I know how you feel L.A., I always look forward to the goodie bags. So many random items show up in them that I can only imagine a setup like some old time cartoon Santa's workshop to fill them.
Good catch on the SF Gold book, I know it well.

I got a ferris wheel, some cotton candy and a horse that sweats a lot.
No wait, that was Christmas. (and there is an explanation for that list, though not a good one.)

My goodie bag contained



A hardcover book "Dark Water" a collection of short stories by Koji Suzuki who wrote the story the film The Ring was based on.


Some random comics



An issue of The Monster Times horror fan newspaper of years ago. Those are interesting to see the film titles announced but never done.


And I add my gratitude to Frank and his helpers/associates/fellow marathoids, who continue this fun tradition every year.

R_F_Fineman wrote on Mar 15^th, 2014 at 2:41pm:


It's more likely that your loot bag was looted.  I have never given just two comics in the bags.  Now I did catch a couple of folks going through some bags before I shooed then away so it is possible.  In any event, I wil have something set aside for the both of you for 40.  After all, the least I can do for the music and meassageboard trivia couple.  I has spoken!

Frank knows me all to well and filled my goodie bag with horror themed pin-up/chessecake stuff, including a signed Julie Strain photo book!
That family knows their goodie bags!