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The Nick Cage comic theft

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nearmint

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Not sure why your so down on this movie as the effects look pretty cool as does the Rider? If nothing else it should be enjoyable to watch and the storyline is decent.

 

Given his track record, until Mark Steven Johnson delivers a movie that isn't complete and utter garbage, I think Jim's skepticism is completely warranted and appropriate. thumbsup2.gif

 

Found this on IMDB. This guy saw the movie last week...

 

"I saw it last night...and it was awesome. Seriously, wasn't expecting to have such a good time with it after all the internet person_without_enough_empathying. It's a straight on popcorn flick, unabashedly pure fun. Was nice to see something like that after all of the recent academy flicks. Nicolas Cage is back in a big way. He goes totally mental when he changes into the Ghost Rider -- you have to see it! Screaming and laughing while his skin is exploding and burning, it's intense (surprisingly so for a PG13). Sam Elliott is one of my favorite actors and he does an awesome job as well. And Wes BEntley (where has he been?) shows that he remains one of the best actors of his generation. Eva Mendes is hot!!!!! There were so many huge set pieces here -- the biggest one would be a spoiler so I won't give it. But the final fight is awesome, reminded me of Raiders of the Lost Ark with the spirits flying all over the place. Warning to kids thought -- it's scary at times. Pay attention to the rating!"

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I'm probably a little late on the bad movie list but I hope none of you have ever seen 'Vapmires Kiss".

 

God I wish we never went to see that. I wish I could contact him and ask for my money (actually time) back for that 893censored-thumb.gif

 

The whole movie is about him believing he's a Vampire. It was do badddddd it makes all his other movies look good. The highlight of the day was wathing one of those huge double blade helicopters landing in an empty lot next to the theatre in downtown Chicago.

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The Wicker Man was one of last year's worst movies...

 

Jim

One of the worst movies ever.

 

But the original Wicker man is one of the best movies of all time! :cloud9:

 

Christopher Lee at his best! (thumbs u

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In 2000, Nicolas Cage called me, slightly frantic and quite upset that 3 comic books had been stolen from his house in Los Angeles. I asked him if the police had been contacted and he informed me that they had not. I immediately placed a call to the L.A. police who arrived on the scene within 20 minutes.

 

Here are the facts:

3 books- A VF Action Comics #1 (unrestored), a VF Detective #27 (unrestored except for a tiny sealed tear on the back cover/sold in the 1992 Sotheby's auction) and a 3rd book that I will not disclose for the time being, were missing. These books had been placed in high security frames on a wall. Those frames were now empty. However, it was nearly impossible to pinpoint exactly when the potential theft occurred. Mr. Cage had a party at his house the week before. It could have happened then. It is also possible that it had could have happened prior to the party. There was no way to know for sure.

 

A number of household employees were interviewed about the theft. Unfortunately, nothing of substance had come from those interviews.

 

Several weeks later, I spent a number of hours combing through the house in the hope that the books were somehow still in the house. Misplaced? Hidden by a thief in an out of the way location with the notion of retrieving them at a later date. I came up empty. The books had fallen off the face of the earth.

 

In, 2000, I had spent considerable time quietly contacting comic book stores in the L.A. area in the hope that the books would be sold for some quick cash. Several days after the initial report of the theft, a store owner in the L.A. area informed me that he had recently received a phone call requesting pricing information for Action #1 and Detective #27. I was very hopeful that this tip would lead to a potential recovery of the stolen books but unfortunately, the store owner received no further phone calls. However, I was not discouraged in that I knew that the books were out there – somewhere.

 

Several months later, there was a another break. On ebay, I spotted an auction for the D copy of Marvel Mystery #71 in a CGC holder. The same Marvel #71 that I had sold to Cage two years earlier. I contacted Nick abouthe book but unfortunately he was out of the country at the time. I emailed the ebay seller with questions regarding the book but received no response. One week later, I found out that a good friend of mine had purchased the Marvel #71 from the seller on ebay. That transaction had been done in person and was completed in cash. Thankfully, I was able to secure the name and address of the ebay seller. Left a phone message for the seller and again,did not receive a response.

 

And indeed, it turned out that Nick's Marvel #71 was missing. With the Action #1 and Detective #27 in the spotlight, the fact that the Marvel #71 was missing had just been overlooked. Why someone would also take the #71 is anybody's guess.

 

I handed over the information to Nick's people who assured me that they would take it from there. To be honest, I feel they dropped the ball. For some reason, they did not want to get the police involved. They contacted the seller of the Marvel #71, a person living in CT, and received a legal letter in return claiming harassment. Because they could not connect the person in CT to a person who had access to Nick's house, they just seemed to let the matter drop. It was infuriating for me to watch all this transpire, but at the end of the day it was not my book and it was not my investigation.

 

The loss of the books was upsetting to Nicolas Cage. Extremely upsetting. And it was something that he has never gotten over.

 

It was my opinion that the person who sold the Marvel #71 had information about the Action #1 and Detective #27. If I had any doubt about this, that doubt ended when I found out the following: The seller of the Marvel #71, the same person who submitted the book to CGC, the same person whom I had contacted with "questions", apparently franticly contacted CGC, asking questions about their confidentiality policies. Fearful that they would release his name to "outside parties". This occurred shortly after I had had left my first message with CT ebay seller.

 

I had not released the information earlier in the hope that these books would "somehow" find their way back on to the comic book market. A thief, unaware that the books had been reported stolen might try to sell them looking for a quick payday. I am now taking a different tactic in the hopes that someone out there "knows something."

 

If someone reading this thread feels that they have information regarding these stolen books, I ask you that you PM me. Do not post that information. All tips will be kept completely

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Stephen

 

I know this is an old thread.and I do not really expect a response - but just out of curiosity - why did Nicholas Cage call Metropolis ? Is he so rich that he even needs a third party to call the police to report a theft ?

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oakman29

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Because Metropolis was the company that provided the books for Mr. Cage,He thought that there might be a way to find the books via the comic community.The police don't frequent the internet like say a comic book geek stumbling across an Action #1 for sale.

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Because Metropolis was the company that provided the books for Mr. Cage,He thought that there might be a way to find the books via the comic community.The police don't frequent the internet like say a comic book geek stumbling across an Action #1 for sale.

 

I understand Nicholas calling Metropolis but why not ALSO the police? And why is not Mr. Cage searching his own house?

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Because Metropolis was the company that provided the books for Mr. Cage,He thought that there might be a way to find the books via the comic community.The police don't frequent the internet like say a comic book geek stumbling across an Action #1 for sale.

 

I understand Nicholas calling Metropolis but why not ALSO the police? And why is not Mr. Cage searching his own house?

 

They did call the police.Why would Mr. Cage look around his house for the comics?They were in a protective frame hanging on the wall,you think maybe he would just take them out of the frame to read in the bathroom? :makepoint:

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Because Metropolis was the company that provided the books for Mr. Cage,He thought that there might be a way to find the books via the comic community.The police don't frequent the internet like say a comic book geek stumbling across an Action #1 for sale.

 

I understand Nicholas calling Metropolis but why not ALSO the police? And why is not Mr. Cage searching his own house?

 

They did call the police.Why would Mr. Cage look around his house for the comics?They were in a protective frame hanging on the wall,you think maybe he would just take them out of the frame to read in the bathroom? :makepoint:

 

Re-read the original post from Stephen. THEY did not call the police. Stephen did. And Stephen searched the house too. :slapfight:

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Buzzetta

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Was just watching Jay Leno's garage...

 

He makes mention that he was at a party at Cage's house and he had the comic on the wall in a frame. By the time the party was over, someone had stolen the Action 1. Leno mentions to Zac Snyder that it disappeared for about twenty years.

 

Thought I would mention it somewhere... why not here.

 

 

 

Jay Leno's Garage: Season 2 Episode 2.

 

He also drives the Blues Mobile with Aykroyd

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