Black comic books issue 1

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Story and art by Taiyo Matsumoto. Black and White are street urchins with skyscraper-sized chips on their shoulders, and everyone is afraid of them, even the local yakuza. But when the crime boss known as the "Rat" returns only trouble can follow. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 216 pages, B&W. Cover price $15.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $9.95

1st printing. By John Cox and Allen Forkum. Introduction by Robert W. Tracinski. A collection of editorial cartoons. Softcover, 7 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $14.95.

1st printing. Story and art by Peyo. Translated by Dwight R. Decker. Join heroes Johan and Peewit as they face fire-breathing dragons, absent minded wizards, and Peewit's love for music. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, full color. All Ages Cover price $8.95.

Written by John Jacobs, Gary Thomas Washington, art by Ken Landgraf and Gary Thomas Washington. 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $1.80.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Black Badge (2018 Boom) #1-4.

Written by Matt Kindt. Art by Tyler Jenkins. Cover by Matt Kindt.

Meet the Black Badges, a top-secret branch of boy scouts tasked by the government to take on covert missions that no adult ever could. Among their organization, the Black Badges are the elite-the best of the best. The missions they're tasked with are dangerous, and will only get worse as their leader's attention is split between their objective and tracking down a lost team member. A member who disappeared years ago...presumed dead.

Reuniting New York Times bestselling author Matt Kindt (Mind MGMT) and illustrator Tyler Jenkins (Peter Panzerfaust) following their multiple Eisner Award-nominated series Grass Kings, Black Badge is a haunting look at foreign policy, culture wars, and isolationism through the lens of kids who know they must fix the world that adults have broken.

Hardcover, 128 pages, full color.

Cover price $29.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Black Bag (2015 Legendary) #1-6. Written by Chris Roberson. Art J.B. Bastos. Cover by Drew Johnson. A suburban housewife with a criminal past and a thirst for adrenaline is about to get a top-secret side job: carrying out the government's most dangerous missions. Renear is tired of playing by the rules. A valedictorian and top athlete in her younger years, she's sacrificed a promising career to tie the knot and play house; isn't there more to life than this? Of course there is, if you're willing to take the shot. It's time the world found out what she is truly capable of. Softcover, 136 pages, full color. Cover price $14.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $8.00

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Story and art by Ichiya Sazanami. Black Bard, a wondering minstrel, in gothic garb, travels a fantastical world following adventures wherever they may take him. Battling foes and saving strangers in distress. But what is the mystery that lies in this troubled trouveur's past? Drama and magic will delight us as we follow the adventures of Black Bard and become enchanted with his song. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 544 pages, B&W. Cover price $18.95.

1st printing. By Bill Amend. A collection of FoxTrot comic strips, featuring even more hilarious adventures with the Fox family. Softcover, 8-in. x 8-in., 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $7.95.

2nd and later printings. By Bill Amend. A collection of FoxTrot comic strips, featuring even more hilarious adventures with the Fox family. Softcover, 8-in. x 8-in., 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $7.95.

1st printing. Collects Guns of the Black Bat (2016 Moonstone) #1-3 and FOUR issues of NEW material.

Written by Ron Fortier, Aaron Shaps, and Eric Esquivel. Art by Mike Dorman, Vincenzo Sansone, Brant Fowler, Patrick Williams, Mark Grammel, Pauk Delacroix, and Silvestre Szilagyi. Cover by Doug Klauba.

Over 100 pages of new comic stories, plus collecting the 3 issues of Guns of the Black Bat.

In part one, the Black Bat must stop a plague from destroy the city he loves. He enlists a company of amazing heroes: Phantom Detective, I.V. Frost, Domino Lady, Airboy, the Golden Amazon, Nighthawk, Jim Anthony Super-Detective, and Ki-Gor the Jungle Lord.

In part two, the Black Bat, with the help of Dan Fowler G-Man, takes down a powerful New York Crime Boss while Domino Lady is after a jewel thief and a corrupt politician with the help of I.V. Frost.

Softcover, 160 pages, B&W.

Cover price $15.99.

Vol. 1 of the complete reprinting of the Black Bat. By Norman Daniels and Tom Johnson. Blinded by a criminal's acid, DQ Tony Quinn is given a second chance thanks to an operation which not only restores his vision but also gives him the ability to see at night. Aided by Carol Baldwin, Butch O'Leary and Silk Kirby, crime doesn't stand a chance against the Black Bat! 6-in. x 9-in., black and white. Cover price $19.95.

Return of the Originals tie-in - 1st printing. Written by Mike Bullock. Art by Michael Metcalf. A "Return of the Originals" event! Before the caped crusader patrolled the streets, before horn head prowled the back alleys, this original dark avenger hunted evil men. The Black Bat is back, and hell's coming with him! Blinded in a mobster's attempt to destroy evidence, DA Anthony Quinn sharpens his other senses and uses his sixth "radar" sense to work outside the law, doing whatever it takes to bring criminals to justice. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 80 pages, B&W. Cover price $8.99.

1st printing. By Ron Fortier and Bobby Nash. The original Black Bat returns in this thrilling collection of all-new action-crime stories! Read the character that was created at the same time as Batman! Ex-District Attorney Tony Quinn is blinded in a courtroom assault! He now seeks justice outside of the law as the relentless hero who can see in the dark: The Black Bat! Guest-starring The Green Lama, Domino Lady, and Golden Amazon! Stories by Ron Fortier, Bobby Nash, Adam L. Garcia, Colin B. Harvey, Sean Taylor, James Palmer, David Boop, David White, and Josh Vogt! Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 270 pages, Text. Cover price $13.95.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "The Brand of the Black Bat!" and "Murder Calls the Black Bat!"

Written by Norman A. Daniels. Art and cover by Harry V. Parkhurst.

Sanctum Books presents the 1939 novels that introduced the caped crimebuster whose adventures paralleled Batman's and inspired Two-Face's origin, written by Norman A. Daniels. Read the classic pulp thrillers that introduced the costumed hero recently featured in Dynamite's Masks series.

First, doomed to darkness by a murderous acid attack, D.A. Tony Quinn makes darkness his weapon with "The Brand of the Black Bat." Then, "Murder Calls the Black Bat" into a deadly war against corruption as Tony Quinn battles to prevent the biggest jewel haul of the century!

Plus, the debut of The Mask from Nedor's Exciting Comics #1.

Softcover, 128 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations).

Cover price $14.95.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $6.00 View scans Water damage: Extensive.

Whitman Reprint Edition. Written by Anna Sewell and illustrated by Hal Arbo. Hardcover. Blue full-cloth binding with titles stamped in orange. Full-color dust jacket. 6" x 8.25", 234 pages, text with occasional illustrations.

Add to cart Very Good $17.00 View scans

Whitman Reprint Edition. Written by Anna Sewell and illustrated by Robert Doremus. Hardcover with full-color dust jacket. 6" x 8.25", 235 pages, text with occasional illustrations.

Golden Reading Adventure #387 - 1st printing. Based on the story by Anna Sewell. Adapted by Barbara Nolen. Art by Tom Gill. The Western Printing Co. (Simon & Shuster) present timeless classics for any generation. Hardcover, 64 pages, Text (with full color illustrations). NOTE: This is the same content as Golden Picture Classic SC (1956-1957 Western) Volume 3 (CL-3), but edited down to 64 pages.

1st Printing - Comic adaptation of the classic novel "Black Beauty" by Anna Sewell. Softcover, 6" x 9.5", 64 pages, full color.

(W/A/CA) Francesco Francavilla Someone's murdering the citizens of Colt City, and there's only one man who can stop this killing spree: the Black Beetle! But as Black Beetle investigates these grisly murders, questions arise about the masked detective: Is he a daring hero or a reckless vigilante? With a past veiled in the shadow of mystery, Black Beetle takes on a dark mission that will keep you screaming in the thrilling new miniseries Necrologue! From the mind of Eisner Award-winning and New York Times best-selling creator Francesco Francavilla! Cover price $3.99.

1st printing. By Francesco Francavilla. After witnessing an explosion that decimates the city's organized crime community, killing dozens, the Black Beetle-Colt City's sleuthing sentinel-is on the hunt for answers and justice! Follow Francesco Francavilla's critically acclaimed pulp hero as he searches island prisons, dank sewers, and swanky nightclubs for the mysterious man known as Labyrinto! Hardcover, 152 pages, full color. Cover price $19.99.

A Scream! 1-shot. Cover by Andrea Bulgarelli. Black Beth and the Devils of Al-Kadesh - Story by Alec Worley, art by DaNi. Black Beth: Fairy Tales - Story by Alec Worley, art by Andrea Bulgarelli. Death-Man: When the Man Comes to Town - Story by Doug Graves, art by Vincenzo Riccardi. Pin-ups by David Roach and Andreas Butzbach. The sword-swinging Black Beth is back by popular demand! Written by Alec Worley (Durham Red) and drawn by DaNi (Coffin Bound), Beth is a warrior-woman born in anger and forged in rage. She and her blind aide Quido have traveled to the wicked city of Shadrivar, in search of the evil witch Anis-Amuun. Many think that she is long dead, but a mage called Estevan believes otherwise. He charges Beth with a quest to destroy the witch, initiating a sea-spanning quest which pits Beth's curved blade against all manner of mystical creatures - and possibly Anis-Amuun herself! 52 pages, full color.

Add to cart Near Mint $7.95

Add to cart Near Mint $7.95

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Betty (2017 Action Lab) #1-4.

Written by Shawn Gabborin. Art and cover by Michela Da Sacco.

Meet the newest member of Zombie Tramp universe! Black Betty has made a living killing the unkillable. She has taken down monsters of every shape and size with a style all her own. But when a man's daughter is kidnapped by a local legend, Betty steps in to save her...for a price! If you need it dead (and you've got the cash!), Betty's your girl!

Softcover, 128 pages, full color.

Cover price $14.99.

1st printing. Story and art by Yoshihiro Tatsumi. Created in the late 1950s, Black Blizzard is Yoshihiro Tatsumi's remarkable first full-length graphic novel and one of the first published examples of Gekiga. Susumu Yamaji, a Young pianist, is arrested for murder and ends up handcuffed to a career criminal on the train that will take them to prison. When an avalanche derails the train, the criminal takes the opportunity to escape, dragging a reluctant Susumu with him. They flee into the mountains, taking shelter from the storm. Black Blizzard uncovers an unlikely love story and an even unlikelier friendship. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 144 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $19.95.

1st printing. Collects Black Bolt (2017) #1-12.

Written by Saladin Ahmed. Art by Christian Ward, Frazer Irving, and Stephanie Hans. Cover by Christian Ward.

The king of the Inhumans has been imprisoned! But where? Why has he been jailed? And who could be powerful enough to hold Black Bolt? The answers will shock you - and Black Bolt as well! If he is to learn the truth, he must first win a fight to the death against a fellow inmate: the Absorbing Man! As a prison revolt begins, the bounty hunter Death's Head enters the fray - but is he there to help or to hunt? And who - or what - is the warden of this strange place? Black Bolt's jailer knows only penance and fear. And soon so will the Silent King of the Inhumans! For if Black Bolt can somehow escape his hellish prison, the journey home will be even more deadly - and his welcome may not be a warm one!

Hardcover, 288 pages, full color.

Cover price $34.99.

B&W. Ed Decker. Cover price $2.50.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Written by Shiden Kanzaki. Art and cover by Morinohon. The battle for the future has just begun in this futuristic hit manga adaptation of a light novel series! The near future. A terrible battle against a parasitic virus called "Gastrea" has been fought - and lost. Humanity is cornered and lives in despair. Rentaro and Enju face constant danger in their work as a team of specialists working for Civil Security, an agency dedicated to fighting Gastrea. Enju is one of the "cursed children," who survived the virus and gained superhuman powers as a result. When a crazed former Civil Security agent threatens to destroy the final barrier that stands between Tokyo and the virus-ridden wastelands, can Rentaro and Enju protect a city that sees her as part of the problem? Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 176 pages, B&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $13.00.

Add to cart Very Good $5.49

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Written by Shiden Kanzaki. Art and cover by Saki Ukai. The battle for the future has just begun in this futuristic hit light novel series for which an anime adaptation has just aired! The future, where a terrible battle against a parasitic virus called "Gastrea" has been fought, and lost. Humanity is cornered, and lives in despair. Rentaro and Enju face constant danger in their work as a team anti-Gastrea specialists known as "Civil Security." If the daily fight against oblivion weren't enough, they'll soon face a threat that could destroy all of Tokyo! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 256 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations). Cover price $14.00.

Volume 1 - 1st printing.

Story and Art by Yana Toboso.

Just a stone's throw from London stands the manor house of the illustrious Phantomhive earldom. Earl Phantomhive is a giant in the world of commerce, Queen Victoria's faithful servant, and a 12-year old boy. Fortunately, his loyal butler Sebastian stands his side, ready to carry out the young master's wishes.

Whether Sebastian is called to save a dinner party gone awry or probe the dark secrets of London's underbelly, there is practically nothing Sebastian cannot do. One might even say Sebastian is too good to be true, or at least, too good to be human!

Softcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 192 pages, B&W.

NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

Cover price $10.99.

Add to cart Very Good $3.49

Volume 1 - 2nd and later printings.

Story and Art by Yana Toboso.

Just a stone's throw from London stands the manor house of the illustrious Phantomhive earldom. Earl Phantomhive is a giant in the world of commerce, Queen Victoria's faithful servant, and a 12-year old boy. Fortunately, his loyal butler Sebastian stands his side, ready to carry out the young master's wishes.

Whether Sebastian is called to save a dinner party gone awry or probe the dark secrets of London's underbelly, there is practically nothing Sebastian cannot do. One might even say Sebastian is too good to be true, or at least, too good to be human!

Softcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 192 pages, B&W.

NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

Cover price $10.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $7.95

Add to cart Near Mint $7.95

Add to cart Very Fine $6.30

1st printing.

Written by Meg Cabot. Art and cover by Cara McGee.

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Princess Diaries comes Black Canary: Ignite, Meg Cabot's first graphic novel! With expressive and energetic art by Cara McGee to match the trademark attitude and spunk of Meg Cabot's characters and dialogue, this mother-daughter story embraces the highs and lows of growing up without growing out of what makes us unique.

Thirteen-year-old Dinah Lance knows exactly what she wants, who she is, and where she's going. First, she'll win the battle of the bands with her two best friends, then she'll join the Gotham City Junior Police Academy so she can solve crimes just like her dad. Who knows, her rock star group of friends may even save the world, but first they'll need to agree on a band name.

When a mysterious figure keeps getting in the way of Dinah's goals and threatens her friends and family, she'll learn more about herself, her mother's secret past, and navigating the various power chords of life.

Black Canary: Ignite is an inspirational song that encourages readers to find their own special voices to sing along with Black Canary!

Softcover, 160 pages, full color.

Cover price $9.99.

1st printing. Written by James D. Corrothers. Art by J.K. Bryans. Hardcover, 5-in., x 7 1/2-in., 264 pages, Text (with B&W illustrations)

Add to cart Very Fine $4.70

1st printing. Story and Art by Richard Sala. Collects over a dozen of Richard Sala's best comic strips, including 21 never before published pages, including 8 in full color. Softcover, 96 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $10.95.

Add to cart Very Fine $9.49

1st printing.

By Cath Laura.

Cover ByJoey Hi-Fi.

Felicia Hardy always puts her own interests first, but the appearance of a mythical golden apple in New York has everybody with a hint of power scrambling for it. And who's everyone's number one choice to nab it for them? The Black Cat, of course.

Yet that isn't the only job on Felicia's radar. When a smart-aleck kid turns up demanding her help, Felicia finds herself caught between the mob, her morals and some very insistent supervillains. It'll take all nine lives to wriggle out of this one intact, but Felicia has more than one trick up her sleeve.

Softcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 352 pages, Text Only.

Cover price $16.95.

1st printing.

By Philip J. Riley and Gregory Wm. Mank .

In 1934, Universal Pictures released The Black Cat - the first teaming of Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi, and the darkest, most sinister horror classic in the studio's legendary canon. MagicImage Filmbooks takes you on a time travel trip back into the shadowy soundstage of this macabre milestone - the facts, the figures, the studio politics, the sinister inspirations, the demonic virtuosity of director Edgar G. Ulmer, the censorship troubles, the personal memories of the leading ladies, a sexual harassment saga almost as perverse as the film itself... and the complex, moving, ultimately tragic relationship of the film's two horror superstars.

Included are the pressbook, and many rare and striking photos.

Plus: "The BLACK CAT: Universal's Symphony of Horrors, The Film's Music" by Randall D. Larson.

Hardcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 124 pages, B&W.

Cover price $29.95.

1st printing.

By Philip J. Riley and Gregory Wm. Mank .

In 1934, Universal Pictures released The Black Cat - the first teaming of Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi, and the darkest, most sinister horror classic in the studio's legendary canon. MagicImage Filmbooks takes you on a time travel trip back into the shadowy soundstage of this macabre milestone - the facts, the figures, the studio politics, the sinister inspirations, the demonic virtuosity of director Edgar G. Ulmer, the censorship troubles, the personal memories of the leading ladies, a sexual harassment saga almost as perverse as the film itself... and the complex, moving, ultimately tragic relationship of the film's two horror superstars.

Included are the pressbook, and many rare and striking photos.

Plus: "The BLACK CAT: Universal's Symphony of Horrors, The Film's Music" by Randall D. Larson.

Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 124 pages, B&W.

Cover price $19.95.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Story and art by Kentaro Yabuki. Train Heartnet, also known as 'Black Cat,' was an infamous assassin for a secret organization called Chronos... until he abandoned that cold-blooded existence to live life on his own terms as an easygoing bounty hunter. But is Train's past as far behind him as he thinks? Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $7.99.

Volume 1 - 2nd and later printings. Story and art by Kentaro Yabuki. Train Heartnet, also known as 'Black Cat,' was an infamous assassin for a secret organization called Chronos... until he abandoned that cold-blooded existence to live life on his own terms as an easygoing bounty hunter. But is Train's past as far behind him as he thinks? Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $7.99.

1st printing. In the land of Prydain, Taran, a young apprentice to an aged sorcerer, longs to leave his mundane existence for that of a heroic soldier. As if in answer to Tarans ambitions, the evil Horned King begins his plan to rule the world. The dreaded monarch requires the reanimation of his dead warriors; something the mysterious black cauldron can accomplish—if he can find it. Impeding the Horned Kings search becomes Tarans mission and his opportunity to fulfill his heroic reverie. This book is the adaptation of the Disney animated movie based on the fantasy by noted childrens author, Lloyd Alexander. Much of the storys more gruesome situations have been diminished in favor of the requisite cuteness factor ever present in Disneys animated movies. Nevertheless, the story of a young man rising to a challenge against overwhelming odds combined with romance, mystical forces, self-sacrifice and, of course, cuddly creatures, make this standard Disney fare. Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 40 pages, Full Color. Cover price $2.95.

1st Printing. 6.5" x 7.75", 24 pages, full color.

2nd or later printings. 6.5" x 7.75", 24 pages, full color.

Add to cart Near Mint $9.00

Add to cart Near Mint $9.00

Add to cart Very Fine $7.00

1st printing. Story and art by Bal Speer. A dark, cynical thriller set in urban Britain. When Charlie moves into his new flat, he meets a colorful array of new characters, including a dominatrix and a skinhead yabo, witnesses a murder, and finds himself on the run from assassins and fixers sent by the highest levels of government. Shades of Howard Chaykin's Black Kiss and the hardboiled style of 100 Bullets, all with a very British (as in Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels British) accent. Hardcover, 104 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $19.95.

1st printing.

Based on a screenplay by Roy Moore. Adapted by Lee Hays.

Below, a house of sorority sisters celebrate Christmas. Unbeknownst to them, up in the dark attic, a killer lays in wait to single them out and take them one-by-one until no one is left.

Based on the 1974 horror classic, this is the tale that helped spark what would soon be called the Golden Age of the slasher genre.

Softcover, Text Only.

Cover price $1.50.

Add to cart Very Good $6.00

Includes Slipcover - Story, art, and Cover by Andy Berlanger. In the bitter dark of the Transylvanian winter, Vlad Dracul and his brother narrowly escape their Turkish captors, fleeing into the woods and almost certain danger. There he is entranced by a mysterious witch- but when a prophecy arises that claims their child will be the Antichrist, Vlad is forced to make a difficult decision for the future of his country, the Order of the Dragon, and his son: DRACULA! Saddle-stitched, 7-in. x 7-in., 40 pages, B&W, MATURE READERS.

Does NOT Include Slipcover - Story, art, and Cover by Andy Berlanger. In the bitter dark of the Transylvanian winter, Vlad Dracul and his brother narrowly escape their Turkish captors, fleeing into the woods and almost certain danger. There he is entranced by a mysterious witch- but when a prophecy arises that claims their child will be the Antichrist, Vlad is forced to make a difficult decision for the future of his country, the Order of the Dragon, and his son: DRACULA! Saddle-stitched, 7-in. x 7-in., 40 pages, B&W, MATURE READERS.