Superman Rescues Almost Homeless Family

frau kaleun · 08-04-10, 11:01 AM

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/super...ry?id=11306997

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A struggling family facing foreclosure has stumbled upon what is considered to be the Holy Grail of comic books in their basement – a fortuitous find that could fetch upwards of a quarter million dollars at auction.

A copy of Action Comics No. 1, the first in which Superman ever appeared, was discovered as they went about the painful task of packing up a home that had been in the family since at least the 1950s. The couple, who live in the South with their children, asked to remain anonymous.

"The bank was about ready to foreclose," said Vincent Zurzolo, co-owner of ComicConnect.com and Metropolis Comics and Collectibles in New York. "Literally, this family was in tears. The family home was going to be lost and they're devastated. They can't figure out a way out of this. They start packing things up. They go into the basement and start sifting through boxes – trying to find packing boxes – and they stumble on eight or nine comic books."

Most of the comic books in the box were worth between $10 and $30 but one – dated June 1938 and depicting the Man of Steel lifting a car above his head – was extremely rare. That issue, which originally sold for 10 cents, is considered to have ushered in the age of the superhero.

"You couldn't have asked for a happier ending," Zurzolo said. "Superman saved the day."

danzig70 · 08-04-10, 12:02 PM

This is sure to be on NPR's Wait Wait Dont Tell Me quiz show.

FIREWALL · 08-04-10, 01:06 PM

A story with a happy ending. I hope.

SteamWake · 08-04-10, 01:45 PM

I hope things work out for them.

Going to sort through some boxes... BRB

August · 08-04-10, 03:29 PM

Feel good story of the week!

Sailor Steve · 08-04-10, 06:02 PM

I guess! What a find! Too bad they have to sell it to appreciate it's worth.

SteamWake · 08-04-10, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

I guess! What a find! Too bad they have to sell it to appreciate it's worth.

What it is worth and what it sells for can be two very different things. Fourtunatly it seems they sought out a knowledgable source so lets hope for the best for their sake.

Oh I dident find anything but old penthouses in those boxes

Platapus · 08-04-10, 08:07 PM

Not to be a party of poopers, but they (family) were in the house for around 60 years and they still had a mortgage?

longam · 08-04-10, 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

Not to be a party of poopers, but they (family) were in the house for around 60 years and they still had a mortgage?

They had one of these installed.

frau kaleun · 08-04-10, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

Not to be a party of poopers, but they (family) were in the house for around 60 years and they still had a mortgage?

Based on what I read, the house had been in their family for that long, but that doesn't necessarily mean they'd been living there all that time. Since they apparently still have kids at home, I doubt they're senior citizens and the original owners.

I just figured they either bought it from another family member, or inherited it and took out a mortgage on it for some reason - possibly to pay for renovation and repairs if it hadn't been kept up well over the years.

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