The October Surprise! – Wednesday, October 5th, 2022

I’m a little late, again. I’ve got big changes coming, and I am traveling and most likely moving away, back to the half-frozen north of Minnesota. I will do this next week from the airport in Denver. I might be back in the store for the first Wednesday in November, but that could be the last. I put out a lot of fires today, and so I lost some time for this. If ANYONE reads this and feels like taking this and Facebook over, I hope you have Facebook and can find us at the link below and send a message. I think he would like to start with asking for a volunteer.

Speaking of little oopsies, remember several weeks ago when a little oops happened, and certain portions of the week’s expected comics didn’t,  um,  get put out – into our hands and store and shelves. Last week, another little oops happened, and the error is still evident. Most of the problem holes have been filled, but there are still a few comics that the rest of the world may be getting, that we didn’t. Our list and pictures show what we DO have, and what we SHOULD have will be listed when they get here.

We are still encouraging and welcoming masks, but not requiring them. You are only in our enclosed space for minutes, but Bob is there all day. We still need to be careful, people. I am going to talk to the one person reading this. We have put a TON of effort into clearing out the aisles and getting things in order, especially the books and Pops. Please tell Bob you appreciate how the store looks and feels. And help us keep them in order.

Thanks to League Of Comic Geeks for this week’s images, which are in some unusual, non-alphabetical order, and 8 across. So it’s a somewhat random sample. I’ll keep searching. Use the list, and MAYBE the pictures will be useful.

Wednesday is still New Comic Day, no matter what you read on the internets. Watch this space and our Facebook page for the latest news about the rest of the month, season, year, millenium, etc. (And text messages from 5-Star.) The complete list is found below. If you want to know about the next sale or store event, or whether or not WE ARE EVEN OPEN click here. Sign in here to get an email reminder for ALL sales and other events. Also, you can go to     fb.fantasybooksandgames.com and you’ll be taken to our Facebook page. We also use our in-store 5-Star Rewards system to text similar announcements to your phone.

DC Comics
BATMAN #128 CVR A JORGE JIMENEZ $ 4.99
BATMAN #128 CVR B GABRIELE DELL OTTO CD STK V $ 5.99
BATMAN #128 CVR C FRANCESCO MATTINA CD STK V $ 5.99
BATMAN #128 CVR D INC 1:25 RYAN SOOK CD STK V $ ???
BATMAN #128 CVR E INC 1:50 JOCK FOIL CD STK V $ ???
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BATMAN KNIGHTWATCH #2 (OF 5) $ 2.99
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DARK CRISIS / INF EARTHS #5 (OF 7) CVR A SAMPERE & SANCHEZ $ 4.99
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DARK CRISIS / INF EARTHS #5 (OF 7) CVR F INC 1:100 SAMPERE & SANCHEZ FOIL CD STK V $ ???
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JURASSIC LEAGUE #5 (OF 6) CVR C DAN MORA HISP HERIT MO CD STK V $ 4.99
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SUPERMAN #1 FACSIMILE EDITION (2022) $ 6.99
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Marvel Comics
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STAR WARS MANDALORIAN #4 $ 4.99
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TOMB OF DRACULA #1 FACSIMILE EDITION (RES) $ 3.99
X-MEN RED #7 $ 3.99

Other Comics
3KEYS #1 (OF 5) CVR A MESSINA (MR) $ 3.99
3KEYS #1 (OF 5) CVR B DELL EDERA (MR) $ 3.99
AVATAR ADAPT OR DIE #6 (OF 6) $ 3.99
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DC Books
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AMERICAN VAMPIRE OMNIBUS HC VOL 01 (2022 EDITION)(MR) $ 125
BATMAN THE LONG HALLOWEEN HAUNTED KNIGHT DELUXE EDITION HC $ 49.99
CONSTANTINE DISTORTED ILLUSIONS TP $ 16.99
HARDWARE SEASON ONE HC $ 29.99
TRIAL OF THE AMAZONS HC $ 29.99

Other Books
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News
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Magazines
MAD MAGAZINE #28 $ 5.99
TOYCOLLECTR MAGAZINE #1 (MR) $ 14.99

Toys
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Poster
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