A comic book superfan from Georgia earned a Guinness World Record for his collection of 8,226 individual pieces of Batman memorabilia.
Brad Ladner started collecting Batman comics in 1988, after reading a copy of “A Death in the Family”, which featured the controversial death of the second Robin, Jason Todd.
His collection was mostly comics until he reached adulthood, when he started buying toys and statues as well.
His collection now includes many rare items, including a prototype Batman Camel cigarette box that was designed for use in Europe but never made it to market, and a costume continuity binder from the set of the 1989 Batman movie with 280 set photos.
The record-holder said his advice to aspiring collectors is to not allow collecting to take up more than 10 percent of their time or money.
“It is important to keep a hobby a hobby and not make it too much of a part of your life.”
