In 1993, 19-year-old South Carolinian Kerry Bateman had just completed her second Dragon Con in Atlanta and heard about a new Eternal lifetime membership program for $250.

“I took every penny I had to my name and became one of the first people to become an Eternal,” Bateman said. “I knew it was worth investing in. I loved the people so much. I had a good feeling about it.”

It wasn’t quite like buying Apple Computer stock in 1980 , but for Bateman, the $250 investment has paid off in priceless memories and friendships.

Now 51, the veterinary practice manager plans to return yet again to Dragon Con this Labor Day weekend with several cosplay outfits planned including Florence Pugh’s cultist character in the 2019 horror movie “Midsommar”; Gold Dust Woman, an ethereal made-up superhero ch

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