Birth comic books issue 1

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2nd Edition - 1st printing. Collects The Marvels Project (2009) #1-8.

Written by Ed Brubaker, John Rhett Thomas, Jess Harrold, Sheila Johnson, Dugan Trodglen, and Jeph York. Art by Steve Epting and Chance Fiveash. Cover by Steve McNiven. Back Cover by Steve Epting.

Who is the mysterious old man who lies on his deathbed in a hospital in 1939, and how does his passing mark the beginning of the first heroic age of the Marvel Universe - and signal the rise of the superhumans?

Ed Brubaker and Steve Epting unveil the defining story of the origin of the Marvel Universe, revealing the hidden connections that unite the earliest costumed champions, and whose reverberations are felt dramatically into the present day! It's a world on the brink of war, and the race is on to create the world's first super-soldier! Witness the first days of the Human Torch, the Sub-Mariner and many more - how they shaped the world to come, and how the future they would create in turn shaped them!

The must-read event of the season for any Marvel fan from the Award-Winning creators who redefined Captain America for the modern audience!

Softcover, 224 pages, full color. Rated T+

Cover price $29.99.

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Add to cart Very Good $16.00

The National Lampoon lampoons Americas bicentennial craze (a very big deal in 1976) by beating it to the punch, celebrating the anniversary a year early. All new material, not reprints from the magazine. Contributors include most of the NL staffers from the early years of the magazine, including Tony Hendra, Henry Beard, Sean Kelly, Doug Kenney, Dean Latimer, Bruce McCall, John Weidman, Brian McConnachie, P.J. ORourke, Gerry Sussman, M.K. Brown, Chris Cerf, Rick Meyerowitz, André Chodat, Phil Devin, Gil Eisner, Randy Enos, George Evans, Murray Freidman, Michael Gross, Larry Hama, Jeff Jones, Randy Jones, Greg King, Raymond Kurman, Martin Lemmelman, Valerie Marchant, Mara McAfee, Wayne McLoughlin, Ralph Reese, Paul Richer, Norman Rubington, Warren Sattler, Jeff Seaver, Noel Sickles, Doug Taylor, Steve Walker, Betty Wilson, Gahan Wilson, and Page Wood. Edited by Hendra. Mature readers. 188 pages. Cover price $2.95. Cover price $2.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $49.99

1st printing. Collects Superman: Birthright (2003) #1-12.

Written by Mark Waid. Art and cover by Leinil Yu and Gerry Alanguilan. Introduction by Al Gough and Miles Millar. Afterword by Mark Waid.

What makes a farm boy from Kansas decide to become a costumed superhero who divides his time between investigating the truth and fighting for justice? That's the question that acclaimed writer Mark Waid and inimitable illustrator Leinil Francis Yu pose in this thrilling retelling of the Man of Steel's origin that explores Clark Kent's humble beginnings and his Kryptonian heritage.

This deluxe edition collects the entire SUPERMAN: BIRTHRIGHT 12-issue miniseries and features a brand-new afterword by Waid!

Hardcover, 328 pages, full color.

Cover price $49.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $29.00

Add to cart Near Mint $29.00

2nd and later printings. Collects Superman: Birthright (2003) #1-12.

Written by Mark Waid. Art and cover by Leinil Yu and Gerry Alanguilan. Introduction by Al Gough and Miles Millar. Afterword by Mark Waid.

What makes a farm boy from Kansas decide to become a costumed superhero who divides his time between investigating the truth and fighting for justice? That's the question that acclaimed writer Mark Waid and inimitable illustrator Leinil Francis Yu pose in this thrilling retelling of the Man of Steel's origin that explores Clark Kent's humble beginnings and his Kryptonian heritage.

This deluxe edition collects the entire SUPERMAN: BIRTHRIGHT 12-issue miniseries and features a brand-new afterword by Waid!

Hardcover, 328 pages, full color.

Cover price $49.99.

Add to cart Fine $29.99

Direct Market Exclusive Variant

1st printing. Collects Superman: Birthright (2003) #1-12.

Written by Mark Waid. Art and cover by Leinil Yu and Gerry Alanguilan. Introduction by Al Gough and Miles Millar. Afterword by Mark Waid.

What makes a farm boy from Kansas decide to become a costumed superhero who divides his time between investigating the truth and fighting for justice? That's the question that acclaimed writer Mark Waid and inimitable illustrator Leinil Francis Yu pose in this thrilling retelling of the Man of Steel's origin that explores Clark Kent's humble beginnings and his Kryptonian heritage.

This deluxe edition collects the entire SUPERMAN: BIRTHRIGHT 12-issue miniseries and features a brand-new afterword by Waid!

Hardcover, 328 pages, full color.

Cover price $49.99.

Add to cart Fine $5.99

1st printing. Story and art by Michael Bracco. Two doomed alien species, the Aquans and the Terans, stand at the brink of extinction, their only solace in blaming the other for their own evolutionary shortcomings. Blame quickly turns to hatred which escalates to a devastating war, decimating the two great cultures. Now all but dead, their only chance is to find peace and hope where only resentment has ever existed - in each other. Softcover, 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 86 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.95.

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1st printing. By Jane Kent. Uh-oh — today is Blues birthday, and something is missing! Kids will love playing Blues Clues to help Josh figure out what it is. This interactive board book comes with a pop-out, birthday-themed construction activity perfect for little ones everywhere! Hardcover, 8-in. x 7-in., 16 (Board) Pages, full color. All Ages Cover price $10.99.

Add to cart Very Good $2.65

1st printing. Written by Justine Korman. Illustrated by Dean Yeagle. Painted by Mike Favata. Special edition Little Golden Book made to be distributed with Post's Crispy Critters cereal. It's Tim's birthday and his family doesn't seem to know. It looks like it's shaping up to be another boring birthday when Tim discovers Crispy and his Crispy Critters band in the cupboard! Will it be a good birthday after all? Softcover, 6 1/2-in. x 8-in., 36 pages, Text (with full color illustrations).

Add to cart Near Mint $3.99

Add to cart Near Mint $3.99

1st printing. Written by Rico Green. Art and cover by RH Disney. A Little Golden Book based on the Disney Frozen animated short Frozen Fever! Queen Elsa, Kristoff, and Olaf want to give Princess Anna the best birthday celebration ever! Based on the Disney Frozen animated short Frozen Fever, this Little Golden Book is perfect for boys and girls ages 2 to 5. Hardcover, 7-in.x 8-in., 24 pages, full color. All Ages Cover price $5.99.

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1st printing. Written by Virginia Murphy. Art and cover by Alan Batson. Stitch from Disney Lilo & Stitch celebrates his birthday in this adorable Little Golden Book featuring an original story! Stitch's friends are throwing him a surprise birthday party-he just doesn't know it yet! Can Lilo keep him distracted all day while Nani sets up his party? This sweet and silly Little Golden Book is perfect for Disney Lilo & Stitch fans 2 to 5 and Little Golden Book collectors of all ages! Hardcover, 6 1/2-in. x 8-in., 24 pages, full color. All Ages Cover price $5.99.

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1st printing. Written by Fred Van Lente and Ryan Dunlavey. Art and cover by Ryan Dunlavey. The inspiring, infuriating, and utterly insane story of comics, graphic novels, and manga is presented in comic book form! The award-winning Action Philosophers team of Fred Van Lente and Ryan Dunlavey turn their irreverent-but-accurate eye to the stories of Jack Kirby, R. Crumb, Harvey Kurtzman, Stan Lee, Will Eisner, Fredric Wertham, Roy Lichtenstein, and more! Reprinting the classic series in bold new color! Softcover, 144 pages, full color. Cover price $19.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $45.00

Add to cart Near Mint $45.00

1st Printing. Story, art, and cover by Jack and Carole Bender. Collects all daily strips from January 1, 2008 through December 31 2013. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 470 pages, B&W. Cover price $49.95.

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Story, Art, and Cover by Gary Scott Beatty. From the martini crowd at the uptown piano bars to the whiskey cats at downtown's Skylarks, piano man Dean Fontessa had thought he'd seen it all. But when he agrees to beat chops with the local pounders about a nixed out gabriel, he finds the jazz crowd takes care of its own, dig? A Xeric Foundation Grant Winner. 6 1/2" X 10 1/4". 28 pages.

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2nd and later printings.

Story and art b Shigeru Mizuki.

The Birth of Kitaro collects seven of Shigeru Mizuki's early and beloved Kitaro stories, making them available for the first time in English, in a kid-friendly format and price point. With more than 150 pages of spooky and often funny all-ages comics about the titular yokai boy, The Birth of Kitaro is the perfect introduction to Mizuki's most popular series, which has won the hearts of Japanese children and adults for more than half a century!

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 184 pages, B&W.

Cover price $12.95.

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Human Torch vs. Namor Cover - 1st printing. Collects The Marvels Project (2009) #1-8. Written by ED BRUBAKER. Art by STEVE EPTING. Cover by STEVE MCNIVEN. The centerpiece of Marvel's 70th Anniversary celebration! Who is the mysterious old man who lies on his deathbed in a hospital in 1939, and how does his passing mark the beginning of the first heroic age of the Marvel Universe - and signal the rise of the superhumans? Ed Brubaker and Steve Epting unveil the defining story of the origin of the Marvel Universe, revealing the hidden connections that unite the earliest costumed champions, and whose reverberations are felt dramatically into the present day! It's a world on the brink of war, and the race is on to create the world's first super-soldier! Witness the first days of the Human Torch, the Sub-Mariner and many more - how they shaped the world to come, and how the future they would create in turn shaped them! The must-read event of the season for any Marvel fan from the Award-Winning creators who redefined Captain America for the modern audience! Hardcover, 7 1/2-in. x 11-in., 208 pages, full color. Cover price $34.99.

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1st Edition - 1st printing. Collects The Marvels Project (2009) #1-8.

Written by Ed Brubaker. Art by Steve Epting. Cover by Steve McNiven.

The centerpiece of Marvel's 70th Anniversary celebration!

Who is the mysterious old man who lies on his deathbed in a hospital in 1939, and how does his passing mark the beginning of the first heroic age of the Marvel Universe - and signal the rise of the superhumans?

Ed Brubaker and Steve Epting unveil the defining story of the origin of the Marvel Universe, revealing the hidden connections that unite the earliest costumed champions, and whose reverberations are felt dramatically into the present day! It's a world on the brink of war, and the race is on to create the world's first super-soldier! Witness the first days of the Human Torch, the Sub-Mariner and many more - how they shaped the world to come, and how the future they would create in turn shaped them!

The must-read event of the season for any Marvel fan from the Award-Winning creators who redefined Captain America for the modern audience!

Softcover, 224 pages, full color. Rated T+

Cover price $29.99.

Add to cart Fine $8.30

1st printing. By Gerard Jones. Animated by the stories of the last century's most charismatic and conniving artists, writers, and businessmen, Men of Tomorrow brilliantly demonstrates how the creators of the super-heroes gained their cultural power and established a crucial place in the modern imagination. Among the creators and purveyors of the comic book super-hero showcased include Bob Kane, Harry Donenfeld, Jack Liebowitz, Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster, Mort Weisinger, Stan Lee, and Will Eisner. Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 384 pages, Text Only. Cover price $26.00.

Add to cart Very Good $8.00

2nd and later printings. By Gerard Jones. Animated by the stories of the last century's most charismatic and conniving artists, writers, and businessmen, Men of Tomorrow brilliantly demonstrates how the creators of the super-heroes gained their cultural power and established a crucial place in the modern imagination. Among the creators and purveyors of the comic book super-hero showcased include Bob Kane, Harry Donenfeld, Jack Liebowitz, Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster, Mort Weisinger, Stan Lee, and Will Eisner. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 384 pages, Text Only. Cover price $15.00.

Add to cart Very Good $2.65

By Art Baltazar and Franco. It's Patrick the Wolf Boy's birthday! It's been five years since the Wolf Boy debuted in September of 2000! What better way to celebrate this event than to give something back to the fans who showed support and love for the past five years? That's why BlindWolf gives you 48 pages of Patrick funnies for the same price as a regular sized Patrick comic! Guest starring the Grimm Reaper, Lil' Neve, the Squirrel, Bizzarro Alien Patrick and the Screaming Pajama Lady! 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

Add to cart Very Fine $2.65

Add to cart Very Fine $2.65

Story by Gotham Chopra and Sharad Devarajan. Written by Chuck Dixon. Art and Cover by Dohae. A relaunch of the acclaimed comic-book series The Sadhu. James Jensen, a soldier in the British army, watches his family being brutally murdered by the corrupt superior officer that he opposes. A broken man, James flees into the forest and seeks refuge with the Indian mystics known as sadhus. Years later, now trained in their supernatural arts, Jensen must decide whether to use his newfound powers for inner peace as they are intended, or for revenge against the people who murdered his family. 28 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $2.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $2.50

Add to cart Near Mint $2.50

1st printing.

Written by Andrew Cangelose. Art and cover by Josh Shipley.

It's Taco the squirrel's birthday, and all of his little animal friends are planning a big surprise for him-they're going to make him a birthday cake! The only problem with their plan is that none of them know how to make a cake. So, as this sassy crew of critters is known to do, they set out to learn all they can about birthday cakes and how to make one, with spectacularly disastrous and delightful results.

Hardcover, 48 pages, full color.

Cover price $15.99.

Add to cart Fine $2.65

Add to cart Fine $2.65

Written by Garrett Gunn. Art by Kit Wallis. The Warcorns investigate a hostile threat on Earth with the potential to destroy the universe. The scariest thing any human can possibly imagine - a kid's birthday party! 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $119.99 View scans Paper: White Comic Mint Edition. Label #4697078004 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Comic Mint Exclusive Variant Cover by Alan Quah. Written by Garrett Gunn. Art by Kit Wallis. The Warcorns investigate a hostile threat on earth with the potential to destroy the universe. The scariest thing any human can possibly imagine. A kid's birthday party. 28 pages, full color.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $149.99 View scans Paper: White Comic Mint "Virgin" Edition. Label #4697078005 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Comic Mint Exclusive Virgin Cover by Alan Quah. Written by Garrett Gunn. Art by Kit Wallis. The Warcorns investigate a hostile threat on earth with the potential to destroy the universe. The scariest thing any human can possibly imagine. A kid's birthday party. 28 pages, full color.

Add to cart Very Fine $16.00

1st printing. Collects X-O Manowar (1992-1996 1st Series) #0-6. Written by Bob Layton and Jim Shooter. Art by Joe Quesada and Barry Windsor-Smith. Cover by by Sean Chen. Note: "The Rise of Lydia" tale illustrated by Mike Leeke. Plus, included is a behind-the-scenes look at X-O Manowar (1992 1st Series) #0 by Joe Quesada & Jorge Gonzalez. This digitally recolored and remastered Valiant special edition collects the full X-O Manowar origin story for the first time ever, and includes an all-new "The Rise of Lydia" story by Bob Layton and a new cover by Sean Chen! Aric Dacia is a Visigoth barbarian captured by spider aliens and enslaved aboard their starship until he steals their ultimate weapon - the X-O Manowar armor. Aric returns to Earth only to find that 1,600 years have passed. Now, the most primitive man on the planet wields the most technologically advanced weapon in existence! Features explosive artwork by Barry Windsor-Smith and Marvel EIC Joe Quesada and a story by legendary creators Bob Layton and Jim Shooter! Hardcover, 192 pages, full color. Cover price $24.95.