Comic books in 'Books'

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1st printing. Take a look around the around in through the mists of time and space at some of the most mystical spots on Earth. Includes chapter covering Atlantis, the Great Pyramid, the Megaliths, an interior world, and more! Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 160 pages, PC/PB&W.

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1st printing.

Written by Zack Kruse. Art and Cover by Steve Ditko.

Steve Ditko is one of the most important contributors to American comic books. As the co-creator of Spider-Man and sole creator of Doctor Strange, Ditko made an indelible mark on American popular culture. Always inward facing, Ditko's narratives employed superhero and supernatural fantasy in the service of self-examination, and with characters like the Question, Mr. A, and Static, Ditko turned ordinary superhero comics into philosophic treatises.

In this book, Zack Kruse argues that Ditko's philosophy draws on a complicated network of ideas that is best understood as mystic liberalism, and his comics provide a unique window into how such an ideology operates in popular media.

Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 304 pages, Text (with B&W Illustrations).

Cover price $30.00.

Add to cart Very Fine $19.99

1st printing. By Billy Wreck and Danny Graydon. Cover by Alex Ross. Foreword by Roger Stern. Discover the secrets of Doctor Strange - Master of the Mystic Arts, Sorcerer Supreme and Marvel Comic's most magical Super Hero - in The Mysterious World of Doctor Strange. This lavishly illustrated guide offers a magical mystery tour of the unique, mind-bending universe of Stephen Strange, Marvel's magical super-hero extraordinaire. Packed with fantastic facts and astonishing artwork selected from over 50 years of Doctor Strange's awesome comic adventures, The Mysterious World of Doctor Strange will delight new and die-hard Marvel fans. Hardcover, 9-in. x 11-in., 176 pages, full color. Cover price $24.99.

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1st Printing. Chapter 1, "The Woman of Prophecy". An evil cult seems to have a lot of interest in "The Seal", these days...and Kick Girl doesn't like that, one bit! A promise to keep The Seal safe has motivated Kick to find its location, once again. Who is this evil cult, and why are they looking for The Seal in the fist place? Is Kick Girl's journey over before it even begins?

Add to cart Very Good $6.00 View scans Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 5%.

The Case of the Blue Lacquer Box by George F. Worts. 5.5" x 7.5", 128 pages, text. Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 1, Issue 2 - "Bring Me Another Murder" by Whitman Chambers. Softcover Digest, 5" x 7.5", 128 pages, B&W, text only. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $2.50 View scans

"A Girl Died Laughing" by Viola Paradise. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Fine $10.00 View scans

The Leather Man Murders by Lawrence Treat. 5.5" x 7.5", 128 pages, text. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $8.00 View scans

The Corpse Grows a Beard by Margaret Scherf. 5.5" x 7.5", 128 pages, text. Cover price $0.25.

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Escape While I Can by Melba Marlett. 5.5" x 7.5", 128 pages, text. Cover price $0.25.

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"The Case of the Absent Corpse" by Katharine Hill. Cover price $0.25.

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Dead Man's Float by Amber Dean. 5.5" x 7.5", 128 pages, text. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $8.00 View scans Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%.

The Case of the Wicked Twin by Lois Eby and John C. Fleming. 5.5" x 7.5", 128 pages, text. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Fair $2.65 View scans Back cover detached 10%. Front Cover Detached.

One Man Must Die by A. B. Cunningham. 5.5" x 7.5", 128 pages, text. Cover price $0.25.

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Bells for the Dead by Kathleen Moore Knight. 5.5" x 7.5", 128 pages, text. Cover price $0.25.

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"Cradled in Murder" by Rudd Fleming. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Near Mint $5.99

Add to cart Near Mint $5.99

1st printing. Written by Edward Packard. Art and cover by Paul Granger. Finally back in print after a 25-year wait! Unlock the mystery of Chimney Rock in this iconic interactive book where YOU decide what happens next! Packed with 36 possible endings! Choose Your Own Adventure books–the 4th bestselling childrens series of all time–are back and as much fun as you remember. Kids and adults agree, these are the books that get 9- to 12-year-olds reading. YOU are on vacation in Connecticut when you notice a huge, empty stone house at the top of a hill. Your cousins call it Chimney Rock, and they tell you that no one who goes inside is ever seen again, but youre the curious type, and so you venture inside its crumbling walls. Will you break the curse on Chimney Rock and come back out again a hero? Or will you face any number of grisly ends at the hands of the malevolent forces within? Be careful, the choices YOU make might end in glory, disaster, or certain death! A generation of readers was enraptured by the early classics of Choose Your Own Adventure, and while long-time fans will be thrilled to see its return to the shelves, new kid readers will love to explore one path after another, with every ending telling them a little more about the mystery of what happened at Chimney Rock and what can be done to break the curse. Softcover, 4 1/4-in. x 7-in., 138 pages, Text (with B&W Illustrations). Ages 9-12 Cover price $8.99.

Add to cart Very Good $4.00

1984. The 5th book in the Myth Adventures series by Robert Asprin and, later, Jody Lynn Nye. 5.5" x 8.5", 170 pages, B&W. Cover price $6.95.

Add to cart Very Good $8.00

Includes Poster - 1st printing. By Brian McConnachie. The Naked and the Nude takes a look at where motion pictures started, where they are, and where they might one day end up. Covering everything from Animated Documentaries, to Musicals, to Child Actors, to Classic Films, and even Women's Prison Films -- Hollywood and Beyond leaves no stone unturned. Lots of classic photos of movie stars and much more. Also includes a giant fold-out, detachable "Hollywood Starland" poster (22.5 x 15) - your map to who's who and what's what in Hollywood. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 152 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.50.

Add to cart Near Mint $19.00

1st Printing. In an irreverent twist to the fine art tradition of The Nude, this unique and original collection presents a "stripped" down version of the infamous "Gallery of Rogues" exhibit of cartoonist self-portraits at Ohio State University. Featuring Scott Adams, Sergio Aragones, Will Eisner, Will Elder, Jules Feiffer, Al Jaffee, Lynn Johnston, Bil Keane, Russell Myers, Charles Shulz, Jeff Smith, Art Spiegelman, Mort Walker, Gahan Wilson and over 50 More! Hardcover, 6-in. x 8-in., 148 Pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $22.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $12.95

Add to cart Near Mint $12.95

1st printing. By Isaac Asimov. Cover by Shutterstock. The bestselling Robot series continues in this sequel to The Caves of Steel, with detective Elijah Baley taking on the dangerous role of double agent when hes sent to Solaria to solve a brutal murder—and uncover a weakness in Earths most powerful neighbor. With his fertile imagination, his wit, and his prolific output, Isaac Asimov truly laid the foundation for all future generations of science fiction writers.—Kevin J. Anderson, New York Times bestselling co-author of the Dune prequel series. On the beautiful Outer World planet of Solaria, a handful of human colonists lead a hermit-like existence, their every need attended to by their faithful robot servants. To this strange and provocative planet comes Detective Elijah Baley, sent from the streets of New York with his positronic partner, the robot R. Daneel Olivaw, to solve an incredible murder that has rocked Solaria to its foundations. The victim had been so reclusive that he appeared to his associates only through holographic projection. Yet someone had gotten close enough to bludgeon him to death while robots looked on. Now, Baley and Olivaw are faced with two clear impossibilities: Either the Solarian was killed by one of his robots—unthinkable under the laws of Robotics—or he was killed by the woman who loved him so much that she never came into his presence! Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2--in., 272 pages, Text Only. Cover price $18.00.

Add to cart Near Mint $7.95

1st printing.

Story and art by Olivia Jaimes.

Follow Nancy's Genius Plan to sneak a sweet treat in this delicious and devious board book! Nancy has a genius plan: sneak through the house without disturbing anyone and enjoy a warm piece of Aunt Fritzi's delicious cornbread. But it's not quite as easy as it sounds! In this entertaining, heartwarming, and lightly interactive board book, children will delight in helping Nancy carry out her genius (and delicious!) plan.

Hardcover, 7-in. x 7-in., 14 pages, full color. All Ages.

Cover price $7.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $3.00

Add to cart Near Mint $3.00

1st printing. By Mel White. Everyone's obsessed with Angry Birds. Devotees know all the behaviors of the birds in the game, from the speedy yellow birds to the exploding blackbirds. But what about real-life angry birds? Just what happens when real birds stop being polite and start getting angry? Find out in this funny and informative look at bird anger in the animal kingdom, a collaboration between National Geographic and Angry Birds creator Rovio Entertainment. Fans of the game will love to read these unbelievable stories, alongside fascinating photographs and familiar graphics from the game. Softcover, 7-in. x 7-in., 160 pages, full color. Cover price $13.95.

Add to cart FN+ 6.5 $21.00 View scans

c.1948. Program for the National Roller Derby competition. 8" x 10", 20 pages, B&W.

Add to cart Near Mint $3.00

1st printing. By Kimon Nicolaides. Great for the beginner and the expert, this book offers readers exercises to improve their work. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 240 pages, B&W. Cover price $16.95.

Add to cart Fine $11.75

1st printing. Neil Gaiman is the imaginative wizard behind the best-selling novels American Gods and Anansi Boys, the series The Sandman, and popular children's books like Coraline and The Graveyard Book. Neil Gaiman and Philosophy looks at Gaiman's work through a philosophical lens. How does fantasy interact with reality and what can each tell us about the other? Do we each have other selves who embody different personal qualities? If the unknown influences the known, is the unknown just as real as the known? In Neil Gaiman and Philosophy, eighteen philosophers explore Gaiman's best-loved and unforgettable worlds. Softcover, 6-in.x 9-in., 288 pages, text. Cover price $19.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $13.00

Add to cart Very Fine $9.00

1st printing.

Written by Neil Gaiman. Foreword by Marion James.

An outstanding array of selected fiction from the New York Times-bestselling author Neil Gaiman, curated by his readers around the world.

Spanning Gaiman's career to date, A Neil Gaiman Reader: Selected Fiction is a A brilliant representation of his groundbreaking, entrancing, endlessly imagination fiction, this captivating volume includes excerpts from each of his five novels for adults - Neverwhere, Stardust, American Gods, Anansi Boys, and The Ocean at the End of the Lane - and nearly fifty of his of short stories.

Impressive in its depth and range, A Neil Gaiman Reader is both an entryway to Gaiman's oeuvre and a literary trove Gaiman fans old and new will return to many times over.

Hardcover, 816 pages, B&W.

Cover price $50.00.

Add to cart Near Mint $5.00

1st printing.

By Maya Phillips.

From the moment Maya Phillips saw the opening scroll of Star Wars, Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, her childhood changed forever. Her formative years were spent loving not just the Star Wars saga, but superhero cartoons, anime, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Harry Potter, Tolkien, and Doctor Who - to name just a few.

As a critic at large at The New York Times, Phillips has written extensively on theater, poetry, and the latest blockbusters-with her love of some of the most popular and nerdy fandoms informing her career. Now, she analyzes the mark these beloved intellectual properties leave on young and adult minds, and what they teach us about race, gender expression, religion, and more-especially as fandom becomes more and more mainstream.

Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 288 pages, Text.

Cover price $27.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $9.95

Add to cart Very Fine $7.99

Add to cart Very Fine $7.99

1st printing.

By Bill Morrison.

Welcome back to the world of Apple Bonkers, the Flying Glove, and Blue Meanies, where nothing is real... and where readers can test their knowledge of The Beatles while helping the Fab Four and Captain Fred save Pepperland!

The Beatles Nerd Search: Yellow Submarine contains spectacular, colorful art, and challenges fans to find the very deliberate mistakes and continuity errors, as well as hidden song titles, mysteries from the Sea of Time, and more Blue Meanies than you can shake a drumstick at. It's all in the mind, you know...

This volume has been created by comic book artist and writer Bill Morrison, author and illustrator of The Beatles Yellow Submarine authorized graphic novel.

Hardcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 44 pages, full color.

Cover price $14.95.

Add to cart Very Good $9.99

Volume 5 - 1st printing. Featuring Dashiell Hammett's original story "After the Thin Man!" Edited by Matthew Bruccoli and Richard Laymon. Softcover, 226 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations).

Add to cart Very Good $8.70

Volume 7 - 1st printing. Featuring Ed McBain. Edited by Matthew Bruccoli and Richard Laymon. Softcover, 226 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations).

Add to cart Very Good $2.50 View scans Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Issue 1152 - "The Toss of a Penny" by Nicholas Carter. Squarebound, 5" x 7", 228 pages, B&W, text only.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $2.65 View scans Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Slight.

Issue 1189 - "The Cab Driver's Secret" by Nicholas Carter. Squarebound, 5" x 7", 220 pages, B&W, text only.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $3.50 View scans Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Issue 1229 - "Captain Sparkle, Pirate" by Nicholas Carter. Squarebound, 5" x 7", 220 pages, B&W, text only.

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Add to cart Very Good $4.40

1st printing. By Stephenie Meyer. Being in love with a vampire is more dangerous than Bella could have ever possibly imagined. For Bella's safety, Edward breaks up with her and leaves alone, broken hearted. Luckily, her childhood friend, Jacob, is present to console her. But as their relationship grows Bella soon learns that Jacob, like Edward, also lives with a dark secret. Meanwhile, Edward, thinking his one true love dead, makes a startling decision that could destroy his world forever. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 564 pages, Text Only. Cover price $10.99.

Add to cart Very Good $2.65

2nd and later printings. By Stephenie Meyer. Being in love with a vampire is more dangerous than Bella could have ever possibly imagined. For Bella's safety, Edward breaks up with her and leaves alone, broken hearted. Luckily, her childhood friend, Jacob, is present to console her. But as their relationship grows Bella soon learns that Jacob, like Edward, also lives with a dark secret. Meanwhile, Edward, thinking his one true love dead, makes a startling decision that could destroy his world forever. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 564 pages, Text Only. Cover price $10.99.