Free Comic Book Day: See Who's Participating In Bergen County

BERGEN COUNTY, NJ — Alex De Marco, the manager of A&S Comics Two in Teaneck, is looking forward to the annual Free Comic Book Day on Saturday.

"It should be a good day," the said. "It gets people into the store, gets new people into comics that maybe weren't into them before, and gets people into reading — younger readers, older readers."

On the first Saturday in May each year, local comic book shops participate in the national promotion called "Free Comic Book Day."

"Founded on the belief that for every person out there, there’s a comic book they’ll love," say organizers, "the annual event offers a huge selection of free titles designed to appeal to a broad range of age levels and their tastes...the industry comes together to give away free comics and encourage both curious, first-time comic book readers and seasoned comic book fans to flock to the best place in the comic book community: local comic shops."

Among the shops participating, several are listed in Bergen County.

De Marco said his shop opens at 10 a.m. on Saturday.

Len Katz of Joker's Child in Fair Lawn said he's looking forward to the day too. They intend to give out comics all day. "We usually give out between 5,000 and 10,000," he said. They usually attract 1,200 or more customers on the day, he said.

His 38-year-old shop will be open from noon to 5 p.m.

You can contact the shops below to make sure they're participating, before heading over.

Shops In And Around Bergen County Listed As Participating

Joker's Child

12-23 River Road, Fair Lawn, 201-794-6830

A&S Comics Two

563 Cedar Lane, Teaneck, 201-801-0500

Paradox Comics

269 Ridge Road, North Arlington, 201-998-1212

A&S Comics One

7512 Bergenline Ave., North Bergen, 201-869-0280

Manifest Comics

766 Broadway, Suite 3, enter on 34th Street Side, Bayonne, 201-535-5330

Get the full list of participants around New Jersey here.

More than 2,000 shops participate annually, said organizers.