1. Harvey T "Pop" Hollinger was one of the first comic book collectors.
11 Facts About Pop Hollinger
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Pop Hollinger set up his retail and mail order shop for new and used comics in Concordia, Kansas, in the late 1930s.
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In 1905, Pop Hollinger married and in the same year enrolled at McPherson College in McPherson, Kansas.
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Pop Hollinger played football and baseball for the McPherson Bulldogs until he graduated in 1912 with a liberal arts degree.
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In 1939, Pop Hollinger transitioned to selling mainly periodicals and comic books.
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Pop Hollinger ran his used comic book store from 1939 until 1971.
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Pop Hollinger bought and sold old comic books throughout the Golden Age and Silver Age.
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Pop Hollinger entered into the comics trade through his retail store and expanded into mail order.
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Pop Hollinger's restoring attempts included using tape and staples and were primarily done to enhance the longevity of the reading experience rather than to boost the collector value.
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Pop Hollinger referred to this process as 'rebuilding' and to the comic books as 'rebuilt comics'.
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Pop Hollinger held several patents, including a Tray Dispenser, a method and apparatus for dispensing flexible trays.