5th Wednesday Heralds the End Summer – Wednesday, August 30th, 2023

The Knight Terrors were not over after all. But NOW they are, with the Knight Terrors Nights End One-Shot. It’s the 5th Wednesday, so the monthlies take a week off as usual. DC has a raft of 4 more 1-shots, and a few other “lesser” titles to give the big monthlies a break. Marvel has no discernable 5th week pattern, other than being a relatively small team this week.  The other publishers have an average shelf footprint, but it’s padded with lots of multiple covers.

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. 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.

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