disc@houxz.UUCP (08/19/83)
This story appeared in USA TODAY paper today, and I thought it
of general interest to the group:
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***MYSTERY BOY BASED TALE ON COMICS HERO***
The 16-year-old boy said he was Raven Darkholme and wove a
mysterious tale that captivated Fort Lauderdale, Fla. police
for three weeks.
Thursday, the mystery began to be solved.
The boy made up the story, basing it on a popular Marvel Comics
series called "X-Men." The name of the evil character in the
series: Raven Darkholme.
"It's such a strange story," said police officer Diana Morrissette.
"He has a look of innocence about him, but he's very intelligent,
nothing gets past him."
The boy was still maintaining Thursday that he is Raven Darkholme.
"It's just a coincidence," that the name is the same as the comic
book character, he told police.
The truth came to light after the youth repeatedly requested comic
books--and Don Lindich, a 16-year-old comics fan called police after
recognizing the similarity between X-Men and the youth's story.
Police began reading the comic books and interviewed comics expert
Philip Perry. He confirmed that much of Darkholme's tale parallels
the story line of the X-Men.
Police still have no leads on the identity of the boy or why he
fabricated the tale.
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Could be...After all, Raven Darkholme IS a shape changer...
Anyone know where we can get in touch with Rogue (or maybe
even Nightcrawler) for a positive identification?
SJBerry