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Comic book buff selling rare copy of Batman No. 1
Posted on 08/01/2010
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) -- A longtime Alaska comic book buff is selling one of the gems in his vast collection, a rare copy of Batman No. 1 published 70 years ago. Mike Wheat of Fairbanks has put the 1940 comic book on the auction block through Dallas-based Heritage Auction Galleries, where it's expected to fetch more than $40,000. Online bids already have climbed to $35,000 for the book, believed to be one of fewer than 300 still in existence. Online bids will compete with a live auction set for Thursday. The second and fourth Batman issues also will be part of Thursday's auction. They are expected to bring more than $5,000 combined. Wheat, a city wastewater treatment plant operator, says he considers the Batman comics an investment. He says it feels like the right time to sell. ------ Online: http://www.ha.com ------ Information from: Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, http://www.newsminer.com
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