John Hitchcock
John Hitchcock
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When I was a kid, there were no comic shops anywhere, ... I used to walk all over downtown Greensboro with the money from my paper route, going from the newsstands to the drugstores and hotels, looking for comics. I used to dream that just around the next corner I would find a store that sold nothing but comics.
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Murphy gave us Eisner's phone number, but we were all afraid to call, ... I was afraid too, but I figure when you've got a little Southern twang and sound like you're from Mayberry you can do anything. So I called him up and it turned out he was the sweetest guy in the world. He said he'd love to do it.
afraid figure gave guy love murphy phone sound southern sweetest turned twang
Murphy gave us Eisner's phone number, but we were all afraid to call. I was afraid too, but I figure when you've got a little Southern twang and sound like you're from Mayberry you can do anything. So I called him up and it turned out he was the sweetest guy in the world. He said he'd love to do it.
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Anderson encouraged us to do another one. He said that we should get Will Eisner for the next year.
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For me, it still has that element of Christmas. I can't wait to see what's coming out next, all the new stuff.
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I had been working for Acme for six years. After a while, you realize you're just drawing a paycheck, and I felt like, 'If you're going to do something, you might as well really do it.' So, I opened my own store.
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My whole life has been comics, and this store has really been my dream all of my life. Because of it, I've gotten to meet all of my heroes.
comic corner downtown dream looking money next paper shops sold store walk
When I was a kid, there were no comic shops anywhere. I used to walk all over downtown Greensboro with the money from my paper route, going from the newsstands to the drugstores and hotels, looking for comics. I used to dream that just around the next corner I would find a store that sold nothing but comics.
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