Speros’ Heroes

I have no idea where to start… these guys are amazing. They were able to bring back my passion for comic books. Once I purchased my first key for them I kept continuously coming back for other very valuable keys at amazing prices. To put it simply, THESE GUYS HAVE THE BEST PRICES IN THE ENTIRE VALLEY. No other comic book stores beat their prices and I sincerely vouch for that. I completely forgot about a very prominent comic book store that I had been going to ever since I was 8 years old once I found out about Elliot’s store. Besides their amazing unbeatable prices, their staff treats you like family. Elliot and Jonathan are practically like good family members of mine, It feels as if I’m going to a family reunion each time I go there. For as long as this store is open, I will always be a customer!!!

Elliot and the gang are some of the friendliest and most down-​to-​earth people you could hope to meet.
They have a huge collection of moderately priced keys to choose from as well as full runs of many different series and hundreds of long boxes to dig through filled with 50 cent books.
The only drawback is that you’ll never get through it all in one day, there are just so many comic books!

Everytime i walk in this place and walk out i feel dirty, i cant believe the prices!!! This is the best place to get your comic books new or old, Eliot and Jonathan are the best and they always work with you on prices. Greatest comic book store ever! Glad i found this little gem.

Awesome comic book store where the owner, who you can tell has been doing this for a minute, chats and genuinely shows interest in you.
I bought a couple of comics including the Incredible Hulk king-​size annual 1 and others at great prices. It’s always been a pleasurable experience, and I am talking from experience as I’ve been to every other comic book store in the valley.
I was informed the the owner is sick, which is very sad news and I hope he is well. Last comic purchased there was first appearance of Carnage…

Until quite recently, I didn’t know comics stores like this still existed. Not that they do: Speros’ Heroes is one of a kind. Many, many back issues on hand, including rooms full of relatively recent comics and (my specialty) Silver Age titles at fair prices. And they take trades! Everyone here, from owner Elliot to all the others I encountered, have treated me with respect and geniality. It’s in an unconventional location (an office park) with minimal signage but worth the slight extra effort to find it. I’ve spent hours there every trip, and if you’re an old-​school bin-​browser like me, you will, too. (Note: it’s not set up for the standard every-​Wednesday new release business model; I believe they are secondary marketers, but they do seem to get the new stuff fairly soon to the release date.)
I write very few Unilocal reviews, and I admit having a selfish streak that wants to keep this place «to myself,» but if you’re a comic book collector living anywhere near here, you owe it to yourself to check out Speros’ Heroes.

Wandered in here not knowing what to expect after having been directed here by another store owner. I found a shangri-​la of older comics in room after room of longboxes. I rolled up my sleeves with my husband and started digging. Came up with a near mint copy of my «unicorn» comic. The book I’ve been searching high and low for… for yeeaars. I was so excited that they let me have it for free. As a gift. We had so much fun here hanging out with owner Elliott and his staff. Found a stack of goodies to haul out and will be going back again and again. This place is a treasure trove. You should visit. Seriously.

I had a semi-​large collection (more than a dozen boxes) that’d been left in my garage and no idea what to do with it. They had to go! I found Elliot and Spero’s Heroes here on Unilocal and could not be happier that I did. I had no expectations (and no knowledge) and found the Elliot to be fair and very honest about what I had. I saw what he’s selling like books for, and I’m happy with what was willing to pay. All-​in-​all, a delight.
Thanks, Elliot!

This is such a diamond in the ruff, however the man who runs it mr elliot is soon nice and kool, this is a great place if your a collector looking for stuff at a fantastic price. Graphic novels at 60% off and 50 cents comics, sets that have been put together and best part no pressure into feeling your bugging him at all. Hope more people go and buy buy buy. …P.S take your time lots to look through.

Eliot is the man. Come here and just hunt for books, probably one of the best places to spend an afternoon and just binge on comics. Bring cash!

This place is amazing! So many boxes of new and old comics, you could be there for hours. It’s so laid back and you never know what you’ll find. Go check it out! You won’t regret it.

What an AWESOME comic book store! If you’re looking for back issues from old comics to new, this is the place to go. The prices are cheap! 50 cents for old comics and $ 1 for new comic issues. Can it get any better than that? The one thing I will say is the place is a bit disorganized which is why I gave it a 4. You’re going to need time if you’re trying to find specific comics. There are so many boxes to dig through. If you can look past that it truly is an awesome comic shop!

Just… take a chance. Go there and see it for yourself. You won’t be disappointed. I really almost don’t even want any of you guys to find out about this place. It’s that good.
Parking is scarce. The spots in the lot are reserved so you must park on the street and hoof it inside. There’s no street signage anywhere so just head on down the center corridor and it’ll be back there on the right.
Plan on giving yourself a solid hour to explore at least if you love diving through boxes of back issues. Great finds on complete story arc sets and graphic novels too.

This place is a diamond in the rough. Know what you are going here for, to hunt… that’s the fun of this place and how many other places do you get to do that and walk away with something for your collection. Elliot is a stand up guy and will give you a tour and the low down. You can easily spend 2 days here and not scratch the surface. Yes parking is not the best and no he doesn’t have new issues every Wednesday, if that’s what you are looking for go to another shop. This place provides you the chance to find that ³⁰⁄₅₀ dollar book that you have been looking for forever, for ²⁄₅ dollars. Highly recommended, enjoy the hunt!

This place is amazing. Rooms and rooms of back issues for 50 cents or 1 dollar. Lots of Marvel now and current DC titles in these selections. The employees are real friendly and knowledgeable and willing to help point you to where you may find what you are looking for. This place is a hidden gem. I highly recomend this place to anyone that likes comics.

Back issues heaven alright! The owner and the other guys at the store are pretty cool too! Newer issues go for a dollar each. They have boxes of comics that go for $ 0.50 each. You just really have to go and find them. I’ve gotten a few complete limited series for really good deal. I recommend this place to all comic book collectors!

The store is located in an industrial area but I assure you, there is a great store in that office park. Don’t make the mistake of going to the door near the dumpster. Although there is a sign, that’s the never open back door. Go around the other side. Plenty of street parking.
Great place to find old and recent back issues for only 50¢! Father & Son owned and run business. Very friendly, non sarcastic service. I never knew this was a thing at comic shops until reading reviews for other stores on Unilocal but this store and its customers treat everyone equally regardless of gender. You also won’t get any comic book store guy attitude that has been re-​emerging from its 1990’s slumber. On hot days, I’ve even seen Elliot hand out cold drinks to anyone in the store.
No reasonable offers refused. Elliot is a great guy and more than wiling to work out a deal with customers.
At 4 to 5 dollars a piece, buying new books really adds up every week so dropping titles is becoming more common amongst collectors. I just picked up 11 recent back issues for $ 5.50 in off the shelf condition that would have cost me $ 36.91 + Tax at any other store. Spero’s has No club or subscription fees. That’s the price everyone gets the moment they step in the store. To find the most recent 50¢ comics walk straight back from the entrance to the end of the building. In the last room there is an island in the center covered in them. They can be found in other rooms as well but the bulk of them are there.
As of writing this review I know the store just got about 10 to 15 long boxes of very recent back issues and get more all the time. That’s not to say they only carry recent books. The stores’ first room is filled with lots of great silver/​bronze age key books to more recent keys and discounted trade paperbacks. Nothing in the front room is 50¢ but that doesn’t mean you can’t work out a deal. It helps if your buying a lot of books at once. The store is large and has five rooms filled with books! Four of them are filled with cheap comics! There’s a room that has 50¢ books organized by title past the main lobby room, first door on the right.
The store also buys books but keep in mind most of his stock sells for 50¢.
Friendly, helpful service and cheap comics. What else can you ask for?

I’ve been shopping at Spero’s for some while now. I find the proprietor honest and affable. The selection of older comics is tremendous, and the prices are beyond reasonable. I come in ever payday to buy an old comic for my collection, and am always warmly welcomed.
The only improvements I would make would, in making them, ruin what makes Spero’s Heroes so great. Better signage and fancier ambiance both cost money. Mr. Spero (if that’s his name) has elected, instead, to save on that and keep his prices low. I applaud that decision, and I encourage anybody seeking older, good condition comics, in the Los Angeles area, to look no further than Spero’s Heroes.

The guys who work here are passionate and as kind as can be! They will hold comics for you an also keep track of anything you may be searching for.
It’s in a slightly odd place, but it’s a cute little warehouse FILLED with comics. They have a .50 comic room which is great and also stock newer series. :)

OMG! I just found heaven in Los Angeles. If you collect comic books and if you are interested in back issues, you MUST COME HERE! This place is a warehouse filled with long boxes of comic books of all genre. They have a first room, where they store key issues (Golden, Silver, Bronze, etc.) and many popular titles. They then have four or five other rooms filled with comic books, each one priced $ 0.50. The books in the first room are all bagged and boarded, graded and priced accordingly. The books in the other rooms are organized by character and publisher.
The owners are super super nice. I discussed with one of them about Spider-​Man. He is also a big fan of the Marvel character and he told me about his personal collection. The other owner was also super nice. When I told him that I had to stay few minutes because my wife was waiting outside, he told me to bring her in. When I told him that she only likes indie graphic novels, he pointed me to a section of the store, where they have a lot of TPBs and HCs highly discounted and he showed me where the indie novels where.
I have been to most of the comic book stores in the Los Angeles area: Hi De Ho, Comics Ink (now Comics Bug), Pulp Fiction, Meltdown, Secret Headquarters, Golden Apple, Earth-​2, House of Secrets, etc. Most of these stores are too much similar. They just offer new comics and few back issues. Some of these are great (for example House of Secret). But none of them has such a vast selection of comics at these incredible prices.
Coming to Speros is like traveling back in time, when collecting comics was not an expensive hobby just for few of us and where you were able to get many of your missing issues without spending a fortune.

Good lord this place is literally wall to wall comics it’s insane! You could spend all day here and not realize the time going by! Take note, this is a purely comic book store. Do not come here looking for toys, trading cards, games, etc. this is not that kind of place. The best way I can describe it is a comics warehouse. Rooms just filled with tens of thousands of old and some new comic books. Staff was helpful to us being first timers here. Will come back soon.