{"id":4371,"date":"2010-10-13T06:45:34","date_gmt":"2010-10-13T10:45:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/?p=4371"},"modified":"2010-10-10T12:39:23","modified_gmt":"2010-10-10T16:39:23","slug":"this-halloween-give-comics-to-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2010\/10\/13\/this-halloween-give-comics-to-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"This Halloween Give Comics to Kids"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This year on Halloween I&#8217;ll be giving out comic books in addition to candy!\u00a0 Normally I give each trick-or-treater at least two pieces of candy.\u00a0 On this October 31st each costumed visitor to our house will receive some candy plus one mini-comic &#8211; either <em>Archie<\/em>, <em>Toy Story<\/em> or<em> Smurfs!<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Halloween mini-comics\" src=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/halloween_comics.jpg\" alt=\"Halloween mini-comics\" width=\"640\" height=\"305\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Back in July, Diamond Comics Distributors advertised in their <em>Previews <\/em>catalog several different mini-comic bundles for Halloween:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><em>Archie &amp; Friends All-Stars Presents Archie 1: The Dawn Of Time<\/em> (from Archie Comics)<\/li>\n<li><em>Toy Story: The Return Of Buzz Lightyear<\/em> (from BOOM! Studios)<\/li>\n<li><em>Bone Halloween<\/em> (from Cartoon Books)<\/li>\n<li><em>Hot Stuff Halloween<\/em> (from Dark Horse)<\/li>\n<li><em>Melvin Monster &amp; Nancy A John Stanley Library Ha Ha Ha Halloween Treat<\/em> (from Drawn &amp; Quarterly)<\/li>\n<li><em>Littlest Pirate King &amp; Toys In The Basement<\/em> (from Fantagraphics Books)<\/li>\n<li><em>Smurfs Halloween<\/em> (from Papercutz)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sold in bundles of 25 copies, each colorful 6&#8243; x 9&#8243; mini-comic is filled with all-ages adventures and laughs that will last a lot longer than any chocolate bar.\u00a0 The suggested retail price for each bundle of 25 is $4.99.\u00a0 I picked up three bundles myself.\u00a0 Well worth the money if it gets even just one kid interested in comics.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">These mini-comic bundles shipped a few weeks ago.\u00a0 However, if you contact your local comic shop today, they may still be able to re-order some for 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