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X-Men #94 and up just purchased!

Hello All! Bronze Age (1970’s) UNCANNY X-MEN have really been on an upswing lately in the back issue collectibles market. Today we purchased a collection that was nearly complete from #94 to #148, including GIANT SIZE #1! Many of these issues are in affordable grades, i.e, VG to Fine. So if you’re looking to fill in holes in your collection and not break your wallet, check out this new collection we just acquired. Also, new additions to our “HIGH END” comics display wall will be added this week. In the last month, we’ve added to AABC’s stock another GIANT SIZE X-MEN … Continue reading

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Thousands of comic books for 50 cents each!

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

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HULK #181 in Near Mint for TEN bucks!

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2 Days Left on 5 FREE Comics Offer!

Hey Everybody, I just wanted to remind you that you have 2 days left to add your comments to the January 8th blog (if you have not done so already) about the first comic that turned you into a comic junkie to qualify for the 5 FREE comics! Deadline is January 20th! See that post for details! Marsha:) Continue reading

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The One That Got Away

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

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