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

1st printing.

By Brian Cremins.

The marvelous story of innovators C. C. Beck and Otto Binder and their mighty American hero Billy Batson discovers a secret in a forgotten subway tunnel. There the young man meets a wizard who offers a precious gift: a magic word that will transform the newsboy into a hero. When Billy says, "SHAZAM!," he becomes Captain Marvel, the World's Mightiest Mortal, one of the most popular comic book characters of the 1940s. This book tells the story of that hero and the writers and artists who created his magical adventures.

Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 218 pages, Text.

Cover price $30.00.

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Early Printing Edition. Covers and interiors vary with each printing. Collection of early 20th century pop culture, including various cartoons and stories. Hardcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 186 Pages, B&W.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $108.00 View scans

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $23.00 View scans Water damage: Slight.

"Special Edition" or Later Printing Editions. Interiors vary from each printing. Collection of early 20th century pop culture, including various cartoons and stories. Hardcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 186 Pages, B&W.

1st printing. Edited by Donald Ault. Ranked among the most widely circulated, best-loved, and most influential of all comic book art, Disney artist and Scrooge McDuck creator Carl Barks (1901-2000) is recognized as the only comic book artist ever to receive a Disney Legends award. Through a series of intimate conversations and interviews with long-time friend and editor Donald Ault, as well as J. Michael Barrier, Edward Summer, Bruce Hamilton, and others, Carl Barks: Conversations reveals previously unknown information about the life, times, and opinions of one of the master storytellers of the twentieth century. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 248 pages, B&W. Cover price $20.00.

2nd and later printings. Edited by Donald Ault. Ranked among the most widely circulated, best-loved, and most influential of all comic book art, Disney artist and Scrooge McDuck creator Carl Barks (1901-2000) is recognized as the only comic book artist ever to receive a Disney Legends award. Through a series of intimate conversations and interviews with long-time friend and editor Donald Ault, as well as J. Michael Barrier, Edward Summer, Bruce Hamilton, and others, Carl Barks: Conversations reveals previously unknown information about the life, times, and opinions of one of the master storytellers of the twentieth century. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 248 pages, Text (with B&W photos and illustrations). Cover price $20.00.

Includes bonus CD - 1st printing. Story and art by Frank M Young and David Lasky. The Carter Family: Don't Forget This Song is a rich and compelling original graphic novel that tells the story of the Carter Family - the first superstar group of country music - who made hundreds of recordings and sold millions of records. This is not only a unique illustrated biography, but a moving account that reveals the family's rise to success, their struggles along the way, and their impact on contemporary music. It is a story of success and failure, of poverty and wealth, of racism and tolerance, of creativity and business, and of the power of music and love. Includes bonus CD with original Carter Family music. Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 192 pages, full color. Cover price $24.95.

Does NOT Include bonus CD - 1st printing. Story and art by Frank M Young and David Lasky. The Carter Family: Don't Forget This Song is a rich and compelling original graphic novel that tells the story of the Carter Family - the first superstar group of country music - who made hundreds of recordings and sold millions of records. This is not only a unique illustrated biography, but a moving account that reveals the family's rise to success, their struggles along the way, and their impact on contemporary music. It is a story of success and failure, of poverty and wealth, of racism and tolerance, of creativity and business, and of the power of music and love. Includes bonus CD with original Carter Family music. Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 192 pages, full color. Cover price $24.95.

The Cartoon Book (1918) is a Platinum Age comic featuring cartoons by the top artists of the day (Briggs on back cover, McManus, Opper, etc.), all promoting the Third Liberty Loan campaign. Anti-German cartoons abound in this very World War I era publication. 48 pages, 4.5-in. x 6-in., black-and-white. Published by the Bureau of Publicity, War Loan Organization, Treasury Department, Washington, D.C.

1st printing. By Larry Gonick and Craig Criddle. In engaging and humorous graphic style, these Cartoon Guides, featuring topics ranging from chemisty to sex, are complete, up-to-date discussions that use cartoon drawings to illustrate the various topics. Softcover, 256 pages, B&W. Cover price $16.95.

2nd and later printings. By Larry Gonick and Craig Criddle. In engaging and humorous graphic style, these Cartoon Guides, featuring topics ranging from chemisty to sex, are complete, up-to-date discussions that use cartoon drawings to illustrate the various topics. Softcover, 256 pages, B&W. Cover price $16.95.

Updated Edition - 2nd and later printings. By Larry Gonick and Mark Wheelis. It really is easier to learn molecular biology visually! Watch those cartoon enzymes twitch and wiggle - just like the real thing - as you perceive DNA and RNA structure, transcription, translation, protein synthesis, and gene regulation at a glance from these cartoon drawings. Softcover, 224 pages, B&W. Cover price $16.95.

Updated Edition - 2nd and later printings. By Larry Gonick and Craig Criddle. In engaging and humorous graphic style, these Cartoon Guides, featuring topics ranging from chemisty to sex, are complete, up-to-date discussions that use cartoon drawings to illustrate the various topics. Softcover, 224 pages, B&W. Cover price $16.95.

1st Edition - 1st printing. By Larry Gonick and Craig Criddle. In engaging and humorous graphic style, these Cartoon Guides, featuring topics ranging from chemistry to sex, are complete, up-to-date discussions that use cartoon drawings to illustrate the various topics. Softcover, 232 pages, B&W. Cover price $13.00.

1st Edition - 2nd and later printings. By Larry Gonick and Craig Criddle. In engaging and humorous graphic style, these Cartoon Guides, featuring topics ranging from chemistry to sex, are complete, up-to-date discussions that use cartoon drawings to illustrate the various topics. Softcover, 232 pages, B&W. Cover price $13.00.

Updated Edition - 2nd and later printings. By Larry Gonick and Craig Criddle. In engaging and humorous graphic style, these Cartoon Guides, featuring topics ranging from chemistry to sex, are complete, up-to-date discussions that use cartoon drawings to illustrate the various topics. Softcover, 230 pages, B&W. Cover price $16.95.

Add to cart Fine $7.80

Add to cart Fine $7.80

2nd and later printings. By Larry Gonick and Alice Outwater. Do you think that the Ozone Hole is a grunge rock club? Or that the Food Web is an online restaurant guide? Or that the Green Revolution happened in Greenland? The Cartoon Guide to the Environment covers the main topics of environmental science: chemical cycles, life communities, food webs, agriculture, human population growth, sources of energy and raw materials, waste disposal and recycling, cities, pollution, deforestation, ozone depletion, and global warming - and puts them in the context of ecology, with discussions of population dynamics, thermodynamics, and the behavior of complex systems. Softcover, 240 pages, B&W. Cover price $16.95.

Add to cart Very Good $6.00

Add to cart Very Good $6.00

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Part 1: From Columbus to the U.S. Constitution!" By Larry Gonick. Beginning with Columbus's arrival on America's shores, master cartoonist, historian, and storyteller Larry Gonick traces the history of humanity through to the United States' emergence as a world superpower, the technological revolution, and the resurgence of militant religion. Softcover, 260 pages, B&W. Cover price $17.95.

Volume 1 - 2nd and later printnigs. "Part 1: From Columbus to the U.S. Constitution!" By Larry Gonick. Beginning with Columbus's arrival on America's shores, master cartoonist, historian, and storyteller Larry Gonick traces the history of humanity through to the United States' emergence as a world superpower, the technological revolution, and the resurgence of militant religion. Softcover, 260 pages, B&W. Cover price $17.95.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "Part 2: From the Bastille to Baghdad!" By Larry Gonick. A wickedly funny take on modern history presented as a graphic novel in an engaging and humorous style, Gonick puts his own spin on the history, personalities, and events that have shaped the world we inhabit today. From the Enlightenment and the French Revolution, to World Wars I and II and beyond, this is a unique take on world history for every audience. Softcover, 264 pages, B&W. Cover price $18.99.

Volume 2 - 2nd and later printings. "Part 2: From the Bastille to Baghdad!" By Larry Gonick. A wickedly funny take on modern history presented as a graphic novel in an engaging and humorous style, Gonick puts his own spin on the history, personalities, and events that have shaped the world we inhabit today. From the Enlightenment and the French Revolution, to World Wars I and II and beyond, this is a unique take on world history for every audience. Softcover, 264 pages, B&W. Cover price $18.99.

Add to cart Very Good $7.10

Add to cart Very Good $7.10

2nd and later printings. By Larry Gonick. What? You don't know what a Burgess is? You can't outline the Monroe Doctrine? Recall the 14th Amendment? Explain the difference between a sputnik and a beatnik? Then you need The Cartoon History of the United Statesto to fill those gaps. From the first English colonies to the Gulf War and the S&L debacle, Larry Gonick spells it all out from his unique cartoon perspective. Softcover, 7-in. x 9-in., 388 pages, B&W. Cover price $17.95.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $2.65

Regular edition Variant Cover Logo. Glossy paper cover. Cover art by Larry Gonick. The Evolution of Everything, script and art by Larry Gonick; History from the Big Bang thru the extinction of the Dinosars and the rise of Mammals. 48 pgs. $1.00. Cover price $1.00.

Add to cart FN+ 6.5 $2.65

Add to cart Very Good $2.65

Third printing. Glossy paper cover. Cover art by Larry Gonick. The Evolution of Everything, script and art by Larry Gonick; History from the Big Bang thru the extinction of the Dinosars and the rise of Mammals. 52 pgs. $1.25. Cover price $1.25.

Add to cart FN- 5.5 $2.65

Add to cart Very Good $2.65

Regular edition. Glossy paper cover. Cover art by Larry Gonick. Sticks and Stones, script and art by Larry Gonick; Covers the evolution of apes into humans through the beginnings of civilization. 52 pgs. $1.25. Cover price $1.25.

Add to cart Very Good $2.65

Regular edition Variant Cover Logo. Glossy paper cover. Cover art by Larry Gonick. Sticks and Stones, script and art by Larry Gonick; Covers the evolution of apes into humans through the beginnings of civilization. 52 pgs. $1.50. Cover price $1.50.

Regular edition. Glossy paper cover. Cover art by Larry Gonick. River Realms, script and art by Larry Gonick; Covers the Sumerians and Egyptians, 5000 - 1200 B.C. 52 pgs. $1.25. Cover price $1.25.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $2.65

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $2.65

Regular edition. Glossy paper cover. Cover art by Larry Gonick. Brains and Bronze, script and art by Larry Gonick; Covers the Ancient Greeks. 52 pgs. $1.25. Cover price $1.25.

Add to cart Fine $2.65

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $2.65

Deluxe Edition. Cardstock cover. Cover art by Larry Gonick. Brains and Bronze, script and art by Larry Gonick; Covers the Ancient Greeks. 52 pgs. $2.50. Cover price $2.50.

Volume 1 - First Printing. Quill Edition. The Evolution of Everything, script and art by Larry Gonick; History from the Big Bang through the extinction of the Dinosaurs and the rise of Mammals. Softcover, 8" x 11", 208 pages, B&W. Cover price $6.50.

Add to cart Good $4.30

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "From the Big Bang to Alexander the Great!" Collects Cartoon History of the Universe (1979) #1-7. By Larry Gonick. In seven wild and witty chapters, cartoonist Larry Gonick takes us on an uproarious joyride through the ancient world. Gonick's brilliant insights, exuberant humor, and delightful drawings combine to make a truly unique work that is sure to be a valuable resource as well as a great escape for all ages. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 360 pages, B&W. Cover price $14.95.

Add to cart Very Good $8.70

Add to cart Good $4.30

Volume 1 - 2nd and later printings. "From the Big Bang to Alexander the Great!" Collects Cartoon History of the Universe (1979) #1-7. By Larry Gonick. In seven wild and witty chapters, cartoonist Larry Gonick takes us on an uproarious joyride through the ancient world. Gonick's brilliant insights, exuberant humor, and delightful drawings combine to make a truly unique work that is sure to be a valuable resource as well as a great escape for all ages. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 360 pages, B&W. Cover price $14.95.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "From the Springtime of China to the Fall of Rome!" Collects Cartoon History of the Universe (1979) #8-13. By Larry Gonick. Here's a new installment of the phenomenal bestseller that Publishers Weekly selected as one of the twelve graphic books of all time. Spanning ages and continents from Ancient India to Rome and China in A.D. 600, Volume II is hip, funny, and full of info. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 320 pages, B&W. Cover price $15.95.

Volume 2 - 2nd and later printings. "From the Springtime of China to the Fall of Rome!" Collects Cartoon History of the Universe (1979) #8-13. By Larry Gonick. Here's a new installment of the phenomenal bestseller that Publishers Weekly selected as one of the twelve graphic books of all time. Spanning ages and continents from Ancient India to Rome and China in A.D. 600, Volume II is hip, funny, and full of info. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 320 pages, B&W. Cover price $15.95.

Volume 3 - 1st printing. "From the Rise of Arabia to the Renaissance!" By Larry Gonick. Highlighting key events and retrieving oft-neglected historical connections, Gonick offers an historical survey that is at once multicultural, humanistic, skeptical, and laugh-out-loud funny. This long-awaited new volume offers an irreverent survey in comics spanning world history from the birth of Islam to the Byzantine Empire to the Italian Renaissance. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 320 pages, B&W. Cover price $21.95.

Volume 3 - 2nd and later printings. "From the Rise of Arabia to the Renaissance!" By Larry Gonick. Highlighting key events and retrieving oft-neglected historical connections, Gonick offers an historical survey that is at once multicultural, humanistic, skeptical, and laugh-out-loud funny. This long-awaited new volume offers an irreverent survey in comics spanning world history from the birth of Islam to the Byzantine Empire to the Italian Renaissance. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 320 pages, B&W. Cover price $21.95.

1st printing. By Rafael Medoff and Craig Yoe. Foreword by Susannah Heschel. Horrific scenes of anti-Jewish violence in Europe filled the newsreels in American theaters in the 1930s and 1940s. What could be done to make sure it didn't happen in America? One Jewish organization hit upon a remarkable idea-to enlist some of America's most beloved cartoonists to wage a war on bigotry. Cartoonists Against Racism uncovers the secret campaign to create anti-racist comics and cartoons to flood America's newspapers, classrooms, and union halls. Meet the artists and the work that was their ammunition in the battle for America's soul. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 152 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.99.

1st printing. By Ewa Stanczyk. Antisemitic caricatures had existed in Polish society since at least the mid-19th-century. But never had the devastating impacts of this imagery been fully realized or so blatantly apparent than on the eve of the Second World War. In Cartoons and Antisemitism: Visual Politics of Interwar Poland, scholar Ewa Stanczyk explores how illustrators conceived of Jewish people in satirical drawing and reflected on the burning political questions of the day. Incorporating hundreds of cartoons, satirical texts, and newspaper articles from the 1930s, Stanczyk investigates how a visual culture that was essentially hostile to Jews penetrated deep and wide into Polish print media. In her sensitive analysis of these sources, the author examines how major satirical magazines intervened in the ongoing events and contributed to the racialized political climate of the time. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 256 pages, Text (with B&W Illustrations). Cover price $30.00.

Reprints Puck magazine cartoons by Joseph Keppler, from 1877 to 1893. Mostly black and white with some color, with introduction and text by H.C. Bunner. Limited to 300 printed, bound and numbered copies, signed by Keppler. Only 1/4 of the pages are cartoons. 14-1/4" x 11-1/2", hardcover, 244 pages.

1st printing. By David Macaulay. CASTLE was a Caldecott Medal Honor Book and ALA Notable Book. With typical zest and wry sense of humor, David Macaulay has traced the step-by-step planning and construction of both castle and town from the hiring of skilled master engineer to the actual test of castle defenses when hundreds of Welsh soldiers launch a direct attack. Softcover, 9-in.x 12-in., 80 pages, B&W. Cover price $6.95.

2nd and later printings. NOTE: Covers on reprints may vary. By David Macaulay. CASTLE was a Caldecott Medal Honor Book and ALA Notable Book. With typical zest and wry sense of humor, David Macaulay has traced the step-by-step planning and construction of both castle and town from the hiring of skilled master engineer to the actual test of castle defenses when hundreds of Welsh soldiers launch a direct attack. Softcover, 9-in.x 12-in., 80 pages, B&W. Cover price $8.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $4.00

Add to cart Near Mint $4.00

1st printing. Story and art by Reinhard Kleist. This graphic novel reveals life and times of Fidel Castro. The book is narrated by a German journalist named Karl Mertens who is plunged into pre-revolutionary Cuba in the mid-1950s. He first meets with Castro while the latter is hiding in the mountains, then the revolution and his "presidency" that lasts for nearly fifty years. Softcover, 288 pages, B&W. Cover price $22.95.

1st printing.

By David Macaulay.

CATHEDRAL received the distinguished German Jugendbuchpreis, was a New York Times Best Illustrated Book of the Year, a Caldecott Medal Honor Book, and an ALA Notable Book.

Since its publication in 1973, David Macaulay has acquired national and international acclaim. His books have been translated into a dozen different languages, and he has been honored by countless awards, including a medal from the American Institute of Architects for being "an outstanding illustrator and recorder of architectural accomplishments."

Softcover, 9-in.x 12-in., 80 pages, B&W.

Cover price $6.95.

2nd and later printings. NOTE: Covers on reprints may vary.

By David Macaulay.

CATHEDRAL received the distinguished German Jugendbuchpreis, was a New York Times Best Illustrated Book of the Year, a Caldecott Medal Honor Book, and an ALA Notable Book.

Since its publication in 1973, David Macaulay has acquired national and international acclaim. His books have been translated into a dozen different languages, and he has been honored by countless awards, including a medal from the American Institute of Architects for being "an outstanding illustrator and recorder of architectural accomplishments."

Softcover, 9-in.x 12-in., 80 pages, B&W.

Cover price $8.95.

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Souvenir Tabloid Magazine from Carlsbad Cavern, heavily illustrated with period photographs. 11" x 15", 28 pages, B&W Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart Very Fine $9.49

1st printing. SHE CHANGED COMICS is the definitive history of the women who changed free expression in comics, with profiles of more than 60 groundbreaking female professionals and interviews with the women who are changing today's medium, including RAINA TELGEMEIER, NOELLE STEVENSON, G. WILLOW WILSON, and more! SHE CHANGED COMICS also examines the plights of women imprisoned and threatened for making comics and explores the work of women whose work is being banned here in the United States. A must for readers of all ages, students, and educators. Softcover, 176 pages, full color. Cover price $14.99.

1st printing.

By Peter Holmstrom. Foreword by Brian Volk-Weiss.

Fifty-five years after its debut, Star Trek is one of the biggest international franchises the world has ever seen! Twelve television series and 13 motion pictures (and counting), there is no end in sight for those who seek to go where no man has gone before.

The Nacelle Company documentary series, The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek, chronicles the production and cultural impact of this beloved series. From the early days of Desilu and the motion pictures, to the Rick Berman era of Picard, Sisko and Janeway of 1987-2005 and beyond.

This companion book takes the series' journey one step further, with expanded and exclusive interviews by the cast and crew, with insights from the film industry and fandom's top analysts.

Hardcover, 374 pages, Text.

Cover price $27.95.

Add to cart Very Fine $5.60

Add to cart FN+ 6.5 $4.49

Promotional comic published by Culver Publications covering the impact of Thomas Edison's inventions on modern society. Possibly produced for the Florida Power & Light Company. 16 Pages, Full Color.

Photos of the Chicago Exposition in B&W. 10-in. x 7-in. 64 Pages

Add to cart Very Good $25.00 View scans Paper: White Water damage: Moderate.

1933 copyright by A Century of Progress. 5.75" x 9.25", 200 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.