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Let's Talk About Fire (1962) is a fire safety promotional comic book distributed by the National Board of Fire Underwriters. Fireman Fred, the narrator, explains how to avoid fires in the home. 12 pages, full color, small-sized, all newsprint.

The Levi's Story (circa 1975) is a promotional giveaway comic distributed by Levi's Jeans which tells the history of Levi Jeans. Levi Strauss, while selling dry goods to miners, observed that they constantly split their pants. Levi then created a pair of pants from tent canvas and the rest is history. Today, the original Levi pocket emblem is the oldest know American clothing trademark. The famous tag on the back with the two horses trying to pull apart a pair of jeans is based on a true story. Jeans became popular in the 1930s when people from the East ventured out West to "dude-ranches" and wore jeans took like cowboys. Original pairs of Levis are on display at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, DC. .

Story and art by Tayyar Ozkan. 28 pages, B&W, Adults Only. Cover price $2.95.

Volume 26 - 1st printing. "1960!" By Al Capp. In 1960, Li'l Abner featured the return of one of the wildest women ever to stalk the comics page when the sexy Wolf Gal armed the animal kingdom and declared war on the entire human race! Hardcover (Horizontal Format), 11 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 184 pages, B&W. NOTE: Limited to 600 copies. Cover price $27.95.

Volume 27 - 1st printing. "1961!" By Al Capp. In 1961, the first of the new John F. Kennedy presidency, and Al Capp turned his satirical sword on the Cold War. Hardcover (Horizontal Format), 11 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 184 pages, B&W. NOTE: Limited to 600 copies. Cover price $27.95.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "1936!" By Al Capp. The Yokums visit the big city! This second volume reprints the 1936 daily strips and includes a three-way introduction by Milton Caniff, Al Capp, and R.C. Harvey. Also included is an article that puts the strip into the historical context of 1936. Softcover (Horizontal Format), 11 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 160 pages, B&W. Cover price $16.95.

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Volume 3 - st printing. "1937!" By Al Capp. The introduction and origin of Sadie Hawkins Day, the tradition of an annual day in which women pursued men became a nationwide phenomenon. This third volume reprints the 1937 daily strips and includes an introduction by comic historian Bill Blackbeard. Also included is an article that puts the strip into the historical context of 1937. Softcover (Horizontal Format), 11 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 168 pages, B&W. Cover price $16.95.

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Volume 6 - 1st printing. "1940!" By Al Capp. The Yokums and their fellow Dogpatchers lose their homes to the Bank and are forced to move to Boston. Also, Daisy Mae becomes a nationwide singing star and Mammy and Pappy receive a hundred year old letter and head to California for the Gold Rush. This sixth volume reprints the 1940 daily strips and includes a story about the first Li'l Abner movie starring Granville Owen and Martha O'Driscoll. Also included is an article that puts the strip into the historical context of 1940 and features a picture of the movie poster depicting the cast on the back cover. Softcover (Horizontal Format), 11 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 176 pages, B&W. Cover price $16.95.

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Volume 7 - 1st printing. "1941!" By Al Capp. Meet Moonbeam McSwine the incredibly lazy yet beautiful daughter of Moonshine McSwine. Also, thrill to the radio superhero adventures of the Flying Avenger, who suspiciously looks like a certain Abner Yokum. This seventh volume reprints the 1941 daily strips and includes an introduction by Charlie Chaplin and an article about Chaplin by Capp. Also included is an article that puts the strip into the historical context of 1941. Softcover (Horizontal Format), 11 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 168 pages, B&W. Cover price $16.95.

Volume 12 - 1st printing. "1946!" By Al Capp. Meet Lena the Hyena, ugliest girl in the world, along with Wolf Gal and Lower Slobbovia. This twelfth volume reprints the 1946 daily strips and includes an introduction by Richard Marschall. Softcover (Horizontal Format), 11 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 176 pages, B&W. Cover price $18.95.

Volume 13 - 1st printing. "1947!" By Al Capp. Abner travels to Lower Slobbovia, New York, and goes to college. This thirteenth volume reprints the 1947 daily strips and includes an introduction by Elliott Caplin, Al Capp's brother. Also included is an article that puts the strip into the historical context of 1947. Softcover (Horizontal Format), 11 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 176 pages, B&W. Cover price $16.95.

Volume 15 - 1st printing. "1949!" By Al Capp. Meet the Shmoo's cousins the Kigmy. Lovable, these hairy little critters liked to be kicked in their over-sized bottoms thus relieving all of mankind's' tension. This fifteenth volume reprints the 1949 daily strips and includes an introduction by comics historian Ron Goulart and an illustrated article about the creation of the Kigmy. Softcover (Horizontal Format), 11 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 176 pages, B&W. Cover price $18.95.

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Volume 17 - 1st printing. "1951!" By Al Capp. The mystery of Nancy O is solved, the contest to fi9nd the "Sweetest Girl in America" begins, Fearless Fosdick vs. the Atom Bum, and more. This seventeenth volume reprints the 1951 daily strips and includes the classic reminiscence "I Remember Monster" by Al Capp. Softcover (Horizontal Format), 11 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 160 pages, B&W. Cover price $18.95.

Volume 20 - 1st printing. "1954!" By Al Capp. This twentith volume reprints the 1954 daily strips. Softcover (Horizontal Format), 11 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 160 pages, B&W. Cover price $18.95.

Volume 22 - 1st printing. "1956!" By Al Capp. In 1956 Li'l Abner the Musical opened on Broadway. Starring such talent as Peter Palmer, Edie Adams, Stubby Kaye, Tina, Louise, and Julie Newmar, the musical ran for over 700 performances. This twenty-second volume reprints the 1956 daily strips and includes an introduction by television writer, comics scripter, and all-around showbiz authority Mark Evanier on the creation of the Broadway musical. Softcover (Horizontal Format), 11 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $20.95.

Volume 24 - 1st printing. "1958!" By Al Capp. This twenty-forth volume collrects the 1958 daily strips. Softcover (Horizontal Format), 11 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 160 pages, B&W.

Volume 26 - 1st printing. "1960!" By Al Capp. In 1960, Li'l Abner featured the return of one of the wildest women ever to stalk the comics page when the sexy Wolf Gal armed the animal kingdom and declared war on the entire human race! Softcover (Horizontal Format), 11 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 184 pages, B&W. Cover price $22.95.

Volume 27 - 1st printing. "1961!" By Al Capp. In 1961, the first of the new John F. Kennedy presidency, and Al Capp turned his satirical sword on the Cold War. Softcover (Horizontal Format), 11 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 176 pages, B&W. Cover price $22.95.

Vol. 5, No. 5 - February 4, 1928. Fiction and non-fiction stories. Cover by Leslie Thrasher. 10.25-in. x 13.25-in.; black and white; 90 pages. Cover price $0.05.

August 11, 1928. Fiction and non-fiction stories by P.G. Wodehouse and others. Illustrations by James Montgomery Flagg and others. Cover by Leslie Thrasher. 10.25-in. x 13.25-in.; black and white; 84 pages. Cover price $0.05.

August 17, 1929. Fiction and non-fiction stories by Theodore Roosevelt, Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall, J.P. McEvoy (Dixie Dorgan), and more. Illustrations by James Montgomery Flagg and others. Cover by Leslie Thrasher. 8.5-in. x 11.5-in.; black and white; 68 pages. Cover price $0.05.

December 20, 1930. Fiction and non-fiction stories with illustrations. Cover by Leslie Thrasher. 8.5-in. x 11.5-in.; black and white; 68 pages. Cover price $0.05.

February 21, 1931. Fiction and non-fiction stories with illustrations. Cover by Leslie Thrasher. 8.5-in. x 11.5-in.; black and white; 76 pages. Cover price $0.05.

Volume 8, Issue 44 - October 31, 1931. Fiction and non-fiction stories with illustrations. Cover by Leslie Thrasher. 8.5" x 11.5", 68 pages, B&W with spot color. Cover price $0.05.

March 19, 1932. Fiction and non-fiction stories with illustrations. Cover by Leslie Thrasher. 8.5-in. x 11.5-in.; black and white; 76 pages. Cover price $0.05.

May 28, 1932. Fiction and non-fiction stories (Jack Dempsey; Japanese threat; and more) with illustrations. Cover by Leslie Thrasher. 8.5-in. x 11.5-in.; black and white; 60 pages. Cover price $0.05.

Volume 10, Issue 19 - May 13, 1933. Fiction and non-fiction stories with illustrations (by James Montgomery Flagg and others). In "The Crown Prince Tells What He Thinks of Hitler," Crown Prince Wilhelm of Germany praises both Mussolini and Hitler ("before long the rest of the world will revise its judgment of Adolf Hitler...to Hitler's advantage"). Cover by Harry T. Fisk. 8.5-in. x 11.5-in., 60 pages, B&W with spot color. Cover price $0.05.

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November 4, 1933. Fiction and non-fiction stories with illustrations. Cover by Norman Hall. 8.5-in. x 11.5-in.; black and white; 56 pages. Cover price $0.05.

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Volume 11, Issue 3 - January 20, 1934. Fiction and non-fiction stories with illustrations (by Frank Godwin and others). Cover by R. James Stuart. 8.5-in. x 11.5-in.; black and white; 60 pages. Cover price $0.05.

December 22, 1934. Fiction and non-fiction stories with illustrations (by Frank Godwin and others). Jimmy Durante article; Mickey Mouse illustration. Cover by Leslie Thrasher. 8.5-in. x 11.5-in.; black and white; 60 pages. Cover price $0.05.

March 23, 1935. Fiction and non-fiction stories with illustrations. Review of "The Little Colonel" with Lionel Barrymore and Shirley Temple with photo. Cover by Carl Pfeufer. "If America Should Go Communist" by Leon Trotsky. 8.5-in. x 11.5-in.; black and white; 60 pages. Cover price $0.05.

November 27, 1937. Fiction and non-fiction stories with illustrations. Cover by C.H. Twelvetrees. 8.5-in. x 11.5-in.; black and white; 56 pages. Cover price $0.05.

January 22, 1938. Fiction and non-fiction stories with illustrations. All-American Football Team featuring Byron "Whizzer" White; "Comers" by Ed Sullivan; Cream of Kentucky ad with art by Norman Rockwell. Cover by Macauley Conner. 8.5-in. x 11.5-in.; black and white; 64 pages. Cover price $0.05.

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Walt Disney's Snow White movie article. April 9, 1938. Fiction and non-fiction stories with illustrations. Walt Disney's $10,000,000 suprise party for Snow White; sex problems at Oxford; the Lindberg case; astrology in the White House; baseball preview (New York Yankees, New York Giants, and Joe DiMaggio photos); and more. Snow White cover. Cover price $0.05.

September 24, 1938. Fiction and non-fiction stories with illustrations. Edgar Allan Poe's last short story. Cover by Floherty, Jr. 8.5-in. x 11.5-in.; black and white; 64 pages. Cover price $0.05.

April 15, 1939. Fiction and non-fiction stories with illustrations. Herbert Hoover on President' Roosevelt's foreign policy. Cover by Revere F. Wistehuff. 8.5-in. x 11.5-in.; black and white; 60 pages. Cover price $0.05.

Vol. 16, No. 47 - November 25, 1939. Fiction and non-fiction stories with illustrations. Life story of Thomas Dewey, part 6. Cover by William Willis. 8.5-in. x 11.5-in.; black and white; 72 pages. Cover price $0.05.

Volume 17, Issue 16 - April 20, 1940. Fiction and non-fiction stories with illustrations. Eleanor Roosevelt on the youth congress; baseball preview. Cover by Rosalie Rush. 8.5-in. x 11.5-in.; black and white; 64 pages. Cover price $0.05.

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May 25, 1940. Fiction and non-fiction stories with illustrations. Cover by J.F. Kernan. 8.5-in. x 11.5-in.; black and white; 68 pages. Cover price $0.05.

1st printing. Official adaptaion of the TNT movie. From creator Dean Devlin (Stargate) comes a new kind of adventurer: Flynn Carson. Originally appearing in the hugely popular made-for-cable film The Librarian: Quest for the Spear, Carson is back and this time his mission is to prevent the powerful Key of Solomon from falling into the hands of a ruthless warlord! Softcover, 96 pages, full color. Cover price $14.95.

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Presenting excerpts from the greatest comic strips of all time, from action/adventure to high drama, to fall-on-the-floor hilarious. IDW and the Library of American Comics present 32 pages of previews from upcoming volumes including Archie by Bob Montana, Secret Agent Corrigan by Al Williamson, Blondie by Chic Young, The Complete Bloom County Library by Berkeley Breathed, Rip Kirby by Alex Raymond, Polly and Her Pals by Chris Sterrett, Dick Tracy by Chester Gould, and Little Orphan Annie by Harold Gray. FC 32pgs.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Magic Flute!" Adapted by P. Craig Russell. This first volume features P. Craig Russell's adaptation of one of Mozart's most famous operas, a farcical tale mixed with fantasy involving the Queen of the Night, who sets Prince Tamino on a quest to rescue her daughter, Pamina, from the evil Sarastro. Hardcover, 8-in. x 11 1/2-in., full color. Cover price $24.95.

Volume 1 - 2nd and later printings. "Magic Flute!" Adapted by P. Craig Russell. This first volume features P. Craig Russell's adaptation of one of Mozart's most famous operas, a farcical tale mixed with fantasy involving the Queen of the Night, who sets Prince Tamino on a quest to rescue her daughter, Pamina, from the evil Sarastro. Hardcover, 8-in. x 11 1/2-in., full color. Cover price $24.95.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "Parsifal!" Adapted by P. Craig Russell. Russell's classic adaptations of Richard Wagner's Parsifal from the legend of the Holy Grail; Ariane & Bluebeard by Maeterlinck and Dukas; "The Clowns" taken from I Pagliacci by Leoncavallo; as well as two songs by Mahler: "The Drinking Song of Earth's Sorrow" and "Unto This World." Hardcover, 8-in. x 11 1/2-in., full color. Cover price $24.95.

Volume 3 - 1st printing. "Pelleas and Melisande, Salome, Ein Heldentraum, and Cavalleria Rusticana!" Adapted by P. Craig Russell. This collection of Russell's classic adaptations concludes with Pelleas & Melisande by Maeterlinck and Debussy, Salome by Richard Strauss and the all new The Godfather's Code from Cavalleria Rusticana by Mascagni. Hardcover, 8-in. x 11 1/2-in., 144 pages, full color. Cover price $24.95.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "The Magic Flute!" Adapted by P. Craig Russell. This first volume features P. Craig Russell's adaptation of one of Mozart's most famous operas, a farcical tale mixed with fantasy involving the Queen of the Night, who sets Prince Tamino on a quest to rescue her daughter, Pamina, from the evil Sarastro. Hardcover, 8-in. x 10 1/2-in., 144 pages, full color. Cover price $17.95.

Volume 1 - 2nd and later printings. "The Magic Flute!" Adapted by P. Craig Russell. This first volume features P. Craig Russell's adaptation of one of Mozart's most famous operas, a farcical tale mixed with fantasy involving the Queen of the Night, who sets Prince Tamino on a quest to rescue her daughter, Pamina, from the evil Sarastro. Hardcover, 8-in. x 10 1/2-in., 144 pages, full color. Cover price $17.95.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "Parsifal!" Adapted by P. Craig Russell. Russell's classic adaptations of Richard Wagner's Parsifal from the legend of the Holy Grail; Ariane & Bluebeard by Maeterlinck and Dukas; "The Clowns" taken from I Pagliacci by Leoncavallo; as well as two songs by Mahler: "The Drinking Song of Earth's Sorrow" and "Unto This World." Hardcover, 8-in. x 11 1/2-in., full color. Cover price $17.95.

Volume 3 - 1st printing. "Pelleas and Melisande, Salome, Ein Heldentraum, and Cavalleria Rusticana!" Adapted by P. Craig Russell. This collection of Russell's classic adaptations concludes with Pelleas & Melisande by Maeterlinck and Debussy, Salome by Richard Strauss and the all new The Godfather's Code from Cavalleria Rusticana by Mascagni. Hardcover, 8-in. x 11 1/2-in., 144 pages, full color. Cover price $17.95.