Comic books in 'Books'

Volume 4 - 1st printing. "Extinction!" Written by Lisa Smedman and R.A. Salvatore. Teh Queen of the Demonweb Pits may have turned her back on even her most faithful servants, or she may now hang lifeless in her own hellish webs. For one priestess, the only course left open to her is to discover the truth, even if she must return to a place fro whence few have returned even once - a place where the souls of the dead go to serve for eternity. Yet for another priestess, the prospect of an afterlife without the Spider Queen drives her into the arms of another goddess, shattering the tenuous alliances that have brought the Drow to the threshold of the Abyss! Hardcover, 354 pages, Text only. Cover price $24.95.

Volume 5 - 1st printing. "Annihilation!" Written by Lisa Smedman and R.A. Salvatore. A journey though the unforgiving expanse of the endless Abyss awaits and at the end of that journey a ragged band of dark elves hope to find Lolth herself! Hardcover, 354 pages, Text only. Cover price $24.95.

Volume 6 - 1st printing. "Resurrection!" Written by Paul Kemp and R.A. Salvatore. The Spider Queen lives again! But, something is different, something her priestesses can hear in the winds, feel in their spirits, and for a select few see with their own eyes. Hardcover, 370 pages, Text only. Cover price $24.95.

1st printing. Written by Christopher M. O'Brien. Foreword by Dennis Billows. Softcover, 7" x 10", 234 pages, B&W text w/ photos.

1st printing.

By Kuhn Damien.

What do World Cup soccer players, Drake, and 125 million other people have in common? They all play Fortnite! And now with The Fortnite Guide to Staying Alive, anyone can survive the island and take their game to the next level. This must-have guide has something for every kind of player: game mode overviews for Battle Bus beginners, detailed weapon and item stats for initiates, and advanced building strategies for veterans. With The Fortnite Guide to Staying Alive, you have everything you need to max out each season and have fun doing it.

Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7-in., 80 pages, full color.

Cover price $9.99.

1st printing. Written by Neil Gaiman. Art and cover by Skottie Young. A father's quick trip to the grocery store turns into a much longer outing when he is abducted by aliens! There's no milk for cereal. No matter, Dad will run down to the store to pick some up. The children wait. And wait. And wait. Dad better have a pretty good excuse for taking so long. In a delightful reversal of how things usually go, the father is the one making up wild, impossible stories, and the child is the rational listener who isn't buying a word of it. Softcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $5.99.

c.1933. While being a promotional for Dr. Miles Laboratories' Alka-Seltzer and Nervine products, this booklet details the history of postage stamps and coinage. 6" x 4.5", 32 pages, B&W.

1st printing. By Dick Bourne. Four Horsemen" is a complete month-by-month, year-by-year, linear timeline of the Horsemen, covering every version of the group and every member of each version over their thirteen years of existence. From the glory days of Jim Crockett Promotions to the early WCW period to the Monday Nitro era, its all here in one concise timeline. Every break-up and every reformation. All the championships. All the triumphs. All the betrayals. Month-by-month, year-by-year. It's the ultimate reference guide to wrestling's most infamous group, with clear timeline confirmations of keys dates and events. Ric Flair, Ole and Arn Anderson, Tully Blanchard, Lex Luger, Barry Windham, James J. Dillon, Sting, Brian Pillman, Steve McMichael, Dean Malenko and all the rest. Every wrestler, every manager, and every woman that walked the aisle with them. Over 40 photographs, some rare, a few never published before. They were pro wrestlings greatest stable and the very foundation upon which every other great faction that followed was built. They were the Four Horsemen! Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., Text (with photos).

NOTE: "Diamonds are forever and so are the Four Horsemen." - Ric Flair

First Edition - 1905. Mystery novel written by Edgar Wallace. Hardcover with full cloth binding. 5" x 8.5", 224 pages, text.

1st printing.

By Jody Revenson and Noel Murray. Foreword by Neil Patrick Harris. Special Contributions by Jocelyn Stevenson. .

It's been over thirty-five years since the irrepressible Fraggles first hit the screen in the beloved children's television hit Fraggle Rock. Created by the legendary Jim Henson, Fraggle Rock remains a favorite of fans to this day. This delightful volume tells the incredible story of the bighearted show that helped instill open-minded values in a whole generation of viewers.

Fraggle Rock: The Ultimate Visual History follows the show's creation, from early concepts to the incredible puppetry that brought the unforgettable characters, such as Gobo, Red, and Mokey, to life. Exclusive interviews with Stevenson, Frith, Kenworthy, and several other major contributors reveal fascinating, exclusive insights that take the reader further into Jim Henson's world than ever before.

Hardcover, 9-in. x 11-in., 224 pages, full color. All Ages

Cover price $65.00.

1st printing. Written by Neil Gaiman. In this prodigiously imaginative collection of short fiction - including a novella featuring the hero of his masterpiece American Gods, a story set in the world of The Matrix, and others set in the worlds of gothic fiction and children's literature - internationally bestselling author Neil Gaiman shows off his storytelling brilliance and his terrifyingly entertaining dark humor. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 350 pages, Text Only. Cover price $14.95.

Issue 1 - "Frank Allen's Schooldays" by Graham B. Forbes. Softcover Digest, 5" x 7.5", 218 pages, B&W, text only.

Issue 2 - "Frank Allen Playing to Win" by Graham B. Forbes. Softcover Digest, 5" x 7.5", 218 pages, B&W, text only.

Issue 3 - "Frank Allen in Winter Sports" by Graham B. Forbes. Softcover Digest, 5" x 7.5", 218 pages, B&W, text only.

Issue 4 - "Frank Allen and His Rivals" by Graham B. Forbes. Softcover Digest, 5" x 7.5", 218 pages, B&W, text only.

Issue 5 - "Frank Allen - Pitcher" by Graham B. Forbes. Softcover Digest, 5" x 7.5", 218 pages, B&W, text only.

Issue 6 - "Frank Allen, Head of the Crew" by Graham B. Forbes. Softcover Digest, 5" x 7.5", 218 pages, B&W, text only.

Issue 7 - "Frank Allen in Camp" by Graham B. Forbes. Softcover Digest, 5" x 7.5", 218 pages, B&W, text only.

Issue 8 - "Frank Allen at Rockspur Ranch" by Graham B. Forbes. Softcover Digest, 5" x 7.5", 218 pages, B&W, text only.

Issue 9 - "Frank Allen at Gold Ford" by Graham B. Forbes. Softcover Digest, 5" x 7.5", 218 pages, B&W, text only.

Issue 10 - "Frank Allen and His Motor Boat" by Graham B. Forbes. Softcover Digest, 5" x 7.5", 218 pages, B&W, text only.

Issue 11 - "Frank Allen, Captain of the Team" by Graham B. Forbes. Softcover Digest, 5" x 7.5", 218 pages, B&W, text only.

Issue 12 - "Frank Allen at Old Moose Lake" by Graham B. Forbes. Softcover Digest, 5" x 7.5", 218 pages, B&W, text only.

Issue 13 - "Frank Allen at Zero Camp" by Graham B. Forbes. Softcover Digest, 5" x 7.5", 218 pages, B&W, text only.

Issue 14 - "Frank Allen Snowbound" by Graham B. Forbes. Softcover Digest, 5" x 7.5", 218 pages, B&W, text only.

Issue 15 - "Frank Allen After Big Game" by Graham B. Forbes. Softcover Digest, 5" x 7.5", 218 pages, B&W, text only.

Issue 16 - "Frank Allen With the Circus" by Graham B. Forbes. Softcover Digest, 5" x 7.5", 218 pages, B&W, text only.

Issue 17 - "Frank Allen Pitching His Best" by Graham B. Forbes. Softcover Digest, 5" x 7.5", 218 pages, B&W, text only.

1st printing. The legend lives on! Once available outside the Frazetta Museum only through limited distribution, it's 96 pages of the history & background of one of the most exciting illustrators in the world! Photos, early comic and pen & ink illustrations, doodles, and more - many of which have never been seen before - are all reproduced from original artwork in black ink with three classic color covers. Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 96 pages, B&W. Cover price $15.00.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $72.00 View scans Water damage: Moderate.

Bound volume containing Vol. 4, Issues 1-6. Hardcover, 8.5" x 11.25", 764 pages, B&W

Add to cart Good $50.00 View scans Back cover detached 50%. Water damage: Moderate.

Bound volume containing Vol. 9, Issues 1-6. Hardcover, 8.5" x 11.25", 760 pages, B&W

1964. 6.25" x 9.25", 330 pages, B&W. Cover price $5.95.

1st printing. Written by Paul Young. Art by Frank Miller. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, writer-artist Frank Miller turned Daredevil from a tepid-selling comic into an industry-wide success story. Frank Miller's Daredevil and the Ends of Heroism is both a rigorous study of Miller's artistic influences and innovations and a reflection on how his visionary work on Daredevil impacted generations of comics publishers, creators, and fans. Paul Young explores the accomplishments of Miller the writer, who fused hardboiled crime stories with superhero comics, while reimaging Kingpin (a classic Spider-Man nemesis), recuperating the half-baked villain Bullseye, and inventing a completely new kind of Daredevil villain in Elektra. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 256 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $27.95.

1st printing. Written by Jerry Weist. Art and Cover by Frank R. Paul. Introduction by Vincent Di Fate. Frank R. Paul is almost universally recognized as the "Father of Science Fiction Illustration," and rightly so, since his work has influenced and inspired generations of artists and visionaries over the past eighty years. From Flash Gordon to Luke Skywalker, Paul's presence is still being felt in the twenty-first century. Jerry Weist, noted Science Fiction historian, scholar, and founding editor of the prestigious EC comic fanzine Squa Tront, has turned his keen insight towards Paul, who envisioned a world of futuristic cities, space travel and alien life forms. These fantastic visions were realized in the pages of Amazing Stories and hundreds of other science fiction pulps and digest magazines. Weist, who authored Ray Bradbury: An Illustrated Life (in collaboration with Bradbury) has brought together informative text on Paul and a visual record of nearly every one of his incredible covers, as well as some of his very best, and rarely seen, pen and ink interior illustrations. This will be a visual feast for lovers of classic science fiction art. Hardcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 160 pages, full color. Cover price $29.99.

Frankenstein Deluxe Edition - Limited to 500 copies - Signed by Bernie Wrightson and Stephen King. Written by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, illustrated by Bernie Wrightson, and introduction by Stephen King. Originally distributed in a cardboard case with publishing info and the copy number. This edition comes with a dust jacket and cloth slipcase.

1st printing.

Based on the story by Mary Shelley. Adapted by Claire Bampton. Art by Anthony Williams.

The classic monster tale is reanimated in a dynamic new format for today's reader. Bold and brooding graphic novel-style illustrations and dramatic 3-D scenes rise from the pages as the brilliant Dr. Frankenstein brings the dead back to life. This classic pop-up tale of "The Modern Prometheus" offers an interactive, bloodcurdling experience while remaining true to Mary Shelley's original version.

Hardcover, 9 1/2-in. x 10 1/2-in., 16 pages, full color.

Cover price $29.95.

Gallery Edition

1st printing.

Written by Mary Shelley. Art and cover by Bernie Wrightson. Introduction by Stephen King.

Few works by comic book artists have earned the universal acclaim and reverence that Bernie Wrightson's illustrated version of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley's Frankenstein was met with upon its original release in 1983. A generation later, this magnificent pairing of art and literature is still considered to be one of the greatest achievements made by any artist in the field. This book includes the complete text of the original groundbreaking novel, and approximately fifty original full-page illustrations by Bernie Wrightson.

Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 240 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations).

Cover price $29.99.

Gallery Edition

2nd or Later Printings.

Written by Mary Shelley. Art and cover by Bernie Wrightson. Introduction by Stephen King.

Few works by comic book artists have earned the universal acclaim and reverence that Bernie Wrightson's illustrated version of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley's Frankenstein was met with upon its original release in 1983. A generation later, this magnificent pairing of art and literature is still considered to be one of the greatest achievements made by any artist in the field. This book includes the complete text of the original groundbreaking novel, and approximately fifty original full-page illustrations by Bernie Wrightson.

Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 240 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations).

Cover price $29.99.

1st printing.

By Philip J. Riley and Gregory Wm. Mank.

For the first time in its history, Universal Studios has opened its vaults and is allowing us to view these rare artifacts of filmmaking. Previously seen only by the stars and technicians, we now have the opportunity to review the complete original shooting scripts from these classic motion pictures. Each book also contains the complete story of the making of the film, many rare behind-the-scenes photos, interviews with the people in front of and behind the camera, and complete pressbook.

Hardcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 200 pages, B&W.

NOTE:

I shall treasure my copy of the script, and many thanks for your splendid contribution to its preservation. - Franklin Coen (screenplay author, This Island Earth)

Ive been seeing Univrsal pictures since 1923. The Universal Filmscripts Series is unique, and a highly prized portion of my collection of 40,000 books. - Forrest J Ackerman

As they say in the Coming Attractions -- Dont Miss It - Robert Bloch

The Ackerman Archives provide another treasure for posterity. - Ray Bradbury

Cover price $34.99.

1st printing.

By Philip J. Riley and Gregory Wm. Mank.

For the first time in its history, Universal Studios has opened its vaults and is allowing us to view these rare artifacts of filmmaking. Previously seen only by the stars and technicians, we now have the opportunity to review the complete original shooting scripts from these classic motion pictures. Each book also contains the complete story of the making of the film, many rare behind-the-scenes photos, interviews with the people in front of and behind the camera, and complete pressbook.

Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 200 pages, B&W.

NOTE:

I shall treasure my copy of the script, and many thanks for your splendid contribution to its preservation. - Franklin Coen (screenplay author, This Island Earth)

Ive been seeing Univrsal pictures since 1923. The Universal Filmscripts Series is unique, and a highly prized portion of my collection of 40,000 books. - Forrest J Ackerman

As they say in the Coming Attractions -- Dont Miss It - Robert Bloch

The Ackerman Archives provide another treasure for posterity. - Ray Bradbury

Cover price $24.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $36.00

1st printing.

Written by Mary Shelley. Art and cover by Lynd Ward. Foreword by Patrick McGrath.

Published originally in 1934, Lynd Ward's Frankenstein was the first fully illustrated edition of Mary Shelley's classic story of misguided genius Victor Frankenstein and the unholy creation he unleashed upon the world.

This new edition reproduces all of Ward's exquisite artwork for the novel, including fourteen full-page woodcuts. Evocative, atmospheric, and rich in detail, Ward's haunting illustrations bring this timeless tale of mad science and monsters vividly to life.

Hardcover, 224 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations).

This Original 1818 Text!

1st printing. By Mary Shelley. Introduction by Jeanette Winterson. The most famous horror story in world literature—the original tale of a mad scientist and his monster—is also a profoundly moving masterpiece. When the scientist Victor Frankenstein attempts to create life in his laboratory, he sets in motion tragic forces beyond his control and faces losing everything he loves. No reader in the grip of Mary Shelley's novel, with its mythic-minded hero and its highly sympathetic monster who reads Goethe and longs to be at peace with himself, can fail to notice how much more excellent the original is than all the countless adaptations, imitations, and homages which have followed in its ample wake. In her first novel, written at the instigation of Lord Byron and published in 1818 (and revised in 1831), the teenaged Shelley managed to produce English Romanticism's finest prose fiction. This edition reproduces her original 1818 text. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 240 pages, Text Only. Cover price $12.00.

1st printing. A collection of 32 beautiful and dynamic ready-to-be-framed sketches by the master of sword and sorcery art - Frank Frazetta. Softcover, 9-in. x 11-in., 70 pages (each page has art on front of page/blank on backside of page), B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $29.95.

Add to cart Very Good $48.00

1st printing. Another collection of amazing fantasy sketches and artwork by the master of sword and sorcery - Frank Frazetta. Softcover, 9-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $13.95.

1st printing. Written by Steve Niles. Phoyagraphy by Jackie Cutlip Niles. Under the weathered skies of America's heartland, and in the wounded hearts of every family in one tiny rural town, a terrible secret has been kept for too many years. Now, a young boy named Trevor must try to keep his younger brother Will from falling victim to the worst fears of a troubled town. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 120 pages, B&W. NOTE: Story istold with text and B&W photos. Cover price $19.99.

1st printing.

Written and Illustrated by Michel Gagne.

The perfect companion piece to Frenzied Fauna: From A to Z, prepare yourself for a botanical tour of wonders like no other in this exotic concoction spawned from the imagination of visionary artist Michel Gagné.

Hardcover (Horizontal Format), 10-in. x 8-in., 32 pages, full color. All Ages

Cover price $14.95.

1st printing. No dust jacket. Written by Gene Stratton-Porter with new text by Helen R. Prevo. Illustrated by Vaughn Bode. Features black and white chapter illustrations along with 8 full page color illustrations. Hardcover, 6" x 9-1/4", 66 pages, PC/PB&W.

1st Printing - Uncorrected Advance Proof Copy - Written and illustrated by Elise Primavera. When Fred and Anthony are faced with their unfinished history project, they come up with a great idea: pay someone else to do it. There's just one problem: they have no money. Luckily, they have plenty of schemes for making quick dough. So, after a paralyzing case of writer's block causes them to abandon careers as best-selling authors, they ride around town on their skateboards, trying to get "old people" to hire them. But Fred and Anthony never imagined that in their quest to avoid hard work, they would stumble into a portal to the Netherworld, where terrifying (or just plain wacky) paranormal creatures eerily echo the plots to their favorite horror movies... Softcover, 5" x 7.5", 122 pages, B&W. Cover price $14.99.

1st printing, 1999. By Roger Langridge. A hysterical historical study of one of the most enduring cartoon character of the past 100 years, Fred the Clown. Softcover, 36 pages, B&W. Cover price $5.95.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Murder Draws a Crowd!" By Fredric Brown and Jack Seabrook. A massive fix of liquor-fueled murder, smoke-clouded mystery, and hard-hitting revenge from the author of The Screaming Mimi and The Fabulous Clipjoint. This 744-page archival-quality hardcover assembles 38 incredibly rare stories from 1938-1942-with the original Pulp artwork from such magazines as Thrilling Detective, Masked Detective, Detective Fiction Weekly, and more. An appendix collects Brown's rare (and hilarious!) stories from The Driller and Excavating Engineer. Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 744 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations). Cover price $50.00.