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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Retail |
| Headquarters | |
Number of locations | 3 |
Area served | The Maritimes |
| Products | Comics |
| Owner | Calum Johnston |
| Website | http://www.strangeadventures.com/ |
Strange Adventures is a comic book retail chain with three stores, all located in Canada's Maritime Provinces (see Locations below). All three are owned by Calum Johnston and named after a comics series published by DC from 1950 through 1973.
Opened: 1992
Address: 68 York St, Fredericton, NB E3B 3N4
Opened: 1994
Address: 5110 Prince St, Halifax, NS B3J 1L3
Opened: 2010
Address: 101 Portland St, Dartmouth, NS B2Y 1H7
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