The Comic Book Shop

The Comic Book Shop is a long-running comic and collectibles store at 1855 Marsh Road in Wilmington, Delaware. Comics are the main business, with a shelf of gaming product on the side, and the shop suits new readers, families and anyone hunting for back issues. Magic: The Gathering is the card game it carries.

What's on the shelves

The core of the store is comics: new releases, key issues and back issues. Trade paperbacks, hardcovers and graphic novels fill out the book side, and the stock reaches manga, picture books, and coloring, sticker and activity books for younger readers. The catalog is deep on publishers, with names from Archie and Aftershock to Abrams and Ablaze. Variants and incentive covers, including 1 for 25 ratio editions, sit alongside regular covers.

Beyond print, the store sells new and vintage toys and action figures, along with statues and busts. For tabletop players, it carries Magic: The Gathering, Dungeons & Dragons, role-playing games and gaming supplies. This is a comic shop with a gaming corner, not a dedicated card store.

Store policies

The shop is in-store pickup only, with no shipping. Items that are not in stock can be special-ordered, and if a delay of more than ten days is expected, the shop contacts the customer and offers the choice of canceling or waiting for restock. Many items arriving each week are individual customer orders, and the store may be able to order in something it does not carry as general stock.

Returns and refunds are not available when a customer changes their mind or is unhappy with a book's content, though manufacturer defects are replaced or refunded. Delaware charges no sales tax, so the shelf price is the price at the register.

Hours and getting there

The shop sits at 1855 Marsh Road, on DE-3 in Wilmington.

History and atmosphere

The shop was established in 1989. It was nominated for the Spirit of Retailing Will Eisner Award every year from 2018 to 2022, and Delaware Today Magazine covered it in 2019 as a haven for diversity and inclusion. The same family of shops includes a location on the lower level of Booth's Corner Farmer's Market.

The shop is LGBTQ+ owned and staffed, and welcomes new readers, kids and pets. The mission is a wide selection, competitive prices and knowledgeable service in an inclusive community space that promotes learning, literacy and kindness.

The local scene

Several other stores sit within a short drive. Cardsmart in Wilmington is 1.3 miles away, Megajoule Comics and Collectibles in Wilmington is 1.6 miles, and the two EE Comics & Games listings in Garnet Valley are about 2.4 to 2.5 miles. DBC Collectibles in Claymont is 3.3 miles out. For shows, the Chester County Card Show is 10.7 miles away with its next date on November 1, 2026, and Philadelphia TCG Con is 18.4 miles away, starting December 12, 2026.