Stolen collection - Vista California 1 1

[Mmehdy]

5 hours ago, JollyComics said:

Why storage rental?  It's not a safe place for the comic books.

Not for that type of collection. I can understand "bulk" comics by the box, but wow....

[JollyComics]

2 minutes ago, Mmehdy said:

Not for that type of collection. I can understand "bulk" comics by the box, but wow....

His collection seemed small but big key issues.

[Mmehdy]

Just now, JollyComics said:

His collection seemed small but big key issues.

According to him that was only part of the collection missing...highlights...I will keep a eye out for him.

[JollyComics]

4 minutes ago, Mmehdy said:

According to him that was only part of the collection missing...highlights...I will keep a eye out for him.

Half  of it.

[xvipah]

Ouch

[Terry JSA]

This is unfortunate but I do hope the owner finds his missing books but they’re probably long gone considering this happened back in September of 2020.

Edited April 6, 2021 by Terry_JSA

[cujobyte]

Will keep my ears & eyes open here in New Mexico. 

[theCapraAegagrus]

[Bludriver]

Losing your comic collection is tough. I hope he can recover the books.

I had a friend once who cheated on his wife. When his wife found out she destroyed his entire comic collection...including Hulk 181 & GS X-Men #1. She definitely got back at him.

[Robot Man]

1 hour ago, Bludriver said:

Losing your comic collection is tough. I hope he can recover the books.

I had a friend once who cheated on his wife. When his wife found out she destroyed his entire comic collection...including Hulk 181 & GS X-Men #1. She definitely got back at him.

She probably cheated her self when the divorce was finalized...

[shadroch]

1 hour ago, Robot Man said:

She probably cheated her self when the divorce was finalized...

I wonder if you could press charges in a case like that. 

[LongingForKrypton]

I am the guy whose comic collection was stolen in Vista, CA.

Thanks for the support and sympathy from my fellow collectors.  It is appreciated.

For those wondering why I put the comics into storage in the first place, it's because I was going abroad, and now I am staying longer than originally planned.  I have been in London since the beginning of the pandemic, and that's the reason I wasn't able to check in on the comics for awhile.

As Bob mentioned, the list he gave is just the more notable key issues.  The entire collection that was stolen was about 6,000+ books.  They were in about 15 long boxes plus several smaller boxes, and they pretty much filled the storage unit.  Here is a more extensive list of the more notable series, and I'm uploading JPGs of the full list:

Adventure  247,267,293,300-304,306-308,310-312,317,319,323,331-332,334,336,343-344,346,351-352,357,380,431-434,438-440

 

Amazing Spider-Man 2-7,9,11-19,21,23-25,27-28,30-31,33-34,36,38-42,46,48,50-52,54-55,63,65-66, 68-70,75,78,80,83,86,104,106,122,129

King-Size Annual 2, Annual 10-11, King-Size Special 3,5

 

The Brave and the Bold 28,30,34-36,42,60,79,81,87,91,92,94-101,103-111,116,118-120

 

Cerebus 1-300

 

Daredevil (v1,1964) 1-21,24,27,28, 30,33-35,37-39,43,44,50,52,55,57,60,67,70-73,81-82,84,86-89,91-96,98-100,158-191

Special  1-3

 

Detective Comics 356,369,401,402,426,439,441,443-448,449-454,456-479,485,489,490,519,526-567,853

 

Doctor Strange (v1, 1968) 169-181

 

Fantastic Four (v1)  6-13,15-18,20-22,25-28,31-32,34,36-37,42,45,47,49-50,55,57,101,150, 232-293

King-Size Annual/Special 1-4,9,17-19,  Giant-Size 4,6

 

Flash (1959) 105 (the only restored book in the collection),110-114,117-118,121,123,125,126,130,132,135-136,147,164,170,173,178,187,214,240,300

 

Green Lantern(v1) 93,94

 

Hawkman (1964) 18,20

 

Incredible Hulk (1962) 2-6

 

Journey Into Mystery 83-125

Annual 1

 

Justice League of America (v1, 1960)  1-4,8-9,14,16,19,22,24,25,27,29,62,75,93,123

 

Mystery In Space 53,56,58,62,66,68,70,72-74,81,83,87-96,99,100,102

 

Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. (v1) 1-5,9,11,12,14,16-18

 

Showcase 18,34-36,59,61,73,82,85,101-103

 

Silver Surfer (v1,1968) 1-6,8,14-18

 

Strangers In Paradise

(v1, Antartic Press) 1-3

(v2, Abstract Studios, Sept ’94 – July ‘96) 1-14

(v3,Homage/Image, Oct ’96 – Abstract Studios) 1-90

 

Superboy (v1) 72-73,77-78,80-84,87-89,91,93-95,98,101-102,105,108,117,121,128, 130-131,134,136,139,147,168,170, 172,183,191,193,223,235,252

 

Superman 139,147-153,155,157,161-162,167-169,176,178,181,183,185-188,192-193,202,216,222,228,236,252,258,264,270,276,279,285,287,292-294,296,306,316,318,328,353,356

 

Tales of Suspense (v1) 39-47,50-52,56-58,60,68,77,79,84,89-90,93,99

 

Tales to Astonish (v1) 27,35,38,40,42-49,56,60,88,91

 

Thor 126-154,156,158-170,172-176,178,182-186,189,191-193,195,356

 

X-Men (v1) 2,4-5,7,10-12,17,25,33,35

 

None of these books were in CGC slabs (they were all in mylar bags), but some of them had been graded previously, and those had the CGC slip inside the mylar bag behind the backing board.  I wish I had a list of which books had CGC slips, but unfortunately, I don't.  However, the books were all in very nice condition, mostly at least 8.5 with a couple exceptions.   (Justice League #1 was in 8.2 condition, and Adventure #247 was in 7.5 condition, but I don't think I had anything lower than that, and the raw books were all of comparably high quality.)  Individually, these books might not stand out, but I'm hoping that anyone seeing a bulk of these books turning up in condition that high might take note, so I'm circulating this list.

Thanks for your support!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[WolverineX]

10 minutes ago, LongingForKrypton said:

I am the guy whose comic collection was stolen in Vista, CA.

Thanks for the support and sympathy from my fellow collectors.  It is appreciated.

For those wondering why I put the comics into storage in the first place, it's because I was going abroad, and now I am staying longer than originally planned.  I have been in London since the beginning of the pandemic, and that's the reason I wasn't able to check in on the comics for awhile.

As Bob mentioned, the list he gave is just the more notable key issues.  The entire collection that was stolen was about 6,000+ books.  They were in about 15 long boxes plus several smaller boxes, and they pretty much filled the storage unit.  Here is a more extensive list of the more notable series, and I'm uploading JPGs of the full list:

Adventure  247,267,293,300-304,306-308,310-312,317,319,323,331-332,334,336,343-344,346,351-352,357,380,431-434,438-440

 

Amazing Spider-Man 2-7,9,11-19,21,23-25,27-28,30-31,33-34,36,38-42,46,48,50-52,54-55,63,65-66, 68-70,75,78,80,83,86,104,106,122,129

King-Size Annual 2, Annual 10-11, King-Size Special 3,5

 

The Brave and the Bold 28,30,34-36,42,60,79,81,87,91,92,94-101,103-111,116,118-120

 

Cerebus 1-300

 

Daredevil (v1,1964) 1-21,24,27,28, 30,33-35,37-39,43,44,50,52,55,57,60,67,70-73,81-82,84,86-89,91-96,98-100,158-191

Special  1-3

 

Detective Comics 356,369,401,402,426,439,441,443-448,449-454,456-479,485,489,490,519,526-567,853

 

Doctor Strange (v1, 1968) 169-181

 

Fantastic Four (v1)  6-13,15-18,20-22,25-28,31-32,34,36-37,42,45,47,49-50,55,57,101,150, 232-293

King-Size Annual/Special 1-4,9,17-19,  Giant-Size 4,6

 

Flash (1959) 105 (the only restored book in the collection),110-114,117-118,121,123,125,126,130,132,135-136,147,164,170,173,178,187,214,240,300

 

Green Lantern(v1) 93,94

 

Hawkman (1964) 18,20

 

Incredible Hulk (1962) 2-6

 

Journey Into Mystery 83-125

Annual 1

 

Justice League of America (v1, 1960)  1-4,8-9,14,16,19,22,24,25,27,29,62,75,93,123

 

Mystery In Space 53,56,58,62,66,68,70,72-74,81,83,87-96,99,100,102

 

Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. (v1) 1-5,9,11,12,14,16-18

 

Showcase 18,34-36,59,61,73,82,85,101-103

 

Silver Surfer (v1,1968) 1-6,8,14-18

 

Strangers In Paradise

(v1, Antartic Press) 1-3

(v2, Abstract Studios, Sept ’94 – July ‘96) 1-14

(v3,Homage/Image, Oct ’96 – Abstract Studios) 1-90

 

Superboy (v1) 72-73,77-78,80-84,87-89,91,93-95,98,101-102,105,108,117,121,128, 130-131,134,136,139,147,168,170, 172,183,191,193,223,235,252

 

Superman 139,147-153,155,157,161-162,167-169,176,178,181,183,185-188,192-193,202,216,222,228,236,252,258,264,270,276,279,285,287,292-294,296,306,316,318,328,353,356

 

Tales of Suspense (v1) 39-47,50-52,56-58,60,68,77,79,84,89-90,93,99

 

Tales to Astonish (v1) 27,35,38,40,42-49,56,60,88,91

 

Thor 126-154,156,158-170,172-176,178,182-186,189,191-193,195,356

 

X-Men (v1) 2,4-5,7,10-12,17,25,33,35

 

None of these books were in CGC slabs (they were all in mylar bags), but some of them had been graded previously, and those had the CGC slip inside the mylar bag behind the backing board.  I wish I had a list of which books had CGC slips, but unfortunately, I don't.  However, the books were all in very nice condition, mostly at least 8.5 with a couple exceptions.   (Justice League #1 was in 8.2 condition, and Adventure #247 was in 7.5 condition, but I don't think I had anything lower than that, and the raw books were all of comparably high quality.)  Individually, these books might not stand out, but I'm hoping that anyone seeing a bulk of these books turning up in condition that high might take note, so I'm circulating this list.

Thanks for your support!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

so sorry to hear that.  If you have photos of the bigger keys, that may help too.  

[Broke as a Joke]

I'm up in Temecula area and there are only a handful of Comic shops up here.  Do you have a timeframe of when they were actually stolen from the storage facility?  

[Kevin76]

On 4/7/2021 at 12:39 PM, shadroch said:

I wonder if you could press charges in a case like that. 

Absolutely you can, I would press charges if I was him.   

[JazzMan]

6 hours ago, Broke as a Joke said:

I'm up in Temecula area and there are only a handful of Comic shops up here.  Do you have a timeframe of when they were actually stolen from the storage facility?  

Jamie Graham is now in Murrietta.  He's the owner of the previous Ryan's Comics.  I would also approach SoCal comics in San Diego - they buy big collections so maybe they have been offered something like this recently.  In Orange county there is Comics Toons and Toys in Tustin and Torpedo in the city of Orange.  In Burbank you will find House of Mystery - those are my main places to buy - I'm sure there's other smaller joints around.

[Dark Knight]

Sorry to hear about this, i hope you will get your collection back.  I'll keep my eyes out for your books. Might also be a good idea to contact CGC themselves about this in case they  received or will receive a list of books that fits your stolen collection.  Pictures would definitely help with the bigger keys.  

[LongingForKrypton]

On 4/8/2021 at 9:42 PM, Broke as a Joke said:

I'm up in Temecula area and there are only a handful of Comic shops up here.  Do you have a timeframe of when they were actually stolen from the storage facility?  

The theft occurred between Sept 1, 2020 (the last time anyone saw the books) and March 28, 2021 (the day the theft was discovered).

[LongingForKrypton]

Thanks for all the support and the suggestions, everyone!

I will definitely contact those places that I haven't already been in touch with.

[fatlab123]

I would also check frank and sons in city of industry ..also instagram mainly the SoCal dealers ..might be hard but some have been getting some big collections this past year. 

Edited April 11, 2021 by fatlab123