Golden Age comic books issue 1

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1st printing. Collects Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi - Golden Age of the Sith (1996) #0-5. Writen by Kevin J. Anderson. Cover by Duncan Fegredo. Art by Dario Carrasco, Jr., Mark G. Heike, Bill Black, David Jacob Beckett, and Stan Woch. Marka Ragnos ruled the galaxy with an iron fist. He was the Dark Lord of the Sith - the most powerful of the most powerful. But now he is dead. And two innocent hyperspace explorers, Gav and Jori Daragon, may follow suit if they get caught between the factions fighting to fill the Dark Lord void. Softcover, 144 pages, full color. Cover price $16.95.

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1st printing.

Written by lvin Schwartz. Art by Wayne Boring. Cover by Peter Poplaski.

The Man of Steel's newspaper comic strips are among the rarest of all Superman collectibles. In these 15 storylines, Superman faces off against the "Crime Mentalist" who can predict crimes before they happen; finds himself locked up for speeding in "Superman, Jailbird;" plays cupid to help a millionaire Prince Charming find the mysterious "Miss Whisper;" and is at the mercy of his old foe Enthor's paralyzing weapon! Other stories in this third addition to the series include "Lois's Secret Identity" and "The Super Elixir."

Featuring never-before-collected strips!

Hardcover (Horizontal Format), 11-in. x 9-in., 260 pages, B&W. All Ages

Cover price $49.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $26.00

1st printing. Written by Jerry Siegel and DC Comics. Art by Wayne Boring and Jack Burnley. Introduction by Mark Waid. Cover by Peter Poplaski. The first book in our Superman Sundays series begins with the classic comics from May 9, 1943 and continues through August 4, 1946, filling another major gap in the Superman mythos. In a partnership between IDW's The Library of American Comics and DC Entertainment, this volume begins a comprehensive archival program to bring back into print every one of the Superman Sunday newspaper strips. The complete comics will be published in three sub-sets, The Golden Age (1940s), The Atomic Age (1950s), and The Silver Age (1960s). The color Sundays and black-and-white dailies contained distinct storylines and will be released in separate, concurrent, series. Superman was created in 1938 by two ambitious Cleveland youngsters, Joe Shuster and Jerry Siegel. He remains the little guy's White Knight, battling terrestrial and extra-terrestrial menaces and standing for Truth, Justice, and the American Way. Hardcover, 184 pages, full color. Cover price $49.99.

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1st printing. By Willard Mullin. THE FIRST-EVER RETROSPECTIVE OF THE DEAN OF AMERICAN SPORTS CARTOONING. In Fantagraphics' ceaseless effort to rediscover every world-class cartoonist in the history of the medium, we turn your attention to a neglected part of the art form-sports cartooning-and to its greatest practitioner -- Willard Mullin. The years 1930-1970 were the Golden Age of both American sports and American comic strips, when giants strode their respective fields -- Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, and Hank Aaron in one, George (Krazy Kat) Herriman, Milton (Steve Canyon) Caniff, Walt (Pogo) Kelly in the other -- and Mullin was there, straddling both fields, recording every major player and event in the mid-20th-century history of baseball. Mullin was to baseball players what Bill Mauldin was to soldiers: advocate and critic, investing them with personality, humanity, dignity, and poignancy; Mauldin had Willie & Joe and Mullin had the Brooklyn Bum, his affectionate 1939 character representing the bedraggled figure of the Brooklyn Dodgers. Willard Mullin's Golden Age of Baseball: Drawings 1934-1972 collects for the first time Mullin's best drawings devoted to baseball-depictions of players like Joe DiMaggio, Ted Williams, Yogi Berra, and Sandy Koufax, legendary managers like Casey Stengel and George Steinbrenner, and events like Lou Gehrig's emotional retirement speech on July 4, 1939, for which Mullin not only drew a portrait but composed a poem (which he often incorporated into his cartoons). Mullin's fluid line and delicate but vigorous brushwork are shown to beautiful effect, with many drawings reproduced from original art. See why millions of baseball fans from the '30s to the '70s looked forward to Mullin's cartoons in their daily paper. Mullins was voted "Sports Cartoonist of the Century" upon his retirement by his peers, and his legacy has been summed up by New Yorker cartoonist Bob Staake, who wrote, "Mullin defined the modern sports cartoon by combining representative portraiture, cartoonish doodlery, and editorial commentary-part news account, part personal observation, his cartoons celebrated sport for its entertainment, cultural, and artistic value." Hardcover, 200 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $34.99.

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1st printing. Collects Battle Hymn (2005) #1-5. Written by B. CLAY MOORE. Art by JEREMY HAUN & ANDE PARKS. Cover by JEREMY HAUN & DAVE BRYANT. It's 1944, and the first gathering of super-powered heroes may very well be the last. What happens when the government assembles a new breed of super-powered beings at the height of war? Who lives? Who dies? And what exactly does the government have planned for the 'heroes'? BATTLE HYMN: FAREWELL TO THE FIRST GOLDEN AGE answers these questions with this beautiful collection of the sold-out acclaimed miniseries. Also including original character designs and concepts, background information and much more! Softcover, 152 pages, full color. Cover price $14.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $72.00

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2nd Edition - Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Marvel Comics (1939)#1 and Marvel Mystery Comics (1939-1949) #2-12.

Written by Fred Schwab (as Ed Wood), Carl Burgos, Paul Gustavson, Bill Everett, Al Anders, Art Pinajian (as Tomm Dixon), Ray Gill, Ben Thompson, Paul J. Lauretta, David C. Cooke, Fred Schwab (as Ed Wood), Steve Dahlman, Bob Davis (as Stockbridge Winslow), William Allison Andrew McWhiney, Jack D'Arcy, John H. Compton, Louis Glanzman, Beach Allen, Gene Marrin, and E. Peters.
Art by Fred Schwab (as Ed Wood), Carl Burgos, Paul Gustavson, Bill Everett, Al Anders, Art Pinajian (as Tomm Dixon), Sam Gilman, Ben Thompson, Paul J. Lauretta, Charles J. Mazoujian, Harry Ramsey, Steve Dahlman, Irwin Hasen, Frank Thomas, William Allison, Robert Hughes, Louis Glanzman, Ed Robbins, Bob Oksner, and Gene Marrin.
Cover by FRANK R. PAUL.
Introduction by Will Murray.

In August 1939 a new voice hit the newsstands and changed the comic-book world forever: MARVEL COMICS #1, with its blazing Human Torch cover, had arrived!

This 64-page pulp package wasn't your typical assortment of super-powered, straight-laced, do-gooders-this was something completely new. The amazing android creation of Dr. Phineas Horton, the Human Torch was neither man nor hero-he was a blazing force of nature that shocked and unsettled mankind. Prince Namor, the Sub-Mariner, the half-human/half-Atlantean, ventures from his undersea kingdom into the world of man-not with a mind set on peace, but towards vengeance!

These two characters would form the foundation for the style of conflicted hero that defines Marvel to this day, and you'll see them evolve across twelve full issues from their raw forms into the battling fire and water mega-hits of the Golden Age!

They're flanked by an eclectic set born out of the fast-paced energy and imagination of the Golden Age including the heroic Angel; the wild and incomparable robot invention, Electro; the hard-edged detective, the Ferret; Terry Vance, the boy adventurer; the Western Masked Raider; and the ongoing jungle adventures of Ka-Zar, the Great.

Featuring an extensive essay on Marvel's pulp magazine pre-history, publisher Martin Goodman and the birth of Marvel Comics by noted historian Will Murray, and topped off with special bonus features including original artwork and items never seen since 1939, this collection forms the cornerstone of Marvel history essential for every comic book fan, collector and historian!

Hardcover, 848 pages, full color.

Cover price $150.00.

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Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects stories from More Fun Comics (1935-1947) #73-107, World's Finest (1941-1986) #7-28 and Adventure Comics (1938-1983 1st Series) #103-117. Written by Mort Weisinger. Art by George Papp and Cliff Young. Cover by J. Bone. For the first time, DC collects the Golden Age tales that introduced Green Arrow! In these original adventures, millionaire Oliver Queen battles crime with the help of his young ward, Speedy, taking on corruption and crime in Star City, including villains like Bull's-Eye, the Voice, the Skylark and many more. Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 792 pages, full color. Cover price $125.00.

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1st Edition - 1st printing. Collects Golden Age (1993) #1-4.

Written by James Robinson. Art and cover by Paul Smith.

A new edition of the classic collection featuring the classic miniseries by James Robinson (STARMAN) and Paul Smith (Uncanny X-Men)! Don't miss this unique look at the classic heroes of the JSA in a tale pits them against the greatest evil of their time.

Softcover, 200 pages, full color.

NOTE: This is a New Re-titled Edition of Golden Age TPB (1995 DC). - Odinson, Lone Star Comics Archivist Cover price $19.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $27.00

Add to cart Near Mint $27.00

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "June 1942-October 1944!" Collects stories from Fight Comics (1940) #19-34.

The first adventure of Rita Farrar, aka Senorita Rio, the lovely actress-turned-agent, arrived in June 1942 inside the pages of Fight Comics #19.

Created by a true legend in the industry Nick Viscardi, later known better as Nick Cardy, he stayed with the series for eleven adventures before handing duties to Lily Renée who was probably most strongly associated with the character and one of the greatest female comic artists in the history of the business!

When compared to the many other spy comic series that came and went in the Golden Age, Senorita Rio survived eight years in a male-dominated world due to her extraordinary skills, her marksmanship, and her athleticism, making her truly "The Queen of Spies"!

Softcover, 184 pages, full color.

Cover price $29.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $16.00

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1st printing.

Written by Chip Kidd. Photography by Geoff Spear. Art by C.C. Beck, Mac Raboy and Jack Kirby.

The World's Mightiest Mortal made his debut in Whiz Comics in 1940, and outsold his biggest competitor, Superman, by 14 million copies a month. It wasn't long before a variety of merchandise was licensed and a fan club was created to keep up with the demand. These collectibles now sell for outrageous prices on eBay and in comic book stores and conventions. Seventy years later, an unprecedented assortment of these artifacts are gathered together by award-winning writer/designer Chip Kidd and photographer Geo Spear. Join Kidd, Spear, and the World's Mightiest Mortal in this first, fully authorized celebration of ephemera, artwork, and rare, one-of-a-kind toys, and recapture the magic that was the power of SHAZAM!

Softcover, 8-in. x 10-in., 246 pages, full color.

NOTE: "Back when comic books were king, when they sold their most, the World's Mightiest Mortal reigned supreme. No one held a candle to him. This book celebrates the lost wonder of the character who dominated the greatest period of the comic book art form. Chip Kidd has created a tribute to my personal favorite super hero -- one that he has always deserved." - Alex Ross

Cover price $24.99.

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1st printing. Written by Les Daniels. Art by Chip Kidd. Photographs by Geoff Spear. A wonderful look at the origins of arguably the greatest super hero of all time - Superman! Hardcover, 96 pages, full color.

Add to cart Near Mint $80.00

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects material from Marvel Comics (1939) #1, Marvel Mystery Comics (1939-1949) #2-34 and 83, Human Torch Comics (1940-1954) #2-7 and 28, All Winners Comics (1941-1947) #1-4, Young Men (1950-1954) #24-28, Captain America Comics (1941-1954 Golden Age) #76 and Daring Mystery Comics (1940-1942) #7.

Written by Carl Burgos, Bill Everett, John H. Compton, and Stan Lee. Art by Carl Burgos, Bill Everett, Harry Sahle, and Russ Heath. Cover by Carl Burgos. Introduction by Roy Thomas.

Marvel proudly presents TIMELY'S GREATEST, a series of once-in-lifetime volumes collecting the greatest stories of the Golden Age - when Marvel was known as Timely Comics!

Timely's first super hero, the burning-hot hit called the Human Torch, seared his way into readers' minds in 1939, setting the path for all Marvel icons to come! Carl Burgos' fiery hero wasn't a typical do-gooder - he was a creation of cutting-edge science in a world that was terrified by his burning visage. In this first-ever collection of every Human Torch tale from the character's debut through Carl Burgos' April 1942 induction into the war effort, you'll experience the birth of Marvel Comics!

Also featuring Burgos' rare postwar and 1950s Torch stories and covers!

Hardcover, 1,032 pages, full color.

Cover price $150.00.

Add to cart Near Mint $72.00

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects material from Marvel Comics (1939) #1, Marvel Mystery Comics (1939-1949) #2-34 and 83, Human Torch Comics (1940-1954) #2-7 and 28, All Winners Comics (1941-1947) #1-4, Young Men (1950-1954) #24-28, Captain America Comics (1941-1954 Golden Age) #76 and Daring Mystery Comics (1940-1942) #7.

Written by Carl Burgos, Bill Everett, John H. Compton, and Stan Lee. Art by Carl Burgos, Bill Everett, Harry Sahle, and Russ Heath. Cover by Carl Burgos. Introduction by Roy Thomas.

Marvel proudly presents TIMELY'S GREATEST, a series of once-in-lifetime volumes collecting the greatest stories of the Golden Age - when Marvel was known as Timely Comics!

Timely's first super hero, the burning-hot hit called the Human Torch, seared his way into readers' minds in 1939, setting the path for all Marvel icons to come! Carl Burgos' fiery hero wasn't a typical do-gooder - he was a creation of cutting-edge science in a world that was terrified by his burning visage. In this first-ever collection of every Human Torch tale from the character's debut through Carl Burgos' April 1942 induction into the war effort, you'll experience the birth of Marvel Comics!

Also featuring Burgos' rare postwar and 1950s Torch stories and covers!

Hardcover, 1,032 pages, full color.

Cover price $150.00.

Add to cart Very Fine $10.00

1st printing. Written by Les Daniels. Batman's winged shadow first swooped into the comic book scene in 1939, and his tireless battle against the dark forces of Gotham City has been thrilling fans ever since. Tragically orphaned Bruce Wayne by day, his nocturnal alter ego has become the world's ultimate crime fighter. Batman: The Golden Age harks back to the early years of the Caped Crusader, celebrating the triumphs and victories of those initial glory days. Packed with archival comic book art, photos, and more, this lavish full-color book is a fitting tribute to the Dark Knight. Hardcover, 98 pages, Text with full color illustrations and photos.

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1st printing. Edited by Ron Goulart. This issue examines the early history of DC Comics. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 106 pages, B&W. Cover price $12.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $20.00

1st printing. Collects Air Fighters Comics Vol. 1 (1941-1943) #12, Air Fighters Comics Vol. 2 (1943-1945) #2, 7, and Airboy Comics Vol. 02 (1945 Hillman) #12, Airboy Comics Vol. 03 (1946 Hillman) #6 and 12, Airboy Comics Vol. 04 (1947 Hillman) #10, and Airboy Comics Vol. 09 (1952 Hillman) #2. By Fred Kida. Introduction by Timothy Truman. From the pages of Air Fighters Comics and Airboy Comics comes The Complete Golden Age Airboy & Valkyrie! Inspired by Milton Caniff's Terry & the Pirates, Airboy and Valkyrie had a love/hate relationship that brought tension and drama to their stories. The Fred Kida stories collected in this volume inspired comic greats such as Alex Toth. For the first time, their complete adventures will be digitally restored and reprinted in one volume. Cover price $24.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $36.95

Add to cart Near Mint $36.95

Volume 1 -1st printing. "June 1944-August 1947!" Collects stories from Fight Comics (1940-1954) #32-52. Cover by Joe Doolin. The Tiger Girl, created by Robert Webb, was also known as Princess Vishnu. She was brought from India to Africa by her father Rajah Vishnu, after the death of her Irish mother. She was an excellent leader and pretty good in a fight, especially when she used her whip and her tiger ring, which gave her added strength when she looked at it and was accompanied by her companions: Benzali, a tiger, and Abdola, an Indian man. She protected her lost civilization from outsiders and others who meant harm. Tiger Girl first appeared in Fight Comics #32 (June 1944) published by Fiction House. Featuring stories by Joe Dodlin, Robert Webb, Alex Blum, Matt Baker, and Iger Shop. Hardcover, 184 pages, full color. Cover price $52.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $34.00

Add to cart Near Mint $34.00

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "January-March 1940!" Collects Jungle Comics (1940 Fiction House) #1-3. Cover by Lou Fine. Jungle Comics ran for almost 15 years and there's no wonder with a roster of creative talent like Lou Fine, Alex Blum, Taylor Martin, Fletcher Hanks, Chuck Winter, Art Peddy, Henry Kiefer, George Wilson, Bill Allison, Dick Briefer, Will Eisner, Ken Jackson, R. Louis Golden, Rafael Astarita, Charles Sultan, Robert Lewis and Bob Powell all serving us such jungle treats as these. Alex Blum created Kaanga, Lord of the Jungle, who after losing his family in the Congo, was adopted by a local tribe of "ape-men" where he tackled everything from bad animals to dinosaurs to witch doctors to Germans, appearing in all 163 issues! Hardcover, 208 pages, full color. Cover price $52.99.

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Volume 1 - 1st printing. "October 1941-February 1942!" Collects Rangers [of Freedom] Comics (1941-1952) #1-3. Stories and art by Joe Doolin, Bob Jenney, Jim Chambers, Stan Aschmeier, Al Walker, Walter Galli, Richard Case, and Don Lynch. The Rangers of Freedom were "Biff" Barkley, "Tex" Russell and Peter Cabot, three young men who were recruited by the FBI because their physical and mental fortitude made them "the best specimens of American youth." They donned patriotically themed bulletproof costumes, but they had no secret identities. Together with Ranger Girl they fought villainous Nazis and Japanese forces led by the Super-Brain and the Black Dragon Society. Though they had no powers, the Rangers were good fighters. And they needed to be - as Superbrain's hooded axeman raises his bloody blade over Ranger Girl - the Freedom Trio slammed into action in the classic "The Headsman of Hate"! Hardcover, 184 pages, full color. Cover price $52.99.

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1st Edition - Signed by Bill Schelly.

1st printing.

By Bill Schelly.

Includes photos and gorgeous illustrations by Steve Ditko, Jim Starlin, Jim Steranko, Dave Stevens, R. Crumb, Bernie Wrightson, and an introduction by former editor-in-chief at Marvel Comics, Roy Thomas.

Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 144 pages, B&W.

NOTE: Limited to a 1,000 copies. Signature is on page 5 with Table of Contents.

Cover price $11.95.

Add to cart Fine $43.00

Expanded and Updated Edition

1st printing. By Bill Schelly.

Includes photos and gorgeous illustrations by Steve Ditko, Jim Starlin, Jim Steranko, Dave Stevens, R. Crumb, Bernie Wrightson, and an introduction by former editor-in-chief at Marvel Comics, Roy Thomas.

Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 184 pages, B&W.

Cover price $14.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $59.00

Expanded and Updated Edition

2nd and later printings. By Bill Schelly.

This book-length history of Comic Fandom's early years was nominated for an Eisner Award in 1996, and now returns in revised and expanded form.

Includes 40 extra pages, an 8-page color insert, and a brand-new cover by Michael Gilbert.

Schelly's fascinating text tells how it all began in the 1960s: the fanzines, the dealers, the comicons. Also included are over 75 photos, almost 200 gorgeous illustrations by Steve Ditko, Jim Starlin, Jim Steranko, Dave Stevens, R. Crumb, Bernie Wrightson, and an introduction by former editor-in-chief at Marvel Comics, Roy Thomas. Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 184 pages, B&W.

NOTE: You might recognize a handsome young devil in a photo of the Texas Trio on page 56. It's none other than Lone Star Comics' very own founder, Buddy Saunders. - Odinson, Lone Star Comics Archivist

Cover price $17.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $9.00

Add to cart Near Mint $9.00

1st printing. By Les Daniels. From the late 1930s to the mid-1950s, DC Comics blazed a creative, innovative trail in popular culture, and the company has remained at the forefront of the comics ever since. In this impeccably researched and brilliantly illustrated "blast from the past," comics historian Les Daniels, graphic designer Chip Kidd, and photographer Geoff Spear dive deep into the DC archives, offering an unprecedented '365 image' visual tour of the world of the DC comic-book heroes and artists. Hardcover (Horizontal Format), 9 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., full color. Cover price $29.95.

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Add to cart Very Good $2.50

Volume 1 - Issue 2, October-December 1993. Frank Frazetta cover art. 7" x 10.5", 176 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.95.

Add to cart Very Good $12.00

Add to cart FN+ 6.5 $17.00 View scan Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

The Golden Age of Comics: Book 8 - 1st printing. Story and art by E.C. Segar. Featuring three complete Thimble Theater Adventures - Popeye and the Jeep, Popeye and the Mystery Melody, and Popeye's Search for His Poppa - just as they originally appeared in the daily newspapers of 1936. Softcover (Horizontal Format), 11-in. x 8 1/2-in., 128 pages, B&W.

Add to cart Near Mint $44.95

1st printing.

Written by Cole Horton. Art and cover by Yihyoung Li.

For light and life.

This illustrated, in-universe guide will immerse you in the golden age of the Jedi, making it a must-have for fans of Star Wars: The High Republic, as well as new readers looking for an exciting entry point into the epic saga. Set centuries before the Skywalker Saga, this book is the ultimate in-universe guide to The High Republic, providing fascinating insight into a time of valiant heroes, terrifying monsters, and daring exploration.

Featuring stunning original illustrations, this striking book is an essential collectible that will transport you to the galaxy's golden age.

Hardcover, 8-in. x 10-in., 160 pages, full color.

Cover price $45.00.

Add to cart Near Mint $63.00

Add to cart Near Mint $63.00

2nd Edition - Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects All Star Comics (1940-1978) #8, Sensation Comics (1942-1952) #1-24, Wonder Woman (1942-1986 1st Series DC) #1-7, and material from Comic Cavalcade (1942-1954) #1-4. Written by William Moulton Marston. Art by Harry G. Peter. Cover by Darwyn Cooke. Wonder Woman, arguably the best-known female superhero in the world, and star of her own monthly comics, was introduced in the early 1940s in these quirky tales written by the inventor of the lie detector, psychologist William Moulton Marston. In these stories, Wonder Woman travels from Paradise Island to Man's World, where she serves as an emissary of peace, using her bracelets and lasso of truth to stop injustice. These stories introduce the mythology of Wonder Woman as she battles the powers of evil-from crooked business owners to Nazi spies. Hardcover, 776 pages, full color. Cover price $100.00.

Add to cart Very Fine $19.99

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects All Star Comics (1940-1978) #8, Sensation Comics (1942-1952) #1-14, Wonder Woman (1942-1986 1st Series DC) #1-3 and Comic Cavalcade (1942-1954) #1.

Written by William Moulton Marston. Art by Harry G. Peter. Cover by Michael Cho.

In these Golden Age tales that introduced Wonder Woman to the world, Diana heads into adventure and battles the evil of German operative Paul Van Gunther, the god Mars and more!

Softcover, 392 pages, full color.

Cover price $24.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $10.00

Add to cart Very Fine $8.00

Add to cart Very Fine $8.00

1st printing. Year of the Bat: The History of DC Comics: Fifty Years of Fantastic Imagination" (an issue of Comics: The Golden Age). Edited by Ron Goulart. This issue examines the early history of DC Comics. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 112 pages, B&W. Cover price $14.95.

Add to cart VF/NM 9.0 $80.00 View scans Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects ADVENTURE COMICS (1938-1983)#40-57, NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR 1939, and NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR 1940. Written by Gardner Fox. Art by Bert Christman, Creig Flessel, Chad Grothkopf, and Ogden Whitney. Cover by Crieg Flessel. The first batch of Wesley Dodd's adventures as Sandman are chronicled in this volume featuring an intro by Jim Amash, co-editor of Alter Ego. Hardcover, 228 pages, full color. Cover price $49.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $57.00

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "January-March 1940!" Collects Jungle Comics (1940 Fiction House) #1-3. Cover by Lou Fine. Jungle Comics ran for almost 15 years and there's no wonder with a roster of creative talent like Lou Fine, Alex Blum, Taylor Martin, Fletcher Hanks, Chuck Winter, Art Peddy, Henry Kiefer, George Wilson, Bill Allison, Dick Briefer, Will Eisner, Ken Jackson, R. Louis Golden, Rafael Astarita, Charles Sultan, Robert Lewis and Bob Powell all serving us such jungle treats as these. Alex Blum created Kaanga, Lord of the Jungle, who after losing his family in the Congo, was adopted by a local tribe of "ape-men" where he tackled everything from bad animals to dinosaurs to witch doctors to Germans, appearing in all 163 issues! Hardcover, 2085 pages, full color. Cover price $62.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $37.95

Add to cart Near Mint $37.95

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "1944 to Spring 1946!" Collects The Spirit (1944-1950 Quality) #1-4. Cover by Lou Fine. Featuring Stories by Lou Fine and Will Eisner. The Spirit is a fictional masked crime fighter created by cartoonist Will Eisner, who fights crime with the blessing of the city's police commissioner Dolan, an old friend. Despite the Spirit's origin as detective/criminologist Denny Colt, his real identity was rarely referred to after his first appearance, and for all intents and purposes he was simply "The Spirit." The stories are presented in a wide variety of styles, from straight forward crime drama and noir to lighthearted adventure, from mystery and horror to comedy and love stories, often with hybrid elements that twisted genre and reader expectations. Quality Comics was an American comic book publishing company that operated from 1937 to 1956 and was largely influential in creating the Golden Age of comic books. From 1940-1950, printer Everett M. "Busy" Arnold reprinted Eisner's Spirit stories under his Quality Comics banner. Comic book stories from the 1940s and 1950s may depict some ethnic and racial prejudices that were once commonplace in American culture. Such depictions were wrong then and are wrong today. While not representing the publisher's view of today's society, these stories are printed as they were originally created, because to do otherwise would be the same as claiming these prejudices never existed. Hardcover, 208 pages, full color. Cover price $52.99.

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Issue #1 - Summer 1995. Produced for the summer 1995 convention season as a promotional tool for the Emma Davenport comic books. Story by Gina Prosch, art by Rickie Prosch. A fun 1940s fantasy with Nazi spies, cropdusters and whimsy. 7 1/4-in. x 10 1/4-in., 16 total pages, black and white with red spot color. Cover price $1.75.

Add to cart Fine $14.00

Volume 1 - 1st printing. A bookshelf format reprint overview of the best Golden Age action-adventure heroes, as originally published by Fawcett, Fiction House & Lev Gleason and featuring classic stories starring Spy Smasher, Bulletman, Ibis, Minute Man, Mr. Scarlet, Crimebuster, Ironjaw, and Senorita Rio! Fourteen full-length stories in all, with art by Mac Raboy, Bob Fujitani, Nick Cardy, Fred Kida, Jerry Grandenetti, and more! Softcover, 8-in. x 9-in., 266 pages, B&W. Cover price $29.95.

Add to cart Fine $18.00

Add to cart Very Good $10.00

Add to cart Very Good $10.00

1st printing. "The Greatest Covers of Detective Comics from the '30s to the '50s!" By Joe Desris. Hardcover, 9 1/2-in. x 12-in., 144 pages, full color.

Add to cart Very Good $17.99

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "1935-1956!"

Written by Paul Levitz.

The single most comprehensive book on the subject, this volume traces DC Comics's first decades, from its pulp origins up to the comic book burnings of the McCarthy '50s in over 400 pages bursting with comics, art, photographs, and more comics. The first in a new series, expanded from the Eisner Award-winning book, 75 Years of DC Comics, hits the shelf at a reader friendly size with essays updated by author Paul Levitz and over 1,000 new images across five volumes. Featuring a new interview with legendary artist Joe Kubert.

Hardcover, 9-in. x 13-in., 400 pages, full color.

Cover price $59.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $17.00

1st printing.

By John Wade.

A Journey into Space with 1950s Radio, TV, Movies, Comics, and Books

John Wade grew up in the 1950s, a decade that has since been dubbed the "golden age of science fiction." For him, the super-accuracy and amazing technical quality of today's science fiction films pale into insignificance beside the radio, early TV and B-picture films about people who built rockets in their back gardens and flew them to lost planets, or tales of aliens who wanted to take over, if not our entire world, then at least our bodies.

This book is a personal account of John Wade's fascination with the genre across all the entertainment media in which it appeared, the sort of stuff he reveled in as a young boy, and still enjoys today.

Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 240 pages, full color.

Cover price $42.95.

Add to cart Very Good $8.70

1st printing.

ByRick Marschall.

The Golden Age of Television takes a behind-the-scenes look at TV shows from the 1940s and 1950s. Includes in-de[pth looks at The Lone Ranger, Ed Sullivan, The Honeymooners, The Tonight Show, I Love Lucy and many, many more!

Hardcover, 10-in. x 12-in., 192 pages, B&W.

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Issue 1 - Cover by J. Buser. Golden age super hero index compiled by Mike Nolan for May, 1968 that covers heroes from publishers such as; Ace, Fawcett, Fiction House, Fox, National, Nedor, Quality, and Timely. 8.5" x 11", 26 pages, B&W, Text Only.

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1st printing. By Mike Benton. DID YOU KNOW: Superman began his career as a villain; Jean Harlow was a model for Catwoman; Mickey Spillane started out as a comic book writer; Jerry Siegel married the real-life Lois Lane; and Madame Fatal was the first transvestite superhero? Find all this out and more in the ultimate history of the super-genre (early 1930-late 1940s). From Amazing Man to Wonder Woman, this book includes more than 300 full color illustrations, profiles on creators, and a complete checklist of Golden Age super hero comics! Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 200 pages, full color. Cover price $26.95.

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1st printing. Collects Mystery Men (2011 Marvel) #1-5 and Daring Mystery Comics (2009 Marvel). Written by David Liss. Art by Patrick Zircher and Jason Armstrong. Cover by Patrick Zircher. Meet Marvel's never-before-seen heroes of the 1930s! With a new evil washing over an unsuspecting New York City, the Operative, the Aviatrix, the Surgeon, the Revenant and Achilles blast through dangers from blood-soaked mob warehouses to monster-infested mansions, and fight to blow the lid off a conspiracy that could bring the nation itself to its knees! Award-winning historical-thriller novelist David Liss (BLACK PANTHER: THE MAN WITHOUT FEAR) weaves an edge-of-your-seat and in-continuity adventure intertwined with America's most scandalous crimes! Plus: Liss takes on classic Golden Age hero the Phantom Reporter! By day, he's a cub reporter - by night, he's the relentless scourge of the underworld! But what is the Reporter's uncanny origin? Softcover, 160 pages, full color. Cover price $19.99.

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1st printing. SLIMED! An Oral History of Nickelodeon's Golden Age tells the surprisingly complex, wonderfully nostalgic, and impressively compelling story of how Nickelodeon - the First Kids' Network - began as a DIY startup in the late 70s, and forged ahead through the early eighties with a tiny band of young artists and filmmakers who would go on to change everything about cable television, television in general, animation, and children's entertainment, proving just what can be done if the indie spirit is kept alive in the corporate world of contemporary media. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 320 pages, B&W. Cover price $20.00.

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"The Golden Age of The Comics No. 4" on cover but this is actually the 6th book in series.

1st printing. Story and art by Milton Caniff. Collects TERRY AND THE PIRATES comic strips. The cover lists this as "The Golden Age of The Comics No. 4" but the inside has a list of the series from Nostalgia Press, and this is actually the 6th book. Hardcover (Horizontal Format), 11-in. x 8 1/2-in., 212 pages, B&W.

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1st printing.

By Reid Mitenbuler.

In 1911, famed cartoonist Winsor McCay debuted one of the first animated cartoons, based on his sophisticated newspaper strip "Little Nemo in Slumberland," itself inspired by Freud's recent research on dreams. McCay is largely forgotten today, but he unleashed an art form, and the creative energy of artists from Otto Messmer and Max Fleischer to Walt Disney and Warner Bros.' Chuck Jones. Their origin stories, rivalries, and sheer genius, as Reid Mitenbuler skillfully relates, were as colorful and subversive as their creations - from Felix the Cat to Bugs Bunny to feature films such as Fantasia - which became an integral part and reflection of American culture over the next five decades.

Wild Minds is an ode to our colorful past and to the creative energy that later inspired The Simpsons, South Park, and BoJack Horseman.

Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 432 pages, Text (with full color and B&W photos).

Cover price $28.00.

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1st printing. Contributions by Jerry Robinson, Michael Chabon, and Jules Feiffer. This program has information about creators, characters, and key issues that shaped the Golden Age of Comics. Features Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman, Joker, Captain America, Captain Marvel, Daredevil (original) and many, many more! Softcover, 64 pages, B&W.