Antiques Roadshow guest spent years collecting | TV Shows

Two brothers were left speechless when they found out the true value of their comic books during an appearance on Antiques Roadshow.

During the show, the pair explained how they had been collecting Marvel’s Silver Age comics for 45 years. “Well, we started doing this about 45 years ago. It started out very simply,” one of the siblings said.

He explained how his brother had been in the Air Force. “One year, he came up for Christmas. I was a young teenager, and he bought me a box of comics. Well, then the next year, he bought a second box,” the Antiques Roadshow guest continued.

The brothers then decided to put all of the comics together to see if they could “start filling in some of these numbers that we’re missing.”

They explained that their collection grew from there, before admitting they paid less than $100 for any of the comics on the table.

“The condition is terrible. I mean, numerically speaking, it’s gonna be a 1.0, but as it sits, prior to grading, I would say this comic alone is gonna be in that $10,000 to $15,000 range,” he said as he pointed to the Amazing Fantasy comic book.

He then estimated the Incredible Hulk #1 would sell for $4,000 to $6,000 and gave a $7,000 to $10,000 estimate for the X-Men #1 comic. He gave the same estimate to the Amazing Fantasy #15 and the Hulk #1

Landry estimated that the lot would be worth between $60,000 to $90,000 if it went to auction.

The guests were shocked, exclaiming, “Wow. Okay. Nice!”

However, the pair admitted that despite the huge estimation, they aren’t willing to part with their comics just yet.

“We plan on probably keeping them and then sealed. We never collected these with the intention of selling them. We collect them for fun. We don’t like to care about selling them and making money. We’re just gonna go ahead and give them to his kids probably,” one brother said.

They also let viewers into a little secret about how their comics are stored, explaining that they keep their collection showcased in their home, with the expensive ones locked away in a safe.