Author Archives: Marsha

Hey Everybody, It is hard to believe the summer is over, Halloween long gone and Thanksgiving and the holidays upon us. We have several holiday displays up and a huge inventory of holiday gift ideas.  We have several cases of high end, collector comics (including our newest selection of X-men from 1 and up!), beautiful hardcover books, t-shirts, trades, statues, DC neon signs, belt buckles and more for you to choose from. In the next few days we will be getting special “hint, hint” cards for you to hand out to friends and family about gifts you might like to … Continue reading →

Hi Everybody, There is a lot to tell you about this week so without further ado……… Great comics fall in your lap when you least expect it.  We just picked up some nice key books including X-men #94 VF/VF+ 8.5 $695.00, DD #1 G+ $395.00 and X-men #1 G+ (at a special discount, come in to see), DD #7 with Submariner and a near complete run of late 1960′s Steranko and Adams X-men issues. Alan is grading and pricing them as quickly as he can and the majority will be out on display by tomorrow. Also, the box from our Florida … Continue reading →

Hey Everybody, Many of you know that our son, Ben, is an actor in LA.  You probably remember him as a little boy running around the store. Well, November starts the beginning of several TV and film appearances for Ben, now 25, and as proud parents we just had to share his success! Ben will be appearing in a small role on “HOUSE” which airs on Fox TV on Monday nights.  He appears in episode #8 which is scheduled for November 16th.  Today he began filming a major guest starring role on another hit Fox TV show, BONES, which airs … Continue reading →

Hey Everybody, I thought I’d jump right in and get the blog posted early this week while Alan is at the store because there is so much to tell you about. First of all, if you don’t already know about our Halloween Week Special Sale be sure to stop by this week through Saturday, October 31st!  We have our “Magic Pumpkin” SALE going on.  Reach into the “Magic Pumpkin” and pull out your own personalized SALE!  There is a discount of some kind ranging from 15% to 50% off. Come in as often as you like all week long. One … Continue reading →

Once again this tough economy has many people selling off their collections. This is creating an amazing inventory for All About Books & Comics and some great finds.  The latest collection we just received includes many gems, most notably Tales of Suspense #39, the first appearance of Iron Man! We have had this book in the store only FIVE times in our 28 years. Though graded a strict VG+ 4.5, it appears nicer.  Flat with great color luster!  A truly key book!  This and the many of the other goodies in this collection have been graded, priced and put out … Continue reading →