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Midtown Comics
Clip | 2m 48s
Behind the scenes of New York’s biggest and most iconic comic book shop.
Comics these days are big business, and no one sells them better than the men and women at Midtown Comics. Midtown has grown from just one store in the heart of Times Square to a major company with 3 locations that advertises in the very publications they sell. In this webisode, co-owner Gerry Gladston talks about New York’s history with comics and shows us what it’s like behind the shop.
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WLIW21 Specials is a local public television program presented by WLIW PBS
WLIW21 Specials
Midtown Comics
Clip | 2m 48s
Comics these days are big business, and no one sells them better than the men and women at Midtown Comics. Midtown has grown from just one store in the heart of Times Square to a major company with 3 locations that advertises in the very publications they sell. In this webisode, co-owner Gerry Gladston talks about New York’s history with comics and shows us what it’s like behind the shop.
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