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Sarah Trimpe shares pic/story of father gifting Hulk 180 OA
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SpideyFein

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Herb was the first artist to give me the time of day, and speak to me like a normal person. I of course was star struck, my blood was pumping, and at the same time blown away by his humbleness. When I think of Herb, his love, kind nature, and generosity I smile. We miss you Mr. Trimpe! God bless. 

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seanfingh

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Herb Trimpe was simply awesome.  He was one of the first Bronze artists that I ever interacted with as a witness for SS - (this is before they were referred to as CAWs) :smile:

One of the last times I saw him, I had 12 or 15 things for him to sign, which he did with a sense of exuberance and joy for collecting rarely seen before or since.  The last item was a beat up Hulk 181 that had a huge "2 C" written in marker at the top.  The person who owned the book asked if I could get Herb to turn the "2 C" into a Wolverine sketch. I was pretty reticent to ask him because it seemed so dorky, but when I did, his eyes lit up, he thought it was hilarious, and he furiously began trying to figure out what he was going to do.  So I sat with him for 10 or 12 minutes while he used a pencil on a backing board to figure out what he could do, just talking and yukking it up.    He finally finished it, and it looked about as good as it could considering he was converting a "2 C" in to a comic image.  It was such a fun interaction and it exemplified the friendliness and genuine affinity that Herb had for comic fans.

I think the book might have belonged to  @Chuck Gower

Chuck, if you can, and if my memory is correct, please post a picture of that book. It will make my day. 

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Herb was the BEST!  He and Patricia always greeted my wife and I like we were old family friends despite only seeing them a few days each year.  We'd hang out and talk with them a lot during shows and I got to see Herb interact with fans of all ages.  Herb had very reasonable prices for convention sketches for his fans and they seemed to always be in-demand, but it was always a treat to watch him work when a young kid would come up to him.  Many had no idea who he was or his contributions to the medium, they were just going around and getting sketches from different artists.  He always made the kids feel super welcome and I never once saw him accept any money from the kids or the parents for these.  Such a class act.

Herb was great.  We miss him very much!  Thanks for sharing this story.

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I saw this post within the first few minutes of it being posted and I was literally awe struck like a deer in head lights. I began to type something out, and then thought, my God I don't want Sarah Trimpe to think I'm some middle-aged dork. So I cancelled all the text, took a screenshot and came to post it here. I eventually wrote something shorter, but I'm glad I shared it here because after reading some of these great stories, I realized I'm in good company! :foryou:

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