Lone Star Comics is a chain of seven stores located in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex in north central Texas

Texas

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. Started in 1961 by Jake "Buddy" Saunders

Jake Saunders (writer)

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 as a quaint mail order

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 company, Lone Star Comics debuted as a brick-and-mortar retailer in 1977. The chain's offerings include comic book

Comic book

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s, action figure

Action figure

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s, gaming

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 supplies, videos, and many other pop culture items.

While still maintaining business locally, the company returned to its mail order roots in the early 2000s, this time as an online subscription and back-issue service. The online store is called mycomicshop.com (LoneStarComics.com merely redirects to mycomicshop.com).

Current

• Central Arlington
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• Dallas
• Mesquite
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• Hurst
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• Ft. Worth
• Plano
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Former

• Wichita Falls
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• Irving
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   (Closed February 24, 2008)
• South Arlington
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  (Closed June 2011)