USADaily -Comic book collector Al Sanders spent decades accruing almost 5,000 comic books, the youngest of which he bought in 1990.
The man from King County in Seattle, Washington, said that he first began collecting comic books from the 1960′s way back when he was in grade school, and he continued adding to his collection up through his college years, according to KING-TV. Sanders even admitted that he sold plasma in order to buy more issues, including older X-Men and Batman issues.
“It was plasma. You sold it twice a week. You got 25, 30 dollars. That could buy a few comic books,” Sanders told KING.
Before too many years had passed, Sanders’ collection grew to nearly 5,000.
After Sanders married his wife, she reportedly told him that his “‘Sports Illustrateds’ need to go, but the comics can stay,” KING reported.
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