift to my nefew. Cool! Right?!

Fast foward to this afternoon. My nefew, now a student at Kutztown University, calls me...."Uncle Frank guess what I just bought..."

Yep. Shadowman #1. Kid doesnt read comics. Was there with a friend from school and saw it and had to buy it.

As he hangs up he says to me "Why didnt you tell me these were so cool??" facepalm

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Re: Eightteen years in the making.....

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jedimarley wrote:18 years ago (give or take a few months) Bob Hall and Tom Ryder were signing at my LCS. That same day my sister-in-law gave birth to hir first, a son. So on my way to the hospital I stopped by to say hi th Bob and Tom and get a quick sig or two. The owner new what was up so he let me cut in line. Bob asked what was up and when I told him where I was going he reaches into a box on the floor and pulls out a Shadowman #0 Gold, both he and Tom sign and remark it as a gift to my nefew. Cool! Right?!

Fast foward to this afternoon. My nefew, now a student at Kutztown University, calls me...."Uncle Frank guess what I just bought..."

Yep. Shadowman #1. Kid doesnt read comics. Was there with a friend from school and saw it and had to buy it.

As he hangs up he says to me "Why didnt you tell me these were so cool??" facepalm
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That is such a great story! thanks for sharing man
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Re: Eightteen years in the making.....

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Very cool!

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Nice Jedi :thumb:

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Cool!
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Re: Eightteen years in the making.....

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You should give him a few copies of Archer and Armstrong (maybe like 300 copies). :P

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Re: Eightteen years in the making.....

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Better late than never! :clap:

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FormerReader wrote:You should give him a few copies of Archer and Armstrong (maybe like 300 copies). :P
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Re: Eightteen years in the making.....

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MarkRoseHFX wrote:
FormerReader wrote:You should give him a few copies of Archer and Armstrong (maybe like 300 copies). :P
:funnypost: :clap:
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Stories like this remind me why I missed you on these boards :thumb:

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Re: Eightteen years in the making.....

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betterthanezra wrote:Stories like this remind me why I missed you on these boards :thumb:

-Brian
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Re: Eightteen years in the making.....

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That's a pretty awesome story!! Ver cool!


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