Our Mega-Store Is Expanding
Howdy!
I am taking a break at the moment, after four hours spent reorganizing a ten-by-ten area out on our huge loading dock of
our Mile High Comics Jason St. Mega-Store.
You might think such a task to be relatively easy, but we keep really busy while trying to keep our huge Mega-Store retail
area stocked and clean, which leaves almost no time for anyone to be working behind-the-scenes. As a direct result, our loading
dock is currently awash in the remnants of innumerable large collections that we have purchased in years gone by, partial pallets
that were then co-mingled with dozens of boxes of undistributed donations that were dropped off for "Feeding Denver's Hungry" which
were intended for to Denver's unhoused citizens. Suffice it to say, as of this morning when I first began, our loading dock was
a disorganized mess.
Chuck working in the loading dock
The good news is that I made some excellent progress this morning and early afternoon, which included rediscovering several
boxes filled with rather desirable Star Trek figures, glasses, and games that originated from an estate that I purchased way
back in 2021. I also found some very rare posters, action figures, football cards, and Silver Age comics, all of which will come
in quite handy now that we are working to restock
Jason St.
after a record-setting December left more than a few holes in our retail displays. Truthfully, that's why I don't sweat a little
bit of inefficiency in our sorting/processing of collections, as it is always fortuitous when we can tap into forgotten stashes
after a robust sales period.
The loading dock filling with product
Speaking of our December sales, with four days left to go, it is now looking like we will be able to sustain a low double-digit gain
in our sales over the same period in 2022. We were up over last year's December by over 30% as recently as a week ago, but a couple
of poorly-timed Denver-area snowfalls diminished our sales on three of the big retail days prior to Christmas, thus negatively
impacting our comparitive percentages. I most certainly still cannot complain, however, as many local comics shops with whom I am
in contact are reporting that they are struggling to cope with sales declines. That is a problem that we are definitely not experiencing.
On a side note, I will say that my decision to burn-drive to California three times during late-November and early December to shop
at the worlds-famous LA Toy Market turned out to be our saving grace. Those three huge vanloads of Manga and Anime products that I brought
back to Colorado from those LA toy importers fueled a consumer buying frenzy in
the Mega-Store
during the week leading up to Christmas. Guessing right always (always!) feels good.
Pam and Nolan with the Pokemon plush from LA.
Tying everything from today's newsletter together, I am cleaning our loading dock today precisely because we need to dismantle our
performing stage, and much of what is currently stored in that area needs to be moved out on to the loading dock. The current plan is
for all of our posters, prints, and original art displays to then be moved into the area formerly occupied by the stage, so that we can
construct another new "island" of showcases in the middle of
the Mega-Store
for even more Manga and Anime products. This all has to be accomplished by January 15th, as that is when I am planning for my next
burn-drive out to LA (and back). Whew!
As regards our online efforts, our 60% off CHRISTMAS! codeword will remain in effect for you until January 6th
(Twelfth Night).
Even with our retail store sales having turned out to be quite good during December, I want you to know that we still rely heavily upon
the support that we receive from our online clients to continue prospering. Our store cannot prosper without our online support, and
our online
cannot prosper without
the Mega-Store
covering the huge overhead costs of our 65,000 square foot building. That internal co-dependency is actually rather nice, as it means
that when one of our divisions is struggling (such as when a heavy snowstorm knocks our store sales down by 80%-90% for a day), the
other frequently steps in to cover. One way, or another, we find ways to make everything work out.
X-MEN (1963) (#1-113, UNCANNY X-MEN #114-544) (MARVEL) #137 NEWSSTAND
Well, that's it for today. I want to leave Will Moulton plenty of room to provide his list of
newly arrived items
for you, as he has been working very hard to grade long boxes filled with new purchases, and so has Pam. All are available to you right
now at 60% off when you utilize the CHRISTMAS! codeword. Only new issues, a few variants and restored comics, and our
professionally-graded items are exempt.
Happy collecting!
Chuck Rozanski/Bettie Pages,
President - Mile High Comics, Inc.
December 27, 2023
MARVEL
CINDY COMICS (1947) #38 (Marvel Timely Comics) Good
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY (1990) (#1-62) (MARVEL) #6 VALENTISGN Very Fine
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY (1990) (#1-62) (MARVEL) #9 NEWSSTAND
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY (1990) (#1-62) (MARVEL) #9 NEWSSTAND Very Fine
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY (1990) (#1-62) (MARVEL) #9 VALENTISGN Very Fine
JOURNEY INTO UNKNOWN WORLDS (1950)(#36-38-59)(ATLAS) #2 #37 (Marvel Atlas Titles) Fair
MARVEL MILESTONES: VENOM AND HERCULES (2005) #1 SHOOTERSGN Near Mint/Mint
MILLIE THE MODEL (1945) #88 Good
OBI-WAN & ANAKIN (STAR WARS) (2015) #1 BLANKREMAR Near Mint/Mint
ONSLAUGHT: MARVEL UNIVERSE (1996) #1 GOLD Very Fine
SPIDER-MAN (1963) (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN) (#1-441) #104 Fair
TEX MORGAN (1949) #8 Good
TRANSFORMERS (1984) (#1-80) (MARVEL) #52 NEWSSTAND Good
TRANSFORMERS (1984) (#1-80) (MARVEL) #53 NEWSSTAND Good
WOLVERINE (1988) (#1/2-189) (MARVEL) #8 CBCS 9.0 Very Fine
X-FORCE (1991) (#1-129) (MARVEL) #1 SUNSP/GID
X-FORCE (1991) (#1-129) (MARVEL) #1 SUNSP/GID Fine
X-MEN (1963) (#1-113, UNCANNY X-MEN #114-544) (MARVEL) #18 Fair
X-MEN (1963) (#1-113, UNCANNY X-MEN #114-544) (MARVEL) #105 Good
X-MEN (1963) (#1-113, UNCANNY X-MEN #114-544) (MARVEL) #137 NEWSSTAND Fair
X-MEN (1963) (#1-113, UNCANNY X-MEN #114-544) (MARVEL) #157 NEWSSTAND Good
X-MEN (1963) (#1-113, UNCANNY X-MEN #114-544) (MARVEL) #171 NEWSSTAND Good
X-MEN (1991) (#1-275) (MARVEL) #1 COVER C Near Mint/Mint
DC
ACTION COMICS (2016) (#957-UP) (DC REBIRTH) #1033 BARTEL Near Mint/Mint
ANIMAL ANTICS (DC) (1946) #8 Good
ANIMAL ANTICS (DC) (1946) #16 Good
AQUAMAN (1994) (#0-75) (DC) #1 Fine
AQUAMAN (1994) (#0-75) (DC) #1 Very Good
AQUAMAN (1994) (#0-75) (DC) #4 Near Mint/Mint
AQUAMAN (1994) (#0-75) (DC) #22 Near Mint/Mint
AQUAMAN (1994) (#0-75) (DC) #27 Near Mint/Mint
AQUAMAN (1994) (#0-75) (DC) #29 Near Mint/Mint
AQUAMAN (1994) (#0-75) (DC) #54 Near Mint/Mint
AQUAMAN (2003) (#1-57) (DC) #3
AQUAMAN (2003) (#1-57) (DC) #3 Fine
AQUAMAN (2003) (#1-57) (DC) #10 Fine
AQUAMAN (2003) (#1-57) (DC) #14 Fine
AQUAMAN (2003) (#1-57) (DC) #19 Near Mint/Mint
AQUAMAN (2003) (#1-57) (DC) #22 Near Mint/Mint
AQUAMAN (2003) (#1-57) (DC) #25 Near Mint/Mint
AQUAMAN (2003) (#1-57) (DC) #31 Near Mint/Mint
AQUAMAN (2003) (#1-57) (DC) #52 Near Mint/Mint
AQUAMAN (2003) (#1-57) (DC) #55 Very Fine
AQUAMAN (2003) (#1-57) (DC) #56 Near Mint/Mint
AQUAMAN (2011) (#0-52) (DC NEW52) #12 Near Mint/Mint
AQUAMAN (2011) (#0-52) (DC NEW52) #20 Near Mint/Mint
AQUAMAN (2011) (#0-52) (DC NEW52) #20 Fine
AQUAMAN (2011) (#0-52) (DC NEW52) #23 .2 DELUXE Fine
AQUAMAN (2011) (#0-52) (DC NEW52) #32 BOMBSHELL Very Good
AQUAMAN (2011) (#0-52) (DC NEW52) #37 Near Mint/Mint
AQUAMAN & THE OTHERS (2014) #6 Near Mint/Mint
AQUAMAN ANNUAL (1995) (#1-5) (DC) #1 Very Fine
AQUAMAN SPECIAL (1988) #1 NEWSSTAND Very Good
AQUAMAN: FUTURE'S END (2014) #1 LENTICULAR Very Fine
AQUAMAN: TIME & TIDE (1993) #2
AQUAMAN: TIME & TIDE (1993) #2 Near Mint/Mint
BATMAN (2016) (#1-UP) (DC REBIRTH) #110 FEDERICI Very Fine
BATMAN (2016) (#1-UP) (DC REBIRTH) #110 FEDERICI Fine
BATMAN (2016) (#1-UP) (DC REBIRTH) #111 FEDERICI Very Fine
BATMAN (2016) (#1-UP) (DC REBIRTH) #111 FEDERICI Fine
BATMAN (2016) (#1-UP) (DC REBIRTH) #111 FEDERICI Very Good
BATMAN: IT'S JOKER TIME (BOB HALL) (PRESTIGE) (2000) #1 HALLSIGNED Very Fine
BATMAN: IT'S JOKER TIME (BOB HALL) (PRESTIGE) (2000) #2 HALLSIGNED Very Fine
BATMAN: IT'S JOKER TIME (BOB HALL) (PRESTIGE) (2000) #3 HALLSIGNED Very Fine
BATMAN: REPTILIAN (2021) #2 FEDERICI Near Mint/Mint
CHALLENGERS OF THE UNKNOWN (1958) (#1-87) (DC) #33 Fair
FLASH (1959) (#105-350) (DC) #226 Good
GLATORIAN: BIONICLE (2010) #5 Fine
HOUSE OF MYSTERY (1951) #19 Fair
INFINITE FRONTIER (2021) #2 LEE Near Mint/Mint
INFINITE FRONTIER (2021) #2 LEE Very Fine
LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT (2021) #3 FEDERICI
LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT (2021) #3 FEDERICI Near Mint/Mint
UNEXPECTED (1956) (TALES OF THE UNEXPECTED #1-104) #32 Fair
WESTERN COMICS (1948) #26 Good
DARK HORSE COMICS
CLASSIC STAR WARS (1992) #1 S&N Very Fine
FIGHT CLUB 2 (2015) #1 TATE'SCOMI Near Mint/Mint
FIGHT CLUB 2 (2015) #1 TATE'SCOMI Very Fine
LADY KILLER (2014) #5 JONES SGN Very Fine
INDEPENDENTS
ABIGAIL: CURSE & DEMONS (2013) #1 3RD SIGNED (Themis Comics) Fine
ABIGAIL: CURSE & DEMONS (2013) #3 SIGNED (Themis Comics) Fine
ADVENTURE BOUND (1949) #1 FC #239 (Dell Publishing) Fair
ALARMING TALES (1957) #1 (Harvey Comics) Fair
AMAZING HEROES INTERVIEWS (FANTAGRAPHICS) #3 SHOOTERSGN (Amazing Heroes Publishing) Good
ARCHIE ANDREWS WHERE ARE YOU DIGEST (1977) #12
ARCHIE ANDREWS WHERE ARE YOU DIGEST (1977) #12 (Archie Comics) Very Good
ARCHIE ANDREWS WHERE ARE YOU DIGEST (1977) #32 (Archie Comics) Very Good
ARCHIE ANDREWS WHERE ARE YOU DIGEST (1977) #47 (Archie Comics) Fine
ARCHIE ANDREWS WHERE ARE YOU DIGEST (1977) #51 (Archie Comics) Very Good
ARCHIE ANDREWS WHERE ARE YOU DIGEST (1977) #53 (Archie Comics) Very Good
ARCHIE ANDREWS WHERE ARE YOU DIGEST (1977) #57 (Archie Comics) Very Good
ARCHIE ANDREWS WHERE ARE YOU DIGEST (1977) #60 (Archie Comics) Very Good
ARCHIE ANDREWS WHERE ARE YOU DIGEST (1977) #71 (Archie Comics) Very Good
ARCHIE ANNUAL DIGEST (1975) #39 (Archie Comics) Fine
ARCHIE ANNUAL DIGEST (1975) #40 (Archie Comics) Very Good
ARCHIE ANNUAL DIGEST (1975) #43 (Archie Comics) Fine
ARCHIE ANNUAL DIGEST (1975) #45 (Archie Comics) Fine
ARCHIE ANNUAL DIGEST (1975) #51 (Archie Comics) Very Good
ARCHIE ANNUAL DIGEST (1975) #56 (Archie Comics) Very Good
ARCHIE ANNUAL DIGEST (1975) #57 (Archie Comics) Fine
ARCHIE ANNUAL DIGEST (1975) #58 (Archie Comics) Fine
ARCHIE COMICS DIGEST (1973) #17 (Archie Comics) Good
ARCHIE COMICS DIGEST (1973) #22 (Archie Comics) Very Good
ARCHIE COMICS DIGEST (1973) #35 (Archie Comics) Very Good
ARCHIE COMICS DIGEST (1973) #36 (Archie Comics) Very Good
ARCHIE COMICS DIGEST (1973) #49 (Archie Comics) Very Good
ARCHIE COMICS DIGEST (1973) #53 (Archie Comics) Fine
ARCHIE COMICS DIGEST (1973) #57 (Archie Comics) Very Good
ARCHIE COMICS DIGEST (1973) #71 (Archie Comics) Very Good
ARCHIE COMICS DIGEST (1973) #80
ARCHIE COMICS DIGEST (1973) #80 (Archie Comics) Fine
ARCHIE COMICS DIGEST (1973) #84 (Archie Comics) Very Good
ARCHIE COMICS DIGEST (1973) #89 (Archie Comics) Fine
ARCHIE COMICS DIGEST (1973) #92 (Archie Comics) Very Good
ARCHIE COMICS DIGEST (1973) #102 (Archie Comics) Fine
ARCHIE COMICS DIGEST (1973) #105 (Archie Comics) Fine
ARCHIE COMICS DIGEST (1973) #105 (Archie Comics) Very Good
ARCHIE COMICS DIGEST (1973) #108 (Archie Comics) Very Fine
ARCHIE COMICS DIGEST (1973) #136 (Archie Comics) Good
ARCHIE COMICS DIGEST (1973) #190 (Archie Comics) Fine
ARCHIE COMICS DIGEST (1973) #191 (Archie Comics) Fine
ARCHIE'S PALS 'N' GALS (1952) #20 (Archie Comics) Good
BARNYARD COMICS (NEDOR) (STANDARD) (1944) #28 (NEDOR PUBLICATIONS) Good
BARON VON SATURDAY'S TALES FROM BEYOND - ATHERTON (2014) #1 2ND SIGNED (Themis Comics) Very Fine
BONANZA (GOLD KEY) (1962) #1 (Gold Key) Fair
BRENDA STARR (VOL. 2) (1948) #9 (SUPERIOR COMICS, LTD.) Fair
CANDY (1947) #6 (Quality Comics) Fair
CANDY (1947) #9 (Quality Comics) Good
CARNAL COMICS INSIDE STORY OF ART, SEX, & PORN STARS (2004) #1 PHOTO CVR (Carnal Comics) Very Fine
CARNAL COMICS: LISA ANN #1 SIGNED (Carnal Comics) Very Fine
CLASSICS ILLUSTRATED (1942) #95 HRN96 ED1A
CLASSICS ILLUSTRATED (1942) #95 HRN96 ED1A (Gilberton Publications) Fine
CLUB 16 COMICS (1948) #2 (FAMOUS FUNNIES PUBLICATION) Good
COO-COO COMICS (1942) #28 (Standard Comics) Good
COWGIRL ROMANCES (1950) #3 (Fiction House Magazines) Good
DURANGO KID (1949) #2 (MAGAZINE ENTERPRISES) Very Good
EMBRACE: HUNGER OF THE FLESH (1994) #1 NUDE (London Night Studios) Very Fine
EQUILIBRIUM (2016) #2 (American Mythology) Near Mint/Mint
EQUILIBRIUM (2016) #2 B&W (American Mythology) Very Fine
EQUILIBRIUM (2016) #2 (American Mythology) Very Fine
FAMOUS FUNNIES (1934) #123 (FAMOUS FUNNIES PUBLICATION) Good
FAMOUS FUNNIES (1934) #183 (FAMOUS FUNNIES PUBLICATION) Fair
FARO'S LOUNGE: AMERICAN SAFARI SKETCHBOOK (2019) #1 CONNECTNUD (Hooligan Press) Fine
FARO'S LOUNGE: AMERICAN SAFARI SKETCHBOOK (2019) #1 TYNDALL (Hooligan Press) Near Mint/Mint
GEORGE PAL'S PUPPETOONS (1945) #18 (FAWCETT PUBLICATION) Fair
GI JOE VS. COBRA (2009) #9 GI JOE CON (Fun Publications Inc) Very Fine
GI JOE VS. COBRA (2009) #9 GI JOE CON (Fun Publications Inc) Very Good
GINGER (1951) #3
GINGER (1951) #3 (Archie Comics) Fair
HARDLEE THINN (2017) #0 EBAS (Counterpoint Inc.) Near Mint/Mint
HENRY (1946) #11 (Dell Publishing) Very Good
KATHY (1949) #1 (Standard Comics) Fair
LIL SIX KANNIBAL KITTY (2019) #1 CATMNUDESN (STILL ILL PRINCESS) Near Mint/Mint
LIL SIX KANNIBAL KITTY (2019) #1 CATNUDESGN (STILL ILL PRINCESS) Near Mint/Mint
LIL SIX KANNIBAL KITTY (2019) #1 CATWORKSGN (STILL ILL PRINCESS) Near Mint/Mint
LIL SIX KANNIBAL KITTY (2019) #1 CHANGNUDSN (STILL ILL PRINCESS) Near Mint/Mint
LIL SIX KANNIBAL KITTY (2019) #1 EXORCATSGN (STILL ILL PRINCESS) Near Mint/Mint
LIL SIX KANNIBAL KITTY (2019) #1 EXORNUDESN (STILL ILL PRINCESS) Near Mint/Mint
LIL SIX KANNIBAL KITTY (2019) #1 KUNKNUDESN (STILL ILL PRINCESS) Near Mint/Mint
LIL SIX KANNIBAL KITTY (2019) #1 LEIRIXNUSN (STILL ILL PRINCESS) Near Mint/Mint
LIL SIX KANNIBAL KITTY (2019) #1 LYNCH SGN (STILL ILL PRINCESS) Near Mint/Mint
LIL SIX KANNIBAL KITTY (2019) #1 MCKAYNUDSN (STILL ILL PRINCESS) Near Mint/Mint
LIL SIX KANNIBAL KITTY (2019) #1 MENDOFULSN (STILL ILL PRINCESS) Near Mint/Mint
LIL SIX KANNIBAL KITTY (2019) #1 MENDONUDSN (STILL ILL PRINCESS) Near Mint/Mint
LORELEI (1993) (#0-5) (STARWARP) #3 (Starwarp Concepts) Fine
LORELEI (1993) (#0-5) (STARWARP) #4 (Starwarp Concepts) Very Fine
MAGIC COMICS (1939) #74 (David Mckay Publications) Fair
MCCANDLESS & COMPANY: INSECURITIES (2005) #1 CONVENTION (WELL-DEFINED PRODUCTIONS) Fine
MOPSY (1948) #8
MOPSY (1948) #8 (St. John Publ. Co.) Fair
MOPSY (1948) #17 (St. John Publ. Co.) Good
MOVIE LOVE (1950) #16 (FAMOUS FUNNIES PUBLICATION) Good
NEBBS (1945) #1 (Dell Publishing) Good
NOTTI & NYCE (2014) #1 B NICE SGN (Counterpoint Inc.) Near Mint/Mint
NOTTI & NYCE (2014) #7 CARLACOHEN (Counterpoint Inc.) Near Mint/Mint
NOTTI & NYCE LINGERIE SPECIAL (2017) #0 A NUDE SGN (Counterpoint Inc.) Near Mint/Mint
OUR GANG (1942) #35 (Dell Publishing) Very Good
OZZIE AND BABS (1947) #7 (FAWCETT PUBLICATION) Very Good
PIXIES, THE (1946) #2 (MAGAZINE ENTERPRISES) Good
RAGGEDY ANN AND ANDY (1942) #7 (Dell Publishing) Good
RAGGEDY ANN AND ANDY (1942) #12 (Dell Publishing) Very Good
RAGGEDY ANN AND ANDY (1942) #31 (Dell Publishing) Very Good
RED RYDER COMICS (1941) (#3-151) (Dell Publishing) #68 (Dell Publishing) Good
RED RYDER COMICS (1941) (#3-151) (Dell Publishing) #121 (Dell Publishing) Very Good
ROCKY LANE WESTERN (1949) (#1-55) (FAWCETT) #9
ROCKY LANE WESTERN (1949) (#1-55) (FAWCETT) #9 (FAWCETT PUBLICATION) Good
SMITTY (1940) #3 (Dell Publishing) Good
SUGAR BOWL COMICS (1948) #3 (FAMOUS FUNNIES PUBLICATION) Good
SUZIE COMICS (1946) (#51-100) (ARCHIE) #77 (Archie Comics) Good
TALES OF THE TEXAS RANGERS (1952) #1 FC #396 (Dell Publishing) Fair
TILLIE THE TOILER (1941) #1 FC #55 (Dell Publishing) Fair
TINY TOT COMICS (1946) #6 (EC Comics) Fair
UNUSUAL TALES (1955) #41 (Charlton) Good
WILBUR (1946) #56 (Archie Comics) Very Good
WOTALIFE COMICS (1946) #12 (FOX FEATURE SYND.) Very Good
YOUNG LOVE (1949) #7 (Prize Group/Headline) Very Good
ZANE GREY'S STORIES OF THE WEST (Dell Publishing) #1 FC #346
ZANE GREY'S STORIES OF THE WEST (Dell Publishing) #1 FC #346 (Dell Publishing) Good
ZOE (CARNAL COMICS) (ADULT) (1998) #1 (Revisionary Press) Fine
ZORRO (1949) (FC#'S & #8-15) (Dell Publishing) #1 FC #960 (Dell Publishing) Very Good
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