Crocker Art Museum, Hr 3 Preview | 1962 - 1967 Marvel Silver Age Comics | ANTIQUES ROADSHOW | PBS 

That is the most ridiculously neatly trimmed beard stubble I have ever seen.

I really like this appraiser, he’s very knowledgeable and passionate about his work.

The nerd expert is always great. Really well adjusted and always surprising the heck out of people who aren’t aware how passionate people are about these sorts of hobbies.

I missed those lovely comics of the silver & golden of comics..i envy the collection. Wished i had mine still..my late great Dad used to buy me comics on a weekly basis...missed him as he will always be my Stan the 'Dad' Lee.

Those pegs in between the comics that are pressing on them is driving me nuts

I was an official " marvel maniac" when I was a teenager back in the 1960's... I loved marvel and read stan soapbox each month. Oh the varied emotions when new issues , new characters and crossovers happened.even the smell of the new book.

As a young Man on Toy Hunter He had the same passion for Toys….poor guy is taking some flak here that he doesn’t deserve on this post so I wanted to give him some kudos and say that there are plenty of us Nerds watching that appreciate that passion. I have most of these books and the prices may be a tiny bit overstated for the time but they have proven to be a good investment over time no matter what. Many of us collectors really aren’t solely focused on flipping…it’s more about enjoying the Hobby and reliving our childhood. I remember trading comics in the early 70s and wishing there was a way to protect my “stack” bc I walked around with my favs when heading to a trade session. We’ve come a long way and who’d have ever guessed at the value several decades later. It’s would’ve been mind blowing to our kid minds.

Nice to see comics displayed on an Antiques Roadshow. Great selection of comics and all look in pretty decent condition to me.

I didn’t really think of it as an investment , now this person right here , I have nothing but the upmost respect for him, he new that these storulys were something special , Marvelous!

Really enjoyed this one. Love seeing original owner collections. Get those babies in bags and boards now. Great video.

Many first appearances and keys here. Awesome silver age collection.

All those comic books... none of them are in plastic sleeves.

Usually collections like this get thrown out by people’s mothers when they move out of the house. I’m glad this guy’s collection survived.😁👍

This book you have right here is just on absolute fire right now, I mean truly amazing, one of a kind. In an auction setting you should easily get 4 to 800 dollars.

I grew up on these comic books as a kid in the 50's and 60's part of my child hood for sure

Get those pressed. Amazing video. He bought those as a kid and held them.

His love for this treasure trove is great.What one lucky person to save his childhood ❤ interests with him all these years.!!!

That looks like a clean FF 48 I’d say he’s low on the 3k estimate

1969 called GiJoe wants his beard back

I wish we could've gotten a close up on the black panther comic. It looked so good from far away. I wonder what a 9.8 grade looks like compared to it.

It looks like a book fair that always goes to my school every year

"You can't make that into a $100,000 comic?" "No, my superpowers pertain strictly to facial hair."

I came here to learn about rare Marvel Comics - I left knowing everyone here dislikes a guys beard.

What the appraiser failed to mention is that if the comics were sent to a professional comic book dry cleaner/presser and then submitted to a grading service like CGC that his collection could be worth a LOT more what the appraiser quoted.

Incredible condition on these books!!!

If I had the money, I would buy them! I want to read them all.

This makes me so glad I started collecting comics

Great video. Back in the day, we bought comics because we loved them, NOT to press, slab and sell....

And that's why I want a time machine 🤣👍🏻

He needs to get those graded to CGC

He might not be able to increase the value of comics but he does have the greatest beard of all time, of all time!

nice spray on beard

*Rick from Pawn Stars* = "I'll give you $30.00 plus a toothpick and drying machine lint for the whole collection....I'm the one that has to take it to auction and do all the work here!!"

He worked with Jordan Hembrough. This guy knows his toys as well.

i would my eat my left foot for all those comics...what a wonderful collection....

"When I was a child, I spoke and thought and reasoned as a child. But when I grew up, I put away childish things." It put those things in a box and when Antiques Road Show came to town, I turned back into a child............with MONEY!!! Good for him!!

If this was Pawn Stars Chum would give you face value

They are in amazing condition but to not have them in bags with backer boards is sad. I would day they are in a 7.0 to 8.0 condition. They are just rubbing over each other and back then the ink from the color pages and the interior rubbed off on each other.

Looking at heritage prices, a 9.8 of FF52 sold for $83,650 in February of 2016. But then in November of the same year, another one sold for $65,725. So, who knows, maybe you could get six figures for one now.

I had at least this many comics from this period. Maybe twice as many. And when i was 13 or 14 we packed up a Uhaul truck and moved. And some how my big box of comics didn't end up on the truck. They got left behind for the man who bought the house. And now they would've been worth as much as the man bought our house for.

what what a sweet haul!

When Fred Flintstone took a gig as an Appraiser.

The appraiser what he’s not telling him is , if those comics are graded with current condition , it’ll be worth easily Times 5+ of what he just said

That is awesome 🤙🏼

OMG I can't ever see how this to my dad. He had the original run of Spider-Man comics from #15 Amazing Fantasy all the way to an The Amazing Spider-man issue from late 1971. Then he went to college and left the collection in his parent's basement in SF. When they moved to a smaller house the box "got lost".

I bet these comics are worth more than the appraiser is letting on. The guy should def get them appropriately graded.

This isn’t true at all. That collection is *WAY* above 40k Edit: LOL I was right. The comic market is going CRAZY!!!!

My brother had two Papa Bear chairs without footstools. Before we arrived at the auction I was hoping to get between $500 and a thousand. They sold for over $11,000

Unbagged and in great condition? This guy must have taken care of these books before he knew how valuable they would be.

I just knew I should have held onto Spiderman #1 and Superman #1 :P

I saw the comments before the vid and thought "his beard can't be all that bad"... then watched the vid.... I stand corrected.

Get that collection to CGC MEOW

Not sure anyone commenting here remembers a show on Travel Channel called "The Toy Hunter" (starring toy collectibles dealer Jordan Hembrough), but the appraiser here - Travis Landry - appeared on the show: first as a seller of items to Jordan and then as a sort of junior dealer. This was about seven or so years ago and Travis looked nothing then like he does now.

Brilliant 🤩👍

I always get excited at the beginning of these types of items then go out really disappointed with the valuations. If I were that guy I'd just keep them if he didn't really need the money.

I have most of those and quite a few bigger keys but I didn't have any really big keys from my youth. I think the biggest keys from my og collection are 2 complete sets of NM secret wars, Wolverine mini series, Venom and Carnage first app and new teen titans 2. Man I wish I would have gone after silver age when I was younger. As now I don't know if I'll ever get a FF1,AF 15, hulk 1 etc. I do wish this guy would get some bags and boards on these books. It makes me anxious just seeing these beauties in a big open environment like this unprotected. Then again he's kept them in good shape all these years.

Yeah, the investment. I was ticked when comics went from 12 cents to 15! Damned inflation!

That’s the guy from the toy hunter tv show he was Jordans apprentice 😂

I've told this story a few times. And everyone is skeptical, but I was at a thrift store here in Tampa about 3 years ago. On the shelf in mint condition, in sleeves, TWO ungraded first appearance of Thor!! $20 EACH! but I only had $20 and no cellphone, I forgot it at home. About an hour later, I used a friend's phone to research them, then my heart dropped, and I sped all the way back to the life's treasures thrift store, but it was too late. They were gone. I'll probably never fully recover from that. $100,000 would have changed my life!

Gr8 Marvel showcase of comics... They are 2sweet!!!👍💕🔥💯

"the first appearance of Medusa! an inhuman!" *audible cricket noises

Oh I collected all this gold when I was a kid. I wonder if it's worth anything today.

Amazing collection!!?

Btw, fyi to the young appraiser here , it makes for better TV drama if you give the values from lowest to highest. Your welcome.:)

That guy knew what these were worth before going on the show. It's not like you need a professional appraiser to find comic book values.

Cool collection

I own a copy of Fantastic Four #52 (first appearance of Black Panther). It’s the holy grail of my collection.

Get em graded they worth even more

Someone has lowered the Opacity on this mans beard.

Interesting. Im checking for comics now lol.

*EXCELSIOR!!!* 😃

Comics grade from 8.0 to 9.0. Beard grade: 9.9

The appraisers beard looks like it’s painted on its so thick.

There’s a Thor 112 sitting there too. Hot Thor vs Hulk book worth a pretty penny in good condition.

He should get some if not all restored/fixed up to get a higher grade and thus better value.

Now because of the collecting boom if he got those comics graded he would double the appraisal easily.

30,000 to 40,0000 that number has at least doubled or even tripled now.

That is some cultivated stubble

That fantastic four 48 is waaaaaay more valuable than any one he mentioned. In that condition it’s probably at least $2000

Awesome!

How much is that beard valued at?

The pricing isn't crazy if you have the knowledge. What's crazy is that none of these are graded(can boost the value of each by at least 150%) and they don't even seem to be bagged and boarded!! One person trips and spills something on them... They'll still be worth a lot, but not close to what they are in the vid.

I once owned a 1st ed. #1 Giant Size X-Men near mint comic for which I paid .50cents. I sold it before there was even talk of the first X-Men movie for $100. I really don't know if I did either good or bad.

I had most of those silver age comics in fine to very fine, I was stupid to sell them off for a lot less =( wish I could turn back time.

He put PINS into these rare books! Crazy

Cool video, amazing comics! #AcCollection

He acted like that first balck panter was action comics #1 then was like it's about $800 😅🤣

It's not that he has grown a clearly offensive beard that is the problem, it's that his whole body is covered the same and he's just shaved the correct parts off to appear civilised and human.

Anything better than an 8 is just more frosting on the cake.

I need a time stone to travel back to the past.

All he has to do is get the black panther book Cgc rated and boom. Price raised

Omg!!!! No comics bagged or boarded....AHHHHHH!

I guess we're in the Golden Age of the Sharpie-beard?

This guy looks like one of Jack Kirby's square jawed characters.

The beard on the assessor is just wrong.

I cry seeing these vintage, high-grade books not in protective mylars, with what appear to be little paper weights on top of them.

"If this was something else, it would be worth $100K!"

Everyone please! That’s not a beard, he just got done eating a whole mess of cinnamon.

When i was a kid, i like that kind of beard

Why aren’t these bagged and boardeddd😿😿