[Groop] Groop Where were you?

[Rick Loomis]

How do you people remember all this stuff?!?

I don't remember which was my first Groo, but I'm pretty sure it was 
one of the Pacific ones. When I was a kid (1950-60) I read all kinds 
of comics: Archie, Donald Duck, XMen, Hulk, Beetle Bailey, etc. And 
somewhere in there I found Groo. As I've grown up, there are only two 
that I still make a point to hunt down and buy: Knights of the Dinner 
Table (role-playing gamers -- hilarious) and Groo. Funny - I don't 
recall ever going into a "comic shop" when I was a kid. Most of my 
comics were bought off the rack at the grocery store or a newsstand. 
And sadly I don't remember where I found my first Groo. It may well 
have been at a game convention. I've been going to those since around 1971.
Rick Loomis
(not a pirate)


At 11:20 AM 7/7/09, you wrote:

>Date: Tue, 7 Jul 2009 11:13:05 -0700 (PDT)
>From: Larry Steller <mrgrooism at yahoo.com>
>To: Groop <groop at groo.com>
>Subject: Re: [Groop] Where were you?
>Message-ID: <157135.91431.qm at web30201.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
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>I forget the issue number, but my experience is similar to most 
>here. I was in my local comic shop sometime in 1984 or 1985 and was 
>going up to pay for my usual lot of DC's, Marvels and indies, when I 
>stopped DEAD in my tracks (I got better...).
>Hey! I recognize that style, that's that Sergio guy from MAD!
>I bought it, was instantly hooked, bought back issues like , ummm, 
>mad, and haven't stopped since! I wish I could remember the issue, 
>but it was waaaaay pre-Rufferto, pretty early on.
>Thanks, Sergio, Mark, Stan and Tom for a lifetime of wonderful silliness!
>
>-Larry "mrgrooism" Steller, Master Mendicant