House remodeler david gonzalez ripped back cover while fighting with his wifes. A minnesota remodeler said the comic book supermans first appearance he found in the walls of a home is worth 10 times what he paid for. A rare superman comic book that features the first appearance of the superhero has been found in the wall of an abandoned house in minnesota. Posted by nida zaidi on may 11, 20 going back to the fantasies we lived in our childhood, there would be one thing common. You wouldnt know it by looking at the cover, but issue no. When michael rorrer found 345 comic books neatly stacked in a basement closet as he cleaned out his greataunts virginia home after her death. Rare superman comic discovered in wall of abandoned house. While many businesses have been hurt by the recession, the comic book collection industry has received a boost. May 1939 although detective comics is the longest continuously published comic book in us history. When michael rorrer found 345 comic books neatly stacked in a basement closet as he cleaned out his greataunts virginia home after her death, he thought they were cool but didnt think much about their value. A collection of rare golden age comics forgotten in a closet for more than fifty. Of the,000 copies of the comic sold on the newsstand in 1938, only about 100 remain.
According to experts, 100 to 200 copies have survived to the present day. Every time a comic book movie makes hundreds of million of dollars, a comic book owners collection gets a little more valuable. I brought my wifes auntie to see the house and she got excited, she. Ive worked at a local comic book store parttime for a couple years now, and it gave me a lot of prespective on what makes a comic worth money, an. Superman comic saves family home from foreclosure abc news. It would give the church action 1 a run for its money for most valuable comic book in the hobby i think. Though he wasnt exactly a comic book fan, the discovery looked valuable.
Its the most important and valuable comic book, said stephen fishler, who sold the comic book to the actor in 1995. Most valuable comic out there cgc comic book collectors. Here are some of the rare comic books that we have found so far in the hoarder house. No matter what shape its in, you will be glad you found it.
The worlds most valuable comic book finds tech times. Michael rorer discovered the comics in a closet in the home of his. Additionally, in comic book collecting, as in coin collecting, condition is. This copy was found by david gonzalez among old newspapers in the ceiling insulation of a house he was restoring in the small western. Which is where rorrer inadvertently found them in 2011 when he and his. Not knowing how much it was worth, gonzalez decided to put it up for sale on the comic book auction site comicconnect. The man who made millions from old comics in a closet literary. I totally need the copy of the the wonderful wizard of oz in my life.