“A great story would be if both the auction is a success and then I find out that I somehow defeated cancer,” said Robert. Robert currently has about a 25 percent chance of surviving both cancers. “I realized if things do go downhill, there will be money left over for the family going instead of stacks and stacks of comics. “At first when I had the lymphoma I was determined to keep them,” said Robert. “It’s going to garner a lot of attention.” “Robert’s collection is the number one registry set in the world,” said Vincent. Vincent Zurzolo of Metropolis Comics, who is overseeing the auction, says Robert’s collection in the highest graded X-Men on the CGC Registry List, an independent member of the Certified Collectibles Group.

The auction is being held by ComicConnect and is estimated to bring in $500,000. Robert is auctioning off his most prized and rare X-Men comic books, nearly 600 in total. Whether to save the damsel in distress, or, in this case, a once in a lifetime collection. Your body feels like death warmed over,” said Robert.Ī superhero is often faced with a choice of sacrifice.

It’s left his fingertips numb and Robert estimates medical bills have piled up to more than $20,000. I immediately walked out and started crying.”Ĭhemotherapy has caused Robert’s hair to thin and fall out. I knew from my stepmom and dad’s reaction. Download high quality clip art of Ratchet from our collection of 66,000,000. “I was walking into the hospital room and the doctor was walking out at the same time,” said TayLynn about the day she found out about her dad’s diagnosis. Combines the features of 5 ratchets into 1 tool Becomes a screwdriver with. Robert was diagnosed with stage three lymphoma, and not long after, esophageal cancer. I just didn’t feel the vitality that I had had,” said Robert, then 53 years old. When Robert’s life turned a page, his own battle began. “I’m used to it,” said TayLynn Letscher, Robert’s daughter. Roommates to Robert and the books, and the comic wall art, and the superhero figures lining the shelves are his wife and two daughters. As of this story, the current bid is $35,000. I just put all my money into my X-men,” said Robert.Īmong the rare comic books is X-Men #1, the first appearance of the mutants in the Marvel Universe. “I don’t have a retirement account or pension or IRA or 401k. With every spare dollar going to buying comic books, his unique collection has always been his financial grace. His hobby has turned into an eBay business, constantly selling and buying books, upgrading single issues multiple times. Half a century later, and Robert has a comic book collection well into the thousand with some of the rarest X-Men books in existence. ” When I would get one that was X-Men I would start jumping around.” “The earliest things I can remember opening comics, sitting on the floor, trying to sound out words,” said Robert. For his entire life, Robert Letscher has spent every spare dollar on comic books.

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