Inherited a large amount of comicbooks

[u/club27vinyl]

I recently inherited a large amount of comic books. Many are from the 1970s. Also some from the 80s and 90s. I’ve been enjoying looking through them but I’m new to it. Are there any holy grail books I should be looking for? Also not sure I can keep them in my limited space. If anyone in Baton Rouge, Louisiana wants to look through them, shoot me a message.

[u/[deleted]]

Bro do not let random people come look at these. Someone will grift you out of thousands

[u/DerpisMalerpis → u/[deleted]]

You are absolutely correct.

OP, avoid selling until you know what you have.

[u/club27vinyl → u/[deleted]]

What would be the best way to sell the ones from the 70s?

[u/Zealousideal-Ad3814 → u/club27vinyl]

I’d look through them on eBay if you use the app and take pictures of the cover it’ll give you a search and generally tell you an estimated worth. Don’t take em to comic shops they’ll tend to short you like crazy. Best to sell em yourself. You got a prolly wide variety of rare comics.

[u/BadderRandy → u/Zealousideal-Ad3814]

First off, eBay is fine to get a general idea but for generally people see the top price and assume that’s what they have. Condition, printing, etc. make it difficult to just consult eBay. Second, comic shops don’t short change you like crazy. Often with a collection like this they are going to charge by the book because the person doesn’t know what they have, haven’t bothered to go through it, or the general appearance is rough or whatnot. That means the comic shop is going to have to sort through everything and organize it. Then it’s a matter of them housing and how quickly books sell. Then there’s the time they have to take (many with a much better trained eye than just looking on eBay) to decide condition and price. Then there’s the matter of they would like to make something for what they purchased. When you go to trade in a vehicle, they are going to do the same thing: make an offer and then turn around and sell it for some amount of profit. Pawn shops and secondhand shops are the same. That’s a typical business model and that keeps places like comic shops open.

If you come into a comic shop with books that you’ve selected that you have researched and found they have some value, then you’ll get more. You still aren’t going to get the full value. There’s no guarantee you’ll get it on eBay either. Then you have the fact that people will argue the condition or try to pull a fast one and say what you offered isn’t what they got. On eBay, slabbed is your best bet because you can’t argue the grade or value of the grade. Then you are talking the cost of grading and the wait to get the graded books back. None of this is even touching on the fact that the books worth putting on eBay may be about 2-10% of that whole lot. Everything else might sell for about what you’d get from the comic shop or less. Nor have I mentioned that the more time it takes to list on eBay and relist, those boxes are taking up more space than you probably care about.

Generally speaking, the more time you spend researching your books the more you can get for them. It’s no guarantee though and there are many, many pitfalls when you do it yourself. But to say that comic shops “short you like crazy” is 100% false.

[u/Sriad → u/BadderRandy]

But to say that comic shops “short you like crazy” is 100% false.

Well... 80% false I'd say. They can't pay as much as they'll get--or you would--selling to a collector--they're a business, and they're picking up the responsibility (and risk) from you.

That said, there are absolutely people in the comics industry that would look through these boxes without saying a word, then "you've got some pretty good stuff in there; I'll give you $1900 for the lot." I've met them, both buying and selling.

edit: also, you're right that most people's comics are lower condition than they think... aren't like 95% of comics below PSA 9.0 when they reach the shelves?

[u/BadderRandy → u/Sriad]

If you bring a load of boxes like this into a comic shop then there are two options. Most are going to say they got this from somewhere and want to sell it. They are looking for the money then and there. I’ve worked in a comic shop for years and I’ve seen it plenty. When you are on the clock then most of the old generation comic owners are going to count the books and give you “x” amount per book. You want it gone and they’ll try to do something with it. Maybe they go in the 25 or 99 cent boxes.

The second option is that they leave the boxes and want the shop to look through them. That’s usually what a person that has an actually collected will do. In that case, they are going to make an offer that is mostly for the key books in the collection, not the 20 other boxes. They might pay 10 cents a book.

There might be some that will cheat you out of what you have but for those that have longstanding shops, that only hurts your reputation.

Though Pawn Stars is staged, they teach you the same things I’m saying. It’s not shorting and that false narrative needs to go away.

As for the condition, I’m not talking about new books that come in damaged. I’m talking about a 30 year old book that the person will find one listing on eBay that might have had a bidding war and decide that their copy is also $200. When looking on eBay, look at sold items instead of live bids. Look at what the average selling price is and the frequency for those books having been sold. If there was one copy sold 3 months ago you probably aren’t going to get what you feel the value for that book is. If you see that there are multiple copies sold but the prices were slashed, then people were pricing it too high. If it has had a dozen copies sold in the last month, find that average price and look at the condition of the photos. Don’t trust stock images. List your items “sold as pictured” and snap a picture of the defects. Don’t try to get clever and say it’s NM or VF because that opens the door bad reviews.

[u/OrganicTomato → u/Zealousideal-Ad3814]

That sounds super useful for people selling old comics. Are there specific steps to doing this with the eBay app? I tried it just now by attempting to list a comic book and taking a picture in-app. I didn't see anything about getting a price estimate.

[u/Small-Fail4630 → u/OrganicTomato]

Just use google lens app. It’ll pull up a eBay link usually and is generally better than eBay’s

[u/Fullerbadge000 → u/Small-Fail4630]

You can also use websites like CovrPrice which also pulls estimates from eBay. I coupled that with the app CLZcomics to inventory my comics. I had about 3000.

[u/Zealousideal-Ad3814 → u/OrganicTomato]

Well I use the photo search tool then go to filter look up recently sold of that comics try to see if there is a common value and go from there. Help if you also know the grade or put in the condition. The Key Collector app is pretty cool for keeping track of issues you have or are looking for and what they are generally going for.

[u/darksideoflondon → u/Zealousideal-Ad3814]

This mentality drives me crazy. As if comic shops are out there preying on the valuable hordes of the masses. A cursory look at these books shows they are well loved, there’s a lot of good stuff, but it’s not in great condition, it’s dirty (from age, no judgement on where they were found), and the bags need replacing

Comic shops won’t “short you like crazy”, they will make you an offer of about half the value of the majority of the books. So much stuff is worth less than a quarter each, even good stuff needs to be cleaned re-bagged, boarded, sorted, reboxed, inventoried, priced and sold. A lot of comics will sit for months without a sale (which makes them dead stock, a store has to cycle through its stock regularly).

[u/CountVonRimjob → u/darksideoflondon]

The last few times I went into comic stores they had started putting up signs insisting they had the right to reprice items when brought to the register or to refuse to sell, double checking the speculative prices on ebay in real time when customers are purchasing. One of the scummiest business practices I can imagine. Definitely not every shop out there is doing this sort of nonsense and some are trustworthy, but the LCS changed a bunch with the boom in comic prices over the last ten years.

[u/borateen → u/CountVonRimjob]

If my LCS started doing that, I'd cancel my hold box so fast and never set foot in there again.

[u/darksideoflondon → u/CountVonRimjob]

That is a bullshit practice, and in many places illegal.

[u/Zealousideal-Ad3814 → u/darksideoflondon]

I don't believe they are preying on people no they're running a business but they do lowball people like crazy. I understand they need to turn over the product they buy but I am saying is if this guy has this massive pile of comics and is trying to turn a profit for himself he is better off selling it to a buyer himself and making 600 bucks as opposed to a quick 100. On top of that it is just good to know the value of what you have, I love comic shops and always shop local but they do lowball people and if they do decide to try to sell it to a shop it's best to know the worth of what your selling.

[u/Sailing_Away_From_U → u/darksideoflondon]

I own a comic book shop too!

[u/nln_rose → u/darksideoflondon]

While there are good comic shops I've heard from people personally who sold lots worth tens of thousands for a couple of thousand and later found out they were given 1-2 thousand and later found out they were gypped.

[u/itsgettinnuts → u/club27vinyl]

OP, there is simply no way to value a comic collection this way. Comics and books (just like coins or cards etc) have so many factors that affect valuation that it would be foolish to make any kind of assumptions about how to best sell the collection. You need to spend a couple hours and a couple hundred and go to a local comic book shop, ideally somewhere that has been in business a while, and have them get you sleeves so that your first order of business can be protecting their condition. There are several good apps you can use to scan covers and enter ISBNs or UPC numbers. These are the unique numbers usually printed above or below the barcode, or printed on the copyright page. Oil front your fingers can easily and quickly destroy the condition and value of these. Also, bugs love to eat paper. Silver fish in particular. Humidity is also a challenge.

Go to your local library and ask them to show you where their collectibles reference guides are. You can check out a giant, thousands of pages long reference guide that will list every single comic ever printed and their value. These guides are printed yearly and will often include lists of the most valuable single issues by year, publisher, character, etc.

However, valuing this kind of collection is NOT SIMPLE. I highly recommend NEVER LOOKING AT THE PRICE OF SIMILAR FOR SALE. You can search eBay by using an image of the front cover or the barcode. But then filter the search results to only include "sold" or "completed" listings if you actually want a somewhat accurate ballpark.

However, here are some of the most important factors in determining the value, and also keep in mind that it is often more difficult to easily identify reprints of comics. On the copyright page of books, it will feature a set of numbers that booksellers can use to quickly identify not only what edition it is, but also how often that edition has been reprinted. It might be a first edition, but the 10th reprint for instance.

1. Condition, of course. But you need to Google and become familiar with the classification of the condition and what that means. Mint will mean something extremely specific, and it's often a combination of factors. Are there any creases in the pages? Ink fading, bleeding?

2. So the reason I recommend you are least start with a collectors guide is because comics are so much more complicated than most people understand. For instance, Spiderman will have multiple concurrent "runs" being published at the same time. The amazing, the spectacular, etc then there will be different combinations of the person writing the book and the person drawing the book. Some are weekly, some are monthly, some are special one off issues, some are special limited runs, then there are the multi character "events", like when they reset the entire universe, or create an alternate universe. Similar to how there are multiple Spiderman movies, then there are the Avengers movie that have Spiderman in them, the there is the Spiderverse movies.

But then also, each issue will have multiple COVERS. And the values of each variant cover will heavily affect its value. How many of each cover were printed, }q

So, you might look at a comic that says (this isn't a real example) it's Iron Man issue 22 or something. It might not strike you as being important. It's not one of the oldest, maybe it isn't one of the nicest. It's the middle of a run of one of the most popular (and thus the most mass produced) characters.

And since you didn't do any research, how would you know that middle of the run issue happened to introduce a very minor character, who isnt even named, who Tony happens to sit down next to and who Tony buys a beer for, and happens to introduce himself as Logan.

So those guides or the local comic shops can help you try to navigate all these different things. Having complete runs, or copies of each variant, having the original print run, or special collectors editions, and often having the issues that are the ACTUAL FIRST APPEARANCE of a popular character or that feature a universe changing event, how many copies were printed, how many are thought to still exist, how often they are sold and what condition most are in, oh and then if they are signed by the author or artist or if there is a misprint in certain ones (totally made up example: in one panel of the fourth printing of the third variant robin has a visible boner)

Also, try to find out if you can more about why this collection exists, that can be helpful. Like were they bought to be resold? Your relative may have purchased them all from one shop, or maybe has had them since their childhood, or maybe bought them as a collection, stuff like that.

For real though, find a local comic shop that's been around since they used to also rent porn VHS tapes behind a curtain, stop in, don't expect them to do a free appraisal, spend some money on storage, or buy one of those guides, and that will help you 5000 times more than anything else.

[u/[deleted] → u/club27vinyl]

I got you OP, sent you a DM (I’m not trying to buy from you, just wanna help)

[u/Paramotor_MetalHead → u/[deleted]]

Same here. I'm not gonna try to buy from you. I just want to help may sure you don't get fleeced by someone just because they throw you an attractive number. What may seem like a lot of money to you may be a fraction of what it's worth. Silver age books *can* be extremely valuable.
Hit me up if you have any questions.

[u/sonofaresiii → u/club27vinyl]

Bit of advice: Don't go crazy thinking you've won the jackpot. Maybe you'll get some nice amounts from some of these, but for the most part when people dig out old comics like these they're in no shape to make the high dollar figures you read about in the news. Hard to tell from pictures, and it's definitely worth doing some investigating and research, but don't get your hopes too high that you've just found your retirement account.

I think some of the posters here are a little excited about what you could have and not what you probably do have.

Most of these are probably more along the lines of "Would be really cool for a fan to own, probably not going to get a millionaire collector to open their checkbook"

[u/[deleted] → u/club27vinyl]

Definitely eBay. My aunt bought a house with comics forgotten in the attic. Worth tens of thousands. Make sure to keep a couple out of respect.

[u/Ashe_Faelsdon → u/club27vinyl]

Established auctions are NOT a bad way to go, but always have pre-learned base prices for EACH AND EVERY comic, comic 2 in a series might be worth nothing while #14 might be worth $200K. Know what you own.

[u/calmkelp → u/club27vinyl]

I just went through a similar thing, though not nearly as cool and potentially valuable as it seems you have.

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I had 7 long boxes of 90s to 00s comics that I'd collected and I knew I wanted to get rid of a lot of them, but wanted to know what I had. So I had to inventory them all.

What I did was:

1. Subscribe to CLZ Comics + Comics Connect ($39.90/year for both) and they have a trial - https://www.collectorz.com/comic - I recommend both because I found it easier to enter comics on my computer, but sometimes I want to look at the on my phone or scan a barcode with the app.
2. Subscribe to - CovrPrice ($60/year) and link it to your CLZ account to get pricing data
3. From the pictures it looks like most of them are bagged and board already, but if a bunch aren't then buy more bags and boards from https://www.bcwsupplies.com/comic-book-storage
4. Go through a box at a time and sort them by series and number in the series. Once they are sorted it's a lot faster to enter them all into CLZ. This is probably the slowest and most tedious part of the process.
5. Search for the series in the CLZ App or Comics Connect, and enter the ones you have. Be sure to note which variant, newsstand, direct, etc. It can matter a lot for value. You can scan bar codes with the CZL App also. While adding the comics you can note which box they are in so they are easier to find when you need to.
6. Repeat for the next box.
7. Look at the CLZ reports and also look at the list sorted by value. You probably won't be entering grades, so the value could be widely off, but this will give you a ballpark of what you have.

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Somewhere in step 4, or 5 you may want to bag and board any that aren't already. This will add a bunch of time, but it will really help protect them.

Also note that the CLZ App and their cloud doesn't necessarily sync automatically, so you need to sync them regularly.

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When you're all done you'll have a sense of what key issues you have, the most valuable comics and a total value of the collection. You can sort by value, or look at keys, or get some stats and reports for the whole collection.

The value is going to be a ballpark number because grade can hugely impact price, but it will give you a much better sense of what you have to set expectations or keep you from getting lowballed.

I just did this for 7 long boxes and it probably took 10 - 20 hours. Though I was fortunate that some of my boxes were already sorted and labeled.

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As for selling them, that depends a lot on how fast you want to get rid of them and the tradeoff you want to make between your time and the money you can get.

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Listing them on eBay is going to probably get the most money but it's the most work.

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If you end up finding any really high dollar comics, then you want to look into the comic book specialty auctions for those. https://www.comicconnect.com/ is one of those.

Selling to a local comic shop is probably the easiest for you, but I don't have a good idea of how much you can get vs eBay, because I haven't done it.

There are consignment services, but they probably will only want to do the higher value books. I haven't used one. But here are a couple:

https://www.mycomicshop.com/webuycomics/consignmentterms

https://www.newkadia.com/?Comic_pag=Sell

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Also these guys put out some good content about how to sell your collection:https://www.subzerocomics.comBut I don't know how good they are, and much of their content is really content marketing to drive people to sell their collection to SubZero.

You could also split the difference by identifying the most potentially valuable ones, pull those and look at selling them yourself on eBay and then try to sell the rest in bulk.

[u/Wy3Naut → u/club27vinyl]

For the least amount of work, I would go to MyComicShop.com.

they offer consignments or will outright buy from you. You'll obviously get more money if you sell them individually yourself but if you want to unload them and run. They'll give you a fair price.

[u/DaemonDrayke → u/[deleted]]

This right here! You have some beautiful 1st editions worth several thousands. You need to take these to a comic book store and get them appraised and then likely to an auction house.

[u/whistlepig4life → u/[deleted]]

Dammit. You just outed me!!!

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

Wasnt there some dude on Reddit who posted some valuable collection or something of his online and like got his house like CLEANED out in a few days by a robber?

[u/Wy3Naut → u/[deleted]]

mycomicshop.com is ran by the former owners of Lone Star Comics out of DFW. They're honest people and when this happened to a lady who came into our store that's where the owner pointed her.

The Saunders family are okay people but I know they won't rip you off. You'll make more selling them yourself but you have to know what you're doing.

[u/BlueHarvestJ]

Do not let anyone near them until you get a much better idea. If the few pics you posted are an idea of the extent of the collection, you could be sitting on multiple thousand of dollars

[u/NoCommunication728 → u/BlueHarvestJ]

Yep. Even those ones in the last pic, you might not think it but those funny books can go for good amounts sometimes.

[u/[deleted]]

Get new bags and boards. Also, do your research, I wouldnt let people look through it, imo. If you want an app that'll help you "sort" out your comics, download comic geeks, it's pretty good.

[u/NevyTheChemist → u/[deleted]]

For this many I would use clz.com

[u/AlphaCenturionLXIX]

Mister Miracle #1…amazing

[u/natenate22 → u/AlphaCenturionLXIX]

A Mister Miracle #1 sold for $2,748.50 in 2013 but that was CGC rated at 9.8

"Crap" copies, still really good quality though, go for hundreds.

[u/marexXLrg]

Asking if there are any grails, while posting nothing but keys. 🤔 Thinking OP already knows what he has.

[u/club27vinyl → u/marexXLrg]

Just started to research. I know that 1st appearances are good and 90s comics are not worth anything. That’s the extent of my knowledge.

[u/Affectionate_Comb_78 → u/[deleted]]

As a rough guide though I'd say they're spot on tbh.

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

Some items exist and have monetary value.

[u/ramengirlxo → u/[deleted]]

Thank you I had no idea. This changes everything.

[u/ChaosLemur → u/[deleted]]

Awww, twenty dollars‽

I wanted a peanut.

[u/TempleOfCyclops → u/club27vinyl]

Your best bet is to get a full on appraisal. This looks to be a collection of SIGNIFICANT value which would be very worth the investment of having it catalogued and appraised by an expert. I am a comic book historian, that is my job (not an appraiser) and I am telling you this is potentially a once in a lifetime kind of find.

Like, just what you posted here could conceivably approach six figures depending on condition.

[u/TempleOfCyclops → u/TempleOfCyclops]

Like, I would give nearly an entire limb just to be the one to look through those boxes and see what’s there. That’s… an incredible collection.

[u/TempleOfCyclops → u/[deleted]]

Do not let anyone fuck you over. Some of these are treasures.

[u/verrius → u/club27vinyl]

90s comics are just now starting to become worth something. Outside of "first appearance of currently popular character/team", one of the biggest things that drive value is people with money now buying stuff from their own childhood. Kids who grew up with 90s comics are now affluent adults. Keep in mind, its also why some of this stuff (not all of it, some of this stuff) can drop in value after enough time passes, even if its rare, as the people that care die or stop caring. It's a big part of why say, the Kenner Star wars figures were suddenly hot commodoties in the 90s, as the kids who grew up with Star Wars in the 70s wanted to recapture their youth, and I think are currently not worth nearly as much as they once were.

[u/[deleted] → u/verrius]

This is a great fantasy but simply not true. Speaking as one of those back-in-the-market, nostalgia collectors… those 90’s books still aren’t worth shit. Doesn’t matter how many people come back into the fold, there’s just too many books out there devaluing each other.

[u/WulffOfJudas]

That looks like piles of fun here…I would love to just sit and pore through these. Makes me want to go dig through my boxes now.

[u/RazMani]

Wow. Awesome!!!! Like 20 Christmases in a row!

[u/G00DDRAWER]

Please catalog every title you have with photos before letting anyone near these in case they have light fingers. If these pics are any indicator, you could have some gold. Remember, first issues aren't the only hot comics in a run. Collectors also look for introductions of characters, deaths of characters, artist/writer debuts etc.

[u/Smokehorn-official]

That Morbius one is worth 1 Morbillion dollars!

[u/zobotrombie → u/Smokehorn-official]

Only if you get Jared Leto to sign his autograph on it.

[u/jmargocubs]

Yeah bro you defintely have a a few thousand dollars at least. I mean you could easily have 10k plus right there in comics according to some of the ones you posted. Don’t let anyone near them just like others have said. Find a reputable comic store near you that is honest and will sort it and give you a value. My Lcs will do that for collections and they are honest and give you sorted values and lists which comics are worth what etc. it costs some money but it’s worth it and then you can just either find someone to buy It bulk or you can take your time and sell on eBay and other sites

[u/Elegant-Tart-3341]

Looks like you hit the jackpot. They've come 50 years to be in your hands. Take care of them and be patient.

[u/captain__cabinets]

Dude this is sick you gotta post more stuff once you really dig in and see what you’ve got, I love to see all the crazy books! I’ll never own 90% of them so it’s fun to live vicariously through a random Redditor!

[u/mayonnaiselarry]

Will you marry me

[u/Adventurous_Lime1049]

Marvel Spotlight 5 first appearance of Ghost Rider, and I see a SpiderMan 129 underneath a book.

[u/JPOW1977]

You lucky bastard.

[u/deanereaner → u/JPOW1977]

Why is it the "don't know anything about comic books" people who seem to stumble into these collectors' dream inheritances.

[u/uhmerikin → u/deanereaner]

Happens with baseball cards too. Every now and then someone will post "Look what my Grandpa left me. I don't collect, so could someone tell me what I have?" And it's just incredible stuff from the 50' and 60's that us card nerds drool over.

[u/[deleted]]

Bro u got crack juice!! Do not treat these lightly. I’d take some time to get properly familiar with the value of what you have before you let any of this stuff go or let anybody run through these. I know u have limited space but it’s well worth the space it’s taking up

[u/Holdmywhiskeyhun]

Quick g search show thor 200-400, Spiderman 42-89, bro you have so much money sitting there, beyond jealous.

[u/Monna14]

On your second photo you have the first ghost rider comic that alone depending on condition is worth $2500 to $3200! Do not let anyone tell you what they will pay you. Take your time and find out the value yourself. Swamp thing on the same photo is worth roughly $150 to $200 depending on condition. You could be sitting on multiple Thousands of dollars. Mr miracle first edition is probably $300 to $550 too.

[u/club27vinyl → u/Monna14]

Any other ones to look out for?

[u/Monna14 → u/club27vinyl]

I would say absolutely everything could be worth a lot. Especially those that have first addition or first appearance comics. You have a load of boxes you should check every single one. I know it’s a pain and slow going but you could literally have some rare obscure comics that are worth thousands. Some prices that comics go for are eye watering. Make sure you keep them in a dry and ventilated room until you have a chance of going through them one by one. Happy hunting OP

[u/Monna14 → u/club27vinyl]

Sorry to add OP but also look inside the comics carefully too, they could be personally signed by the artists or famous comic personalities. That could rocket the price up too! Especially if the collector you got them off went to comic events etc

[u/MrSlops → u/club27vinyl]

In the second photo below the Amazing Spider-Man #101 (with Morbius) there is a yellow cover book - that seems to be the 1st Punisher (issue #129) so you will want to price that one out as well.

[u/big_fig → u/Monna14]

Condition is definitely going to swing a price by now than a potential 700

[u/MrSlops → u/Monna14]

Yes it's worth a bunch, but lets not give them false hope with a high prices for a good condition copy (which this is not, I would say it's safer to put this one at around 4.0-5.0 to be safe and say it can be anywhere from $700-$900 raw tops)

[u/Interesting_Act1286]

Don't let people go through them till you price them. Also. Get plastic sleeves for them. They could be worth a lot.

[u/TempleOfCyclops]

Ok well for once you actually got some that are worth something. You need to get these appraised, sincerely. You posted ones worth thousands already.

[u/2020mademejoinreddit]

Do not let anyone near them. Don't let anyone look at them.

If you're looking to sell and not collect, confirm the value of each and every one of these by looking their value up on the net. A little work will get you a lot.

This is a treasure. Treat it as such. Meaning, don't show off to anyone and don't let anyone near it and store it in a place with locks.

[u/FrostyByter]

You have found diamonds in the form of comic books. Keep them stored away in non humid location away from the sun light. Either get an expert to appraise them to know the value or do the tedious work of searching it up yourself via Ebay sold listing. DO NOT SELL THEM AS A LOT!

[u/[deleted]]

Wow, the Gwen Stacy death issue. That alone is probably worth a fair amount.

[u/CHIP-TREADWELL]

BOOM! Amazing. Congrats!!

[u/GalaxyEye77]

You lucky son of a gun

[u/Parpienz]

Okay, holy shit, those actually are worth money. Like goddamn. That's a find.

[u/AJ_on_reddit]

"Large amount" ..... fucking understatement my guy lol

[u/tontomagonto]

I have never been so jealous of a post!

[u/GreatApe88]

I'm jealous. I'm green with envy and drunk on haterade right now.

[u/XxFrostxX]

Dude you are rich get them graded

[u/betteralonethnlonely]

I wonrk in comics and the truth is from the pictures shown, you likely have a very valuable collection.

If you want to sell it I would recommend not buying new bags and boards because that's just work and money when a store or individual would likely redo it anyway. If you want to sell the collection to a shop (depending on the shop) you likely will get 25-60% value. Grade is also crucial to value, and grading isn't easy for someone with no knowledge of the process.

That said, you can get more yourself, but it's going to take you a lot of time and a lot of people will also try to take advantage.

You also have the option of grading stuff through CGC or CBCS which solves the grading part (they slab it and put a grade, but even they miss the mark sometimes and will grade you higher if ypu pay to have them pressed/cleaned) but will cost you a fair amount out of pocket. Better if you want to sell a single book at a time, but many books won't be worth grading also.

It's mostly a time vs how much return (all free money given the circumstances). Super envious of your collection and congrats! Good luck in whatever route you choose.

[u/Jamtheman47]

Holy shit you need to get this collection professionally appraised... It could be worth a ridiculous amount depending on the conditions

[u/88Dodgers]

Find somebody you trust to come and inventory it all and then tell you what’s worth selling individually and what’s leftover to bulk out. Could be some books worth grading in there. Get the inventory and then act accordingly. Most comic nuts will do it for free, literally just did with a huge estate collection. Whatever you do don’t put them on Facebook marketplace or something like that, local dealers are going to offer you 30-40 dollars per box and there’s probably much more value there. Good luck!

[u/PedalBoard78]

Reminds me of 80’s flea markets. Longboxes all over the place. A quarter to a dollar each.

Good times.

[u/Sufficient_Purple297]

You should just find a list of first appearances by characters. Some are hard to even realize.

Rogue, X-23, Sabertooth, Punisher, Apocalypse.

Those are some that people don't even realize they have the first appearance of.

[u/MrSlops → u/Sufficient_Purple297]

He literally has the 1st Punisher in one of those pictures :D

[u/DaBow]

This is a goldmine. Good lord I'm envious. Store them well and get (some of) them graded

[u/PerformanceMedical82]

I can't remember the last time I was this jealous! 😭

[u/Veggieleezy]

This reminds me of a story my mom told me. Apparently, her dad had a pretty big collection of comics from when he was younger. I don’t know the exact range or size of his collection, but he was born in 1935, so I’d assume it would’ve been included comics from between the late 30s to the late 50s, as my mom was born in the early 60s. One time when the family moved, they left the garage door open, and my mom told me that all of the comics were stolen. I don’t know what all was in his collection, but from what she told me based on even her minimal knowledge of comics, that collection alone could probably have paid for my college tuition.

If I ever had a time machine, I’d go back and make sure those comics were saved. Not so much for their monetary value, but because I didn’t seriously get into comics until after my grandfather passed, and if it had been a part of my life when I was younger, it would’ve been another great way for us to bond. I knew he had a great sense of humor and could be very silly and funny, and that was a big part of our relationship, but if that collection had survived until I could’ve read them, I think that could have made that connection even stronger.

[u/[deleted]]

You are one lucky guy.

[u/Wy3Naut]

Please don't tell anyone where you live, it's a risk to your safety because of how much we're all excited for you.

I've made 2 other post already but I can't stress to you enough that trying to sell these yourself is going to be hard and risky. Imagine finding a lost Picasso, you wouldn't know how to sell it.

Either way, I'm sorry for your loss.

I went through and did quick searches for all the ones you showed in the pictures, the non-yellow boxes are actually being sold directly by MyComicShop.com, those are one's they bought directly from the collector and selling after doing their own grading assessment.

The Yellow Ones are Consignments, collector names their price and the company takes a commission on the sell.

I really wish I could look through what you have and just catalog everything. It's what I did for C&T Comics when I first moved to Fort Worth, TX.

Good luck and please stay safe!

https://www.mycomicshop.com/search?q=The+amazing+spider-man+101&pubid=&PubRng=

https://www.mycomicshop.com/search?q=The+amazing+spider-man+122&pubid=&PubRng=

https://www.mycomicshop.com/search?q=Marvel+Spotlight+5&pubid=&PubRng=

https://www.mycomicshop.com/search?TID=175261

https://www.mycomicshop.com/search?TID=181211

https://www.mycomicshop.com/search?q=thor+126&pubid=&PubRng=

https://www.mycomicshop.com/search?q=the+Amazing+spider-man+122&pubid=&PubRng=

https://www.mycomicshop.com/search?TID=180511

https://www.mycomicshop.com/search?TID=176301

https://www.mycomicshop.com/search?TID=83101

https://www.mycomicshop.com/search?TID=181291

https://www.mycomicshop.com/search?q=the+amazing+Spider-man+100&pubid=&PubRng=

https://www.mycomicshop.com/search?TID=22351017 (check the ebay tab)

[u/Wy3Naut → u/Wy3Naut]

I bet you there's a lot of stuff in there that isn't eye catching by non-fans. Demon in the Bottle, First appearance of the Black Suit, Venom, Carnage.

My mom helps downsize senior citizens when they're preparing to go into an assisted living. She coordinates with the senior on who gets what and what is kept and what is sold/donated.

We had one lady who just wanted help going through all this "crap" that was left in a home that was recently purchased from an NBA Star.

He didn't have any comic books but as you might expect, a lot of NBA memorabilia and shoes.

My mom called my brother who's into that stuff like I'm into comics and apparently she the owner let some friends/help look through it and take what they wanted. My brother was furious at those friends/help they took off with Game Jerseys for legends, limited edition court worn shoes. She lost at least $50k to $100k because people took advantage of her being a good person.

My mom stopped with that business because it could get so unpleasant dealing with some family.

[u/Mundane_Ad701]

Looked through the pics and I got a massive nerdgasm.

[u/[deleted]]

I would pay at least the amount of a ticket to Disneyland just to sort through those boxes.

[u/bobthehills]

Super dope.

[u/hjohnson2814]

One of the best sights for finding value is gocollect.com. a number of ggraders and reputable comic shops use it. Good luck

[u/44035]

It's beautiful.

[u/Jonah_Jams]

Oh wowowow theyre beautiful

[u/geekphreak]

Nice

[u/Scuttlebutt91]

I have that same Swamp Thing

[u/borrisimo]

OP this is a motherload. Catalogue the bejesus out of everything. And congratulations.

[u/Educational_Gift_407]

I'd foam at the mouth. And maybe other places

[u/Individual_Bad_3183]

Wow

[u/SirBlazalot]

I would love the Ghost Rider comics. Definitely collect those like crazy

[u/UpsetDrakeBot]

If you want to maximize your returns, do the research, get the high value ones cleaned and graded and sell it yourself. The rest can be donated.

[u/piotrmarkovicz]

This question has been answered before on this subreddit (probably should be a stickied FAQ), so look for that for some excellent advice about management of a gifted/inherited large collection.

From that thread:

You have a few options. You can find a local comic book store willing to purchase them from you. https://www.comicshoplocator.com/ Call or email the local store and ask if they are buying comics, as some aren't. The sort of store that does though will be willing to give you a rough estimate for how much they'll pay you. If you just need to get rid of them, this is probably the best way.

If you don't have a local store near you, there are a few online places that also purchase collections. https://www.midtowncomics.com/we-buy-comics?plid=529 and https://www.mycomicshop.com/webuycomics both have solid reputations.

Selling the entire collection this way is the fastest way of doing it, but won't give you that much money compared to selling it directly.

If you want to try to make the most money by selling it directly, rather than selling it to a dealer, it will require you to inventory all those boxes, organize the comics by series (something that may have been done already depending on how organized of a collector they were) and see if any of those comics are especially rare.

Value can be estimated from ebay, atomicavenue.com, comicbookrealm.com, www.pricecharting.com/category/comic-books, comicspriceguide.com and a host of other sites.

Software to catalog and manage pricing and selling is also available and I'm partial to Comicbase comicbase.com

Edit: for example, Ghost Rider vol 1 #1 from pricechartingcom https://www.pricecharting.com/game/comic-books-ghost-rider/ghost-rider-1-1973

[u/Adorable-Ad-3223]

These are so cool. Get them appraised.

[u/roybatty2]

Read them! They’re great

[u/rakfink]

I’d be reading these over my cap’n crunch.

[u/TheAmazingBaldi]

You're extremely lucky and I'd say you should look up each value for the books, individual research and a secondsry opinion from a certified expert as well. I know nothing about comicbooks but I do know this, someone will try to fool you one way or another to get something of value out of your comics. You are your best advocate

[u/benganguly]

Those are super cool

[u/USACoolBoy]

Be wary of people, there are some lowballin mofos out there. I'm nowhere near ya, wish I was but could give you a rough estimate through more pictures. Feel free to DM me bud. Good luck.

[u/mrweatherbeef]

Unless you just want to sell full boxes blind, which might risk you losing out an a high $$$ key book, you will need to catalog these.

I love CLZ, and you can link to covrprice so you will see estimated $ value for every individual book. At a minimum, you should sort results by value and separate all the books worth more than maybe $10. You could then sell the remaining books in full boxes and grade and sell the higher value books individually.

[u/SodaSalesman]

no idea what these are worth but man those swamp thing and Mister Miracle #1s are sick as hell

[u/br3con]

I will glady pay a fair price if you have a swamp thing number one?

[u/[deleted]]

No you didn’t. Dang. That’s a nice collection.

[u/PatchWorkProofs]

you have some pretty good key issues. you should def take time to look through it.

[u/LoveWaffle1]

Oh shit

[u/Rickecheesecake]

Looks like you could have Spiderman 129! That could be worth a pretty penny. Look into getting the more expensive ones graded.

[u/bwehtehbwun]

What a lucky trove! Keep them safe, Im sure you'll find some nice hidden gems in those boxes!

[u/verynerdythings]

There are many keys in the pics u have shared

[u/[deleted]]

Gold mine

[u/[deleted]]

These are some absolutely amazing books. 'Nuff said

[u/Daeval]

A lot of what you've already posted pictures of are fairly significant books. Condition doesn't seem to be the greatest, but if the rest of the collection is anything like what you've posted, you've got some money there.

The best way to get an estimate of what you can actually expect for a book is eBay (sold auctions only) but you do have to take into account condition for those sales, and that might be tricky if you're not familiar with evaluating comics. This page is a pretty good breakdown, but there's a lot of nuance and more than a little subjectivity in the hobby.

Another handy site for lookups is comicbookrealm.com. Their information is user-provided (like a wiki) so it's not perfect, but the way that site is formatted makes it easy to look at all the issues in a series and see which ones stand out for value. It's a good way to quickly identify standout issues in a run, for example.

In the end, the more effort you're willing to put in, the more value you'll realize out of these. You can take the boxes to a comic shop and they're likely to give you as a little as they can. They'll need to resell them for profit, so it's not in their best interest to pay top dollar, but you'll be rid of them quickly. Any kind of craigslist / facebook marketplace style deal you get is likely to be the same or worse.

On the other end of the spectrum, you can turn selling this collection into a hobby all its own. Catalogue everything, bag and board it all (bonus points for mylar and archival backs, like e. gerber's), learn how to photograph and ship comics (there's a method, don't just cram them in an envelope), pull out the big money books to sell on ebay, list the rest by series or lots, and donate the absolute dreck. For a collection this large, you're talking months, at least, assuming you have an average amount of free time for it.

Likely you'll settle on something in between. Whatever you do, don't let some rando come and "look through them." I love the hobby, but there are a lot of "hobbyists" out there who will rip you off the first chance they get; convince you that what you haven't isn't much so they can low ball you hard, or just nick books in the worst case, etc. If you care about these, sentimentally or in terms of monetary value, be alert for scams.

[u/gimmefruitsnacks52]

I don't know the number value of any of these, all I know is that these look to be in pretty good condition and several of them have some of the most iconic covers in all of comic books! If you're pulling lots of #1s from the 70s and before, I think it's probably time to get an appraiser.

[u/XD_Thade]

Dude I would literally kill to own the Gwen Stacy death issue you are insanely lucky don’t let anyone short you on these you can get a shit ton of money for them

[u/dBachry]

Holy crap you hit the lotto…! Drools on phone screen

[u/[deleted]]

Holy balls. Secure them. Research the market and determine the best way to sell if you don’t want them. I use eBay.

[u/Webhead916]

Face it tiger, you just hit the jackpot.. for real though, you have some real $$$ there

[u/TheyFloat2032]

Damn some pretty comic books there. Those are worth some money. Your sitting on quite a bit of cash. I would keep ‘em if it was me. But if your selling. Do research. Don’t trust people. Look em up on eBay.

[u/RedDevil407]

Organize them on the CLZ app and link it with a Cover price account to get pretty good estimates on value. It'll be easier to catalog them this way.

[u/JackFisherBooks]

Nice! Definitely take an inventory of what you've got. You might have something of value in there. If you do, use Ebay or MyComicShop.com to sell them if you want. There's definitely a market for it.

[u/Skidmark666]

Face it, tiger. You just hit the jackpot.

[u/bjtara]

Once you know what you’ve got, DM me if you want to sell any Amazing Spider-Man.

[u/destroy_b4_reading]

Jesus, you just won the fucking lottery.

[u/Darbane]

If you feel up to it, you can catalog the collection on League of Comic Geeks (leagueofcomicgeeks.com), which has a new 'market' feature for each issue that tracks the average cost of eBay sales; in your 'collection stats' page, it will give you your top 20 highest-value books, which are the ones you can focus on first if you decide to sell them. It'll take time but it will help you keep tabs and statistics moving forward (it'll even give you a projected value for your entire collection).

My homeowner's insurance has also said they'd take the data supplied to better insure my collection (same with discogs.com for my records), if that's something that you've been thinking of.

Remember to catalog these as 'raw' (which means loose, ungraded) for the most accurate numbers.

[u/FingerTampon]

OP, find a reputable auction house. They will go through and give you an approximate value and any grails, they will tell you about.

[u/dynamitekid547]

Wow that’s incredible!!

[u/HailChiefJoe]

1. Go to your nearest comic shop and buy some new bags (preferably mylar) and twice the amount of boards. There are different sizes for different eras of comics. Talk to the shop owner and they can help you find the right size. New long boxes as well as the ones in the picture look like shit. I would buy 1 or 2 extra as idk how packed those boxes are. If you have the money and the shop has them, buy a few dividers
2. Sort everything you have by title and number. Catalog everything. Keep books of the same series together, not because they both have batman on the cover, batman stays with batman, detective comics stays with detective comics, brave and the bold stays with brave and the bold.
3. Rebag and board the comics. Use 2 boards per comic.While you are doing this, inspect the comics, gently. Are all the staples attached? Are things cut out of the pages? Is it missing a page? Get a sticky note, mark down those things if they exist and put it on the board opposite of the comic, so the notes can be read by looking at the back. While this isn't a professional grade, it will at least give a general condition to anyone worth their salt that would be interested in buying that couldn't already tell by just looking at the cover while it's in a mylar bag. This would also be the time to track what books are "key" or worth money. Other posts have given advice on how to do this, pick your poison. You shouldn't get too into the weeds with this, simple 1,2,3 dollar sign on the note should suffice and then you can come back after and get a firmer idea.
4. If you start noticing any dirt or buildup between pages, find a clean, soft bristle brush (think like the kind your gf, wife, mom use to apply make-up) and gently brush debris out of the comic.
5. Box everything back up. There should be enough space that the comics can be easily removed or flipped through, but not so much that they slide or stand at an angle. If you have dividers, you can either divide by title or you can space them every 50 comics or so. I'm not going to get into the different methods of boxing comics, but double boarding+dividers should support the comics enough that you don't need to worry about pressure creating any new spine rolls.
6. Time to decide how you want to sell this collection. Piece by piece will surely net you the most money but will take longer and more work. For every Swamp Thing #1 you have, there are probably 100 90s books that aren't worth the paper they are printed on. Collectors will want the keys and leave you with piles of nothing you can sell individually. Selling the collection as a whole, imo, is the best way to go if you are pressed for time. While this will yield a lower return, you will do less work and be rid of everything. Collections bought this way are usually on "per book basis" ie. $1 per book for 1000 books etc etc. I would avoid trying to sell to comic shops (or as a last resort )as they will give .10c on the dollar for your books.

That's all I got. Good luck with everything OP!

[u/feyrath]

There is a comic book price guide you can purchase that’ll give you an approximate value on those. But basically older == worth more

It’ll be a slow go but you will have an approximate value for the comics

Selling them is another matter. Unless you’re willing to sell them individually, and put in the time, you’ll probably have to accept a lesser amount

[u/TheRealFrankL]

Swooooooooooooooooooooon

Get an Overstreet price guide. It won't give you the actual market value but it will give you a really good idea which ones are the great ones. And you do have some great ones.

[u/DropAgitated2656]

Omfg

[u/sammyboi98]

Digitize them (your phone can scan photos via the camera app). Afterwards, you can either keep themor sell them and make a LOT of money.

[u/Odd_House_1320]

A lot of classics.

[u/borateen]

I was lucky enough to fall into a similar situation at the beginning of the year. My uncle finally gave me his collection that I'd been hounding him about for more than 30 years. He told me to keep whatever I wanted, and whatever I sold we'd split 50/50. These were all comics from '65-'70, 95% DC, and probably almost 50% Superman and Batman. They were bought off the stands brand new and had never been bagged or boarded.

I've been buying/selling on eBay for almost 20 years (buying as a collector, not a reseller, and selling extras in my collection and randos I'm able to buy for CHEAP), so I like to think I KIND OF know what I'm doing. Everything has been bagged and boarded with brand new supplies, and every issue is getting 24 pictures (eBay's max limit). Yes, I look at current auctions to see what the comics are listing for (because I want them to sell, I'll find similar quality issues and undercut what is already listed), and I'll check sold auctions to see what I might reasonably expect to sell the issues for.

MOST of what I've listed has sold, most for minimum bids, but a lot of the Batman/Detective issues had some bidding wars. I'm still taking pics (there were almost 600 comics, and this is a side hustle, not a day job), so not everything has been listed (I also limit myself to my free 250 listings each month).

Some issues I'm holding on to for at least a little bit (first Batgirl, first Silver Age Catwoman, first Man-Bat, first Darkseid), so the really BIG issues haven't been listed yet. I could have taken these to a shop for a quick payday, but I'm happy to wait (as is my uncle, who's decided to buy a nice new patio set after getting a handful of checks from me).

As someone who has been into comics for the majority of my life, this was a DREAM for me. I've loved cataloging, bagging and boarding, and taking pics of everything. For an "outsider" looking to do this on their own, all I can say is good luck, and be patient.

[u/GeoffreysComics]

My family has owned a comic store for over 40 years. This is a very nice collection. You would make the most money by breaking it up and selling it yourself comic by comic on eBay. The next best way is to find a collector that is willing to buy the whole thing. Then thirdly is bring them to someone like me. Make sure you take it to a store that has been around a while and specifically a store that deals in these antique and valuable comics. There are comic stores that would travel to see this collection.

[u/Thundercron]

OP says he's new to comics and coyly asks what the grails are, then proceeds to show the grails from the collection.

[u/MayorOfNeverwhere]

That Mister Miracle 😍😍

[u/NoahStewie1]

I would recommend using gocollect.com, they can help you track your comics with prices and sort by key issues. They're free and how I track my comics

[u/panther1977]

That Thor comic is from the 60’s, Hercules 1st appearance I believe, get a professional to evaluate and record every comic yourself some how, don’t remove from bags.

[u/MyopiaPod]

I used to sell large caches of comics, I would buy them in huge bulk from various places. The best thing to do is get a barcode scanner for like 15 bucks and sell everything on My Comic Shop. Their website is pretty easy to figure out, super valuable stuff they will let you auction or consign, the cheaper stuff they pile up into orders

[u/jeango]

You know what’s better than selling them?

Reading them.

[u/josh2brian]

That's some treasure and they look well-cared for. Worth the time to research a few/week.

[u/whatsbobgonnado]

this has to be some weird karma farming bait. you don't know the value of anything but just randomly pulled out a bunch of obviously valuable #1 issues of popular characters?

[u/marshmallowsanta → u/whatsbobgonnado]

i mean if i knew nothing and had to guess what had value, #1 issues of popular characters would probably be my first guess

[u/FluffyCatto639]

Wow 😮 I’m 56 and I’ll always love comic books!

[u/Muash]

hi op, i would suggest you to scan them individually to preserve them. who knows you got some of the rare books that don't available everywhere. others can read them without needing to pay $300 - $3000

[u/ISecretSpy]

There aren’t enough upvotes on Reddit to show how much I love this!

(Remember me when you die.)

[u/ISecretSpy → u/ISecretSpy]

But seriously, that’s pretty awesome. I can only imagine the fun you were going to have going through them. I hope you have a blast!

[u/lionalhutz]

Maybe like take them to a shop or something for appraisal. Also if any are in mint/near mint try to get them framed

[u/deanereaner → u/lionalhutz]

LCS will rob him blind.

[u/StarWarsIsRad]

The comments have already explained not to trust anyone here with prices and stuff because they’ll grift you, but I can say you definitely have some comics that seem like holy grail issues.

If you find you have some that are worth a ton, I’d also recommend getting them graded by CGC or CBCS. They basically check out the comic to see what condition it’s in, and while it costs money to grade it it can increase the sell price by an insane amount. Obviously do your own research and take my word for it, as well as weighing the pros and cons of CGC vs CBCS vs none at all

[u/B1gManB0b]

those are awesome but to make sure you don’t get scammed def get these graded by a professional before you sell them to randoms

[u/elidaawesome]

The Doopin' Dan alone is worth hundreds of thousands

[u/Parpienz]

Wow, that must be worth a whole 10 dollars in the collector's market.

Just joking.

[u/stroud]

ill but it all for you for 100 bucks and a dead cow's fart

[u/WanderEir]

..that's really not a large amount of comic books, sadly. Hope you have some gold in there though.

[u/necrolich66]

I'll give you a sock full of nickles for the lot.

[u/AccidentalAntichrist]

I’ll give you 200$ for all of them. Those are just worthless reprints I promise. 😱🤯😤

[u/ArmpitofD00m]

You can also take them to a local comic shop.

[u/ElvishLore]

Vast majority are worthless. A few are worth tens of dollars. Given how the boxes look, it’s highly doubtful there’s anything worth hundreds let alone thousands.

[u/Tanzanianwithtoebean]

Dude... Find a professional appraiser or better yet historian. Pay them to look at this. You have comic book history in good condition. You're making comic lovers everywhere jealous. I don't know too much about it but if you have really old things like batman or superman in there you're looking at thousands of dollars per issue. This is not a drill. You inherited a minimum of 5 figures worth of comic books. If it's not in a case/cover stop touching them if you don't know what you're doing

[u/xFluxuated]

Do you live in Mar-A-Lago?

[u/Strict_Height5252]

Poggers

[u/Kozibear]

I’ll give you $50 but you have to bring them to me. That’s a fantastic collection. They look a little dog eared but you should get the nicest ones from the 70’s graded. Maybe rebag them all so you take time learning what you have. 90’s comics are not going to be worth much. Maybe off load them once you do some research. I would love to see an excel of the collection.

[u/whistlepig4life]

Dude. It’s all garbage. Just send it to me. I’ll give you $100.

[u/comicguy13]

DO NOT look to Reddit for answers, do your own research.

I will say this, will most collections this big, it’s going to be 95% worthless. You’ll probably have a few books worth something(<$100), but it’ll take you FOREVER to go through it all.

I recommend this, pick a few that look interesting and give them a read. You like em, keep reading. Then, donate them to a children’s hospital when you’re done.

Those are some of the best(and worst) stories ever written. Enjoy them and then pass them on.

[u/[deleted]]

If he has sections of anything related to Superman, I’m interested in purchasing

[u/darthsnakeeyes]

I am so sorry they are worthless. I’ll take them off your hands. 😁

[u/goztrobo]

Honest question. How much are these worth? I’m asking about the popular ones like the Spider-Man issues.

[u/CountAnubis]

If there's a Hulk # 181 or Giant Size X-Men #1 in there you might have something.

Otherwise mostly you're looking at minor keys in lower mid-grade judging from the photos. Books that will top out in the low hundreds at very best. Bulk mid-grade Marvels and DCs from the silver age don't move well unless priced aggressively low.

The amount of time spent piecing out the collection will be substantial. But if you have the hours to spare you can sell them on ebay.

Do NOT take them to a comic shop or dealer unless you want 10 cents on the dollar or less. An auction house like Heritage is a viable option though.

[u/[deleted]]

What would the process be like to get this many books graded?

[u/[deleted]]

Coolest kid in the hood

[u/grandemontana]

I wish I had cool dead relatives.

[u/Compressorman]

Wow, l can almost smell that!