Comic books in 'Nonfiction/History/Science/Biography'

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1978. Catalogue Five issued by The Scholar Gypsy, Ltd. Bookseller's catalog that was typically mailed to regular customers and possibly given out at book fairs attended by the seller. This particular catalog offers listings for 20th Century literary first editions at what would now be amazing prices. 5.25" x 8.25". 48 pages. Black and white.

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Discover all the amazing world records and all the latest and greatest pop culture crazes in this 2015 edition!

Which snake is the longest? Who is the highest paid TV actor? Which football player has had the most touchdowns? Discover the most impressive and jaw-dropping world records in science, tech, pop culture, sports, nature, and more.

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

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Another year of amazing world records and all the latest and greatest pop culture crazes!

What is the tallest living animal that can grow up to 19 feet?

Where is the deepest cave on Earth?

Just how fast is the world's fastest roller coaster?

Discover the most impressive and jaw-dropping world records in science, tech, pop culture, sports, nature, and more in the third edition of our world records annual, Book of World Records 2019. Complete with "Trending" sections for every category, this book includes all the social media sensations, spectacular stats, and unique facts you need to know from 2019.

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

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Discover all the amazing world records and all the latest and greatest pop culture crazes in this updated 2020 edition!

Which video game has smashed all other streaming records? How many square feet is the smallest house in London? Where can you find the tallest tree on earth? Discover the most impressive and jaw-dropping world records in science, tech, pop culture, sports, nature, and more in the fifth edition of our world records annual, Book of World Records 2020. Complete with "Trending" sections for every category, this book includes all the social media sensations, spectacular stats, and unique facts you need to know from 2020.

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1st printing. Written by David Michaelis. Based on six years of research, including exclusive interviews with the cartoonist's family and others who knew him well, Schultz and Peanuts brilliantly weaves Charles M. Schultz's story with the Peanuts cartoons that are so familiar to us, revealing how so much more of his life was embedded in the strip than we ever knew. Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 656 pages, Text (with some B&W photos and illustrations). Cover price $34.95.

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Schwinn Bicycle Book, 108.92 Miles Per Hour on a Bycycle (1949 edition) is a promotional comic book distributed by the Schwinn Bicycle Co. Learn about the history of the bike and how it has evolved over the years. Also see what makes Schwinn bikes the very best. Full color, 28 pages, slick paper stock, standard comic book dimensions, 10c cover price. Cover price $0.10.

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Schwinn Bicycle Book, 108.92 Miles Per Hour on a Bycycle (1959 edition) is a promotional comic book distributed by the Schwinn Bicycle Co. Full color, 28 pages, slick paper stock, 7-in. x 10-in..

Aug. 1920. Edited by Hugo Gernsback. Cover by Howard Brown. Articles include "Fireless Fireworks," "Man-Made Rubies," "Electricity from Water Power" and much more. Heavily illustrated with artwork and photographs. 8 1/4-in. x 11 1/2-in., 110 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Sept. 1920. Edited by Hugo Gernsback. Articles include "Moving Platforms for Street Crossing," "Airplane of the Future," "How Do We Taste?" and much more. Profusely illustrated. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 120 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Volume 8, Issue 6 (Whole Number 90) - October, 1920. 8" x 11.5", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Dec. 1920. Edited by Hugo Gernsback. Articles include "Einstein and the Fourth Dimension," "The Submarine Gun," "Landing Lakes for Aircraft" and much more. Profusely illustrated. 8 1/4-in. x 11 1/2-in., 120 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Jan. 1921. Edited by Hugo Gernsback. Cover by Howard Brown. General interest science magazine. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 102 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Feb. 1921. Edited by Hugo Gernsback. Cover by Howard Brown. Articles include "A Floating City," "Is Electrocution Humane?," "The Sun's Unknown Rays" and much more. Heavily illustrated. 8 1/4-in. x 11 1/2-in., 110 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Mar. 1921. Edited by Hugo Gernsback. Articles include "Electrical Power from Tidal Energy," "Anatomy of Crystals," "Why We Grow Bald" and much more. Profusely illustrated. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 112 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

April 1921. Edited by Hugo Gernsback. Magazine of science and technology, both fanciful and real. Cover feature "Flying in Space" by Hugo Gernback. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 104 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Volume 9, Issue 2 - June, 1921. 8" x 11.5", 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Volume 9, Issue 3 - July, 1921. Edited by Hugo Gernsback. General interest science magazine featuring short articles, profusely illustrated. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 96 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Aug. 1921. Edited by Hugo Gernsback. Articles include "How Insects Hear and Smell," "Photographing the Aurora," "Airplane or Battleship - Which?" and much more. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 96 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Sept. 1921. Edited by Hugo Gernsback. Articles include "300-Mile Gun Now Possible," "Fortunes From Little Things - The Animated Motion Picture," "Inside a Piece of Sugar" and much more. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 96 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Oct. 1921. Edited by Hugo Gernsback. General interest science magazine. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 96 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Nov. 1921. Edited by Hugo Gernsback. Articles include "Have We Neighbors in Space?" and much more. Profusely illustrated. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 104 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Dec. 1921. Edited by Hugo Gernsback. Articles include "Insects for Jewlery," "Electric Power From Earth's Heat," "Crops on the Moon" and much more. Profusely illustrated. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 102 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

July 1922. Edited by Hugo Gernsback. General interest science magazine. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 102 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

August 1922. Edited by Hugo Gernsback. Articles in this issue include "Movies of Prehistoric Animals" with photos of Herbert M. Dawley and many of his dinosaur creations, "The Truth About Perpetual Motion" and much more. Profusely illustrated. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 102 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Oct. 1922. Edited by Hugo Gernsback. General interest science magazine. Three short articles on movies: "New Talking Movie Process," "Silhouette Movies Now" and "Flickerless Movies." 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 104 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

June 1923. Edited by Hugo Gernsback. Articles include "X-Ray Movies of the Body," "Light Beams Measure Ocean Depths," "Giant Steel Hands to Salvage Ships' Treasures" and much more. Profusely illustrated. 8 14-in. x 11 1/2-in., 104 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

July 1923. Edited by Hugo Gernsback. General interest science and technology magazine, both imagined and real. Profusely illustrated. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 104 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

August 1923. Cover by Howard V. Brown. This is a key issue in this mostly electronic and radio engineering magazine which also featured a classic science fiction serial or story in each issue. This issue collects four stories together in a science fiction cover feature. Considered the first science fiction issue, three years before the first issue of Amazing Stories. The cover by Howard Brown is significant as it is likely the earliest depiction of a space suit design most commonly used in future SF, comic book, and movie depictions. Fiction includes "The Man from the Atom" by G. Peyton Wertenbakero, "Doctor Hackensaws Secrets: The Secret of the Super-Telescope" by Clement Fezandiéo, "Around the Universe" by Ray Cummings and "Advanced Chemistry" by Jack Huekels. 9-in. x 12-in., 104 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Dec. 1925. Edited by Hugo Gernsback. Astronomy focus. Articles include "How to Forecast the Weather," "Around the Universe" by Ray Cummings, "Birds That Had Teeth" and much more. Profusely illustrated. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 96 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Vol. 11, No. 6. October 1923. Includes: "Our Cities of the Future" by Hugo Gernsback with a wonderful full-page sepia-toned illustration by Louis Biedermann showing cityscape designs reminiscent of Fritz Lang's "Metropolis", but predating it by four years; "How Trick Movie Sets Fool Us" with photos and illustrations showing how Harold Lloyd did the scenes hanging from the clock on the side of a building in "Safety Last". 9" x 12". 102 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.25.

Dec. 1923. Edited by Hugo Gernsback. Articles include "Around the Universe," "Wonders of Saturn," "The Stars in 1,000 Centuries" and much more. Profusely illustrated. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 112 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Feb. 1924. Edited by Hugo Gernsback. One-page article on magic tricks with matchboxes by Walter Gibson, author of The Shadow. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.