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  • Issue #1-1ST
    Jack Kirby Checklist SC (2008 TwoMorrows) Gold Edition 1-1ST

    1st printing.

    The most thorough listing of Jack "King" Kirby's work ever published! Building on the 1998 "Silver Edition," this new, fully-updated, definitive Gold Edition compiles an additional decade's worth of corrections and additions by top historians, in a new Trade Paperback format with premium paper for archival durability. It lists in exacting detail every published comic featuring Kirby's work, including dates, story titles, page counts, and inkers. It even cross-references reprints, to help collectors locate less-expensive versions of key Kirby issues, and includes an extensive bibliography listing books, periodicals, portfolios, fanzines, posters, and other obscure pieces with Kirby's art, plus a detailed list of Jack's unpublished work as well.

    Now includes a complete listing of the over 5000-page archive of Kirby's personal pencil art photocopies. And scattered throughout are dozens of examples of rare and unseen Kirby art, making this a must-have item for serious Kirby collectors and eBay shoppers!

    Softcover, 128 pages, PB&W.

    Cover price $14.95.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Jack Kirby Collector Eighty Presents: Old Gods and New A Companion to Jack Kirby's Fourth World HC (2021 TwoMorrows) 1-1ST
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    Limited Edition

    1st printing.

    By John Morrow, Jon B. Cooke, and Richard Kilkman.

    For its 80th issue, the Jack Kirby Collector magazine presents a double-sized 50th anniversary examination of Kirby's magnum opus!

    Spanning the pages of four different comics starting in 1970 (New Gods, Forever People, Mister Miracle, and Jimmy Olsen), the sprawling "Epic for our times" was cut short mid-stream, leaving fans wondering how Jack would've resolved the confrontation between evil Darkseid of Apokolips and his son Orion of New Genesis.

    This companion to that "Fourth World" series looks back at Jack Kirby's own words, as well as those of assistants Mark Evanier and Steve Sherman, inker Mike Royer, and publisher Carmine Infantino, to determine how it came about, where it was going, and how Kirby would've ended it before it was prematurely cancelled by DC Comics!

    It also examines Kirby's use of gods in Thor and other strips prior to the Fourth World, how they influenced his DC epic, and affected later series like The Eternals and Captain Victory.

    Hardcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 160 pages, PC/PB&W.

    NOTE: This item doubles as Jack Kirby Collector (1994 Magazine/Treasury) #80.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Jack Kirby Collector Eighty Presents: Old Gods and New a Companion to Jack Kirby's Fourth World SC (2021 TwoMorrows) 1-1ST


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    1st printing.

    By John Morrow, Jon B. Cooke, and Richard Kilkman.

    For its 80th issue, the Jack Kirby Collector magazine presents a double-sized 50th anniversary examination of Kirby's magnum opus!

    Spanning the pages of four different comics starting in 1970 (New Gods, Forever People, Mister Miracle, and Jimmy Olsen), the sprawling "Epic for our times" was cut short mid-stream, leaving fans wondering how Jack would've resolved the confrontation between evil Darkseid of Apokolips and his son Orion of New Genesis.

    This companion to that "Fourth World" series looks back at Jack Kirby's own words, as well as those of assistants Mark Evanier and Steve Sherman, inker Mike Royer, and publisher Carmine Infantino, to determine how it came about, where it was going, and how Kirby would've ended it before it was prematurely cancelled by DC Comics!

    It also examines Kirby's use of gods in Thor and other strips prior to the Fourth World, how they influenced his DC epic, and affected later series like The Eternals and Captain Victory.

    Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 160 pages, PC/PB&W.

    NOTE: This item doubles as Jack Kirby Collector (1994 Magazine/Treasury) #80.

    Cover price $26.95.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Jack Kirby Collector Fifty-Eight Presents: Lee and Kirby The Wonder Years 1961-1970 SC (2011) 1-1ST

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    1st printing.

    Calling on his years of research, plus new interviews conducted just for this book, regular Jack Kirby Collector contributor Mark Alexander traces both Lee and Kirby's history at Marvel Comics, and the remarkable series of events and career choices that led them to converge in 1961 to conceive the Fantastic Four. With a wealth of of historical information and amazing Kirby artwork, Stan Lee & Jack Kirby: The Wonder Years beautifully examines the first decade of the FF, and the events that put into motion the 1960s era that came to be known as the Marvel Age of Comics!

    Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 128 pages, B&W.

    Cover price $19.95.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Jack Kirby Collector Seventy-Five Presents: Kirby and Lee: Stuf' Said SC (2019 TwoMorrows) 1-1ST


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    1st Edition - 1st printing.

    The Complex Genesis of the Marvel Universe, in Its Creator's Own Words!

    For its 75th issue, the Jack Kirby Collector magazine presents this first-of-its-kind examination of the creators of the Marvel Universe, in an oversize book!

    It looks back at their own words, in chronological order, from fanzine, magazine, radio, and television interviews, to paint a picture of Jack Kirby and Stan Lee's relationship, why it succeeded, where it deteriorated, and when it eventually failed. Also here are recollections from Steve Ditko, Wallace Wood, John Romita Sr., and more Marvel Bullpen stalwarts who worked with both Kirby and Lee. Rounding out this book is a study of the duo's careers after they parted ways as collaborators, including Kirby's difficulties at Marvel Comics in the 1970s, his last hurrah with Lee on the Silver Surfer Graphic Novel, and his exhausting battle to get back his original art - and creator credit - from Marvel.

    Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 160 pages, PC/PB&W.

    NOTE: This item doubles as Jack Kirby Collector (1994 Magazine/Treasury) #75.

    Cover price $24.95.

  • Issue #1X-1ST
    Jack Kirby Collector Seventy-Five Presents: Kirby and Lee: Stuf' Said SC (2019 TwoMorrows) 1X-1ST


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    Expanded Edition - 1st printing.

    New updated edition! For its 75th issue, The Jack Kirby Collector magazine presents this first-of-its-kind examination of the creators of the Marvel Universe, in an oversized book! Completed just days before Stan Lee's recent passing, Kirby & Lee: Stuf' Said! looks back at the duo's own words - in chronological order, from fanzine, magazine, radio, and television interviews - to paint the most comprehensive and enlightening picture of their relationship ever done... why it succeeded, where it deteriorated, and when it eventually failed.

    Also, here are recollections from Steve Ditko, Wallace Wood, John Romita, Sr., and more Marvel Bullpen stalwarts who worked with both Kirby and Lee. Rounding out this book is a study of the duo's careers after they parted ways as collaborators, including Kirby's difficulties at Marvel Comics in the 1970s, his last hurrah with Lee on the Silver Surfer Graphic Novel, and his exhausting battle to get back his original art - and creator credit - from Marvel. Stuf''Said! gives both men their say, compares their recollections, and tackles the question, "Who really created the Marvel Comics Universe?" Compiled, researched, and edited by publisher John Morrow.

    Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 176 pages, PC/PB&W.

    NOTE: This item doubles as Jack Kirby Collector (1994 Magazine/Treasury) #75.

    Cover price $26.95.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Jack Kirby The Epic Life of the King of Comics HC (2020 Ten Speed Press) 1-1ST

    1st printing.

    Story and art by Tom Scioli.

    This sweeping, full-color comic book biography tells the complete life story of Jack Kirby, co-creator of some of the most enduring super-heroes and villains of the twentieth century for Marvel Comics, DC Comics, and more.

    Tom Scioli breathes visual life into Kirby's life story, from his days growing up during the Great Depression to his time on the frontlines of World War II and on to his world-changing collaborations at Marvel with Stan Lee. Just as every great superhero needs a villain to overcome, Kirby's story also includes his struggles to receive the recognition and compensation that he believed his work deserved.

    Readers can experience the life and times of a comics titan through the medium that made him famous.

    Hardcover, 208 pages, full color.

    Cover price $28.99.

  • Issue #BOX-1
    Jack Kirby The Unpublished Archives Trading Cards (1994) BOX-1

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    Box 1 - Art by Jack Kirby. Unopened box of 48 packs of Jack Kirby The Unpublished Trading cards.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Jack Kirby Treasury HC (1982 Pure Imagination) 1-1ST

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    Volume 1 - 1st printing. Written by Greg Theakston. Art and cover by Jack Kirby. 50 years of American comic art. Includes 56 pages on the King of Comics, the story of Jack Kirby's life and his work. Also includes Kirby checklist A-J. Hardcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 56 pages, B&W.

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  • Issue #2-1ST
    Jack Kirby Treasury HC (1982 Pure Imagination) 2-1ST

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    Volume 2 - 1st printing. Written by Greg Theakston. Art and cover by Jack Kirby. 50 years of American comic art. The story of Jack Kirby's life and his work continues. Includes Kirby checklist L-Z. Hardcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 96 pages, B&W.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Jack Kirby Treasury SC (1982 Pure Imagination) 1-1ST

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    Volume 1 - 1st printing. Written by Greg Theakston. Art and cover by Jack Kirby. 50 years of American comic art. Includes 56 pages on the King of Comics, the story of Jack Kirby's life and his work. Also includes Kirby checklist A-J. Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 56 pages, B&W.

  • Issue #2-1ST
    Jack Kirby Treasury SC (1982 Pure Imagination) 2-1ST


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    Volume 2 - 1st printing. Written by Greg Theakston. Art and cover by Jack Kirby. 50 years of American comic art. The story of Jack Kirby's life and his work continues. Includes Kirby checklist L-Z. Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 96 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.95.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Jack Kirby's Dingbat Love HC (2020 TwoMorrows) 1-1ST


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    1st printing.

    Compiled, Written, Designed, and Edited by John Morrow. Input by Mark Evanier, Steve Sherman, Jerry Boyd, and the Jack Kirby Museum. Foreword by John Morrow.

    In cooperation with DC Comics, TwoMorrows compiles a tempestuous trio of never-seen 1970s Kirby projects!

    These are the final complete, unpublished Jack Kirby stories in existence, presented here for the first time! Included are: Two unused Dingbats of Danger Street tales, Kirby's final "Kid Gang" group, inked by Mike Royer and D. Bruce Berry, and newly colored for this book! True-Life Divorce, the abandoned newsstand magazine that was too hot for its time (reproduced from Jack's pencil art - and as a bonus, we've commissioned Mike Royer to ink one of the stories! And Soul Love, the unseen '70s romance book so funky, even a jive turkey will dig the unretouched inks by Vince Colletta and Tony DeZuniga.

    Hardcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 160 pages, full color.

    Cover price $43.95.

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  • Issue #1-1ST
    Jack Magic The Life and art by Jack Kirby SC (2011) 1-1ST

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    Volume 1 - 1st printing. By Greg Theakston and Jack Kirby. The long-awaited biography of Jack Kirby, The King of Comics! Written by Greg Theakston, Jack's workmate and personal historian, it's a detailed study of Kirby's life and career. Included are extensive quotes from Kirby, Joe Simon, Will Eisner, and many more. Profusely illustrated with classic art and family photos. Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 160 pages, B&W. Cover price $25.00.

  • Issue #2-1ST
    Jack Magic The Life and art by Jack Kirby SC (2011) 2-1ST

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    Volume 2 - 1st printing. By Greg Theakston and Jack Kirby. Witness Jack Kirby up close with almost 200 illustrations that support 160 pages on the King of Comics. From the Marvel era to past the end of his life, Kirby's influence is investigated. Unseen art kisses unknown fact. Theakston writes an insider's view of what happened. Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 160 pages, B&W. Cover price $25.00.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Jackie Ormes: The First African American Woman Cartoonist SC (2019 UoMP) 1-1ST


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    1st printing.

    Written by Nancy Goldstein. Art by Jacjie Ormes.

    At a time of few opportunities for African American women, Jackie Ormes (1911-1985) blazed a trail as a popular cartoonist with the major black newspapers of the day. Her comic strips Torchy Brown and Patty-Jo 'n' Ginger provide an invaluable glimpse into American culture and history, with topics that include racial segregation, U.S. foreign policy, educational equality, and other pressing issues of the times-and of today's world as well.

    This biography, recognized as a "Best Book" by the Village Voice and with "Best Book" citations in three Booklist categories, features a large sampling of Ormes's cartoons and comic strips.

    Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 240 pages, full color.

    Cover price $24.95.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    James Bond The History of the Illustrated 007 SC (2008 Hermes Press) 1-1ST

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    1st printing.

    By Alan J. Porter.

    Before Bond became world famous with his movie series, the character was the subject of successful English newspaper strips and later in comic books. Chronicled by pop-culture historian Alan J. Porter, James Bond: The History of the Illustrated 007 examines it all, covering Bond's newspaper strip and comic book appearances from the 1950s to the present.

    Softcover, 9-in. x 11-in., 176 page, PC/PB&W.

    Cover price $29.99.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Jerry and the Joker: Adventures and Comic Art HC (2017 Dark Horse) 1-1ST

    1st printing. By Jerry Robinson. In this art-infused memoir by the late Jerry Robinson, learn how a seventeen-year-old became the artist on Detective Comics and Batman-and created one of the most famous villains of all time: the Joker. This volume includes never-before-published full-page artwork from Detective Comics and Batman, covers featuring Batman, Robin, and the Joker, and much more. Never-before-published artwork featuring Batman, Robin, the Joker, and more! Hardcover, 216 pages, full color. Cover price $34.99.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Jewish Images in Comics HC (2012 Fantagraphics) 1-1ST

    1st printing. By Fredrik Strömberg. Jewish Images in the Comics presents more than 150 works from all over the world demonstrating how Jewish culture has historically been depicted in comics. The book is divided into chapters such as "Anti-Semitism", "The Old Testament" and "The Holocaust" and features works from well-known artists like Art Spiegelman and Will Eisner to much more obscure (and in some cases far less savory) cartoonists. Each example is spotlighted via an informative essay and a representative illustration. Hardcover, 6-in. x 6-in., 242 pages, B&W. Cover price $26.99.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Jim Shooter Conversations HC (2017 UPoM) 1-1ST

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    1st printing.

    By Jason Sacks.

    As an American comic book writer, editor, and businessman, Jim Shooter (b. 1952) remains among the most important figures in the history of the medium. Starting in 1966 at the age of fourteen, Shooter, as the young protégé of verbally abusive DC editor Mort Weisinger, helped introduce themes and character development more commonly associated with DC competitor Marvel Comics. Shooter created several characters for The Legion of Super-Heroes, introduced Superman's villain the Parasite, and jointly devised the first race between The Flash and Superman.

    Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 256 pages, B&W. Cover price $40.00.

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    Jim Shooter Conversations SC (2018 UPoM) 1-1ST


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    1st printing.

    By Jason Sacks. Art by John Jennings.

    As an American comic book writer, editor, and businessman, Jim Shooter (b. 1951) remains among the most important figures in the history of the medium. Starting in 1966 at the age of fourteen, Shooter, as the young protégé of verbally abusive DC editor Mort Weisinger, helped introduce themes and character development more commonly associated with DC competitor Marvel Comics. Shooter created several characters for the Legion of Super-Heroes, introduced Superman's villain the Parasite, and jointly devised the first race between the Flash and Superman. The collected interviews in this volume span the career of a writer, editor, and businessman who remains one of the most important figures in the history of the medium.

    Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 252 pages, B&W.

    Cover price $25.00.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    JLA The Ultimate Guide to the Justice League of America HC (2002 DK) 1-1ST

    1st printing.

    By Scott Beatty.

    For the last 40 years, DC Comics' Justice League of America has united the most powerful super-heroes - Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Aquaman, Green Lantern, and the Martian Manhunter - against the most diabolical villains in comic book history.

    The Ultimate Guide tells the story of the Justice League of America, and includes specially commissioned, spectacularly detailed artwork revealing the JLA's brand-new headquarters on the moon, Wonder Woman's island home, Aquaman's undersea base, and more.

    Hardcover, 100 pages, 10 1/4-in. x 12-in., full color.

    Cover price $19.99.

  • Issue #1-REP
    JLA The Ultimate Guide to the Justice League of America HC (2002 DK) 1-REP

    2nd and later printings.

    By Scott Beatty.

    For the last 40 years, DC Comics' Justice League of America has united the most powerful super-heroes - Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Aquaman, Green Lantern, and the Martian Manhunter - against the most diabolical villains in comic book history.

    The Ultimate Guide tells the story of the Justice League of America, and includes specially commissioned, spectacularly detailed artwork revealing the JLA's brand-new headquarters on the moon, Wonder Woman's island home, Aquaman's undersea base, and more.

    Hardcover, 100 pages, 10 1/4-in. x 12-in., full color.

    Cover price $19.99.

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    John Jennings Conversations SC (2020 UPoM) 1-1ST


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    1st printing.

    Edited by Donna-lyn Washington. Art by John Jennings.

    John Jennings is perhaps best known for his collaboration with Damian Duffy on the Eisner Award-winning graphic novel adaptation of Octavia Butler's Kindred. Jennings is also a graphic designer and comic book scholar who, throughout his career, has conducted several interviews that shed light on the importance of Black Speculative narratives. These interviews explore folklore, systemic racism, his Mississippi roots, and the phrase Jennings cocreated, the Ethnogothic. Jennings discusses the necessity for black heroes, not just for the sake of diversity, but for inclusiveness.

    Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 208 pages, B&W.

    Cover price $25.00.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    John Stanley Giving Life to Little Lulu HC (2017 FB) 1-1ST

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    1st printing. Written by Bill Schelly. Art and cover by John Stanley. John Stanley's work in Marge's Little Lulu from 1945 to 1959 ensured Lulu immortality as an iconic, protofeminist figure in American popular culture. John Stanley: Giving Life to Little Lulu is both a deluxe, full-color coffee table book filled with beautifully reproduced artwork from Little Lulu and his own comic book creations, such as Melvin Monster and Thirteen (Going on Eighteen) and rare drawings and cartoons, as well as never-before-seen photographs and a biographical portrait of the artist. Hardcover, 10-in. x 13-in., 160 pages, full color. Cover price $39.99.

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    JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Manga's Refined Oddball HC (2022 Third Editions) 1-1ST


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    1st printing.

    By Frederico Anzaloneike. Foreword By Takashi Miike.

    What do Michelangelo, Clint Eastwood, Lady Gaga, Stephen King, and Gianni Versace have in common? They are among the thousand and one influences of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, one of the most unclassifiable mangas of all time.

    This is also one of the most popular ones, with more than 100 million copies sold in Japan and a publication that has been going since 1987! Between portraits of artists, behind-the-scenes tales, in-depth analyses and a critical essay, this book investigates every aspects of this crazy work, which has become a worldwide pop-cultural phenomenon.

    Hardcover, 328 pages, Text.

    Cover price $39.95.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Joker A Visual History of the Clown Price of Crime HC (2011) 1-1ST

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    1st printing. By Daniel Wallace. Introduction by Mark Hamill. Cover by Brian Bolland. The Joker examines the evolution of the most famous comic book villain in history, and is certain to appeal to fanboys and fangirls, collectors, and newcomers to the comic book genre alike. From the comic and eccentric bad guy battling Batman in the 1940s to the truly psychotic murderer and madman of today, The Joker is the first and only comprehensive look at the ultimate super villain of DC Comics Universe's comics, television shows, and feature films. Hardcover, 9 1/2-in. x 12 1/2-in., 208 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $55.00.

  • Issue #1-REP
    Joker A Visual History of the Clown Price of Crime HC (2011) 1-REP

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    2nd or later printing. By Daniel Wallace. Introduction by Mark Hamill. Cover by Brian Bolland. The Joker examines the evolution of the most famous comic book villain in history, and is certain to appeal to fanboys and fangirls, collectors, and newcomers to the comic book genre alike. From the comic and eccentric bad guy battling Batman in the 1940s to the truly psychotic murderer and madman of today, The Joker is the first and only comprehensive look at the ultimate super villain of DC Comics Universe's comics, television shows, and feature films. Hardcover, 9 1/2-in. x 12 1/2-in., 208 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $55.00.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Joker A Visual History of the Clown Price of Crime SC (2011 Universe) 1-1ST

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    1st printing.

    By Daniel Wallace. Cover by Brian Bolland. Introduction by Mark Hamill.

    The Joker examines the evolution of the most famous comic book villain in history, and is certain to appeal to fanboys and fangirls, collectors, and newcomers to the comic book genre alike. From the comic and eccentric bad guy battling Batman in the 1940s to the truly psychotic murderer and madman of today, The Joker is the first and only comprehensive look at the ultimate super villain of DC Comics Universe's comics, television shows, and feature films.

    Softcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 208 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $35.00.

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    Joker A Visual History of the Clown Price of Crime SC (2011 Universe) 1-REP


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    2nd and later printings.

    By Daniel Wallace. Cover by Brian Bolland. Introduction by Mark Hamill.

    The Joker examines the evolution of the most famous comic book villain in history, and is certain to appeal to fanboys and fangirls, collectors, and newcomers to the comic book genre alike. From the comic and eccentric bad guy battling Batman in the 1940s to the truly psychotic murderer and madman of today, The Joker is the first and only comprehensive look at the ultimate super villain of DC Comics Universe's comics, television shows, and feature films.

    Softcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 208 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $35.00.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Just Like Rube Goldberg HC (2019 Beach Lane Books) The Incredible True Story of the Man Behind the Machines 1-1ST


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    1st printing.

    Written by Sarah Aronson. Art by Robert Neubecker.

    Discover how Rube Goldberg followed his dreams to become an award-winning cartoonist, inventor, and even an adjective in the dictionary in this inspiring and funny biographical picture book. From a young age, Rube Goldberg had a talent for art. But his father, a German immigrant, wanted Rube to have a secure job. So, Rube went to college and became an engineer. But Rube didn't want to spend his life mapping sewer pipes. He wanted to follow his passion, so Rube got a low-level job at a newspaper, and from there, he worked his way up, creating cartoons that made people laugh and tickled the imagination. He became known for his fantastic Rube Goldberg machines: complicated contraptions with many parts that performed a simple task in an elaborate and farfetched way.

    Hardcover, 10-in. x 8-in., 48 pages, full color.

    Cover price $17.99.

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    Justice League 100 Greatest Moments HC (2018 Chartwell Books) 1-1ST


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    1st printing.

    By Robert Greenberger.

    In the hands of dozens of writers and artists, DC Comics Justice League of America (JLA) has experienced moments that can be intensely personal or of great cosmic importance. What you will see on the pages that follow is one hundred of the greatest moments, each one a piece of the mosaic that is the Justice League. From their first rallying issue in the 1960s, to the League finally reaching the big screen in the 2017 feature film Justice League, the members and their stories have remained entertaining for readers and watchers.

    Hardcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 304 pages, full color. Cover price $24.99.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Justice League The Ultimate Guide HC (2017 DK) 1-1ST

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    1st printing. By Landry Quinn Walker. Enter the world of the Justice League and discover the heroes, villains, and adventures. DC Comics' bravest and boldest Super Hero team exists to combat threats no single hero can defeat. A must-have for fans, this book showcases major in-world events in the JLA's pulsating story, spanning nearly 60 years of comic book history, and is packed with info on the team's allies, enemies, bases, origins, and more. This comprehensive guide celebrates the exciting world of the iconic Justice League super-heroes, a roster that includes Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, The Flash, Aquaman, and Cyborg. Hardcover, 9-in. x 11-in., 200 pages, full color. Cover price $24.99.

  • Issue #1-REP
    Justice League The Ultimate Guide HC (2017 DK) 1-REP


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    2nd and later printings. By Landry Quinn Walker. Enter the world of the Justice League and discover the heroes, villains, and adventures. DC Comics' bravest and boldest Super Hero team exists to combat threats no single hero can defeat. A must-have for fans, this book showcases major in-world events in the JLA's pulsating story, spanning nearly 60 years of comic book history, and is packed with info on the team's allies, enemies, bases, origins, and more. This comprehensive guide celebrates the exciting world of the iconic Justice League super-heroes, a roster that includes Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, The Flash, Aquaman, and Cyborg. Hardcover, 9-in. x 11-in., 200 pages, full color. Cover price $24.99.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Killed Cartoons SC (2007 W.W. Norton) Casualties from the War on Free Expression 1-1ST


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    1st printing.

    Edited by David Wallis.

    Think you live in a society with a free press? These celebrated cartoonists and illustrators found out otherwise. Whether blasting Bush for his Bring em on! speech, spanking pedophile priests, questioning capital punishment, debating the disputed 2000 election, or just mocking baseball mascots, they learned that newspapers and magazines increasingly play it safe by suppressing satire.

    With censored cartoons, many unpublished, by the likes of Garry Trudeau, Doug Marlette, Paul Conrad, Mike Luckovich, Matt Davies, and Ted Rall (all Pulitzer Prize winners or finalists), as well as unearthed editorial illustrations by Norman Rockwell, Edward Sorel, Anita Kunz, Marshall Arisman, and Steve Brodner, you will find yourself surprised and often shocked by the images themselves―and outraged by the fact that a fearful editor kept you from seeing them. Needed now more than ever because of a neutered press thats more lapdog than watchdog, Killed Cartoons will make you laugh, make you angry, and make you think.

    Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7-in., 282 pages, B&W.

    Cover price $15.95.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    King of the Comics 100 Years of King Features Syndicate SC (2018 IDW) 1-1ST


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    1st printing.

    King Features has had a more illustrious and long-lasting history than any other newspaper syndicate, even as it leads the way into the digital age and beyond. Krazy Kat! Popeye! Flash Gordon! Beetle Bailey! Blondie! Prince Valiant! Hagar the Horrible! Barney Google and Snuffy Smith! Baby Blues! Mutt & Jeff! Zits! Juliet Jones! Buz Sawyer! Steve Canyon! Bizarro! Hi & Lois! Maggie & Jiggs! Johnny Hazard! There are simply too many to list! From the earliest days, when William Randolph Hearst first added cartoons to his newspapers, comic strips have had a profound impact on popular culture. With the consolidation of Hearst's various distribution channels in November 1915, King Features was born. A century later, the world's largest syndicate leads the way into the 21st century and beyond.

    Nominated for two 2016 Eisner Awards: Best Comics-Related Book and Best Publication Design!

    Softcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 288 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $39.99.

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    Kirby King of Comics HC (2008 Abrams Books) 1st Edition 1-1ST

    1st Edition - 1st printing. By Mark Evanier. Introduction by Neil Gaiman. Gatefold by Alex Ross. Jack Kirby created or co-created some of the comic book world's most popular characters, including Captain America, The X-Men, The Hulk, The Fantastic Four, and The New Gods. This book serves as an authorized, visual celebration of the one and only "King of Comics" and his groundbreaking work. Hardcover, 9-in. x 12 1/2-in., 224 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $40.00.

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    Kirby King of Comics HC (2008 Abrams Books) 1st Edition 1-REP

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    1st Edition - 2nd and later printings. By Mark Evanier. Introduction by Neil Gaiman. Gatefold by Alex Ross. Jack Kirby created or co-created some of the comic book world's most popular characters, including Captain America, The X-Men, The Hulk, The Fantastic Four, and The New Gods. This book serves as an authorized, visual celebration of the one and only "King of Comics" and his groundbreaking work. Hardcover, 9-in. x 12 1/2-in., 224 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $40.00.

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    Kirby King of Comics HC (2014 Abrams Books) 2nd Edition 1-1ST

    2nd Edition - 1st printing. By Mark Evanier. Introduction by Neil Gaiman. Gatefold by Alex Ross. Jack Kirby created or co-created some of the comic book world's most popular characters, including Captain America, The X-Men, The Hulk, The Fantastic Four, and The New Gods. This book serves as an authorized, visual celebration of the one and only "King of Comics" and his groundbreaking work. Hardcover, 9-in. x 12 1/2-in., 224 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $45.00.

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    Kirby King of Comics HC (2017 Abrams ComicArts) Anniversary Edition 1-1ST

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    Anniversary Edition - 1st printing. By Mark Evanier. Introduction by Neil Gaiman. Cover byJack Kirby. Revised and expanded! Jack Kirby created or co-created some of comic books' most popular super heroes, including Captain America, The X-Men, The Hulk, The Fantastic Four, The Mighty Thor, Darkseid, and The New Gods. More significantly, he created much of the visual language for fantasy and adventure comics. Almost everything that was different about comic books began in the 1940s on the drawing table of Jack Kirby. This is his story by one who knew him well - Mark Evanier. First issued in 2008, Kirby: King of Comics was the first overview of the legendary comic book creator's career. It is now available in a smaller, more affordable package, revised and expanded for Kirby's centennial. Hardcover, 7 1/2-in. x 10 1/2-in., 240 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $24.99.

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    1st printing. By Dave Schreiner. From the birth of MOM'S HOMEMADE COMICS to the heyday of CADILLACS AND DINOSAURS and THE CROW, Kitchen Sink Press: The First 25 Years is a vibrant visual history of one of the oldest alternative comic book publishers. This compendium is packed with hundreds of illustrations, comic covers, and photos. Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 128 page, PC/PB&W. Cover price $25.00.

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    Kitchen Sink Press The First 25 Years SC (1994) 1-1ST

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    1st printing. By Dave Schreiner. From the birth of MOM'S HOMEMADE COMICS to the heyday of CADILLACS AND DINOSAURS and THE CROW, Kitchen Sink Press: The First 25 Years is a vibrant visual history of one of the oldest alternative comic book publishers. This compendium is packed with hundreds of illustrations, comic covers, and photos. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 128 page, PC/PB&W. Cover price $11.95.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Knock Offs: Totally Unauthorized Action Figures SC (2022 PlaidStallions Press) 1-1ST


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    1st printing.

    By Brian Heiler. Edited by Steve Moore Rob Chatlin and Corey LeChat.

    Knock-Offs: Totally Unauthorized Action Figures is a celebration of the bootleg figure, the copyright-infringing silliness meant to fool our grand people. Subjects range from toys of the 60s to the 2000s and includes every popular genre, Superheroes, Science Fiction, Horror, TV/Movies, and 80s toy lines.

    Over 100 pages of toy lines with names like Galaxy Warriors, Turly Gang, Nightmare Feddy and Big Fella.

    Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 132 pages, full color.

    Cover price $24.99.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Krazy George Herriman, A Life in Black and White HC (2016 HarperCollins) 1-1ST

    1st printing.

    Written by Mike Tisserand. Art and cover by George Herriman.

    The creator of the greatest comic strip in history finally gets his due-in an eye-opening new life revealing the truth about his heritage and fascinating double life. Born and raised in the ethnic maelstrom of 19th-century New Orleans, George Herriman, the creator of the seminal comic strip Krazy Kat came of age as an illustrator, journalist, and cartoon artist in the boom town of Los Angeles and the wild metropolis of New York. Rocketing to early fame in the newspapers of the early 20th century, Herriman's work was both hugely popular and widely acknowledged as the cartoon that elevated cartoons from daily diversions to an anarchic art form. Yet underlying his whole life - and often sneaking into the contours of his very public art - was a very private fact: known as "the Greek" for his swarthy complexion and curly hair, Herriman was in fact an African-American.

    Drawing on deep original research into Herriman's family historY and on a deep reading of the artist's work and surviving written records, Michael Tisserand restores this little-understood figure to vivid life.

    Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 560 pages, B&W.

    Cover price $35.00.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Krypton Companion TPB (2006 TwoMorrows) 1-1ST

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    1st printing. The Krypton Companion unlocks the secrets of Superman's Silver and Bronze Ages, the days when kryptonite came in multiple colors and super-pets scampered across the skies! Writer/editor Michael Eury explores the legacy of classic Superman editors Mort Weisinger and Julius Schwartz through all-new interviews with Neal Adams, Murphy Anderson, Nick Cardy, José Luis García-López, Keith Giffen, Elliot S! Maggin, Dennis O'Neil, Jim Shooter, Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, and other fan-favorites! Plus: Super-artist Curt Swan's 1987 essay 'Drawing Superman'; Jerry Siegel's 'lost' imaginary story 'The Death of Clark Kent'; Mark Waid's tribute to Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes; Superman's appearances in the media and in Marvel Comics; and rare and previously unpublished artwork! Bonus: A roundtable discussion with modern-day creators (including John Byrne, Jeph Loeb, and Alex Ross) examining Superman's influential past! Plus: a (last-page) Introduction by Bizarro No. 1 (by Seinfeld writer David Mandel), and a super cover by Dave Gibbons! Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 224 pages, B&W. Cover price $24.95.

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    Krypton Companion TPB (2006 TwoMorrows) 1-REP

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    2nd and later printings. The Krypton Companion unlocks the secrets of Superman's Silver and Bronze Ages, the days when kryptonite came in multiple colors and super-pets scampered across the skies! Writer/editor Michael Eury explores the legacy of classic Superman editors Mort Weisinger and Julius Schwartz through all-new interviews with Neal Adams, Murphy Anderson, Nick Cardy, José Luis García-López, Keith Giffen, Elliot S! Maggin, Dennis O'Neil, Jim Shooter, Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, and other fan-favorites! Plus: Super-artist Curt Swan's 1987 essay 'Drawing Superman'; Jerry Siegel's 'lost' imaginary story 'The Death of Clark Kent'; Mark Waid's tribute to Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes; Superman's appearances in the media and in Marvel Comics; and rare and previously unpublished artwork! Bonus: A roundtable discussion with modern-day creators (including John Byrne, Jeph Loeb, and Alex Ross) examining Superman's influential past! Plus: a (last-page) Introduction by Bizarro No. 1 (by Seinfeld writer David Mandel), and a super cover by Dave Gibbons! Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 224 pages, B&W. Cover price $24.95.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    League of Regrettable Sidekicks HC (2018 Quirk Books) 1-1ST


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    1st printing.

    by Jonathan Morris.

    Batman has Robin. Captain America has Bucky. And Yankee Doodle had Dandy. Being a superhero is hard work, which is why so many comics characters rely on a sidekick for help. But just as not every superhero achieves the glory of Batman, not all sidekicks are as capable as the Boy Wonder. In The League of Regrettable Sidekicks, author Jon Morris discusses some of the strangest iterations of the sidekick phenomenon, and in the process explores how important these characters were to comic book storytelling. Drawing on the entire history of the medium, The League of Regrettable Sidekicks celebrates characters and stories that haven't seen the light of day in decades, pulling from defunct and long-forgotten comics publishers as well as DC and Marvel.

    Hardcover, 7-in. x 9-in., 256 pages, PC/PB&W.

    Cover price $24.95.

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    $10 Jon Morris The League of Regrettable Sidekicks (Hardback)

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    League of Regrettable Superheroes HC (2015 Quirk) Half-Baked Heroes from Comic Book History 1-1ST

    1st printing. By Jonathan Morris. For every superhero hitting the big time with a blockbuster movie, there are countless failures, also-rans, and D-listers. The League of Regrettable Superheroes affectionately presents one hundred of the strangest superheroes ever to see print - from Atoman to Zippo - complete with backstories, vintage art, and colorful commentary. Drawing on the entire history of the medium, the book celebrates characters that haven't seen the light of day in decades, like Natureboy, Dr. Hormone, Thunder Bunny, and more. It's a must-read for comics fans of all ages! Hardcover, 256 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $24.95.

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    League of Regrettable Superheroes HC (2015 Quirk) Loot Crate Edition 1-1ST

    1st printing. By Jonathan Morris. For every superhero hitting the big time with a blockbuster movie, there are countless failures, also-rans, and D-listers. The League of Regrettable Superheroes affectionately presents one hundred of the strangest superheroes ever to see print - from Atoman to Zippo - complete with backstories, vintage art, and colorful commentary. Drawing on the entire history of the medium, the book celebrates characters that haven't seen the light of day in decades, like Natureboy, Dr. Hormone, Thunder Bunny, and more. It's a must-read for comics fans of all ages! Hardcover, 6-in. x 8-in., 128 pages, full color.

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    Leaping Tall Buildings HC (2012) 1-1ST

    1st printing. Written by Christopher Irving. Photos by Seth Kushner. We often get so caught up with the characters in comics that they seem to almost take on lives of their own. This book is a reminder to remember, or to meet, and to get to know the creators of these beloved icons and fan favorites. These are the masters of the medium, who, with their supreme senses of storytelling and imaginative skills with pen and ink, have grabbed the hearts and minds of millions of people all over the world for decades. Hardcover, 8-in. x 10-in., 240 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $35.00.