Comic books in 'Binding: hardcover'

New Edition - 1st printing. Collects Astro City (1995 1st Series) #1-6. Written by Kurt Busiek. Art by Brent Anderson. Cover by Alex Ross. The original ASTRO CITY miniseries is back in a new edition, simultaneously available in hardcover and trade paperback with new cover art by Alex Ross! Welcome to Astro City, a shining city on a hill where super heroes patrol the skies. Each chapter in this collection is a stand-alone story highlighting different aspects or characters in the Astro City world. The city's leading super hero tries to be everywhere at once, and berates himself for every wasted second as he longs for just a moment of his own. A small-time hood learns a hero's secret identity and tries to figure out how to profit from the knowledge. A beat reporter gets some advice from his editor on his first day on the job. A young woman tries to balance the demands of her family with her own hopes and desires. Despite the fantastic settings, the characters in these slice-of-life stories feel like real people, and that gives the stories real power. Hardcover, 192 pages, full color. Cover price $29.99.

1st printing. Collects Astro City (2013 3rd Series) #18-21 and 23-24. Written by Kurt Busiek. Art by Brent Eric Anderson. Cover by Alex Ross. In this new ASTRO CITY collection, the spotlight falls on Quarrel and Crackerjack as they face a real crisis: what does an aging crimefighter do when time starts to take its toll? Plus, a look into Quarrel's origins-and the end of the line for one of Astro City's most stalwart heroes. And what's a talking gorilla to do when he's always wanted to be a drummer in a rock 'n' roll band? That's right, you go to Astro City. Hardcover, 176 pages, full color. Cover price $24.99.

1st printing. Collects Astro City (2013 3rd Series) #35-36, 39-40 and 42 and 44.

Written by Kurt Busiek. Art by Ron Randall. Cover by Alex Ross.

This collection spotlights three generations of Jack-in-the-Box as the second Jack-in-the-Box's son must decide whether to follow in the family footsteps.

Then, when the Hanged Man needs a lawyer, it's a look back in at Marta Dobrescu and her life in Astro City's occult enclave. Plus, the villain known as Mister Manta disappeared many years ago, marooned on an island with only his gadgets for company.

Will an off-course cruise ship be his return ticket to the mainland? And finally, a tale of murder, mystery...and a cat.

Hardcover, 192 pages, full color.

Cover price $24.99.

1st printing. Collects Astro City (2013 3rd Series) #11-16. Written by Kurt Busiek. Art by Brent Eric Anderson and Graham Nolan. Cover by Alex Ross. Get to know the assistant to one of Astro City's newest and most powerful mystic heroes, the Silver Adept. Plus, we take a look at the Gentleman Bandit as he continues his life of well-dressed crime as a member of the Menagerie Gang, and meet the proprietor of a roadside killer-robot sanctuary and museum. But the Broken Man isn't done with our town yet, and he spies on both the Dancing Master and Starbright - a teen super hero whose destiny is entwined with that of his greatest foe! Hardcover, 176 pages, full color. Cover price $24.99.

1st printing. Collects Astro City (2013 3rd Series) #26, 29-30 and 32-34. Written by Kurt Busiek. Art by Brent Eric Anderson. Cover by Alex Ross. This new collection starts with a look back at ASTRO CITY's past in a special 20th anniversary issue. It all began with Samaritan's dreams of flying-but what is he dreaming of now? Then, a suburban family must face a terrifying alien invasion in "The Menace from Earth." And finally, the spotlight turns to Steeljack-from "The Tarnished Angel," one of ASTRO CITY's most popular stories-and how he's been getting by the last few years. When he's hired by a femme fatale from his past, he'll wind up in deep trouble with no one to turn to. Hardcover, 176 pages, full color. Cover price $24.99.

Add to cart Very Fine $10.00

1st printing. Collects Astro City (2013 3rd Series) #1-6.

Written by Kurt Busiek. Art by Brent Eric Anderson. Cover by Alex Ross.

The first collection from the new run of the acclaimed ASTRO CITY series! As the story begins, a mysterious door appears, heralding the arrival of the Ambassador. But when an ordinary man is caught in a cosmic conflict, it is up to favorites like Samaritan and Honor Guard, as well as new heroes, to rise to the occasion and save the world! Plus: a look at a woman who uses her super-powers to help bring adventure to the silver screen and more!

Hardcover, 192 pages, full color. Cover price $24.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $10.00

Add to cart Very Fine $11.00

Add to cart Very Fine $19.99

1st printing. Collects Astro City (2013 3rd Series) #7-10 and Astro City: A Visitor's Guide (2004). Written by Kurt Busiek. Art by Brent Eric Anderson. Cover by Alex Ross. When criminal charges are brought against Winged Victory, the Confessor must investigate - and it leads to open combat with Samaritan! Can Astro City's three greatest heroes find a way to work together against this mystery threat? Plus, ASTRO CITY VISITOR'S GUIDE #1, including a tale revealing Winged Victory's origin! Hardcover, 176 pages, full color. Cover price $24.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $6.95

Add to cart Near Mint $6.95

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Astro Mouse and Light Bulb vs. Astro Chicken!"

Story and art by Fermin Solis.

Join Astro Mouse, the insightful Light Bulb, and their... er... pet Caca, as they battle intergalactic potatoes, (delicious) astro chickens, and solve a civil war between mint and fruit flavored chewing gum. Getting lost in space has never been so ridiculous!

Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 112 pages, full color.

Cover price $9.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $6.95

Add to cart Very Fine $5.49

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "Astro Mouse and Light Bulb vs. the Troublesome 4!"

Story and art by Fermin Solis. Translated by Jeff Whitman.

The mighty interstellar hero Astro Mouse and his bright first mate Light Bulb took a wrong turn on their way to the Moon (to see if it was made of cheese), getting lost in space. They go to infinity and beyond trying to find their way home with the help of their adopted, sentient caca. When they land on a planet populated by powdered sugar, the space crew thinks they might just have found their new home. But a quartet of notorious no-goods vacationing there - Skunk Girl, Captain Fastidious, Arkade, and Meduso, calling themselves the Troublesome 4 - might just prove problematic for the rodent and appliance super space duo!

Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 112 pages, full color.

Cover price $9.99.

Volume 3 - 1st printing. "Return to an Unknown Earth!" Story and art by Fermin Solis. Translated by Jeff Whitman. Astro Mouse is depressed. He misses his family and home. They have been drifting in space for so long they hardly remember when they last saw Earth! Light Bulb, Lamp, Astro-Chicken and the soldiers from planet Bubblegum try to cheer their friend up. Nothing works until they find a strange planet that looks like...Wait! It's Earth! Unfortunately, Earth has changed a lot and it's overrun with dinosaurs...Where have our space heroes landed? Are they in the past or...the future? Will Astro Mouse reunite with his family ever again? Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 112 pages, full color. Cover price $9.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $2.50

Add to cart Near Mint $2.50

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Astro Mouse and Light Bulb vs. Astro Chicken!"

Story and art by Fermin Solis.

Join Astro Mouse, the insightful Light Bulb, and their... er... pet Caca, as they battle intergalactic potatoes, (delicious) astro chickens, and solve a civil war between mint and fruit flavored chewing gum. Getting lost in space has never been so ridiculous!

Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 112 pages, full color.

Cover price $14.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $2.50

Add to cart Near Mint $2.50

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "Astro Mouse and Light Bulb vs. the Troublesome 4!"

Story and art by Fermin Solis. Translated by Jeff Whitman.

The mighty interstellar hero Astro Mouse and his bright first mate Light Bulb took a wrong turn on their way to the Moon (to see if it was made of cheese), getting lost in space. They go to infinity and beyond trying to find their way home with the help of their adopted, sentient caca. When they land on a planet populated by powdered sugar, the space crew thinks they might just have found their new home. But a quartet of notorious no-goods vacationing there - Skunk Girl, Captain Fastidious, Arkade, and Meduso, calling themselves the Troublesome 4 - might just prove problematic for the rodent and appliance super space duo!

Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 112 pages, full color.

Cover price $14.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $9.95

Add to cart Near Mint $9.95

Volume 3 - 1st printing. "Return to an Unknown Earth!" Story and art by Fermin Solis. Translated by Jeff Whitman. Astro Mouse is depressed. He misses his family and home. They have been drifting in space for so long they hardly remember when they last saw Earth! Light Bulb, Lamp, Astro-Chicken and the soldiers from planet Bubblegum try to cheer their friend up. Nothing works until they find a strange planet that looks like...Wait! It's Earth! Unfortunately, Earth has changed a lot and it's overrun with dinosaurs...Where have our space heroes landed? Are they in the past or...the future? Will Astro Mouse reunite with his family ever again? Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 112 pages, full color. Cover price $14.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Zero Gravity!"

Story and art by Dave Roman.

Hakata Soy's past won't stay in the past!

This former space hero is doing his best to keep his head down at Astronaut Academy. Things aren't going so great, though. The most popular girl in school has it in for him. His best friend won't return his calls. And his new roommate is a complete jock who only cares about Fireball. Hakata just wants to make a fresh start. But how will he find time to study Anti-Gravity Gymnastics and Tactical Randomness when he's got a robot doppelganger on its way to kill him?

Hardcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 1982 pages, full color.

Cover price $19.99.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "Re-Entry!"

Story and art by Dave Roman.

Hakata Soy still has a lot to learn!

It's a new semester at Astronaut Academy and everyone is excited for the Fireball championship, especially Hakata's cranky roommate, Tak Offsky. But lurking in the shadows is a shape-shifting, heart-stealing monster, and it might just knock the Fireball team out of the competition! Can Hakata and Tak put aside their differences, lead the team to victory, and save the lives of their classmates?

Hardcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 1982 pages, full color.

Cover price $19.99.

Volume 3 - 1st printing. "Splashdown!"

Story and art by Dave Roman.

Heroes like Hakata Soy don't take vacation!

It's summer vacation for the students of Astronaut Academy, and Maribelle Mellonbelly is throwing the best party ever on Beach Planet? Yes! But tensions heat up fast when Hakata Soy's arch rival, Rick Raven, arrives. And soon the whole planet is heating up - with a giant volcano threatening to blow its top! Unless they can work together to save the planet, the students of Astronaut Academy will be toast. But can they put aside their differences in time to turn the tides?

Hardcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 1982 pages, full color.

Cover price $19.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $4.00

1st printing.

Written by Jim Ottaviani. Art by Maris Wicks.

America may have put the first man on the Moon, but it was the Soviet space program that made Valentina Tereshkova the first woman in space.

Meanwhile, in the United States, NASA's first female astronauts were racing toward milestones of their own. These trailblazing women were admitted into Group 9, NASA's first mixed-gender class. They had the challenging task of convincing the powers that be that a woman's place is in space. But once they'd been admitted into the training program, they discovered that NASA had plenty to learn about how to make space travel possible for all humans.

In Astronauts: Women on the Final Frontier, Jim Ottaviani and illustrator Maris Wicks capture the great humor and incredible drive of Mary Cleve, Valentina Tereshkova, and the first women in space.

This is a non-fiction graphic novel for middle grade readers.

Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 176 pages, full color.

Cover price $19.99.

1st printing.

Written by David Gaider. Art by Stefano Martino.

The destruction of Kirkwall's Circle of Magi has brought chaos to the lives of mages and templars throughout Thedas. In the majestic White Spire, at the heart of templar power in Val Royeaux, tensions have reached the boiling point. To make matters worse, a mystical killer stalks the White Spire's halls, invisible to all save one lone mage, who is targeted as the prime suspect. With little hope of proving his innocence, his future looks to be short and grim . . . but his skill with spirit magic may save him yet. His fate will become entwined with a beautiful templar, a tormented soul, and Wynne, heroine of the Blight. Together they will uncover a secret far greater than they imagined-one that will change the fate of mages in Thedas forever.

This deluxe edition features twenty-four brand new illustrations by Stefano Martino, Álvaro Sarraseca, Andres Ponce, and German Ponce in an intricately designed, foil stamped hardcover!

Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 368 pages, full color.

Cover price $29.99.

1st Printing - Written and Illustrated by Rick Geary with an introduction by Dale Luciano. "At Home with Rick Geary" is a collection of comic strips by Rick Geary (most known for his work in National Lampoon Magazine) from 1977-1985, featuring 102 full comic strip pages, 8 of which are in full color. Hardcover, 8.5" x 11", 106 pages, B&W with some color. Cover price $29.95.

1st Grosset & Dunlap Printing. Includes Dust Jacket. Written by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Illustrated by J. Allen St. John. Originally released with dust jacket. Hardcover, 5" x 7-1/2", 301 pages, B&W.

2nd or later Grosset & Dunlap printing. Includes Dust Jacket. Written by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Illustrated by J. Allen St. John. Originally released with dust jacket. Hardcover, 5" x 7-1/2", 277 pages, B&W.

1st Grosset & Dunlap Printing. No Dust Jacket. Written by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Illustrated by J. Allen St. John. Originally released with dust jacket. Hardcover, 5" x 7-1/2", 277 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.75.

2nd or later Grosset & Dunlap printing. No Dust Jacket. Written by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Illustrated by J. Allen St. John. Originally released with dust jacket. Hardcover, 5" x 7-1/2", 277 pages, B&W.

1st Printing - The first book in the famous Pellucidar series, Edgar Rice Burroughs displays here, and perhaps even more fully, the same marvelous imagination, the same gift of thrilling and romantic story-telling, which in "Tarzan of the Apes " and "A Princess of Mars" made him a world-best seller. Hardcover, 5.5" x 8.5", 184 pages, B&W, text only.

Book Club Edition - 1st printing. By Edgar Rice Burroughs. When two friends pierce the Earths crust they discover a strange inner world of eternal day. This world frozen in time is a world of dinosaurs and cave men and women. This is the story of what the two men did in this new world called Pellucidar. This edition features 8 pages of B&W photos from the movie adaptation starring Peter Cushing and Doug McClure. Hardcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 152 pages, Text (with 8 pages of B&W photos).

1st printing.

Written by Bobby Nash. Art and cover by Jamie Chase.

Burroughs' 1914 pulp-fantasy epic comes to life in a heart-pounding adventure! An heir and an inventor take their "Iron Mole" five hundred miles below the earth's crust to the world of Pellucidar, crossing paths with the evil Mahars, the ape-like Sagoths, and all manner of prehistoric creatures . . . as well as the lovely Dian the Beautiful!

Hardcover, 104 pages, full color.

Cover price $14.99.

Limited Signed Edition

1st printing.

Written by Bobby Nash. Art and cover by Jamie Chase.

Burroughs' 1914 pulp-fantasy epic comes to life in a heart-pounding adventure! An heir and an inventor take their "Iron Mole" five hundred miles below the earth's crust to the world of Pellucidar, crossing paths with the evil Mahars, the ape-like Sagoths, and all manner of prehistoric creatures . . . as well as the lovely Dian the Beautiful!

Hardcover, 104 pages, full color.

NOTE: Limited to 500 copies.

Cover price $49.99.

1st printing.

Written by Fabien Nury. Art and cover by Bruno.

A man forced into slavery seeks bitter revenge on those who stole his freedom!

Fabien Nury, award-winning writer of the best-selling The Death of Stalin and Tyler Cross, tells a new story for fans of Django Unchained.

Atar Gull is a prince among his people - until he is kidnapped by the ruthless Captain Brulart. Shipped to Jamaica and sold like livestock, he suffers pain, loss, and humiliation - but Atar Gull is a patient man, and his revenge will be served cold indeed.

Hardcover, 88 pages, full color.

Cover price $24.99.

1st printing. Story and art by Steve Bryant. In the knuckle-dusting style of classic pulp adventure comes Athena Voltaire, the beautiful globetrotting aviatrix who takes on Nazis, zombies, and unspeakable occult creatures! This whopping tome rescripts and remasters Athena's adventures from the long-running, Eisner-nominated comic by Steve Bryant, including over fifty pages of brand-new material! Hardcover, 240 pages, full color. Cover price $19.99.

Add to cart Fine $7.70

1st printing.

Story and art by Trevor Newland.

In the Atheneum, everyone has an adventure waiting. And so when young Jack, voiceless, alone and lost in a storm, seeks shelter there one night, he finds himself wandering its winding corridors under the guidance of a mysterious old man who has made a most peculiar offer: Jack must find a voice of his own among the dusty old books that line its endless shelves.

But sooner than he'd imagine, he slips into somewhere farther than he's ever been from home but closer than he's ever been to where he should be.

Hardcover, 8-in.x 11-in., 72 pages, full color.

Cover price $18.95.

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MIKE MAYHEW Cover

1st printing. Collects Silver Surfer Annual (1987-1998) 2, Iron Man Annual (1968-1996) #10, Marvel Comics Presents (1988-1995 1st Series) #26, Uncanny X-Men Annual (1963-2001) #13, Amazing Spider-Man Annual (1963-1998) #23, Punisher Annual (1987-1994) #2, Spectacular Spider-Man Annual (1976-1998 1st Series) #9, Daredevil Annual (1964-1998 1st Series) #4B (mis-numbered #5 Annual), Avengers Annual (1963-1996) #18, New Mutants (1983-1991 1st Series) #76, New Mutants Annual (1983-1991) #5, X-Factor Annual (1986-1998 1st Series) #4, Web of Spider-Man Annual (1985-1994) #5, Avengers West Coast (1985-1994) #56, Avengers West Coast Annual (1986-1993) #4, Thor Annual (1962-1996) #14 and Fantastic Four Annual (1961-1996) #22.

Cover by MIKE MAYHEW.

Evil undersea monarchs Ghaur and Llyra are determined to bring the elder god Set to Earth, and no one on the surface world will stop them! Seven mortal women-including the Invisible Women, She-Hulk and Marvel Girl-have been selected to act as the brides of Set's snake heads, and the ensuing conflict will spread to nearly every hero on Earth, from the Avengers to Quasar to the Punisher to the X-Men to the Fantastic Four! Can the heroes stop this terrible plot in time? Plus: the complex history of the Serpent Crown, recounted in full!

Hardcover, 7 1/2-in. x 11-in., 544 pages, full color.

Credits:

Written by David Michelinie, Terry Austin, Gerry Conway, Mike Baron, Michael Higgins, Louise Simonson, John Byrne, Roy Thomas, and Peter Sanderson.

Art by Paul Smith, Mike Vosburg, Rob Liefeld, Bill Reinhold, Dave Ross, Ron Wilson, Rich Buckler, John Byrne, Walt Simonson, Javier Salteres, Paul Ryan, Al Milgrom, Mike Gustovich, Tim Dzon, James Brock, Vince Mielcarek, Keith Williams, Andy Mushynsky, Mike Gustovich, Sam DeLaRosa, Tom Palmer, Randy Emberlin, Don Heck, Tony DeZuniga, Mark Bagley, Keith Williams, and Terry Austin.

Cover price $75.00.

BOB LAYTON Cover

1st printing. Collects Silver Surfer Annual (1987-1998) 2, Iron Man Annual (1968-1996) #10, Marvel Comics Presents (1988-1995 1st Series) #26, Uncanny X-Men Annual (1963-2001) #13, Amazing Spider-Man Annual (1963-1998) #23, Punisher Annual (1987-1994) #2, Spectacular Spider-Man Annual (1976-1998 1st Series) #9, Daredevil Annual (1964-1998 1st Series) #4B (mis-numbered #5 Annual), Avengers Annual (1963-1996) #18, New Mutants (1983-1991 1st Series) #76, New Mutants Annual (1983-1991) #5, X-Factor Annual (1986-1998 1st Series) #4, Web of Spider-Man Annual (1985-1994) #5, Avengers West Coast (1985-1994) #56, Avengers West Coast Annual (1986-1993) #4, Thor Annual (1962-1996) #14 and Fantastic Four Annual (1961-1996) #22.

Cover by BOB LAYTON.

Evil undersea monarchs Ghaur and Llyra are determined to bring the elder god Set to Earth, and no one on the surface world will stop them! Seven mortal women-including the Invisible Women, She-Hulk and Marvel Girl-have been selected to act as the brides of Set's snake heads, and the ensuing conflict will spread to nearly every hero on Earth, from the Avengers to Quasar to the Punisher to the X-Men to the Fantastic Four! Can the heroes stop this terrible plot in time? Plus: the complex history of the Serpent Crown, recounted in full!

Hardcover, 7 1/2-in. x 11-in., 544 pages, full color.

Credits:

Written by David Michelinie, Terry Austin, Gerry Conway, Mike Baron, Michael Higgins, Louise Simonson, John Byrne, Roy Thomas, and Peter Sanderson.

Art by Paul Smith, Mike Vosburg, Rob Liefeld, Bill Reinhold, Dave Ross, Ron Wilson, Rich Buckler, John Byrne, Walt Simonson, Javier Salteres, Paul Ryan, Al Milgrom, Mike Gustovich, Tim Dzon, James Brock, Vince Mielcarek, Keith Williams, Andy Mushynsky, Mike Gustovich, Sam DeLaRosa, Tom Palmer, Randy Emberlin, Don Heck, Tony DeZuniga, Mark Bagley, Keith Williams, and Terry Austin.

Cover price $75.00.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Joe Maneely!" Introduction by Dr. Michael J. Vassallo. The first book in Fantagraphics' new Atlas ArtistEdition series collects the best work of Marvel's topartist of the 1950s in a lush, lavish, full-color, oversizecollector's volume, scanned directly from the originalprintings and meticulously restored and presented ina wealth of detail never seen before.Joe Maneely was known for his draftsmanship, his versatility, andhis speed. He could draw horror, science fiction, war, crime, Madstylehumor, Westerns, and funny animals with equal dexterity. Histactile, chiaroscuro graphic approach to storytelling has made hima legend among the comics cognoscenti, but because he never drewsuperheroes and his life ended tragically at age 32, he has neverbeen given the attention his short but incandescent career deserves. Until now.As Geoffrey C. Ward wrote in American Heritage, "Maneely's knowledge of 19thcentury artifacts was encyclopedic, his rumpled, unshaven cowboys all wore theright hats, swung the right lariats, sat in the right saddles, fired the right modelColts - with every screwhead and trigger guard and notched handle preciselyrendered."And that's only his Westerns. That tightly focused attention to detail pervadeshis work in every genre.The Atlas Artist Edition Vol. 1: Joe Maneely, presents a cornucopia of Maneely'swork for Marvel (then called Atlas) including Westerns (Kid Colt, Black Rider, RingoKid, Wyatt Earp, Two-Gun Kid), pre-Code horror ("Haunted!", "The Raving Maniac",and the classic "Your Name Is Frankenstein"), space opera (Speed Carter), war (CombatKelly), Mad-style parodies from the pages of Crazy and Riot, cold-war intrigueand paranoia (Yellow Claw), and Maneely's pride and joy - his Arthurian champion,The Black Knight. Series editor Dr. Michael J. Vassallo provides expert contextualand historical commentary in a special essay for this volume.Dr. Michael J. Vassallo is the pre-eminent expert on the Timely/Atlas period of Marvel'shistory. He co-wrote The Secret History of Marvel Comics (Fantagraphics Books,2013) and edited Atlas at War (2020) and Timely Confidential: When the Golden Age ofComic Books Was Young (2017). He has written extensively for the Marvel Masterworksseries and maintains his own Timely/Atlas Comics blog. He lives in New York. Hardcover, 256 pages, full color. Cover price $75.00.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "Al Williamson: The City that Time Forgot and Other Stories!" Art and cover by Al Williamson. After becoming a professional comics artist in 1948 at the age of 17, by 21 Al Williamson was well-regarded enough as a Western and science-fiction illustrator to be recruited for the EC Comics staff roster - the absolute peak of the field in the 1950s, and a team rarely challenged since. After the Comics Code forced EC to reduce their business, Williamson found himself at the door of Atlas Comics, the largest employer of freelancers in the field. From 1955-60, Williamson would draw 99 stories for Atlas (both solo and with help by Fleagle Gang studio cohorts Angelo Torres and Roy Krenkel, plus Gray Morrow and Ralph Mayo) in mostly western and fantasy genres, with a smattering of war, romance and jungle girl adventure. He flourished on Westerns, freely and loosely rendered four-page morality plays, many scripted economically by Stan Lee. With his extensive oeuvre subsequently based mostly in newspaper strips (including Flash Gordon, Secret Agent Corrigan, and the syndicated Star Wars, at George Lucas' own request), or working largely as an inker, his Atlas stories collectively are the largest single body of work Williamson would ever do as a primary creator for one company. Fantagraphics is proud to present this Al Williamson Artist Edition to finally showcase this distinct period of his remarkable career. Hardcover, 448 pages, full color. Cover price $125.00.

Add to cart Fine $35.00

1st printing.

Edited by Dr. Michael Vassallo. Art Restoration by Allan Harvey.

Atlas at War! collects fifty hard-hitting stories from Atlas Comics, the company that became Marvel Comics and published more war titles than anyone in the industry between the years 1951 and 1960.

Comics historian Dr. Michael J. Vassallo has chosen the best of the best, many of which are coming back into print for the first time, from sixteen different Atlas war titles and featuring the artwork of twenty different artists giants of the genre, including Russ Heath, John Severin, Bernie Krigstein, Joe Maneely, Jerry Robinson, Steve Ditko, and Jack Kirby.

Each page has been meticulously restored from its first printing by comic art restorer Allan Harvey.

Hardcover, 8-in. x 11-in. 272 pages, full color.

Cover price $65.00.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Adventures into Terror: November 1950-February 1952!" Collects Adventures into Terror (1951-1954) #43-44 and #3-8. Written by Hank Chapman, Don Rico, and Michael Dean. Art by Russ Heath, Ed Winiarski, Mike Sekowsky, Christopher Rule, George Klein, Allen Bellman, Chic Stone, Gene Colan, Marty Nodell, Hank Chapman, Jay Scott Pike, Don Rico, Sol Brodsky, Paul Reinman, Bill Molno, Vince Alascia, Harry Lazarus, Joe Maneely, Basil Wolverton, Carl Burgos, Hy Rosen, Bill Walton, Manny Stallman, Bill LaCava, and Joe Sinnott. Cover by Russ Heath. Back Cover by Harry Lazarus and Christopher Rule. Introduction by Dr. Michael J. Vassallo. Fantagraphics is embarking on a project to reprint Marvel Comics' 1950s genre titles - war, crime, supernatural, funny animal, Western - under its new Atlas series with the first eight issues of the pre-Code horror series Adventures Into Terror. Atlas holds a special place among aficionados of the genre, producing more horror titles and issues by far, than anyone in the industry. While the quality of E.C.'s six horror/sci-fi titles was unsurpassed with their elite cadre of talent, Atlas was the equivalent of the B-movies studio, churning out anywhere from 8 to 12 different horror titles a month, giving a wider array of artists, including some of the best craftsmen of the era, a chance to show off their talents: in addition to those already mentioned, future volumes will include works by Bill Everett, John Romita, Bernie Krigstein, Jerry Robinson, Harry Anderson, and Matt Fox. Stories from Marvel's Atlas line have barely been reprinted. The Fantagraphics Atlas Comics Library is the first attempt to publish a carefully curated line of Atlas titles. Our first volume, Adventures Into Terror, includes a treasure trove of stories drawn by many of the most stylistically accomplished artists of the Golden Age including George Tuska, Carl Burgos, Mike Sekowsky, Joe Maneely, Basil Wolverton, and Joe Sinnott. Highlights include Russ Heath's two part story "The Brain" from issue #4 and "Return of the Brain" from issue #6; Basil Wolverton's classic "Where Monsters Dwell" from issue #7; Gene Colan's moody "House of Horror" in issue #3; and Don Rico's wild layouts are on display from #4's"The Torture Room." The stories are written firmly in the tradition of the pulpy, perverse, borderline deranged style that brought Fredric Wertham, the United States Senate Sub-Committee, and public opinion down like a sledgehammer on comics in the early '50s. Hardcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 180 pages, full color. Cover price $34.99.

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Volume 2 - 1st printing. "Venus: Strange Stories of the Supernatural!" Collects Venus (1948-1952 Marvel) #1-19. Art by Werner Roth, Christopher Rule, Mike Sekowsky, Joe Maneely, Bob Powell, Vince Alascia, Lin Streeter, Syd Shores, Russ Heath, Hy Rosen, Mike Esposito, Don Rico, Gene Colan, Bill Everett, Dave Berg, John Tartaglione, Sol Brodsky, Allen Bellman, Manny Stallman, John Giunta, and Pete Morisi. Cover by Jim Mooney. Back Cover by Bill Everett. Introduction by Dr. Michael J. Vassallo. The Goddess of Love...and SF horror: The eagerly anticipated single volume collecting the 10 rare issues of the overstuffed Venus comics! In the late 1940s, the first half of the Venus series from Marvel Comics predecessors Timely and Atlas Comics was published as a lighthearted romance comic about the goddess Venus taking a job on Earth at a beauty magazine. Never a company to miss a trend, Atlas began introducing more science fiction elements in the 1950s, and eventually turned Venus' dating adventures into a straight-out horror anthology. Collected here, 70 years later and for the first time ever, is that swift-changing second half of the 19-issue run. Future Marvel stars Bill Everett (seven issues) and Werner Roth (three issues) take Venus to heights of four-color weirdness and pre-Code horror ghastliness. Everett is given free rein and seizes the opportunity: writing, drawing, and lettering twenty ghoul is hand goofy masterpieces, including classics like "Hangman's House," "The Day Venus Vanished," "The House of Terror," "The Sealed Spectors," Tidal Wave of Terror," and the phantasmagorical "Cartoonist's Calamity!" These stories showcase the brilliant draftsmanship and storytelling of Everett, one of the giants of the 1940s and '50scomic book industry. His slick, fluid line rendered at Timely/Atlas, from his seminal god-child Prince Namor, the Sub-Mariner, to the atomic age Marvel Boy, is some of the finest pre-Code horror this side of E.C.'s Graham Ingels. Series editor Dr. Michael J. Vassallo assisted in the compilation of Venus for Marvel 13 years ago, and Fantagraphics is delighted to publish the horror half as the second title in The Fantagraphics Atlas Comics Library. Hardcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 280 pages, full color. Cover price $49.99.

Volume 3 - 1st printing. "In the Days of the Rocket: Starring Jet Dixon and Speed Carter!" Written by Joe Maneely, Hank Chapman, Mike Sekowsky, and Mike Dean. Art by George Tuska, Christopher Rule, Joe Maneely, Werner Roth, Carl Burgos, Sol Brodsky, George Klein, Allen Bellman, John Romita Sr., Vern Henkel, Bill Benulis, Jack Abel, Al Eadeh, Mike Sekowsky, Vic Carrabotta, Bill Savage, and Bob Forgione. Cover by Bill Everett and Carl Burgos. Back Cover by Werner Roth. Introduction by Dr. Michael J. Vassallo. Expanding Fantagraphics' project to reprint Marvel Comics' 1950s genre titles, this volume blasts off to space opera adventure. In the vein of earlier comics-to-multimedia stars Buck Rogers and Flash Gordon, Atlas Comics launched their own pulp hero in 1951, looking ahead to the futuristic year 2000. Across five issues of Space Squadron (and one of Space Worlds), headline talents including George Tuska, Werner Roth and Allen Bellman (with back-up features by Joe Maneely, Christopher Rule, George Klein and Vern Henkel) showed Captain Jet Dixon and his Space Squadron blasting into action, facing cosmic threats like "The Armada of Death," "The Space Demons," "Terror from the Deep," "The Temptress of Jupiter," and "The Midnight Horror." Come 1953, Hank Chapman and Joe Maneely gazed further into the future, envisioning the distant year 2075 and the adventures of Speed Carter, Spaceman. Scripted throughout by Chapman, Maneely launched and drew the first three issues before handing off to one issue each by Mike Sekowsky, George Tuska and Bob Forgione, with back-up features by John Romita, Maneely, and Bill Savage. As other aspects of the Atlas line leaned into the peak of pre-Code horror, the Captain of the Space Sentinels and young cadet Johnny Day battled monstrous aliens with stories including "The Space Trap," "A Slaughter in Space," "Die, Spaceman, Die," and "The Thing in Outer Space." Unseen in 70 years, scanned in high resolution, restored to perfection, and packaged as one extra-sized, beautiful hardcover volume, In the Days of the Rockets will open a wormhole to the early cold-war four-color era of futuristic science fantasy. HANK CHAPMAN (1915-1973) wrote steadily for a variety of comics publishers between 1940 and 1967, usually uncredited, but he has been identified as the author of several hundred stories. He is most known for his war stories while on staff at Atlas in the 1950s and at DC in the '50s and '60s. JOE MANEELY (1926-1958) landed at Timely in 1949 following the Street & Smith line's collapse and freelanced for Timely/Atlas for the next eight years, becoming one of the most prolific and important artists of the Atlas period. MIKE SEKOWSKY (1923-1989) was a prolific workman of the Silver Age of comics, notably co-creating the Justice League of America for DC in 1960 and having a run as writer/artist on Wonder Woman. But he began at Timely, drawing everything from Ziggy Pig and Silly Seal to The Human Torch and The Sub-Mariner. Hardcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 336 pages, full color. Cover price $49.99.

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Volume 4 - 1st printing. "War Comics!" Collects War Comics (1950-1957 Atlas) #1-8. Cover by Carl Burgos and Sal Bradsky. Back cover by Al Hartley. Introduction by Dr. Michael J. Vassallo. Continuing Fantagraphics' project to reprint Marvel Comics' 1950s genre titles, this volume compiles the first of what became the industry's largest line of war books. Produced by veterans of WWII, the eight issues here feature future mainstream comics stalwarts such as Gene Colan, Russ Heath, Joe Maneely, and more. Forged in the crucible of the Korean War, and produced by veterans of the Second World War, this volume's eight issues present the brutality and grimness of armed combat by some of Atlas' most notable war artists and future comics stars including Gene Colan, Russ Heath, Joe Maneely, Dave Berg, Jay Scott Pike, Mike Sekowsky, Vern Henkel, Allen Bellman, Pete Morisi and Norman Steinberg. Propaganda abounds from the very first story, published in War Comics #1 in September 1950: "Peril in Korea," a primer explaining why the U.S. joined the conflict. Other highlights include Colan's "The Chips are Down" and "Victory," Heath's "Alone" and "No Survivors," Maneely's "Stormy Weather," Henkel's "Total Destruction," and Berg's "The Infantry's War." Originally a trial spun off from the publisher's "Men's Adventure" publications, in the nine years to follow Atlas went on to produce 533 comic book issues with war content, across 34 different titles. War Comics is where it all began, unseen in decades, scanned from the original books, restored, and packaged as one large, beautiful hardcover volume. Hardcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 180 pages, full color. Cover price $34.99.

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Volume 5 - 1st printing. "Police Action!" Collects Police Action (1954 Atlas) #1-7 and Police Badge #479 (1955) #5. Featuring tories by Dick Ayers, Mannie Banks, Vic Carrabotta, Tony Dipreta, Bob Forgione, John Forte, Ed Goldfarb, Ed Moline, Seymour Moskowitz, George Olesen, Art Peddy, Bob Powell, Paul Reinman, Robert Q. Sale, and Carl Wessler. Introduction by Dr. Michael J. Vassallo. Before focusing on tales of justice via superheroes under the Marvel banner, the publisher covered groundlevel crime across a range of comics titles and truecrime magazines. Under the Timely imprint from 1947, and Atlas from 1951, up to eleven graphic series including Justice Comics, Official True Crime Cases, AllTrue Crime, Crime Cases, Crime Can't Win, Crime Must Lose, and Crime Exposed all muscled each other and competitors for space on the newsstands.For the first crimethemed volume in Fantagraphics' ongoing project to restore and resurrect preMarvel pulp classics, the Atlas Library has selected a book that debuted as the genre peaked, just before a Senate hearing and the institution of the Comics Code banned the use of the word "Crime" from even appearing in a comic's title. Escaping that fate, Police Action had a sevenissue run of violent and noirish morality plays, pitting the officers of the law against the forces of urban malevolence, and was produced by the cream of the Atlas freelance roster, including Joe Maneely, Robert Q. Sale, Gene Colan, Art Peddy, Mort Lawrence, Werner Roth and Bob Powell.Rounding the volume off, also presented is a postCode oneshot, Police Badge #479, a snapshot of the industry's attempts to adapt to new strictures on the genre: here we view "our boys in blue" in the fight against rank corruption, highlighting the work of Don Heck and Joe Maneely. Hardcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 254 pages, full color. Cover price $44.99.

Volume 6 - 1st printing. "Shiver as You Read!" Collects Amazing Detective Cases (1950) #11-14 and Men's Adventures (1951-1954 Marvel/Atlas) #21-26. Written by Clayton Martin, Carl Wessler, Bill Everett, Hank Chapman, Stan Lee, and Burt Frohman. Art by Fred Hida, Joe Sinnott, George Klein, Harry Lazarus, Bill Walton, Martin Rosenthall (as Martin Rose), George Roussos, Bernie Krigstein, Jim Mooney, Mike Sekowsky, Hy Rosen, Werner Roth, Bill Everett, Ed Smalle, Bill Benulis, Jack Abel, Bob Forgione, Carmine Infantino, Gil Kane, Gil Evans, John Romita, Sr., Tony DiPreta, Ed Robbins, Howie Post, Mort Lawrence, Reed Crandall, Myron Fass, Larry Woromay, Matt Fox, George Tuska, Russ Heath, Joe Maneely, Mac Pakula, Paul Reinman, Dick Ayers, Ernie Bache, Gene Colan, and Robert Q. Sale. Cover by Bill Everett. Back Cover by Jim Mooney. Introduction by Dr. Michael J. Vassallo. The 1950s boom in horror comics saw Atlas Comics' entrée into the genre. Beginning in March 1952, Amazing Detective Cases began detailing cases where justice was served in supernatural fashion and beginning in May 1953, the adventures in Mens Adventures were taken over by ghosts, murderous revenge, and psychological terror. The cream of Atlas artistic line-up — including recent EC stars and future Marvel staples – rose to the grisly challenge of the horror genre. Each issue is crammed with four condensed tales of creeping dread, ironic comeuppance, or startling twists, all from a different artist or team. Among the short, sharp shocks included in this volume are the mini masterpieces "The Eerie Escape" by B. Krigstein, "The Torture Master!" by Russ Heath, The Drowning Witch" by Reed Crandall and "The 3rd Corpse" by Bill Everett. Stories by Gene Colan, John Romita, Joe Sinnott, Dick Ayers, Jim Mooney, Paul Reinman and George Tuska, all of whom remained through the shift to Marvel Comics, additionally fill out these issues, along with Atlas regulars Fred Kida, Mort Lawrence, Mike Sekowsky and Myron Fass. Notably included is the first appearance of "Gorilla Man" by Robert Q. Sale, a character brought back in Marvel's contemporary Agents of Atlas series, and part of their ongoing continuity. Shiver As You Read! is a perfect companion to Adventures Into Terror, Venus, and the other titles of the Atlas Comics Library. Hardcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 304 pages, full color. Cover price $44.99.

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Volume 7 - 1st printing. "Girl Comics!" Collects Girl Comics (1949-1952) #1-12. Written by John Buscema, Bill Everett, Carl Wessler, Michael Dean, and Russ Heath. Art by Pete Tumlinson, George Klein, Al Hartley, Jerry Fasano, Bill Williams, John Buscema, Mike Sekowsky, Christopher Rule, Gene Colan, Hy Rosen, Joe Kubert, Sam Cooper, Bob Brown, Joe Maneely, Chu Hing, Syd Shore, Mike Becker, Marion Sitton, Bill Everett, Werner Roth, Joan, Bill Wash, Vern Henkel, Russ Heath, Bill LaCava, Carl Burgos, Mike Esposito, Ken Rice, Ann Brewster, John Tartagilone, Sol Brodsky, Allen Bellman, Dick Rockwell, Warren Broderick, Nina Albright, Cal Massey, Chic Stone, Morris Weiss, Frank R. Sieminski, Dan LoPrieno, Bill Savage, and Bernard Krigstein. Cover by Russ Heath, Pete Tumlinson, George Klein, Bill LaCava, Mike Esposito, and Al Hartley. Back Cover by Al Hartley. Introduction by Dr. Michael J. Vassallo. This new volume in Fantagraphics' and Marvels collaborative Atlas Library presents Girl Comics #1-12, a long unseen subversion of romance comics beautifully designed for a new generation of readers! In 1950, Timely/Atlas/Marvel took a typical romance title called Girl Comics and turned it into a sister companion to its successful men's-adventure comics: an empowering girls-adventure comic! Mystery, adventure and suspense was promised and delivered! At the hands of a stellar artistic line-up, including John Buscema, Mike Sekowsky, Bill Everett, Joe Maneely, Russ Heath, and Bernard Krigstein, Girl Comics evolved from heart-stricken love stories to hair-raising girl-power thrill rides like The Death Plunge!, The House of Shadows!, I was a Murderers Daughter!, They Called me a Spy!, The Dead Hands at the Controls, and The Dark Hallway. This volume also features the story behind the stories, with editor Dr. Michael J. Vassallo's essays on Marvel publisher Martin Goodman's enthusiastic relationship with romance comics and magazines at a time when the artform was cementing itself into American youth culture! Hardcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 336 pages, full color. Cover price $49.99.

Volume 8 - 1st printing. "Snafu!" Collects Snafu Vol. 1 (1955) #1-3. Written by Stan Lee, John Severin, Bill Everett, and Joe Maneely. Art by John Severin, Joe Maneely, Howie Post, Russ Heath, Howie Post, Marie Severin, and Bill Everett. Cover by Joe Maneely. When Harvey Kurtzman and Bill Gaines launched ECs Mad comic book as a warmly received satirical magazine, a flood of imitators soon filled newsstands, but the first and best to follow in Mads footsteps (coinciding with the second issue of Mad magazine) was Snafu, edited and written by Kurtzmans former boss: Stan The Man Lee! Snafu was packed with Marvel/Atlas top humor creators and, following the Mad playbook, filled pages with ad and news spoofs, alongside film, television, and book parodies like The Blackboard Forest by Russ Heath, Pete Kelseys Booze and Bleed, You Bum! by Joe Maneely, Drugnet by Howie Post, Emily Toasts Etiquette Page by John Severin, and Snafus Lovely Ladies by Bill Everett, with production supervised by Marie Severin. Seen here is some of the most eye-popping work of Maneelys short life, including great Hollywood caricatures done in a wash style. In this new volume in our Atlas Library collaboration with Marvel, Fantagraphics is tickled pink to present for the first time, the complete Snafu collection along with a history of Martin Goodmans humor publications in all genres by editor Dr. Michael J. Vassallo. Hardcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 256 pages, full color. Cover price $39.99.

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Color Edition - 1st printing. Written by Warren Ellis. Art by Ken Meyer. Warren Ellis and painter Ken Meyer unleash a totally re-mastered and fully-painted color version of this terrifying alien tale! She's in a hospital. Except it may be a police station. She's been traumatized. Or she's been arrested. She's the only living witness of a cattle-mutilation style attack on humans. Or she's a multiple killer who has a psychotic reaction to heroin use. Who may not survive discovering who she really is? This graphic novel also features a gallery of stunning paintings Ken Meyer produced for the series, a special section focusing on how Ken creates his work, and an introduction by Warren Ellis! Hardcover, 48 pages, full color. Cover price $24.99.

B&W Edition packaged with an original sketch from Ken Meyer Jr. - Limited to 250 copies - 1st printing. Written by Warren Ellis. Art by Ken Meyer. Warren Ellis and painter Ken Meyer unleash a totally re-mastered and fully-painted color version of this terrifying alien tale! She's in a hospital. Except it may be a police station. She's been traumatized. Or she's been arrested. She's the only living witness of a cattle-mutilation style attack on humans. Or she's a multiple killer who has a psychotic reaction to heroin use. Who may not survive discovering who she really is? This graphic novel also features a gallery of stunning paintings Ken Meyer produced for the series, a special section focusing on how Ken creates his work, and an introduction by Warren Ellis! Hardcover, 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $24.99.

1st printing.

Written by Harvey Kurtzman, Jerry De Fuccio, Carl Wessler, Wallace Wood, and Archie Goodwin. Art and cover by Wally Wood.

When Wallace Wood teamed up with Harvey Kurtzman, the result was some of the best war stories ever put to paper. Wood and Kurtzman delivered deeply human tales from the Civil War to World War I to World War II to Korea. Wood and Kurtzman depicted the madness and horror of war, including the controversial title story which depicted the bombing of Nagasaki from the viewpoint of the victims on the ground.

Atom Bomb and Other Stories collects all the combat tales Wood and Kurtzman did together for EC's Two-Fisted Tales and Frontline Combat, plus other war stories Wood did for EC writer/editor Al Feldstein as well.

Hardcover, 272 pages, B&W.

Cover price $35.00.

1st printing.

Written by Thierry Smolderen. Art and cover by Alexandre Clerisse.

An astonishing and captivating original graphic novel by Thierry Smolderen and Alexandre Clérisse. Inspired by a real psychological case, Atomic Empire is both a psychiatric enigma and a space opera.

1953: The world has entered the age of the Atom, but one man wonders what it means for civilization. His name is Paul-a sci-fi writer who, since childhood, has been in telepathic contact with a hero from the distant future. But when a well-known Pentagon consultant begins to take an interest in him, "the man who communicates with the future" will commit an unforgivable sin and break an oath to his friend Zarth Arn, hero of the Galactic Empire.

Smolderen and Clérisse deliver a beautiful and contemporary tale, immersed in the fluid and aerodynamic imagery of 1950s sci-fi.

Hardcover, 144 pages, full color.

Cover price $24.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Sit. Stay. Rule."

Written by Tom Sniegoski. Art and cover by Tom McWeeney.

Atomic Frenchie is the first book in a series following the adventures of Kirby, professional supervillain and future ruler of Earth, as he schemes and battles his way past evil library robots, supernatural cat ladies, superpowered mail men, and more bizarre characters to achieve his sinister dreams of ruling the world.

When Kirby, a French Bulldog with a serious Napoleon Complex, moves to a new home in the quaint New England town of Strasburg, Massachusetts, and stumbles upon a forgotten secret laboratory, he realizes that his dreams of Planetary Conquest are finally within paw's reach. But Kirby realizes he isn't alone. Seemingly out of nowhere, a strange group of people appear, exhibiting what Kirby can only describe as superpowers! Kirby must rise up against all who stand in his way to emerge victorious in this ultimate quest for world domination.

Hardcover, 6-in. x 7-in., 144 pages, full color.

Cover price $14.99.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "The Cow with the Nuclear Heart!"

Written by Tom Sniegoski. Art and cover by Tom McWeeney.

Kirby the French bulldog, OB the turtle, and the ghost of Erasmus J. Peckinpah embark on a road trip to the mysterious Area 51, hidden in the wastelands of the Nevada desert. Erasmus has convinced Kirby to help resurrect his cryogenically frozen body (which they've brought with them in the trunk of an old Cadillac Eldorado they're driving) by acquiring a nuclear heart currently inside the chest of a cow at the facility. On their journey, the gang encounters the angry spirit of an old prospector, a motorcycle gang with a grudge against French bulldogs, and last but not least, a full-fledged alien invasion!

Hardcover, 6-in. x 7-in., 168 pages, full color.

Cover price $14.99.

1st printing. Collects Strange Adventures (1950-1973 1st Series) #117, 120, 123, 126, 129, 132, 135-136, 138, 141, 144, 147, 150, 153 156 and 160. Written by JOHN BROOME. Art and cover by MURPHY ANDERSON. In a post-apocalyptic future, the Atomic Knights protect the surviving citizens against threats of all sorts. Hardcover, 192 pages, full color. Cover price $39.99.