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Comic Encounters opens in Ter- Gerry and Ellanore are pleased at
race next week, thanks to the hard the great interest expressed in the
‘work of owners Ellanore Tumer store. Through drop-ins and word
- and Gerry Mattson since February of mouth, they know there are a
of this year. This mother-son en- lot of collectors. Star Trek, science
deavour has evolved as a result of fiction and fantasy fans abound
Gerry’s enjoyment of and interest and "they know what they want,”
in collecting comics and sports says Ellanore emphatically. Both
cards over the past 12 years. Two Ellanore and Gerry are open to the
years ago he moved to Terrace needs of their customers. They will
from the west Kootenays, where watch for reactions and sugges-
comic collecting was very popular. tions and adjust their 20,000-item
Gerry worked in a similar business product lines accordingly. They'll
in Trail. "There’s nothing like itin also carry T-shirts featuring comic
Terrace," says Gerry. art, movie and rock themes.
Comic Encounters, located inthe — The logo of Comic Encounters is
old Sears Mall on Lazelle, will Spiderman by Marvel Comics,
specialize in comics for collectors, with permission. "Trimline did a
role playing and board games, wonderful job of the sign and the
sports and other collector cards, Spiderman figure,” say Gerry and
and new and used books. The new Ellanore.
books are mainly science fiction The business is just awaiting

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Verne Ferguson and the staff of Terrace Realty World were presented with a commemorative
cup for having the highest sales volume per person of any of the real giant's agencies in B.C.
Garth Robertson of the company’s head office in Burnaby came to Terrace to make the
presentation at a Realty World seminar held in the Northern Motor inn Aug. 29.

and fantasy. The used ones, some
dating back to 1872, come from an
auction house in Vancouver.

The name of the business is a
parody on Cosmic Encounters, a
challenging board game, and also
an insight into the philosophy of
the store. Gerry explains, "We
want people to enjoy the atmos-
phere and the fun of the collection

their comic shelves from
Vancouver and then they'll be
open for business on Sept. 9, with
Gerry, Eltanore, Gerry’s younger
brother (the sports card expert) and
two other good friends offering
service. A grand opening will
happen some time closer to
Hallowe’en, with innovative
"comic" ideas for alternate hand-

as much as we do. Nothing in our outs to trick-or-treaters.

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