▁true ▁pen is ▁celebr ity " ▁and ▁has ▁made ▁it ▁the ▁star ▁of ▁its ▁own ▁com ic ▁book , ▁El mo : ▁Advent ures ▁of ▁a ▁Super h ero ▁Pen is . ▁ ▁The ▁I cel and ic ▁don or ▁was ▁a ▁ 9 5 - year - old ▁man ▁from ▁nearby ▁Ak ure y ri ▁who ▁was ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁woman iser ▁in ▁his ▁youth ▁and ▁wanted ▁to ▁don ate ▁his ▁pen is ▁to ▁the ▁museum ▁to ▁ensure ▁his ▁" et ernal ▁fame ". ▁Sig ur ð ur ▁said ▁that , ▁even ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 9 5 , ▁the ▁don or ▁remained ▁active , ▁" both ▁vert ically ▁and ▁hor izont ally ". ▁However , ▁the ▁don or ▁was ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁concerned ▁that ▁" his ▁pen is ▁is ▁shr inking ▁as ▁he ▁gets ▁older ▁and ▁he ▁is ▁wor ried ▁it ▁might ▁not ▁make ▁a ▁proper ▁exhib it ." ▁His ▁pen is ▁was ▁given ▁priority ▁over ▁those ▁of ▁the ▁non - I cel and ic ▁don ors ▁in ▁accord ance ▁with ▁the ▁museum ' s ▁mission ▁to ▁display ▁the ▁org ans ▁of ▁I cel and ic ▁m amm als . ▁Rem oving ▁and ▁pres erving ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁an ▁easy ▁proposition , ▁as ▁Sig ur ð ur ▁explained : ▁" The ▁don or ▁and ▁the ▁do ctors ▁are ▁in ▁agreement , ▁it ▁must ▁be ▁taken ▁while ▁the ▁body ▁is ▁warm . ▁Then ▁ble ed ▁it ▁and ▁p ump ▁it ▁up . ▁If ▁it ▁co ols ▁you ▁can '