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Comic book lovers, artists gather at ‘Comic Con’
■ CONVENTION Local
dealers and even a card
board Pamela Anderson
were on hand
By EHMtwth Forsythe
13# fttofcsir!mr
The Portland fhmk Conrm*
lion look plat a March 3. al the
Memorial Coliseum'* Exhibit
Hall
The Comic Con. as thorn* in the
know tall it. is a huge, crowded
fdace filled with vendors from
oral store* all hawking their
ware* Hundred* al devotee* mill
around, looking for the greatest
tleai. the rarest comic. at perhaps
just the right contacts
(hallo* Matter, a Eugene tOffi
k l**>k artist who previously had
a daily strip published in the
Emendd. was signing autographs
and selling his own comic.
Thoughtful Man,
He said hi* la«t show was in
Eugene, but was slow compared
to the one in Portland "The
Eugene show was our first We
had nothing to compete it to. but
from the people we‘v« met up
here, we've already doubled our
business "
His wife. Sherri, agrees "A*
small as we are. it's going really
well." site said
Comic book collector* attend
tng the convention could find
f uMar fx
Vendor* at the Portland Comic Book Convention, which took piece
March J. eotd anything from vintage Archie comica to Jihad roie-ptey
ing card* to collector* from an over th* *tat*
anything man am *«rtt Anrhie and
X Men oonin to comic* (mm iIm
1970* and 1980* Star War* and
Star Tnsi Agumi and regalia mw
alto up for tala, at wall a* ntovt*
paraphamalia. rol* playing garnm
and (port* card*
PHca* rangad (mm St 5 for a
n**ar mint c ondition Superman
txrmk. bom ih« 1«S0* io boxa* id
50 cant “gam*" which c.TOwdad
undar tha tablat. Thata boxn
confainad tpactal "dual*” for
ihota looking for Teen Titan*
from tha 1980* or John Byron
drawn Fantastic Four*
Collector* btliava thaw* dual*
make (ha Comic Cam worthwhile,
and for the pal rent, discerning for
ager. they can be found in almost
every category
The reason for the great prices '
Many vendor* use the Gtrtifc Con
a* a mean* of getting rid of their
overstock
If a vendor happen* to have too
much of a particular Item, the
[trices can he reek bottom. At one
table a bo* of fyhad. a role-play
mg card game, was $50. while the
same card* could be found at
another table few half the price.
There were also several movie
display* fmew films such as Pulp
fiction and Spent*, and even a
it ft* uir cutout of Pamela AndCT
son of Hwmttch Mike Duffield
a vendor, said. Wa ve been
telling everyone that the* for
sate, but everyone's like. Mv wtte
will kill me!'"
Alan Frit*. 13. said that the
Portland show was munt fun than
similar show* he has attended at
places tike the Portland Expo
(tentin’. 'It's easier to get around
here." he said.
Alan had a large number of
Overpower playing cards he
bought with Christmas money
saved specifically for the con
vnntion. “I*v* been waiting for
this for a while." he said
( hie of the tew girts «t the show
Maureen Sander, was looking for
one of her favorite teams. Power
Par k, from the comic book of the
same name "I’ve read comic
books since I was about seven or
eight I brought a list [of comics
I wanij with me." she said
Debra Stansbury. secretary for
the Science Fiction Museum, a
traveling museum of collectible*
said that there are not mam
women interested in cnmfc books
but she likes collecting them
because. "It gives me something
to talk about with men. A lot of
women just don't understand."
The next Comic Convention
will take place June 23. in Port
land.
Association destroys womens stereotypes, challenges traditions
■ AWAMtNtss Speakers discussed
crvil rights, medical leave,
reproductive choices, discrimination
and harassment
By Elisabeth Forsyth*
tvmmn * Hmfumtm
Th* American AitodiKon of University
WootMt met March «, at the Eugene Hotel lo
ditto** how women * role* have changed
over ihe paid century
Th# women welcomed newc omer* and
guetl*. especially the younger people
'We don't quit# think of ourtelve* *»
decrepit, but if you're very young, we uem
very old.” said Peg Emery. a membership to
chairperson
Ttw topic.» at ihe mertmg w ere anything trut
old The auociation *aid it hope* to rate#
awarecuw* shout fwoblum* of pwnkular lmptu
tarn* to professional women Th* most tuucte
of the*# U»ue» h ecjuality in the work force
Speaker* at the meeting explained how tba
AAt 'W i» working to dartroy negative stereo
tyj** that have plagued women few voar* Th*
group challenged the myth* “W# all know
woman's twain* are bmp*., ally inferior ' and
You don't need thi* job, so we're giving it to
a man with a fatuity ”
Th# AAUW was founded in 1R85 to •up
port th* notion that women shmdd he allowed
to go to college Back then, the notion wn
considered a pike and impossible Now the
AAUW i« active in working with modern
issues like civil rights, family and medical
leave, reproductive choice*, sexual diacrim
lnation and harassment
In addition to its political gals tin* AAUW
*atd it want* to organ ire University women
and to provide a social forum for ihntn It ha*
internet group* ranging from book* to bridge
and from oinking to travel
h year, member* of the association lake
a bed and breakfast tour. Highlight* of the
lour include pre*er«tation» to the group by
special guest* like artist*, writers and quilt
Ing club* at each bed and breakfast Member*
sell tic kn* for this event to fund their Ola
Low Fellowship. • pant ofsi son to a female
University graduate student
June Hole*, another membership co chair
person. said women have greater difficulty
obtaining money for graduate school than
mem She said she hope* the grant will enable
young women to have an equal opportunity
to attend graduate school
In the latter part of the meeting, discussion
bssder* Ruth Nelson and Mima Spencer talked
about the change in women’s ruins in society
Women » work ordinarily ha* bean bear
tng and raising children." Nelson said Every
ihtng else had in work around that."
Thi* is no longer the only option far women
in the workforce
"(The AAt W i*| interested m how dtanges
for women have altered their hopes, aspira
tion* and particularly |their| expectations."
said Nelson
Both discussion leaders praised modern
machines for lifting the burden of housework
from women and freeing up more time and |
energy for women to pursue their goals.
Speaker Gayle Townsend Whitman said
some women still opt for the security of a hu»
band and family despite advances in the
women’s liberation movement "Women
defeat themselves because we are afraid to
step out (of our traditional roles)." Townsend
Whitman said.
Women have overcome the time when it
was considered wrong to work but now face
the attitude that it is wrong mg to work. Some
women who assumed they would be prole*
sumals now struggle with the desire or n«:m
sity to stay at home with their children
1 he speakers emphasized the need for
women to compartmentalise their profe
slonal and personal lives
Y ou’re not giving up by choosing one or
the other." Boles said
A yearly membership to the Eugene branch
of the AAUW costs $52. The fee for student
affiliate* is $20. For more information, con
tact June Boles at 404 0019 or Feu Emery at
344-4321
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