Only a month ago, Mount Vernon’s resident comics and collectibles shop, Collector’s Corner, decided to call it quits. Management for the N. Charles Street store wrote in an email newsletter that business just wasn’t as strong as they’d hoped it would be, and said “after giving it [three] good years, it’s just time to move on.”

But in the last several weeks—amid a mega sale to help liquidate the store’s inventory of comics, graphic novels, action figures, games and more—owner Randy Myers said Baltimore-area collectors and enthusiasts have come out in support for the shop. “We’ve been busier than ever,” he said.

Store manager Bryan Levy described it as “overwhelming,” with customers writing emails and letters, calling in with supportive words and, more importantly, showing up and buying stuff, boosting the shop’s sales.

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