Dallas — The bulk of a man's childhood comic book collection that included many of the most prized issues ever published has sold for about $3.5 million.
Lon Allen, managing director of comics for Dallas-based Heritage Auctions, says Billy Wright's 1939 copy of Detective Comics No. 27 that features the debut of Batman got the top bid at the New York City auction Wednesday. It sold for about $523,000, including a buyer's premium.
Action Comics No. 1, a 1938 issue featuring the first appearance of Superman, sold for about $299,000. And Batman No. 1 from 1940 sold for about $275,000.
Wright died in 1994. Relatives found the 345 well-preserved comics he bought as a child while cleaning out his wife's Virginia home following her death last February.
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Lon Allen, managing director of comics for Dallas-based Heritage Auctions, says Billy Wright's 1939 copy of Detective Comics No. 27 that features the debut of Batman got the top bid at the New York City auction Wednesday. It sold for about $523,000, including a buyer's premium.
Action Comics No. 1, a 1938 issue featuring the first appearance of Superman, sold for about $299,000. And Batman No. 1 from 1940 sold for about $275,000.
Wright died in 1994. Relatives found the 345 well-preserved comics he bought as a child while cleaning out his wife's Virginia home following her death last February.
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Online:
Heritage Auctions: http://www.ha.com...
- 2/22/2012
- by AP
- Huffington Post
Because we can never have too many copies of Action Comics #1… the real one, no offense to Grant Morrison.
Michael Rorrer said his great aunt once mentioned having comic books she would one day give him and his brother, but it was a passing remark made when they were boys and still into superheroes.
Ruby Wright gave no indication at the time — and she died last February, leaving it unclear — that her late husband’s comic collection contained some of the most prized issues ever published. The 345 comics were slated to sell at auction in New York on Wednesday, and were expected to fetch more than $2 million.
Rorrer, 31, of Oxnard, Calif., discovered his great uncle Billy Wright’s comics neatly stacked in a basement closet while helping clear out his great aunt’s Martinsville, Va., home a few months after her death. He said he thought they were cool but...
Michael Rorrer said his great aunt once mentioned having comic books she would one day give him and his brother, but it was a passing remark made when they were boys and still into superheroes.
Ruby Wright gave no indication at the time — and she died last February, leaving it unclear — that her late husband’s comic collection contained some of the most prized issues ever published. The 345 comics were slated to sell at auction in New York on Wednesday, and were expected to fetch more than $2 million.
Rorrer, 31, of Oxnard, Calif., discovered his great uncle Billy Wright’s comics neatly stacked in a basement closet while helping clear out his great aunt’s Martinsville, Va., home a few months after her death. He said he thought they were cool but...
- 2/22/2012
- by Glenn Hauman
- Comicmix.com
Dallas — Michael Rorrer said his great aunt once mentioned having comic books she would one day give him and his brother, but it was a passing remark made when they were boys and still into superheroes.
Ruby Wright gave no indication at the time – and she died last February, leaving it unclear – that her late husband's comic collection contained some of the most prized issues ever published. The 345 comics were slated to sell at auction in New York on Wednesday, and were expected to fetch more than $2 million.
Rorrer, 31, of Oxnard, Calif., discovered his great uncle Billy Wright's comics neatly stacked in a basement closet while helping clear out his great aunt's Martinsville, Va., home a few months after her death. He said he thought they were cool but didn't realize until months later how valuable they were.
Rorrer, who works as an operator at a plant where oil is separated from water,...
Ruby Wright gave no indication at the time – and she died last February, leaving it unclear – that her late husband's comic collection contained some of the most prized issues ever published. The 345 comics were slated to sell at auction in New York on Wednesday, and were expected to fetch more than $2 million.
Rorrer, 31, of Oxnard, Calif., discovered his great uncle Billy Wright's comics neatly stacked in a basement closet while helping clear out his great aunt's Martinsville, Va., home a few months after her death. He said he thought they were cool but didn't realize until months later how valuable they were.
Rorrer, who works as an operator at a plant where oil is separated from water,...
- 2/22/2012
- by AP
- Huffington Post
Breaking news coming in from Talksport, Wolves manager Mick McCarthy has been sacked this morning.
The 53 year old has lost his job just one day after an embarrassing 5-1 home defeat to heated rivals West Brom Albion in the Black Country derby on Sunday.
At the final whistle yesterday the Molineux crowd cried out thunderous boo’s for their side’s hapless display in front of a nationwide television audience on Sky Sports and a protest by hundreds of protestors at the Billy Wright statue called for the board to sack the manager.
Last night the future of McCarthy looked bleak after a run of just one win in their last 13 matches and the sword has fallen on him today, ending his five and a half year stint as Wolves boss.
The board has now released a statement;
“The board took the difficult decision after a run of form which...
The 53 year old has lost his job just one day after an embarrassing 5-1 home defeat to heated rivals West Brom Albion in the Black Country derby on Sunday.
At the final whistle yesterday the Molineux crowd cried out thunderous boo’s for their side’s hapless display in front of a nationwide television audience on Sky Sports and a protest by hundreds of protestors at the Billy Wright statue called for the board to sack the manager.
Last night the future of McCarthy looked bleak after a run of just one win in their last 13 matches and the sword has fallen on him today, ending his five and a half year stint as Wolves boss.
The board has now released a statement;
“The board took the difficult decision after a run of form which...
- 2/13/2012
- by Matt Holmes
- Obsessed with Film
Gary Coleman was formally charged Wednesday with reckless driving and disorderly conduct following an altercation at a bowling alley in Utah. "Mr. Coleman was notified today of the charges through his attorney," said Lt. Bill Wright of the Payson, Utah, Police Department. "(Coleman) never spoke to us about what happened, but we gathered evidence after speaking to witnesses and the other party involved." Both charges are misdemeanors. Coleman, 40, was backing out of a bowling alley around midnight on Sept. 6 when his truck hit Colt Rushton, 24, as well as another car. Rushton was taken to a local hospital and treated for minor injuries.
- 9/17/2008
- by Ken Lee
- PEOPLE.com
Gary Coleman ran over a pedestrian with his truck following an argument at a bowling alley, reports say. Coleman, known for his role as Arnold Jackson in the Us sitcom Diff'rent Strokes, became involved in a dispute with Colt Rushton over photographs he had taken of the actor at a Utah bowling complex. Police officer Lt. Bill Wright told the Deseret News that while no citations had been issued, neither man had been forthcoming with information. "We're currently trying to sort through those issues," (more)...
- 9/8/2008
- by By Simon Reynolds
- Digital Spy
Actor Gary Coleman was involved in a car accident in Utah in which a 24-year-old pedestrian suffered minor injuries, the Salt Lake Tribune reports. Coleman, 40, was backing out of a bowling alley in a town about one hour south of Salt Lake City around midnight Friday when his truck hit another car and a pedestrian identified as Colt Reston, the Tribune quotes police Lt. Bill Wright as saying. Reston was taken to a hospital where he was treated for minor injuries, Wright said. Witnesses told police the actor became irritated after Reston photographed him and the two argued in the bowling alley before moving outside. Wright said neither Coleman nor Reston were cooperative at the scene and added that there were "indications" that alcohol was a factor in the incident. No citations were issued. The "Different Strokes" actor made headlines earlier this year when he and his wife Shannon Price...
- 9/7/2008
- by TheInsider
- TheInsider.com
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