A shop wedged between a bakery and a tire fitment store sells South Africans the latest - and some of the oldest in comic books.
Paperback Heroes

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Comic book expert Scot Brimson holds a rare edition of a Spider Man comic from the early 1960s, priced under $600. Brimson also sells the latest in comics at Cosmic Comics, a Johannesburg store sandwiched between a bakery and a tire fitment center. Photo by Darren Taylor.

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Hellboy comics are among Brimson’s top-selling titles. Photo by Darren Taylor.

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Boxes of comics are delivered to Brimson’s store from the United States. Photo by Darren Taylor.

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An image from one of the latest Batman series of comics, called Court of Owls. Photo by Darren Taylor.