A day in the life of a
comic book fan...
Matt Nelson right after his first comic show ever at age 14, showing off
his prized acquisition: A Good+ Green Lantern #5.
Here I am with my first Golden Age find. It turned up in
Waveland, Mississippi, and was bought with high school
graduation money. A box of 100 books, which included 35
Jumbos and 35 Jungles. ahhhh.......
Roger Nelson, owner of Remember When Nostalgia, which
used to be located in the French Quarter on Decatur Street.
Roger's involvement goes back to the '70s, and he's had many books
pass through his hands. I saw my first Marvel Comics #1 here
when I was 16.
More Fun Comics, my haven during college. Still there
after almost 15 years! 8200 Oak Street in New
Orleans... check it out.
With More Fun's owner Bill Ponseti, poudly displaying the
greatest purchase of the store so far. This Captain America
#1 ended up with a close friend who still has it to this
day.
The scene in San Diego 1994 (left to right): Scotty
Moore, Matt Nelson, Bill Ponseti, Lance Washington, and Nick
Kronfeld.
Me and Ernie Gerber, author of the Photo-Journal Guide to
Comic Books, at the San Diego convention in 1995. An
indispensable figure in comic collecting history.
Here we are in More Fun at its Zenith, when the walls
were maxed out with multiple runs of Silver Age, and stacks
of Golden Age were pouring over behind the counter.
If More Fun existed for no other reason but to be open
the day that elderly lady walked in with Action #1-18...well
then, so be it. The books had been sitting in her husband's
house just around the corner from us. For almost sixty
years. A deal was made, and we threw a party.
Me and Bill Sarrill in Boston for restoration
training.
This was the last time I ever set up at a show. It was in
New Orleans, October 1996, right before I started doing
restoration full-time.
Here I am in my office with some fun books.
The pedigree book team; Stephen Ritter, Mark Haspel, West
Stephan, and me.
Meeting Stan Lee was a very cool moment in my life. Steve Lauterbach was in
line in front of me, and he tells Stan, "It took me 40 years
to meet you!" And without skipping a beat, Stan says, "Sorry
to keep you waiting!" |
