Comic collection could yield serious money
<p><span word="Michael">Michael</span> <span word="Rorrer">Rorrer</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="aunt">aunt</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="mentioned">mentioned</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="comic">comic</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="brother">brother</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="passing">passing</span> <span word="remark">remark</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="boys">boys</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="superheroes">superheroes</span>.</p><p><span word="Ruby">Ruby</span> <span word="Wright">Wright</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="indication">indication</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> - <span word="and">and</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="February">February</span>, <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="unclear">unclear</span> - <span word="that">that</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="husband">husband</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="comic">comic</span> <span word="collection">collection</span> <span word="contained">contained</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="prized">prized</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="published">published</span>. <span word="The">The</span> 345 <span word="comics">comics</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="slated">slated</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="auction">auction</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fetch">fetch</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> $2 <span word="million">million</span>.</p><p><span word="Rorrer">Rorrer</span>, 31, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Oxnard">Oxnard</span>, <span word="California">California</span>, <span word="discovered">discovered</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="uncle">uncle</span> <span word="Billy">Billy</span> <span word="Wright">Wright</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="comics">comics</span> <span word="neatly">neatly</span> <span word="stacked">stacked</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="basement">basement</span> <span word="closet">closet</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="helping">helping</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="aunt">aunt</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Martinsville">Martinsville</span>, <span word="Virginia">Virginia</span>, <span word="home">home</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="death">death</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="cool">cool</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="realize">realize</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="valuable">valuable</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span>.</p><p><span word="Rorrer">Rorrer</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="operator">operator</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="plant">plant</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="separated">separated</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="water">water</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="telling">telling</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="co">co</span>-<span word="worker">worker</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="Captain">Captain</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="No">No</span>. 2, <span word="a">a</span> 1941 <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hero">hero</span> <span word="bursts">bursts</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Adolf">Adolf</span> <span word="Hitler">Hitler</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="co">co</span>-<span word="worker">worker</span> <span word="mused">mused</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="Action">Action</span> <span word="Comics">Comics</span> <span word="No">No</span>. 1, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="Superman">Superman</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="appearance">appearance</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Rorrer">Rorrer</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="researching">researching</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="collection">collection</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="value">value</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="earnest">earnest</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="uncle">uncle</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="managed">managed</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="boy">boy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="staggering">staggering</span> <span word="array">array</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="valuable">valuable</span> <span word="comic">comic</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="published">published</span>.</p>
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