$20,000 Comic Book STOLEN at MegaCon 2023!

[@leighwestfall1578]

I dropped $2500 with Greg on a tales to astonish 13 first appearance of groot. I felt bad about his book getting stolen so I decided to make a major purchase for the personal collection with him.

[@docparnes]

Better check that book for trim and CT

[@micklestapler4]

Hes my landlord. He's a great guy

[@RunMeThrough]

The guy says he spend 6 figures a year with Heritage auctions. He isn’t poor and doesn’t need people to donate to him. 🤡

[@Galaxy-jy5jh]

@@RunMeThrough it’s still a kind gesture tho regardless

[@P..]

@@RunMeThroughyou're an envious 🤡

[@ncnuggets]

There are thieves all over the world. 3 years ago, during covid, I had my first child at 36. Never imagined having children but I did and the money had saved went for a new vehicle to get me and my family around. Long story short I was making payments and on the last payment the car and seller was nowhere to be found. To make matters worse, it was told to me that it's a civil case and anyone who's ever sued before knows your basically s.o.o.l. If people are willing to steal from those with newborns, they'll steal from anyone.

[@macorourke2222]

Great video Brother and Sister. Get the word out about the theft! Thanks for sharing Your passion and adventures from Toronto Ontario Canada 😀 👍 ❤️ 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 ♥️ 💯💯

[@jimwojton7369]

I noticed Dale Roberts' booth. I've been dealing with him for years. Really nice books!

[@BronzeAgeBryon]

Sad to hear this. When I first moved to Florida I took a job transfer to Kissimmee in the late 90's. Greg White (the gentleman who was robbed) had a little brick and mortar store in the downtown area and that was my LCS back in the day. Bought all of my early Dark Horse Star Wars comics from his shop off the rack monthly. Hope justice is served. Remember thieves karma is a bitch.

[@jmen4ever257]

Back in 1981,I was undecided about buying a VF tos 39, with a piece torn off the back cover corner, for 35 bucks. when I returned to the dealer table to buy it, the book was gone, and hadn't been sold. The employee got a mouthful for letting someone rip if off under his nose.

[@ilovedisneyandcomics612]

Dang thieves stealing that man’s book. Some people suck. Great video.

[@Ann-mq2te]

I saw this guy at megacon. Why you wouldn’t keep a book worth that much up high is beyond me

[@Erebus0815]

Shouldn't be a thing. The thief is to blame

[@moistcloud2679]

What a stupid comment

[@UrSammich]

Different vendors have different set ups. My guess is his thought was if it was closer to the ground, he could keep better tabs on it and snatch it quickly, but that wasn't the case. The biggest issue was that this guy grabbed it and ran. Who knows, it could have also been a set up. Distraction theif is pretty common when you think about it.

[@comicsbythebay]

That is a real shame. Hope it turns up for sure!

[@terryfloyd3505]

nice haul-I luckily picked up one of the trade dress Wonder Woman covers-I want the others but they are already out of my price range

[@charliedogg7683]

If the theft was opportunistic, the thief might try to sell the comic and with so many dealers alerted he may well be caught; if it was stolen to order or for himself then it's much less likely to turn up in the near future. Absolutely beautiful EC comics, the covers look like the books were released just yesterday.

[@shawnharris5682]

In the early 90’s, I helped out at a comic store. One night someone broke in. Smashed in the back door. Took several Golden Age books. One was Action Comics #23 - which I think was the 1st Lex Luthor. It wasn’t mint, but still. The biggie was Detective Comics #75 - which was MINT. Back then, there were many more comic stores than now. So the owner got on the phone to every store within a reasonable distance and had them keep an eye out for the stolen books. I really don’t remember if the ‘Tec 75 was ever recovered. I seem to recall that it was rescued, and the owner put it in a safety deposit box.

[@cha5]

That hurts, I bought a bargain vintage comic at a convention yesterday and he has my sympathy and I really hope he gets his book back.

[@jamesgreen4770]

This book is currently on eBay auction… can you pass on the info to the dealer. Poor guy

[@chadn6900]

I really feel for that dealer you highlighted. He is trying to make a living because I am sure he loves what he is doing. Please post updates if you hear anything. I am really hoping that not only is this person caught, but the comic is returned to the dealer.

[@sovereignruler]

For some, eye candy of this magnitude is just too much to bear. Glad to see the owner taking it well. Thanks for sharing and doing what you can to help out. I'm a firm believer that good things happen to good people. Stay blessed!

[@jnaught1358]

I was there as one of the vendors.. That theft messed the mood up for me the entire weekend. Greg is such a chill cat.. I always buy from him. He did not deserve this.. I hoped (like in chicago years back) that the idiot would return and attempt to sell the book to someone else.. There would have been “problems” before the police arrived. Hope springs in the knowledge that there are not a lot of AF 15’s out there.. It will surface.

[@ashers9680]

God, stealing a grail would totally taint my entire collection. Can't imagine.

[@joeypwns]

yea its pretty cringe, imagine having to look at it everyday and cant show anyone lol

[@roguewrrr6]

That's a great Greg Land page! He's coming to a con I'm going to in a few months, I'll have to try and grab one.

[@ricbeau3761]

For me the best cover of 2023 is the action comics 1053 by Will Jack. What an awesome cover it is 🥰

[@MARVEL4DAN]

What I want from each and every one of you is a hard-target search of every gas station, residence, warehouse, farmhouse, henhouse, outhouse and doghouse in that area.

[@wylier]

How about cat houses? :-p😊

[@user-jb6if007gr]

Interesting opening to this video. I hope for a positive outcome for this seller.

[@bigbabysld]

the thief may not even try and move it...he might just keep it for his collection, if that's the case the book is gone.

[@terryfloyd3505]

sooner or later it will turn up-too big a book and everyone will be watching for it-even if its years later

[@comicsdub3460]

Joe Rubinstein! What a legend!!! You guys did good! Thank you for your great uploads!

[@TheComicsDen]

Thank you for watching!

[@traphousezombie8003]

@01:47 seeing he has a.hulk 181 in arms length from the guy in the blue shirt is giving me.anxiety.. ..

[@CBs_Bill_from_Montana]

I’m trying to find that Wonder Woman booty Variant you showed at 10:53 mark. Can you give me the info for it?

[@schadenfreudeind]

That’s a shame. I hope the vendor is made whole

[@D00M3R-SK8]

7:19 the DCeased stuff is great. I missed the initial run, but luckily they are easy enough to find. A lot of really nice variant, too.

[@BlessedVeteranAdventures]

Old timer has the right idea. Amen. I'm excited to go to the one in Phoenix. Nice pulls. God bless

[@T-RavisComics]

WOW some really great pick ups. Looks like you all had a good time

[@Tom8683-r2b]

I really hope that guy gets his AF15 back. I would be way too scared to bring such a high-end book to a con. Sarah might have one of the biggest original artwork collections lol. She always brings that sketchbook with her.

[@macuser7048]

I'd love to have a copy of X-Men #1 someday.

[@il9621]

find the dude he was busy with, and you find the culprits.

[@kennethturner8290]

I always love cons for the one of a kind items. Sucks about the AF15. Some people just ruin things for everyone else. I don't get it, but I'm not a thief to understand.

[@jarredsmith9187]

I can't someone stole the AF#15 but something that cost that kinda money,he really should have had it on the top shelf,I hope he gets it back. Great books you guys picked up by the way and the Wolverine sketch is sick.

[@scottschram5178]

Victim blaming.....great.....

[@nightmarishendeavors]

@@scottschram5178 Lol - not really victim blaming per se. But securing your valuables is important. It is about risk mitigation and we can all do better.

[@howlettcorps5996]

Oh man! I love Greg! I hope he had the book insured.

[@randydebower8240]

Nice pick ups!! -- Hope that the stolen AF #15 is recovered!! One of the reasons I shut down my brick & mortar retail & went to online sales only, was due to too much theft!

[@TheComicsDen]

Wow thats very unfortunate!

[@siner2442]

If their insured for damages I’m sure it is also for theft

[@jarrettreynolds4560]

A lot of insurance companies do not want to cover comic books anymore bc of stolen books. AF#15 is not gonna show up for this guy and I feel so bad for him.

[@realtalkwiththeking7862]

The dude who stole it would be better off getting the $1000 reward. Lol

[@patrickeugenio4803]

Noticed that you are becoming interested in original art. Consider looking for art of the key 1st app comics you look for (and know a lot about). They are out there..patience is needed though as they are tough to find.some are surprisingly not (yet)expensive.

[@christophertomasello1227]

I am so sorry to hear this. I was recently ripped-off as well I know how you feel and yes the only thing you can do is just move forward, like me what comes around goes around

[@SeanHogan.]

Hey guys another great video loved that original art I would have choose that page too.

[@gwillakerz]

where comics on the shelf above it valued higher? why was a high price item on the bottom of the shelf?

[@latch78]

Wouldn't the people he was helping have noticed someone snatching a slab behind him? I think they were in on it, to distract him.

[@patientmental875]

Exactly what happened

[@PapaLu08]

Dude you might want to suggest that to him, if he can remember who he was attending to when the theft happened, the better chance he has to locate it.

[@ian234234234]

where i am from thiefs work together, one to distract and one to steal

[@mitchrodriguez2818]

Angelo updates on the stolen AF #15?.

[@FilmAgeStudios]

How often are books stolen at cons i wonder? It’s crazy to keep your eye on every one at your booth.

[@peterpierre1175]

I'm starting to wonder if this was a crime of opportunity or is somebody actually traveling around doing this because someone hit a booth at NYCC last year for a couple of big books as well. In fact, a friend of mine had his personal copy of Amazing Spider-Man Annual #16 (that was signed by John Romita Sr., John Romita Jr. and Virginia Romita) stolen as well. I hope pray that they get all of their books back.

[@GodLovesComics]

That is heartbreaking! Especially since he'd bought the book for $15k so recently. I'm shocked that he had it sitting so close to the floor and not near the top of his display, but it's not like it's his fault. Heritage does a regular podcast now and since he bought the book from them (and many other books over the years) they might be willing to make an announcement about it on the podcast. The comic has such obvious sun damage that it can definitely be identified at a glance.

[@jerminator0688]

I feel like things that valuable should deff be locked up.

[@GodLovesComics]

@@jerminator0688 But there are often a lot of expensive books on these dealer's display walls. It's just there's usually more than one person in the booth and/or the books are posted high up for visibility and safety. But hey, regardless it's terrible that it was stolen.

[@frankcastle3971]

Someone knew exactly what he had and they came up with a plan to have him be distracted and then they stole it. It boggles my mind on why if you have something that damn expensive you don't have it a a locked display case that's just stupidity. Can't believe how many people throw their money away on comic books.

[@paulspeak175-kc1of]

great video gives a good taste of the con for those of us too far away to attend - thanks for posting

[@TheComicsDen]

Thank you!

[@D00M3R-SK8]

11:13 that's inspired by a classic Spidey cover, right? I have a Venom one that is more of a straight up homage to that cover. It's very similar, only venom instead of Spidey, and then the colours are different as well. I forget which issue it is, but it's am pretty recent one I think. That Agent Venom is gorgeous though.

[@kennethturner8290]

I gotta do Megacon, maybe next year.

[@HermannTheGreat]

So why in the world would you not have a 2nd person watching your stall while you're addressing other customers? Especially with tens of thousands of inventory? Also, they must have camera's around that place to see who did that, somebody must have it. Or it wasn't actually stolen and was insured.

[@BruinsBeatCanucks]

I remember in the late 90s, I went to a card show as a kid...some teenager stole a cheap $4 card. The dealer caught him, trashed him, called his mom... lol.... I remember that moment. If I ever sold at a show, I would have everything in showcases... The guy should have taken a picture of the book and said serious appointments available upon request.

[@bat2275]

A $20k book should not be so easily accessible

[@billyrod1980]

With as many people that were probably around the table I'm sure someone would have had to seen the person snatch up that AF15. I sure as heck would have said something if I saw it happen. Hopefully we get an update with good news.

[@BigDaddyMacc]

Maybe they was more then one? 1 distract, other one steal..

[@D00M3R-SK8]

2:24 is that X-Men #1 a first print? I read recently a 9.6 went for over 700k. I just got the Facsimile version last week, probably the only way I'll ever get to own it.

[@thecollector77]

Wow Greg lands original art stuff is great priced. 😮 I've always wanted to meet Land.

[@raleighcomicbookcollector]

What is the name of the dealer - (what is the name of his business) from whom the AF15 was stolen?

[@TheComicsDen]

I am not sure if he has a shop or not. He did not give us any contact information unfortunately.

[@jarredsmith9187]

You guys are going back there tomorrow so you could get his info and post it and maybe someone will find his book.

[@miykael81]

@@jarredsmith9187 The con ended 2 weeks ago

[@jarredsmith9187]

@@miykael81 ok

[@scottg1501]

Greg White Comics - He's in central Florida.

[@Jacob32905]

I can't imagine it would be easy to flip a stolen comic book.

[@daveweisser6053]

Wait a few years

[@rickhay9782]

It's so awesome to see this generation with true happiness and wonderment in your eyes...it is a business I understand, still It's a shame some prices are out of reach for most fans ....

[@pingadol1555]

My head would explode trying to figure out what to buy. Enjoyed the video.

[@jcali2121]

Thats just heart breaking. I hope they find it and nail the thief!

[@AmericanDischord]

Some people are the worst. I shared this around in a few circles. Maybe they'll find a lead on his slab.

[@IcemenMike45]

The thieves won't be able to fence something that expensive without setting off any alarms. Hope he filed a police report with an exact description of the comic book and its rate and list price. Anyone that tries to sell that, it should be marked like jewelry or weapons right? They call that type of stuff in to see if it was reported stolen first?

[@adavis688]

who created those neon and acid drip artwork??

[@ChadDegenhart]

Who created the Hulk/Wolverine art at 8:31? Amazing piece.

[@user-jb6if007gr]

In 2023, It's not who shot JR? It's who stole Amazing Fantasy 15? 🤔

[@unkle_Enkil]

It was kristen wot dun it...guv'na..

[@markalbert4316]

Really enjoying the con videos. The original artwork was awesome! That's a real shame about that stolen ASM. That's not what our community is about. Hope they catch whoever did it.

[@timothyross9237]

what you do for a living?

[@mathchemboss7487]

Very nice impression of MegaCon, make it 30 min plz

[@FlandersCycling]

From what I've read, the AF #15 owner has a poor reputation for not disclosing restoration. Is there any video showing that he had the AF #15 at the convention at some point. His word alone is meaningless. If he'd knowingly not disclose restoration, what's to stop him from filing a police report for a comic that was never even stolen?

[@HarryToeface]

I haven't been to megacon is so long...it was always so fun. Life just makes it harder and harder to have the time and extra cash to make it to megacon.

[@hrndz6089]

Does Greg have an ebay store or a website?

[@kennethkresowaty2795]

Sad that people resort to stealing a comic book!!

[@thedopest]

omg.....that art made of the smaller pieces I'm in love.

[@leeniren3706]

Did they ever find who took the book?

[@domenicricci2978]

Any Updates On This Case?

[@TheComicsDen]

I do not believe he has gotten it back unfortunately.

[@alfredocamba1995]

Are there not cameras at these things

[@Chicago611]

That booth is small , so it’s possible that whoever he was attending was in on the heist. To crawl under or over the boxes seems a little difficult to reach the book.

[@trappenweisseguy27]

Spend a hundred bucks and put up two cameras on poles to film the booth from 2 sides. And put up some signage to let people know they’re on camera.

[@joaquinrubio3230]

That's crazy sombody in our cuminuty that they do so.thing like this 😮

[@MattMatt77]

Yeah I always think about buying a booth but I know that would likely happen to me.

[@TheComicsDen]

It is definitely something to watch out for especially if you plan on doing it Alone.

[@MattMatt77]

@@TheComicsDen Well also I get told that people think I'm not smart. So they do try to pull this on me a good deal. It these sucks overall. People shouldn't do it.

[@treynamo6923]

Hey how’d the Polaroid turn out 🤙🤙 thanks for swinging by.

[@TheComicsDen]

Came out great! Thanks so much😁

[@cjalexanderjr8811]

Any updates about this theft?

[@TheComicsDen]

Nothing has popped up yet unfortunately

[@cjalexanderjr8811]

@@TheComicsDen - I'm sure there are security cameras in that building, but there's always the chance that a camera was not focused on that one booth.

[@marsbase1357]

Should have Go pro Camera or have 2 people always working the Booth .

[@EstonianBerserker]

No cameras in the building!?

[@D00M3R-SK8]

6:12 I like #3. They're both really cool though.

[@DukeCityExplorer]

Update on this story? Was the book recovered? Arrest made?

[@bongdonkey]

Thanks for video.

[@TheComicsDen]

Thanks for watching!

[@TheTrashStash]

they probably used a grabber-stick. that sucks it got stolen, but what was he thinking just having it laying out?

[@usa-pu9mh]

Because of situations like this I put big books up top and small ones above

[@jon6309]

Ah this happened to one of the comic book stores I went to. He has a lot of key and silver age books hanged on the wall but since he only rents a portion of the shop and allows the owners of the full shop to ring up he is not always there to watch his shop. He realized someone stole one of his wall comics.

[@CoffinBanger]

Pretty tough to fence but cool to own. I wonder if its just in some nerds vault on a covetous pillar of supreme honor.

[@jediknightjairinaiki560]

Not to blame the victim . . . but WHY IN THE HELL WAS THE BOOK NOT PLACED UP HIGH?! WHY NOT HAVE TWO PEOPLE STAFF THE BOOTH?! WHY NOT TAKE 1:1 PICTURES OF THE FRONT AND BACK AND HAVE THAT ON DISPLAY, INSTEAD OF THE ACTUAL ITEM?!

[@troy5731]

I know this is an old clip but it's new to me.......1. 0:13 He was "servicing" customers......there's your problem right there. 2. 0:21...uhhhhh, did Reed Richards steal it? seems like a long way from the table.. over or under.

[@papi-sauce]

yo big ups to that vendor's mentality. I would have lost my shit if that happened to me. he's got a very positive outlook.

[@keithoneil9894]

Any idea if they were able to find the stolen Amazing Fantasy #15? I hope other vendors in the area at least keep a lookout for it. A Comic store near me was broken into a few years back. The thief tried selling the stolen books to another store, and that store's owner alerted the police cause he knew they were the same stolen books.

[@Nosfeast]

Nope never found and I doubt it ever will be

[@keithoneil9894]

@@Nosfeast Like the guy said, whoever took it will have a hard time moving it since word traveled fast at the con and on social media. Still sucks it happened though.

[@Nosfeast]

@@keithoneil9894 Yea I know but my guess is they are going to just keep it to say they have one.Or sell it to someone they know or sell it a couple few years from now.But you never know there was a huge magic the gathering collection stolen from someone.And the guys who stole it went to the local game store where the guy plays and got caught easy.Some people are just that dumb.

[@keithoneil9894]

@@Nosfeast Yes. As they say, the weed of crime bares bitter fruit!

[@LGCardsComics]

the dude going through the boxes at 2:02... kind of hate the way he's handling those books

[@1badjesus]

GOTTA BE security cameras all over that place...

[@Wipsplash]

He's talking to the camera and people are looking all through his stuff and he isn't paying any attention. He is setting himself up to have the same thing happen again.

[@nabi5864]

Terrible! Horrible! These piece of crap thieving trash has karma coming back!! Sorry for the gentleman vendor

[@kendallkidd20]

Cool adds guys