How a comic book store got swept into the tariff storm

Tariffs continue to rile all kinds of American businesses more than a year after Trump unveiled his first set of tariffs — including a comic book store owner in Ohio.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4500x3002+0+0/resize/4500x3002!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F36%2F88%2F809a965e4ef2b49547ac8d1220a1%2F20260825-mcgarvey-npr-1194.JPG' alt='Marc Bowker, owner of Alter Ego Comics in Lima, Ohio, says tariffs have created stress and uncertainty for his small business.'/><p>Tariffs continue to rile all kinds of American businesses more than a year after Trump unveiled his first set of tariffs — including a comic book store owner in Ohio.</p><p>(Image credit: Maddie McGarvey for NPR)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5939521' />