NPR: Couple Donates Priceless Comics Collection

Couple Donates Priceless Comics Collection

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John and Judy Borger are dealing with some separation issues. It's not just that they're officially empty nesters, since their youngest son graduated from college. And it's not just that they're moving from the home where they raised their children to an apartment in downtown Minneapolis. It's also that they've decided to donate John's collection of 40,000 comic books, valued in the hundreds of thousands of dollars, to the University of Minnesota. They talked on our show today about giving up what Judy calls "a piece of our family history."

Judy wrote a great piece about the donation for MinnPost.com. There's also a video that includes John, Judy and the comics. Check it out:

Laura Conaway

8:20 AM ET | 03- 6-2008 | permalink

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That must be hard to do. I know I have my father's classic comic collection for when he was my age and younger. I would never be able to get rid of them because of the connection me and dad had cause of them.

Sent by Chris Mayes | 8:46 AM ET | 03-06-2008

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