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Catalog of original comic book and comic strip art published by Tony Dispoto. 12 folded newsprint pages, B&W. Cover price $1.50.

Issue #2 - 1981. New magazine format. Catalog of original comic book and comic strip art published by Tony Dispoto. Artists include Vaughn Bode, Frank Frazetta, Michael Golden, Hal Foster, Frank Miller, Marshall Rogers, Al Capp, Jeff Jones, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko and many others. 8 1/4-in. x 11-in., 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.

Not numbered. 68 pages.

Not numbered. Wraparound cover by Robinson. Photos and news from the 1978 Reuben Awards Celebration, Dinner, and after party bash. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., black and white, 48 pages.

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Not numbered. Program book celebrating the 85th anniversary of the comic strip with photos and news from the 1978 Reuben Awards Celebration, Dinner, and after party bash. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., black and white, 56 pages.

Arnold Roth front cover art. Kurt Swan back cover art. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 12 pages, black and white with photos and illustrations.

Harry Devlin cover. Interview with Gluyas Williams. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 12 pages, black and white with photos and illustrations.

8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 12 pages, black and white with photos and illustrations.

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8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 12 pages, black and white with photos and illustrations.

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Hal Foster front cover art. Kurt Swan back cover art. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 12 pages, black and white with photos and illustrations.

Volume 1, Issue 2 - March 1947. Magazine produced by the American Cartoonists Association showcasing talents cartoonists and artist. 34 pages Cover price $0.35.

Volume 1, Issue 3 - April 1947. Magazine produced by the American Cartoonists Association showcasing talents cartoonists and artist. 34 pages Cover price $0.35.

Volume 1, Issue 4 - May 1947. Magazine produced by the American Cartoonists Association showcasing talents cartoonists and artist. 34 pages Cover price $0.35.

Volume 1, Issue 8 - August 1947. Magazine produced by the American Cartoonists Association showcasing talents cartoonists and artist. 34 pages Cover price $0.35.

Volume 1, Issue 10 - October 1947. Magazine produced by the American Cartoonists Association showcasing talents cartoonists and artist. 34 pages Cover price $0.35.

Volume 2, Issue 1 - January 1948. Magazine produced by the American Cartoonists Association showcasing talents cartoonists and artist. 34 pages Cover price $0.35.

Volume 2, Issue 4 - April/May 1948. Cover by Grundeen. Magazine produced by the American Cartoonists Association showcasing talents cartoonists and artist. 34 pages Cover price $0.35.

December 1948. Cover by R.E. Webb. Magazine produced by the American Cartoonists Association showcasing talents cartoonists and artist. 34 pages Cover price $0.25.

January/February 1949. Cover by MEL. Magazine produced by the American Cartoonists Association showcasing talent. 6 1/4-in. x 9 1/2-in., 34 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

March 1949. Cover by Grundeen. Magazine produced by the American Cartoonists Association showcasing talents cartoonists and artist. 34 pages Cover price $0.25.

June 1949. Cover by MEL. Magazine produced by the American Cartoonists Association showcasing talents cartoonists and artist. 34 pages Cover price $0.25.

July 1949. Cover by L.G. Magazine produced by the American Cartoonists Association showcasing talents cartoonists and artist. 34 pages Cover price $0.25.

Volume 3, Issue 6 - August/September 1949. Cover by Cavalli. Magazine produced by the American Cartoonists Association showcasing talents cartoonists and artist. 34 pages Cover price $0.25.

Volume 2, Issue 7 - October/November 1948. Cover by Grundeen. Magazine produced by the American Cartoonists Association showcasing talents cartoonists and artist. 34 pages Cover price $0.35.

February/March 1950. Magazine produced by the American Cartoonists Association showcasing talents cartoonists and artist. 34 pages Cover price $0.25.

October 1950. Cover by Shaffer. Magazine produced by the American Cartoonists Association showcasing talents cartoonists and artist. 34 pages Cover price $0.25.

August 1951. Magazine produced by the American Cartoonists Association showcasing talent. 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 34 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Back cover by Sergio Aragones. Art by every famous cartoonist. Comic Strip Movie photos.8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 64 pages B&W.

Issue #15 - 1990. Catalog of toys, games, paperbacks, apparel, graphic novels available in 1989. 7 3/4-in. x 10 1/2-in. 70 pages, B&W.

Issue #15 - 1990. Catalog of toys, games, paperbacks, apparel, graphic novels available in 1990. 7 3/4-in. x 10 1/2-in. 102 pages, B&W.

June, 1992. Catalog of toys, games, paperbacks, apparel, graphic novels available in 1992. 7 3/4-in. x 10 1/2-in. 16 pages, B&W.

Unnumbered progress report for the 1974 American Nostalgia Convention held in Dallas in 1974. Guests included Buster Crabbe, Duncan Renaldo, Gil Kane and others. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 16 total pages on newsprint, black and white.

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First progress report for the 1974 American Nostalgia Convention held in Dallas in 1974. Guests included Buster Crabbe, Duncan Renaldo, Gil Kane and others. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 16 total pages on newsprint, black and white.

$1.00 cover price. Two variant covers exist; this 1964 reprint with cover variant is the plain cover; it does not have any comic characters depicted. Twenty Years of Self-Regulation by the Comics Magazine Industry (1964 edition) by John L. Goldwater of Archie Comics. 52 pages Chapters in the Americana in Four Colors, booklet include: 1) Introduction, Twenty Years of Industry Self-Regulation; 2) The Comic Magazine Industry. What are comic magazines? Historical background; 3) The Comic Code Authority. How the Code Authority operates; 4) Educational Values in Code-Approved Comics Magazines. Comics as reading aids; 5) Self-Regulation, the Proved Solution; 6) The Code of the Comics Magazine Association of America. Goldwater was a founder of Archie Comics/MLJ and President of the CCA for 25 years, the organization that regulated American comics after the horror and crime comic scandals of the 1950. This booklet includes several sections covering various aspects of the comics medium, format and history as well as the actual Comics Code. Sections include: "What Are Comic Magazines?", "Educational Values in Code-Approved Comic Magazines", "Self-Regulation...The Proven Solution", "How the Comics Code Authority Operates", as well as a rundown of the actual editorial code governing newsstand comics ("If crime is depicted as is shall be as a sordid and unpleasant activity.", "All lurid, gruesome, unsavory illustrations are to be eliminated.", "Sex perversion or reference to same is strictly forbidden", "Females shall be drawn realistically without undue emphasis on any physical quality", etc). and the code for "advertising matter" (po ads offering fireworks, sex-instruction manuals, pin-ups/art studies, gambling equipment, alcohol, knives, concealable weapons, realistic gun facsimiles, etc). There is also a two-page comic by Archie artist Dan Decarlo called "The Comics Technique", which is about how comics were made at the time, a one-page illustration of the terminology in the comics medium, and a pair of black and white photos (one featuring a Reverend presenting Goldwater with a plaque for the services rendered by the CMAA to the industry and the American public). The cover of the 1972 edition features Superman, Archie, Casper The Friendly Ghost, Fred Flintstone and Spider-Man, representing publishers Harvey, Marvel, DC/National, Archie and Charlton Comics. Cover price $1.00.

$1.00 cover price. Two variant covers exist; this 1974 2nd printing features several comic book characters on the cover. Twenty Years of Self-Regulation by the Comics Magazine Industry (1975) by John L. Goldwater of Archie Comics. 52 pages Chapters in the Americana in Four Colors, booklet include: 1) Introduction, Twenty Years of Industry Self-Regulation; 2) The Comic Magazine Industry. What are comic magazines? Historical background; 3) The Comic Code Authority. How the Code Authority operates; 4) Educational Values in Code-Approved Comics Magazines. Comics as reading aids; 5) Self-Regulation, the Proved Solution; 6) The Code of the Comics Magazine Association of America.Goldwater was a founder of Archie Comics/MLJ and President of the CCA for 25 years, the organization that regulated American comics after the horror and crime comic scandals of the 1950. This booklet includes several sections covering various aspects of the comics medium, format and history as well as the actual Comics Code. Sections include: "What Are Comic Magazines?", "Educational Values in Code-Approved Comic Magazines", "Self-Regulation...The Proven Solution", "How the Comics Code Authority Operates", as well as a rundown of the actual editorial code governing newsstand comics ("If crime is depicted as is shall be as a sordid and unpleasant activity.", "All lurid, gruesome, unsavory illustrations are to be eliminated.", "Sex perversion or reference to same is strictly forbidden", "Females shall be drawn realistically without undue emphasis on any physical quality", etc). and the code for "advertising matter" (po ads offering fireworks, sex-instruction manuals, pin-ups/art studies, gambling equipment, alcohol, knives, concealable weapons, realistic gun facsimiles, etc). There is also a two-page comic by Archie artist Dan Decarlo called "The Comics Technique", which is about how comics were made at the time, a one-page illustration of the terminology in the comics medium, and a pair of black and white photos (one featuring a Reverend presenting Goldwater with a plaque for the services rendered by the CMAA to the industry and the American public). The cover of the 1974 edition features Superman, Archie, Casper The Friendly Ghost, Fred Flintstone and Spider-Man, representing publishers Harvey, Marvel, DC/National, Archie and Charlton Comics. Cover price $1.00.

1st Printing. Written, art, and cover by Edward Gorey. Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 192 pages, B&W.

2nd and later printings. Written, art, and cover by Edward Gorey. Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 192 pages, B&W.

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Anarchy for the Masses: An Underground Guide to the Invisibles - 2nd and later printings. By Patrick Neighly and Kereth Cowe-Spigai. An Underground Guide to The Invisibles. Anarchy for the Masses features immensely detailed annotations and analysis of every issue of The Invisibles and ancillary releases, featuring linear biographies of the characters, and interviews and running commentary by creator Grant Morrison and many of the comic series' artists and editors, including Philip Bond, Phil Jimenez, Stuart Moore, Sean Phillips, Jill Thompson, Chris Weston, Steve Yoewell, and more. Softcover, 288 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.95.

Signed by Mike Esposito - 1st printing. By Mike Esposito and Dan Best. Penciller Ross Andru and inker Mike Esposito were one of the most famous, prolific, and talented artistic teams to flourish during the Siver Age of comics. Whether working as publishers of their own work during the 1950s or at DC Comics on such strips as Wonder Woman, Suicide Squad, Metal Men, Flash, on numerous war strips, or on DC's flagship character, Superman, their work is fondly remembered today by fans and comic book historians. In the 1970s both artists lent their talents to Marvel's titles and continued to turn in inspiring work for DC. Andru and Esposito: Partners for Life chronicles the careers of both artists and is packed with hundreds of illustrations, most from original artwork, spanning both artists' careers. Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 162 pages, B&W. NOTE: This HC Edition is limited to 300 copies. Includes a Lone Star Comics Certificate of Authenticity Cover price $49.99.

1st printing. By Mike Esposito and Dan Best. Penciller Ross Andru and inker Mike Esposito were one of the most famous, prolific, and talented artistic teams to flourish during the Siver Age of comics. Whether working as publishers of their own work during the 1950s or at DC Comics on such strips as Wonder Woman, Suicide Squad, Metal Men, Flash, on numerous war strips, or on DC's flagship character, Superman, their work is fondly remembered today by fans and comic book historians. In the 1970s both artists lent their talents to Marvel's titles and continued to turn in inspiring work for DC. Andru and Esposito: Partners for Life chronicles the careers of both artists and is packed with hundreds of illustrations, most from original artwork, spanning both artists' careers. Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 160 pages, B&W. Cover price $29.99.

Winter 1995. News, reviews, and more. 8.25-in. x 10.75-in.; black and white; 56 pages on white paper. Cover price $4.00.

1st printing. By Helen McCarthy. A movie-by-movie guide to Japanese Animation since 1983 [to 1995]. Each entry features Japanese and English title; production credits; key personnel; year of Japanese and US release; length; plot summary; subject category; star rating; title index; and includes illustrations throughout. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 286 pages, B&W.

Another Rainbow Summer Catalog (1991) is published by Hamilton. This catalog covers all the best in Uncle Scrooge and his nephews merchandise. Includes a large color reproduction of the Carl Barks lithograph "How Much Gold is Too Much for Uncle Scrooge?" plus small color reproductions of the first 16 Barks lithographs and first 2 mini-lithographs. 16 pages, full color, 5.20-in x 8.30-in.

Mail order catalog for collectors of Carl Barks. Includes lithographs, signed limited edition posters, and more. Includes Artist Photos. Includes Artist Photos. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 20 Pages plus one sided insert Full Color

Mail order catalog for collectors of Carl Barks. Includes lithographs, signed limited edition posters, and more. Includes Artist Photos. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 20 Pages Full Color

Promotional catalog with over 340 comics listed. 48 pages.

Promotional catalog with over 340 comics listed. 48 pages. Ashcan size. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2.

Contains information about all Antarctic Press and Venus Comics releases and back issues through August 1994. Ben Dunn artwork and back cover.

A sampling of comic books going back approximately to the late 1800's. These probably were the first fine quality comic books ever created and were the predecessors to comic books as we know them today. Reproduced from the antique full color originals, which, in turn were made from magnificently rendered French Imagerie d'Epinal Pellerin Prints. Included are "The Enchanted Whistle", "Little Red Riding Hood", "Louisette and the Lamb", "The Discreet Child", "The Selfish Little Boy", "If I Were a Little Boy", "Courage Recompensed", "The Little Mama", "Impossible Adventures", "Cinderella", "Blonda and the Fairy Caprice", "The Land of Cocagne", "The Magic Lantern", "True Story of John Serinet", "William Tell". 16 pages, full color.

Cover art by R. Crumb. Cracking Jokes, script and art by Art Spiegelman; An investigation of humor. Nard 'n' Pat, script and art by Jay Lynch. Detective Zippy, Plainclothes Pinhead, script and art by Bill Griffith; Zippy runs a detective agency and locates a diamond-encrusted g-string in typically discursive manner. Once More With Or Without Feeling starring Arnold Peck, script and art by Willy Murphy. The Love Song Of Timothy Leary article. Mishkin's Folly, script and art by Kim Deitch. Big Ass Topics; R. Crumb's obsession with big asses. Published by the Print Mint in large 8" x 10 -1/2" format, white pages, 52 pages, color cover with black-and-white interior. 44 pgs. $1.25. Cover price $1.25.