We soon found ourselves in front of Sventa Claus! Among her many creations she’s made a Svengoolie Christmas Tree and, most recently, a Svengoolie mailbox! Angela is a treasure trove of Svengoolie info and I am hoping she will share some of her great Son of Svengoolie/Svengoolie pictures and memories with us here! She’s also a crafty sort of a gal and Sven fans who watch the Mail segments have, no doubt, seem some of her handiwork. While waiting in the front of the store (back of the line), in walked two familiar faces! Ron and Angela Urban have been long-time Svengoolie fans and I had the privilege of meeting them at DAYS OF THE DEAD back in early July. ![]() As I walked into the store, I noticed a line had already formed. This is one of the few instances where Svengoolie makes an appearance without his assistant, Jim Roche. I arrived at the store just before his arrival. Later, Sven would also start collecting Marvel Comic titles such as Daredevil and Captain America! In fact, he boasts some impressive issues in his collection such as first appearances of Detective Comics (DC) Batgirl and Poison Ivy! Svengoolie, as it turns out, is no stranger to comic collecting either. My favorite of all, of course, was ROM: Spaceknight which I featured HERE. For the next 15 years I was an avid reader of Spider-Man, The Uncanny X-Men, X-Force, The Mighty Avengers, Iron Man, and Captain America. Back in the early 1980’s, when Spider-Man got his new set of black, alien duds (via the awesome SECRET WARS limited series) I got hooked on Marvel Comics. With 15 long boxes of comic books currently in my basement, it had been a long time since I’d been a collector. Regina Lukes shows off her old Son of Svengoolie autograph! ![]() National Horror Host, Svengoolie, made his annual holiday appearance at the “ Comic Collector” in North Riverside, Illinois this past Friday and marked the occasion with an ALL-NEW Sventa Claus suit! The Comic Collector has been a popular location for many Chicagoans to get their comic book fix for over a quarter of a century and its owners, Rich and Regina Lukes, have been Svengoolie fans for just as long!
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