Comics Stolen From Cloud Nine Comics in Portland 4/10 & 6/23! 2 2

[Changer]

posting this for the owner Ken Dyber 

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Comic store owner friends, Ken Dyber here.  Many of you know me from owning Cloud 9 Comics in Portland, OR, having a brick & mortar store here for the last 8 years, setting up at conventions around the country, selling on my website & Instagram, and being an Advisor to the Overstreet Price Guide for the last 15 years.

Monday night/Tuesday morning April 10th, my store was broken into & we were robbed $20,950 in inventory).  Someone stole our electric meter to kill the shops power & took 16 slabs & 18 raw books from our back wall & case.  If they come into one of your stores or you see any of them online, please reach out to us.  The Oregon Police Report # is:  23-93083.  Police Officer Fox (cell #:  503.545.3373 & Badge #36612).  You would need this info if calling the police directly. 

Here's a list of the 16 slabs with their sticker prices ($17,080) & serial #'s:

All Winners #5 CGC 3.5  $3350  serial #:  4184991001
Crisis On Infinite Earths #4 CGC 9.8  $160  serial #:  3717710017
Crysalis #1 CGC 9.8  $175  serial:  3921316013
Ellery Queen #2 CGC 6.5  $690  serial:  1260989002
Famous Funnies #nn  CGC 6.5  $5600  serial:  4175501003
Jo-Jo Comics #20 CBCS 6.5  $580  serial:  17-00978ED-004
Journey Into Unknown Worlds #14  CGC 5.5  $380  serial:  1994131001
Jumbo Comics #161  CGC 7.5  $2600  serial:  3883000014
Miss Fury #8  CGC 5.5  $1350  serial:  1341724002
Planetary #1 CGC 9.8  $375  serial:  3921316011
Shocking Mystery Cases #52 CGC 5.0  $960  serial:  1244252022
Sisterhood #1  CGC 9.8  $100  serial:  4184248020
Transformers #1  CGC 8.5  $185  serial:  3967937009
X-Men #16  CGC 4.5  $150  serial:  3722384011
X-Men #48  CGC 9.2  $350  serial:  2052864003
X-Men Wedding Special #1  CGC 9.8  $75  serial:  4184248004

Here's a list of the 18 raw books ($3870) taken:

Astonishing #37 3.0  $120
Blackhawk #57 4.5  $160
Blackhawk #66 5.5  $210
Blackhawk #72 5.5  $180
Detective Comics #275  6.5  $130
Falling In Love #5  3.5  $40
G.I. Joe #11 6.5  $125
Joker Comics #12  3.0  $375
Journey Into Mystery #65  5.0  $240
Jungle Comics #111  6.0  $120
Mystery Tales  #44  6.0  $290
Outer Space #19  4.0  $90
Planet Comics #50  5.0  $490
Rangers Comics #68  4.5  $120
The Thing #9  5.5  $680
Tomb of Terror #6  4.5  $290
Wings #36  7.0  $210

I have scans of them all as they were all for sale on my website. (www.cloudninecomics.com)  I'm including a few here of the more expensive books. 

Thanks for any help,

Ken Dyber

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CLOUD 9 COMICS
2621 SE Clinton St.
Portland, OR 97202
503.488.5573 - cell
503.236.8113 - store
@cloudninecomics
cloudninecomics.com

 

Edited August 1, 2023 by Changer

[kimik]

Frick. Sorry to hear that. I hope they can recover some of the books.

[Changer]

On 4/12/2023 at 8:39 PM, kimik said:

Frick. Sorry to hear that. I hope they can recover some of the books.

I know ... seems tough enough being retailer without that BS

Edited April 13, 2023 by Changer

[kimik]

The number of store break-ins seems to have increased significantly the past two years. I feel sorry for the owners as it is a struggle for most stores to make ends meet.

[Courageous Cat]

WTAF is going on with all these comic store robberies as of late

[lou_fine]

Sorry to hear the terrible news and hope you can recover all of these books here.  

The one positive here is that the books that you posted here are not the type that shows up everyday and should easily stand out when the culprit tries to offload them for cash.  

[CitrusZ28]

Sorry to hear about that Ken, I hope that you recover your losses.

[Professor K]

I don't want to say too much in case the perp reads this but wherever Ken is posting this announcement he really should include scans/pics of every book taken (especially any specific identification traits the books may have), because it will only take one identified book to trace to find the person responsible. Look back at the Pennyworth theft. He got lucky the thieves didn't do what they should have done before they attempted to cash in. 

Edited April 13, 2023 by Professor K
shortened a bit

[adamstrange]

On 4/13/2023 at 7:56 AM, Courageous Cat said:

WTAF is going on with all these comic store robberies as of late

It's not like there's been a continual barrage of news stories about million dollar comic sales over the last 10 years.

Oh, wait...

[thehumantorch]

Hope these are recovered and the perp who took them enjoys some jail time 

[fast eddie]

Awful,,,,,,, the theft of someones livelihood,,,,, I hope they find the books!

 

[Cobbledclam]

Additional Info from Ken on his Instagram site. 
some bleeeps  cruising the states looking for targets? Yellow sports car anyone? 
 

[Paul © ® ⚽️💙™]

Be on the look out for these perps... 

 

 

[comicjack]

On 4/13/2023 at 7:36 PM, thehumantorch said:

Hope these are recovered and the perp who took them enjoys some jail time 

Doesn't happen in the US anymore that is why these creeps do what they do 

[Changer]

Sad , there is a part II

 

This just happened to tasteecatcomics .. , formerly cloud nine comics (owner is Ken Dyber in Portland)  

see the screen shot and text below for more details. Reach out to Ken Dyber on IG,  (@tasteecatcomics) • Instagram photos and videos if you have information. 

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Here he's trying to sell some of my books this past Wed at Starbucks to someone he contacted on Craigslist. I have recovered 30 of the 150 books he stole with the help of @seekerseyecomics & the police. He fled with these books, but we recovered 18 slabs in the White Honda van he drove there in.

My store was also broken into end of April (may have also been him). The 120 or so books still missing are a wide variety of Modern variants to Golden Age. Some of the expensive books still missing are (all raw's unless they say CGC):
All Famous Crime #8 5.5
AMZ #14 5.5
AMZ #31 CGC 5.5
Baffling Mysteries #16 5.5
Captain America #100 4.5
Famous Monsters of Filmland #1 3.5
Fight Against Crime #8 CGC 3.5
Hawkman #4 4.0
Incredible Hulk #340 CGC 9.8
Marvel Comics Super Special (Kiss) #1 8.0
Mytic #29 3.5
Planet Comics #50 5.0
Special Marvel Edition #15 CGC 9.2
Unseen #9 (pictured) 3.0
X-Men #129 9.4
2 boxes Pokemon & Magic boosters

Please spread the word to your LCS's & local Craigslist people (he contacted 2 different people via Craigslist locally here which is how I got some books back).

There are now 2 Police Reports: 23-193056 & 23-015567. I appreciate any help catching this jerk as my business is most likely going to lose its insurance with this being the 3rd robbery this year!

Thank you! Ken Dyber - owner - Tasteecat Comics - Portland, OR

Edited August 1, 2023 by Changer

[L'Angelo Misterioso]

Guy got hit twice in the course of 2 months? Yikes

[jimbo_7071]

On 4/14/2023 at 12:23 PM, Paul (GG) © ® ™⚽️💙 said:

Be on the look out for these perps... 

 

 

Is the joke that they're wearing masks, or are those two people famous for something?

[Paul © ® ⚽️💙™]

On 8/1/2023 at 2:44 PM, jimbo_7071 said:

Is the joke that they're wearing masks, or are those two people famous for something?

SUPERSTORE.  Cloud 9.   America Ferrera & Ben Feldman.   

NBC TV Series.

[jimbo_7071]

On 8/1/2023 at 9:50 AM, Paul (GG) © ® ™⚽️💙 said:

SUPERSTORE.  Cloud 9.   America Ferrera & Ben Feldman.   

NBC TV Series.

Got it! I had never heard of that series or those actors. (I don't watch much T.V.)

[Paul © ® ⚽️💙™]

On 8/1/2023 at 2:53 PM, jimbo_7071 said:

Got it! I had never heard of that series or those actors. (I don't watch much T.V.)

Me neither, but it's good comedy. Very well observed and well acted. A delight.