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Subject: Raven Darkholme on the loose?
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Date: Fri, 19-Aug-83 13:29:20 EDT
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Posted: Fri Aug 19 13:29:20 1983
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This story appeared in USA TODAY paper today, and I thought it 
of general interest to the group:
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       ***MYSTERY BOY BASED TALE ON COMICS HERO***

The 16-year-old boy said he was Raven Darkholme and wove a 
mysterious tale that captivated Fort Lauderdale, Fla. police 
for three weeks.

Thursday, the mystery began to be solved.

The boy made up the story, basing it on a popular Marvel Comics
series called "X-Men."  The name of the evil character in the
series: Raven Darkholme.

"It's such a strange story," said police officer Diana Morrissette.
"He has a look of innocence about him, but he's very intelligent,
nothing gets past him."

The boy was still maintaining Thursday that he is Raven Darkholme. 
"It's just a coincidence," that the name is the same as the comic 
book character, he told police.

The truth came to light after the youth repeatedly requested comic 
books--and Don Lindich, a 16-year-old comics fan called police after
recognizing the similarity between X-Men and the youth's story.

Police began reading the comic books and interviewed comics expert
Philip Perry.  He confirmed that much of Darkholme's tale parallels 
the story line of the X-Men.

Police still have no leads on the identity of the boy or why he
fabricated the tale.
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Could be...After all, Raven Darkholme IS a shape changer...
Anyone know where we can get in touch with Rogue (or maybe
even Nightcrawler) for a positive identification?

				SJBerry