for cash to rebuild their family enterprise after superstorm sandy. that includes salty s, the ice cream parlor that s been in the family for half a century. as they do, brick rediscovers a long forgotten collection of vintage comic books. a strange inheritance, going back to his grandfather, that may be a treasure trove. we had them up in the attic. where there wasn t water? correct. how many comic books are we talking about? turned out we had over 1100 comic books. that s amazing. thank goodness they had been stashed in the attic. anywhere else and sandy would have washed them away. what s more, he realizes his grandfather kept his comics in pristine shape. they weren t fingered through, there weren t a lot of bent pages. it was set aside and some day they might be worth something.
collector. it was all different genres, not just science fiction. there were western comic books, comic books about baseball players. his son, bob, inherits his dad s love of comic books. his favorite chronicles the adventures of a space explorer that he would name his son after. his favorite character was named brick. brick bradford, yeah. i see it. the rosy cheeks. in 1962, bob wenzle moved to the beach and opened salty s. over the years, it involved into an ice cream shop and restaurant. by the time i was 14 years of age, i started which own bait company. i had a passion for it that just
america. jamie: in 2015, brick and britta wenzel are scrambling for cash including to revamp salty s, the ice cream parlor that has been in the family for centuries. brick discovers a strange inheritance, comic books, going back to his grandpa that may be a treasure trove. he had him in the attic. jamie: how many are we talking about? we had over 1100 comic books. that is amazing. jamie: what s more is that grandpa gustav kept his comic books in pristine shape. there were no wrinkles, they were in great shape and someday
collector. it wasn t just science fiction or superheroes, it was western comic books, comic books about baseball players and others. jamie: gustav s son, bob, inherits his love of comic books. my father s favorite cartoon character was named brick. and here is a picture of one. jamie: brick bradford. i see it. jamie: in 1962, bob wenzel open to the beach and opened salty s gifts. it evolved into an ice cream shop and restaurant. as a boy, brick would spend time at salty s. then he would branch out on his own. by the time i was 14 years old i had my own bait company. i had a passion to just that has
avenue. you can t really drive on these streets right now. jamie: two weeks later britta and brick return home. but nothing can prepare them for what they are about to see a. it is overwhelming just to absorb the damage that had been done. the road itself had big holes in it and telephone poles were down. and then at salty s, all the ice cream cases were flipped, all of the display cases in the gift shop or a giant pile of broken glass. jamie: for the last 15 years brick and britta have gone without flood insurance and now they have their luck running out. they estimate that rebuilding the home, salty s and other businesses will run seven figures. they scramble for loans and still learn that there is no