Manitoba Local Comic Shops, Past and Present
Comic Shops, Bookstores, Flea Markets and More...
OPEN SHOPS
| City | Name | Address | Years | Owner |
| Brandon | I Want That Stuff | 1150 19th Street | ???? - Present | ? |
| Inner Hero Collectibles | 1911 Richmond Avenue | 202?- Present | Glenn ?? | |
| Neepawa | Flashback Music and Collectibles | 266 Davidson Street | 2013 - Present | Alan Gillies |
| The Pas | Comic Collector's Corner | Box 1800 | ???? - Present | ? |
| Thompson | Thompson Book Nook | North Central Mall | ???? - Present | ? |
| Winnipeg | 204Comics | 5-1549 St. Mary's Road | 2021-Present | Ashley van Oeveren |
| Argy's Collectibles | 1604 St. Mary's Road | 1982 - Present | Ray Giguere | |
| Big Wall Comics | Mulvey Flea Market | ???? - Present | Wally Dorvault | |
| Book Fair Comics | 340 Portage Avenue | 1978 - Present | Danial Wichwar | |
| Burton Lysecki Books | 527 Osborne Street | 1971 - Present | Lysecki and Karen Sigurdson | |
| Cobra Collectibles | 555 Sargent Avenue | 2007 - Present | Mike Paille | |
| Collector's Slave | Mail Order | ???? - Present | Greg Harder | |
| Comic World | Mail Order | 1974 - Present | Doug Sulipa | |
| Cover to Cover | 3737-B Portage Avenue | 1995 - Present | Tony Hazzard | |
| Galaxy Comics | 1143 Henderson | 1991 - Present | Jeremy Gartner | |
| John the Bookman | Thirsty's Flea Market | 1987 - Present | John Thompson | |
| Mad Cat Comics | Thirsty's Flea Market | 2015 - Present | Dan Hall | |
| Maxx Collectibles | 835 Cavalier Drive | ???? - Present | Garth Bowman | |
| Mike's General Store | 52 St. Anne's Road | 1979 - 2022 | Mike Huen | |
| Mighty Comics | 1104 Corydon Avenue | ???? - Present | James Cassels | |
| Red River Book Shop | 92 Arthur Street | 1973 - Present | Dennis Boyko | |
| Selkirk Book Exchange | 442 McGregor Avenue | 1959 - Present | Darren Becker |
CLOSED SHOPS (or no longer selling comics)
| City | Name | Address | Years | Owner |
| Brandon | George Strange's Bookmart (OPEN) | 653 10th Street | ???? - Present | George Strange |
| Eye Opener Book Store | 314 10th Street | 1981 - 2017 | Ray Baker (Retired 2017) | |
| Friendly Neighborhood Comic Shop | 122 9th Street | 2017 - ???? | Scott Bradley | |
| First Edition Comics | ?? Rosser Avenue | ???? - ???? | Chris Verinder | |
| Great Escape Entertainment | 137 10th Street | ???? - ???? | ? | |
| International Comic Book Company | 74 Waterloo Crescent | ???? - ???? | Calvin Slobodian | |
| Dauphin | Comic Corner | ?? | ? 1994 - 1995 - ? | Barb and Royce |
| JNJ Sportscards | ?? | ? - 1993 - ? | ? | |
| Selkirk | Crescent Comics and Collectibles | 411 Main Street | 2015 - 2016 | ? |
| Front Row Sports Cards | 239 Manitoba Avenue |
19?? - early 90's | ? | |
| Selkirk Sports Cards | Mall | 19?? - early 90's | Wayne Lightfoot | |
| Unknown Shop | 411 Main Street | 19?? - mid 90's | ?? Chartier (drove taxi) | |
| Steinbach | K.G.B. Sports Cards and Comics | Clearspring Mall | ? 1993 - 1999 ? | ? |
| Swan River | P.S. Video and Collectibles | 106 - 5th Avenue N. | 1992 - ???? | ? |
| Winnipeg | Aaron's Floodgate Comics | 2999A Pembina Hwy | 1994 - 1995 | Aaron Stechesen |
| Amazing Books and Collectibles (see Back Alley Books) | 343 Hargrave Street | 1980 - 1995 | Les and Walter Swendrowski | |
| Autumn Stone | 304 Kennedy Street | 1971 - 1980 | Andy Mellen | |
| Back Alley Books | 301 Carlton Street | 1980 - 19?? | ? | |
| B and R Cards and Comics | 855 Sinclair Street | ???? - ???? | ?? | |
| Barrie's Novelty Shop | 185 Osborne Street | Early 1960's - ???? | Barry Wiseman | |
| Better Ole Bookshelf | 548 Ellice Avenue | ???? - ???? | Cyril Holmes | |
| Beyond Comics | 904 Portage Avenue | 1993 - ???? | Doug Hiscock | |
| Blue Circle Book Exchange | 363 Portage Avenue | 1960's-1980 | ? | |
| The Book Exchange | 189 Osborne Street | circa 1950 | J. Mills | |
| The Bookshelf (see Cover to Cover) | 3050-K Portage Ave | ???? - ???? | Tony Hazzard | |
| Book Trader | 346 Cumberland | 19?? - 1977 - ?? | ? | |
| BTS Collectibles | 1853 Main Street | ???? - ???? | Guy Rochon | |
| Canadian News | downtown | |||
| Castle Rock Comics | 535 Ellice Avenue | 19?? 1992 - 2007? | ? | |
| Classix Olde & New | 100 - 52 Albert Street | ???? - ???? | Lyle Settee | |
| Club Book Store | 914a Corydon Avenue | 19??-1986-1987 | ? | |
| Comic Baron | Thirsty's Flea Market | 2012-2016 | Jeff Baril | |
| Comic Cave | three locations | 1996 - 2000 - ?? | Mitch Rouire | |
| The Comic Collector | 320 Kennedy Street | 1976 - ???? | ? | |
| Comic Express | 56 Timberwood Trail | ???? - ???? | Chris Budzan | |
| Comic Factory I | 313B Day Street | 19??-1985-1990-? | Jef Nakamoto | |
| Comic Factory II | 380 Donald Street | 1986?-1998 | Ferd Bernjak | |
| Comic Factory IV | 306 Notre Dame | 1999 - 2022 | Jarett Charowsky | |
| Comic Stop | 2999A Pembina Hwy | 1993 - 1994 | Terry Whiteside | |
| Comic and Toy Zone | 204-393 Portage Ave | ???? - ???? | ? | |
| Comics America | 552 Academy Road | 1960's-2016 | Joe Krolik | |
| Comix Corner | 1515 Gateway Road | 19??-1996-? | George Weinpold | |
| Counter Culture | ??? | 19??-1996-? | ? | |
| Dirt Mall Comics | 377 Henderson Hwy | 2015-2017 | Cory Stanish, Mike Goertzen | |
| Dream Merchants | downtown Transcona | 199? - 199? | Brian Zaharia ? | |
| Family Book Exchange (OPEN) | 519 St.Mary's Road | 1972-Present | ? | |
| Fort Rouge Magazine Exchange | 331 Garry Street | 19??-1962-? | ? | |
| Fun-Cor | 855 Sinclair Street | 1992-???? | Dave Tyndale | |
| Galaxy Bookshop | ?? Hargrave Street | ???? - ???? | ? | |
| Gold Star Video (Cards and Comics) | 280 St. Anne's Road | ? - 1990 - ? | ? | |
| Hall's Book Service | 2037 Portage Avenue | 1961 - 1978 - ? | E. C. (Clyde) Hall | |
| Happy Dungeon | 271 Henderson Hwy | ???? - ???? | Andrew (Andy) D. Turner | |
| Harold's Magazine Store | 52 Princess Street | 1939-1976 | Harold Snell | |
| Hidden City Comics | 714 Watt Strett | 2011 - 2019 | George Weinpold | |
| House of Cards and Comics | 769 St.Mary's Road | 1980's | Robert Clement | |
| Hitpoints | 661/663 Talbot Avenue | 1987-1990 | Dave Pelissier | |
| Jones Variety Shop | 679 Ellice Avenue | circa 1951 | ? | |
| Keewatin Bookstore | 96 Keewatin Street | 1976-1979 | ? | |
| Nerman's Books | 700 Osborne Street | 19?? - 2023 | Gary Nerman | |
| Nexus (see Club Bookstore) | 914A Corydon Avenue | 1987-1989-? | ? | |
| Phoenix Books | ?? Henderson Hwy | Late 1985 | ? | |
| Pop 'n' Eye Collectibles | 377 Henderson | ???? - 2020 | Debra Mahler | |
| Pristine Comics & Collectibles | 1252 Pembina Highway | 1999-2006 | Darren Young | |
| Pulp Fiction Comics | 559 Portage Avenue | ???? - ???? | Doug Hiscock | |
| Pyramid Records and Books | ?? Portage Avenue | 19??-1985-1990-? | ? | |
| Rainbow's Gold | ?? Cumberland Street | ???? - ???? | ? | |
| Reality Impaired | 485 Corydon Street | ?-2000-? | ? | |
| Red Dragon | ?? Day Street | ???? - ???? | ? | |
| Sargent Book Store | 691 Sargent Avenue | ???? - ???? | Thomas Baluk | |
| Shadowfax Comics Store | 551 Osborne Street | ??-1990-1992-? | Deborah Campbell | |
| St. James Book Store | 304 Berry Street | 19??-1962-1978 | ? | |
| Selkirk Book Exchange | various | 1971-1980 | ? | |
| Skip's Comics, Cards & Collectibles | 1299 Jefferson Avenue | ???? - ???? | ? | |
| State Book Store (Quinton's) | 570 Selkirk Avenue | circa 1950 | ? | |
| State Magazine Exchange | 570 Selkirk Avenue | 19??-1962-1974 | ? | |
| Styx Comics | various | 1977-2004 | Joe Krolik | |
| Toy Zone | Bay Skywalk Portage Pl. | ???? - ???? | Andrew (Andy) D. Turner | |
| Trader Pete's | 672 Sargent Avenue | 19??-1989-?? | ? | |
| Two Tone Comics (see Mighty) | 1104 Corydon Avenue | ???? - ???? | Darren Thomas | |
| Unknown Name | 2nd Flr Polo Park | 1993?-1995? | ? | |
| Zeppelin Comics | 213 St.Mary's Road | ??-2006-2009-?? | Ken Morrissette | |
| Ziggy's Comics | 685 Osborne Street | 20??-2008-? | ? |
References
Many thanks to the following for
contributing
to the information found on this page:
The Winnipeg Comic Addicts Facebook Group!
Tony Ngai for the stack of business cards!
Web References
Google Street View
http://www.the-master-list.com/Canada/Manitoba/
http://joeshusterawards.com/
http://www.thesnipenews.com/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESCGcFp5dZU
http://www.oocities.org/athens/2898/comics.html
University of Manitoba Special Archives
Henderson Directories 1971-1980*
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