Any comic stores in SF or the Bay Area?

[Jeffreykli]

My comments/feedback below, although this is a pretty good list.

 

Despite the fact that many comic stores in SF no longer carry old books, there are still a few that might be worth checking out depending on what you're looking for.

 

Al's Comics - I haven't been here yet, but will check it out someday. Seems to have a decent mix of comics: Not a great store; backstock is hard to search

 

http://www.alscomicssf.com/

 

Amazing Adventures - They have a lot of gold, silver, bronze and modern age books, and are located in the Sunset district closer to the beach:Decent backstock, but aggressive prices on HG stuff

 

http://sanfrancisco.citysearch.com/profile/909145/?brand=smx_yp-nc

 

Amazing Fantasy - They don't have as many old books, but are close to Golden Gate Park if you're planning to check it out anyway:Small store, limited backstock

 

http://sanfrancisco.citysearch.com/profile/32663606/?brand=smx_shopping-nc

 

Comic Outpost - Another store that has a mix of silver age and up books, with mostly newer stuff:

 

http://www.comicoutpost.net/

 

In addition to the other non-SF stores listed in this thread, the Comic Collector Shop in Mountain View and Heroes Comics in Campbell have some nice stuff:Both of these stores are better to visit than any in SF

 

http://www.comiccollectorshop.com/

http://heroescomicbooks.com/index.html

 

Enjoy your time in the city, and happy hunting!

[BadDeacon]

Howdy. I'm an SF native.

 

In San Francisco itself, there is Al's Comics, as mentioned before. I was there two weekends ago, and it was a decent shop. I spent about $100 on back issues in a day.

 

If you are interested in finding good stuff to read, Isotope Comics is one of the best stores from a comic reading point of view. It's not a store for comic collectors though.

 

Also, as others have said, Comic Relief in Berkeley is a great store. That was my LCS when I went to school at UC Berkeley.