The First Issue 12, Pages 21 and 22 (Crossgen)

Funny story on this. Back in late December of 2022 Rob Hunter ran an auction for this double-page splash on E-Bay, which obviously I won. Shortly after I won I had to go on a trio, which was to have me away from home for about two weeks. Then things happened, and I found myself away from home for about two months.

I get back home and am confused by this giant package waiting for me. Given everything I’d had to deal with over the proceeding weeks I’d managed to forget I’d won the auction.

Here’s where it gets funny. I open the package, and in addition to the art there was a pile of signed comics, and a note from Rob. Turned out he’d forgotten to send the art and felt bad, and sent the signed comics as an apology.

Well, I felt bad that he felt bad, what with me having been so busy I forgot I won the page, much less notice a delay in being shipped. So I wrote him an apology e-mail. I never heard back, and I always wondered if he read it.

Hopefully we’re cool.