Comic books in 'Comic History'

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Canadian edition with $1.25 cover price - Character/artist listing: Collector by Rudy Nebres; Colossus by Dave Cockrum; Constrictor by Denys Cowan; Contemplator by Marie Severin; Controller by Al Milgrom; Corruptor by Dan Reed; Crimson Dynamo by Mike Zeck; Crystal by John Byrne; Cyclops by Paul Smith; Daily Bugle by Eliot Brown; Daredevil by Frank Miller; Daredevil's apartment & billy club by Eliot Brown; Darkstar by Larry Hama; Dazzler by Frank Springer; Death Adder by Rick Bryant; Deathbird by Dave Cockrum; Deathlok by Mike Zeck; Defenders by Don Perlin; Defensor by Ed Hannigan; Demons by Dave Simons; Destiny by Paul Smith; Deviants by Mike Mignola; Devil-Slayer by Rudy Nebres; Diablo by John Byrne; Doc Samson by Alan Weiss; Doctor Doom by John Byrne; Doctor Doom's castle by Eliot Brown; Doctor Druid by Al Milgrom; Doctor Octopus by John Romita, Jr.; Doctor Strange by Paul Smith; Doctor Strange's Sanctum Sanctorum by Eliot Brown; Dormammu by Frank Miller; Dracula by Nestor Redondo; Alien Races by Paty Cockrum & Al Milgrom. Ed Hannigan/Joe Rubinstein cover. Cover price $1.25.

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Canadian edition with $1.25 cover price - Character/artist listing: Dragon Man by Paul Smith; Dreadknight by Dave Cockrum; Dreadnought by Luke McDonnell; Elders of the Universe by Mike Mignola; Electro by Mike Zeck; Elektra by Frank Miller; Enchantress by Keith Pollard; Enforcer by Rudy Nebres; Eternals by Ron Wilson; Eternity by Frank Miller; Europe/Balkan States by Mark Gruenwald & Rick Parker; Executioner by Keith Pollard; Falcon by Mike Zeck; Fantastic Four by John Byrne; Fantastic Four's Pogo Plane by Eliot Brown; Fantasticar by Eliot Brown; Fantastic Four HQ by Eliot Brown; Fixer by Sal Buscema; Fly by John Romita, Jr.; Frankenstein's Monster by Nestor Redondo; Frog-Man by Kerry Gammill; Galactus by John Byrne; Galactus' Heralds by Bob Budiansky; Gardener by Sal Buscema; Gargoyle by Bret Blevins; Geirrodur by Walt Simonson; Glorian by Kerry Gammill; Gorgon by Sandy Plunkett; Grandmaster by Rudy Nebres; Graviton by Mark Richards; Grey Gargoyle by Walt Simonson; Grim Reaper by Rudy Nebres; Guardian by John Byrne; Guardians of the Galaxy by Al Milgrom; Guardians of the Galaxy's ship by Eliot Brown; Guardsman by John Romita, Jr.; Gypsy Moth by Brian Postman; Alien Races by Paty Cockrum. Ed Hannigan/Joe Rubinstein cover. Cover price $1.25.

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Canadian edition with $1.25 cover price - The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe is a meticulously detailed, alphabetically arranged series of reference volumes that provides data (such as biographical info, weapons, and powers) for countless Marvel characters, both popular and obscure, both new (circa 1983) and old. Issue #9 includes entries ranging from Quasar to She-Hulk, with Quicksilver, Rogue, Sabretooth, Scarlet Witch, and others in between. Pages by Mike Grell, John Byrne, Mike Zeck, John Byrne, Walt Simonson, Paul Smith, Sandy Plunkett, Brent Anderson, and Kerry Gammill Cover price $1.25.

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Canadian edition with $1.25 cover price - Character/artist listing: Valkyrie by Bob McLeod; Vance Astro by Al Milgrom; Vanguard by Dave Cockrum; Vanisher by June Brigman; Vermin by Mike Zeck; Viper by Mike Zeck; Vision by Paul Smith; Vulture by Bret Blevins; Wakanda by Don McGregor & Rick Parker; Wasp by Paul Smith; Watchers by John Byrne; Werewolf by Don Perlin; Whirlwind by Kerry Gammill; White Queen by Paul Abrams; Will O' the Wisp by John Romita, Jr.; Wizard by John Byrne; Wolfsbane by Bob McLeod; Wolverine by John Byrne; Wonder Man by John Byrne; Wrecker by Keith Pollard; Wrecking Crew by Luke McDonnell; X-Men (and their allies, including the New Mutants) by Paul Smith; X-Men mansion & jet by Eliot Brown; Ymir by Walt Simonson; Yondu by Al Milgrom; Zeus by Bob Hall; Zodiac by Mike Mignola; Zzzax by Mike Zeck; Alien Races by Paty Cockrum. Ed Hannigan/Joe Rubinstein cover. Cover price $1.25.

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Volume 1 - 1st printing. "1602 to Blackwing!"

By JEFF CHRISTIANSEN, MIKE FICHERA, STUART VANDAL, MARK O'ENGLISH, SEAN MCQUAID, MADISON CARTER, MICHAEL HOSKIN, RONALD BYRD, ERIC J. MOREELS, DAVID WILTFONG, CHAD ANDERSON, ANTHONY FLAMINI, JACOB ROUGEMONT, GABRIEL SHECHTER, RICH GREEN, CHRIS BIGGS, AL SJOERDSMA, DAVID SEXTON, BILL LENTZ, BARRY REESE, JONATHAN COUPER-SMARTT, MIKE RAICHT, and STEPHEN FAULKNER. Cover by TOM GRUMMETT.

The most exciting and comprehensive Marvel handbook is finally here! Beginning a twelve-volume guide to the Marvel Universe with more than 100 huge entries in each tome!

This issue - from 1602 to Blackwulf! Spotlighting people (Angel, Annihilus, Ant-Man, Apocalypse, Arachne, Ares, Aurora, Banshee, Baron Zemo, Beast, Beta Ray Bill, Bishop, Black Bolt, Black Knight, Black Panther, Black Widow), places (Atlantis), teams (AIM, Acolytes, Agents of Atlas, Alpha Flight, Avengers), species (Badoon), alternate realities (2020, 2099, the Age of Apocalypse) and more!

Hardcover, full color.

Cover price $24.99.

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Volume 2 - 1st printing.

By JEFF CHRISTIANSEN, MICHAEL HOSKIN, ERIC J. MOREELS, DAVID WILTFONG, RONALD BYRD, SEAN MCQUAID, MARK O'ENGLISH, STUART VANDAL, MIKE FICHERA, MADISON CARTER, JACOB ROUGEMONT, AL SJOERDSMA, KYLE SIMS, CHRIS BIGGS, and CHAD ANDERSON. Cover by TOM GRUMMETT.

Continuing the most exciting and comprehensive Marvel handbook ever assembled! This twelve-volume guide to the Marvel Universe features more than 100 huge entries in each tome!

This issue - from Blade to the Crooked World! Spotlighting people (Blink, Blob, Bullseye, Cable, Luke Cage, Cannonball, Captain America, Captain Britain, Captain Marvel, Carnage, Amadeus Cho, Citizen V, Colossus), teams (the Brotherhood, Circus of Crime), species (the Brood, Celestials), items (the Cosmic Cube) and more!

Hardcover, 240 pages, full color.

Cover price $24.99.

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Volume 7 - 1st printing.

By JEFF CHRISTIANSEN, SEAN MCQUAID, MICHAEL HOSKIN, STUART VANDAL, RONALD BYRD, DAVID WILTFONG, MADISON CARTER, MIKE FICHERA, CHAD ANDERSON, CHRIS BIGGS, ERIC J. MOREELS, MARK O'ENGLISH, AL SJOERDSMA, JACOB ROUGEMONT, GABRIEL SHECHTER, ANTHONY FLAMINI, JEPH YORK, MICHEL GARIEPY, RICH GREEN, PETER SANDERSON and MARKUS ETTLINGER. Cover by TOM GRUMMETT.

Marvelous mutants (Maggott, Magik, Magma, Magneto, Marauders, Marrow, Marvel Girl, Mastermind, Maverick, Meggan, Mercury, Layla Miller, Mimic, Mr. Sinister, Moonstar, Morlocks, Morph, Multiple Man, MLF, Mystique)! Mighty Avengers (Mantis, Masters of Evil, Mockingbird, Moon Knight, Moondragon, Namor)! Fantastic friends and foes (Alicia Masters, Medusa, Mr. Fantastic, Mole Man, Molecule Man)! Spider-foes (Molten Man, Mysterio)! History's greatest fiends (Maestro, Mandarin, Master Khan, Mephisto, MODOK, Morgan Le Fay)! Monsters (Man-Thing, Morbius)! The world of MC2! Heroes old (Miss America) and young (Victor Mancha)! Mille the Model? It can only be the latest volume of the most comprehensive Handbook of the Marvel Universe ever assembled!

Hardcover, 240 pages, full color.

Cover price $24.99.

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Volume 2 - 1st printing.

By JEFF CHRISTIANSEN, MICHAEL HOSKIN, ERIC J. MOREELS, DAVID WILTFONG, RONALD BYRD, SEAN MCQUAID, MARK O'ENGLISH, STUART VANDAL, MIKE FICHERA, MADISON CARTER, JACOB ROUGEMONT, AL SJOERDSMA, KYLE SIMS, CHRIS BIGGS, and CHAD ANDERSON. Cover by TOM GRUMMETT.

Continuing the most exciting and comprehensive Marvel handbook ever assembled! This twelve-volume guide to the Marvel Universe features more than 100 huge entries in each tome!

This issue - from Blade to the Crooked World! Spotlighting people (Blink, Blob, Bullseye, Cable, Luke Cage, Cannonball, Captain America, Captain Britain, Captain Marvel, Carnage, Amadeus Cho, Citizen V, Colossus), teams (the Brotherhood, Circus of Crime), species (the Brood, Celestials), items (the Cosmic Cube) and more!

Softcover, 240 pages, full color.

Cover price $19.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $63.00

Add to cart Near Mint $63.00

Add to cart NM 9.4 $75.00 or Best Offer View scans Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Mash-Up Cover Featuring Hawkeye, Ghost Rider, Daredevil, Falcon, Captain Marvel II, and Jean Grey

1st printing. Collects material from The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Master Edition (1990-1993) #1-36 (A-L profiles). Written and Researched by Mark Gruenwald, Glenn Herdling, Len Kaminski, Peter Sanderson, Murray Ward, and Jamie Tost. Art by Keith Pollard, Darren Auck, Kieron Dwyer, Manny Galan, Steve Geiger, Don Heck, Rik Levins, Scott McDaniel, Al Milgrom, Paul Neary, Michael Netzer, George Perez, Paul Ryan, Javier Saltares, Bill Wylie, and Joe Rubenstein. Cover by Barry Kitson, Rik Levins, Al Milgrom, Scott McDaniel, Javier Saltares, Joe Rubenstein, and Andy Yanchus. Amid the comics boom of the 1990s, THE OFFICIAL HANDBOOK OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE evolved to meet the collector frenzy - reinvented and presented as shrink-wrapped packs of looseleaf cards, hole-punched to be assembled in dedicated binders (sold separately)! Now, at long last, these fact-filled profiles are collected in Omnibus format - and to save you the work, we've put them in alphabetical order! This inaugural volume presents the first half of the Marvel Universe as it stood in 1991-1993, from the Abomination to Lyja the Lazerfist - and the legions of heroes, villains and teams in between! Featuring front, back and side views of all your favorite characters, many making their OHOTMU debuts - including icons of the era Deadpool and Cable! Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 888 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $100.00.

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Avengers Cover by George Perez

1st printing. Collects material from The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Master Edition (1990-1993) #1-36 (A-L profiles). Written and Researched by Mark Gruenwald, Glenn Herdling, Len Kaminski, Peter Sanderson, Murray Ward, and Jamie Tost. Art by Keith Pollard, Darren Auck, Kieron Dwyer, Manny Galan, Steve Geiger, Don Heck, Rik Levins, Scott McDaniel, Al Milgrom, Paul Neary, Michael Netzer, George Perez, Paul Ryan, Javier Saltares, Bill Wylie, and Joe Rubenstein. Cover by George Perez and Andy Yanchus. Amid the comics boom of the 1990s, THE OFFICIAL HANDBOOK OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE evolved to meet the collector frenzy - reinvented and presented as shrink-wrapped packs of looseleaf cards, hole-punched to be assembled in dedicated binders (sold separately)! Now, at long last, these fact-filled profiles are collected in Omnibus format - and to save you the work, we've put them in alphabetical order! This inaugural volume presents the first half of the Marvel Universe as it stood in 1991-1993, from the Abomination to Lyja the Lazerfist - and the legions of heroes, villains and teams in between! Featuring front, back and side views of all your favorite characters, many making their OHOTMU debuts - including icons of the era Deadpool and Cable! Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 888 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $100.00.

Add to cart Near Mint $99.95

X-Men Cover

Volume 2 - 1st printing. Collects material from The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Master Edition (1990-1993) #1-36 (M-Z profiles). Written/Researched by Mark Gruenwald, Glenn Herdling, Len Kaminski, Peter Sanderson, Murray Ward, and Jamie Tost. Art by Keith Pollard, Sal Buscema, Steven Butler, Dave Cockrum, Ron Frenz, Kirk Jarvinen, Sam Kieth, Barry Kitson, Kevin Kobasic, Rick Leonardi, Tom Morgan, Pat Olliffe, Brandon Peterson, Alex Saviuk, and Joe Rubinstein. Cover by Steven Butler, Barry Kitson, Joe Rubinstein, and Andy Yanchus. The Omnibus collection of the iconic Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe continues! Amid the comic-book boom of the 1990s, THE OFFICIAL HANDBOOK OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE evolved to meet the collector frenzy - reinvented and presented as shrink-wrapped packs of looseleaf cards, hole-punched to be inserted into dedicated binders (sold separately)! Now, at long last, these fact-filled profiles are collected in Omnibus format - and to save you the work, we've put them in alphabetical order! This concluding volume presents the second half of the Marvel Universe as it stood in 1991-1993 - from Machete to Zzzax and the legions of heroes, villains and teams in between! Featuring front, back and side views of all your favorite characters, many making their OHOTMU debuts! Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 880 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $100.00.

Add to cart Near Mint $9.00

Add to cart Near Mint $9.00

Blue Cover

NOTE This is a facsimile of the Blue 2nd printing of the first Over Street Price Guide from 1971 .

By Robert M. Overstreet.

The celebration of The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide's landmark 50th anniversary continues with this special facsimile edition of the famous, rare blue cover edition, the second printing of the first Guide from 1971, complete with minor corrections and additional vintage advertisements.

When the first printing sold out, the Guide was on its way to becoming The Bible of serious comic book collectors, dealers and historians. High grade copies of Overstreet #1 go for thousands of dollars, but now here's your chance to get a beautiful facsimile edition, complete with the original price listings and more! Note that MyComicShop founder Buddy Saunders has a full page ad in this issue.

This hardcover edition is limited to 400 copies.

Hardcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 232 pages, B&W.

NOTE: Limited to 400 copies.

Cover price $25.00.

Add to cart Near Mint $20.00

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Blue Cover - Signed and Numbered

NOTE This is a facsimile of the Blue 2nd printing of the first Over Street Price Guide from 1971 .

By Robert M. Overstreet.

The celebration of The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide's landmark 50th anniversary continues with this special facsimile edition of the famous, rare blue cover edition, the second printing of the first Guide from 1971, complete with minor corrections and additional vintage advertisements.

When the first printing sold out, the Guide was on its way to becoming The Bible of serious comic book collectors, dealers and historians. High grade copies of Overstreet #1 go for thousands of dollars, but now here's your chance to get a beautiful facsimile edition, complete with the original price listings and more! Note that MyComicShop founder Buddy Saunders has a full page ad in this issue.

This hardcover edition is limited to 100 numbered copies signed by creator, author and publisher Robert M. Overstreet!

Hardcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 232 pages, B&W.

NOTE: Limited to 100 copies.

Cover price $50.00.

Add to cart Near Mint $15.00

1st printing. By Santiago García and Bruce Campbell. For the first time in English, an essential history of the narrative art form's global rise. A noted comics artist himself, Santiago García follows the history of the graphic novel from early nineteenth-century European sequential art, through the development of newspaper strips in the United States, to the development of the twentieth-century comic book and its subsequent crisis. With such examples from around the world as Spain, France, Germany, and Japan, García illustrates how the graphic novel represents a new model for graphic narrative production that empowers authors and challenges longstanding social prejudices against comics. Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 376 pages, Text (with B&W Photos and illustrations). Cover price $60.00.

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The Original Encyclopedia of Comicbook Heroes - Volume 1 - 1st printing. "BATMAN!" Written by Michael Fleischer. Everything you ever wanted to know about DC's Dark Knight - and so much more - can be found in this amazing volume, brought back into print for the first time in 30 years! Originally published in 1976, this extensive volume - the first in a series - includes everything you could want to know about Batman, his allies and enemies, weapons in his war on crime and his adventures from the 1930s to the 1970s! Softcover, 392 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.99.

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Add to cart Fine $9.49

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The Original Encyclopedia of Comicbook Heroes - Volume 2 - 1st printing. "WONDER WOMAN!" Written by Michael Fleischer. Originally published in 1976, this comprehensive volume includes every piece of information about Wonder Woman, her allies and enemies, weapons in her quest for peace and her adventures across the decades. Softcover, 272 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.99.

Add to cart Very Fine $6.00

The Original Encyclopedia of Comicbook Heroes - Volume 3 - 1st printing. "SUPERMAN!" Written by Michael L. Fleisher. Everything you ever wanted to know about DC's Man of Steel can be found in this in-depth volume, brought back into print for the first time in 30 years! Originally published in 1978, this comprehensive volume includes every fact you could want to know about Superman! Softcover, 272 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $24.99

Add to cart Near Mint $24.99

1st printing. Story and art by Joseph D'Esposito. A secret history of comics, unearthed within the moving biography of legendary comic artist Bernard Krigstein. Take a walk with The Outsider. Comics in the 1950s is a nowhere medium for journeymen and artistically frustrated illustrators. Certainly thats what Bernie Krigstein —a comics artist and out-of-step painter slumming in the sleazy comics industry to make ends meet— thinks. What starts as an escape attempt from the rut of cranking out comics takes successive leaps into tales of labor organizing and fighting tenaciously to realize the artistic potential of the medium. The Outsider is both a birds-eye view of the comic book industry in the 1950s and an intimate portrait of one of its most militant artists. Joseph DEsposito explores the Jewish roots of comics and its lineage of Black, women, and other unsung participants (such as Matt Baker, a Black pioneer of the graphic novel). In the political hotbed of postwar America, the personal and the political weave vertiginously, culminating in Master Race, written by Al Feldstein and elevated into one of the few serious early comics works by Krigstein's formal innovations. The beating heart of Krigstein's journey is his wife, Natalie, a multifaceted character who grapples with competing roles as steadfast partner, postpartum mother, and ambitious writer. Other friends and foils include Stan Lee, Harvey Kurtzman, and Robert Kanigher. The Outsider is a story about dedication, frustration, ambition, anger, integrity —the 1950s comic book industry— all told in vivid, painterly strokes of melancholic blue. Softcover, 172 pages, B&W (and Blue). Mature Readers Cover price $25.00.

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1st printing.

By Robert M. Overstreet. Cover by Joe Jusko.

The 50-year history of The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide is documented and celebrated in this lush history of book collectors and dealers alike have called "The Bible" of the comic book industry.

This book features an extensive interview with Bob Overstreet, commentaries from Paul Levitz, Maggie Thompson, Beau Smith, David T. Alexander, Buddy Saunders, Matt Nelson, Steve Borock, and others, as well as a behind-the-scenes look at the development of the Guide, a cover gallery, the Overstreet Hall of Fame, and more.

Includes vintage concept art, ad materials, a cover gallery spanning five decades, the complete Overstreet Hall of Fame, and more!

Hardcover, 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 320 pages, full color.

Cover price $30.00.

Add to cart Near Mint $3.00

Add to cart Near Mint $3.00

1st printing.

By Robert M. Overstreet. Cover by Joe Jusko.

The 50-year history of The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide is documented and celebrated in this lush history of book collectors and dealers alike have called "The Bible" of the comic book industry.

This book features an extensive interview with Bob Overstreet, commentaries from Paul Levitz, Maggie Thompson, Beau Smith, David T. Alexander, Buddy Saunders, Matt Nelson, Steve Borock, and others, as well as a behind-the-scenes look at the development of the Guide, a cover gallery, the Overstreet Hall of Fame, and more.

Includes vintage concept art, ad materials, a cover gallery spanning five decades, the complete Overstreet Hall of Fame, and more!

Softcover, 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 320 pages, full color.

Cover price $20.00.

Add to cart Very Good $8.00

1st printing.

By Robert L. Short.

A freshly salted Peanuts by the author of The Gospel According to Peanuts. With inimitable style and relevance, Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Lucy, Linus, and Schroeder all help to dramatize new parables to fit our times.

Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 328 pages, B&W.

Cover price $1.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $2.50

1st printing. By Scott Robins and Snow Wildsmith. Foreword by Jeff Smith and Vijaya Iyer (publishers of Bone). Experts showcase in great detail 100 of the best comics currently available for young readers and identifies what attracts and entertains kids, all while creating a suggested reading list of hundreds of other outstanding titles. The reading level guide, clear comments, and accompanying comic samples guide users to the best choices for every child. Each entry includes key reading appeal points and associated genres, creating a recommended balance of reading for education and reading for recreation. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 256 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $16.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $45.00

1st printing. Story and art by George Carlson. Perfect Nonsense tells the story of one of the most innovative and under-rated Golden Age artists, children's illustrator and nonsense poets in American history. For more than 50 years, George Carlson created distinctive cartoons, comics, riddles, and games that thrilled both children and adults with their fanciful spirit and nonsensical humor. Until now there had never been a career retrospective of this startling creator and this book will astonish cartoon and comics aficionados, teachers of children's media, scholars of American humor, and anyone interested in the ever-evolving landscapes of image and language. Hardcover, 224 pages, full color. Cover price $49.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $12.00

1st printing.

Peter Kuper, one of America's leading cartoonists, has created work recognized around the world. His art has graced the pages and covers of numerous magazines and newspapers. He is also a longtime contributor to Mad magazine, where he has been writing and drawing Spy vs. Spy for nearly two decades. Along with two dozen images, this volume features ten lively, informative interviews with Kuper. The book also includes a quartet of revealing interviews with underground comix legends R. Crumb and Vaughn Bodé, Mad magazine publisher William Gaines, and Jack Kirby, co-creator of mainstream superheroes from the Avengers to the Fantastic Four. These were conducted by Kuper and fellow artist Seth Tobocman in the early 1970s, when they were teenagers.

Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $50.00.

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2nd and later printings. Story and art by Margreet De. A fun introduction in comics to deep thinking and the history of Philosophy! What is Thinking? And how does our thinking set us apart from other animals? Now that we're thinking, what is Reality? Is there an objective reality or are there numerous subjective realities? And do we move in it with a free will or is everything predestined? Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Erasmus, Descartes, Spinoza, Nietzsche: just a few philosophers who have pondered these questions. Comic artist Margreet de Heer and her husband Yiri travel through the history of Western Philosophy and draw a colorful picture of all these questions. Hardcover, 8-in. x 8-in., 120 pages, B&W. Cover price $16.99.

Add to cart Fine $11.00

Volume 3 - 1st printing. "A-J!" By Ernest W. Gerber. Featuring 17,700 color illustrations of Marvel comics, starting from June 1961 through 1990. Also included is a relative value index and detailed artist compilation. Hardcover, 10-in. x 13-in., 170 pages, full color. For Volume 1-2 see Photo Journal Guide to Comic Books (1989). NOTE: The dust-jacket has a rough, groovy exterior and this is not considered a defect. Cover price $29.95.

Add to cart Good $4.30

Volume 4 - 1st printing. "K-Z!" By Ernest W. Gerber. Featuring 3,900 photos and color illustrations of Marvel comics, starting from June 1961 through 1990. Also included is a relative value index and detailed artist compilation. Hardcover, 10-in. x 13-in., 170 pages, full color. For Volume 1-2 see Photo Journal Guide to Comic Books (1989). NOTE: The dust-jacket has a rough, groovy exterior and this is not considered a defect. Cover price $29.95.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $63.00 or Best Offer View scans Manufacture glue no longer holding slipcase together. Book in FN condition. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Limited Edition (Leatherbound Hardcover with Slipcase) - Volumes 3: A-J & 4: K-Z in One Volume - 1st printing. By Ernest W. Gerber. Introduction by Stan Lee. Featuring 17,700 color illustrations of Marvel comics, starting from June 1961 through 1990. Also included is a relative value index and detailed artist compilation. Hardcover (Leatherbound with Slipcase), 10-in. x 13-in., 340 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 2,500 copies. For Volume 1-2 see Photo Journal Guide to Comic Books (1989). Cover price $129.95.

Add to cart Fine $7.60

Add to cart Fine $7.60

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $5.70

Volume 30 - 1st printing. "Arn, Son of Valiant!"

Story and art By Hal Foster.

First published in 1987, Volume 30 covers the period from July 15, 1962 through May 26, 1963. "Arn, Son of Valiant" chronicles Arn's maturation as seen through various adventures. After Val quells the havoc created by a travelling horde of religious zealots, Arn and Aleta join him. From this point Arn journeys on his first solo adventure, is later kidnapped by an unscrupulous knight, and, eventually, plays an instrumental role in the defeat of Cidwic, the king of North Wales. Don't miss out on this integral volume in Hal Foster's classically magnificent strip!

Softcover, 9-in. x 13-in., 48 pages, full color.

Cover price $9.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $26.00

Add to cart Near Mint $26.00

Add to cart Fine $25.00

1st printing.

By Neil McGinness (with Contributions by Dan DiDio). Cover by George Rozen. Back Cover by Walter M. Baumhofer. Foreword by Frank Miller.

Pulp Power gives fans a rare glimpse into the pre-war pulp novel decade of the 1930s, a period of bold action and adventure storytelling that ultimately led to the creation of the comic book and the superheroes we know and love today.

In more than 500 novels written between 1930 and 1940, The Shadow, Doc Savage, and the Street & Smith universe of characters captivated a generation of Americans with their heroic exploits and inspired a new generation of writers to create a pantheon of comic book superheroes in their mold.

In Pulp Power, hundreds of these eye-catching covers are reproduced as a collection for the first time. Comics legend Dan DiDio provides context for the cover illustrations alongside a narrative discussion of the influence of the Street & Smith superhero universe on legendary creators such as Orson Welles, Truman Capote, Michael Chabon, George Lucas, Agnes Moorehead, James Patterson, Walter Mosley, Dwayne Johnson, Frank Miller, James Bama, Jim Steranko, Jim Lee, Gail Simone, and many more.

Hardcover, 10-in. x 13-in., 352 pages, full color.

Cover price $65.00.

Add to cart Fine $19.00

1st printing. Written by Mike Kooiman and Jim Amash. Art by Louis K. Fine. The Quality Companion provides the first dedicated look at the prolific Golden Age publisher which spawned a treasure trove of beautiful art and classic characters, including the "Freedom Fighters" - Uncle Sam, Phantom Lady, Black Condor, The Ray, Human Bomb, and Doll Man - as well as Plastic Man, the Blackhawks, and others now under the DC Comics umbrella. The volume also covers the characters' revival from the 1970s to today, including Plastic Man's short-lived 1960s series, the Freedom Fighters' own 1970s series, plus the Ray and Black Condor series of the 1990s, up through the current versions of the characters at DC. Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 256 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $31.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $6.00

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.

Add to cart Very Good $9.99

1st printing. Introduction by Richard Howell. A collection of the Best of Joe Simon and Jack Kirby Romance comics of the 1940s and1950s. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 160 pages, B&W. Cover price $12.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $7.00

1st printing. Edited by Kevin Durand and Mary Leigh. From his first comic-book appearance in 1939 through his many incarnations on the big screen, the archetypal superhero known as The Batman has never been far from the American consciousness. Beyond shaping the way we read comics and graphic novels, Batman has also captured the scholarly imagination, telling us much about our society and ourselves. These essays examine Batman through a wide range of disciplines - philosophy, literature, psychology, pop culture, and more. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 224 pages, B&W. Cover price $40.00.

Add to cart Fine $7.49

1st printing.

By David Tosh.

Rise of the Superheroes is a visual and entertaining adventure exploring one of the most popular and significant eras of comic book history. From 1956 to 1970, Silver Age redefined and immortalized superheroes as the massive pop culture titans they are today. Lavishly illustrated with comic book covers and original art, the book chronicles the new frontier of DC Comics, with a revamped Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman, and new characters including Hawkman; Marvel's new comics featuring Thor and The Fantastic Four; The pop art years that saw Batman's "new look" and the TV series; independent characters, including Fat Fury and T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents; and much more.

Hardcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 176 pages, full color. Cover price $24.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $26.00

1st printing. Story and art by Steven Brower. The legacy of Grove Press is well known within literary circles - how Barney Rosset bought a fledgling but failing publishing company in the early 1950s and changed the world of letters in America, and perhaps the very culture as well; Grove Press brought to national prominence the writers, art, and artists of the avant-garde. Such groundbreaking works as Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett, Last Exit to Brooklyn by Hubert Selby and Naked Lunch by William Burroughs represented a literary vanguard. Equally innovative, and ultimately as influential, Grove Press book covers reflected not only the work inside, but also the prevailing zeitgeist. The iconoclastic writing was echoed in the packaging, a marriage of imagery and the written word that had not been seen before, or, perhaps, since. The covers, the work of a young artist named Roy Kuhlman, who arrived on Grove's doorstep in 1951, contributed invaluably to the company's image as a distinguished and innovative publishing house. Before long, the inventive, two-and-three color covers featuring Kuhlmans abstract expressionist approach to design, set the tone for the next two decades, imitated but never equaled. His jazz-like improvisational paintings and graphics for Grove Press books in the 50s and 60s introduced an Abstract Expressionist style to graphic design. Work from all of Kuhlmans oeuvre is included in this handsome volume, over 300 in all, with an emphasis on the Grove covers. To date, the public has seen little of Kuhlmanss total creative output. It is all assembled here for the first time, displaying depth, variety, and innovation. It is at once illustrative, abstract, conceptual, comical, serious and revolutionary. ROY KUHLMAN: Reluctant Modernist is a celebration of and a tribute to this important designers creative métier. It is the very definition of avant-garde. Softcover, 9-in.x 12-in., 312 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $45.00.

Add to cart Near Mint $29.00

Add to cart Near Mint $29.00

1st printing. By Roy Thomas. Cover by Jerry Ordway. The man Stan Lee dubbed Rascally Roy and Roy the Boy tells the full, uncensored story of his emergence as one of the brightest stars in the Marvel Comics firmament! It's all here, starting with his Midwestern beginnings devouring the late, great Golden Age of Comics, to the glorious flowering of comics fandom during the first half of the 1960s (including the 1961 founding of Alter Ego and all that that first super-hero fanzine spawned). Roy details his brief and turbulent time as editorial assistant of DCs Superman titles under Mort Weisinger, and the pivotal first year-plus of his career at Marvel, working with Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, John Romita, Bill Everett, and some of the brightest stars of the Marvel Age of Comics! Plus: you'll have a ringside seat at some of the earliest comics conventions, and at the fateful 1965 New York Herald Tribune interview that caused a seismic rift between Lee and Kirby. This full-color hardcover is illustrated with rare and unseen art and behind-the-scenes photos from the dawn of the Silver Age of comics, so don't delay! Buy it today—read it tomorrow—cause Roy's already hard at work on the follow-up volume that covers the rest of his Marvel tenure, from 1967 to 1980! With a spectacular cover by Jerry Ordway. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 256 pages, full color. Cover price $45.95.

Add to cart Very Good $14.00

1st printing.

By Alisa Kwitney. Introduction by Neil Gaiman.

Loaded with never-before-published illustrations, behind-the-scenes stories, handwritten notes, and interviews with Neil Gaiman himself, this chronicle explores The Sandman and the groundbreaking comic's emergence as a unique and undeniable force in the literary world - a true testament to the dream king and his creator.

Hardcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 180 pages, full color. Cover price $35.00.

Add to cart Very Good $9.00

2nd and later printings.

By Alisa Kwitney. Introduction by Neil Gaiman.

Loaded with never-before-published illustrations, behind-the-scenes stories, handwritten notes, and interviews with Neil Gaiman himself, this chronicle explores The Sandman and the groundbreaking comic's emergence as a unique and undeniable force in the literary world - a true testament to the dream king and his creator.

Hardcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 180 pages, full color. Cover price $35.00.

Add to cart Fine $7.10

1st printing. By Mark Brake. Super-hero fiction has been with us for almost a century; high-octane tales crammed with concepts and contrasting themes, from superpowers and the post-human, to masked vigilantes and immortality. In that time, superwomen have evolved from comic book caricatures (created by men, for men) to stronger representations of female power. THE SCIENCE OF SUPERWOMEN looks at this evolution, from its hypersexualized origins to today's more nuanced diversity, and explores the relationship between superhero film and fiction and the underlying science of our ever-evolving universe. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 240 pages, Text Only. Cover price $16.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $9.00

Add to cart Near Mint $9.00

Add to cart Very Fine $8.00

Add to cart Very Fine $8.00

Collector's Edition - Limited Inventory Available

1982: Seismic changes were in the air… New Wave music ruled the airwaves, Spielbergs E.T. dazzled at the box office, and the term internet was first used to describe the new international network of communication. The comic-book industry was also experiencing great change as ambitious young self-publishers started beating the drum of revolution in a long-stagnant field. Among them was Dave Sim with his creation Cerebus the Aardvark, which was rapidly growing in popularity to the point that copies of the first issue had risen from $1 to hundreds of dollars in just five short years.

December 1977: Dave Sim and his soon to be wife, Deni Loubert, printed two-thousand copies of Cerebus No. 1, and distributed them to Now & Then Books in Kitchener, Ontario, Big Rapids Distribution in Lansing, Michigan, and Sea Gat Distribution in Brooklyn, New York, establishing a clear trail of where nearly every copy went.

April 1982: Ten copies of Cerebus No. 1 were found at a flea market and sold to a comic book shop. Then twenty more were sold to the shop down the road… Then thirty more… Forty more… In all, nearly two thousand newly discovered copies of this rare and sought after book were sold to comic shops from Berkeley, California to New York City. Every single one – counterfeit.

This is the Secret History of the Counterfeit Cerebus No. 1.

24 pages, B&W.

Add to cart Very Good $6.70

Add to cart Very Good $6.70

1st printing. By Jill Lepore. Wonder Woman, created in 1941, is the most popular female superhero of all time. Aside from Superman and Batman, no superhero has lasted as long or commanded so vast and wildly passionate a following. In the more than seven decades since she first appeared, her comic books have never been out of print. In years of interviews and archival research, Harvard historian and New Yorker staff writer Jill Lepore has uncovered an astonishing trove of documents, including the never-before-seen private papers of William Moulton Marston, Wonder Woman's creator. The Secret History of Wonder Woman reveals that Wonder Woman is the missing link in the history of the struggle for women's rights. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 448 pages, Text. Cover price $16.95.

Add to cart Fine $6.00

Add to cart Fine $6.00

Add to cart Very Good $4.00

Add to cart VG 4.0 $4.00

Canadian edition with $2.85 cover price - It's "The Secret Origin of The Doom Patrol!" by Paul Kupperberg & John Byrne, a 30-page tale. Also: Paul Kupperberg & Steve Lightle discuss the new Doom Patrol series in an article by Joey Cavalieri. Plus: "The Secret Origin of Captain Comet" by Roy Thomas, Ron Harris & Bruce D. Patterson, a 20-page tale. Cover by Byrne (after Ed Hannigan). 48 pages, FC. Cover price $2.85.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $4.80

Canadian edition with $2.70 cover price - It's the origins of the Flash...and Flash. The Flash died in the pages of CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS...and here's what happened next. The final Barry Allen story, written by Robert Loren Fleming, with art by Carmine Infantino and Murphy Anderson. Also, the origin of the current Flash, from his beginnings as Wally West, through his days as Kid Flash and beyond. Written by William Messner-Loebs, with art by Mike Collins and Frank McLaughlin. Cover by Infantino, Collins and Anderson. 48 pages, FC. Cover price $2.70.

Add to cart Fine $20.00

Add to cart Fine $20.00

Add to cart Fine $20.00

Add to cart Fine $20.00

1st printing. Collects Secret Origins (1986-1990 2nd Series) #32 and 35-36, Secret Origins Annual #2, and Man of Steel (1986) # 6.

Written by Dennis O'Neil, John Byrne, James Owsley, Mark Verheiden, Robert Loren Fleming, Gardner Fox, Keith Giffen, and Peter David. Art by Dick Giordano, John Byrne, M.D. Bright, Ken Stacy, Carmine Infantino, and Eric Shanower. Cover by Brian Bolland. Introduction by Mark Waid.

Featuring the Secret Origins of the world's greatest super heroes - Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, Flash, and the Martian Manhunter!

Softcover, 140 pages, full color.

Cover price $4.95.

Add to cart Very Fine $14.00

Add to cart Fine $3.80

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Secret Origins (2014) 3rd Series #1-4.

Written by by Greg Pak, Kyle Higgins, Tony Bedard, Ray Fawkes, Jeff Parker, Scott Lobdell, Robert Venditti, Jeremy Haun, Amanda Conner, Jimmy Palmiotti, Jeff Lemire and Peter J. Tomasi.
Art by Lee Weeks, Doug Mahnke, Paulo Siqueira, Dustin Nguyen, Derek Fridolfs, Martin Coccolo, Trevor McCarthy, Tyler Kirkham, Stéphane Roux, Denys Cowan, Bill Sienkiewicz, Ian Bertram, Alvaro Martinez, Sandra Hope, Keith Champagne and Christian Alamy.
Cover by Lee Bermejo.

At last, the origins of The New 52's World's Greatest Heroes are revealed! Included here are the origins of The Last Son of Krypton and Kara Zor-El, Supergirl, Harley Quinn, Green Lantern, Batwoman, Batman, Aquaman, Green Arrow and many more!

Softcover, 160 pages, full color.

Cover price $14.99.

Add to cart Very Fine $8.00

Add to cart Very Fine $11.99

Volume 1 - 2nd and later printings. Collects Secret Origins (2014) 3rd Series #1-4.

Written by by Greg Pak, Kyle Higgins, Tony Bedard, Ray Fawkes, Jeff Parker, Scott Lobdell, Robert Venditti, Jeremy Haun, Amanda Conner, Jimmy Palmiotti, Jeff Lemire and Peter J. Tomasi.
Art by Lee Weeks, Doug Mahnke, Paulo Siqueira, Dustin Nguyen, Derek Fridolfs, Martin Coccolo, Trevor McCarthy, Tyler Kirkham, Stéphane Roux, Denys Cowan, Bill Sienkiewicz, Ian Bertram, Alvaro Martinez, Sandra Hope, Keith Champagne and Christian Alamy.
Cover by Lee Bermejo.

At last, the origins of The New 52's World's Greatest Heroes are revealed! Included here are the origins of The Last Son of Krypton and Kara Zor-El, Supergirl, Harley Quinn, Green Lantern, Batwoman, Batman, Aquaman, Green Arrow and many more!

Softcover, 160 pages, full color.

Cover price $14.99.

Add to cart Very Good $8.00

Add to cart Very Good $8.00

Volume 2 - 1st printing. Collects Secret Origins (2014) 3rd Series #5-11.

Written by Marv Wolfman, Scott Lobdell, Jeff Parker, Brian Azzarello, Cliff Chiang, J.M. DeMatteis, Cullen Bunn, Paul Levitz, Frank Barbiere, Robert Venditti, Van Jensen, Tim Seeley, Tom King, Jeff Lemire, Ann Nocenti, Charles Soule, Cameron Stewart, Brandon Fletcher, Dan Jurgens, Christy Marx, Ray Fawkes and Landry Q. Walker.
Art by Edgar Salazar, Jack Herbert, Daniel HDR, Goran Sudzuka, Kevin Stokes, Igor Lima, Jonboy Meyers, Robson Rocha, Miguel Sepulveda, Stephen Mooney, Travel Foreman, Roger Robinson, Alessandro Vitti, Alisson Borges, Pat Broderick, Sean Chen, Stjepan Sejic, Irene Koh, Richard Isanove, Dave Bullock, Scott Hepburn, Jay Leisten, Vicente Cifuentes, Jose Marzan, Jr., Oclair Albert and Scott Hanna.
Cover by Lee Bermejo.

The beginnings of the most popular characters in the DC Universe are here - starring Batgirl, Wonder Woman, Cyborg, The Flash, Animal Man, Grayson and many others!

Softcover, 272 pages, full color.

Cover price $19.99.

Add to cart Very Fine $12.00

Add to cart Very Fine $14.00

1st printing.

By Bill Schelly. Introduction by Roy Thomas.

Subtitled "A Life in Comic Fandom," Sense of Wonder is the personal, often funny, sometimes poignant recollections of Bill Schelly's years as a comic book collector and fanzine publisher in the 1960s and 1970s. Fandom's leading historian recounts his strange-but-true encounters with Steve Ditko, Dr. Frederic Wertham, Jim Shooter, Bob Kane and more, in this beautifully written, highly readable text.

It's all here: the fans, the dealers, the comicons, and more, including a special introduction by Rascally Roy Thomas! Profusely illustrated with 150 photos and illustrations, including rare work by Dick Giordano, Joe Sinnott, Steve Ditko, Neal Adams, Mike Kaluta, Wally Wood, Doug Potter, Dave Cockrum, C.C. Beck, Don Newton, and a knock-out Captain America frontispiece by Jack Kirby and Mike Allred.

Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 224 pages, B&W. Cover price $15.95.

Add to cart Fine $21.00

1st printing.

Written by Chip Kidd. Photography by Geoff Spear. Art by C.C. Beck, Mac Raboy and Jack Kirby.

SHAZAM made his debut in Whiz Comics in 1940, and outsold his biggest competitor, Superman, by 14 million copies a month. Before too long, a variety of merchandise was produced - secret decoders, figurines, buttons, paper rockets, tin toys, puzzles, costumes - and a fan club was created to keep up with the demand.

Seventy years later, an unprecedented assortment of these collectibles are gathered together by award-winning writer/designer Chip Kidd and photographer Geoff Spear. Join Kidd, Spear, and the World's Mightiest Mortal in this first, fully authorized celebration of ephemera, artwork, and rare, one-of-a-kind toys, and recapture the magic that was SHAZAM!

Hardcover, 9 1/2-in. x 12-in., 224 pages, full color.

Cover price $35.00.