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Need a gift for that nerd in your life? Try cheap comic books in Cobb

Switzer Library in Marietta is selling four comic books for $1. The books are donated.

Credit: Cobb County Public Library System

Credit: Cobb County Public Library System

Switzer Library in Marietta is selling four comic books for $1. The books are donated.
By Ben Brasch
Dec 23, 2016

If that Klingon Bat'leth is on backorder or you can't find the right colored lightsaber, consider getting the nerd in your life a whole mess of comic books.

Head to Switzer Library, 266 Roswell St. NE in Marietta, to buy some donated comic books until Dec. 31.

It gets even better: They’re less than $1.

Looking for last minute gifts? #SwitzerLibrary is still selling #comicbooks! You can't beat the price! #tistheseason #vintagecomics #cobblibrary

Posted by Cobb County Public Library on Thursday, December 22, 2016

Because the only thing better than seeing the look on a loved one’s face when you nailed the gift-giving game is knowing you did it on the cheap.

Or if you're looking to kick off a nerdy craft project worthy of Pinterest, cheap comic books are always useful.

Want a magic wand? (Duh.) Then don't miss Cobb's Harry Potter exhibit

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Ben Brasch is the reporter tasked with keeping Fulton County government accountable. The Florida native moved to Atlanta for a job with The AJC. If there's something important to you going on in Fulton, he wants to know about it. Help him better metro Atlanta by dropping a line, anonymously or otherwise.

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