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OAF convention organizer Bart Bush, who was a key figure in early comic book fandom (he published the OAF fanzine during the early 70s). Bart was kind enough to display my book at his table.
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The highlight of the show for me was meeting special guest Bill Schelly, comic book historian and author of The Golden Age of Comic Fandom (among other books).
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The Revised Edition of The Golden Age of Comic Fandom
Rick Kelsey, a friend who went with me to the con, talking with and getting some books signed by Bill Schelly.
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The con had lots of cool collectibles for sale, including these Universal Monsters bubble soap containers from the 1960s (the Dracula bottle is a prototype).
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Vintage Universal Monsters models.
The Bride of Frankenstein, my favorite Universal Monster.
Co-author Michael Cochran and publisher Russ Cochran selling their new book about Hopalong Cassidy.
A typical display of Golden and Silver Age comic books.
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