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Don't Be a Jughead -- Get Your Free Comic Tomorrow
Strongsville's Ground Zero will participate in national freebie day
Saturday in national Free Comic Book Day, and your friendly neighborhood comic shop is participating.
Ground Zero Comics, 13349 Pearl Rd., will give a free comic -- or two or three -- to anyone who stops in tomorrow.
Owner Markus Benn said he expects to hand out 1,000 books before the day is over.
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"It's my equivalent of Black Friday," he said.
will be open 11 a.m. to midnight on Saturday, May 7.
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Benn, whose shop is in its 15th year, said he participates in Free Comic Book Day to introduce new readers to comic books.
Selected books will be available for free, but Benn said they feature popular titles. He pays a discounted rate for the books, but said the publicity and the new customers make the expense worthwhile.
Free Comic Book Day, established in 2002, is the first Saturday in May.
Benn said he expects bigger crowds than usual tomorrow because Free Comic Book Day coincides with the release of a new Magic card game.
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