I was around when that nerd-dork and his buddies were LARPing the steam-tunnels at MSU,
"playing D&D" when he disappeared in 1979.
Since he, and some of his coffee drinking friends took the game WAY too seriously, D&D got a major black eye in the
press, academia denounced the game as Satanic, and it was shunned by parents, church groups, and
many book, toy and department stores. No amount of rational discussion would convince many of the
media snake-hypnotized sheeple that
it was only a game.
In the years since, D&D has somewhat overcome that checkered past, and become accepted for what it is:
Merely a harmless RPG for folks with imagination and the need for a creative recreational outlet.
Interesting, though, an original copy of the
--------------------softback players 1st Edition manual leaflet, : @70$ in fair condition
---- a copy of the 4th Edition, Hardback, profusely illustrated

5$ in good condition