2012-08-25
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It's the ultimate geek dad gesture. Karl Kesel, a longtime comic book writer and inker who helped created the new Superboy character for DC in the 1990s, is selling off his valuable collection of rare comics to pay for the adoption of his son Isaac. Kesel and his wife Myrna recently adopted the infant, who was born addicted to heroin. The double-whammy of doctor bills and adoption costs took their toll. After weeks of difficult detox, little Isaac is home and happy with his parents in Oregon. But now the bills are due, and Kesel made the decision to sell his treasure to stay afloat. More »