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Pity the fool who doesn't find fun in comic books, especially when that fun bursts right out of the pages.
Bob Schaefer has seen more than his share of the medium's colorful characters, both as a fan and as co-manager of Dragon's Lair Comics & Fantasy in the Medical Center. The comic-shop guy answered a few questions about his life with funny books, which includes one funny experience with Mr. T.
Q. Got to get this one out of the way: Who's your favorite superhero and why?
A. Probably Plastic Man, just because the stories and the character were so strange and so fun.
Q. You've sold a ton of comics in your life. What's the most expensive you ever rang up?
A. Years and years and years ago, we actually got a collection of Golden Age books, a bunch of old Batman books that were in really nice shape from the late '40s/early '50s. And I think the most expensive one we sold out of that, as a single issue, was about $800.
Q. So what's the most valuable comic in your personal collection?
A. Probably it was my “Justice League of America” No. 1. I think it's from 1960. (He estimates its worth at around $1,000.)
Q. You meet all sorts of celebrities at comic cons. What's your weirdest experience?
A. Actually, it was probably early '90s (at Comic Con in San Diego). I was just walking around the convention just filming bits and pieces of stuff, just to kind of have a video of what the show was like.
And so I'm filming Mr. T for a few minutes while he's giving his spiel. And he's being Mr. T and all, “I pity the fool who don't buy my comic!” and that kind of thing.
So I'm filming him and he's very entertaining but eventually I have to go on to the next booth and I start to put the camera down. And he sees me putting the camera down and he's like, “No! Keep it rolling!”
And then he just starts, “Where are you from?” And I'm like, “I'm from Texas.” And he's like, “I promise every kid who buys a Mr. T book, they'll have a Texas hat on every kid's head and a Mr. T. comic in every kid in Texas' back pocket,” or something like that.
It was very strange.
Q. And what Mr. T message would you give for comic fans out there?
A. (In his best Mr. T voice) Don't do drugs, drink your milk and read comic books! Because comic books are cool and promote reading! And don't sass your parents!
René A. Guzman
www.mysanantonio.com/entertainment/article/S-A-Confidential-Bob-Schaefer-comic-book-store-5229573.php
Pity the fool who doesn't find fun in comic books, especially when that fun bursts right out of the pages.
Bob Schaefer has seen more than his share of the medium's colorful characters, both as a fan and as co-manager of Dragon's Lair Comics & Fantasy in the Medical Center. The comic-shop guy answered a few questions about his life with funny books, which includes one funny experience with Mr. T.
Q. Got to get this one out of the way: Who's your favorite superhero and why?
A. Probably Plastic Man, just because the stories and the character were so strange and so fun.
Q. You've sold a ton of comics in your life. What's the most expensive you ever rang up?
A. Years and years and years ago, we actually got a collection of Golden Age books, a bunch of old Batman books that were in really nice shape from the late '40s/early '50s. And I think the most expensive one we sold out of that, as a single issue, was about $800.
Q. So what's the most valuable comic in your personal collection?
A. Probably it was my “Justice League of America” No. 1. I think it's from 1960. (He estimates its worth at around $1,000.)
Q. You meet all sorts of celebrities at comic cons. What's your weirdest experience?
A. Actually, it was probably early '90s (at Comic Con in San Diego). I was just walking around the convention just filming bits and pieces of stuff, just to kind of have a video of what the show was like.
And so I'm filming Mr. T for a few minutes while he's giving his spiel. And he's being Mr. T and all, “I pity the fool who don't buy my comic!” and that kind of thing.
So I'm filming him and he's very entertaining but eventually I have to go on to the next booth and I start to put the camera down. And he sees me putting the camera down and he's like, “No! Keep it rolling!”
And then he just starts, “Where are you from?” And I'm like, “I'm from Texas.” And he's like, “I promise every kid who buys a Mr. T book, they'll have a Texas hat on every kid's head and a Mr. T. comic in every kid in Texas' back pocket,” or something like that.
It was very strange.
Q. And what Mr. T message would you give for comic fans out there?
A. (In his best Mr. T voice) Don't do drugs, drink your milk and read comic books! Because comic books are cool and promote reading! And don't sass your parents!
René A. Guzman