Yeah that was really interesting

They items already belong to him? Does that mean he's like... someone reincarnated? Like someone from the island or something?
I doubt Locke would remember him seeing as really he only met him that once. But I think he was meant to pick the comic book, because Alpert looked happy that he was looking in that direction, up until he picked up the knife. My heart broke for mini-Locke though when Alpert snatched the knife off him. He looked all

Was that compass the same one he had in season 1 that he gave to Sayid? If it was, how did he get it?
