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| + | [[ImageRome_John_Popular_Teen-Agers.png|right]]Poor, blind, elderly street fiddler from the Toni Gay story "The Case of the 'Fortunate Fiddle'" in Star Publications comic book ''[https://www.comics.org/issue/275605/ Popular Teen-Agers]'' #8 (July 1951). | ||
| + | When some goon steals his violin, model Gay tracks the thief to Nero's Music Shop. Turns out the fiddle Rome bought secondhand 40 years ago is really a Stradavarius, and Nero recognized it and stole it. After he's beaten up and turned over to the police, Rome lives comfortably ever after. The whole thing is a shaggy-dog story to get to the groaner: Rome fiddles while Nero burns." | ||
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| + | [[Category:1951|Rome, John]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Comic books|Rome, John]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Fictional violinists|Rome, John]] | ||
Revision as of 11:53, 7 December 2017
rightPoor, blind, elderly street fiddler from the Toni Gay story "The Case of the 'Fortunate Fiddle'" in Star Publications comic book Popular Teen-Agers #8 (July 1951).
When some goon steals his violin, model Gay tracks the thief to Nero's Music Shop. Turns out the fiddle Rome bought secondhand 40 years ago is really a Stradavarius, and Nero recognized it and stole it. After he's beaten up and turned over to the police, Rome lives comfortably ever after. The whole thing is a shaggy-dog story to get to the groaner: Rome fiddles while Nero burns."
