I have a true story for you. 8 years ago I managed to get into contact with a friend who knew a guy who had some older pinbacks. I bought the collection, which I later sold 3 years later and ended up using the money to take a massive trip all around Florida, which I had always wanted to do. (I made, literally, thousands off of the sale. It was quite the profit..they were apparently that rare).
Included with the pins he had sent an old business card that he personally signed. It showed that he worked for Marvel Comics back in 1982, but I really didn't bother thinking anything of it, and just stuffed the business card in my wallet, which I just now removed.
Why did I remove it? Because I researched who it actually was.
Andrew Yanchus was the colorist for a lot of panels in Marvel Comic books in the 70s-80s, but actually started a few part-time freelance coloring jobs in the early 60s. His first two works were, actually, Amazing Fantasy #15 and Amazing Spider-Man #1 according to the research I was able to locate. These were, actually, the first and second appearances of Spider-Man.
So, needless to say, this guy is pretty much iconic in the world of pop culture since he helped to create two of the most influential comic books in history, and I was carrying around a signed early business card of his that I was given for 8 years and didn't even know who he was. Funny.
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