Comic Books

ZonkerHarris

(25,577 posts) Wed Nov 20, 2024, 03:08 PM Nov 2024

A Metro Detroit father kept a (comic book) secret for 50 years, but now his son is on a journey to uncover the truth.

A Metro Detroit father kept a secret for 50 years, but now his son is on a journey to uncover the truth. And what he found is one of the largest and most valuable comic book collections in the country.

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A Metro Detroit father kept a (comic book) secret for 50 years, but now his son is on a journey to uncover the truth. (Original Post) ZonkerHarris Nov 2024 OP

This story brought tears to my eyes. k55f5r Nov 2024 #1

The son may be richer than Orange Julius Caesar. generalbetrayus Jun 2025 #2

k55f5r

(525 posts)

1. This story brought tears to my eyes.

Reply to ZonkerHarris (Original post)

Wed Nov 20, 2024, 04:53 PM

Nov 2024

I took a job in Alaska when I was 19, and when I came back my room had been cleaned out and all my comic books had been thrown away. I owned that iron Man, and the first Thor, the first fantastic four, first Spider-Man and a couple hundred other old comics from when I was a child.

generalbetrayus

(1,983 posts)

2. The son may be richer than Orange Julius Caesar.

Reply to ZonkerHarris (Original post)

Tue Jun 17, 2025, 02:24 PM

Jun 2025

As a teenager, from 1965 to 1971, I bought around $60 worth of DC comic books off the rack (mostly 12 cents per issue) and kept them in decent, but not as good a condition as I would have had I realized how valuable they would be 50 years later. I sold the collection a couple of years ago to a dealer for almost $3400 (50 percent of the resale value). Best investment I ever (unintentionally) made.

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