Destruction of the Innocent. Suggestions?

[SOTIcollector]

Happy Holidays, whatever it is you celebrate. And if you don't celebrate anything, hey that's cool too. Best wishes.

 

I've ended up with a really inexpensive and incomplete copy of the first print of Seduction of the Innocent, and I've decided to do something fun with it. I'm going to destroy it.

 

I wouldn't do this with a complete first print, but I have no qualms about doing it with a first print that's already missing pages and has been re-bound.

 

First, I'll take it apart, and store individual pages of it with my collection. For example, the page that mentions Brenda Starr v2#4 I'll put inside the Mylar for my... you guessed it, Brenda Starr v2#4. And so on.

 

I haven't yet decided what to do with some of the other fun pages, like the title page. Suggestions are welcome.

 

In the end, I'll have a bunch of pages that have no comic book references at all. Any suggestions for what should be done with those? A bonfire similar to the comic book burnings of the late 40's and early 50's? Stitch them together to make a roll of toilet paper? If you have any ideas for some fun ways to destroy the remains of SOTI, please chime in.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Robot Man]

Burn it with a photo of the good doctor. Video it and post it here!

[adamstrange]

They must be placed in the fire of Mt Doom. Nothing else can destroy them.

[rjpb]

I love the idea of keeping referencing pages with comics themselves.

[EC ed]

Wallpaper one (small) wall in your house with the pages...perhaps in your home office, or comic room, etc. That would be incredible...

 

I'm serious...check this out: http://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/224498/list/diy-project-vintage-book-wallpaper

[catrick339]

Wrap individual pages tightly, save until summer, then dip a couple in vegetable oil and use them to light the charcoal every time you grill out.

[Jayman]

Return the unused portion back to the library with a note saying "Sorry I'm late!"

[SOTIcollector]

So many great suggestions. I love the wallpaper idea, but it's just not feasible in our current house. It sounds like the winner is some sort of death by fire. I'll definitely take pics & post.

[Hamlet]

Toilet paper, baby!

[jimbo_707]

You and your wife could papier-mâché one another with the pages and then have demolishing one another’s body casts.

[drotto]

I want to use it as a guide as to which comics to purchase!!! If a book is referenced or better yet has pictures used as evidence, I want the issue.

[catrick339]

You could always go "Bassomatic", go grab a four buck blender at the Goodwill and set it to puree...

 

[KirbyJack]

Wrap next years Secret Santa gift in 'em.

[SOTIcollector]

I finally made time for phase one of the destruction: Disassembling a copy of Seduction of the Innocent.

 

More photos to come.

 

 

 

 

 

[KirbyJack]

Tease.

[SOTIcollector]

Take that, Dr. Wertham...

 

 

 

 

[SOTIcollector]

 

 

 

[SOTIcollector]

After disassembly, the first step is to pull out the pages with comic book references and store them with the world's only complete collection of SOTI books.

 

[sfcityduck]

After disassembly, the first step is to pull out the pages with comic book references and store them with the world's only complete collection of SOTI books.

 

Is it boasting if it's true!?!

[Doohickamabob]

I like where this is heading...