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What's new at the #WorldsOldestComicShop? Rough (cheap!) Golden-age horror comics just added.
9/3/25 — Open 6-9p. No open drinks, please.
Mr. Mystery 3 is fragile. Astonishing is incomplete.
The 3 Journey into Unknown Worlds & Uncanny Tales are solid readers–one with a #BonnettsStamp! Ready now! -
A common question...
"How long have you been here?"
#BonnettsBooks has been in the same location since 1939. Stop in!
8/2/25 - Open 6-9p.
No open drinks, please.
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#BonnettsBooks will be OPEN tonight after #GemCityComicCon! Visit the the Oregon District for dinner and come say Hello!
7/19/25 — Open 6-?pm. No open drinks, please.
Last night's Preview included many of these. There's more no one's seen except me!
Stop by to visit the #WorldsOldestComicShop!
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#BonnettsBooks will be OPEN tonight after #GemCityComicCon! Visit the the Oregon District for dinner and come say Hello!
7/19/25 — Open 6-?pm. No open drinks, please.
Last night's Preview included many of these. There's more no one's seen except me!
Stop by to visit the #WorldsOldestComicShop!
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#BonnettsBooks will be OPEN tonight after #GemCityComicCon! Visit the the Oregon District for dinner and come say Hello!
7/19/25 — Open 6-?pm. No open drinks, please.
Last night's Preview included many of these. There's more no one's seen except me!
Stop by to visit the #WorldsOldestComicShop!
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#BonnettsBooks will be OPEN tonight after #GemCityComicCon! Visit the the Oregon District for dinner and come say Hello!
7/19/25 — Open 6-?pm. No open drinks, please.
Last night's Preview included many of these. There's more no one's seen except me!
Stop by to visit the #WorldsOldestComicShop!
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#BonnettsBooks will be OPEN tonight after #GemCityComicCon! Visit the the Oregon District for dinner and come say Hello!
7/19/25 — Open 6-?pm. No open drinks, please.
Last night's Preview included many of these. There's more no one's seen except me!
Stop by to visit the #WorldsOldestComicShop!
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CLOSED Friday 7/18/25 ahead of #GemCityComicCon. OPEN Saturday Evening 7/19/25.
7/17/25 — Open 6-9p. No open drinks, please.
Cosplayers welcome!
I hope to visit the convention on Sunday. While you're in town, don't forget to stop at #BonnettsBooks, the #WorldsOldestComicShop, since 1939!
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CLOSED Friday 7/18/25 ahead of #GemCityComicCon. OPEN Saturday Evening 7/19/25.
7/17/25 — Open 6-9p. No open drinks, please.
Cosplayers welcome!
I hope to visit the convention on Sunday. While you're in town, don't forget to stop at #BonnettsBooks, the #WorldsOldestComicShop, since 1939!
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CLOSED Friday 7/18/25 ahead of #GemCityComicCon. OPEN Saturday Evening 7/19/25.
7/17/25 — Open 6-9p. No open drinks, please.
Cosplayers welcome!
I hope to visit the convention on Sunday. While you're in town, don't forget to stop at #BonnettsBooks, the #WorldsOldestComicShop, since 1939!
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CLOSED Friday 7/18/25 ahead of #GemCityComicCon. OPEN Saturday Evening 7/19/25.
7/17/25 — Open 6-9p. No open drinks, please.
Cosplayers welcome!
I hope to visit the convention on Sunday. While you're in town, don't forget to stop at #BonnettsBooks, the #WorldsOldestComicShop, since 1939!
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CLOSED Friday 7/18/25 ahead of #GemCityComicCon. OPEN Saturday Evening 7/19/25.
7/17/25 — Open 6-9p. No open drinks, please.
Cosplayers welcome!
I hope to visit the convention on Sunday. While you're in town, don't forget to stop at #BonnettsBooks, the #WorldsOldestComicShop, since 1939!
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7/14/25 — Open 6-9p. No open drinks please.
Last night, at Dixie Drive-In (Est. 1957), I saw about half the characters from this portrait (ca. 1962) in the new Superman movie.
Visit #BonnettsBooks on 5th St., the #WorldsOldestComicShop, during #GemCityComicCon this weekend!
GemCityComicCon.com -
7/14/25 — Open 6-9p. No open drinks please.
Last night, at Dixie Drive-In (Est. 1957), I saw about half the characters from this portrait (ca. 1962) in the new Superman movie.
Visit #BonnettsBooks on 5th St., the #WorldsOldestComicShop, during #GemCityComicCon this weekend!
GemCityComicCon.com -
7/14/25 — Open 6-9p. No open drinks please.
Last night, at Dixie Drive-In (Est. 1957), I saw about half the characters from this portrait (ca. 1962) in the new Superman movie.
Visit #BonnettsBooks on 5th St., the #WorldsOldestComicShop, during #GemCityComicCon this weekend!
GemCityComicCon.com -
7/14/25 — Open 6-9p. No open drinks please.
Last night, at Dixie Drive-In (Est. 1957), I saw about half the characters from this portrait (ca. 1962) in the new Superman movie.
Visit #BonnettsBooks on 5th St., the #WorldsOldestComicShop, during #GemCityComicCon this weekend!
GemCityComicCon.com -
@somcak it was very nice to finally meet, and thanks for bringing guests! You can all now say you've been to the #WorldsOldestComicShop 🙂👍
It's a bit crowded in here, but I hope you all enjoyed looking around. I didn't expect to be quite so busy on a Tuesday. I guess the break in the heat brought people out of hiding.
Until next time... 🖖🙂
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#GemCityComicCon is a large indie show. It outgrew Wright State University Student Union Hall long ago and eventually moved to the Dayton Convention Center. Alas, Dayton recently outsourced management of DCC to a 3rd party who care more for profit than Dayton's reputation. So, Gem City Comic Con has had to downsize & move. It's no longer a few walkable blocks away from #BonnettsBooks, the #WorldsOldestComicShop.
https://www.gemcitycomiccon.com/
https://bsky.app/profile/bonnettsbooks.bsky.social/post/3lsc4g7lark2h
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#GemCityComicCon is a large indie show. It outgrew Wright State University Student Union Hall long ago and eventually moved to the Dayton Convention Center. Alas, Dayton recently outsourced management of DCC to a 3rd party who care more for profit than Dayton's reputation. So, Gem City Comic Con has had to downsize & move. It's no longer a few walkable blocks away from #BonnettsBooks, the #WorldsOldestComicShop.
https://www.gemcitycomiccon.com/
https://bsky.app/profile/bonnettsbooks.bsky.social/post/3lsc4g7lark2h
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#GemCityComicCon is a large indie show. It outgrew Wright State University Student Union Hall long ago and eventually moved to the Dayton Convention Center. Alas, Dayton recently outsourced management of DCC to a 3rd party who care more for profit than Dayton's reputation. So, Gem City Comic Con has had to downsize & move. It's no longer a few walkable blocks away from #BonnettsBooks, the #WorldsOldestComicShop.
https://www.gemcitycomiccon.com/
https://bsky.app/profile/bonnettsbooks.bsky.social/post/3lsc4g7lark2h
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#GemCityComicCon is a large indie show. It outgrew Wright State University Student Union Hall long ago and eventually moved to the Dayton Convention Center. Alas, Dayton recently outsourced management of DCC to a 3rd party who care more for profit than Dayton's reputation. So, Gem City Comic Con has had to downsize & move. It's no longer a few walkable blocks away from #BonnettsBooks, the #WorldsOldestComicShop.
https://www.gemcitycomiccon.com/
https://bsky.app/profile/bonnettsbooks.bsky.social/post/3lsc4g7lark2h
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#GemCityComicCon is a large indie show. It outgrew Wright State University Student Union Hall long ago and eventually moved to the Dayton Convention Center. Alas, Dayton recently outsourced management of DCC to a 3rd party who care more for profit than Dayton's reputation. So, Gem City Comic Con has had to downsize & move. It's no longer a few walkable blocks away from #BonnettsBooks, the #WorldsOldestComicShop.
https://www.gemcitycomiccon.com/
https://bsky.app/profile/bonnettsbooks.bsky.social/post/3lsc4g7lark2h
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Happy Juneteenth!
6/19/25 — Open 6-9p. No open drinks, please.
Here in the #WorldsOldestComicShop we've handled books with every version of Captain America & his different shields from the 1940s on.
Could Black Cap's shield use an update? The themes are already subtext in his stories. What If...? -
Per recent requests, these vintage Spider-Man comics are currently available at #BonnettsBooks!
6/10/25 — Open 6-9p. No open drinks, please.
If you're swinging into Dayton you could visit the #WorldsOldestComicShop to see what other goodies you might find!
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Sometimes, I can't decide what cool new arrivals to share; so, #HappyCaturday!
5/31/25 — Open 6-9p. No open drinks please.
Today, Traveler is annoyed at being photographed instead of petted. Don't worry. She got her skritches right after this. Stop by & give the #WorldsOldestComicShop some love!
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Added today at the #WorldsOldestComicShop...
5/13/25 — Open 6-9p. No open drinks, please.
Looking for a Unicorn?
He's blasting the X-Men with his forehead beam.The L.B. Cole book has a Shocking¹ piece missing from the back. What happened is a Mystery². Still, it'll look great in your Cases³.
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Remembering Grandpa on his birthday.
5/12/25 — Open 6-9p. No open drinks, please.
Harold "Hal" Murray Bonnett was a pulp writer from the 1930s through the '60s and founded Bonnett's in 1939. #BonnettsBooks is now #DaytonsOldestBookStore & #WorldsOldestComicShop.
Stop in!Photo by Walter Bonnett.
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Haven't been to #BonnettsBooks? Here's a peek from a recent vid-test.
4/7/25 — Open 6-9p Mask recommended. No open drinks, please.
Toys, trinkets, knick-knacks, & decor are a collection–not for sale.
Books, movies, comics, & magazines are fair game.
#WorldsOldestComicShopHope to see you soon!
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No foolin'... Before #GoldenAgeComics had the name, #BonnettsBooks was there.
4/1/25 — Open 6-9p Mask recommended. No open drinks, please.
Can you find the #BonnettsStamp on these comics that once sold for 5¢ each? Hint–there are 4.
When in Dayton, OH, be sure to visit the #WorldsOldestComicShop!
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Happy Valentine's Day! And, for all the single cat-folk, Happy Feline-tines Day. 😻
I forgot book pics again so, here's a hearty close-up of my small but mighty cat, Traveler.
2/14/25 — Open 6-9p, maybe later. Mask recommended. No open drinks, please.
If you're a traveler in town, #BonnettsBooks is the #WorldsOldestComicShop! We're also a great place to shop before or after dinner in Dayton, Ohio's historic Oregon District. Stroll our aisles or scroll our timeline to see what you might find!
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I spotted this "Ghostly Weird Stories" № 122 on Bluesky. It's a classic 1954 #PreCodeHorror comic with a wild #LBColeCover and our old #StoreStamp posted by (@)GoldenAgeComics(.)bsky(.)social. If you're over there, check it out!
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#BonnettsBooks sold used comics for 5¢ in the 1940s. Other second-hand shops did the same. Like video stores, many marked their books with a #storestamp. Back then, as "Ohio's Largest Dealer In Back-Issue Magazines," a lot of comics were stamped... when they were five-cent books.
A knowledgeable #GoldenAge/#PreCodeHorror ( #GA / #PCH) collector shares his thoughts on our stamp at 7 mins in this sweet collecting video, minus historic context. ✌️😉
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Hi, tusk-ed compadres. Just here to say, "I haven't forgotten about the fedi." All is well.
Truth is, I must focus on my immediate surroundings right now, in prep for Gem City Comic Con, just a few blocks away on July 20th & 21st.
As the #WorldsOldestComicShop I want to put my best possible foot forward. As a solo operation, with daily clients & vast offerings besides comics, getting things done is a tall order under normal conditions, let alone prepping for a convention.
Back to normal soon!
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6/20/24 — Open 6-9p Mask recommended. No open drinks, please.
Is this a meme reply in a 76 year old comic book? Is it proof that time travel exists?
No. Of course not!
I couldn't resist poking some fun when I found this last night.
Panel excerpt from "Jeanie" № 19 (May 1948).
#BonnettsBooks #DaytonOhio #BrickAndMortar #UsedBookStore #WorldsOldestComicShop #JeanieComics #MarvelNotMarvel #ManOrBearMeme #ManOrBear #ComicsOutOfContext #GoldenAgeComics #GoldenAgeFunnies #Comics #ComicBooks
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6/14/24 — Open 6-9p Mask recommended. No open drinks, please.
Just added! Reading-copy comic classics!
The last 15¢ Thor, an "Oriental Menace," WWII heroes together again, FF 70 reprint, fallen Defenders (Luke Cage, Hulk, & Black Knight),
Hellfire Club & 1st full appearance of Dark Phoenix in X-Men 131 & 135–respectively, New Mutants № 1, 1st full app. of Apocalypse, Mighty Mouse № 1 Dark Knight parody, & more!#BonnettsBooks #DaytonOhio #BrickAndMortar #UsedBookStore
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6/13/24 — Open 6-9p Mask recommended. No open drinks, please.
I forgot book photos, so here's a patch of my wife's garden. I'm working with four-color printed items, so, at least this CYMK coloring is work related. 😉
#BonnettsBooks #DaytonOhio #BrickAndMortar #UsedBookStore #WorldsOldestComicShop #BloomScrolling
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6/11/24 — Open 6-9p Mask recommended. No open drinks, please.
In the '70s, Dad humbly advertised occasional offerings in Rocket's Blast ComiCollector (RBCC); a fanzine of renown that ran from the '60s to the '80s. This photo is one of those nearly 50 year old listings. It's an interesting look back at comic collecting before the Internet. Naturally, the listing is no longer valid.
#BonnettsBooks #DaytonOhio #BrickAndMortar #UsedBookStore #WorldsOldestComicShop #RocketsBlastComiCollector #RBCC
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If you're down for some nightlife after visiting the Air Force museum in Dayton, check out the Oregon District on East Fifth Street. Plenty of good dining, craft brews, indie retail, live music, and I hear it's the home of the #WorldsOldestComicShop, inside a really cool vintage bookstore! 😉
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5/29/24 — Open 6-9p Mask recommended. No open drinks, please.
By request, a little flashback to a 1966 newspaper article about the shop. This story mentions Dad (Walter Bonnett) too, so – early Happy Father's Day!
We've got great Father's Day Gift ideas on hand for all types of Dads!
#BonnettsBooks #DaytonOhio #BrickAndMortar #Since1939 #WorldsOldestComicShop #Comics #ComicBooks #FirstIssues #KeyIssues #GoldenAgeComics #GAComics #UsedBookStore #VintagePaperbacks
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I just noticed the protagonist of these books is named Jonathan Hemlock; which reminds me... our phone number was Hemlock-0812, back in the days.
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5/10/24 — Open 6-9p Mask recommended. No open drinks, please.
Right now, visit the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration site and find out if you might get to see the northern lights this weekend.
But don't count on getting super powers!
#BonnettsBooks #DaytonOhio #BrickAndMortar #UsedBookStore #WorldsOldestComicShop #FantasticFour #WorldsGreatestComics #GraphicNovels #CosmicRays #SolarStorm #SpaceWeather #AuroraBorealis
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4/11/24 — Open 6:30-9p. Mask recommended. No open drinks please.
I forgot book pics, so here's a treat... A full moon overlayed on the total eclipse. All images are my own. Enjoy!
#BonnettsBooks #DaytonOhio #BrickAndMortar #UsedBookStore #SmallBusiness #Since1939 #WorldsOldestComicShop
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3/6/24 — Open 6-9p. Mask recommended. No open drinks please.
A reminder that our shelves contain multitudes! From comics to cookbooks, graphic novels to garage manuals, manga & mysteries! It's cramped in here, packed with secrets, & something for nearly everyone. Often described as being "like an old bookstore in a movie!"
#BonnettsBooks #DaytonOhio #BrickAndMortar #UsedBookStore #WorldsOldestComicShop
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2/15/24 — Open 6-9p. Mask recommended. No open drinks, please.
Throw Back Thursday photo of our shop at 502 E. 5th St., Bonnett's Books Back Issue Magazines, in the 1940s. 504, to the left, is now home to Iron Dog Salvage & Never Trend Custom/Vintage Furniture/Decor. 500, on the right, is now Cicero Law.
#BonnettsBooks #WorldsOldestComicShop #IronDogSalvage #NeverTrendCustom #CiceroLaw #DaytonOhio #BrickAndMortar #HistoricOregonDistrictDayton #ThrowBackThursday #TBT
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2/13/24 — Happy Birthday, Grandma!
Open 6-9p. Mask recommended. No open drinks, please.The ancestors are always near. Grandma Ruth Bonnett reminds me to straighten things up. The shop was her space. While Grandpa Harold was visiting publishers, Grandma kept the store in order, for almost 60 years.
Color inset photo by Walter Bonnett, in the shop, ca. early-1980s.
#BonnettsBooks #DaytonOhio #BrickAndMortar #UsedBookStore #WorldsOldestComicShop #BookStoreLife #BookSellerLife
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2/6/24 — after-work post. Open 2/7/24 from 6-9p. Mask recommended. No open drinks, please.
Working on really cool old LIFE magazines. This photo hit home today, 62 years after it's publication. Our shop was already about 23 years old when this magazine was new.
#BonnettsBooks #DaytonOhio #BrickAndMortar #UsedBookStore #WorldsOldestComicShop #BackIssueMagazines #SilverAgeComics #VintageNewsStand #LifeMagazine #TaxSeason #UsedBookSellerLife
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11/28/23 - Open 6-9p. No open containers, please.
I don't have a book photo today. In-store temperature dropped into the lower 50s °F (about 11-12°C) so, I turned on the heat.
The books & I should be nice and comfy 68°F/20°C through Spring. 🙂#BonnettsBooks #DaytonOhio #UsedBookStore #BookStoreLife #DaytonsOldestBookShop #WorldsOldestComicShop
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Today, a glimpse inside #BonnettsBooks. Familiar character stuffies, toys, figures, posters, & art occupy free space on high shelves and dangle from the ceiling. There's plenty more to see before and after you reach this spot!
11/14/23 Open 6-9p. No open containers, please.
#DaytonOhio #BrickAndMortar #FamilyOwned #SmallBusiness #MomAndPop #UsedBookStore
#WorldsOldestComicShop
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You don't need the latest & most famous heroes to enjoy a good comic. Here are 6 spectacular spooky graphic novels for your haunted bookshelf!
10/21/23 Open 6-9p. No open containers, please.
#BonnettsBooks #DaytonOhio #BrickAndMortar #BackIssueComics #GraphicNovels #WorldsOldestComicShop
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You don't need the latest & most famous heroes to enjoy a good comic. Here are 6 spectacular spooky graphic novels for your haunted bookshelf!
10/21/23 Open 6-9p. No open containers, please.
#BonnettsBooks #DaytonOhio #BrickAndMortar #BackIssueComics #GraphicNovels #WorldsOldestComicShop
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