Retsy Series 1 · Card 0306 · 80-HNG

Spinner Rack Comics

New issues every Wednesday.

A tiny comic shop with a squeaky spinner rack, back-issue boxes and an owner who knew your pull list.

Card no.: 0306 of 1,280
Set: 80s Hangouts · 80-HNG
Year: 1986
Type: Corner comic book shop
Found at: Strip mall, next to the barber
Cost back then: 75¢ an issue

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Nostalgia9/10

Hype7/10

Weirdness5/10

Trade value8/10

The story · 1986

The story of Spinner Rack Comics

Mr. Pruitt kept the new issues on a spinner rack that squealed every time it turned, so he always knew who was browsing. Back issues lived in long white boxes, bagged and boarded. A life-size cardboard Doctor Tumbleweed, the shop's favorite cactus-caped hero, guarded the door. Read too long without buying and Pruitt would clear his throat like a foghorn.

Fun fact

Pruitt's spinner rack squeaked in the key of B flat, according to the band kid who worked Saturdays.

Six finishes

187 copies of Spinner Rack Comics exist

Spinner Rack Comics comes in six finishes: 100 Base, 50 Holo, 25 Laser and 10 Gold copies, plus one Super Laser and one Misprint that exist exactly once. Every copy is minted to the wallet that rips it, with its own serial number.

Spinner Rack Comics, Retsy card 0306 in the Base finish — **Base**100 copies · Common

Spinner Rack Comics, Retsy card 0306 in the Holo finish — **Holo**50 copies · Uncommon

Spinner Rack Comics, Retsy card 0306 in the Laser finish — **Laser**25 copies · Rare

Spinner Rack Comics, Retsy card 0306 in the Gold finish — **Gold**10 copies · Very rare

Spinner Rack Comics, Retsy card 0306 in the Super Laser finish — **Super Laser**1 copy · 1 of 1

Spinner Rack Comics, Retsy card 0306 in the Misprint finish — **Misprint**1 copy · 1 of 1

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