The Ray comic books issue 1

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2 women; purple cover. An Image Comic (W/A) Stephen Blue At last! The creative force behind the critically acclaimed black & white classics Red River and The Awakening is launching his first ongoing full-color series: Cosmic Ray! Set in the future, Cosmic Ray follows the exploits of Raymond Mann, once a proud member of the Stellar Police Force who was kicked out for allegedly killing a man in cold blood. When we first meet him, Ray is working for a semi-legal businessman as a "bloodhound," searching for stolen merchandise and the person who did the stealing. Unbeknownst to Ray, he is being shadowed during his investigation by a small group of strangers. Little does he know that they may one day become his salvation... if he lives long enough, that is! Don't miss this intricate tale of the future. Note: This issue features two covers (50/50), both by renowned artist and series creator Stephen Blue. FC, 32pg" Cover price $2.95.

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1st printing. By Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr. and Everett Raymond Kinstler. Everette Raymond Kinstler's portraits of Ronald Reagan, John Wayne, Jimmy Cagney, and Katharine Hepburn are familiar to art lovers, but few realize that Kinstler illustrated pulps and comics. Included herein is an extended biography and more than 300 illustrations - many reproduced from originals, including double-page pulp spreads, paperback novel covers, and panels from Classic Illustrated. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 228 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $24.95.

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1st printing. Story and art by Mollie Ray. One morning, a teenage boy wakes to find that he has grown to the size of a giant! Inspired by the journey of the author's younger brother, this wordless wonder of a book follows the experience of a family as one of their own faces a life-threatening illness. As his health declines, can the family remain resilient on his long journey through treatment? Deeply moving and tender, with gorgeous illustrations, Mollie Ray's debut graphic novel is a resonant story of empathy, healing and hope. Hardcover, 8-in. x 10-in., 220 pages, B&W. Cover price $27.95.

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1st printing. By G.B. Trudeau. Featuring cartoons inspired by the first Gulf War. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 96 pages, B&W. NOTE: Garry Trudeau is the premier American social and political satirist of his time. - Newsweek Cover price $6.95.

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Jim Ray's Aviation Sketch Book, Picture Stories of Planes and Pilots (1946). Includes the story of the dropping of the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima during World War II. Although the bomb was dropped as any other bomb is dropped, it is depicted as being dropped by parachute. Cover price $0.15.

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Free Comic Book Day edition. No cover price, marked FREE.

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Paperback Bazaar Edition B&W cover variant. All stories and art by Rich Woodall & Matt Talbot. Stories: "Johnny Meets The Alligatress", "Would You Like Fry-zzzzzzzzz With That?", and "The 23RD Annual Dr. Bruce Von Sanford Auction For Evil". Also has a Johnny Raygun pin-up by Greg Moutafis. 32 pgs. B&W.

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Originally available for free for Free Comic Book Day 2005. "It's a Family Affair" and "It Ain't Over 'Til The Giant Mutated Mystical Mask-Wearing Monkey Sings" Written by Rich Woodall and Matt Talbot, "Mob Libs" Written and Illustrated by Tommy Rebello. 32 Pages, B&W.

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Written by Rich Woodall. Art and Cover by Matt Talbot. Presenting the adventures of space agent extraordinaire, Johnny Raygun! Johnny spends his days working for the Raygun Agency, an organization dedicated to keeping the peace throughout the galaxy. But off duty, Johnny enjoys the finer things in life: Comics, video games, and of course, fast food. Johnny Raygun is an action-comedy book that looks affectionately back on the super hero genre of the '60s, while maintaining a satirical edge that plants it firmly among today's comics. In this Special Edition: Johnny Raygun in "The Perilous P.R.U.D.E. Predicament!!!" and "Would You Like Fry-zzzzzzzzzzz with That?" Plus: H2Olaf faces the mysterious menace beneath the sea in "The Menace of the Mermonkeys!" And: Pin-ups by Erik Evensen and Derek Henderson. 24 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

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2nd and later printings. Prohibition era bar humor history book written by George Ade. Hardcover, 5" x 7.5", 76 pages, B&W.

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1st printing.

Written by Trisha Speed Shaskan. Art and cover by Stephen Shaskan.

Meet Q and Ray, elementary school super sleuths. Q's a hedgehog. Ray's a rat. They may be small, but in a town full of animals, they're the top crime solvers! Q and Ray are stepping up to the plate! Q just joined a baseball team. Ray would rather be reading. But when someone steals a famous signed baseball, they both put their skills to use. Everyone's a suspect, even teachers! Will Q and Ray catch the crook? Or will the sleuths strike out?

Softcover, 8-in. x 10-in., 48 pages, full color. All Ages

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by Jeff Cruz & Various The name Ray Harryhausen has been synonymous with science fiction, the fantastic, and good old-fashioned movie-making. His stories, based on some of the most beloved characters in fiction, have become legendary. Now, Bluewater Comics has revisited many of Ray's classic adventures and captured them in comic form. From Sinbad to Jason, from Perseus to the mighty Ymir, this comic provides a taste of all the new titles developed by Bluewater. Ray Harryhausen Presents is a sneak peek into the many magical worlds of this pioneering master! This sampler issue includes excerpts from Wrath of the Titans, 20 Million Miles More, Sinbad: Rogue of Mars, Jason and the Argonauts: Kingdom of Hades, and more! Cover price $0.99.

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1st printing. By Ray Lago. Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 80 pages. PC/B&W. Cover price $19.99.

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Cartooning lessons 1 to 14 from the Raye Burns. Part One, 1931 Edition. B&W, printed on one side only. 8-1/2" X 13-1/2".

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1st printing. Ray Trolls new book Spawn Till You Die: The Fin Art of Ray Troll is an exuberant plunge into the fantastic realities of sea creatures and prehistoric animals that come alive with scientific realism and his quirky sense of humor. For more than four decades, this celebrated Alaskan artist has been luring, hooking, and landing fans around the world with his mesmerizing renditions of the inhabitants of Planet Ocean, past and present. His art is featured in the nations major natural history museums including the Smithsonian, in galleries, and in books, as well as on immensely popular T-shirts. Part natural history adventure and part underground comic, his work depicts beautiful and accurately drawn fish of all kinds, Northwest Coast totems, Freud and Darwin, fossils, resurrections of extinct animals, and much more. Trolls art is deeply thought provoking (pun intended) but also simply fun to experience and never far from an inside joke he seems to be sharing with everyone. Some of his pieces are amusingly tongue-in-cheek, others are beautifully surrealistic and evocative of the interconnectedness of life on Earth, and his grandly composed major pieces are brilliant, inspiring panoramas of the natural world. His whimsy and attention to detail in his renderings of fish and other aquatic creatures has earned him a devoted following of scientists, anglers, and people who just like a good laugh. Welcome to the fishy, funny, inspiring art of Ray Troll. Hardcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 232 pages, full color. Teen Cover price $59.99.

1st printing. Signed by Dave Sim and Carson Grubaugh - Limited to 301 copies. Written and illustrated by Dave Sim and Carson Grubaugh. Legendary creator Dave Sim is renowned world-wide for his groundbreaking Cerebus the Aardvark. Now, in The Strange Death of Alex Raymond, Sim brings to life the history of comics' greatest creators, using their own techniques. Equal parts Understanding Comics and From Hell, Strange Death is a head-on collision of ink drawing and spiritual intrigue, pulp comics and movies, history and fiction. The story traces the lives and techniques of Alex Raymond (Flash Gordon, Rip Kirby), Stan Drake (Juliet Jones), Hal Foster (Prince Valiant), and more, dissecting their methods through recreations of their artwork, and highlighting the metatextual resonances that bind them together. Hardcover, 8-1/2" x 12", 310 pages, B&W.

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Stories by Landry Walker. Art and cover by Eric M. Jones. Neer-do-well twentysomethings have chaotic misadventures in these early stories by the creators of Little Gloomy and Kid Gravity. River of ****; Goth Girls; Telephone; 2-Tone Deaf; The Adventures of Sid the Punk Kid; Sixth Grade. 24 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $2.95.