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The Beauty comic books issue 1

  • Issue #1
    Beauty Queen: The Story of Esther (2010 Kingstone) 1

    Written by Ben Avery. Art by Lisa Moore. Tells the story of the biblical woman named Esther. 32 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $3.99.

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    $6 Esther: Beauty Queen by Ben Avery

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  • Issue #1-1ST
    Best of the Beauty of Horror SC (2023 IDW) Another GOREgeous Coloring Book 1-1ST


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    1st printing. Art and cover by Alan Robert. You wanted the best? You got the best! In this special "Best Of" edition of the hit Beauty of Horror coloring series, award-winning creator Alan Robert hand curated over 80 pages of his most popular illustrations to color. The artwork in this spine-tingling collection spans six volumes of the best-selling coloring books, so have no fear... Ghouliana groupies will get another chance to sink their fangs into their favorite designs while reimagining them in fun new ways. Softcover, 8-in. x 8-in., 88 pages, B&W. Cover price $16.99.

  • Issue #1-REP
    Black Beauty HC (1938 Whitman Publishing Company) 2138 1-REP



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    Whitman Reprint Edition. Written by Anna Sewell and illustrated by Hal Arbo. Hardcover. Blue full-cloth binding with titles stamped in orange. Full-color dust jacket. 6" x 8.25", 234 pages, text with occasional illustrations.

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    Black Beauty HC (1951 Whitman Publishing Company) 2138 1-REP



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    Whitman Reprint Edition. Written by Anna Sewell and illustrated by Robert Doremus. Hardcover with full-color dust jacket. 6" x 8.25", 235 pages, text with occasional illustrations.

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    Colours of Infinity SC (2006 Clear Books) The Beauty and Power of Fractals 1-REP

    2nd and later printings. In 1992 Nigel Lesmoir-Gordon made the TV documentary, The Colors of Infinity about the Mandelbrot Set and fractals, which has since been seen right round the world. Nigels enthusiasm brought together a dream team of contributors for the film who all now contribute to the book tracking how fractals have developed since the film was made. Sir Arthur C Clarke presented the film and in the book gives a lucidly simple account of the mathematics of the M-Set. Benoit Mandelbrot, the Belgian mathematician explains how it began. Professor Michael Barnsley, the computer graphics researcher who developed fractal image compression technology, explains the applications of the breakthroughs. Professor Ian Stewart, author of Does God Play Dice? adds his insights into the beautifully simple equation that gives birth to fractals. Softcover, 176 pages, Text (with FC diagrams). Cover price $35.95.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Dark Tales Beauty and the Beast GN (2018 Canterbury Classics) 1-1ST


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    1st printing.

    Written by Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve. Art by Pete Katz.

    Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. A merchant takes shelter in a castle during a thunderstorm, and ends up striking a bargain with its beastly master. His youngest daughter, Beauty, returns to the castle to live in exchange for a restoration of the family's previous wealth. Beauty befriends Beast, but longs to see her family again. He allows her to visit her former home, but when she doesn't return at the designated time, consequences ensue. This modern retelling of the classic fairy tale "Beauty and the Beast" features more than 100 pages of illustrated action, adventure, and love teach a lesson to look beyond the surface and learn to love what's underneath.

    Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 128 pages, full color. Cover price $15.99.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Disney's Art of Animation HC (1991 Walt Disney) From Mickey Mouse to Beauty and the Beast 1-1ST

    1st printing. By Bob Thomas. 10 chapters covering the beginnings of Disney animation from Mickey Mouse up through the making of Beauty and The Beast. Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 208 pages, full color. Cover price $39.95.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Dreadful Beauty The Art of Providence HC (2018 Avatar) 1-1ST


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    1st printing.

    Art and cover by Jacen Burrows.

    First time offered in Previews and only 1,000 copies available! The amazing work of Jacen Burrows is celebrated in this special art book! Over 15 years of amazing works are featured here, all showcasing Burrows' original pencils and inks. Included is a complete cover gallery, from The Courtyard to Neonomicon to Providence, as well as choice pages, designs and lots of unused, ultra-rare, and unseen art!

    Hardcover, 176 pages, B&W. NOTE: Limited to 1,000 copies. Cover price $27.99.

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    $108 Dreadful Beauty The Art of Providence HC 2018

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    Published 1937 by Swan.

    1st Edition - A collection on photographs by Alfred Cheney Johnston that showcase his work with the Ziegfeld Follies. Softcover/Spiralbound book in illustrated box, 10" x 13", 106 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS-

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    Art by Don Paresi and Steve Woron. 48 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $3.75.

  • Issue #1B
    Fatal Beauty Preview Special (1996) 1B

    Art by Don Paresi and Steve Woron. 48 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $3.75.

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    Julius Knipl, Real Estate Photographer: The Beauty Supply District HC (2000 Pantheon) 1-1ST

    1st printing. By Ben Katchor. In this long awaited collection of strange and strangely absorbing urban adventures, Julius Knipl, Real Estate Photographer, takes to the streets to discover a lost metropolis and its residents, summoning up half-forgotten yesterdays and celebrating the surreal substrate of the quotidian. Includes 90 stories, some a single strip, others many pages long never before published. Hardcover (Horizontal Format), 11-in. x 8 1/2-in., 108 pages, B&W. Cover price $22.00.

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    Kissing Chaos Nonstop Beauty (2002) 1

    Story, Art and Cover by Arthur Dela Cruz. The second series of the award-nominated, critically acclaimed phenomenon of 2001: Kissing Chaos! Ashley is a member of a subversive, underground collective of artists who are making plans to set off an anarchic social explosion in a big way. Or, at least, that's Ashley's plan...until her e-mail lights up with a strange file from her friend Angela. It's a mysterious list of names that she soon discovers is worth a fair amount on the black market...leading her to set up a meeting with a questionable stranger. But will it bring her to the attention of the wrong kind of people? And are her efforts as doomed as the romance that seems to be blooming amongst her peers? Skinwalker's Arthur Dela Cruz returns to the comic that unleashed him upon the world! Kissing Chaos: Nonstop Beauty is an all-new journey through the dark corners of disorder. It's a perfect time to step outside the lines! Ashcan format, 24 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $2.95.

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    Puffin Graphics Plus: Black Beauty GN (2018 Puffin Books) 1-1ST


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    1st printing.

    Based on the story by Anna Sewell. Adapted by June Brigman.

    Puffin Graphics Plus: the graphic novel and the original classic text side by side in one complete volume! A handsome and sweet-tempered horse, Black Beauty is strong and spirited. His mother warns him that there are bad, cruel men in the world, but Black Beauty sees none of it in his fine, happy home. Until the day when he is sold, when his life changes immeasurably and he finally sees the truth in his mother's words. As he moves from master to master, Beauty's adventures will captivate readers, and June Brigman's wonderful illustrations will capture their imaginations.

    Softcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 400 pages, PC. Cover price $13.99.

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    Puffin Graphics: Black Beauty GN (2005 Puffin Books) 1-1ST

    1st printing.

    Based on the story by Anna Sewell. Adapted by June Brigman and Roy Richardson.

    A handsome and sweet-tempered horse, Black Beauty is strong and spirited. His mother warns him that there are bad, cruel men in the world, but Black Beauty sees none of it in his fine, happy home. Until the day when he is sold, when his life changes immeasurably and he finally sees the truth in his mother's words. As he moves from master to master, Beauty's adventures will captivate readers, and June Brigman's wonderful illustrations will capture their imaginations.

    Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 176 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.99.

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    Pulsating Beauty (1955 Pearlite Enterprises) An Off-Beat Photographic Study 1
    • Staple rust with migration. Moisture damage.

    A guide for photographers containing nude female models to further acquaint the professional and the amateur with the female form, which is the basis of all fine art. Softcover Digest, 4" x 5", 32 pages, B&W. -Mature Readers- Cover price $0.50.

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    Savage Beauty HC (2012 Moonstone) 1-1ST

    1st printing. Written by Mike Bullock. Art by Jose Massaroli and Bob Pedroza. Cover by Paul Gulacy. Ripped from today's world news comes a re-imagining of the classic jungle girl genre debuting a new hero for the modern age! Join the Rae sisters, recent UCLA grads, as they travel across modern-day Africa finding their place and making a difference. Guided by the mysterious Mr. Eden, they assume the identity of a mythical goddess and reveal their Savage Beauty. Collecting issue #1 and the never-before-published issues #2 and #3! Hardcover, 70 pages, full color. Cover price $29.99.

  • Issue #1B-1ST
    Subversive Beauty HC (2006 Luis Royo) 1B-1ST
    • Slipcase and dustjacket are in FN condition, book and original art are in excellent condition.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Deluxe Edition - 1st printing. This new book by Luis Royo promises to be his best yet, focusing on exotic fantasy body art and piercings as only Royo can create. Hardcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 80 pages, PC/PB&W. Mature Readers NOTE: Includes an original art print. Cover price $29.95.

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    X-Men Beauty and the Beast HC (2012 Marvel) 1-1ST

    1st printing. Collects Dazzler The Movie GN (1984 Marvel), Beauty and the Beast (1985 Marvel) #1-4 And Material From Marvel Heartbreakers (2010) #1.

    Written by Jimm Shooter and Ann Nocenti. Art by Frank Springer, Vince Colletta, Don Perlin, and Kim DeMulder. Cover by Bill Sienkiewicz.

    After Alison Blaire is outed as a mutant and her musical career comes to a screeching halt, Dazzler ends up associating with an experimental underground theater group that serves as a front for a gladiatorial arena in which mutants battle to the death! Fortunately, Hank McCoy shows up - but is he in time to save her, or will Beauty battle Beast in a fight to the finish?

    Plus: Is that really Dr. Doom's son?

    Hardcover, 184 pages, full color.

    Cover price $29.99.