Comic books in 'Books'

Issue 2028 - "More Bedtime Stories to Read Aloud". Softcover, 5" x 8", 128 pages, text with color illustrations. Cover price $0.30.

Issue 2029 - "Shari Lewis Stories to Read Aloud". Softcover, 5" x 8", 128 pages, text with color illustrations. Cover price $0.30.

Issue 2030 - "Read Aloud Horse Stories". Softcover, 5" x 8", 128 pages, text with color illustrations. Cover price $0.30.

Issue 2031 - "Jokes and Riddles to Read Aloud". Softcover, 5" x 8", 128 pages, text with color illustrations. Cover price $0.30.

Issue 2032 - "Funtime Stories to Read Aloud". Softcover, 5" x 8", 128 pages, text with color illustrations. Cover price $0.30.

Issue 2033 - "Bible Stories to Read Aloud". Softcover, 5" x 8", 128 pages, text with color illustrations. Cover price $0.30.

Issue 2034 - "A Story a Day to Read Aloud". Softcover, 5" x 8", 128 pages, text with color illustrations. Cover price $0.30.

Issue 2035 - "Pinocchio to Read Aloud". Softcover, 5" x 8", 128 pages, text with color illustrations. Cover price $0.30.

Issue 2036 - "A Treasury of Stories to Read Aloud". Softcover, 5" x 8", 128 pages, text with color illustrations. Cover price $0.30.

Issue 2037 - "Grimm's Fairy Tales to Read Aloud". Softcover, 5" x 8", 128 pages, text with color illustrations. Cover price $0.30.

Issue 2038 - "The Wizard of Oz to Read Aloud". Softcover, 5" x 8", 128 pages, text with color illustrations. Cover price $0.30.

Issue 2039 - "Stories About America to Read Aloud". Softcover, 5" x 8", 128 pages, text with color illustrations. Cover price $0.39.

Issue 2040 - "Alice in Wonderland to Read Aloud". Softcover, 5" x 8", 128 pages, text with color illustrations. Cover price $0.39.

Issue 2041 - "Kitten and Cat Stories to Read Aloud". Softcover, 5" x 8", 128 pages, text with color illustrations. Cover price $0.39.

Issue 2042 - "Bobbsey Twins Stories to Read Aloud". Softcover, 5" x 8", 128 pages, text with color illustrations. Cover price $0.39.

Issue 2043 - "Just So Stories to Read Aloud". Softcover, 5" x 8", 128 pages, text with color illustrations. Cover price $0.39.

Issue 2044 - "200 Best-Loved Poems to Read Aloud". Softcover, 5" x 8", 128 pages, text with color illustrations. Cover price $0.39.

Issue 2045 - "Friendly Animal Stories to Read Aloud". Softcover, 5" x 8", 128 pages, text with color illustrations. Cover price $0.39.

Issue 2046 - "Stories About Giants, Witches and Dragons to Read Aloud". Softcover, 5" x 8", 128 pages, text with color illustrations. Cover price $0.39.

Issue 2047 - "Prince and Princess Stories to Read Aloud". Softcover, 5" x 8", 128 pages, text with color illustrations. Cover price $0.39.

Issue 2048 - "Barbie's Adventures to Read Aloud". Softcover, 5" x 8", 128 pages, text with color illustrations. Cover price $0.39.

Issue 2049 - "Read Aloud Five Little Peppers and How They Grew". Softcover, 5" x 8", 128 pages, text with color illustrations. Cover price $0.39.

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Issue 2050 - "Stories About Abraham Lincoln to Read Aloud". Softcover, 5" x 8", 128 pages, text with color illustrations. Cover price $0.39.

Issue 2051 - "Read Aloud Storytime". Softcover, 5" x 8", 128 pages, text with color illustrations. Cover price $0.49.

Issue 2052 - "Mother West Wind Stories to Read Aloud". Softcover, 5" x 8", 128 pages, text with color illustrations. Cover price $0.49.

Add to cart Fine $12.00 View scans Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight.

Part 2 of 2nd grade reading level - 1959. Stories and articles adapted from Reader's Digest. Stories and articles adapted from Reader's Digest. The amount of horses on the front is equal to the reading level of the book. The first number in the issue is the reading level and the second number is the part number. 5.25" x 7", 132 pages, partial color.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $9.00 View scans

Part 1 of 1st grade reading level - 1966. Stories and articles adapted from Reader's Digest. The amount of horses on the front is equal to the reading level of the book. The first number in the issue is the reading level and the second number is the part number. 5.25" x 7", 64 pages, partial color.

Add to cart FN+ 6.5 $13.00 View scans

Part 2 of 1st grade reading level - 1966. Stories and articles adapted from Reader's Digest. The amount of horses on the front is equal to the reading level of the book. The first number in the issue is the reading level and the second number is the part number. 5.25" x 7", 64 pages, partial color.

Add to cart Very Good $8.00 View scans

Part 2 of Grade 1 plus reading level - 1966. Stories and articles adapted from Reader's Digest. The amount of horses on the front is equal to the reading level of the book. The first number in the issue is the reading level and the second number is the part number. 5.25" x 7", 64 pages, partial color.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $9.00 View scans

Add to cart Good $4.00 View scans

Part 2 of 2nd grade reading level - 1966. Stories and articles adapted from Reader's Digest. The amount of horses on the front is equal to the reading level of the book. The first number in the issue is the reading level and the second number is the part number. 5.25" x 7", 132 pages, partial color.

Add to cart FN+ 6.5 $13.00 View scans

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $9.00 View scans

Part 2 of 3rd grade reading level - 1966. Stories and articles adapted from Reader's Digest. The amount of horses on the front is equal to the reading level of the book. The first number in the issue is the reading level and the second number is the part number. 5.25" x 7", 128 pages, partial color.

Add to cart Very Fine $16.00 View scans Front cover detached 5%.

Part 1 of 5th grade reading level - 1967. Stories and articles adapted from Reader's Digest. The amount of horses on the front is equal to the reading level of the book. The first number in the issue is the reading level and the second number is the part number. 5.25" x 7", 144 pages, partial color.

Add to cart Very Fine $16.00 View scans Front cover detached 5%.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $9.00 View scans Front cover detached 30%.

Part 2 of 5th grade reading level - 1968. Stories and articles adapted from Reader's Digest. The amount of horses on the front is equal to the reading level of the book. The first number in the issue is the reading level and the second number is the part number. 5.25" x 7", 144 pages, partial color.

Add to cart Near Mint $9.00

1st printing.

By Michael A Chaney.

Literary scholar Michael A. Chaney examines graphic novels to illustrate that in form and function they inform readers on how they ought to be read. His arguments result in an innovative analysis of the various knowledges that comics produce and the methods artists and writers employ to convey them. Theoretically eclectic, this study attends to the lessons taught by both the form and content of today's most celebrated graphic novels.

Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $30.00.

1st printing. By Marc Sobel. A deep dive into the first 50 issues of the HernandezBrothers' acclaimed comic series, this scholarly bookseeks to answer the question: What makes Love andRockets such an enduring classic of the medium?Love and Rockets by Gilbert, Jaime, and Mario Hernandez is oneof the greatest comic series ever created. However, running consistentlyfor 40 years and encompassing a diverse array of characters,settings, and cultural influences, this literary universe can bedaunting to explore. With Reading Love and Rockets, writer MarcSobel offers an accessible entry point into L&R, an invaluableresource to both new readers and fans who want to deepen theirunderstanding of the series.Reading Love and Rockets hones in on the first 50 issues of theseries, tracking the evolution of the characters and storylines, aswell as the Hernandez Brothers' growth as artists and writers acrossthis 15-year span of creation. Breaking down each issue in sequence, Sobel blendstogether his own sharp-eyed observations with analysis from a variety of scholars,critics, and fans to provide a well-rounded perspective on the series. Plus, explorationsinto topics as wide-ranging as magical realism, women's wrestling, andthe Southern California punk scene reveal the fascinating influences at the heartof these stories. Readers daring enough to embark on this illuminating journeythrough Palomar and Hoppers 13 will return with a richer appreciation for thismasterpiece of graphic literature. Luxuriously illustrated throughout with scenesfrom the comic. Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 320 pages, PC/PB&W. Mature Readers Cover price $49.99.

1st printing. READING THE FUNNIES collects Donald Phelps' essays on early 20th Century newspaper strips - the Golden Age of comic strips, when readers avidly followed the daily and weekly adventures of Flash Gordon, Little Nemo, and Krazy Kats, a time when the critic Gilbert Seldes could write, "Of all the lively arts the Comic Strip is the most despised and, with the exception of the movies, it is the most popular." Most of the essays in this book appear here for the first time. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 306 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.95.

1st printing. By Jane Kent. Preschoolers love vehicles, and with PAWSOME VEHICLES! Make Your Own PAW Patrol Vehicles!, no book is too big, and no PUPpet too small, as young PAW Patrol fans learn to create their own fun, colorful PAW PATROL VEHICLES for endless hours of homespun fun and Adventure Bay play! • Simple step-by-step craft instructions matched with clear illustrations guide boys and girls through the totally "paws on" process of crafting 12 different bright, playful PAW Patrol vehicles, using age-appropriate materials (and with only limited help from adults). • Includes a bonus chapter with tips for putting on the best car rally, ways to construct a cool race track at home, and simple ideas and funny mini-scripts for even the youngest PAW Patrol fans to race their vehicles! Softcover, 8-in. x 10-in., 48 pages, full color. All Ages Cover price $12.99.

1st printing.

By Ernest Cline.

At once wildly original and stuffed with irresistible nostalgia, READY PLAYER ONE is a spectacularly genre-busting, ambitious, and charming debut—part quest novel, part love story, and part virtual space opera set in a universe where spell-slinging mages battle giant Japanese robots, entire planets are inspired by Blade Runner, and flying DeLoreans achieve light speed. Its the year 2044, and the real world is an ugly place. Like most of humanity, Wade Watts escapes his grim surroundings by spending his waking hours jacked into the OASIS, a sprawling virtual utopia that lets you be anything you want to be, a place where you can live and play and fall in love on any of ten thousand planets. And like most of humanity, Wade dreams of being the one to discover the ultimate lottery ticket that lies concealed within this virtual world. For somewhere inside this giant networked playground, OASIS creator James Halliday has hidden a series of fiendish puzzles that will yield massive fortune—and remarkable power—to whoever can unlock them.

For years, millions have struggled fruitlessly to attain this prize, knowing only that Hallidays riddles are based in the pop culture he loved—that of the late twentieth century. And for years, millions have found in this quest another means of escape, retreating into happy, obsessive study of Hallidays icons. Like many of his contemporaries, Wade is as comfortable debating the finer points of John Hughess oeuvre, playing Pac-Man, or reciting Devo lyrics as he is scrounging power to run his OASIS rig. And then Wade stumbles upon the first puzzle. Suddenly the whole world is watching, and thousands of competitors join the hunt—among them certain powerful players who are willing to commit very real murder to beat Wade to this prize. Now the only way for Wade to survive and preserve everything he knows is to win. But to do so, he may have to leave behind his oh-so-perfect virtual existence and face up to life—and love—in the real world hes always been so desperate to escape. A world at stake. A quest for the ultimate prize. Are you ready?

Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 384 pages, Text Only. Cover price $25.00.

1st printing.

By Ernest Cline.

In the year 2044, reality is an ugly place. The only time teenage Wade Watts really feels alive is when he's jacked into the virtual utopia known as the OASIS. Wade's devoted his life to studying the puzzles hidden within this world's digital confines—puzzles that are based on their creator's obsession with the pop culture of decades past and that promise massive power and fortune to whoever can unlock them. But when Wade stumbles upon the first clue, he finds himself beset by players willing to kill to take this ultimate prize. The race is on, and if Wade's going to survive, he'll have to win—and confront the real world he's always been so desperate to escape.

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 384 pages, Text Only. Cover price $14.00.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "The Demon of the Deep!" By Brad Quentin. All new stories never seen on TV! It's huge, and cold, and slimy. And it's dragging them deeper and deeper into an unknown world far under the South Pacific, where gigantic crustaceans creep through dark chasms and mutant monsters lurk in lightless caverns. Hadji and Dr. Benton Quest are trapped in the undersea lair of the most vicious predator ever known. It is awakening at last, and heading for the surface to feed - and taking them with it! Don't miss this new nonstop action adventure, as Jonny Quest races against time to rescue the Quest Team from an undersea nightmare! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 116 pages, Text Only. Cover price $3.99.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "The Forbidden City of Luxor!" By Brad Quentin. All new stories never seen on TV! Strange lights and noises have been sighted over the deserted city of Luxor in India. The Quest team go to investigate the city, which is located in the midst of a huge wildlife preserve. There they must battle villains who are seeking the phenomena to exploit for profit. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 116 pages, Text Only. Cover price $3.99.

Volume 3 - 1st printing. "The Pirates of Cyber Island!" By Brad Quentin. All new stories never seen on TV! Power-hungry computer hackers are stealing information in cyberspace. They are also hijacking ships which are carrying computer equipment and nuclear weapons. When Jonny, Hadji and Race are kidnapped while investigating, they must use their survival skills and computer expertise to escape. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 120 pages, Text Only. Cover price $3.99.

Volume 4 - 1st printing. "Peril in the Peaks!" By Brad Quentin. All new stories never seen on TV! A "ghost" plane is attacking pilots flying in the Himalayas. A friend of Race Bannon's requests the team's help. The Quest plane is shot down and Bannon appears to fall to his death. The adults are captured by bandits, leaving Jonny, Hadji and Jessie in a Shangri-la type valley, hidden by clouds. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 120 pages, Text Only. Cover price $3.99.

Volume 5 - 1st printing. "Evil Under the Ice!" By Brad Quentin. All new stories never seen on TV! While setting up camp in Antarctica, where a runaway glacier threatens to destroy the last truly wild area on the planet, the Quest Team must pilot their tiny Porpoise sub under the Ross Ice Shelf to find out if it is a natural disaster or a new kind of worldwide terrorism. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 128 pages, Text Only. Cover price $3.99.

Volume 7 - 1st printing. "The Monsters from Beyond Time!" By Brad Quentin. All new stories never seen on TV! The Johnny Quest team is called to investigate reports of ferocious prehistoric creatures preying on a remote South American village. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 128 pages, Text Only. Cover price $3.99.

Volume 7 - 1st printing. "Journey into Q-Space!" By Brad Quentin. All new stories never seen on TV! Asked to test QuestWorld's ultimate virtual reality experience, Jonny, Hadji, and Jessie are launched into an unknown world aboard the experimental Q-Ship, only to come face to face with their bitter enemy, Jeremiah Surd, who has also penetrated the cyberspace universe. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 120 pages, Text Only. Cover price $3.99.

Volume 8 - 1st printing. "Attack of the Evil Cyber-God!" By Brad Quentin. All new stories never seen on TV! When Jonny investigates the strange disappearance of software programs from the Internet, he comes face to face with an entity that is devouring all the world's computer data, and, in the process, growing ever more powerful Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 106 pages, Text Only. Cover price $3.99.

Volume 9 - 1st printing. "Trouble on Planet Q!" By Brad Quentin. All new stories never seen on TV! Jonny and Hadji must enter a world of virtual reality in order to decide whether Q-Space is truly magical or a sinister scientist is behind the simulation, and they must choose sides in a battle of witchery versus science in order to save Dr. Benton Quest. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 106 pages, Text Only. Cover price $3.99.

Volume 10 - 1st printing. "The Lake of Terror!" By Brad Quentin. All new stories never seen on TV! Another adventure with Johnny Quest - this time involving the mysterious creature of the lake. It was like the Loch New Monster - a legendary creature that lurked in the waters of Lake Benedict. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 160 pages, Text Only. Cover price $3.99.

1st printing.

By Richard Foster.

She has been called the most photographed model in history.

From her modest beginnings in Nashville to her legacy as a cult figure, here is the true story of America's iconic pinup queen, legendary Playboy centerfold Bettie Page. During the 1950s, Bettie set hearts ablaze with her killer curves and girl-next-door smile. Yet at the height of her popularity, with a promising acting career before her, she walked away. Journalist Richard Foster became the first reporter to contact Page during her long absence, and the first to tell her full story.

The Real Bettie Page reveals both the fun flirt and fashion-forward counter-culture icon whose style continues to inspire today, as well as the intriguing and complex, flesh-and-blood woman behind her smiling photos.

Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 214 pages, Text (with full color and B&W photos). Mature Readers

Cover price $14.95.