Man Finds $4,000,000 Treasure by Following a Dream

What do a comic book, a jar of old coins, and some broken jewelry have in common? Well, the people who found them all got rich, for starters.

From Smaug's hoard beneath the misty mountains to Blackbeard's booty, there's no shortage of lost treasures in pop culture.

But why Lara Croft it up with all the puzzles and dinosaurs when you could just stumble upon your riches? Wait, is

that an option? Jill,

get the shovels! Yay, treasure hunt!

Wait, no, no, no!

Ah, ah.

While some people may think of lost treasure as buried gold and jewels, that's not always the case.

Well, I'm sorry for thinking that you were getting at something.

If I knew about a treasure around here, don't you think I'd have hidden it somewhere myself? Somewhere close to me? Somewhere that only I'd look?

Somewhere loaded with caffeine? Are you saying that Howard's got treasure inside him? Touch me and you cease to exist.

Besides, not all treasure takes the form of gold and jewels.

Sometimes it's something a little more common and legible.

Minnesota, 2013.

Contractor David Gonzalez was renovating the house he and his wife Deanna had purchased for $10,100.

Built in 1938, the place was a bit of a fixer-upper.

Breaking open one of the walls, he found a most peculiar addition among the insulation, namely an issue of Action Comics No. 1.

For those unaware, Action Comics No. 1 was a comic book released in 1938 by National Allied Publications.

or as they're known today, DC Comics.

Action Comics number one is also notable for a few other things.

It was the first appearance of Zatara, the superhero stage magician who practices real magic.

Oh, and it also featured the first depiction of Superman, I guess, if that's what you're into.

And it is what a lot of people are into, to the point where prices for Action Comics number one are...

Will High would be an understatement.

Actor and Brew Crew favorite madman Nicolas Cage purchased a near-mint copy in 1997 for 150,000 US dollars.

What do a comic book, a jar of old coins, and some broken jewelry have in common? Well, the people who found them all got rich, for starters.

From Smaug's hoard beneath the misty mountains to Blackbeard's booty, there's no shortage of lost treasures in pop culture.

But why Lara Croft it up with all the puzzles and dinosaurs when you could just stumble upon your riches? Wait, is

that an option? Jill,

get the shovels! Yay, treasure hunt!

Wait, no, no, no!

Ah, ah.

While some people may think of lost treasure as buried gold and jewels, that's not always the case.

Well, I'm sorry for thinking that you were getting at something.

If I knew about a treasure around here, don't you think I'd have hidden it somewhere myself? Somewhere close to me? Somewhere that only I'd look?

Somewhere loaded with caffeine? Are you saying that Howard's got treasure inside him? Touch me and you cease to exist.

Besides, not all treasure takes the form of gold and jewels.

Sometimes it's something a little more common and legible.

Minnesota, 2013.

Contractor David Gonzalez was renovating the house he and his wife Deanna had purchased for $10,100.

Built in 1938, the place was a bit of a fixer-upper.

Breaking open one of the walls, he found a most peculiar addition among the insulation, namely an issue of Action Comics No. 1.

For those unaware, Action Comics No. 1 was a comic book released in 1938 by National Allied Publications.

or as they're known today, DC Comics.

Action Comics number one is also notable for a few other things.

It was the first appearance of Zatara, the superhero stage magician who practices real magic.

Oh, and it also featured the first depiction of Superman, I guess, if that's what you're into.

And it is what a lot of people are into, to the point where prices for Action Comics number one are...

Will High would be an understatement.

Actor and Brew Crew favorite madman Nicolas Cage purchased a near-mint copy in 1997 for 150,000 US dollars.