Finding my Happy Place: Hunting for Comics Among HUNDREDS of Long Boxes!!

Hey comic lovers, join me on another Lunch Money Lunch Break where I go hunting for cheap comics at a massive collectible store! There are thousands of comics and nothing is organized, so what comic treasures can I find in 20 minutes on a small budget? Check out the video to find out!
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[@SkyComics]

best way to hunt in my opinion, ill spend all day thumbing through those long boxes

[@fluxcap_collects]

That Rocketeer book is 🤌

[@JohnOrr-o4h]

If I walked into a store like that with the wife , Id hand her the keys to the car and tell her come back for me later.

[@chaisebellchambers369]

😂😂 this made me laugh so hard

[@Moncomics]

I’d try, but my wife would know better lol

[@scottsimon615]

So true. Going to take a trip there now…

[@technodestructo]

My wife immediately ask for the keys and walk out😅

[@comicspa]

I could never pass up a Dave Stevens cover. They were so beautifully done. He was known for his crazy attention detail and inking which he very much preferred. Like you said he passed on way too early in life but he definitely left a legacy we can always enjoy. Great pick ups Mike!

[@Comiccomplter55]

Mike you're back!!! Real Lunch money comics is back

[@O_G_HELLBOY]

Again, you are fortunate to have a store like that near you. The time I could spend sifting through those boxes!

[@richardvieth2094]

I've said it somewhere else, but I'm definitely a nostalgic collector more than a key collector. I understand getting just as excited over a Mojo Mayhem because it sparks that memory that takes you right back to the day. So much more fun for me than grabbing keys. Love keys too though, don't get me wrong! 🤣 Looks like a great place to visit with a bunch of great books. Thanks for sharing!

[@bctalkspod]

Same, I'm not really into the huge golden/silver age keys. But I'll take a random Marv Wolfman Teen Titans or George Perez Wonder Woman any day lol

[@darthrooster1]

Dave Stevens was a brilliant artist. I can’t say this enough times.

[@BZackheim]

So pleased you stopped for the Excalibur comic. Art Adams at his best!

[@Comiccomplter55]

You should put Rocketeer on the wall behind u mike

[@thrashleyb7594]

I set a timer on my phone when I hunt for comics on my lunch break. The guys at the comic shop know when my lunch break is off.

[@captaincomic08]

Hi, Mike, I have a ultraman number one just like you.

[@leeniren3706]

I don’t know what I like better the description you give of the books or the books themselves

[@300baud]

I loved Ultraman as a kid. I would have snatched that too if I saw it.

[@Inktransfercomics]

Best Rocketeer cover of the original run imho

[@scottsimon615]

The Ultimate line was fantastic, Mike. The Marvel zombies storyline started in Ultimate FF. Bendis and Bagley’s over 100 issue run is in Ultimate Spider-Man. Some of Bendis best work is in there and you already know about UXM. Great pickups though, esp DKIII. Keep reading. It’s really interesting with fantastic art by Kubert.

[@Mcgee202]

Ultraman!! I did the same, searching through an antique store and found Ultraman 1,2,&3, all virgin covers in great shape. Picked them up for .30 a piece. They present really well, especially for the money 😅

[@josephbarbera9220]

So many great comics out there to choose from that makes your head spin! I am starting to run out of space in my small man cave! 😂

[@charliedogg7683]

I'd never seen the cover of X-Men Unlimited #30 before, it's such a cool homage to the Beatles. 1602 is a sequel to the original Neil Gaiman/Andy Kubert series 1601. Ken Steacey was a popular cover artist for a number of publishers in the 80s and 90s and he occasionally did interiors; his style really stands out. Dave Stevens on the Rocketeer is comics perfection. And having Kaluta and Vess backing him up on the other story means more beautiful art.

[@bctalkspod]

That Ultraman book is dope especially for the 90s! If you'd said that came out a couple years ago I'd believe you. Thats a great cover!

[@comicbooknarcissist]

Like I said before, Lunch Box taught me MA is the real comic book capital of the US - NY and the like are try-hards!

[@alancarr7718]

Good morning Michael You know I enjoyed this video more than the big show stuff. That Dave Steven's Rocketeer was brilliant, that is a cover to tug at the heartstrings. Very deserving of wall book status. Keep up this brilliant line of hunting. Cheers Al The Goldkeyfourcolorkidownunda

[@Vadim_Variations]

Thank you for giving Excalibur some love. I really, really enjoyed that series when it first came out and it always surprises me that it never really took off in terms of popularity and value....Nightcrawler was always my favorite too. Thank you also for picking up the Rocketeer magazine....always worth picking up everytime once can find one. LOVE LOVE LOVE Dave Stevens!!!!!

[@detective29]

You said you were just as happy with a pile of cheap books. Amen!!! My entire channel is based around finding cool comics cheap. I am going to have to look for that Ultra man comic. Used to watch that show when I got home from grammar school.

[@tomboepplewatercolorsdesig1258]

You’re lucky you had a little time to look around. I went to Oklahoma City with a friend last week, we went to a movie and did some shopping. He asked me if there was anywhere I wanted to go. I mentioned my favorite comic book store but, they were closing in 15 minutes. He got me there and waited on me. I know I could have bought more if I had a more time, but I found some good books for the time limit I had. Lol

[@JonathanNg4]

Nice pick up with that DK III: Master Race #1. Love Frank Miller and his Dark Knight universe. If you're a fan of Carrie Kelley, definitely pick up all nine issues. No spoilers :)

[@ThingComics]

Ultraman cover is cool, and although I am not a huge Batman fan(😅) that DK3 cover is really nice! But got to show some love for the Rocketeer, love the movie!

[@pabloaiger5875]

Great pickups!!! Love the last one

[@mikem3543]

Picked up that entire FF 1602 mini for $20 at a local con, Wasnt the greatest deal. But a decent read. Actually also picked up the FF The End mini 1-6 for a buck each. Haven’t read that one yet. Always a treat when you find a full mini in a dollar box, ya get an entire storyline for like 6 bucks.

[@carymoshman1180]

That looks like a fun store.

[@lunchmoneycomics]

It is fun! And by the way you won first prize in the 10k giveaway! I’m guessing you have your KZbin notifications turned off but I have no other way to contact you so I hope you see this and please contact me at [e-mail] ASAP!

[@Atomic_Comic512]

I just came back from Salem and I was able to check out Harrison’s Comics, awesome store. Bought a few ASM, some sticker and a shirt. Thanks for the recommendation.

[@BrokeBoyComics]

I really appreciate all of the great spots you share to hunt for comics, there’s so many places I now want to go to!

[@casino_comics]

Rocketeer is awesome, I recently picked up about 10 issues.

[@FiendforFootball]

1:58 You missed that sweet Silver Surfer vol.5 #11

[@J-146]

7:10 TASM #300 is my dream book icl. Such a cool cover too!

[@PocketChangeInspector]

I myself hate when I have a time limit to search within when shopping and there is no order to what I'm looking through. Always find your videos interesting. As a kid I bought and read bronze age so learning with the modern and current material you go over.

[@fstgeorge]

Loved Ultraman as a kid, and still a fan. Very cool pick ups Mike! I’ve never been to Springfield but I might need to make the trip to see that store!

[@numberoneappgames]

A well-maintained store is a beautiful thing! The Ultimate art style was a nice shake-up, I liked it.

[@andreworr4307]

A touch of sycronicity today mike,i got a notification for this episode and turned it on and im watching with the very t shirt youre wearing on as well,lol,i know its a very common t but i thought it was cool

[@kevinmckee4673]

DK III is great. You should pick up the rest of the story.

[@axelplate9080]

Mojo Mayhem is a great comic. Don't take it to serious. That Batman cover looks very nice and sin city-like. The Rocketeer and Ultraman are great finds. Nightcrawler is my Favorite charakter. I even called my black cat, Wagner. They are bringing back the ultimate universe in a story by Hickman and the Maker plays a major role in it.

[@ihaveafewissues1788]

I love the type of comic hunting you do, one day I will have to take a vacation and do nothing BUT hunt the way you do. I LOVE that Ultra-Man comic! what a find! i watched that TV series as a kid and loved it for what it was. Great show!

[@l.greenemachine66]

Used to watch Ultra Man after school 😊

[@dalemoyers8881]

Great video as always!!! Love these types of videos. Nice bunch of comics. 😎

[@Moncomics]

Love that Rocketeer cover, Stevens really knocked that one out of the park. Loved the movie as a kid. Great pickups my friend!

[@toddcunningham524]

I have read the DK 3. Not bad series. The first 2 are much better. I had collected it when it first came out. I thought I had all the series. I went to a comic con and recently and picked up the missing issues I didn’t have.

[@ricbeau3761]

I have all the Dave Stevens rocketeer books . 🎉

[@OmnionPrime]

First time watching the channel and was very surprised to learn there used to old Ultraman comics! Ultraman is one of my all time favorite hero's and I should probably look into getting those older comics too!

[@lunchmoneycomics]

Thanks for watching and good luck finding the comics!

[@stevenm8429]

When your done reading the books maybe you can give the story a rating between 1 thru 5.

[@magicgeeks1955]

Watching the Dave Stevens movie now

[@joe3019772008]

great pickups, Mike. very well done, my friend.

[@jeffgarrity6868]

I believe that Batman book has a panel showing one of wonder woman’s nipple. A little of a controversy comic book. I know there were 3 books in that series and I think that’s the one look into it Mike

[@n8dawgaic]

Such a great spot, going tomorrow!

[@dawud5771]

I got a load of ultimate Xmen, and like you, Mike,I thought I would not read them as they were not the same as 90s xmen.....Still haven't had a read yet but I'll give them a chance 😂.

[@technodestructo]

That book came polybagged with a trading card goes for 20 bucks in the bag.

[@Gambitxx66]

I got that Ultraman at my LCS for .50 cents.

[@gregparks1785]

Really great pickups! It’s fun looking on random long boxes and finding cool stuff you may not buy otherwise.

[@GoodysResale]

I was just at Zombie Hideout today such an awesome place...I grabbed a bunch of Web of Spiderman books for .50 cents a piece and an Amazing Spiderman #325 awesome Spiderman and Red Skull Cover. You aren't kidding it would take weeks to look through all those long boxes but it's such a great time. As always great video and happy Hunting 😁

[@kristopherparker6871]

You could have spent 2 days there..that amount of longboxes seems daunting. Great video as usual. Bills pats this week. Hope its a good game

[@albatz1377]

I feel like you put that tmnt #1 on the wall to taunt me haha ...I finally went to the last lcs in my city on the Google maps list and basically its another gaming shop ...so officially there is no lcs in columbus ohio that has any amount of back issues older then 10 years ...bummer ..there's one place that has an amount of older marvel book that are just crazy as far as prices go ...I wish there was a place local that I could spend some time every few weeks flipping through boxes ...looks like I'm gunna be sticking to unusual places and the internet haha ..you found some cool books yet again..

[@chaisebellchambers369]

Also gotta say after the last few month watching you ive bought so many Xmen comics 😂😂 Actually got a nice clean copy of Kitty Pride & Wolverine #1 for $2 at a market last week

[@lunchmoneycomics]

Haha they are addictive, I hope you like them!

[@gregwait3553]

In the Ultimate Universe I have won some of your giveaways! You only have 50 subscribers in that universe so it makes it much easier to win!😂😂

[@lunchmoneycomics]

Haha, true. But everything else is grittier and less fun in that universe, including me. I wear an eye patch cry at the end of every video.

[@squirrel_is_the_new_black]

Yo for that ultraman I have so many of them they came with a polybag and like 4 different cards to collect, and theres 2 variants

[@DoughnutJunkie]

Good haul 👍🏽

[@geekacres]

Love digging through the boxes! Great hunt and score!!!

[@jarredsmith9187]

Gteat pick ups and you need to read Dark Knight Returns part 3 ,i thought it was pretty good. I did however get Ghost in the Shell#1 and Akria#1,#38 which those books are pretty rare. I am not buying anymore books this year and maybe by the middle of next year ,I start back buying comics cause my last few books I want which are Resident Evil#1,Chew#1,TMNT#1, Primer#2, Hulk#181,X-Men#1 1963 Amazing Fantasy#15 and Batman#1 1940 then I am done collecting comic books.

[@IPV-uu8kw]

Mike, I'm so jealous of the nice haul of comics that you got. I had to laugh because I also picked up X-men number 266 this past weekend. Though it's not grade, giving a look over I would say high 8s if not in the 9 range. I also bought X-men number 134 and 140. I'm nearly completed in the dark phoenix saga. Just need a few more to complete that run. I got to make my way to you and hopefully meet with you one day.

[@lunchmoneycomics]

Let me know if you’re ever in New England!

[@IPV-uu8kw]

@@lunchmoneycomics Will do. If you're ever in the District Area, give a shout out.

[@rohn-zc5sx]

cool haul bro

[@Comiccomplter55]

Mike u have 2 make time thats how u find what you're looking for

[@sulumonlives4932]

I'm sorry, I just can't deal with random boxes. If a box isn't properly sorted, my brain can't focus and I move on😬

[@SeansAnthology]

X-babies!!!!!

[@supercomicking43]

Ultraman is the sh*t you would love him great hero

[@stevedriskell59]

I have that Ultraman it might be a first issue I got two ones of first issue and one's the second issue.

[@stevedriskell59]

Somehow when I find a first issue of something I feel lucky, happy, and for some strange reason a little rich.

[@seanmitchell8151]

DKIII the Master Race is better than DK2, but not as good as the original. Definitely enjoyed it, got the TPB. Don’t bother with The Golden Child…wish that one stayed unpublished…

[@tyrannicaltypomichaeltester]

Nice hunt as usual good stuff

[@dlsgaming6732]

Hey love your vids!!!! If i may ask, what do you use to hold your comics on your wall in the back?

[@lunchmoneycomics]

Thanks! They are vinyl wall moulding strips you can get at most big hardware store chains.

[@Sasquashy_1]

Mike! What are some of the cons coming up your saving for?

[@lunchmoneycomics]

I actually don’t have any lines up. Rhode Island ComicCon is coming up next month but it’s super expensive and I wasn’t planning on going

[@Sasquashy_1]

@@lunchmoneycomics Lilly wants to cosplay at a con, but I’m not interested in a big one like Rhode Island. Maybe I’ll see you at East if the River next Sunday!

[@T.R.R.Jolkien]

Do you notice they can’t give the newer books away? Comic stores are packed with newer books no one likes… especially the dollar bins

[@Toggly]

I went there and was a bit overwhelmed at the complete lack of organization. The pricing was also were odd - if the comic is in the box but not in a bag its one price ($1 I think), in a bag in the same box its a $5 comic, and in a bag and marked, its whatever the marking is. So basically I was just hunting through boxes that were not even alphabetical and hard to find anything specific. While huge, this isn't the place for me to was too unwieldy..

[@VinnyFinePlus]

So what is your strategy for collecting DC books? Do you have a plan for how your going to grow your DC collection?

[@lunchmoneycomics]

Kind of, first it was Justice League Dark character’s first appearances and now I’m firmly into Swamp Thing, both the Wein and Moore runs. After that, who knows… any suggestions?

[@VinnyFinePlus]

@@lunchmoneycomics Yeah stay away from Batman lol. I have been chasing early Batman and Detective comics they are so expensive and never in the dollar bin lol

[@Matt_Likes_Comics]

The Legion of Super-Heroes turned into babies in Adventure Comics 317, 338 and 356, all in the 1960s. This has been so overdone.