Comic books in 'Comics Hobby'

Christmas Special. Cover price $0.40.

Edited by Bill Dubay (first fanzine published by Bill Dubay). "Billy De" comic strip (W/A) Bill Dubay, "Johnny Fulman" comic strip (W) Bill Dubay (A) Bob Alano, "The Blade" Comic strip (W) Charlie Curtis (A) Chic Dubay, "Man in Black" and "Nite-Crawler" fiction stories, Gray Grasshopper, Nite-Crawler, Viking Prince, Captain Marvel, & Stuntman pinup pages, and more. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., loose pages bound with staples, B&W, 46 pages. Cover price $0.40.

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Catalogue No.7. A catalog featuring comic books from various publishers. 5.5-in. x 8.5-in. 24 pages, B&W.

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Catalogue No.25 - Cheesecake. A catalog published annually by Fantasy Illustrated and Rocket Comics featuring pulp magazines from the 1920's to the 1950's. 5.5-in. x 8.5-in. 16 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.

A catalog published annually by Fantasy Illustrated and Rocket Comics featuring pulp magazines and comics books from the golden age and beyond. 5.25-in. x 8.25-in. 144 pages, B&W.

Dr. Strange cover by John Bolton

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Newspaper style Fanzine edited by Martin Pasko, who worked for DC for three decades and has written Superman in many forms of media. Includes an article about the "new" direction of Superman, and a "Steranko to do FF!" article to highlight how the medium was in a state of change those days. A comic con report about the direction of comics in the 1970's with a number of photos taken of prominent comic book writers and artists at the New York Con at the Statler-Hilton July 3-5, 1970. Fantazine inteviews Mike Friedrich; all newsprint; 8 pages; b&w; 7-in. x 9 1/2-in. Cover price $0.30.

Newspaper style Fanzine edited by Martin Pasko, who worked for DC for three decades and has written Superman in many forms of media. Includes an article alerting fans how to avoid mail fraud, and "Is Marvel Slipping?". Plus, The Space Ranger Saga, a discussion and chronicling of his history in Tales of the Unexpected. Fantazine inteviews Marvel's Most Prolific Writer, Roy Thomas, plus other news; all newsprint; 8 pages; b&w; 7-in. x 9 1/2-in. Cover price $0.30.

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Newspaper style Fanzine edited by Martin Pasko, who worked for DC for three decades and has written Superman in many forms of media. Includes an article Marvel defying the Comics Code drug ban, and Fantazine Presents the N.U.H.S. Award (for Never Underestimating Human Stupidity) to themselves (probably just a way to draw themselves into the fanzine, lol). Plus, A comprehensive Fanzine Revue. The Space Ranger Saga Continues with 4 covers printed on a glossy centerfold. Fantazine inteviews Batman Legendary Writer, Denny O'Neil, plus other news; newsprint with glossy centerfold; 12 pages; b&w; 7-in. x 9 1/2-in. Cover price $0.36.

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1st printing. Written by Stephen Weiner. Art by Jeff Smith. Graphic novels have exploded off bookstore shelves and into movies, college courses and the New York Times Book Review, and onto the coffee tables of the cognoscenti. Where did all the excitement come from? Stephen Weiner, a comics historian and children's literature specialist, provides the answers in this groundbreaking book - the first history of graphic novels. The author of 101 Best Graphic Novels tells the whole history of this new medium - from the first modern urban autobiographical graphic novel, Will Eisner's A Contract with God, to the hip indy comics of the Hernandez Bros.' Love and Rockets, the dark mysteries of Neil Gaiman's Sandman, and the postmodern superheroics of Frank Miller's Batman: The Dark Knight. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 74 pages, Text (with B&W Illustrations). Cover price $14.99.

1st printing. Written by Stephen Weiner. Art by Jeff Smith. It took a few years of false starts but now it's official: the graphic novel form is the fastest growing new category of publishing; rising, in fact, like a meteor! Stephen Weiner, author of The 101 Best Graphic Novels, takes you on a historical tour of this format, with a bit of background on comics as a whole. Softcover, 80 pages, Text (with B&W Illustrations). Cover price $9.95.

Superior Set No. 4077 by SMECo (Superior Making Equipment Company). The printing box set is not dated and estimated mid 1930's. A three panel cartoon appears on the front of the box featuring Dick Tracy, Little Orphan Annie, and others discussing going to the circus. The interior contents include a "Printing With Rubber" brief instruction guide explaining the basic steps for making signs and posters, setting type, printing pictures, and making "funnies", a blank pad for stamping, an ink pad for rubber stamps inside a tin box, 2 grooved wood blocks, 24? rubber stamps with letters (some of the letters commonly used together to make words are doubled, for example "gh" are on the same stamp), plus 9 character rubber stamps. The character stamps feature Dick Tracy, B. O. Plenty, Smitty, Annie and Sandy, Herby and Scrappy, Chief Brandon, and other popular characters appearing in the Favorite Funnies comic strips. Box measures 9.25 x 6.75.

1st printing. Behind a new painted cover by Jerry Ordway, the Fawcett Companion presents the best of the first 59 issues of the Fawcett Collectors of America newsletter, founded in 1973! Editor P.C. Hamerlinck has been delighting fans with his new FCA sections in Alter Ego, and this volume spotlights Fawcett's unique cast of characters, including Captain Marvel and the Marvel Family, Ibis the Invincible, Spy Smasher, Bulletman and Bulletgirl, Phantom Eagle, Minute-Man, and more! Additional highlights include a historical perspective of Fawcett Comics with a behind-the-scenes look inside the Fawcett offices showcasing how their comics were created in the Golden Age, commentary and essays by C.C. Beck, extensive creator interviews including Marc Swayze, Kurt Schaffenberger, Otto Binder, Pete Constanza, Al Allard, and Will Lieberson, among other prominent classic artisans, plus rare and previously unpublished artwork by Mac Raboy, Dave Berg, Alex Toth, George Evans, Alan Hanley, Alex Ross, and more! Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 160 pages, B&W. Cover price $15.95.

March 1940. Internal trade publication published by Fawcett and available to newsstands and businesses that sold their products. 12" x 17", 4 pages, B&W.

Internal trade publication published by Fawcett and available to newsstands and businesses that sold their products.

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March 1994 catalog of Fantagraphics books and comics. 6 1/2-in. x 10 1/4-in., 40 pages, B&W.

August 1993. Fantagraphics Monthly Newsletter. Inside: The complete list of the 1993 Harvey Award nominations! Newsprint, 36 Pages, B&W.

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September 1993. Fantagraphics Monthly Newsletter. Newsprint, 32 Pages, B&W. Mature Readers

February 1994. Fantagraphics Monthly Newsletter. Newsprint, 36 Pages, B&W.

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Written by JOHN RHETT THOMAS Cover by STUART IMMONEN The only thing you have to fear is...FEAR ITSELF! Starting in April, Marvel lifts the lid on a plot that might undo the Heroic Age just as it's getting started - with a universe-shattering attack from an unexpected quarter! In this issue of SPOTLIGHT, we dig deep with the creators behind FEAR ITSELF, including Matt Fraction (THOR, UNCANNY X-MEN) and Stuart Immonen (NEW AVENGERS) as they provide insight into the main event and the characters most affected by it! Plus: Take a look back at some of Marvel's biggest blockbusters through the years - from old-school epics like the Avengers/Defenders War and SECRET WARS to contemporary crossovers like CIVIL WAR and SIEGE! 32 PGS./One-Shot/Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Charles Brownstein's Feature magazine was a great forum for straightforward, intelligent interviews with a host of comics creators, most from just outside the mainstream, but with many "name" guests as well. #1 (Oct/Nov 1995) Jeff Smith cover - Jeff Smith and Bone, Al Gordon and Jerry Ordway, plus Dave Sim and Larry Marder on the State of the Industry. Cover price $1.75.

Paul Pope on THB and other work; Jim Valentino on ShadowHawk and Vignettes; Charles Vess looks back on his work. Cover by Paul Pope. Cover price $1.75.

Steve Bissette on Tyrant, Swamp Thing, and over 20 years in comics; Kurt Busiek on the origins and future of Astro City; Don Simpson discusses Megaton Man and other Bizarre Heroes. Cover by Steve Bissette. Cover price $1.75.

Spring 1997 issue. David Lapham cover - David Lapham and Stray Bullets, Jim Valentino and A Touch of Silver and Normalman, Rick Veitch and Bratpack and Rare Bit Fiends, Adrian Tomine and Optic Nerve, plus 12 pages of alternative comics reviews! Cover price $3.95.

Summer 1997 issue. Peter Bagge cover - Alan Moore, Dave Sim, Larry Marder, Peter Bagge, and Batton Lash. 64 pgs. B&W. Cover price $3.95.

Winter 1997 issue. Dave Sim cover - A celebration of Cerebus at 20, with a Dave Sim interview, essays by Alan Moore, Neil Gaiman, Jeff Smith (pre-feud) and more, plus Gerhard, Joe Kubert, and Matt Wagner. Cover price $3.95.

April 1998 - Femforce Product Catalog. Comics, portfolios, t-shirts, cards, games... everything related AC Comics' Femforce. 5.25" x 8.5", 20 pages, B&W. Cover price $1.50.

5 1/2 x 8 1/2. loose-leaf format;3 ring hole punched pages. b&w. Covers the 1st 10 issues of Femforce. + crossover guide. Cover price $2.95.

Installment 14. Covers issues #93 - 100 of Femforce. + crossover guide. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2. loose-leaf format;3 ring hole punched pages. 28 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

1st Printing. By Mike Hoffman. A collection of prints and paintings by Mike Hoffman featuring a bevy of beautiful buxom femme fatales! Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 68 pages, full color. MATURE READERS

Features art by animator Justin Ridge. 24 pages, black and white with color, 8.5" X 5.5". Limited to 200 copies Cover price $10.00.

Program booklet from the 1986 Festival of Cartoon Art at Ohio State University in Columbus. Text piece by Milton Caniff and Jules Feiffer, "Strip-Time: The Comics Observed." Art reproductions by Brad Anderson, Tony Auth, Jim Borgman, Caniff, Will Eisner, Feiffer, Chester Gould, Sam Gross, Johnny Hart, Albert Hirschfeld, Hank Ketchum, Dick Locher, Dick Moores, Bill Watterson, Chic Young, and more. 10-7/8 in. x 9-in.; black and white; 64 pages on heavy white paper.

Vol. 2 #2. Cover by Steven Hughes. An official newsletter for fans of Lady Death and Evil Ernie. 5 1/2" X 8 1/2". B&W.

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Cover by Curt Swan, Murphy Anderson & Arne Starr. Written by Barry Marx, Thomas Hill & Joey Cavalieri. Profiles of M.C. Gaines, Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson, Harry Donenfeld, Jack Liebowitz, Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster, Bob Kane, Bill Finger, Warner Publisher Services, Sheldon Mayer, Sol Harrison, Bud Budner, Gardner Fox, William Moulton Marston, Emile Keirsbilk, Carroll Rheinstrom, Fleischer Studios, Bud Collyer, Kirk Alyn, Mort Weisinger, Whitney Ellsworth, George Reeves, Wayne Boring, Curt Swan, Bernard Trout, World Color Press, Robert Kanigher, Julius Schwartz, Jerry Bails, Roy Thomas, Adam West, Burt Ward, Licensing Company of America, Carmine Infantino, Neal Adams, Denny O'Neil, Adolf Kabatek, Hanna-Barbera Productions, Ilya Salkind, Alexander Salkind, Christopher Reeve, Lynda Carter, Phil Seuling, Bud Plant, Marv Wolfman, George Perez, Frank Miller, Helen Slater, Superman Peanut Butter, Kenner Products. Plus: brief comments by Daniel P. Moynihan, Richard Corben, Ray Bradbury, Gloria Steinem, Mort Walker, Milton Glaser, Walter Koenig, Gene Siskel, Stephen King, Gene Simmons, Jim Henson, David L. Wolper, Stan Lee, Susan Stamberg, Roger Ebert, Brooke Shields, Carol Bellamy, Whoopi Goldberg. Cover price $2.95.

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August 1997. Catalog of toys, statues, and related items available from Diamond Comic Distributors. Cover price $0.75.

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February 2007. Catalog of toys, statues, and related items available from Diamond Comic Distributors. 8.25-in. x 10.75-in.; full color; 56 pages. Cover price $0.75.

NOTE: All Text is in Japanese - 1st printing. Celebrate a decade of Final Fantasy VII with the Final Fantasy VII 10th-Anniversary Ultimania collection. This copiously illustrated collection captures gamers' favorite memories of the ground-breaking game, from characters like Cloud Strife and Aerith, to the monsters and battles that have inspired a generation of gamers. Softcover, 8-in. x 12-in., 240 pages, full color. NOTE: Japanese text. Cover price $37.50.

Fire and Water: Bill Everett, the Sub-Mariner and the Birth of Marvel Comics - 1st prinitng. In 1939, brand-new Marvel's first-ever comic book featured an anti-hero named the Sub-Mariner, created by legendary artist Bill Everett. From the superhero and horror genre, to romance, crime, and suspense, Bill Everett was a master of the medium. Blake Bell's follow-up to Strange & Stranger: The World of Steve Ditko, Fire and Water is the definitive biography of the man and his career. The main focus, however, will be the stunning display of artwork that few artists can match in breadth and quality - all on display in this coffee table art book that is destined to ensure Everett's place at the table of premier comic book virtuosos. Hardcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 216 pages, full color. Cover price $39.99.

Previews First Publishing's titles for June 1983. Printed on green paper. 8.5-in x 11-in. 4 pages, B&W.

6 pages, B&W.