quote:Originally posted by Tom Fatsi: BTW, I just reread my post and am mortified that I used "know" where I should've used "no" in the last sentence. I'm usually much more careful. I suspect I was just overwhelmed by all the bells and whistles on this site. What can I say? The 30th century can be a scary place.
You can edit your post.
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From: Boston | Registered: Aug 2003
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Welcome, Tom. Thanks for being such a sport about all this.
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From: The Stasis Zone | Registered: Jul 2003
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quote:Originally posted by Jerry: This may well be Legion World's finest moment.
This is without a doubt Legion World's finest moment! You are a star Rhino!
Welcome to Legion World, Tom!
I can't believe how this worked out too - what are the chances that Rhino would have a friend who is friends with the one and only Thomas Fatsi whom we've been obsessing over these last few years!?! Miracles do happen.
And so cool of you to sign up here rather than quickly changing your name and moving house, Tom.
More questions for the biggest name in Legion fandom -
* Is this a story you're going to be laughing about with all your friends for many years to come? * Who were your least favourite Legionnaires? * Do you have a favourite story? * How excited were you when you got your letter published? * What made you quit the Legion? And comics? * Colossal Boy... is my favourite Legionnaire. Please say something nice about him.
Go Legion!
From: Australia | Registered: Dec 2003
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I'm back, all. I hope I don't disappoint you but comics didn't really follow me into adulthood. I tried to get back to them a couple times in my early 20's but it didn't take. Not only that, but I really wasn't much of a Legion fan. I bought it for awhile, because I bought all the DC superhero stuff at the time (and ONLY DC), but it wasn't really my favorite. That distinction was reserved for Batman (and family).
Oddly enough, I had just returned from picking up my old comics from my parents' house where they've been stored in the attic when I got Rhino's message. AND, I found that LEGION issue. Most of them are from the mid- to late '70's. But I have a few random ones from '84 & '87. I might throw some names out to you to see if you can tell me what they are and if they've survived. A lot of these characters and series I don't know.
From: New York, NY | Registered: May 2010
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Tom, aside from Rhino and LW, was there any other bizarre or unusual outcome from having a letter published?
I had several published (including two in Legion comics), and the strangest thing that happened was that some guy from California tracked down my phone number, called me up in Missouri, and chatted with me for about an hour concerning my letter and my interest in comics. He was polite enough, but, after that, I started requesting that editors not publish my street address.
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From: The Stasis Zone | Registered: Jul 2003
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This was the only bizarre thing that happened regarding that letter. That was the only letter that I ever wrote to a comic. I can't remember much about it. I'm sure I was thrilled at the time. I do remember specifically putting my address after my name at the bottom of the letter because that's how they were printed. I remember specifically deciding to do that.
BTW, as I said I just brought back all my comics from my parents' attic and I've just spent all day organizing them. As far as Legion goes, I've basically got a bunch of Superboy/Legion starting with #221 and going through #257, and then Legion of Super-Heroes #42 & #43.
From: New York, NY | Registered: May 2010
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quote:Originally posted by Tom Fatsi: BTW, as I said I just brought back all my comics from my parents' attic and I've just spent all day organizing them. As far as Legion goes, I've basically got a bunch of Superboy/Legion starting with #221 and going through #257, and then Legion of Super-Heroes #42 & #43.
Wow! That Superboy/LSH run you have constitutes the bulk of the stories I'm missing from my Legion collection. Weird, huh?
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From: The Underbelly of Society | Registered: Jul 2003
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quote:Originally posted by He Who Wanders:
I had several published (including two in Legion comics), and the strangest thing that happened was that some guy from California tracked down my phone number, called me up in Missouri, and chatted with me for about an hour concerning my letter and my interest in comics. He was polite enough, but, after that, I started requesting that editors not publish my street address.
I used to get letters from guys in jail who wanted pen pals. That was... awkward. I always wondered whether they knew they were writing to an adolescent/teenager or not.
Those were the days.
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