Fiction comic books issue 1

1st printing. By Harry Harrison. A rip-roaring man of the future disrupts the Space Corps in this novel by one of the brightest science fiction writers. Bill's tale is a perfect change-of-pace for anyone who takes his not-too-serious science fiction seriously. Hardcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 186 pages, Text Only. Cover price $3.50.

1st Printing. This is the book you have been waiting for! The first and only book containing completely accurate, detailed plans for spacecraft, robots, weapons, and more from your favorite Sci-Fi film and TV! Star Trek, Star Wars, Battlestar Galactica, Lost in Space, 2001 a Space Odyssey, Forbidden Planet, and many, many more! Softcover, 8.5" x 10.5", 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $11.95.

Add to cart FN+ 6.5 $35.00 View scans Staple rust: Slight.

Bid by the New England Science Fiction Association to host the 1971 Worldcon in Boston. 8.5" x 11", 34 pages, B&W.

Add to cart Very Fine $5.30

Add to cart Very Fine $5.30

1st printing.

By Karen S. Wiesner.

Craft a Story That Towers Above the Rest

You know it when you read it: In page after page and scene after scene, a truly engrossing novel has qualities that set it apart. Authentic characters, a well-rounded plot, and immersive settings work in harmony to create a three-dimensional experience--one you can practically step inside and explore.

But while you can recognize this work when you read it, writing it can be much more challenging. Bring Your Fiction to Life teaches you how to build a solid narrative structure and layer in lush, textured scenes to create a story that rings true.

You'll learn how to:

o Master the three-dimensional aspects of characters, plots, and settings using detailed sketches that define the past, present, and future aspects of each element.
o Develop complex opening, resolution, and bridge scenes that expertly lead readers through your fictional world.
o Construct and analyze an outline for your manuscript, using tools and techniques to analyze scenes that lack dimensionality.
o Brainstorm, research, and draft efficiently and effectively, and juggle multiple projects with ease.
o Packed with story-development charts, worksheets, and checklists, Bring Your Fiction to Life shows you how to craft a vivid story world that readers will instantly recognize as remarkable.

Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 264 pages, Text Only.

Cover price $17.99.

1st printing. By Ron Goulart. Cheap Thrills is considered the definitive history of pulps, and famed pop culture historian Ron Goulart delves into the background of the well-known and not-so-famous writers who began their professional life as pulp magazine contributors, including Harold Lamb, Major George Fielding Eliotm Dashell Hammett, Raymond Chandler, Ray Bradbury, and Tennessee Williams, to name a few. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 208 pages, full color. Cover price $29.99.

Add to cart Fine $10.50

1st printing. Stories Compiled by Tig Thomas. Stories by Clifford D. Simak, Stanley G. Weinbaum, Jules Verne, Stephen James, John Munro, Rokheya Shekhawat Hossein, Edgar Wallace, H.G. Wells, Jack London, Edward Page Mitchell, J.S. Fletcher, Mark Twain, Frank R. Stockton, Arthur Conan Doyle, W.C. Morrow, Voltaire, Phillip Frances Nowlan, Hans Christian Anderson, and Edgar Allan Poe. Art by Si Clark, Malcolm Davis, Oliver Frey, Temple Rogers, Arthur Haas, Andrew McGeachy, Keith Page, mike Saunders, The Bright Agency, and the Mike Kelly Artwork Bank. This action-packed anthology of science fiction will transport you to far-flung worlds and incredible futures. Expect the unexpected as you encounter alien races, runaway technology and the unpredictable phenomenon of time travel in the form of short stories and extracts. Classic tales by Jules Verne, Jack London and H.G. Wells reveal breathtaking imaginations and brilliant concepts. Each story is accompanied by distinctive illustrations. Softcover, 512 pages, Text (with full color. Chapter Illustrations). Cover price $23.95.

Comic Books and Comic Art/Sam Moskowitz Collection of Science Fiction - Flipbook - 1st printing. Two auction catalogues back to back featuring hundreds of photos and illustrations of art from the worlds of Sci-Fi and Comics. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 230 pages, PC/PB&W.

Masters of Marvel super special. Interviews with John Byrne, Jack Kirby, Stan Lee, Roy Thomas, George Perez, Steve Gerber, Jim Shooter, and more! Softcover, 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.95.

Cover by Brian Stelfreeze. Punisher Super Special issue featuring Gerry Conway, Mike Baron, Carl Potts, Jim Lee, Mike Zeck, John Beatty, Steven Grant, Phil Zimelman, and more! Softcover, 6.75" x 10.25", 124 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.95.

1st Printing. In depth look at the X-Men franchise including the 90's animated series. Softcover, 6.5" x 10", 122 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.95.

1st Edition - 1st printing. Foreword by Peter David. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 982 pages, Text Only. Cover price $29.95.

Small press SF magazine, May 1977 Cover price $1.00.

Add to cart Near Mint $23.00

1st printing. By Paul Gravett. The comic book, the cartoon strip, and the single-panel gag are recurring motifs in twentieth-century art, providing a platform for narrative, political critique, graphic clarity, and, of course, fun. Cult Fiction: Art & Comics examines the work of artists who produce comics and cartoons as part of their practice, as well as those who employ the language of the comic in their work, borrowing from stylistic sources across high and low culture. An essay by Paul Gravett, a writer and curator who has worked in comics publishing and promotion for over 20 years, illuminates the long-standing love affair between fine art and comics, emphasizing contemporary practitioners in Britain and the U.S., including Daniel Clowes, R. Crumb, Paul McDevitt, Kim Pace, Carol Swain, Stéphane Blanquet, Melinda Gebbie, Alan Moore, and Travis Millard. Softcover, 9 1/2-in. x 13 1/2-in., 96 pages, B&W. Cover price $37.99.

1st Printing. From sexy, semi-dressed pin-up dolls to dangerous bad girls and deadly dames, many of these rare covers were painted by some of the most talented and collectible artists of the last 50 years, including popular American Artists Robert Bonfils, Robert Maguire, Gene Bilbrew and Bill Ward, and British artists Reginald Heade and H.W. Perl. Softcover, 8" x 10.5", 224 pages, full color. Cover price $24.95.

Add to cart Very Good $7.99

1st printing. Decades of Science Fiction is an anthology of 27 short stories that illustrate the development and popularity of the genre. Through its collection of well-chosen, classic stories, it allows students to trace the evolution of science fiction from the days of H.G Wells and Verne through the present. The text contains important historical and contextual information and demonstrates how science fiction, the adaptable genre, relates to the important issues of our lives. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 557 pages, Text Only.

Volume 1, Issue 1 - November, 1938. 6.75" x 9.75", 116 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VF/NM 9.0 $54.00 View scans Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

1st printing. Collects Shock Illustrated (1955) #1-4.

Written by Daniel Keyes, Robert Bernstein, Jack Oleck, Al Feldstein, John Larner, and Jack Oleck. Art by Jack Kamen, Reed Crandall, George Evans, Al Williamson, Graham Ingels, Graham Ingels, Rudy Nappi, and Frank Frazetta. Cover by Jack Kamen. Introduction by Grant Geissman. Foreword by Steve Niles.

Enjoy the complete run of Shock Illustrated, an innovative "Picto-Fiction" magazine containing illustrated prose stories of switch parties, thrill killers, and more of society's dark underbelly-written and illustrated by Daniel Keyes (Flowers for Algernon), Jack Kamen, Reed Crandall, Graham Ingels, and more!

Includes the lost fourth issue, with pencils from Frank Frazetta and unproduced scripts for issue 5!

Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 248 pages, full color.

Cover price $49.99.

1st printing. By Edgar Rice Burroughs. Acclaimed as America's foremost writer of adventure stories, Edgar Rice Burroughs, the man who crated Tarzan, is one of the 20th Century's most widely-read authors. This is collection of some of his best Science Fiction adventure stories. Includes PELLUCIDAR; THUVIA - MAID OF MARS; TANAR OF PELLUCIDOR; THE CHESSMEN OF MARS; and THE MASTER MIND OF MARS. Hardcover, 452 pages, Text Only.

2nd and later printings. By Edgar Rice Burroughs. Acclaimed as America's foremost writer of adventure stories, Edgar Rice Burroughs, the man who crated Tarzan, is one of the 20th Century's most widely-read authors. This is collection of some of his best Science Fiction adventure stories. Includes PELLUCIDAR; THUVIA - MAID OF MARS; TANAR OF PELLUCIDOR; THE CHESSMEN OF MARS; and THE MASTER MIND OF MARS. Hardcover, 452 pages, Text Only.

1st printing. By August Ragone. Now in Paperback! Behind-the-scenes hero to anyone who's thrilled by giant monsters duking it out over Tokyo, Eiji Tsuburaya was the visual effects mastermind behind Godzilla, Ultraman, and numerous Japanese science fiction movies and TV shows beloved around the world. The first book on this legendary film figure in English, this highly visual biography surveys his fascinating life and career, featuring hundreds of film stills, posters, concept art, and delightful on-set photos of Tsuburaya prompting monsters to crush landmark buildings. A must-have for fans, this towering tribute also profiles Tsuburaya's film collaborators, details his key films and shows, and spotlights the enduring popularity of the characters he helped create. Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 208 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $29.95.

1st Printing. For decades now science fiction has provided the small screen with many of its most memorable - and forgettable - moments. The best, such as Doctor Who, Star Trek, The Prisoner, and Gerry Anderson's marionation puppets, have attracted a devoted following who refuse to let their legends fade. Other, series such as Space Patrol and the Andromeda series have not been quite so fortunate, slipping into the Twilight Zone of archival television. In recent years, the enduring fascination with science fiction has spawned new classics such as Quantum Leap, the increasingly popular Babylon 5 and an exciting new dynasty of Star Trek offspring - the phenomenally successful Next Generation series and its successor, Deep Space Nine. The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction is the first definitive A-Z of the subject and brings it right up to date with the latest editions to the TV science fiction universe. Between its covers are to be found the good, the bad, and the very ugly, the classics and those who have sunk without a trace. This is your map through four decades of science fiction on television. Softcover, 6" x 9", 728 pages, B&W.

Written by Roger Fulton. For over 40 years science fiction has provided television with both memorable and forgettable moments. "Doctor Who", "Star Trek", "The Prisoner" and Gerry Anderson's supermarionation puppets have attracted a devoted following who refuse to let their legends fade. Other series, such as "Space Patrol" and "Andromeda", have not been so fortunate, slipping into the twilight zone of archive television.;This A-Z guide to four decades of both good and bad science fiction on television has been revised and brought up to date to include recent successes such as "Quantum Leap", "Babylon 5", and the new "Star Trek" offspring, "Next Generation" and "Deep Space Nine". Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 697 pages, Text.

Add to cart Near Mint $10.00

Add to cart Near Mint $10.00

1st printing.

By Brent Spiner and Jeanne Darst.

Brent Spiner pens an explosive and hilarious novel, Fan Fiction, a personal look at the slightly askew view of the relationship between a celebrity and his fans.

Set in 1991, just as Star Trek: The Next Generation has rocketed the cast to global fame, the young and impressionable actor, Brent Spiner receives a mysterious package and a series of disturbing letters, that take him on a terrifying and bizarre journey that enlists Paramount Security, the LAPD, and even the FBI in putting a stop to the danger that has his life and career hanging in the balance.

Featuring a cast of characters from Patrick Stewart to Levar Burton to Trek creator Gene Roddenberry, to some completely imagined, this is the fictional autobiography that takes readers into the life of Brent Spiner and tells an amazing tale about the trappings of celebrity.

Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 256 pages, Text Only.

Cover price $27.99.

1st printing. By Steven Savile. Fantastic TV is an illustrated celebration of five decades of sci-fi and fantasy series. Featuring interviews with writers and creators of each of the classic shows covered, it offers a unique insight into the impact of genre TV from the men and women who brought their visions to life on the small screen. Interviewees' reminiscences and the author's heartfelt tributes describe the importance and/or uniqueness of all these different shows; how they relate to the world of genre fiction; how video truly did kill off its radio star predecessor, and how these shows continue to influence the writers and artists of today. Softcover, 6 1/2-in. x 9-in., 256 pages, Text (with 100 B&W Photos). Cover price $19.95.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $24.00 View scans Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart Very Good $21.00 View scans Staple rust: Moderate.

Fanzine devoted to sound recordings of fantasy & science fiction films and radio programs. 8.5" x 11", 16 pages, B&W.

Vol. 1, No. 1. December 1946. UK science fiction story magazine. 5.5" x 8.5". 96 pages. Black and white. Text with occasional illustrations.