tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252129938551938631.post2710899048494959789..comments2024-03-25T22:28:29.238-04:00Comments on Tony Isabella's Bloggy Thing: DISCOVERIES AND ADVENTURESTony Isabellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07356415470545816484noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252129938551938631.post-40794767920039071922011-09-04T15:36:06.238-04:002011-09-04T15:36:06.238-04:00I would like to vote yes on posting the scans as w...I would like to vote yes on posting the scans as well, and I look forward to tomorrow.Justinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06039016483714441800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252129938551938631.post-32702835532008991142011-09-04T08:55:17.930-04:002011-09-04T08:55:17.930-04:00The NEB's problems were there from the start. ...The NEB's problems were there from the start. For one thing, I should have never had more than a minor board position. I only agreed to be on the board because I was promised by Tim Gorman and Alan Hills that we would have some local movers and shakers on the board. They never delivered on that, probably because anyone with any sense would have booted them early on. More than anyone else, those two are responsible for the failure of the organization. Followed by those of us who took too long to recognize them for what they were. <br /><br />I only became president of NEB (just before the Expo) because Gorman had made deals he had no authority to make and my taking over his position was a way of avoid lawsuits. As I recall, DC practically insisted I step up and take the job.<br /><br />Sadly, the special Superman comic book was never published, though some stories were completed. It was meant to be a permanent sales item in the never-realized Siegel and Shuster Museum.<br /><br />Over two decades later, it's still painful for me to think about NEB. I lost over $50,000 in merchandise and other considerations that the organization never paid me for. A good friend of mine lost just as much. <br /><br />I and the other trustees were dragged through the mud by the Plain Dealer, which protected the well-connected Tim Gorman and Alan Hills. The paper even published my store's phone number, leading to months of angry people calling me as my own business was failing. Many of these were people seeking to collect for services I had been told were donations.<br /><br />I was a new father with a failing business (due in part to my NEB association) and all of this was dumped on me as well.<br /><br />Not happy times...and they still hurt. Just recently, for example, I got confirmation of something I always suspected...that Gorman helped someone steal tens of thousands of dollars of Superman merchandise and memorabilia at the end of the Expo. The thief now brags about it. <br /><br />Sorry to go on this long. Someday, when I can stomach it, I'll tell the whole NEB story.Tony Isabellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07356415470545816484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252129938551938631.post-70625088138182282762011-09-04T08:48:13.620-04:002011-09-04T08:48:13.620-04:00I'll add my voice to the request to see the An...I'll add my voice to the request to see the Ant-Man story, and hear about your thoughts and experiences doing it, and working with Steve Ditko.Jonathan Andrew Sheenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13533106584138186704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252129938551938631.post-45933034427047242142011-09-04T08:39:49.301-04:002011-09-04T08:39:49.301-04:00The NEB's had it's good intentions, just s...The NEB's had it's good intentions, just some of the people on board should have jumped ship, and let others take over.<br /> What ever happened to the special Superman comic that was going to be produced? I recall seeing some of the art and well as part of the 1940's Sperman and the Great Cleveland Fire reprint?DOMA275458https://www.blogger.com/profile/07430288681777248281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252129938551938631.post-64156377849228132712011-09-04T08:33:12.538-04:002011-09-04T08:33:12.538-04:00Would like to see the Ant-Man story as well as the...Would like to see the Ant-Man story as well as the old pitch stories!DOMA275458https://www.blogger.com/profile/07430288681777248281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252129938551938631.post-42869155030361527772011-09-04T08:19:24.120-04:002011-09-04T08:19:24.120-04:00Make sure that you post a link to those eBay aucti...Make sure that you post a link to those eBay auctions - some of that stuff is pure gold for people like me.Daniel Besthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10709668308904142615noreply@blogger.com