‘Broke my kid’s heart’: Wife says thieves stole late husband’s comic books left for their son

LAS VEGAS (KVVU/Gray News) - A grieving widow is dealing with even more heartbreak after she said someone broke into her home and stole her late husband’s comic book collection.

Amy Williams and her late husband Johnny blended their families while welcoming a son together named Makari.

“He loved me like I never have been loved in my life,” she said. “He just wanted to love me for eternity.”

However, eternity was cut short as Johnny died after suffering a heart attack in 2022.

“Even though I didn’t get my forever, I am glad I gave him his forever,” Williams said. “He texted me on my phone, ‘I wanted to love you, please take care of my kids.’”

According to Williams, the kids all knew Johnny was a man who loved his comic books.

“My husband was dyslexic, and he learned to read from comic books,” she said.

It was a passion he started sharing with Makari, who was only 2 years old when Johnny died.

Johnny’s comic book collection was in the family for four generations.

“He wanted them passed down to my son to my son’s kids,” Williams said.

Instead, that last wish from Johnny may never happen, as someone broke into their family home earlier this month while Williams was out of town.

When she returned, she found that two bins filled with about 400 comic books were gone.

“I went to go in my closet and I’m like, ‘Oh my God they are gone,’” she said.

Williams said it would mean the world to her and her son just to have one comic book back for that connection with Johnny.

“You couldn’t put a price tag on it,” she said.

Williams said their son was robbed of growing up with a father and now he has also been robbed of sharing his dad’s passion.

“You broke my kid’s heart, and you broke my family’s heart by doing what you did,” Williams said when speaking about the culprits.

Williams said comic bookstores and buyers should be on the lookout for the family’s comic book collection, as the thieves might be looking at selling the comics.

Wiliams said if anyone comes across the comics she can be contacted via email at amycwilliams41@gmail.com.

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