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'''Golden Apple Comics''' is a small chain of [[comic book]] stores with branches in [[Hollywood, Los Angeles, California|Hollywood]] and [[Northridge, California|Northridge]], [[California]]. The store's original owner, Bill Liebowitz, was a [[yo-yo]] champion in the 1950s, a co-founder of [[Rhino Records]], and had recurring roles as himself in [[Archie Comics]]. Liebowitz was well known for hosting signings by comic book artists and writers, as well as for his anti-censorship activism. After Liebowitz' death in 2004, his widow, Sharon, and son took over the business and continue to run the stores. |
'''Golden Apple Comics''' is a small chain of [[comic book]] stores with branches in [[Hollywood, Los Angeles, California|Hollywood]] and [[Northridge, California|Northridge]], [[California]]. The store's original owner, Bill Liebowitz, was a [[yo-yo]] champion in the 1950s, a co-founder of [[Rhino Records]], and had recurring roles as himself in [[Archie Comics]]. Liebowitz was well known for hosting signings by comic book artists and writers, as well as for his anti-censorship activism. After Liebowitz' death in 2004, his widow, Sharon, and son took over the business and continue to run the stores.<ref name=obit>{{cite news|title=Comic Book Fans Pay Respects to Superhero|publisher=The Los Angeles Times|author=Fausset, Richard|date=[[November 15]], [[2004]]|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2004/nov/15/local/me-comics15}}</ref> |
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The shop has been featured in many film projects, including [[Weird Al Yankovic]]'s "[[White & Nerdy]]" video and& |
The shop has been featured in many film projects, including [[Weird Al Yankovic]]'s "[[White & Nerdy]]" video and—perhaps most prominently—in the movie [[Free Enterprise]] (1998) in which Sharon Liebowitz played herself.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9E0CE0DB1430F935A3575BC0A96F958260|title=Free Enterprise: Captain Kirk And Friends Grounded In Neverland|author=Van Gelder, Lawrence|date=[[August 6]], [[1999]]|publisher=The New York Times}}</ref> Blair Butler, G4TV's resident comic expert, often hosts her segment of Attack Of The Show, called "Fresh Ink," at the Golden Apple. It was also featured in an 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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[[DC Comics]] vice president Bob Wayne called Golden Apple Comics, "one of the most important comic book stores in the world."<ref name=obit/> |
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Blair Butler, G4TV's resident comic expert, often hosts her segment of Attack Of The Show, called "Fresh Ink," at the Golden Apple. |
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It was also featured in an 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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==References== |
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==External link== |
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*[http://www.goldenapplecomics.com/ Golden Apple Comics home page] |
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Revision as of 07:20, 13 August 2008
Golden Apple Comics is a small chain of comic book stores with branches in Hollywood and Northridge, California. The store's original owner, Bill Liebowitz, was a yo-yo champion in the 1950s, a co-founder of Rhino Records, and had recurring roles as himself in Archie Comics. Liebowitz was well known for hosting signings by comic book artists and writers, as well as for his anti-censorship activism. After Liebowitz' death in 2004, his widow, Sharon, and son took over the business and continue to run the stores.[1]
The shop has been featured in many film projects, including Weird Al Yankovic's "White & Nerdy" video and—perhaps most prominently—in the movie Free Enterprise (1998) in which Sharon Liebowitz played herself.[2] Blair Butler, G4TV's resident comic expert, often hosts her segment of Attack Of The Show, called "Fresh Ink," at the Golden Apple. It was also featured in an episode of the short-lived NBC crime drama, Raines, in which an up and coming comic artist who frequented Golden Apple Comics was murdered.
DC Comics vice president Bob Wayne called Golden Apple Comics, "one of the most important comic book stores in the world."[1]
References
- ^ a b Fausset, Richard (November 15, 2004). "Comic Book Fans Pay Respects to Superhero". The Los Angeles Times.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Van Gelder, Lawrence (August 6, 1999). "Free Enterprise: Captain Kirk And Friends Grounded In Neverland". The New York Times.
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