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Comic book distributor to fold Battered by competitive forces, Capital City Distribution sells assets
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Madison-based Capital City Distribution Inc., once a high-flying
comic book distributor before hitting the business equivalent of
kryptonite, was bought by its main rival Friday and will be closing
its doors.
Most of Capital City's 100 employees in Madison and another 100
in Sparta, Ill., will likely be losing their jobs, executives said.
Capital City's assets were purchased by Diamond Comic Distributors
Inc., based in Timonium, Md. Terms of the deal were not disclosed,
but the ...
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