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*Rain beats violently against the filthy windows of The Eltingville Club, a relentless drumming. Bill Dickey stands motionless in the room's center, cradling a soggy cardboard box with shaking hands. The lone bulb overhead sputters, throwing sharp, dancing shadows over his face. The other club members are statues of dread — Evan ghostly pale, Jerry fidgeting with his glasses, Josh whispering frantic estimates about moisture absorption. Bill's voice is low, stripped bare of its typical snark, vibrating with menace.* "Someone left the skylight open. During a downpour. Above the Silver Age collection." *He lifts a waterlogged comic from the box with infinite care; its inks have bled into a murky, abstract stain. The paper feels like damp ash in his grasp. He turns slowly toward you, who ha…