THIS'LL FOLD YOU UP...

I used to have loads of Comic Book Foldees when I was a kid, but whether I ever had the full set of 44 I just can't recall.  A few months ago I decided to buy the one above (No. 3), although I could've bought the first one, but instead decided to go for Superman, who should've been No.1, don't you think?  (Newsflash - after typing the previous sentence I went straight on to eBay and purchased it - The Flash, in case you wanted to know.  I've also just bought No. 16, Saturn Girl, 'cos she's a real cosmic cutie.)

Anyway, I'll add them to this post when they arrive, but in the meantime, I thought I'd repeat the post wherein I described how I obtained a 'replacement' many years after they first on sale.  That's it below, read on...

REMEMBER COMIC BOOK FOLDEES...?  

Or FOLDEE (singular) to be precise, as I can find only one - but what a one it is.  'Twas Scots comicbook writer GRANT MORRISON who gave it to me at a comic mart in Glasgow a goodly number of years back.  I'd just purchased the first two DENNIS The MENACE books, and Grant had just bought several Foldees when we ran into one another.  We chatted away for a bit, and as he checked out his new acquisitions he noticed he had a 'doubler'.  "Do you want it?" he asked, obviously trying to ingratiate himself with me as I'm ultra-famous and everybody wants to be my pal.  (Hey, I'm writing this post so I'll tell it my way, reality be damned!)

"Sure, thanks very much!" I replied, and that's how the above Foldee came into my grateful possession.  As for Grant, I don't know what happened to him - he's likely living in abject poverty and wondering why he never made it as big as me.  However, some of us are born to greatness and some of us aren't, so he shouldn't feel bitter about his relative obscurity in comparison to myself.  Oh, here comes the nurse with a little cocktail of funny-coloured pills for me to take so I'd better wrap things up now and climb into my long-sleeved pyjamas.  I wish they'd find me an ordinary pair, because I can't scratch my @rse when it gets itchy through the night.  What we comicbook superstars have to put up with, eh?

Anyway, enjoy looking at the Foldee and remembering your childhood.  Any reminiscences you'd care to share will be most welcome in the comments section, so get typing, Criv-ites.

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