| In Florida, recently, a man’s rare and valuable | | | | from him. He called her and asked her to check the |
| collection of comics was stolen. He estimated that his | | | | closet where the books were kept, and she confirmed |
| collection is valued at more than $10,000. He took a lot | | | | that they were gone. The Pasco sheriff’s |
| of pride in his collection. He had each comic stored in a | | | | department told the St. Petersburg Times that 1,500 |
| clear protective sleeve and stored in acid free | | | | comics had been stolen. |
| cardboard boxes to protect the integrity and value of | | | | After the police investigation took place, it was |
| each one, the proper way of storing them. I learned of | | | | discovered that friends of the ex-girlfriend sold parts of |
| this comic book theft after reading an online article | | | | the comic collection to the shop. Of course there are |
| from the St. Petersburg Times titled "Prized comic | | | | different stories from all parties involved. For example, |
| book collection, worth $12,000, is stolen" ( Staff writer | | | | the man who stole the comics said he had permission |
| Erin Sullivan reported on the stolen comics. | | | | to sell them. Another man accused of stealing and |
| Peter Keenan discovered that his comic collection had | | | | selling them said he was paid to do it. Only one of the |
| been stolen the day after his birthday. He was going to | | | | men has been arrested under theft charges. People |
| his favorite local comic book shop to buy some new | | | | are also questioning why Peter Keenan kept the |
| comics. While he was browsing through the shop he | | | | collection at his ex-girlfriend’s home and not his |
| saw a lot of comics that were in his own collection. He | | | | own. It is still unknown how many comics were |
| knew that they must be part of his collection because | | | | stolen because there wasn’t a clear record count |
| he had cards taped to the inside of the clear | | | | of how many there were to start within the collection. |
| protective sleeves the comics were in that were still in | | | | Unfortunately, some of the books won’t be |
| place at the shop. He stored his collection at his | | | | returned because the shop owner had already sold a |
| ex-girlfriend’s home who lived down the street | | | | few of them. |