Comic book dealer’s secret hideout

Surrounded by hundreds of thousands of comic books, Brett Carreras shows the crown jewel of his inventory. The restored copy of Batman No. 1, the first appearance of the Joker, is protected by a hard plastic case (Batman first appeared in Detective Comics #27). Carreras shares ownership of this particular comic 50-50 with a business partner. First published in 1940 and sold for 10 cents, Carreras is hoping that the rare issue will fetch $10,000 when it sells on an online auction site. Read more

A tour of Brett’s Comic Pile

Music for this video was provided by local artist Crenshaw.