Nostalgia Zone Comics

Nostalgia Zone has been a leading buyer and seller of comic books in Minnesota for over 40 years (originally as Comic Book College) and online for over 20 years. We not only have a wide, ever-changing selection of comic books, magazine and books, we also provide excellent customer service and strict, consistent grading. We welcome customers from all over the world and work hard to make sure they are happy with our books and service. We also welcome any feedback or suggestions you may have.

Store Hours

Our current Store hours are:
Wednesday 2pm-6pm
Thursday 2pm-8pm
Friday 2pm-6pm
Saturday Noon-6pm
Thanks Bruce!

Conventions

Upcoming conventions and other shenanigans:

October 5th (Saturday) - Janesville, WI

October 6th (Sunday) - Wausau, WI

October 12th and 13th (Saturday and Sunday) - Falcon Heights, MN

October 19th (Sunday) - Des Moines, IA

November 10th (Sunday) - New Berlin, WI

Payment

We accept Paypal as well as Visa, Mastercard, Discover and American Express. We also accept Checks and Money Orders.

Payment on orders is collected at the time of checkout. While we do our best to fill orders completely, there are occasions when items may be sold out and not removed from the site. In these cases, we will either send the order out and refund the difference or contact you before moving ahead depending on whether or not you've checked the "Partial Order" box during checkout. If you choose Check or Money Order as payment, please send to: 3535 East Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN 55406 along with your order number.

Member-Ship

Just click on "My Account" on any page to create or login to your account. You can also create an account at checkout. It's free and painless! All we ask in return is that we can add you to our mailing list so we can let you know about sales, specials, etc. ahead of the general public. It's not required however and you can be removed from the list at any time. We DO NOT share or sell our mailing list to any 3rd, 4th, 5th, etc. parties.

Benefits include:

• 10% Discount on Everything!

• Members-Only Discounts on 1000's of items!

• Points earned for every dollar spent toward future purchases!

• Free Shipping on orders $50 and up!

• Advanced notice of sales, specials and more!

• Tons of Street Cred!

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Shipping

Shipping is a Flat Rate $8.00 on all Domestic Orders.

Domestic orders are shipped free if you are a member and your order is over $50 (Comics from our Bargain section and Treasury-Sized comics do not count toward Free Shipping).

For International orders, we will collect payment including shipping at the time of purchase. While we do our best to be accurate with our International shipping prices, there are, from time to time, exceptions that may raise the shipping price beyond the original amount paid. If this happens we will contact you and let you know the difference owed. We will always work with you to get the best shipping rates within our means.

We pack all items securely with protective padding and a hug.

Comic Book Grading

At The Nostalgia Zone we have an established process for grading comics that interprets the usual price guides conservatively.First, we check to make sure the back issue comic is complete, containing all pages and any possible premiums such as stickers, 3-D glasses, posters, etc. Next, we page through the comic book, counting each page, looking for interior problems like coupons cut, puzzles written on, etc. Many graders overlook these critical first steps.

Here are the grades we use when evaluating comic books:

• MINT (M) Absolutely perfect in every way. As soon as it is touched it drops to Near Mint. Mint is as an imaginary ideal that cannot be attained in the real world.

• NEAR MINT (NM) Almost perfect. Upon close inspection, one or two tiny imperfections may be found. This is the highest grade assigned to any item in this catalog.

• VERY FINE-NEAR MINT (VFNM) An excellent copy with only minor imperfections such as a few tiny stress lines on the spine or a minor printing/binding defect.

• VERY FINE (VF) Excellent copy with very slight wear beginning to show. Still sharp, glossy, and clean.

• FINE-VERY FINE (FVF) A glossy, clean copy with a number of small imperfections or slight wear such as tiny stress lines or slightly rounded corners.

• FINE (F) An above-average copy that shows less than average wear. Typical defects could include a small corner crease or some loss of cover gloss.

• VERY GOOD-FINE (VGF) A slightly better than average copy with some imperfections that keep it out of the higher grades. Obviously handled but fairly well cared for; still basically a decent copy.

• VERY GOOD (VG) A copy in average condition. Some wear is obvious but not damaged or soiled.

• GOOD-VERY GOOD (GVG) A well-read copy with some significant defects such as tears, long creases, or writing, or perhaps several smaller but noticeable defects.

• GOOD (G): A worn copy with an accumulation of defects such as tears, creases, writing, pieces out of the cover, etc.

• FAIR-GOOD (FR-G), FAIR (FR), POOR-FAIR (P-FR), POOR (P):These grades all indicate a very worn copy with many significant defects, such as tape, pieces missing, stains, or water damage, increasing in number and/or severity down the list.

  RANGE OF GRADES like "VG or Better", "F to NM":
  This indicates you will get a comic that is at least the lower grade and often will get a better quality issue.

  NOTE: Comics listed as POOR condition have complete, readable stories though parts of the cover or panels might be missing.

Following is a list of more specific condition abbreviations you may find in the description of some of the comic books on nostalgiazone.com. They may be used in combination (i.e. MBCS - Minor Back Cover Stain)

• BC - Back Cover

• BCE - Brown Cover Edge

• BD - Binding Defect

• BR - BRittle

• BRN - BRowN

• BSP - Bottom Staple Popped

• CCR - Cover CRease

• CD - Cutting Defect

• CFL - CenterFold Loose

• CP - Cover Price

• CS - Cover Stain

• CT - Cover Tear

• DSC - Date Stamp Cover

• ICR - Issue Crease or Impact Crease

• IF - Issue Fold

• INK - distributor INK on top edge

• IPT - Interior Page Torn

• IT - Issue Tear (most pages)

• L - Large

• M - Minor

• NBS - No Bottom Staple

• NTS - No Top Staple

• PH - PHoto

• POC - Piece Out of Cover

• POIP - Piece Out of Interior Page

• POS - Piece Out of Spine

• PG - PaGe

• REPR - REPRint

• RS - Rolled Spine

• S - Small

• SF - Subscription Fold

• SS - Spine Split

• SW - Spine Wear

• T - Tiny

• TAN - TAN (lighter than brown)

• TC - Taped Cover

• TCE - Tan Cover Edge

• TIP - Taped Interior Page

• TS - Taped Spine

• WD - Water Damage

• WROC - WRiting On Cover

• WROIP - WRiting On Interior Page

• WRPP - WRiting on Puzzle Page

• WS - Water Stain

Please feel free to contact us with any questions you may have about abbreviations or grading comics.

Returns

Nostalgia Zone accepts returns within 14 days of delivery as long as the items being returned are in the same condition as when they were sent out with the exception of postal mangling in which case we will work with the customer on an agreeable solution. Postage for returns will be determined on a case by case basis.

Please send all returns to: Nostalgia Zone, 3535 East Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN 55406

Privacy Policy

Nostalgia Zone does not share any private information with any 3rd parties. Email addresses are used only for Nostalgia Zone promotion which is normally sent out 3 to 4 times a month.

Contact Nostalgia Zone Comics

Questions? Comments? Ahem. Complaints?

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Call us at 612-822-2806

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