Auctions: comic books in 'Binding: hardcover'

Art of Doug Sneyd HC (2011 Dark Horse) 1A-REP FN 6.0

2nd or later printing. The scintillating carton works of Doug Sneyd, an artist for Playboy magazine since the eary 1960s, are now collected in this stunning art book. This book features the most lush, sumptuous, striking, and hilarious of Doug's full-page cartoons. Readers will be charmed with the lovely scantily (and even non-) clad "Sneyd" girls and the one-line jokes they so ably illustrate. Don't miss this collection by one of Playboy's veteran cartoonists! This book includes a foreword by Playboy founder Hugh Hefner, an introduction by Lynn Johnston, cartoonist of the nationally syndicated strip For Better or For Worse, and reflections from the artist himself! Hardcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 248 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $39.99.

Avengers Assemble HC (2004-2007 Marvel) By Kurt Busiek 1-1ST FN 6.0

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Avengers (1997-2004 3rd Series) #1-11 and Annual 1998.

Written by Kurt Busiek. Art by George Pérez and Carlos Pacheco. Cover by George Pérez.

The Avengers embark on one of their strongest eras ever!

Kurt Busiek and George Pérez have renovated the comic-book field with such works as Astro City and New Teen Titans, respectively; now, see their take on Earth's Mightiest Heroes.

Fresh from the Heroes Reborn fiasco, the Avengers find themselves thrown into yet another alternate reality, under the power of Morgan Le Fay! Meanwhile, on the home front, the Squadron Supreme challenges their very identities!

Hardcover, 7 1/2-in. x 11-in., 384 pages, full color.

Cover price $29.99.

Batman The Dark Knight Returns HC (1986 DC) 1-1ST VF- 7.5

1st printing. Collects Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (1986) #1-4.

Written by Frank Miller. Art by Frank Miller and Klaus Janson. Introduction by Alan Moore.

Writer/artist Frank Miller's classic, and one of the most groundbreaking comic-book stories ever, returns in a new hardcover edition featuring a dust jacket designed by multiple award-winner Chip Kidd!

Ten years after the Dark Knight has retired from crimefighting, he finds himself unable to exorcise the bitter memories of his parents' murders - making the long suppressed voice of his vigilante side aching to break through once more. The Dark Knight returns in a blaze of glory, fighting a new generation of crime in Gotham City.

Hardcover, 224 pages, full color.

Cover price $19.95.

Black Phoenix Omnibus HC (2024 Floating World Comics) The Golden Age Years 1-1ST VF 8.0

1st printing. Story and art by Elmeer, Valis, Rich Tommaso, Martin Timeslip, Rififi, and Felix Braunschwiller. Cover by Felix Braunschwiller. BLACK PHOENIX is a contemporary comics series featuring original characters and stories of various comics genres-all dreamed up by its sole author and illustrator, Eisner Award winning creator, Rich Tommaso. This collection features Tommaso's take on the classic 1950s genre stories of EC Comics, the 1940s romance comics of Archie, the late 1930s pulp adventure strips of Detective Comics and Marvel Mystery Comics-and even the Franco-Belgian comics explosion sparked by Tintin. Everything is here: this beautiful, full-color hardcover contains the complete BLACK PHOENIX run from issues #1-10, covers and all! Hardcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 460 pages, PC/PB&W. Mature Readers Cover price $100.00.

Famous Monster Movie Art of Basil Gogos HC (2005 Vanguard) Deluxe Edition 1-1ST VG 4.0

Missing slipcase.

1st printing. Deluxe Slipcased Edition - Limited to 600 copies - Signed by Basil Gogos. By Kerry Gammill and J. David Spurlock. The Famous Monster Movie Art of Basil Gogos is a celebration of the career of the acknowledged master of film monster portrait art. To many fans of classic horror movies, the name Basil Gogos is as familiar as that of Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, or Vincent Price. Gogos' paintings are as iconic as his subjects. The Deluxe Edition includes 15 bonus portfolio pages. Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 176 pages, full color. Cover price $59.95.

JLA/Avengers HC (2004 DC/Marvel) Oversized Slipcase Edition 1-1ST VF- 7.5

1st printing. Collects JLA/Avengers (2003) #1-4.

Written by KURT BUSIEK. Art and cover by GEORGE PÉREZ.

The landmark crossover event of the decade is collected in a spectacular 2-volume slipcased hardcover set! The first volume presents the 224-page, 4-issue miniseries, including introductions by Stan Lee and Julius Schwartz, and a key to the characters featured on the cover. The 64-page Compendium contains the original 21 pages of pencils from the previously unpublished 1980s crossover, an article on the original crossover by K.C. Carlson, the actual miniseries proposal and plot development, a Pérez portfolio of art done to commemorate the project, annotated notes from Kurt Busiek to the characters, and more. Includes tons of DVD style extras.

Hardcover (2 Volumes with Slipcase), 8-in x 12-in., 288 pages, full color (Vol. 1), text and B&W illustrations (Vol. 2).

NOTE: Co-published with Marvel Comics.

Cover price $75.00.

Marvel Masterworks Daredevil HC (1999-2001 2nd Series) Comicraft Edition 2-1ST VF- 7.5

(2nd Series) Comicraft Edition - Volume 2 - 1st printing. Collects Daredevil (1964-1998 1st Series) #12-21. Written by Stan Lee and Dennis O'Neill. Art by John Romita, Sr., Jack Kirby, and Gene Colan. It was 1961 and out of the fertile imaginations of Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko and others emerged the Marvel Age. First came the Fantastic Four, soon to be followed by the Amazing Spider-Man, the Mighty Thor, the Incredible Hulk, Daredevil, Iron Man, and the Uncanny X-Men. These were Marvel's heroes, stalwart and true, ready to face any and all threats to mankind. Marvel Masterworks were created to give fans a chance to experience this phenomenon from the beginning. Hardcover, 232 pages, full color. Cover price $49.95.

Marvel Masterworks Deluxe Library Edition Variant HC (1987-Present) 1st Edition 3-1ST VF 8.0

1st Edition - Volume 3 - 1st printing. "X-Men: Book 1" Collects The Uncanny X-Men (1963-2011 1st Series) #1-10.

Written by Stan Lee. Art and cover by Jack Kirby. Introduction by Stan Lee.

The origin of the team that spawned a movie franchise!

Telepathic teacher Charles Xavier assembles his first recruits - Cyclops, Angel, Iceman, Beast and Marvel Girl - and trains them to use their unique genetic gifts for the betterment of mankind!

Hardcover, 240 pages, full color.

Cover price $29.95.

Marvel Masterworks Deluxe Library Edition Variant HC (1998-Present) 2nd Edition 18-1ST VF/NM 9.0

2nd Edition - Volume 18 - 1st printing. The Mighty Thor: From Journey Into Mystery - Collects stories from Thor (1962-1996 1st Series - Journey Into Mystery) #83-100. Written by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, Robert Bernstein. Art by Jack Kirby, Joe Sinnott, Don Heck, and Al Hartley. Introduction by Stan Lee. It was 1961 and out of the fertile imaginations of Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko and others emerged the Marvel Age. First came the Fantastic Four, soon to be followed by the Amazing Spider-Man, the Mighty Thor, the Incredible Hulk, Daredevil, Iron Man, and the Uncanny X-Men. These were Marvel's heroes, stalwart and true, ready to face any and all threats to mankind. Marvel Masterworks were created to give fans a chance to experience this phenomenon from the beginning. Hardcover, 280 pages, full color. Cover price $54.99.

Phoenix Omnibus HC (2022 Marvel) 1A-1ST VF 8.0

Russell Dauterman Cover

1st printing. Collects The Uncanny X-Men (1963-2011 1st Series) #97-105, 107-108 and#125-138 and Phoenix: The Untold Story (1984 Marvel) - and material from X-Men Classic (1986-1995 Marvel) Classic X-Men #6, 8, 13, 18, 24 and 43; Bizarre Adventures (1981-1983 Magazine) #27, and What If (1977-1984 1st Series) #27.

Written by Chris Claremont, Jo Duffy, Bob Layton, and John Byrne. Art by Dave Cockrum, John Byrne, John Bolton, John Buscema, Mike Collins, Jerry Bingham, Sam Grainger, Frank Chiaramonte, Bob Layton, Dan Green, Klaus Janson, Joe Rubinstein, John Stuart, and Terry Austin. Cover by Russell Dauterman.

The cosmic cycle of life, death and rebirth begins as the Phoenix Force debuts!

When Marvel Girl sacrifices herself to save the X-Men, she rises again... as Phoenix! Jean Grey has somehow attained power beyond conception, but Cyclops and the X-Men can only watch as Phoenix is corrupted, absolutely. As the team faces the Shi'ar Empire, Hellfire Club and more, can Jean Grey be redeemed? Chris Claremont, Dave Cockrum and John Byrne weave a galaxy-spanning tale of triumph and tragedy that changed everything for the X-Men, the Marvel Universe...and all of comics!

The full, original Dark Phoenix Saga is presented alongside bonus tales illuminating Jean Grey's defining story!

Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 688 pages, full color. Rated T

Cover price $100.00.

Powers Omnibus HC (2015 Marvel/Icon) 1-1ST FN/VF 7.0

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Powers (2000-2004 1st Series Image) #1-37. Written by Brian Michael Bendis. Art and cover by Michael Avon Oeming. Heroes glide through the sky on lightning bolts and fire, alien creatures clash in epic battle - and on the dirty city streets below, homicide detectives Christian Walker and Deena Pilgrim do their jobs. The award-winning mashup of cops and capes that's taken PlayStation Network by storm finally gets an omnibus edition - completely redesigned, reformatted and reworked! This collection brings together every issue of the first volume of POWERS in one beautiful collection, starting with the mysterious death of Retro Girl, a superhero roleplaying game gone deadly and a Powers groupie murder - and featuring all the characters and stories that eventually won the prestigious Eisner Award, and made creators Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Avon Oeming comic superstars! Also includes the POWERS strips, a gallery of unused art and covers, a key to the POWERS superstar cameos, interviews, Easter eggs and more. Hardcover, 1,296 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $125.00.

Pre-Code Classics: Journey into Fear HC (2016 PS Artbooks) Slipcase Edition 3-1ST VF- 7.5

Volume 3 - 1st printing. "September 1953 to September 1954!" Collects Journey into Fear (1951-1954) #15-21. Hey, it's all here, culture-lovers: walking dead folks (loads of 'em)--some of them even still sporting their heads-witches, ghosts, werewolves and enough vampires to go into the second-hand dentures business. Every now and again you come across a bevy of four color frights that seem to have been created just for you. Well, they were created just for us folks here at PS Towers - and, because we loves ya so much, we're sharing 'em wit youse. Sheesh, ya never had it so good, ya big lunks. Hardcover (with Slipcase), 252 pages, full color. Cover price $69.99.

Timely's Greatest The Golden Age Human Torch HC (2019 Marvel) 1A-1ST FN+ 6.5

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.