What Happened to the Cheap Comic Book Retailers?
Oh, remember them now. Well do you miss them? I loved seeing one of those things arrive. I revelled in it. I started with those premium Moore and Bowen pieces and went to the new set of Buffy cards. I went straight to the blowout page. They had comics at prices no one could beat. I was a fanboy in heaven. Digging through couches and dirty jeans because 25¢ meant one more comic. Specials that ranged from a quarter for dollar books, 50¢ for $2.50 books, and $1.00 for $5.00 books. Pretty soon you had to edit the list down to what you had to have, which really meant what you could afford. Those were the days. Setting at home watching reruns of Ninja Turtles eating Cool Ranch Doritos and thumbing through the new American Entertainment catalog was a perfect after-school day. Oh sure you ran the risk of not getting something you ordered but they let you list alternatives. The local shop would not guarantee you would get all of your order. There was always something missing whether it was that
