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Golden Apple Comics
Golden Apple regularly hosts celebrity guests such as
Stan Lee,[4] Frank Miller,[5] Marc Silvestri[6] and George
A. Romero,[1] and has been frequented by famous patrons
such as Michael Jackson[2] and Michael Boatman.[7] DC
Comics vice president Bob Wayne called Golden Apple
Comics "one of the most important comic book stores in
the world."[2]
References
[1] ^ DesRocher, Bailee (April 21, 2008). "Golden Apple
Comics: GM Ryan Liebowitz".
http://www.sequentialtart.com/
article.php?id=903.
Golden Apple Comics, Hollywood [2] ^ Fausset, Richard (November 15, 2004). "Comic
Book Fans Pay Respects to Superhero". The Los
Golden Apple Comics is a comic book store in Holly- Angeles Times. http://articles.latimes.com/2004/
wood, Los Angeles, California. nov/15/local/me-comics15.
[3] Van Gelder, Lawrence (August 6, 1999). "Free
History Enterprise: Captain Kirk And Friends Grounded In
Neverland". The New York Times.
The store’s original owner, Bill Liebowitz, was a yo-yo http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/
champion in the 1950s, a co-founder of Rhino Records, review?res=9E0CE0DB1430F935A3575BC0A96F958260.
and had recurring roles as himself in Archie Comics. He [4] "Stan Lee Makes Landmark LA Appearance for DC
opened Golden Apple in Hollywood in 1979, and a second Comics At Golden Apple On Melrose". Business
location in Northridge in 1983.[1] Liebowitz was well Wire. August 13, 2001.
known for hosting signings by comic book artists and [5] Weiland, Jonah (October 27, 2004). "Comics Retailer
writers, as well as for his anti-censorship activism. Bill Liebowitz Dies".
After Liebowitz’ death in 2004, his widow Sharon and http://www.comicbookresources.com/
son Ryan took over the business and continue to run the ?page=article&id=4181.
store.[2] [6] Apodaca, Patrice (October 13, 1992). "Adventure
In April 2009 the Northridge store was sold to Earth 2 Capitalists Publishing: After inking strategic deals,
Comics, and became their second location. Malibu Comics has become a leader in the world of
in 2010, Golden Apple became the official sponsor of mutants and super-heroes". The Los Angeles Times.
the popular weekly geek podcast Bagged & Boarded. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/
61647478.html?dids=61647478:61647478&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT
Public image heroes..
[7] Steven Linan (May 10, 2001). "My Favorite
The shop has been featured in many film projects, in- Weekend : Michael Boatman". The Los Angeles Times.
cluding "Weird Al" Yankovic’s "White & Nerdy" video http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/
and—perhaps most prominently—in the movie Free En- 72784450.html?dids=72784450:72784450&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT
terprise (1998) in which Sharon Liebowitz played her-
self.[3] Blair Butler, G4TV’s resident comic expert, often
hosts her segment of Attack Of The Show, called "Fresh External links
Ink," at the Golden Apple. It was also featured in an • Official website
episode of the short-lived NBC crime drama Raines, in
which an up and coming comic artist who frequented
Golden Apple Comics was murdered.
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