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Clint’s Comics, the nationally-known comic shop which was located in midtown Kansas City for decades and owned by local business icon Jim Cavanaugh up until his death in 2017, had to uproot and move across town after its historic home became untenable. Between the COVID pandemic and worsening water concerns, customers’ shopping experience had been impaired for years. Clint’s dates back in some form to the 1960s, and from the mid-1970s Cavanaugh ran the shop, which was tied to pioneering direct distribution for comic books while shaping a loyal customer base locally and beyond. Clint’s has been featured in media coverage over the years, and Cavanaugh was known for his colorful character and vivid stories. Cavanaugh died in May 2017 during a robbery incident, which police investigated as a homicide, and the community built around the shop mourned. His wife, Sharon Farris, took over the store. The water issues began to emerge inside the shop in the historic Southwell Building off Main Street in Westport a few months later in 2017, and continued for years, Farris said. Last month, Kansas City declared the historic building dangerous. Read more about the new location for the historic shop at the link in our bio. 🎥: Dominick Williams/The Star (@domvisions)
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