Contents
Foreword
Part 1: The Cockroaches of Pop Culture
1. Magical Powers
2. This Bold Guy (1968–73)
3. Nonreturnable (1973–80)
4. An Ogre’s Story
5. Secret Convergence
6. The Valkyries
7. Heyday (1980–84)
8. Turtles, Mice, and Fish (1984–88)
9. Collectors vs. Readers
10. Raina’s World
11. Re-Rebirth
12. Deathmate (1988–94)
13. The Mailman (1994–2016)
14. The Moral of the Story
Part 2: Notable Comic Shops of the United States and Canada
15. “All of the Above” Stores
16. Comics Galleries
17. Old School
18. Pop Culture Stores
19. Comics and
20. Best of the Best
List of Notable Comic Shops of the United States and Canada
Epilogue: A Golden Age of Art and Anxiety
Acknowledgments
Notes
Index
