LOCAL NEWS - Comics, Poker Tournament, and July 4th Sale! Howdy! After surviving yet another Denver Comic Con, life remains incredibly hectic and dynamic here at Mile High Comics. As an example, I purchased an amazing single owner collection of Marvel and DC comics on Wednesday, many of which date back to the late 1950's and early 1960's. Quite a few of these older issues are in VF and NM condition, so our online clients have been ordering them with gusto as quickly as we list them on our website. If you would like to see a tiny sampling of the 8,000+ comics that I purchased just check the Premium New-In-Stock listing. IRON MAN (1968) #1 What makes purchasing this new collection particularly fun for me is that it marks the beginning of a return to the very enjoyable life that I lived five years ago. As those of you who have been with us for a while might recall, I used to spend most of my time on road trips, seeking out comics collections throughout the East Coast and Midwest. While my efforts as a professional comics buyer were incredibly productive (and ultimately resulted in our having the best over all comics selection in the world...),that portion of my life had to go into hiatus in order for us to be able to purchase our Jason St. building, and to then be able to afford to build our Mega-Store. X-MEN (1963) #23 Now that we have sold our 56th Ave. building, however, and merged our online operations into Jason St, that epic 5-year reorganization of our company is just about done. That being the case, I have let my family and staff know that I will be hitting the road after Labor Day, and plan to spend considerable portions of my personal time for the next couple of years focused on buying old comic books. I can't wait! Before I leave, however, I did want to mention that I will still be available to make house calls to look at larger collections here in the Colorado region for the next eight weeks. If you know of anyone who would like to sell their comics or books collection, have them call my assistant, Will Moulton, at 303-455-2659. You can also e-mail him at moulton@milehighcomics.com. Will sets up personal appointments for me, and can discuss all aspects of purchasing larger collections. Smaller groupings of books and/or comics can now be driven to any of our three retail store locations, as all of our managers now have the authority to purchase collections that contain items that we need. MILE HIGH POKER TOURNAMENT In other news, I want everyone to know am planning a benefit TEXAS HOLD 'EM poker tournament for two weeks from Saturday (July 16th). The tournament will be held at our Jason St. Mega-Store and will begin at 11 AM. The buy-in for our tournament is $25, with all the money going to Rainbow Alley. If you register and pay the entry fee for our tournament in advance at any of our retail stores, you will immediately receive a $25 gift certificate that you can then use for anything we offer. In effect, you will then be playing in the tournament for free! Grand prize for the winner will be a $500 gift certificate, with second place receiving a $200 certificate, and 3rd-5th winning $100 each. New players are welcome! My final news for today is the announcement that we will be hosting a very generous sale this weekend at all of our stores. Here are the details. All Back Issue Comics and Magazines - 50% Off!(Excludes Blue Sticker Books) All Trade Paperback and Hardback Books - 30% Off! All Statues and Toys - 30% Off! All T-Shirts and Apparel - 30% Off! Please note that all of our stores on Monday, July 4th will be open from 12:00(noon)-5:00pm. While we want you to be able to take advantage of this great sale on Monday, we also want our staff to be able to enjoy at least part of the holiday with their families... Happy Collecting! Chuck Rozanski, President - Mile High Comics, Inc. July 1, 2016 Mile High Comics - Jason Street Mega-Store Mile High Comics Retail Store Locations Current Newsletter