Quote from: moly on 24 November, 2023, 08:27:05 PMI was lucky living in Birmingham as we had nostalgia and comics before it changed ownership but I possibly spent more money in the second hand shop in the underpass near it, still have my 2000ad issue 1 from there
Wow, remember that little place. Picked up a few bits and pieces there on my first visit to a comic mart in Brum. N & C was a completely different beast back then, packed full of stuff. Plus Andromeda Books just around the corner and Mega City comics which didn't even bother with tables the one time I managed a visit.
Forbidden Planet when it was on Denmark street seems a lifetime ago, not to mention utterly transformed compared to what it is now. Hard to believe that something a fraction of the size could have so much more to offer than it does now. Then again there were plenty of options in those days, weren't there? Was it Comic Showcase that had a branch in Oxford? Biggest mistake of my life was passing up on pages from Light and Darkness War. Still kicking myself to this day.
Where else was there? Hobbit Hole in Gloucester was a cracking little place. Lasted quite a few years too with a good selection of comics, back issues and books. There was another one on the other side of town that didn't last all that long. Like a lot of places I've stumbled across over the years, I can't remember its name.
Lincoln had a natty little place in the arcade up by the Cathedral. Had an issue of the Judge Child Quest (Eagle reprint) from them. There was that peculiar place in Ipswich that had stairs just inside the door up to the actual shop itself. There was another shop in Oxford just up from Showcase. Far more back issues than was good for me, to be honest. Loads of choice. Not like these days.