Krypto's Golden Biscuit!

SPECIAL DEAL HERE!
Are you feeling lucky?
Will you be the one to find Krypto’s Golden Biscuit?

Find Krypto’s Golden Biscuit and you will attend the World Premiere of director James Gunn's Superman, taking place in Los Angeles! ”Krypto’s Golden Biscuit" will be hidden inside the front cover of DC’s facsimile edition reprint of the 1955 comic book Adventure Comics #210 , which will be available at Flying Colors Comics on June 18!

Pre-order and pre-pay for your copies of Adventure Comics #210 Facsimile Edition in-store only at Flying Colors now until Monday May 26 and you’ll get the special pre-pay price of just $2 (it'll be $3.99 after that).

Written by Otto Binder and drawn by Curt Swan (including art by Ramona Fradon and George Papp), the iconic Adventure Comics #210 Facsimile features Krypto’s first appearance in comics in the story "The Superdog from Krypton," where a young Clark Kent rediscovers Superboy’s best friend in this heartwarming reunion spanning years of time and light-years of space.


To enter without purchase visit KryptoGoldenBiscuit.com

Flying Colors 35th Anniversary party!

Saturday October 7 11AM-7PM
Libby's nearly world-famous HULK SMASH Brownies will be served at Noon!
More surprises!

A little Flying Colors history (and logo design)

In the beginning
(actually before the beginning!)...

Did you know the original concept for Flying Colors was going to be called Heroes Corner? It's true.

Way back in the mid '80s when ideas were being formulated for the Field family comic book business, the first idea was to do a combination comic book shop and old time '50s soda fountain.

Once we took a look at the actual costs of doing that grand plan, we summarily ditched it. At the time, it likely would have added another $100K to our opening and operating costs. And just think of trying to keep comics in nice shape with all that sticky ice cream around!

I can hear someone asking "Is this comic mint?"

"No, but it has a little chocolate on it..."

Long story short, here are a couple of the earliest (and rejected) logo ideas for Flying Colors Comics, the Superstore of Comics & More! These logos are amateurish to say the least, but there's a lot of energy that went into every bit of the business that became Flying Colors.

So why did we name the shop Flying Colors? The term "passing the test in flying colors" means to do everything top-notch and with distinction. There's a nautical history behind the phrase and it comes from a time when ships would return from battle with their "colors" (another word for flags) flying to show victory was achieved.

As a comics reference, "flying colors" is a subtle way to refer to the colorful costumes worn by super-heroes with the power to fly... hence, "Flying Colors."

We try to do everything the best way we can with the hopes of winning your loyalty and business as Flying Colors Faithful... and you can still get your ice cream next door at Baskin Robbins!

We thank you for continuing to be supportive of what we do here to bring a world class comics shop to Concord, to Contra Costa County... and to the Cosmos!