This one fetches $100,000: Captain America No. 2 with Hitler on the cover
Michael Rorrer apparently knew his aunt planned to leave her husband's massive comic book collection to him when she passed but he had no clue they'd be worth such a staggering amount of money. The collection totals 345 comics and contains 44 of list of top 100 issues from comics'Golden Age.
Rorrer actually had the comics for two months after his aunts death before a co-worker clued him in to just how much the comics could be worth. Apparently Rorrer was telling a co-worker about reading Captain America #2 (1941) and his co-worker jokingly told him to see if he had Action Comics #1 in his collection and sure enough, Rorrer did.
Rorrer said his great uncle, who died in 1994 at age 66, oddly enough, never mentioned his collection.
The 345 comics were slated to sell at auction in New York on Wednesday, and were expected to fetch more than $2 million. Some of the more notable comics include the previously mentioned Action Comics No. 1 which is expected to sell for $325,000. Also,Detective Comics No. 27, the 1939 issue that features the first appearance of Batman, is expected to get about $475,000. While Captain America No. 2, with features Hitler on the cover, is expected to bring in about $100,000.
Michael Rorrer apparently knew his aunt planned to leave her husband's massive comic book collection to him when she passed but he had no clue they'd be worth such a staggering amount of money. The collection totals 345 comics and contains 44 of list of top 100 issues from comics'Golden Age.
Rorrer actually had the comics for two months after his aunts death before a co-worker clued him in to just how much the comics could be worth. Apparently Rorrer was telling a co-worker about reading Captain America #2 (1941) and his co-worker jokingly told him to see if he had Action Comics #1 in his collection and sure enough, Rorrer did.
Rorrer said his great uncle, who died in 1994 at age 66, oddly enough, never mentioned his collection.
The 345 comics were slated to sell at auction in New York on Wednesday, and were expected to fetch more than $2 million. Some of the more notable comics include the previously mentioned Action Comics No. 1 which is expected to sell for $325,000. Also,Detective Comics No. 27, the 1939 issue that features the first appearance of Batman, is expected to get about $475,000. While Captain America No. 2, with features Hitler on the cover, is expected to bring in about $100,000.
