Ming takes charge of the store when Walt and Mike's both call out sick, and receives some help from both Bryan and Brian O'Halloran, who guest-stars. Items appraised include a collection of four Thundercats action figures that are not in their original packaging and a 1975 Star Trek Technical Manual and blueprints brought in by a woman whose ghost hunting exploits leads to a search of the store basement for spirits, and inspires the men to later go hunting on their own for the Jersey Devil. The men split into teams to see who can acquire the most valuable merchandise for the shop at a public auction, with the losing team forced to reenact the wedding of Reed Richards and Susan Storm of the Fantastic Four. Also, on Ming's suggestion, the staff tries holding a child's birthday party at the Stash, complete with Bryan as "Four-Color, the Comic Book Clown". Rob Bruce guest stars to appraise the Mego figures. Mxyzptlk and the Human Torch an oversized Darth Vader helmet used as a promotional toy store piece for Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace and a rare boxed set of Internet-exclusive Legion of Super-Heroes figures that sold out in 20 minutes. Items appraised include a set of boxed Mego figures of Spider-Man, Mr. Also, Walt challenges the staff to get tattoos. Items appraised include a Green Lantern movie prop replica a woman's collection of Barbie dolls dressed as classic super-heroines a set of Target-exclusive Batman figures and a collection of old books brought in by a young man. Also, the cast head to a small fan convention at an Elks Lodge where, after a setback, they strike gold among trash. Items appraised include an Avengers' 30th anniversary lithograph signed by George Pérez a photocopy of the Punisher character's original concept sketch a Barbie doll dressed as Halle Berry in the 2004 Catwoman movie a "Ninja Claw" action figure connected to, but not featured in the 1985 Commando movie a poster print said to portray a "gay Superman", and a replica Batman cowl created from the original costume designs for the 1966 TV series. Also, Walt reluctantly allows Ming to run a zombie-themed sales promotion. Items appraised include the shop's copies of comics featuring Wolverine and the X-Men that are sought by a young couple a limited-edition Godzilla figure a collection of Silver Age Marvel Comics a set of Tortured Souls figures and some of the original pages from a 1988 Silver Surfer graphic novel drawn by John Buscema that are brought in by Rob Bruce. Also, Bryan directs the Secret Stash's first commercial. Items appraised include a box of valuable comics brought in by a woman found by her garbage collector-husband a stack of classic Fireside Books (some of the first trade paperback comic collections published) copies of the complete CGC-graded set of the 1984-85 miniseries Secret Wars a collection of comics brought in by the owner's grandson potentially worth $750,000 and a collector's edition Transformers Megatron figurine. Also, Kevin and the cast play a game of street hockey, and Jason Mewes visits the Stash for a day. Items appraised include a replica of the Batmobile from the 1966 TV series a budding artist's self-published comic, a comics collection belonging to a would-be director hoping to finance his movie and a lightsaber hilt prop whose authenticity is assessed by Star Wars expert Kevin Liell. Also, Bryan Johnson, Ming Chen and Mike Zapcic compete to sell off some of the shop's excess stock at the Collingwood Flea Market in Farmingdale, New Jersey. Items appraised include a sketch of Batman drawn by Bob Kane a "life-size" doll of Chucky from the Child's Play film series a vintage figure of Steve Austin from The Six Million Dollar Man and a set of Dawn of the Dead promotional lobby cards, prompting the staff to consult with the show's first expert guest, popculturist Rob Bruce.
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