![]() ![]() On : Nearly 40 percent of pastors 'seriously' considered quitting ministry this year, survey finds “I’m not touching that,” she half-joked as she cautiously edged away from the table. She stared in shock as she sat at the dining room table of their north Houston home. It was “a coup,” Michaelson would later joke, that came with one simple, but heartfelt, request from the book’s then-owner: “Cherish it for forty years, like I did.”Īnd so he did, and told no one - until last month, when he surprised his wife, a fellow collector whom he met through a shared love of comics, with the protective-encased first edition of DC Comics’ Superman. Mark Michaelson never meant to keep it a secret - he’d had the rare, Superman #1 comic book since scoring it for a few thousand dollars from a Houston oil executive in 1979. Mark Mulligan, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer Show More Show Lessįor 15 years, Sara Michaelson was clueless to what her husband kept tucked away in a cardboard box. Mark Mulligan, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer Show More Show Less 12 of12Ĭomic book collector Mark Michaelson reacts as he see the greater-than $2 million bid on his most valuable comic book, a first-edition Superman, that he put up for auction, Monday, Dec. Mark Mulligan, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer Show More Show Less 11 of12Ĭomic book collector Mark Michaelson reacts as he see the greater-than $2 million bid on his most valuable comic book, a first-edition Superman, that he put up for auction, Monday, Dec. Mark Mulligan, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer Show More Show Less 10 of12Ĭomic book collector Mark Michaelson reacts as he see the greater-than $2 million bid on his most valuable comic book, a first-edition Superman, that he put up for auction, Monday, Dec. The rare comic is up to over $2 million with days left. Michaelson recently listed his most valuable comic book, a first-edition Superman, for auction. Mark Mulligan, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer Show More Show Less 9 of12Ĭomics are organized and stored in the garage of comic book collector Mark Michaelson at his home, Monday, Dec. ![]() Mark Mulligan, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer Show More Show Less 8 of12Ĭomics are organized and stored in the garage of comic book collector Mark Michaelson at his home, Monday, Dec. Mark Mulligan, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer Show More Show Less 7 of12Ĭomic book collector Mark Michaelson pulls out early-pre-superhero comic books at his home, Monday, Dec. Mark Mulligan, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer Show More Show Less 6 of12Ĭomics are organized and stored in the garage of comic book collector Mark Michaelson at his home, Monday, Dec. Mark Mulligan, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer Show More Show Less 5 of12Ĭomics are organized and stored in the garage of comic book collector Mark Michaelson at his home, Monday, Dec. Mark Mulligan, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer Show More Show Less 4 of12Ĭomic book collector Mark Michaelson pulls out a collection of valuable comics that he has been putting together for a collector in his home, Monday, Dec. Mark Mulligan, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer Show More Show Less 3 of12Ĭomic book collector Mark Michaelson pulls out a collection of valuable comics that he has been putting together for a collector in his home, Monday, Dec. Mark Mulligan, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer Show More Show Less 2 of12Ĭomic book collector Mark Michaelson stands with some of his comic books near the vintage radios he also collects in his home, Monday, Dec. ![]() ![]() Comic book collector Mark Michaelson stands with some of his comic books near the vintage radios he also collects in his home, Monday, Dec. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |