Current storefront with large windows displaying Spiderman cutout and sign that reads 'Used Books' and 'Open'. Storefront has a green exterior with brick building above, and a tree with reddish leaves and berries partially covering the view.

Argos Comics and Used Books has been a staple of Easttown since 1975!! This neighborhood favorite is the oldest comic shop in Michigan and the oldest bookstore in Grand Rapids.

Exterior of Argos comics and bookstore in 1977. The sign reads "Argosy", the original name for Argos.

Original Argos store front 1975

Bookshelves with various banned books, including 'Saga', '1984', 'The Scarlet Letter', 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer', 'The Catcher in the Rye', 'The Lord of the Rings', 'Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five', and 'A Clockwork Orange'.

We carry new and back issue comics from Marvel, DC, Image, and MORE!

We carry ALL genres of books, from vintage and antiquarian to contemporary fiction and up-to-date non-fiction, Manga, Graphic novels and more!

We ALSO carry Pokemon, Vintage Toys, Buttons and Pins, New and Vintage RPG’s!

Argos is committed to our local, independent authors and illustrators!

Bookshelves filled with tabletop role-playing games, board games, and card games.
Interior of a bookstore with wooden shelves filled with books and a small wooden table.
Interior view of a comic and book store with shelves filled with comics, graphic novels, and other books, along with display tables and boxes for comics.
Local Authors shelf displaying local Grand Rapids authors of books, comics, and RPG's.
Display of Pokémon trading card packs on store shelf, including Charizard EX Special Collection box and various booster packs with themed artwork.
Bookshelves filled with colorful books in a bookstore, with a section labeled 'Young Adult'.