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 Thursday, September 20, 2007
Tip of the Topper to 'Toon Tumblers
Posted by maggie

So I was at Brent's desk, looking over his shoulder at the layouts for my article on Marvel's Barbie & Baby Sister Kelly (betcha don't know the details on this one, unless you hung out with Jack Mallette at Wizard World Chicago), when we hear a sort of "bling!" noise.

What th --

And we turn to discover that my Ghost Rider 'Toon Tumbler New York Comic-Con 2007 Exclusive has, well, tumbled from a shelf about four feet up onto the floor. Understand that the floor is covered with low-pile carpet. But yikes!

And I picked up the glass and found it completely undamaged!

I've hesitated in the past about buying these at conventions -- just because the idea of transporting glassware home in my luggage seemed to verge on recklessness. But the Gwen Stacy 'Toon Tumbler I got at the Baltimore show made it in my suitcase, simply wrapped in clothing -- and Ghost Rider made it unprotected in a four-foot drop onto the floor. Pretty sturdy, I'd say.






9/20/2007 3:50:03 PM (Central Daylight Time, UTC-05:00)  #  Comments [0]