There are shops whose age you don't question because they seem destined never to age. Because they're an integral part of the landscape of their surroundings, their city. Or at least that's how it seems to you. I'm stunned when Albert Mestres, the business's founder and still at the helm, tells me they've been around for forty-six years. On April 23, 1980, Sant Jordi's Day—a perfect day, indeed—they celebrate the anniversary in style. They're a benchmark not only for selling comics, but also for publishing and distribution.