As I hit my very early teens, I discovered the joys of trading and selling stamps, coins, and (ultimately) old comic books with my school friends. This seemingly innate transactional predisposition led to my having socked away $300 (equal to $2,400 in today's purchasing power) in US government savings bonds by the time that I was twelve, and to also have built (on a tiny allowance of only $1 per month...) a near-complete 1961-1969 Marvel Comics collection.
Dengang de reklamerede over det hele for deres MH2 Comic Collection, købte jeg en stribe Marvel-serier. Det må være omkring 35 år siden. Jeg anede intet om ejeren eller hans/hendes farverige personlighed; for mig var den ikke markant anderledes end de andre store tegneserieforretninger som annoncerede flittigt i bladene.