Author Archives: Alan

Hello AABC world! I just wanted to inform all of our customers that we’ve added more than 4,000 comics to the 99 cent discount bins this last weekend! This is a fresh assortment of books from ALL companies, but mainly Marvel and DC. Assorted DC Vertigo books are well represented in this new selection. And remember, if you purchase 100 books or more from the discount section, the price drops to ONLY 50 CENTS EACH! A killer deal and a great inexpensive way to fill in those missing numbers from your collection. Enough sell talk. C’mon in early for best … Continue reading →

In 1982, I had a chance, a very good chance, to purchase an ACTI0N COMICS #1. Longtime comic book dealer Marty Hay from Northeast Arizona popped into our original store at 3rd Ave and Indian School one afternoon and offered it to me. Asking price? $10,000.00. Marsha and I had about $300.00 left in our bank account after purchasing our store which was then called, “A Little Bookstore,” so a $10,000.00 comic book was completely out of the question. But I wanted that book for myself so badly I could taste it. The grade, if I recall correctly, was in the VG … Continue reading →

Hello AABC world. Starting today, Thursday January 11th, the store will be featuring a nice selection of approximately 5,000 assorted Silver and Bronze Age books recently placed on consignment by a gentleman that is physically in a very bad way. He is in late stages of Parkinson’s disease, and he sure could use everyone’s help in acquiring some extra funds to help pay for the extra health care he now needs. He always loved Silver Age Marvels, so there is a strong representation of Amazing Spiderman, Avengers, Daredevil, Hulk, Iron Man, Sgt Fury, and Thor. There’s a smattering of decent … Continue reading →