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1997 // WHO KILLED KENNY?! We didn’t, but we’re the first store to carry South Park merch in malls.

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MAY, 1998 // FREE Goth makeovers

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The day the mall was a sea of black lipsticked teens.

MAY, 1999 // A SpongeBob drinking game? That’s what college kids tell us. So we bring in SpongeBob tees.

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JUNE, 1999 // Hot Topic HQ finds a forever home in the beautiful City of Industry, CA.

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JUNE, 1999 // Gerard Way starts working at one of our stores in NJ.

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Before they blew your mind with music, they probably folded that t-shirt you just bought. Other former employees include members of: Sleeping With Sirens, Motion City Soundtrack, Chiodos, A Skylit Drive, Atreyu, Memphis May Fire, For Today, Pvris, and The Color Morale.