Close X
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
ADVT 
National

Rare Comic Book That Could Be Worth Thousands Stolen In Vancouver

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 19 Oct, 2016 12:30 PM
  • Rare Comic Book That Could Be Worth Thousands Stolen In Vancouver
VANCOUVER — A collection of rare comics has been stolen in a Vancouver break-in.
 
The Vancouver Police Department says a 45-kilogram safe was stolen from a home, with the stack of valuable comics inside.
 
The theft happened in east Vancouver at around noon on Monday.
 
One of the comics is "Fantastic Four: Issue No.1" from 1961, and investigators are confident the unique item will be quickly spotted if it is offered for sale.
 
Patrick Shaughnessy, the owner of Golden Age Collectibles in Vancouver, says that depending on the condition of the edition it could sell from $4,300 to as much as $400,000.
 
He said very few copies exist in the highest grades and there are only a few of those remaining.
 
"'Fantastic Four: No. 1' was the very first Marvel superhero comic," said Shaughnessy. "That's the beginning of the whole Marvel universe. Fantastic Four came first and then it was Hulk and then Spiderman and then Ironman and then all the others came from there."
 
Police say in a news release that someone must know where the comics are and they are urging anyone with information to contact them or Crime Stoppers.

MORE National ARTICLES

City of Surrey honours Orange Shirt Day

City of Surrey honours Orange Shirt Day
Orange Shirt Day honours the resilience and bravery of Indian residential school survivors and their families, and remembers those children who didn't make it home.

City of Surrey honours Orange Shirt Day

Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan Slams Cadet Letter Referring To Breasts As 'Developing Bits'

Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan Slams Cadet Letter Referring To Breasts As 'Developing Bits'
According to CBC, the letter outlines appropriate dress for cadets and mentions the Four B's — "boobs, belly, bums, boxers."

Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan Slams Cadet Letter Referring To Breasts As 'Developing Bits'

Thunder Bay, Ont., Police Probing Racist Online Comments Allegedly Made By Cop

Thunder Bay, Ont., Police Probing Racist Online Comments Allegedly Made By Cop
THUNDER BAY, Ont. — Police in Thunder Bay, Ont., say they are investigating allegations that racist comments posted on a local newspaper's Facebook page were made by members of the police service.

Thunder Bay, Ont., Police Probing Racist Online Comments Allegedly Made By Cop

Pedaling Surrey Police Officer Completes Tour De Valley

Pedaling Surrey Police Officer Completes Tour De Valley
Cycling has always been a passion for Surrey RCMP Constable Alexandre Levesque. When he heard about the Cops for Cancer Tour de Valley, he jumped at the chance to combine his love of biking with his role as a police officer, all for an important cause.

Pedaling Surrey Police Officer Completes Tour De Valley

Two Arrests Made In Two Separate Homicide Cases In Vancouver

Two Arrests Made In Two Separate Homicide Cases In Vancouver
Police say the body of a man was found on the property of a West End mansion shortly before 7 p.m. on Wednesday.

Two Arrests Made In Two Separate Homicide Cases In Vancouver

Search To Resume For 65-year-old Hiker On Vancouver's North Shore Mountains

Search To Resume For 65-year-old Hiker On Vancouver's North Shore Mountains
VANCOUVER — An air and ground search Thursday found no trace of a hiker missing on the mountains of Vancouver's North Shore but rescuers expected to be back on the trails Friday morning, looking for any clues.

Search To Resume For 65-year-old Hiker On Vancouver's North Shore Mountains