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Super Dictionary HC (1978 Holt, Rinehart and Winston) DC Heroes 1-1ST GD+ 2.5

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1st printing.

Cover by Joe Kubert.

The Super Dictionary is a learning dictionary for young children. Published by Warner Educational Services in partnership with DC Comics. New front and back covers by Joe Kubert, plus, it appears, some spot illustrations. Most of the artwork is culled from previously-existing stories by Neal Adams, Gil Kane, and many others.

Packed with DC comic characters including Aquaman, the Atom, Batgirl, Batman, Black Canary, Catwoman, Comet, Conjura, Jonna Crisp, El Dragon, Firehair, Flash, Wilson Forbes, Green Arrow, Green Lantern, Hawkgirl, Hawkman, Jody, Joker, Krypto, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, Jimmy Olsen, Penguin, Robin, SR-1,. Supergirl, Superman, Tomahawk, Ted Trapper, Teri Trapper, and Wonder Woman. Most definitions in this book are illustrated using one or more of these classic comic book characters.

Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 416 pages, full color. All Ages

Uncovered The Hidden Art of the Girlie Pulps HC (2003 Adventure House) 1-1ST VG+ 4.5

1st Printing - Written by Douglas Ellis. During the 1920's and 1930's the girlie pulps proliferated, but were sold "under the counter" to protect innocent eyes. Published with the belief that "sex sells", each month they sailed forth, their covers adorned with bewitching vixens in various states of undress, showing as much as the law would allow - and often daring to show more. Talented artists such as Enoch Bolles, Peter Driben, Earle Bergey, Norman Saunders, H.J. Ward and Zoe Mozert created a body of gorgeous pinup art that, unlike the later magazine and calendar pin-up art of the 1940's, has generally remained hidden until now. Hardcover, Horizontal Format, 12" x 9", 208 pages, full color. Cover price $40.00.