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Huge comic book collection stolen from Bellevue home

By SCOTT GUTIERREZ

P-I REPORTER

 

Police are investigating the theft of 6,000 comic books reported stolen last month from a Bellevue home.

 

The owner had stored his comic book collection at a friend's residence in the 10000 block of Northeast 15th Street. In the last six months, someone stole the collection, which was estimated to be worth at least $3,000, Bellevue police spokesman Greg Grannis said.

 

$3,000 for 6,000 comic books? that's 50 cents a comic. isn't that like price new, or less?

 

Police suspect that someone with ready access to the home took the collection because there were no signs of forced entry. However, police don't think the current residents were involved, Grannis said.

 

It was unclear whether any of the missing comics would be considered valuable collectors' items, although it appeared nothing like a "first-edition Captain America" had been stolen, Grannis said.

 

whew!

 

That particular comic and other first editions of Batman or Superman published in the 1940s could be worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, according to several collectors Web sites.

 

it's amazing the stuff you can learn on the internets

 

Two weeks prior to the theft report on May 29, the annual Emerald City Comic Con, a big draw for Northwest comic fans, was held at the Washington State Trade and Convention Center in Seattle. Police have no evidence that the thief tried to sell any stolen comic books at the event.

 

leaving no stone unturned. nice work men in blue!

 

The owner managed to find a private collector who purchased 1,000 of the stolen comics, possibly from the thief. A Bellevue officer planned to assemble a photomontage with a possible suspect's photo to show to the collector, Grannis said.

 

hmmmmm. yeah that might be one lead you'd want to follow...

 

The police report does not indicate how the comics were packaged.

 

well i for one will be on the edge of my seat till i find out whether they were each individually wrapped in a clear plastic envelope.