I was just browsing my Hammer Horror cards from Cornerstone which include six autographs. Out of intrest i went off to find out what these people are doing now only to find that five of them have died since they signed.

Only Dave Prowse is still alive and if i was him i'd lock all the doors and hide under the bed.

I'm sure someone could tell me the same about Trek or Bond but it still comes as a bit of a shock, more so because there were only six in the set.

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Originally posted by wolfie:
I was just browsing my Hammer Horror cards from Cornerstone which include six autographs. Out of intrest i went off to find out what these people are doing now only to find that five of them have died since they signed.

Only Dave Prowse is still alive and if i was him i'd lock all the doors and hide under the bed.

I'm sure someone could tell me the same about Trek or Bond but it still comes as a bit of a shock, more so because there were only six in the set.

It just means that if Wolfie owns your autograph card.you gotta buy it back or increase your life cover!!

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Originally posted by wolfie:
I was just browsing my Hammer Horror cards from Cornerstone which include six autographs. Out of intrest i went off to find out what these people are doing now only to find that five of them have died since they signed.

Only Dave Prowse is still alive and if i was him i'd lock all the doors and hide under the bed.

I'm sure someone could tell me the same about Trek or Bond but it still comes as a bit of a shock, more so because there were only six in the set.

Well, the bulk of the stuff Hammer is beloved for came from the 1960's right? That means most people on those cards appeared in the various movies 40 to 50 years ago. Unless they were fairly young (under 30) when appearing in the films, they would all be around 80 years or more these days. Even Mr. Prowse is in his 70's (although the Force is strong with him, so I'm sure he's got a long way to go!).

Anyway, my point is, I notice all the middle aged famous people I liked when I was a kid are quite elderly or else gone, and all the famous people who were my own age are now starting to get a little long in the tooth. (How is it then, that I am still so darn young seeming? Must be that I hang out at a trading card forum!)

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Anyway, my point is, I notice all the middle aged famous people I liked when I was a kid are quite elderly or else gone, and all the famous people who were my own age are now starting to get a little long in the tooth. (How is it then, that I am still so darn young seeming? Must be that I hang out at a trading card forum!)

Wow, the same thing has happened to me! Trading cards are the REAL Fountain of Youth!

You should check out the number of signers in the 5 Rittenhouse Twilight Zone sets that have died since signing. I felt that way one day when I was looking through my auto cards. It was dead, just died, dead, just died.

As far as i know nobody has died since refusing to sign a trading card.

There's obviously a lesson to be learned here.

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Originally posted by barobehere:
You should check out the number of signers in the 5 Rittenhouse Twilight Zone sets that have died since signing. I felt that way one day when I was looking through my auto cards. It was dead, just died, dead, just died.

Same thing with the Batman TV series. Someone wanted a new set with all the bells and whistles, but nearly every major name guest star on that series is deceased. Batman, Robin and Bat Girl are still alive and signing any place that asks them , but that would just about be your autograph list.

And I do love those Twight Zone autographs, without a doubt almost every signature is letter perfect legible. That's what comes when people take pride in knowing how to write. I wouldn't mind seeing another TZ release before its too late.

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Originally posted by Raven:

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Originally posted by barobehere:
You should check out the number of signers in the 5 Rittenhouse Twilight Zone sets that have died since signing. I felt that way one day when I was looking through my auto cards. It was dead, just died, dead, just died.

Same thing with the Batman TV series. Someone wanted a new set with all the bells and whistles, but nearly every major name guest star on that series is deceased. Batman, Robin and Bat Girl are still alive and signing any place that asks them , but that would just about be your autograph list.

And I do love those Twight Zone autographs, without a doubt almost every signature is letter perfect legible. That's what comes when people take pride in knowing how to write. I wouldn't mind seeing another TZ release before its too late.

i agree with another Twilight Zone set.it didnt have many top signers last time.i would like to see some more star trek stars sign again for a new set of Twilight Zone!some double,triple auto cards or sketches would be good?.