What’s Worth More – An Old Family Farm, Or a Vintage Comic?

I came across two stories regarding unique items being sold this week.

The first story was about the Tuttle Family Farm sale.

John Tuttle came to the good ol’ U.S. of A. in 1632 on a land-grant from King Charles I.

He used that grant to purchase land near the Maine/New Hampshire border.

The farm has been passed down from generation to generation making it one of the oldest continuously family-operated farms in America!

But, the 11th Tuttle generation just can’t hack it any longer – and they’ve discouraged their children from taking it over because they’d be “saddled with debt”, according to Lucy Tuttle, 65, who runs the farm with her brother Will.

Looks like this original 20-acre-parcel-turned-134-acre-tract has seen its last days of sweet corn, cucumbers and squash.

Unless of course, the new buyer would like to keep on farming. But that doesn’t seem likely.

Farm sales are common in the United States and are gaining in popularity, but this one is unique because of its history.

The other story was about an Alaskan comic book buff who is putting his prized possession on the market.

Batman No. 1!

This rare comic from 1940 was the first solo spin-off for Batman who originally made his debut in 1939.

Mike Wheat, the owner of this vintage comic said the time was right for someone else to take it over.

There have been a few Batman No. 1’s that have gone to auction, but this one is unique because it’s in excellent condition.

I’m no comic book afficionado, but my guess is that a 70-year-old rare comic book can look pretty rough!

I don’t care how well you take care of it, a vintage newsprint comic cannot hold up that well.

Except for this one – apparently the cool temps and low humidity in Alaska make this a perfect area to “raise” comics!

The condition of this particular Batman No. 1 is “white” and “crisp”.

I think that’s comic-speak for “Wicked Awesome!”

So, which will fetch more?

A vintage Batman comic book…..or, a nearly 400 year old family farm?

The comic already has bids pushing it up to $35k and it’s expected to get more than $40,000!

Meanwhile, Lucy and Will have set an asking price on the 134-acre family farm at a cool $3.35 million!

I know one thing is for sure – holding on to farmland for 378 years and a comic book for 70 is definitely not a “Get Rich Quick” Scheme!

What do you think…are either one really worth the money?

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