Nerdiness paid off!

(AP) - A Wisconsin man's collection of about 110 comics from the "Golden Age" -- the late 1930s through the 1940s -- has sold at auction for about $623,000.

Dallas-based Heritage Auction Galleries said Tuesday the comics were sold in an auction that ended over the weekend.

Ralph Chicorel's comics had remained in pristine condition over the years. Chicorel, who lives in Menomonee Falls, said that as a kid he treasured his comics so much that he even carefully turned the pages.

Heritage says one comic in the collection, "Marvel Mystery Comics" No. 9, noted for its cover battle between the Human Torch and the Sub-Mariner, sold for about $108,000.