I want to know the answer to the following question:
What new retail outlet came on board at the end of the 1970s to rival newsstands for comic sales?
All the background I'm provided with is that "Cult hits such as Howard the Duck fell victim to the distribution problems, with some titles reporting low sales when in fact the first specialty comic book stores resold them at a later date.[citation needed]". Is that enough to answer the question?
Answer: yes