Hauntings and Heists by Dan Poblocki

Author:Dan Poblocki [Poblocki, Dan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-0-545-38861-0
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Published: 2011-03-03T16:00:00+00:00

(A ??? MYSTERY)

“How was your trip to New York?” Rosie asked Woodrow.

“It was fun,” he said. “But Sylvester ran into a little bit of trouble at the comic book show.”

Sylvester cleared his throat, as if preparing to perform. “I wouldn’t say I ran into trouble…. I would say I thwarted it. My favorite comic book is called McKenzie the Magnificent. It’s about a parlor magician who also happens to have secret superpowers. The story takes place during the Great Depression. McKenzie travels around the Dust Bowl with a medicine show, impressing and entertaining the poor people, and every now and again, vanquishing an evildoer or dastardly villain.

“Since the series started, two different people have written and drawn the books. Jerry Jones, Senior, began the series in the forties, and recently his son, Jerry Jones, Junior, took over. I like both of them equally, but the older comics are much rarer. That makes them more popular at these kinds of shows, especially if they’re signed.

“My mom and dad gave me a little bit of extra money to pay for food while I was staying with Mr. Knox, but Woodrow’s dad insisted on treating us to everything. So I ended up with some cash to spend at the comic show on Sunday. I was excited to look for one of the older McKenzie books. I thought it would be a really cool souvenir.

“The convention hall was enormous. Every aisle was packed with people. It was hard to even see what everyone was waiting in line for. But we did end up seeing some amazing stuff. Like the Marvel preview table and the DC giveaways. We saw tons of costumed avengers. Someone had even dressed up like Jabba the Hut!

“Finally, I found a vendor who was selling McKenzie issues. One copy was prominently displayed. It was super old and a little bit worn out, but I looked closer and saw a signature scrawled across the cover. It read, ‘Jerry Jones, Senior. September 25, 1950.’ I checked the price and realized I could just afford it. I had to get it, even if it was beat up—the signature made it worthwhile. I asked Woodrow and his dad, and they both agreed it was totally cool.

“But just in time, I realized that I was about to waste my money. Do you know why buying the comic would be a waste?”

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