Geppi started as a convention dealer, reluctantly set up a store, saw it expand to eight stores, and reluctantly became a distributor.

I recently came across the typewritten notes from our meetings at the con that year.

The former IDW Publisher and President was the #6 customer of Sea Gate Distributors, the first Direct Market comic distributor.

We interviewed former IDW and Topps executive Greg Goldstein, who started out selling comics at Phil Seuling's New York City comic conventions, and was Sea Gate customer #6.

Larry Strawther, a high school friend of Bud Plant, shares some fond memories of cross-country road trips he took along with Bud in the early 1970s.

An ICv2 profile of one of the world’s largest comic retailers.

Retailing, distribution, and publishing pioneers from the early days of the Direct Market convene at Comic-Con, where the Direct Market got its start.

Wayne describes his experiences as a retailer in Texas in the early days of the Direct Market.

Wayne, who was a DC Comics executive for 28 years, describes his early days as a comics retailer.

Former DC Comics SVP Bob Wayne shares his Diamond Summit keynote on retailing in the 1970s and the importance of the freedom to read.