Comic Book & Toy Show set for

The city best known for its super hero connection will be the site of a Comic Book and Toy Show on Saturday and Sunday, March 6-7.  The event will be held at the Riverfront Event Center inside Harrah’s Hotel, 100 Front St. in Metropolis.

For the second year in a row, the show is being produced by Marc Ballard, the owner of Comic City in Nashville, Tenn.  Ballard says that those who enter the doors of the Riverfront Event Center will see a variety of vendors showcasing comics from the 1940s to present-day, vintage Star Wars toys, autographed celebrity items, games, t-shirts, western items and more. 

The featured guest for this year’s show is Mark Goddard, who is best known as Major Don West in the cult 1960s television series, Lost in Space.  Goddard, now a special education teacher in Middleboro, Mass., attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and received his first acting role as “Cully” on the television series, Johnny Ringo in 1959.  He went on to act in The Detectives, Lost In Space, Perry Mason,  Adam 12, The Fall Guy, Mod Quad and the movie, Blue Sunshine.  He also appeared in One Life to Live, The Doctors and General Hospital as well as on Broadway in The Act with Liza Minnelli.  Goddard made a cameo appearance in 1998 in the movie, Lost in Space, as the general in charge of the Jupiter Mission, and superior officer to his former character, Major Don West.

Other guests scheduled to appear at the Metropolis Comic Book and Toy Show include: Jacob Rougmont, a writer of Marvel Comics Handbook and Index; Jason Craig, artist of Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash and Grim Fairy Tales; Gary Freidrick, creator of Ghost Rider;  John Dugan,  Grandpa from the Texas Chainsaw Massacre movie; Mike Nicolosi , actor from The Untouchables; and Tojo Yamamoto Jr., wrestler and owner of Renegade Pro Wrestling in Metropolis, and the son of the world famous  wrestler Tojo Yamamoto.

For information about the Metropolis Comic Book and Toy Show , visit www.comiccitytn.com or call Ballard at 615-573-4537. For information about attractions and other happenings in the Metropolis area, visit www.metropolistourism.com, call 877-424-5025 or visit Metropolis Tourism on facebook.