Multiple copies and soccer

[Bill Beechler]

Hey, everyone.  I'm a pediatrician living in Indianapolis, 
Indiana, USA with my wife and triplet daughters (now 18 
months old).

I buy multiples of Uncle Scrooge (my favorite comic book 
character), Mickey Mouse and Friends, and Donald Duck and 
Friends.  I buy a single copy of every issue of Walt 
Disney's Comics and Donald Duck Adventures.  I'm building 
a comic library for my daughters...for bedtime stories 
and, eventually, to read on their own.  The Gemstone 
comics are the foundation along with Akiko, Usagi Yojimbo, 
Powerpuff Girls, and Bone.  The extra copies go to my 
brother, a fifth grade teacher, who places them in his 
"reading corner" in his classroom.  He has various fun 
reading there...magazines, books, and comics.  The 
Gemstone books are very popular, as are Akiko, Usagi, 
Archie titles, Spider-Man, and the Justice League books. 
 I was very happy to see the soccer stories as MANY of his 
students are avid soccer players and fans.  I think that 
tales featuring "kid" characters, like Mickey's nephews, 
doing things real kids do (playing sports) are important 
touchstones for young readers.  It sucks them into the 
comics even more.

So, thank you, Gemstone for bringing back the Disney 
titles...ESPECIALLY the unpublished (in America) Don Rosa 
stories.  He is, bar none, my favorite contempory comics 
creator.  I'm saddened that he has stopped producing art 
for American fans due to the ebay problem...although I 
understand.  I'm always amazed to see personalized items 
for sale.  In my melodramatic mind, I always figured that 
the seller must need an important operation or something 
and that is why they are selling the items...but greed 
probably does play a role.  Whenever we are visiting my 
wife's parents in Jeffersonville, Indiana, I look across 
the Ohio River and think, "Mr. Rosa is over there, 
dreaming up new adventures for Scrooge and company".  I 
can't wait to read them.

And, if you ever decide to do art for sale again, Mr. 
Rosa, I'll be first in line.

Bill Beechler MD
Indianapolis, IN






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