StarFighter Comics turns stolen donation box into a positive

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCAU) – Last Friday was a normal day for StarFighter Comics until a man came in and took money that was meant for a charitable cause.

“We were busy working, and he grabbed the box and ran out the door,” co-owner Justin Knecht said. “I tried to chase him, but 20-something versus 40-something doesn’t really work, so I didn’t quite catch him unfortunately.”

For the past six months, StarFighter Comics has been raising money for a cause close to their hearts.

“We were collecting donations for a group called Extra Life ,” Knecht said. “Basically you do games for 24 hours to get donations. You can actually donate to the local hospitals, so that’s what we do, we donate to the UnityPoint hospital.”

Even though the donations are gone, StarFighter Comics is not giving up on raising money for their community.

“We’ve decided, in lieu of our donations being stolen, that we’re going to donate 10 percent of our sales on Free Comic Book Day , which is our biggest day of the year,” Knecht said. “So, we’re going to donate 10 percent of that to Extra Life.”

While they expect a good turnout for Free Comic Book Day, the comic book store continues to encourage its customers to donate to Extra Life.

“It’s just a great cause and all the money stays right here in Siouxland, so it’s a great way to help out the Siouxland community,” Knecht said.

Free Comic Book day is Saturday, May 4.

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