On Friday, July 28, 2023, Time Warp Comics & Games of Boulder, Colorado was broken into and thousands of dollars in merchandise was stolen. The theft occurred at 3:30 AM, when the suspect who was described as “long and gangly” smashed the front door with a hammer. Then the suspect broke a glass case near the door and stole $13,000 in comics.
“He definitely knew exactly what he came in here for,” owner Wayne Winsett said. “It’s obviously a customer or somebody that’s very familiar with the store. He had a backpack, knew exactly where to go, what to take fast and was in and out in less than two minutes.”
Winsett stated that when the burglar alarm sounded, he slept through it and didn’t learn of the break-in until around 7 AM. When he arrived at the store, the police were already lifting fingerprints from the doorframe.
Based on the store’s surveillance video, it does not appear that the suspect was wearing gloves, however he wore a mask and hoodie to cover his face. The video footage caught the suspect’s vehicle in the parking lot, which was a 2016-2018 white Acura. The license plate was not identifiable; however, it is being sent to a video expert who specializes in cleaning up and analyzing images.
Boulder Police Department spokesperson Dionne Waugh said that anyone with information about the theft should call (303) 441-3333 and reference case number 23-7195.
The stolen comics are:
- Marvel Family #2
- Whiz Comics #117
- Punisher #218 (photo variant)
- Black Panther World of Wakanda #1 (1:25)
- X-Men #2 (torn cover) and #12
- Silver Surfer #1
- Aquaman #29
- Conan The Barbarian #1
- Ultimate Fallout #4 second printing CGC 9.6 Signature Series Bendis and Pichelli (CGC 4022386002)
- Stray Dogs #5 fifth printing CGC 9.2 Signature Series Fleecs and Forstner (1:25)
- Daredevil #168 CGC 6.0 (CGC 2010734006)
- Doc Savage #2 CGC 9.4 (CGC 3697561005)
- Amazing Spider-Man #122 CGC 6.0 (CGC 3893247003), #300 CGC 9.8, #361 CGC 9.6, and #363 CGC 9.8
- What If? #10 CGC 9.0 (CGC 2020919002)
- Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur #1 CGC 9.8 (CGC 4151535007)
- Spider-Man #11 CGC 9.8 Signature Series Stan Lee (CGC 1284253016)
- Ms. Marvel #1 CGC 9.8 (CGC 1259255004)
- A-Force #2 CGC 9.8 (CGC 1601175008)
