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<DIV>I'll second Oliver's endorsement of New York's Midtown Comics. In
particular, the 7th Avenue location. </DIV>
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<DIV>It is not a treasure trove of old comics (the selection of them is small
and located behind the register area), but it may have more of what you're
looking for than any other retail shop in NYC that I can think of. If
you're in NYC, it is worth checking out. If you're there on May 05, you
can get a copy of the Gottfredson "Free Comic Book Day" issue. </DIV>
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<DIV>Again, as I said in a previous post, the best bet is to tie a visit to
the US into the occurrence of a "big comic convention". Shops, in
large part, simply do not carry this type of material, as they once
did. </DIV>
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<DIV>For New York, try to coincide with the semi-regular Big Apple Cons, or the
annual New York Comic Con. </DIV>
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<DIV>Joe Torcivia</DIV></FONT><BR><BR><BR><DIV><FONT style="color: black; font: normal 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF;"><HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px">See what's free at <A title="http://www.aol.com?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000503" href="http://www.aol.com?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000503" target="_blank">AOL.com</A>. </FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>