Lone Star Comics
Lone Star Comics was a chain of seven stores located in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex in north central Texas. Started in 1961 by Jake "Buddy" Saunders as a quaint mail order company, Lone Star Comics debuted as a brick-and-mortar retailer in 1977. The chain's offerings included comic books, action figures, gaming supplies, videos, and many other pop culture items.[1]
While still maintaining business locally, the company returned to its mail order roots in the early 2000s, this time as an online subscription and back-issue service. The online store is called mycomicshop.com (LoneStarComics.com merely redirects to mycomicshop.com).
Store locations
In July of 2013 Lone star Comics sold off 3 of their 5 remaining stores. [2]
In September of 2013 Lone Star Comics sold off their remaining brick and mortar stores to become solely an e-commerce business website.[3] [4]
Former
- Central Arlington
- Dallas
- Mesquite
- Hurst
- Ft. Worth
- Plano
- Wichita Falls
- Irving (closed February 24, 2008)
- South Arlington (closed June 2011)
References
- ↑ Chuang, Tamara (May 31, 1998). "Zoom – Arlington Comic Store Chain Takes Off; It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! It’s Lone Star Comics!". The Dallas Morning News.
- ↑ http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2013/07/lone-star-comics-owners-sell-three-locations/
- ↑ Koller, Dan (September 17, 2013). "R.I.P., Lone Star Comics". D Magazine (Dallas, TX). Retrieved December 23, 2013.
- ↑ Melrose, Kevin (September 10, 2013). Comic Book Resources http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2013/09/lone-star-comics-owners-sell-remaining-brick-and-mortar-stores/
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