How one man’s mission to save a Lehigh Valley comic book store sign became so much more

There isn’t an article long enough to describe Christopher Elston’s enthusiastic mission to save one hand-painted Lehigh Valley comic book store sign.

Over the past nine months, Elston’s fondness for the Beachead Comics sign at the corner of West Chew and 16th streets in Allentown turned into a one-man fever pitch to keep it out of the trash, keep it from peeling away and finding it a new home.