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Adventures of Captain Jack (1986) 1 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4645780002

Mike Kazalehs space-faring hero faces The Beatniks from Space and A Wiz There Wuz. Story, art and cover by Kazaleh. Black and white; 32 pages. Mature readers. Cover price $2.00.

Blacklung HC (2012 Fantagraphics) 1-1ST FN- 5.5

Residue.

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1st printing. Story and Art by Chris Wright. One part Melville, one part Peckinpah, Blacklung is a sweeping and visually startling tale of a man determined to commit as many acts of evil as possible in order to ensure reuniting with his dead wife in hell. It is a story of violence, amorality, fortitude, and redemption and is unquestionably one of the most impressive graphic novel debuts in recent years. Hardcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $24.99.

Blowjob (2001 Eros Comix) 6 VG 4.0

Residue.

Cover by Sandez Rey. "Blowback" by JAB, "BJ Betty Eats the Hole" by Wes Crum, "Happy Dreams" by Nacho Cassanova, "The Piano Lesson" by Reinhard Schleining, and "The Trial of the Crimson Gash" by Sandez Rey. 28 pages, B&W, Adults Only. Cover price $3.50.

Critters (1986) 2 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #4651642003

Fantagraphics long-running anthropomorphic anthology (i.e., funny animal comic). Gnuff in Hello City Life, story and art by Freddy Milton; Captain Jack and His Crew, story and art by Mike Kazaleh; Chapter Two of Birthright by Steven A Gallacci. Black and white; 32 pages. Cover by Gallacci. Cover price $2.00. Cover price $2.00.

Critters (1986) 4 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4615070004

Fantagraphics long-running anthropomorphic anthology (i.e., funny animal comic). Gnuff in Political Animals, story and art by Freddy Milton; the debut of Lionheart, story and art by Tom Stazer; Chapter Four of Birthright by Steven A Gallacci. Black and white; 32 pages. Painted cover by Ken Macklin. Cover price $2.00. Cover price $2.00.

Critters (1986) 8 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4615070008

Fantagraphics long-running anthropomorphic anthology (i.e., funny animal comic). The return of Jack Bunny, story and art by Mark Armstrong; Lionheart in Detour, Part One, story and art by Tom Stazer; a tribute to Walt Kellys Pogo by Ty Templeton. Black and white; 32 pages. Cover by Armstrong. Cover price $2.00. Cover price $2.00.

Hip Hop Family Tree TPB (2013-2016 FB) Treasury Edition 1-1ST VF+ 8.5

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Volume 1 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Ed Piskor.

Originally serialized on the hugely popular websiteBoing Boingand now collected in a single volume. Piskor's exuberant cartooning takes you from the parks and rec rooms of the South Bronx to the night clubs, recording studios, and radio stations where the scene started to boom, capturing the flavor of late-1970s New York City in panels bursting with obsessively authentic detail.

Softcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 112 pages, full color.

Cover price $24.95.

Love and Rockets (1982 1st Series) Magazine 11 CGC 9.0

Paper: White

Label #4584621008

1st printing (2nd to 5th printings exist for most issues in this series). The acclaimed and groundbreaking alternative comic by Los Bros Hernandez. Errata Stigmata by Gilbert; Maggie the Mechanic /Las Mujeres Perdidas and Rocky and Fumble by Jaime. Black and white; 32 pages. Mature readers. Terrific cover by Gilbert. Cover price $1.95.

Love and Rockets (1982 1st Series) Magazine 19 CGC 9.2

Paper: White

Label #4584621013

1st printing (2nd to 5th printings exist for most issues in this series). The acclaimed and groundbreaking alternative comic by Los Bros Hernandez. Bullnecks and Bracelets by Gilbert; Mojado Power and Maggie and Hopey: The Secrets of Life and Death by Jaime. Black and white; 32 pages. Mature readers. Cover by Jaime. Cover price $2.25.

Love and Rockets (1982 1st Series) Magazine 22 CGC 9.0

Paper: White

Label #4584621015

1st printing (2nd to 5th printings exist for most issues in this series). The acclaimed and groundbreaking alternative comic by Los Bros Hernandez. Human Diastrophism by Gilbert; Maggie and Hopey: The Death of Speedy and Jerusalem Crickets by Jaime (all continued from the previous issue). Black and white; 32 pages. Mature readers. Cover by Jaime. Cover price $2.25.

New Age Comics (1985) 1 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4119240018

Comic News previews for Renegade Press, Fantagraphics, Comics Interview, Kitchen Sink Press, and others. 24 pages all newsprint. standard comic size. Cover price $0.35.

Newave The Underground Mini Comix of the 1980s HC (2010) 1-1ST VF/NM 9.0

Signed and remarked by artist Gary Fields (splash, personalized). Certification not included.

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1st printing. By Jeff Gaither, Michael Roden, Wayno, Artie Romero, Brad Foster, Fred Hembeck, Mary Fleener, The Pizz, Rick Geary, Dennis Worden, Steve Willis, Roy Tompkins, Tom Christo, pher, XNO, Clay Geerdes, Bob X, Jim Siergey, J.R. Williams, Jim Blanchard, Norman Dog, Molly Kiely, Mack White, Daniel Clowes, Doug Allen, Art Penn, Sam Henderson, Gary Whitney, George Erling, Bob Vojtko, Doug Potter, David Miller, Jim Ryan, Par Holman, Roger May, Meher Dada, Wayne Gibson, Tom Motley, Marc Arsenault, Ion, Bruce Chrislip, Dale Luciano, C. Bradford Gorby, Robin Ator, Douglas O'Neil, C. E. Emmer, Kurt Wilcken, Doug Holverson, Jamie Alder, Tom Hosier, Steven Noppenberger, W.C. Pope, Jim Gillespie, John Howard, Tucker Petertil, Gary Lieb, Bob Conway, and Jim Thompson. NEWAVE! is a gigantic collection of the best small press cartoonists to emerge in the 1970s after the first generation of underground cartoonists (such as R. Crumb, Gilbert Shelton, and Art Spiegelman) paved the way. These cartoonists, inspired by the freewheeling creative energy of the underground commix movement, began drawing and printing their own comix. The most popular format was an 8 1/2" x 11" sheet, folded twice, and printed at local, pre-Kinkos print shops on letter-size paper; because of the small size, they were dubbed "mini comix." As they evolved many different artists, one by one, became interested in this do-it-yourself phenomenon. By the 1980's they became known as Newave Comix, a term taken from England's Newave rock 'n' roll movement. An explosion of do-it-yourself artists emerged. Many talented artists went onto bigger and better things, others have disappeared into the fog never to be heard from again. Inspired by the creative freedom of their underground predecessors and unrestrained by commercial boundaries or editorial edicts, their work was particularly innovative and experimental. Here you will find a group of artists who could not get any attention from the mainstream, who were driven by the inner need to express themselves. This group was a pioneering force that still leaves a wake and an imprint on the alternative comix scene today. NEWAVE features over 700 pages of comics, as well as a historical introduction by editor Michael Dowers, and interviews with several of the more prominent artists featured, such as Brad Foster, Artie Romero, Steve Willis, Dennis Worden, Bob X, J.R. Williams, Roger May, Tom Hosier, George Erling, and Bob Vojtko. Hardcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 750 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $24.99.

Red Room Trigger Warnings (2021 Fantagraphics) 1D CBCS 9.4 Verified Sig Momoko/Piskor Momoko 1:25 Variant

Paper: White

Peach Momoko Retailer Incentive. Verified Signatures: Peach Momoko & Ed Piskor.

Label #24-456AD4D-010

Limited 1 for 25 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Ed Piskor. Cover by Peach Momoko. The best selling, most talked about series of 2020 kicks off its second four-issue 'season' with another self-contained mini-masterpiece of monthly comics storytelling. In this issue, the Decimator presents... The Rat Queens! And unfortunately for them, they are front and center in his most horrific red room broadcast yet! As seen on the YouTube channel sensation, Cartoonist Kayfabe, from the creator of X-Men: Grand Design and Hip Hop Family Tree! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Squa Tront (1967-2022 Jerry Weist/Fantagraphics) 6 CGC 7.0

Paper: White

Label #4584621016

1st printing. Squa Tront is the most famous of the EC fanzines. Special Bernard Krigstein issue featuring a special 60 page monograph on one of comics' most original and controversial artists. In a revealing and profusely illustrated 28 page interview,Bernard Krigstein discusses his EC stories, movies, pop art, 3-D, unionizing comics, classic illustration, and more. Also featured is Krigstein's 9-page breakdown for The Red Badge of Courage. Plus a checklist of Krigstein's work. Also in this issue: An examination of "Master Race" by John Benson, David Kasakove and Art Spiegelman, B. Krigstein an Evaluation by Bhob Stewart and a Krigstein bibliography. 64 pages. Cover price $3.00.

Usagi Yojimbo (1987 1st Series Fantagraphics) 1 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #4656960006

First printing. A duel puts Stan Sakai's rabbit samurai in an introspective mood, and he recalls his early combat training with the lion-maned Sensei Katsuichi. Parts 1 and 2 of Samurai. Story, art and cover by Sakai, plus Waddlewalk by Dennis Fujitake. Black and white; 32 pages. Other titles featuring Usagi Yojimbo include Albedo, Doomsday Squad #3 and Space Usagi. NOTE: Some issues from #1-10 were reprinted. Reprints are so noted in the reprint edition's indica. Cover price $2.00.

Usagi Yojimbo (1987 1st Series Fantagraphics) 1 CGC 9.2

Paper: White

Label #3863597014

First printing. A duel puts Stan Sakai's rabbit samurai in an introspective mood, and he recalls his early combat training with the lion-maned Sensei Katsuichi. Parts 1 and 2 of Samurai. Story, art and cover by Sakai, plus Waddlewalk by Dennis Fujitake. Black and white; 32 pages. Other titles featuring Usagi Yojimbo include Albedo, Doomsday Squad #3 and Space Usagi. NOTE: Some issues from #1-10 were reprinted. Reprints are so noted in the reprint edition's indica. Cover price $2.00.

Welcome to Dingburg TPB (2008) 1-1ST VF 8.0

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Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Zippy: August 2007 - August 2008!" By Bill Griffith. An unexpected departure from previous Zippy collection, the latest volume is almost entirely devoted to chronicling the strange history, people and social mores of Zippy's hometown, "Dingburg," the only city in the U.S. inhabited entirely by pinheads - well, aside from Washington D.C. and certain sections of Newark... complete with a fold-out map of this fabled enclave "17 miles west of Baltimore." Also, Dingburg's favorite comic strips, including "Fletcher & Tanya" and the Dingburg kids' favorite online comic, "Unibrow Versus the Universe." Plus the "Little Zippy" series and much, much more, including 24 pages of full-color Sunday strips. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 160 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $18.99.