Long Boxes

This week I said goodbye to Incredible Hulk #181, featuring the first appearance of the X-Men’s own Wolverine. First time he ever appeared in a comic and I had it. (Technically he appeared in shadow at the end of 180, but who’s counting?) I managed to secure a few highlights in my comic collecting days (Giant Sized X-Men #1 says what?), but selling this gem of a book made me think about all those days mowing Mrs. Miller’s yard and stuffing broken branches into easily torn lawn bags for $20 a week. Without her aggressive approach to lawn maintenance, I would never have been able to invest in ridiculous things like comics. So a belated, and fond farewell to Mrs. Ginny Miller and her husband Bud, who’ve both passed on to that green, well kept back yard in the sky. Thanks for everything.