At Comic-Con 2018, Mike Carbonaro sells rare comic books for $25K a pop

On the exhibition floor of Comic-Con International in San Diego, you can buy a finely detailed sculpture of Gollum from J.R.R. Tolkien’s “Lord of the Rings” universe for $1,799. A lifelike mask of Pinhead from Clive Barker’s “Hellraiser” series costs $1,750. And a gleaming replica of the Infinity Gauntlet wielded by Thanos from Marvel’s “Avengers” movies runs close to $1,000.
But those prices pale in comparison to the offerings at Booth 529 n