JP

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December 11, 2008 1:32 am

As far back as I could remember, I always read comics. Some of my earliest ones were Archie and Barbie comics (pickings were kind of kind of slim if you happened to be a girl in the late 80s/early 90s). It wasn't until my family moved overseas that I really got into comics. At the time, my family was stationed at an Air Force Base in Tokyo, and it was hard to get entertainment that was in English-- sure there were movies that were anywhere from 3-6 months behind or the 2-3 channels that we got. So I read comics. I remember my mother giving me a five dollar bill at age 8 and riding my bike to the nearest shoppette to buy eggs and milk, and not coming home. My parents freaked out and called all of my friends' parents at the time, and no one knew where I was. 

 Turns out I had pulled a handful of comics from a revolving rack. 

<img src="http://www.worldsfinestonline.com/WF/batman/btas/guides/comic/tba/12.jpg">

Batman Adventures #12 (Sept '93). Savvy 8 year olds should note that I definitely got more bang for my buck because not only does this comic feature Batgirl (in her first appearance for this BTAS tie-in) but also Harley, Ivy (both pictured on the cover) and Catwoman.

 15 years later. I'm still reading and I work in a comic book shop now. Ha.

December 11, 2008 1:03 am

Imagine, if you will, that every time you went to the comic store, everything was just free. The store was open 24 hours a day, too.

Sweet merciful crap, when would any of us clerks actually sleep?