If you would like to make a donation of comic books, please read. By donating books to the soldiers and veterans of our country, provide them a chance to escape during downtime or to educate themselves. Joint base mcguiredixlakehurst in a comic book, every issue has the hero challenged by an enemy and trying to rise above the challenge. In this file image, a customer tacks a comic book from the display rack at the new dimensions comics store in cranberry, pa. He collected them mostly through donations at comic book shows but. A 10yearold comic book aficionado is sharing his passion with the military. You will see all five military branches listed and you will then see a long list of requests. The comics must be in decent condition and may be dropped off at any of our book donation locations click on the book dropoffice locations at the top of the page for locations. Organizations such as books for soldiers and operation paperback provide gently used, donated copies of books for activeduty military, veterans, military families and patients at va hospitals. Popular original cover art and comic artist drawing donations. Sending comic books to our american heroes serving overseas. Donate comic books from the platinum age, golden age, silver age, bronze age, or modern age to charity and take back some closet space.
Jawiin comic drive is trying to send 22000 comics to the troops overseas by nov 30. How to donate books to soldiers and veterans bizfluent. Unfollow comic book toy soldiers to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Donations should not be left with the books, but can be made out and sent to books for troops, 152 oak brook commons, clifton park, ny 12065.
That month, in a comic book boldly named after him, captain america dramatically leaped into action on the cover, delivering a knockout punch to adolf hitlers jaw. Jun 21, 2018 how to get people to donate their old, unwanted comic books. Boy, 10, donates thousands of comic books to military base associated press fort dix, n. And for every comic book dropped off to a collectors paradise location, the store will match the donation with an equal number of comic books. Hours of entertainment and escape are an email away. Donate your old comics to soldiers overseas and help a good. Operation gratitude is aiming to send 15,000 comic books to u. If you are donating large numbers of books, please consider a postage donation as well. His comic also featured the character access and highlights his adventures in between the four issues of the miniseries dc vs.
Some soldiers request specific books or types of books, but most just ask for anything. Donate your comics to soldiers with the jawiin comic drive. With books for soldiers, you can create care packages with your used books and send them to deployed soldiers overseas. They accept not only comic books but other things as well like star wars collectibles, and vintage. In observance of memorial day, and the thousands of soldiers who have sacrificed their lives defending the united states, is honoring the.
You wont have anything to show for it, for quite a while depending on when you donated your comics. We will find your books appreciative new homes, and 100% of the funds raised will go to the san diego public library. If you want to donate comics, please complete these three steps 1 fill. Books for soldiers operation paperback books for soldiers operation paperback collects gentlyused books and sends them to american troops overseas, as well as veterans and military families here at home. Americas army comics, game, app depict soldier lifestyle.
They accept not only comic books but other things as well like star wars collectibles, and vintage nintendo donations. This is a great way to show support for our troops that are deployed and missing some of the comforts of home. Please consider these soldiers while deciding whether or. Looking for comic books for the troops books for troops, inc. Founded by former soldier and comic book writer, jason inman super soldiers, love is love, jupiter jet, science. This book was reprinted in the dc versus marvel trade paperback due to its part in the overall story. We take donated comic books to children in homeless shelters, food pantries, afterschool programs and childrens hospitals. Gil kane, adam hughes, jack kirby, will eisner etc.
Boy who sent 3,500 comic books to soldiers is rewarded with. We have also started sending our mature comic books to our troops overseas. A new charity drive from one of the cohosts of dcs. Supporting your local brick and mortar comic book store adds much needed income into publishers, creators, and retailers hands, enabling them to create and produce even more comic. Overall i collected about 3,500 comic books for the veterans. My get some comic books to my friend major so that he could pass them out to the ill andor wounded soldiers, to provide them with some diversional activities during operation iraqi freedom. Carl scheckel donated thousands of comic books to soldiers. If you want to donate comics, please complete these three steps 1 fill out the donation form at. The tax deduction rewards far outweigh having to sell the comic book collection yourself, and the proceeds benefit families in need.
Donate comic book art comic book drawings donation. Nov 01, 2018 comic book writer and host jason inman. Lot of 6 vintage archie comics that wilkin boy 1960s 1970s. Hoping to provide comic books for kids in your community. Our troops, veterans and their families need our support and comfort through a book more than ever. Operation paperback is a national, nonprofit organization, whose volunteers collect gentlyused books and send them to american troops overseas, as well as. The issue features the powerful sorcerer doctor strangefate. He collected them mostly through donations at comic book shows but also gave up many titles from his vast collection. Personally i donated my comics in march of 20, and just got my tax refund in february of 2014. Operation gratitude is aiming to send 15000 comic books to u. If you want to donate comics, please complete these three steps 1. It started when one of my subscribers asked me what i thought about donating comic books to veterans in hospitals and soldiers overseas. Comics4kids accepts donations of both comic books and money. Tenyearold donates thousands of comic books to military base.
Boy, 10, donates thousands of comic books to military base. Donations of good, used books, cds, dvds and audio books are always welcome. Unlike a snack that can only satisfy one soldier, a comic book can be passed from soldier to soldier and impact hundreds. We sell the materials a at the friends library store located in central library, and at our online bookstore. One of my readers on my website suggested i donate comics to people. First, youll need to fill out the donation form here and make sure to put jawiin comic drive for soldiers in group title and the comic drive email on the. Jawiin comic drive is supporting our troops, and you can help. Donated books are resold to the public at our bookstore and online. With a cover date of march 1941, the comic book publisher timely later marvel attacked the axis in a big way. Comic drive for soldiers aims to send 22,000 comics to.
The tax deduction rewards far outweigh having to sell the comic book collection yourself, and the proceeds benefit families in need across america. Books for troops, inc, bft was started in southern saratoga county, new york, in april 2010 by retired school teacher, ellen keegan who wanted to gather books to send to our troops serving in afghanistan and iraq. A young comic book aficionado is sharing his passion with the military. Dc comics has already stepped up and donated 2600 books. Nov 29, 2010 we take donated comic books to children in homeless shelters, food pantries, afterschool programs and childrens hospitals. In the first four years of this drive, inman has hlelped send 4,964 comic books to u. New jersey boy donates thousands of comics to us military base soldiers. Comic drive for soldiers aims to send 22,000 comics to overseas troops in 2017.
My name is chris tarbassian and back in march 2003, i started a small homebased project which i called operation comix relief. Just click the schedule a pickup button below, choose a date for your donation pickup, leave your clearly labeled donations outside on the day you choose, and our driver will pick up your donation rain or shine. Not only do your book donations through pick up please support us veterans, they also support reading in general. Any deployed member of the us military may request a book, dvd, video game, etc.
Donate comic books platinum age, golden age, silver age, bronze age, or modern age to charity. We are a current irs 501 c 3 authorized not for profit organization, therefore all contributions are 100% tax deductible to the fullest extent to of the law, and a receipt will be issued on our letterhead. Donate comics from all of your favourite superheroes like. Paralleling the actions by comic book companies, the u. Army aviation and missile research, development and engineering center public affairs april 11, 20. This one may seem obvious, but the life and blood of the comic book world is the local comic book shop. Make offer vintage comic book variety pack many signed valuable comics. Since donations will be going to children please keep them pg at the most extreme. Theyll give you names of soldiers and an address or addresses to send the books. Carl might be one of the youngest connoisseurs of comics and now, after making a massive donation to the troops, hes also a beloved bud of. Better world books bwb collects and sells books online to donate books and fund. May 10, 2017 tenyearold donates thousands of comic books to military base. After signing up as a volunteer on the website, which is required for security, you can browse through the soldiers book requests.
Not only do your book donations through pick up please support us veterans, they also support reading in. Nov 01, 2017 comic drive for soldiers aims to send 22,000 comics to overseas troops in 2017. Once you are approved as an official bfs volunteer, simply go to our message board you can get there by clicking on the book requests link at the top of the page and take a look at the posted requests. Nov 01, 2017 jawiin comic drive is trying to send 22000 comics to the troops overseas by nov 30. Kid collecting comics for soldiers jersey shore online. What that means is contributions made to comicbooks for kids.
Over fifty comic books can fit inside one care package. Please check with your accountant for specific valuation donation parameters. During world war ii private comic book companies displayed their patriotism and support of the war effort through american superheroes. I know that someone on here has an organization that looks for comic books. Mark sable is the writer of image comics graveyard of empires, a critically acclaimed title that deals explicitly with u. Apr 29, 2017 some of the people who gave me comic books were michael williams, a comic book dealer who is also a teacher in newark, nj, paul castiglia, who writes for archie comics, jeff beck of east side mags, collectordealer adam solomon and author laurie jeffers. Carl scheckel organized a campaign that gathered roughly 3,000 comic books that he donated last month to. The comic book project is a great charity that helps implement school and afterschool programs, giving kids the opportunity to make their own comics the comics are about important themes such as bullying, conservation, healthy ways to deal with trauma, and drug and alcohol abuse curriculums are designed specifically for the issues the community is dealing with. I thought, that would be a good idea, because i want people to enjoy comics like i do. How to get people to donate their old, unwanted comic books. May 10, 2017 he collected them mostly through donations at comic book shows but also gave up many titles from his vast collection.
If you would like to make a donation of comic books, please read our faq on the right and we can help with that. Dc comics has already stepped up and donated 2600 books, so the comic drive is already 25% of the way to their goal of 10,000 comics. Donate comics comic book charity donations donate collectibles. The 10yearold has made it his mission to send his favorite form of literature comic books to soldiers overseas. To offer a more complete look at the wide range of comic book war games, we have of course featured several games which included 3d comic book toy soldiers. Operation paperback is a national, nonprofit organization, whose volunteers collect gentlyused books and send them to american troops overseas, as well as veterans and military families here at home. New jersey boy donates thousands of comics to us military.
Welcome to the landing page for the fifth annual jawiin comic drive for service members. Ap a young comic book aficionado is sharing his passion with the military. Organizations like goodwill and the salvation army will take book donations for all. Nov 01, 2016 jawiin comic drive is trying to send 20000 comics to the troops overseas by nov 30. Its a giving time of year, and what better gift to give to people than awesome comic books. When you donate to operation paperback, you will let americas military. Comic book cover for charles starrett as the durango kid this book has 36 pages and was uploaded by freddyfly on february the file size is publisher is magazine enterprises durango kid see more. How to donate comic books to troops serving overseas with. Books for troops wants to send you books, dvds, puzzle books, books on ttape and comics. May 09, 2017 he collected them mostly through donations at comic book shows but also gave up many titles from his vast collection. War comics presents comic books military rock cover art gifts stone. Comic book artwork or original comic book drawings benefit those in need. Boy donates thousands of comic books to military base. Please consider these soldiers while deciding whether or not you would like to donate to this cause.
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