50th Anniversary Party This Weekend! Howdy! I spent my morning at the awesome Food Bank of the Rockies, helping the volunteers of "Feeding Denver's Hungry" to collect 10,000+ lbs of food to distribute tomorrow to well over 1,000 of Denver's elderly, disabled, and economically disadvantaged citizens. This is a task that I undertake quite willingly, as I was myself homeless and hungry during a period of my youth, so I know quite well what it feels like to be hungry, and alone. I may be a corporate executive today, but I know from first hand experience what it is like to sleep under an Interstate bridge in the rain, and in a homeless shelter. Life is sometimes incredibly hard, and I think that it is beholden upon all of us to do what we can to help those who are in need. Chuck and the Feeding Denver's Hungry crew While my mission this morning was definitely a positive one, it still put me far behind in preparing for this Saturday's 50th anniversary party that will celebrate the earliest beginnings of Mile High Comics. It was on the first Saturday of March, 1970 that I sold my first back issue comics in a public venue to someone who was a total stranger. Prior to that momentous day I had made a few sales to classmates of mine at my school in Frankfurt, Germany, but those were just a warmup to the real deal. When Bob Conway walked up to my little stand at the Colorado Springs Antiques Fair on that winter's morning, all my research into back issue comics prices (and scarcity) and my training as a salesperson suddenly bore fruit. It was such a wonderful feeling as to be indescribable! Bob Conway Fast-forward 50 years, and Bob Conway and I are still good friends. We have grown old together, blessed to have been able to share the joys and excitements of an entire lifetime of comics fandom. We both married, got jobs, and parented children. But, all the while, we kept our closets filled with four color treasures that comforted us during those inevitable dark moments that intrude upon everyone's life. Truth be told, I would not trade my journey for any other, and it has been an honor to have Bob there at the beginning with me, and to still be able to share moments and memories with him. I wish upon everyone reading this newsletter that you have such wonderful blessings in your life, as I have had in mine. Love is love... Poker Flyer I will close today's newsletter by asking everyone who can to join us in celebrating on Saturday morning. It will mostly be an auction/ poker day, but with cake, an appearance by Bob Conway, and probably a few tears. My awesome friends from Santa Fe, Diego and Cara Romero will be in town, and will help me in providing a tour of my Pueblo Indian pottery gallery from 2:00-3:00 PM for all who are interested. Diego is a world-renowned potter from Cochiti Pueblo, and Cara is taking the Indian art world by storm with her incredibly evocative photographs. She earned the prestigious "Best of Show" award from among 1,400 artists exhibiting their works at the prestigious Santa Fe Indian Market two years ago, which is as good as it gets. They are also incredibly kind and fun people, so getting to meet them in person on Saturday is truly a treat. Diego and Cara Romero's family with Chuck and Nanette My only other bit of news is a quick reminder that our ongoing SPRING! codeword sale still allows you to purchase almost all of our ten million+ back issue comics listed on our website for 50% off of list price. Only new issues, a few variants, and our professionally-graded comics are excluded. Please enjoy these awesome savings with our sincere thanks and appreciation for your continuing support of our family-owned company. Cambridge with a Mystery Box That's it for today. I now need to go sort some more really nice comics for our new 5 lb mystery box program. We have sold over 1,000 lbs of those mystery comics in just 7 days... Happy collecting! Chuck Rozanski/Bettie Pages, President - Mile High Comics, Inc. February 27, 2020 P.S. Here are our auction lots for this Saturday: Lot #1 Lot #2 Lot #3 Lot #4 Lot #5 Lot #6 Lot #7 Lot #8 Lot #9 Lot #10 Lot #11 Lot #12 Lot #13 Lot #14 Lot #15 Lot #16 Lot #17 Lot #18 Lot #19 Lot #20 Lot #21 Lot #22 Lot #23 Lot #24 Lot #25 Lot #26 Lot #27 Lot #28 Lot #29 Lot #30 Lot #31 Lot #32 Lot #33 Lot #34 Lot #35 Lot #36 Lot #37 Lot #38 Lot #39 Lot #40 Lot #41 Lot #42 Lot #43 Lot #44 Lot #45 Lot #46 Current Newsletter