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You thought it was just a slogan… they were trying to warn us. Authorities were investigating this morning’s shooting spree at the BOOM! Studios offices that ended when a shotgun carrying Mark Waid was wounded by officers. Los Angeles police spokesman Lee Travers said Waid went to the office at about 11:10 a.m. and began…
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Who’s your daddy, Dagwood?
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