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The mother knew the potential value when she bought it, interestingly enough. Good for her!

The ha.com press release that this summarizes makes it clear that the mother and uncle bought the comics for their own enjoyment then decided to pass them down to the sons once they knew the comics were valuable. It doesn’t explicitly say they bought them on the news stand, but that’s the impression I get.

What's missing in the story is when did she buy it and how much she spent... Maybe it was an expensive purchase at that point already, like in 5 digits, and she invested a considerable portion of her savings?

> Their mother had held on to the comic books since she and her brother bought them between the Great Depression and the beginning of World War Two, Heritage said.

It seems unlikely that in that time frame it would have been a 5 digit purchase. It still may have been a significant proportion of liquid cash or net worth though. I think it'd be an interesting detail to have too.

It came out in 1939, which is in that time frame, so she probably bought it at a newsstand for the 10 cent cover price. I could be mistaken, but I don't think there was any real second-hand market for comic books at the time.

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