Found Treasure, Part 1

Recently, I was contacted by a writer for the online magazine Alter Ego.  The writer was trying to track down my Dad, William, who was a comic book artist briefly in the 1950s.  Apparently, my Dad had sent this gentleman several signed covers of comic books he had illustrated (pencils & ink).  This gentleman wanted to write a story on my Dad's experiences for the online magazine.  Not knowing that my Dad had passed away, he had found me online (no, there are not many Discounts out there!)


So I began a correspondence with this gentleman over e-mail.  I answered his questions about my Dad and his career as best as I could -- after all, my Dad's comic book artist career was 20 years before I was born!  I was almost immediately interested in retrieving these authentic artifacts of my Dad.  I have a hunger for truly authentic pieces such as these.  My mother has an original cover of the Saturday Evening Post -- a famous Norman Rockwell painting -- "Do Unto Others..."

It is signed by Rockwell to my grandfather Lowell.  My mother has it framed in her home.  I've told my mother there aren't a lot of family heirlooms I am interested in -- but that is the top of the list -- by far.


And so as I corresponded with this writer I wondered how I might get my father's signed comic books back.  I thought about how much it might be worth to me.  After all, my father worked in comics only briefly -- and he never worked on any major books.  Would I pay?  How much?  $50?  $100?  $500?!?!


I would be completely surprised at his response...