Comic books 1970-1985, graded by CBCS

nn (No. 1) - UK Reprint. 48 Pages, full color.

Comic book based on the 1970's Angelitos Negros (English title: Black Angels) Mexican serial drama television series. Painted cover by ??. Art by Reynaldo Torres. Reynaldo renders a beautiful, realistic art style by mixing line art with still photos of the actual actors and actresses. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in., sepia tone b&w. 32 pg-newsprint interior, slick cover. Cover price $1.20.

A spoof of funny animal comics by underground comix artists. Includes work by Hunt Emerson, Jim Siergey, Dave Geary, Warren Greenwood, John Adams, Terje Nordberg, George Erling and Doug Hansen. Edited by Hansen. Black and white; 32 pages. Cover by Hansen. Cover price $1.00.

1st Printing - Written and illustrated by Jim Himes. Hilarious "adult coloring book" featuring cute animals in everyday situations such as; arriving late to school, relaxing before mowing the lawn, learning to whistle, making out at the movies, and losing your last dime in a payphone. Wildly satirical and ahead of it's time, this book is made to mimic an average run-of-the-mill coloring book you would have had as a child, but has edgy (and sometimes dark) twists that are sure to make you laugh as an adult. Softcover, 8" x 11", 48 pages, B&W. -Mature Readers- Cover price $2.00.

UK distribution-one shot. Eddie Tinker story by Malcom Pointer & John Seven, Quatermouse by Rowley and Prodes, Rats Tails, Rudie the Right On Rabbit, and more; mature readers; 32 pages; slick cover; b&w; 7-in x 10-in. Cover price $0.65.

23rd Printing. Animals of the Past Stamp Book (1968) is published by Golden Press. Learn about some of the most amazing creatures that ever lived and how they shaped the animals of the present. Includes 48 full color stamps to be placed next to the picture of each animal. 48 pages, color cover with black and white illustrations, 8.25-in x 10.75-in. Cover price $1.29.

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.

Note: All Text is in Japanese. 1st printing. A collection of poster art featuring everyone from the Gatchamen (Battle of the Planets) to Be Forever Yamato (Starblazers), Raideen (Shogun Warrior), Space Pirate Captain Harlock, Lupin III, Ultraman and many more! Softcover, 4-in. x 7-in., 152 pages, full color.

Note: All Text is in Japanese. Published Circa 1980. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

Marvel Comics' official comic adaptation of the 1982 movie "Annie." In this issue, Annie escapes from the Hudson Street Orphanage, run by the cruel and tyrannical Miss Hannigan, and explores New York City and adopts a dog that she names Sandy in part one of this adaptation. Script by Tom DeFalco and art by Win Mortimer & Vince Colletta. Cover price $0.60.

Marvel Comics' official comic adaptation of the 1982 movie "Annie." In this issue, now in the care and home of billionaire Oliver Warbucks, Annie is charming her way into everyone's hearts. But the cruel Miss Hannigan may cause problems in part two of this adaptation. Script by Tom DeFalco and art by Win Mortimer & Vince Colletta. Cover price $0.60.

Canadian edition. Marvel Comics' official comic adaptation of the 1982 movie "Annie." In this issue, Annie escapes from the Hudson Street Orphanage, run by the cruel and tyrannical Miss Hannigan, and explores New York City and adopts a dog that she names Sandy in part one of this adaptation. Script by Tom DeFalco and art by Win Mortimer & Vince Colletta. Cover price $0.75.

Canadian edition. Marvel Comics' official comic adaptation of the 1982 movie "Annie." In this issue, Annie escapes from the Hudson Street Orphanage, run by the cruel and tyrannical Miss Hannigan, and explores New York City and adopts a dog that she names Sandy in part one of this adaptation. Script by Tom DeFalco and art by Win Mortimer & Vince Colletta. Cover price $0.75.

Marvel Comics' official comic adaptation of the 1982 movie "Annie" in treasury sized format that collects both single comic issues. Script by Tom DeFalco and art by Win Mortimer & Vince Colletta. Cover price $2.50.

1st printing. Written by Amy Ehrlich. Art by Leonard Shortall. Annie matches wits with two desperate criminal! Softcover, 5-in. x 7 1/2-in., 64 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations). Cover price $1.50.

2nd and later printings. Written by Amy Ehrlich. Art by Leonard Shortall. Annie matches wits with two desperate criminal! Softcover, 5-in. x 7 1/2-in., 64 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations). Cover price $1.50.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Painted cover by Chris Miller. Edited by Shel Dorf. Stories by Leonard Starr, plus introduction by Shel Dorf and afterword by Milton Caniff. Art by Leonard Starr. Reprints of the Little Orphan Annie daily and Sunday newspaper strip from May 9 – November 6, 1982. Featuring two storylines from the acclaimed early 80s run of the strip with artist Leonard Starr. Sandy is dognapped by the Kneck Brothers; In the Far East, Daddy Warbucks matches wits with Stella Han and Croesus. Also featuring articles on Little Orphan Annie, artist Leonard Starr, and the cartooning award The Reuben. An Enduring Art; Adopting an Orphan; Sandy in Peril; Oriental Intrigue; The Reuben; Winners to Date. 72 pages, B&W. Cover price $5.95.

1st printing. Written by James Howe. Art by Leonard Shortall. Annie finds excitement - and danger - in all three rings! Softcover, 5-in. x 7 1/2-in., 64 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations). Cover price $1.50.

2nd and later printings. Written by James Howe. Art by Leonard Shortall. Annie finds excitement - and danger - in all three rings! Softcover, 5-in. x 7 1/2-in., 64 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations). Cover price $1.50.

One-shot movie tie-in, 1982. Articles include profile of Harold Gray, movie synopsis, star bios, dancing and music examined, Aileen Quinn interview and Annie merchandise. 8-in. x 11-in., 66 pages, B&W and color. Cover price $2.95.

Punch-Out Doll book featuring Annie and Sandy! Includes 5 Punch out sheets and a punch out stand. 8.5-in x 12-in, Full Color. Cover price $1.79.

A program for the Victoria Palace Theatre production of the musical Annie complete with short cast biographies. Not illustrated. 5 1/4-in. x 8 1/2-in., 20 pages, B&W.

1972 - 1st printing. Includes: "Introduction" (Donald A. Wollheim); "The Fourth Profession" (Larry Niven); "Gleepsite" (Joanna Russ); "The Bear with the Knot on His Tail" (Stephen Tall); "The Sharks of Pentreath" (Michael G. Coney); "A Little Knowledge" (Poul Anderson); "Real-Time World" (Christopher Priest); "All Pieces of a River Shore" (R. A. Lafferty); "With Friends Like These . . ." (Alan Dean Foster); "Aunt Jennie's Tonic" (Leonard Tushnet); "Timestorm" (Eddy C. Bertin); "Transit of Earth" (Arthur C. Clarke); "Gehenna" (K. M. O'Donnell); "One Life, Furnished in Early Poverty" (Harlan Ellison); and "Occam's Scalpel" (Theodore Sturgeon). Hardcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 302 pages, Text Only.

NOTE: For previous volumes see World's Best Science Fiction HC (1943-1971)

1973 - 1st printing. Includes: "Introduction" (Donald A. Wollheim); "Goat Song" (Poul Anderson); "The Man Who Walked Home" (James Tiptree, Jr.); "Oh, Valinda!" (Michael G. Coney); "The Gold at the Starbow's End" (Frederik Pohl); "To Walk a City's Street" (Clifford D. Simak); "Rorqual Maru" (T. J. Bass); "Changing Woman" (W. Macfarlane); "'Willie's Blues'" (Robert J. Tilley); "Long Shot" (Vernor Vinge); and "Thus Love Betrays Us" (Phyllis MacLennon). Hardcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 254 pages, Text Only.

1974 - 1st printing. Includes: "Introduction" (Donald A. Wollheim); "A Supplicant in Space" (Robert Sheckley); "Parthen" (R. A. Lafferty); "Doomship" (Frederik Pohl and Jack Williamson); "Weed of Time" (Norman Spinrad); "A Modest Genius" (translation of "Skromnyi Geniy", 1965) (Vadim Shefner); "The Deathbird" (Harlan Ellison); "Evane" (E. C. Tubb); "Moby, Too" (Gordon Eklund); "Death and Designation Among the Asadi" (Michael Bishop); and "Construction Shack" (Clifford D. Simak). Hardcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 280 pages, Text Only.

1975 - 1st printing. Cover by Richard Corben. Includes: "Introduction" (Donald A. Wollheim); "A Song for Lya" (George R. R. Martin); "Deathsong" (Sydney J. Van Scyoc); "A Full Member of the Club" (Bob Shaw); "The Sun's Tears" (Brian M. Stableford); "The Gift of Garigolli" (C. M. Kornbluth and Frederik Pohl); "The Four-Hour Fugue" (Alfred Bester); "Twig" (Gordon R. Dickson); "Cathadonian Odyssey" (Michael Bishop); "The Bleeding Man" (Craig Strete); and "Stranger in Paradise" (Isaac Asimov). Hardcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 270 pages, Text Only.

1976 - 1st printing. Includes: "Introduction" (Donald A. Wollheim); "Catch That Zeppelin!" (Fritz Leiber); "The Peddler's Apprentice" (Joan D. Vinge and Vernor Vinge); "The Bees of Knowledge" (Barrington J. Bayley); "The Storms of Windhaven" (George R. R. Martin and Lisa Tuttle); "The Engineer and the Executioner" (Brian M. Stableford); "Allegiances" (Michael Bishop); "Child of All Ages" (P. J. Plauger); "Helbent 4" (Stephen Robinett); "The Protocols of the Elders of Britain" (John Brunner); and "The Custodians" (Richard Cowper). Hardcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 304 pages, Text Onlt.

1977 - 1st printing. Includes: "Introduction" (Donald A. Wollheim); "Appearance of Life" (Brian W. Aldiss); "Overdrawn at the Memory Bank" (John Varley); "Those Good Old Days of Liquid Fuel" (Michael G. Coney); "The Hertford Manuscript" (Richard Cowper); "Natural Advantage" (Lester del Rey); "The Bicentennial Man" (Isaac Asimov); "The Cabinet of Oliver Naylor" (Barrington J. Bayley); "My Boat" (Joanna Russ); "Houston, Houston, Do You Read?" (James Tiptree, Jr.); and "I See You" (Damon Knight). Hardcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 280 pages, Text Only.

1978 - 1st printing. Includes: "Introduction" (Donald A. Wollheim); "In the Hall of the Martian Kings" (John Varley); "A Time to Live" (Joe Haldeman); "The House of Compassionate Sharers" (Michael Bishop); "Particle Theory" (Edward Bryant); "The Taste of the Dish and the Savor of the Day" (John Brunner); "Jeffty Is Five" (Harlan Ellison); "The Screwfly Solution" (Raccoona Sheldon); "Eyes of Amber" (Joan D. Vinge); "Child of the Sun" (James E. Gunn); and "Brother" (Clifford D. Simak). Hardcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 270 pages, Text Only.

1979 - 1st printing. Includes: "Introduction" (Donald A. Wollheim); "Come to the Party" (Frank Herbert and F. M. Busby); "Creator" (David Lake); "Dance Band on the Titanic" (Jack L. Chalker); "Cassandra" (C. J. Cherryh); "In Alien Flesh" (Gregory Benford); "SQ" (Ursula K. Le Guin); "The Persistence of Vision" (John Varley); "We Who Stole the Dream" (James Tiptree, Jr.); "Scattershot" (Greg Bear); and "Carruthers' Last Stand" (Dan Henderson). Hardcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 268 pages, Text Only.

1980 - 1st printing. Includes: "Introduction" (Donald A. Wollheim); "The Way of Cross and Dragon" (George R. R. Martin); "The Thirteenth Utopia" (Somtow Sucharitkul); "Options" (John Varley); "Unaccompanied Sonata" (Orson Scott Card); "The Story Writer" (Richard Wilson); "Daisy, in the Sun" (Connie Willis); "The Locusts" (Larry Niven and Steven Barnes); "The Thaw" (Tanith Lee); "Out There Where the Big Ships Go" (Richard Cowper); "Can These Bones Live?" (Ted Reynolds); and "The Extraordinary Voyages of Amélie Bertrand" (Joanna Russ). Hardcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 284 pages, Text Only.