Comic books 1983 w/ month not specified

Drawings (including thirty-two pages in color), captions, and verse showcasing Goreys unique talents and humor. The Glorious Nosebleed, The Utter Zoo, The Epiplectic Bicycle, and fourteen other selections. Cover price $14.95.

No. 4 - 1983. 5" x 7.5", 288 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

Add to cart VF 8.0 $50.00 View scans Envelope displays minor wear, plates are in overall excellent condition. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Three vignettes--"A Well-Equiped Bar," "Add One Mummified Bat," and "His First Sword"--that would have formed parts of a Cerebus animated film (that "won't have a single heart-warming moment in it") that never came about. 45 color plates plus an introductory plate signed by Dave Sim telling the background of how the portfolio came to be produced. All art by Sim. Plates measure 12 x 9 in. Illustrated envelope.

A sampling of comic books going back approximately to the late 1800's. These probably were the first fine quality comic books ever created and were the predecessors to comic books as we know them today. Reproduced from the antique full color originals, which, in turn were made from magnificently rendered French Imagerie d'Epinal Pellerin Prints. Included are "The Enchanted Whistle", "Little Red Riding Hood", "Louisette and the Lamb", "The Discreet Child", "The Selfish Little Boy", "If I Were a Little Boy", "Courage Recompensed", "The Little Mama", "Impossible Adventures", "Cinderella", "Blonda and the Fairy Caprice", "The Land of Cocagne", "The Magic Lantern", "True Story of John Serinet", "William Tell". 16 pages, full color.

Add to cart Fine $3.30

Add to cart Fine $3.30

"Queen of the Dark Night" by Cliff Van Meter & Frank Turner. B&W, 32 pages, standard paper stock. Mature readers. Cover price $1.25.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $12.00

Add to cart GD 2.0 $8.00

Various sports-related antics point out the value of self-esteem and a positive attitude for Archie and the gang. When Veronica asks Betty why she always brings God into the proceedings, Betty emphasizes the importance of having a spiritual game plan as well. Story, art and cover by Al Hartley. 32 pages. No cover price.

1st Printing. Softcover, 8.5" x 11", 158 pages, B&W.

Features six 9" x 12" prints by the legendary fantasy artist Rowena in a portfolio signed by the artist on the interior. Limited to 2000 copies.

Dargaud (Hodder & Stoughton) Edition - 1st printing. Written by Rene Goscinny. Art by Albert Uderzo. An unknown baby appears on the doorstep, it's hungry, and Asterix is fresh out of boar. What to do? Find out in this second Uderzo-only Asterix adventure. Hardcover. 8.75" x 11.75". 48 pages. Full color.

Promotional comic originally given away in connection with promotion of the Atari 2600. "Galaxian", script by Gerry Conway and Roy Thomas, art by Ross Andru, Gil Kane, and Dick Giordano; Atari Force investigates their 13th world, which turns out to be an unihabited paradise; Then a ship appears carrying Aviar, a Custodian, asking why they are trespassing; After hearing their case, she escorts them to Centerworld so the First Custodians can decide whether to allow them to settle there; After they land and depart their ship, the Dark Destroyer, who was sent to this universe after its last encounter with the Atari Force, takes control of the population and attacks; Orion discovers the Dark Destroyer and Atari Force attacks the asteroid its hiding on, having to fight their way through the Custodians first; Atari Force is victorious, although the Dark Destroyer created an organic nodule in the event he was defeated that goes unnoticed as Atari Force heads back to Centerworld; After some discussion, it is decided to allow humanity to settle on planet 11435-18-2 and grant them probationary membership in the United Federation of Worlds. 5-in. x 7-in. mini comic book. 52 pgs., full color.

Reprints. 196 Pages

1st Printing - Comic book annual featuring "The Bash Street Kids, originally featured in the British newspaper "The Beano". Hardcover, 8" x 10", 90 pages, full color.

UK Reprint. 48 pages

1983 issue - Stories include; "The Steel Coffin", "Barricade", and "Phantom Raiders". Squarebound, 5" x 7", 192 pages, B&W.

Holiday Special 1983. 64 Pages

Reprints - Digest Size - 196 Pages

Written by Andrew Christine - 68 Pages, Full color

Add to cart FN/VF 7.0 $12.00 View scans

Add to cart FN/VF 7.0 $12.00 View scans

Beauty and Beast (1983) by John A. Williams, is a portfolio published by Schanes and Schanes. Enjoy six amazing black and white fantasy pictures. Only 1200 copies of the portfolio were printed and each is numbered and signed by the artist. 11.25-in. x 15-in. Also included is a profile of the artist. Illustrated envelope.

nn (No.1) "Vole" Reprints - 52 pages

Volume 10 - 1983. "The Apotheosis of Myra" by Walter Tevis, "Carny" by Harry Crews, interview with Steve Martin, "Heart Transplant" by Ray Bradbury, Little Annie Fanny by Harvey Kurtzman and Will Elder, Moonshine McJuggs by Frank Thorne. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 144 pages, full color. MATURE READERS Cover price $3.95.

Featured movies: The Thing, Poltergeist, Creepshow, Road Warrior, Friday the 13th Part 3 in 3D, Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Interviews with Tobe Hooper, George Romero, John Carpenter, Dick Smith, Rob Bottin, David Cronenberg, Elvira, Craig Reardon. Cover price $3.25.

Collection of new and reprint stories and articles by Orson Scott Card, Salvador Dali, Poul Anderson, Rene Magritte. First publication of Harlan Ellison's "Chained to the Fast Lane in the Red Queen's Race" plus 16 more illustrated stories - new and classic. 144 pages, PC/B&W. Cover price $4.50.

Original cover price: $3.95. TV & film coverage: TRON, The Phoenix, E.T., The Road Warrior, Octopussy, Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, Strange Invaders, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Heavy Metal, Something Wicked This Way Comes, V, Blade Runner, Conan, John Carpenter's The Thing, Blue Thunder, Return of Captain Invincible; Feature Interviews: Mark Hamill, Ridley Scott, Anthony Daniels, Roger Moore, William Shatner, John Badham, Marc Singer, Steven Spielberg, Harlan Ellison, Kurt Russell, George Miller, June Lockhart, Sandahl Bergman, Norman Spinrad, Christopher Lee, Carlo Rambaldi, Mel Gibson, Judson Scott. Jabba the Hutt cover. Cover price $3.95.

Volume 2 - 1983. Selected material from White Dwarf Magazine issues 15-30, including an introduction to D&D, The Dungeon Architect and Backdrop of Stars. 8" x 11.5", 54 pages, B&W.

Volume 2 - 1983. 12 complete Role-Playing Scenarios in one volume including "Hive of Hrrr'l", "Lair of Maldred the Mighty" and "Amber to Red". 8.25 x 12, 58 pages, B&W.

Add to cart Fine $6.00

2nd and later printings. Art by Gary Larson. The second collection of the Far Side Softcover (Horizontal Format), 8-in. x 5-in., 104 pages, B&W. Cover price $8.95.

1st printing. Story and Art by Hunt Emerson. "How do you solve a problem like Hunt Emerson? How do you keep a wave upon the sand? How do you catch a cloud and pin it down? How do you hold a moonbeam in your hand? How do you get unwanted nasal debris off of a suede jacket? The answers to all of these questions is that nobody knows. Not you. Not me. Not my mum." This is the scarcest of Hunt Emerson's Knockabout books, and contains some of the best of his mad humor. Softcover, 96 pages, B&W. Cover price $5.14.

First printing, 1983. Written and drawn by Lynda Barry. Wonderfully funny, true and disturbing observations of everyday life. Horizontal format, 8 1/2-in. x 5 1/2-in., 124 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.00.

Various stories featuring characters from the British comic series "The Bimbo". Hardcover, 8" x 10", 100 pages, full color.

Underground Comic Book with feminist themes by uncredited author/artist. The story is about distinguished geneticist, Victoria Topple, M.D., who can't find the right lover (all the men in her life are flawed in one way or the other), so she decides if she can't find a perfect lover, she'll make one - and creates a giant Teddy Bear named Tom. Mature Readers; 7.5 x 10 1/8; black and white; 32 newsprint pages with glossy cover. Cover price $1.50.

2nd printing, $1.75 cover price, says Printing number 5432 on inside front cover. Cover by John Pound and Garris. Stories and art by Trina Robbins, Steve Stiles, George Erling, Dan Steffan, Richard Larson, Tim Boxell, Robert Armstrong, Gary Whitney, Fred Hembeck, Scott Shaw. 36 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS. Cover price $1.75.

"Black Stallion" French reprint

Summer Special 1982 - 48 Pages

Signed and numbered portfolio featuring six stunning prints by Boris Vallejo. Limited to 2,000 copies, signed by Vallejo on the interior front cover.

Add to cart NM 9.4 $85.00 or Best Offer View scans Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

1st printing.

Written by Charles Bukowski. Art and cover by by R. Crumb.

Featuring interior and cover illustrations by Robert Crumb, this large-format chapbook features Charles Bukowski's usual blend of madhouses, women, sex, booze and not much hope at all. Bring Me Your Love follows the torrid tale of Harry Weaver as he visits his wife/girlfriend Gloria at a hospital where she is recuperating from an unspecified illness, who accuses Harry of infidelity.

7 1/2-in. x 10 1/2-in., 14 pages, Text (with B&W illustrations). Mature Readers

Written and Illustrated by John Tighe. 16 Pages, B&W. Cover price $1.35.