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Volume 1 - 1st printing. "1926-1927!" Story and art by Cliff Sterrett. Foreword by Art Spiegelman. Arguably the greatest of the forgotten American comic strip classics, POLLY can now be enjoyed in the format in once enjoyed - full page, full color glory! Hardcover, 10 1/2-in. x 13-in., 96 pages, full color. Cover price $34.95.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "1927-1929!" Story and art by Cliff Sterrett. Introduction by Rick Marschall. Arguably the greatest of the forgotten American comic strip classics, POLLY can now be enjoyed in the format in once enjoyed - full page, full color glory! Hardcover, 10 1/2-in. x 13-in., 96 pages, full color. Cover price $34.95.

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Volume 1 - 1st printing. "1934-1935!"

Story and art by Milton Caniff. Forward by Jules Feiffer. Edited and with Introduction by Rick Marschall.

Collecting Milton Caniff's masterpiece "Terry and the Pirates" - in its original format and original color.

Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 13-in., 100 pages, full color.

Cover price $34.95.

Add to cart Very Good $15.99

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "1935-1936!"

Story and art by Milton Caniff. Forward by Ron Goulart. Edited and with Introduction by Rick Marschall. Collecting Milton Caniff's masterpiece "Terry and the Pirates" - in its original format and original color.

Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 13-in., 96 pages, full color.

Cover price $34.95.

Set #1 Includes Vol. 1-2 (with Slipcase) - Printings may vary.

Story and art by Guido Crepax.

This boxed set contains the first two volumes in Fantagraphics' acclaimed Complete Crepax series.

Vol. 1 features the artist's unique take on the Frankenstein and Dracula legends along with a half dozen "Valentina" stories influenced by the French New Wave.

In the scifi themed Vol. 2, Valentina travels into space to battle androids and discovers an astronaut in her garden along with many other surprises.

A beautiful, specially produced giclee print of a rare 1992 pencil drawing of Valentina is also included as an exclusive bonus in this slipcased set.

Hardcover (2 Volumes with Slipcase), 10-in. x 13-in., 864 pages (Total), B&W. Mature Readers

Cover price $150.00.

Set #2 Includes Vol. 3-4 (with Slipcase) - Printings may vary.

Story and art by Guido Crepax.

Italy's Guido Crepax is one of the most acclaimed cartoonists in the world. In the 1960s and '70s, he created and chronicled the adventures of Valentina, arguably the strongest and most independent female character in European comics up to that time, and legitimized the erotic genre. Fantagraphics' ambitious Complete Crepax series launched in 2016 to international acclaim, and this handsome boxed set contains our third and fourth columes, Evil Spells and Private Life.

Vol. 3 introduces Baba Yaga, the villainous witch of folklore, and includes Crepax's sinuous adaptations of several literary masterpieces by Robert Louis Stevenson, Henry James, and Edgar Allan Poe.

In Vol. 4, the author's sexy proto feminist heroine Valentina becomes a mother, outwits a gang of jewel thieves, flashes back to her childhood and adolescence, encounters a mysterious cello, and much more!

Hardcover (2 Volumes with Slipcase), 10-in. x 13-in., 864 pages (Total), B&W. Mature Readers

Cover price $150.00.

Set #3 Includes Vol. 5-6 (with Slipcase) - Printings may vary.

Story and art by Guido Crepax.

Bonnie and Clyde, Louise Brooks, Venus in Furs, Casanova, and Milanese photographer Valentina embark on adventures in this collection of classic erotic Italian comics.

These erotic comics stories span 1968-1989. In Vol. 5, Bonnie and Clyde, Louise Brooks, and the globetrotting photographer Valentina (a movie and TV star herself!) take center stage, while "The Man from Harlem" is Crepax's ode to boxer Joe Louis and jazz. In Vol. 6, Valentina ages in "real time." First, she saves Effi, a German heiress, from kidnappers, and they become lovers. Valentina also has an affair with Bruno, a young cellist. Dangerous Liaisons follows our heroine into middle-aged home life with her longtime partner, Phil, with whom she has a grown son, Mattia. Two of Crepax's lauded graphic adaptations: "Venus in Furs" and "The Memoirs of Casanova" are featured in this volume.

Hardcover (2 Volumes with Slipcase), 10-in. x 13-in., 850 pages (Total), B&W. Mature Readers

Cover price $150.00.

Set #4 Includes Vol. 7-8 (with Slipcase) - Printings may vary. Story and art by Guido Crepax. The latest box set of our bestselling Crepax series is devoted to the artist's comics adaptations including Georges Bataille's Story of the Eye and the groundbreaking BDSM Story of O by Pauline Réage. Collecting more than 500 pages of the influential Italian cartoonist's most famous adaptations of the erotic literary canon in a beautiful slipcase box set. In Vol. 7, "Story of a Story" (1981) stars Milanese photographer Valentina. Finding herself home alone, she cheekily decides to fantasize about Georges Bataille's infamous novella Story of the Eye - with a twist: she's playing all the roles! In the stories "Emmanuelle" (1978) and "Emmanuelle: The Anti-Virgin" (1990), Crepax follows the titular heroine on her sensual journey as the polyamorous wife of a French diplomat in Thailand. While the character is best known as the star of a series of pornographic movies, most notably the 1974 film starring Sylvia Kristel, she originated in a banned 1959 novel by Marayat Rollet-Andriane (pen name Emmanuelle Arsan), a Thai French woman. Emmanuelle has a sexual encounter on a plane, plays a steamy game of squash with a countess, falls for a woman named Bee, and has an intense experience at a temple, among the many other transgressive exploits Crepax details from the novel. And, in an innovation of Crepax's own - she crosses paths with King Kong! Vol. 8 contains Crepax's longest graphic novel - "Story of O." A woman finds fulfillment when she subsumes her identity by sexually submitting to a secret society. Crepax sumptuously draws every strike of the whip and taps into the sensuality of body modification in his adaptation of this groundbreaking work. Also included is his short story "The Unexpected Exchange," filled with the sensual delights you have come to expect from Crepax: lingerie, bisexuality, the 1920s, and the most symbolically drawn train you've ever seen outside of a Hitchcock film. In addition to the usual accompanying essays putting Crepax's stories into historical and cultural context, this volume also features Nouveau Roman novelist Alain Robbe- Grillet's (The Voyeur, Last Year at Marienbad) introduction to Story of O. Hardcover (2 Volumes with Slipcase), 10-in. x 13-in., 592 pages (Total), B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $150.00.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Dracula, Frankenstein, and Other Horror Stories!"

Story and art by Guido Crepax.

Guido Crepax is one of the most acclaimed and instantly recognizable cartoonists in the world. Only a handful of his works have been reprinted in English and none are currently available.

Crepax: Dracula, Frankenstein, and Other Horror Stories is the artist's unique take on the works of Bram Stoker and Mary Shelley, along with a half dozen stories featuring his most famous character, Valentina, several never before published.

Presented in a deluxe coffee table format, this first of ten volumes in the complete works of Crepax will be a revelation to American readers.

Hardcover, 10-in. x 13-in., 440 pages, B&W. Mature Readers

Cover price $75.00.

Volume 1 - 2nd and later printings. "Dracula, Frankenstein, and Other Horror Stories!"

Story and art by Guido Crepax.

Guido Crepax is one of the most acclaimed and instantly recognizable cartoonists in the world. Only a handful of his works have been reprinted in English and none are currently available.

Crepax: Dracula, Frankenstein, and Other Horror Stories is the artist's unique take on the works of Bram Stoker and Mary Shelley, along with a half dozen stories featuring his most famous character, Valentina, several never before published.

Presented in a deluxe coffee table format, this first of ten volumes in the complete works of Crepax will be a revelation to American readers.

Hardcover, 10-in. x 13-in., 440 pages, B&W. Mature Readers

Cover price $85.00.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "The Time Eater and Other Horror Stories!"

Story and art by Guido Crepax.

panning the 1960s-1980s, this science-fiction-themed second volume of our complete Guido Crepax library features, in addition to adventuress Valentina, two more of the famed Italian erotic artist's heroines. Marianna is a mysterious friend of Valentina's (or is she? And why do they look so alike?). Belinda is a motorcycle-driving, pop art action star inspired by then contemporary characters like Barbarella. In The Time Eaters & Other Stories, Valentina meets a curious couple in an asylum, encounters strange creatures on a photo assignment, is caught in a Rube-Goldberg-like death trap, and much more.

Reproduced in a lush, oversized format to best showcase the sensuous beauty of Crepax's drawing, these volumes also include contextual essays about the cartoonist - and the real-world, mid-century Milan that the characters inhabit - by an international cast of comics critics and historians. Universally acclaimed as one of the most extravagant and luxurious series of comics collections ever published, The Time Eaters more than lives up to the critical reception of our first volume of The Complete Crepax.

Hardcover, 10-in. x 13-in., 440 pages, B&W. Mature Readers

Cover price $75.00.

Volume 3 - 1st printing. "Evil Spells!"

Story and art by Guido Crepax.

The third volume of Fantagraphics' monumental collection of Guido Crepax's comics collects the "Baba Yaga" storyline, which recasts the witch of folklore (it was adapted for the screen in 1973 starring Carroll Baker as the middleaged, lesbian villainess). Under Baba Yaga's influence, a doll, Annette, comes to life; Valentina and her lover, Philip, are forced to act out the fairy tale Bluebeard; and Philip must fight the witch in her lair to save their kidnapped child.

Evil Spells also features the famed Italian cartoonist's sinuous adaptations of several literary masterpieces: Robert Louis Stevenson's Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Henry James's The Turn of the Screw, and a giallo genre take on Edgar Allan Poe. Accompanying the stories are notes providing historical context, and an article by the director of the film. The oversized format and exacting reproduction standards perfectly showcase Crepax's virtuosic composition, design, and draftsmanship, as well the boundless visual imagination that has inspired several generations of cartoonists and designers.

Hardcover, 10-in. x 13-in., 424 pages, B&W. Mature Readers

Cover price $75.00.

Volume 4 - 1st printing. "Private Life!"

Story and art by Guido Crepax.

The fourth volume of Fantagraphics' groundbreaking Complete Crepax series puts the author's sexy proto feminist heroine Valentina, the globe-trotting Milanese photographer, front and center in a series of erotic comics narratives. Most of the comics in this volume, spanning 1965 to 1985, have never before been published in English.

It includes Crepax's first foray into comics magazines-"The Curve of Lesmo"-in which our heroine is introduced as an adventurer's sidekick! Elsewhere in this volume, she becomes a mother, outwits a gang of jewel thieves, flashes back to her childhood and adolescence, encounters a mysterious cello, and much more! Not only is Crepax's impeccable draftsmanship on full display, but this deluxe package highlights the innovative visual storytelling techniques that made him an international sensation.

Hardcover, 10-in. x 13-in., 424 pages, B&W. Mature Readers

Cover price $85.00.

Volume 5 - 1st printing. "American Stories!"

Story and art by Guido Crepax.

The Complete Crepax Vol. 5: American Stories collects stories that span 1968-1986, such as Crepax's ode to boxer Joe Louis.

In other tales, Valentina attempts to balance new relationships with lovers alongside the domestic life she shares with Phil. Meanwhile, Valentina's fantasy life goes Hollywood. Bonnie and Clyde make an appearance, and there are several homages to the silent film era.

Hardcover, 10-in. x 13-in., 450 pages, PC/PB&W. Mature Readers

Cover price $85.00.

Volume 6 - 1st printing. "Dangerous Liaisons!"

Story and art by Guido Crepax. Translated by Micol Beltramini. Introduction by Barbara Uhlig.

In The Complete Crepax Vol. 6: Dangerous Liaisons, which spans 1977-1989, Valentina settles into middle-aged home life with her longtime partner, Phil, with whom she has a grown son, Mattia. Two of Crepax's lauded graphic adaptations: "Venus in Furs" and "The Memoirs of Cassanova" are featured.

Hardcover, 10-in. x 13-in., 416 pages, PC/PB&W. Mature Readers

Cover price $85.00.

Volume 7 - 1st printing. "Erotic Stories: Part 1!"

Story and art by Guido Crepax. Translated by Micol Beltramini.

In the first of two volumes in Fantagraphics' Crepax series devoted to the artist's comics adaptations of the erotic literary canon, Valentina takes on Georges Bataille's The Story of an Eye, and then we follow Arsan's Emmanuelle on her sensual journey. "The Story of a Story" (1981) stars Milanese photographer Valentina. Finding herself home alone, she cheekily decides to fantasize about Georges Bataille's infamous novella The Story of an Eye - with a twist: she's playing all the roles! In the stories "Emmanuelle" (1978) and "Emmanuelle: The Anti-Virgin" (1990), Crepax follows the titular heroine on her sensual journey as the polyamorous wife of a French diplomat in Thailand. While the character is best known as the star of a series of pornographic movies, most notably the 1974 film starring Sylvia Kristel, she originated in a banned 1959 novel by Marayat Rollet-Andriane (pen name Emmanuelle Arsan), a Thai French woman.

Emmanuelle has a sexual encounter on a plane, plays a steamy game of squash with a countess, falls for a woman named Bee, and has an intense experience at a temple, among the many other transgressive exploits Crepax details from the novel.

And, in an innovation of Crepax's own - she crosses paths with King Kong! This volume is the first of two featuring comics adaptations from the literary erotica canon along with supplemental and contextual material. And, as is observed in the Crepax Archives, "[The cartoonist,] covered by the authority of classics, ventures into territories of eroticism that up to now he had only dared to touch."

Hardcover, 10-in. x 13-in., 416 pages, PC/PB&W. Mature Readers

Cover price $85.00.

Volume 8 - 1st printing. "Erotic Stories: Part 2!" Story and art by Guido Crepax. Translated by Micol Beltramini. In Part II of Guido Crepax's "Erotic Stories," Alain Robbe-Grillet introduces the Italian master's comics adaptation of the groundbreaking BDSM Story of O by Pauline Réage. This volume of Fantagraphics' ambitious series reprinting all of Guido Crepax's most significant comics is the second of two volumes featuring Crepax's comics adaptations from the literary erotica canon. This volume contains Crepax's longest graphic novel - "Story of O." A woman finds fulfillment when she subsumes her identity by sexually submitting to a secret society. Crepax sumptuously draws every strike of the whip and taps into the sensuality of body modification in his adaptation of this groundbreaking work. Also included is his short story "Unexpected Exchange," filled with the sensual delights you have come to expect from Crepax: lingerie, bisexuality, the 1920s, and the most symbolically drawn train you've ever seen outside of a Hitchcock film. As the Crepax Archives observes, "The cartoonist, licensed by the authority of classics, ventures deeply into territories of eroticism that up to now he had only dared to touch." In addition to the usual accompanying essays putting Crepax's stories into historical and cultural context, this volume also features Nouveau Roman novelist Alain Robbe-Grillet's (The Voyeur, Last Year at Marienbad) introduction to Story of O. Guido Crepax was born in Milan, Italy, in 1933. After acquiring a degree in architecture, he worked on award-winning advertising campaigns for such corporations as Shell and Dunlop. He went on to become one of Italy's most important cartoonists, most famous for his psychedelic and erotic Valentina stories. Some of her exploits were adapted into a TV series and a film. He died in 2003. Alain Robbe-Grillet (1922-2008) was an influential French writer and filmmaker associated with the Nouveau Roman movement in novels such as Le Voyeur and La Jalousie. His film collaborations, such as Last Year at Marienbad (with Alain Resnais), won prizes and Academy Award nominations. Hardcover, 10-in. x 13-in., 264 pages, PC/PB&W. Mature Readers Cover price $65.00.

Volume 9 - 1st printing. "City Stories!" Story and art by Guido Crepax. Translated by Micol Beltramini. These erotic comics stories, spanning 1974–1991, feature metropolitan settings like Valentina taking the subway—but what begins as an ordinary trip soon becomes a fantastical journey with familiar characters cameoing along the way. Then, in a giallo-inspired tale, fashion photographer Valentinas models keep turning up dead. Could she be the murderer? In Time Out (1991), shes once again stalked by a Subterranean … but what is its mission? The rest of this collection introduces a new heroine, Anita, who lives (and dies) for TV! Every flip of the channel has a new genre for her (and Crepax) to insert herself in. And in Input Anita, Crepax plays with the idea of bringing your work home with you. Data entry has never been so sexy (and a little sinister too). Hardcover, 10-in. x 13-in., 316 pages, PC/PB&W. Mature Readers Cover price $85.00.

1st printing. Collects Crimson (1998-2001) #1-24, Crimson Special: Scarlet X (1999), and Crimson Sourcebook (1999).

Written by Brian Augustyn, Humberto Ramosand, Oscar Pinto, and Francisco Hagenbeck. Art by Humberto Ramos, Sandra HopeCarlos Meglia, Jim Lee, Ed McGuinness, Mike Mignola, and Wal Simonson. Cover by Humberto Ramos.

The beloved Humberto Ramos ( Amazing Spider-Man ) and Brian Augustyn ( Batman: Gotham by Gaslight ) series, Crimson , returns! For the first time ever, experience Alex Elder's ascension from vampire to chosen one in a comprehensive, prestigious hardcover format. This is the book fans have been waiting for!

Hardcover, 640 pages, full color. Cover price $125.00.

Limited Signed Edition - 1st printing. Collects Crimson (1998-2001) #1-24, Crimson Special: Scarlet X (1999), and Crimson Sourcebook (1999).

Written by Brian Augustyn, Humberto Ramosand, Oscar Pinto, and Francisco Hagenbeck. Art by Humberto Ramos, Sandra HopeCarlos Meglia, Jim Lee, Ed McGuinness, Mike Mignola, and Wal Simonson. Cover by Humberto Ramos.

The beloved Humberto Ramos ( Amazing Spider-Man ) and Brian Augustyn ( Batman: Gotham by Gaslight ) series, Crimson , returns! For the first time ever, experience Alex Elder's ascension from vampire to chosen one in a comprehensive, prestigious hardcover format. This is the book fans have been waiting for!

Hardcover, 640 pages, full color.

Add to cart Near Mint $49.99

Add to cart Near Mint $49.99

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Cyberforce (1992 1st Series) #0-4, WildCATs Covert Action Teams (1992-1998) #5-7, Cyberforce (1993-1997 2nd Series) #1-13, Cyberforce Origins (1995) #1-2, and Cyberforce (1993) Annual #1.

Cover by Marc Silvestri and Scott Williams. Back Cover by Marc Silvestri.

GO BACK TO THE BEGINNING!

To coincide with the groundbreaking 30th anniversary of Top Cow and Image Comics, Top Cow proudly presents the original stories that launched CYBERFORCE, including the very first story, "Tin Men of War." Through the brilliant art of MARC SILVESTRI, new and old fans alike can revisit the introduction of classic characters like Velocity, Ripclaw, Heatwave, Cyblade, Stryker, Impact, and Ballistic to the world of comics. All this and more, gorgeously rendered and assembled in this first volume of absolute collected editions.

First time back in print since 1992!

Hardcover (No Dust Jacket), 664 pages, full color.

Credits:

Written by Eric Silvestri, Marc Silvestri, Jim Lee, Brandon Choi, Chris Claremont, Mike Heiser, David Wohl, and Walt Simonson.

Art by Marc Silvestri, Walt Simonson, Jim Lee, Michael Turner, John Tighe, Dan Panosian, Trevor Scott, Scott Williams, John Dickenson, Rich Johnson, Walter McDaniel, Billy Tan, David Finch, Rich Johnson, Brandon Peterson, Joe Benitez, Matt Banning, Duy Truong (a.k.a. D-Tron), Aaron Sowd, Victor Llamas, Troy Hubbs, Alex Garner, John Cleary, Mark Pennington, Nathan Cabrere, Randy Queen, Anthony Winn, Jason Gorder, Greg Capullo, and Todd McFarlane.

Cover price $49.99.

Limited Signed Kickstarter Edition

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Cyberforce (1992 1st Series) #0-4, WildCATs Covert Action Teams (1992-1998) #5-7, Cyberforce (1993-1997 2nd Series) #1-13, Cyberforce Origins (1995) #1-2, and Cyberforce (1993) Annual #1. Written by Eric Silvestri, Marc Silvestri, Jim Lee, Brandon Choi, Chris Claremont, Mike Heiser, David Wohl, and Walt Simonson. Art by Marc Silvestri, Walt Simonson, Jim Lee, Michael Turner, John Tighe, Dan Panosian, Trevor Scott, Scott Williams, John Dickenson, Rich Johnson, Walter McDaniel, Billy Tan, David Finch, Rich Johnson, Brandon Peterson, Joe Benitez, Matt Banning, Duy Truong (a.k.a. D-Tron), Aaron Sowd, Victor Llamas, Troy Hubbs, Alex Garner, John Cleary, Mark Pennington, Nathan Cabrere, Randy Queen, Anthony Winn, Jason Gorder, Greg Capullo, and Todd McFarlane. Cover by Marc Silvestri and Scott Williams. Back Cover by Marc Silvestri. GO BACK TO THE BEGINNING! To coincide with the groundbreaking 30th anniversary of Top Cow and Image Comics, Top Cow proudly presents the original stories that launched CYBERFORCE, including the very first story, "Tin Men of War." Through the brilliant art of MARC SILVESTRI, new and old fans alike can revisit the introduction of classic characters like Velocity, Ripclaw, Heatwave, Cyblade, Stryker, Impact, and Ballistic to the world of comics. All this and more, gorgeously rendered and assembled in this first volume of absolute collected editions. First time back in print since 1992! Hardcover (with Dust Jacket), 664 pages, full color.

1st printing. Collects Dark Days (2003) #1-6.

Written by Steve Niles. Art and cover by Ben Templesmith.

The companion volume to The Complete 30 Days of Night gets the same deluxe treatment in this ultimate hardcover collection!

Containing the six-issue mini-series that follows Stella Oleman's efforts to expose the presence of vampires to the world, this impressive package also features a wide array of bonus materials: Steve Niles's original outline and all six scripts, a complete cover gallery, conceptual artwork by Ben Templesmith, and a brand-new 30 Days of Night short story penned by Steve Niles!

Hardcover (with Slipcase), 9-in. x 13-in., 260 pages, full color. Mature Readers

Cover price $100.00.

Box Set 1 - 1st printing. Includes Volume 1 and 2 (1951-1954). Story and art by Hank Ketcham. A swell custom-designed case containing the first two volumes of Hank Ketcham's Complete Dennis the Menace with strips from the years 1951 through 1954. (Sorry, case is not peanut butter or root beer resistant). Hardcover (Slipcase), 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., B&W. Cover price $39.95.

Box Set 2 - 1st printing. Includes Volume 3 and 4 (1955-1958). Story and art by Hank Ketcham. A swell custom-designed case containing the third and fourth volumes of Hank Ketcham's The Complete Dennis the Menace with strips from the years 1955 through 1958. (Sorry, case is not peanut butter or root beer resistant). Hardcover (Slipcase), 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., B&W. Cover price $39.95.

Box Set 3 - 1st printing. Includes Volume 5 and 6 (1959-1962). Story and art by Hank Ketcham. A swell custom-designed case containing the third and fourth volumes of Hank Ketcham's The Complete Dennis the Menace with strips from the years 1959 through 1962. (Sorry, case is not peanut butter or root beer resistant). Hardcover (Slipcase), 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., B&W. Cover price $39.95.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "1951-1952!" Story and art by Hank Ketcham. Ketcham's Complete Dennis the Menace publishes every single panel strip in handsome and thick hardcover volumes resembling a Big Little Book on steroids. The reason for Dennis' success is easy to figure out: It was one of the most brilliantly observed and empathetic comic strips about childhood ever drawn. Ketcham captured the mischievousness, rambunctiousness, and anarchy of a kid's world better than any other cartoonist. Hardcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 586 pages, B&W. Cover price $24.95.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "1953 -1954!" Story and art by Hank Ketcham. This second volume of Hank Ketcham's Complete Dennis the Menace publishes every single panel strip from 1953 and 1954 in one handsome and thick little hardcover volume resembling a Big Little Book on steroids. Dennis is relatively unusual among long-lived strips in that after its first couple of years, it achieved its definitive look. And although Ketcham had not yet added any of Dennis's friends (such as Margaret and Joey), an elderly neighboring couple begins to appear now and again. Poor George and Martha Wilson, little do they realize what's in store for them! Introductory essay by R.C. Harvey. Hardcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 586 pages, B&W. Cover price $24.95.

Volume 3 - 1st printing. "1955 -1956!" Story and art by Hank Ketcham. Hank Ketcham's Complete Dennis the Menace is one of the most successful books in the company's history, greeted by reviews with praise similar to that garnered by The Complete Peanuts. This third volume publishes every single panel strip from 1955 and 1956 in one handsome and thick hardcover volume. Ketcham's legendary pen and ink work achieves its full flowering in this volume, as do the various situations and themes that Ketcham would return to: the first "split screen" (two-panel strip) that Ketcham would occasionally use; Dennis actually flirts with a girl; he rats Dad out to Mom; exacerbates confrontations between Dad and the police; and stymies hapless baby-sitters. Oh, and Mr. Wilson finally comes front-and-center as Dennis' #1 victim! Hardcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 644 pages, B&W. Cover price $24.95.

Volume 4 - 1st printing. "1957 -1958!" Story and art by Hank Ketcham. No one captured the mischievousness, rambunctiousness, and anarchy of a kid's world better than cartoonist Hank Ketcham with Dennis the Menace. The strip appeals to both parents and children - while parents shake their head ruefully at how accurately Ketcham caught the essence of children's natural zest for mayhem, children identify with Dennis and the chaos that he leaves in his wake. Ketcham's gags are funny, subtle and touching, and executed with a vivacious exquisite line. Ketcham's legendary pen and ink work achieves its full flowering in this volume, as do the various situations and themes that Ketcham would return to again and again. This fourth volume of Hank Ketcham's The Complete Dennis the Menace publishes every single panel strip from 1957 and 1958 in one handsome and thick hardcover volume. Hardcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 644 pages, B&W. Cover price $24.95.

Volume 5 - 1st printing. "1959-1960!" Story and art by Hank Ketcham. We finish the 1950s and surge into the 1960s! At this point Ketchman's graphic design sense, prwtty much flawless to begin with, has attained a degree of virtuosity unparalleled in comic strip history. Each page is a master class in drawing, design, and (even within a single panel) storytelling... and of course the rambunctious mischievousness of Dennis (and the long-suffering patience of his parents, Margaret, the Wilsons, and assorted other victims) never ceases to charm, delight, and amuse. Hardcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 672 pages, B&W. Cover price $24.95.

Volume 6 - 1st printing. "1961-1962!" Story and art by Hank Ketcham. Dennis vaults into the 1960s with his anarchic spirit still intact. As always, this book is a series of unrelated panel gags (with the exception of one week-long story involving Dennis' mild-mannered Grandpa), but what gags! Ack! Cough! cough! Hank Ketcham is legendary for being one of the most exquisitely skilled cartoonists of all time, and each and every panel is a small masterpiece of design and draftsmanship. This volume of The Menace features Dennis' long-suffering parents, the Wilsons, his dog Ruff, his best pal Joey, his nemesis Margaret, and a seemingly endless parade of babysitters, as well as hapless shopowners, policemen and teachers, and family friends, all of whom come to realize that it's Dennis' world... they just live in it! Hardcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 672 pages, B&W. Cover price $24.95.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "1931-1933!" Presenting a deluxe hardcover collection of Chester Gould's timeless comic strip, Dick Tracy. The first volume of this multi-year project will include the five sample strips that Gould used to sell his groundbreaking strip, as well as nearly 500 comic strips, encompassing the series' beginning, from October 1931-May 1933. Among these strips are the first appearance of many long-time Dick Tracy characters, such as Tess Trueheart, Junior, and Chief Brandon. This special first volume features an overview and introduction from Consulting Editor and longtime Tracy writer Max Allan Collins, as well as an interview between Collins and creator Chester Gould. Each volume will feature book design from award-winning designer/artist Ashley Wood. Hardcover, 10-in. x 7 1/2-in., PC/PB&W. Cover price $29.99.

Volume 1 - 2nd and later printings. "1931-1933!" Presenting a deluxe hardcover collection of Chester Gould's timeless comic strip, Dick Tracy. The first volume of this multi-year project will include the five sample strips that Gould used to sell his groundbreaking strip, as well as nearly 500 comic strips, encompassing the series' beginning, from October 1931-May 1933. Among these strips are the first appearance of many long-time Dick Tracy characters, such as Tess Trueheart, Junior, and Chief Brandon. This special first volume features an overview and introduction from Consulting Editor and longtime Tracy writer Max Allan Collins, as well as an interview between Collins and creator Chester Gould. Each volume will feature book design from award-winning designer/artist Ashley Wood. Hardcover, 10-in. x 7 1/2-in., PC/PB&W. Cover price $29.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "1931-1933!" Clover Press and The Library of American Comics prove that size does matter as we fulfill fans' long-standing requests to produce new editions of the first six volumes of Chester Gould's The Complete Dick Tracy. This is no simple reprinting - these volumes have been reformatted to be the same larger size as Volumes 7 through 29. In this premiere offering, we return again to those hardscrabble days of 1931, when tragedy in the Trueheart family puts young Dick Tracy on the police force and pits him against mobster "Big Boy," Larceny Lu, the counterfeiter Alec Penn, the nefarious "Stooge" Viller, and Steve the Tramp! As an added bonus, the first thirty-four Tracy Sunday pages, with stories separate from the daily continuity, have been rescanned to make them sharper and cleaner than their original reprinting. There's never been a better time than now to get reacquainted with Chester Gould's crime-busting plainclothesman, with the publication of the new bigger edition of The Complete Dick Tracy Volume 1! Hardcover, 11-in. x 8 1/2-in., 280 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $59.95.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "1933-1935!" Presenting the second volume of IDW Publishing's deluxe hardcover collection of Chester Gould's timeless comic strip, Dick Tracy. Volume Two once again contains nearly 500 comic strips from the series' early years, this time covering material that originally ran from May 1933 through January 1935. This special volume features an introduction from Consulting Editor and longtime Tracy writer Max Allan Collins, as well as part two of the interview between Collins and creator Chester Gould. Each volume will feature book design from award-winning designer/artist Ashley Wood. Hardcover, 10-in. x 7 1/2-in., PC/PB&W. Cover price $29.99.

Volume 2 - 2nd and later printings. "1933-1935!" Presenting the second volume of IDW Publishing's deluxe hardcover collection of Chester Gould's timeless comic strip, Dick Tracy. Volume Two once again contains nearly 500 comic strips from the series' early years, this time covering material that originally ran from May 1933 through January 1935. This special volume features an introduction from Consulting Editor and longtime Tracy writer Max Allan Collins, as well as part two of the interview between Collins and creator Chester Gould. Each volume will feature book design from award-winning designer/artist Ashley Wood. Hardcover, 10-in. x 7 1/2-in., PC/PB&W. Cover price $29.99.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "1933-1935!" It's all about family in the Complete Dick Tracy Volume 2, as Clover Press and The Library of American Comics bring this early entry into the series' standardized format. That means larger pages in a book that looks great on the shelf with its companions. Between the covers, the spotlight's on Junior Tracy as he and his biological father cross paths with the notorious "Stooge" Viller and his sister, Maxine. Then "Big Boy" leaves Junior hospitalized before "Confidence" Dolan locks the boy in the can. Dick Tracy's subsequent encounter with secret operative J. Scotland Bumpsted puts the evil Larceny Lu on the run to California. There she meets Junior's long-lost mother, who gives Junior a Scotty pup named Oscar and Tracy a way to bring villainous Boris Arson to justice. Chester Gould's high-octane stories set pulses raising and hearts beating faster in the reformatted, super-sized, all-action The Complete Dick Tracy Volume 2! Hardcover, 11-in. x 8 1/2-in., 280 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $59.99.

Volume 3 - 1st printing. "1935-1936!" Presenting the third volume of IDW Publishing's deluxe hardcover collection of Chester Gould's timeless comic strip, Dick Tracy. Volume Three once again contains over 500 comic strips from the series' early years, this time covering material that originally ran from January 1935 through June 1936. This special volume features an introduction from Consulting Editor and longtime Tracy writer Max Allan Collins. Each volume features book design from award-winning designer/artist Ashley Wood. Hardcover, 10-in. x 7 1/2-in., PC/PB&W. Cover price $29.99.

Volume 3 - 2nd and Later Printings. "1935-1936!" Presenting the third volume of IDW Publishing's deluxe hardcover collection of Chester Gould's timeless comic strip, Dick Tracy. Volume Three once again contains over 500 comic strips from the series' early years, this time covering material that originally ran from January 1935 through June 1936. This special volume features an introduction from Consulting Editor and longtime Tracy writer Max Allan Collins. Each volume features book design from award-winning designer/artist Ashley Wood. Hardcover, 10-in. x 7 1/2-in., PC/PB&W. Cover price $29.99.

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Volume 3 - 1st printing. "1935-1936!" PLawless days like the mid-1930s needed the toughest policemen to dispense justice—men like Dick Tracy! In Volume 3 of his long-running series, the bold detective tangles with Zora Arson, her escaped-con brother, Boris, and the evil Cutie—who gets cute by springing a death trap involving two famished bobcats! Clover Press and The Library of American Comics are re-presenting Chester Goulds earliest Dick Tracy stories in the larger format used throughout most books in the series, so Tracys battles against gangsters look bigger and better than ever. The action hits closer to home when the Tracy familys acquaintance, Toby Townley, learns that justice is blind after the small grift she runs makes her realize that prison stripes are the new black. Then Dick Tracy tries an experiment in reform, transforming hardened criminal Lips Manlis into straight-arrow Bob Honor – but is it true theres no Honor among thieves? This new edition of Dick Tracy Volume 3 puts Chester Goulds great stories into a great package! Hardcover, 11-in. x 8 1/2-in., 256 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $59.99.

Volume 4 - 1st printing. "1936-1938!" Story and art by Chester Gould. Presenting the fourth volume of IDW Publishing's deluxe hardcover collection of Chester Gould's timeless comic strip, Dick Tracy. This volume contains over 500 comic strips from the series' early years, covering material that ran from July 1936 through January 1938. This special volume features a new introduction by consulting editor Max Allan Collins, as well as a look at Republic Pictures' first Tracy film from 1937, and its relationship to (and departures from) the source material, written by Mike Price. Hardcover, 10-in. x 7 1/2-in., PC/PB&W. Cover price $29.99.

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Volume 4 - 1st printing. "1936-1938!" Story and art by Chester Gould. Faceless foes bookend the stories in Dick Tracy Volume 4, the latest entry in the Clover Press/Library of American Comics reissue of the original six Dick Tracy volumes in the larger format that became the series standard. The intrepid detective and his friends tackle invisible enemies when they square off against the notorious Purple Cross Gang and their masked leader. Later, Tracy and Pat Patton come to grips – and blows! – with The Blank, whose look predates The Question, whose name predates The Shining, and whose unmasked face harkens back to Lon Chaney as Quasimodo! Sandwiched between those two tales, Tracy is caught in a web of intrigue along with three amoral young girls, millionaire wastrel Johnny Mintworth and his mother, plus the powerful mobs fronted by Collie Vinsso and Danny Supeena. Chester Gould puts menace in every shadow and death around every corner in Dick Tracy Volume 4! Hardcover, 11-in. x 8 1/2-in. , PC/PB&W. Cover price $59.99.

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Volume 5 - 1st printing. "1938-1939!"

Story and art by Chester Gould. Cover by Ashley Wood.

Presenting the fifth volume of IDW Publishing's deluxe hardcover collection of Chester Gould's timeless comic strip, Dick Tracy.

Volume Five once again contains over 500 comic strips from the series' early years, this time covering material that originally ran from January 1938 through July 1939. Included in this collection are Tracy story arcs such as "Chief Shellberry," Karpse," "Scardol," and "Whip Chute," introducing such villains as "Nails," Jojo Nidle, and Johnny Ramm.

As always, this latest Tracy collection features cover and book design by the renowned Ashley Wood, an introduction by Associate Editor and former Tracy newspaper strip writer Max Allan Collins, and the first of a multi-part feature on Tracy merchandise by J.C. Vaughn.

Hardcover, 10-in. x 7 1/2-in., PC/PB&W.

Cover price $29.99.

Volume 5 - 2nd and later printings. "1938-1939!"

Story and art by Chester Gould. Cover by Ashley Wood.

Presenting the fifth volume of IDW Publishing's deluxe hardcover collection of Chester Gould's timeless comic strip, Dick Tracy.

Volume Five once again contains over 500 comic strips from the series' early years, this time covering material that originally ran from January 1938 through July 1939. Included in this collection are Tracy story arcs such as "Chief Shellberry," Karpse," "Scardol," and "Whip Chute," introducing such villains as "Nails," Jojo Nidle, and Johnny Ramm.

As always, this latest Tracy collection features cover and book design by the renowned Ashley Wood, an introduction by Associate Editor and former Tracy newspaper strip writer Max Allan Collins, and the first of a multi-part feature on Tracy merchandise by J.C. Vaughn.

Hardcover, 10-in. x 7 1/2-in., PC/PB&W.

Cover price $29.99.

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Volume 5 - 1st printing. "1938-1939!" Story and art by Chester Gould. Cover by Ashley Wood. Dick Tracy Volume 5 kicks off with a human trafficking story that could be torn from todays headlines, as the dauntless detective encounters a captive woman who bears a striking resemblance to real life sex symbol Dorothy Lamour! That woman, Noana, is just one of the lively characters Chester Gould introduces as Clover Press and The Library of American Comics continue to re-release the original six Dick Tracy volumes in the larger size that will allow the entire series to exist in one uniform format. In these exciting tales, Tracy goes undercover to bring down the elusive mobster Ramm; joins forces with Junior and bumbling newcomer Brighton Spotts to foil the plans of wanted man Jojo Nidle; and pays a heavy price as he teams with G-Man Jim Trailer to thwart the schemes of an international criminal named Karpse and his icy sweetheart, Marro—but what does it take to stop the criminal rampage of that deformed gunsel, Scardol? Savor the larger-size, non-stop action in Dick Tracy Volume 5 to find Hardcover, 11-in. x 8 1/2-in., PC/PB&W. Cover price $59.99.

Volume 6 - 1st printing. "1939-1941!" Story and art by Chester Gould. Cover by Ashley Wood. Presenting the sixth volume of IDW Publishing's deluxe hardcover collection of Chester Gould's timeless comic strip, Dick Tracy! Volume Six contains over 500 comic strips from the series' early years, this time covering material that originally ran from July 1939 through January 1941. This volume includes an introduction by Max Allan Collins and other historical material. Hardcover, 10-in. x 7 1/2-in., PC/PB&W. Cover price $29.99.

Volume 6 - 1st printing. "1939-1941!" Story and art by Chester Gould. The 1930s give way to the 40s and Chester Gould makes things personal in this sixth volume of the Dick Tracy series. First comes a story of broken hearts and wilted flowers, as Tess Trueheart jilts her detective boyfriend for an ex-ballplayer who schemes to inherit millions, and hell kill anyone who gets in his way – including Tess! An encounter with small-time dognapper puts Tracy on the trail of a gang of fur thieves, and then hardened criminal Stooge Viller softens up, thanks to his young daughter, but not before he drops Dick Tracy into a dastardly death trap! The detective, meanwhile, crosses paths with an abandoned infant and an amnesiac chanteuse and sees that crime is for couples when the diminutive Jerome and his hulking bride, Mamma, sew death and destruction from city streets to the western plains, while the suave mastermind Krome decides to part ways with his traitorous girlfriend by permanently parting her hair! This book paves the way for the debut of The Mole and the Great Grotesque Villains who follow and completes the Clover Press and Library of American Comics transformation of the first six volumes of the Dick Tracy series into the larger-sized, standard format of the series. Hardcover, 11-in. x 8 1/2-in., 264 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $59.99.

Volume 7 - 1st printing. "1941-1942!" Story and art by Chester Gould. Volume Seven contains over 500 Dick Tracy comic strips from the series' early years, this time covering material that originally ran from January 1941 through June 1942. This volume also includes an introduction by Max Allan Collins, as well as the third historical feature from J.C. Vaughn looking at the evolution of Tracy merchandise. Hardcover, 11-in. x 8 1/2-in., 288 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $39.99.

Volume 8 - 1st printing. "1942-1944!" Story and art by Chester Gould. Chester Gould hits his stride, as he introduces four of his most grotesque villains: Pruneface, Laffy, Mrs. Pruneface, and Flattop! All while Dick Tracy is subjected to one of the most inventive and bizarre death traps in comics history. Edited and designed by Dean Mullaney, Eisner Award-winner for TERRY AND THE PIRATES, and containing all daily and Sunday comic strips from September, 1942 through March, 1944. Hardcover, 11-in. x 8 1/2-in., 344 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $39.99.