Early in the process, George Hagenauer and comics retailer Larry Charet were brought in.

It features a large and lively Exhibitor's hall with comics retailers from across the entire Pacific Northwest bringing a large stock of modern and vintage comics, as well as other products such as statues, action figures, models, etc.

Before the advent of the comics retailer, most comics were found in grocery, drug, and toy stores.

Over the course of its life as a publisher, Continuity was the subject of much criticism from comics retailers and fans for poor editorial oversight and the publisher's inability to ship its products on time or according to schedule.

The Joe Shuster Canadian Comic Book Creator Awards (or Joe Shuster Awards) are given out annually for outstanding achievements in the creation of comic books, graphic novels, webcomics, and comics retailers and publishers by Canadians.

In August 1972, while still an undergraduate at San Jose State University, Plant co-founded what became the comics retailer Comics & Comix in Berkeley, California, with John Barrett and Plant's housemate Robert Beerbohm.

With the average price of comic books hovering near $3, American comics retailers average $250,000 to $300,000 in sales each year.

"But for me the main thing is still the comics retailer, the comics reader."

As an example, an online comics retailer found that of the 25,000 customers who loaded items into their electronic baskets, only 20,000 actually purchased:

Debuting in the pre-direct market era (before the proliferation of comics retailers), RBCC was one of the first and largest forums for buying and selling comics through the mail - often, the only way for fans to acquire back issues was through advertisements in RBCC.