Mod comic books issue 1

Story by Peter O'Donnell. Art and cover by Jim Holdaway. Adventures of the legendary femme fatale crimefighter, a celebrated British comic strip character. Reprints Modesty Blaise dailies from 1966 and 1968. The story of how Modesty and Willie first met and started working together; the duo is trapped on an uncharted island and stalked by hired killers. In the Beginning; The Killing Ground. 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $3.95.

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Story by Peter O'Donnell. Art and cover by Jim Holdaway. Adventures of the legendary femme fatale crimefighter, a celebrated British comic strip character. Reprints Modesty Blaise dailies from late 1963. Retired super-criminal Modesty and her right-hand man Willie Garvin are bored, and ready for more adventure. Sir Gerald Tarrant offers that, and a chance to make up for past sins, when he recruits them for an international spy network. Modesty and Willie are called in by Sir Gerald after a scientist and Soviet defector vanishes from a Rio de Janeiro hotel. La Machine; The Long Lever. 96 pages, B&W. Cover price $14.95.

" Scales" Written by Lewis Shiner, art by Carlos Kastro. "Soul in the Hole" written by Joe Preston, art by Ian O'Keefe. "Seeds" story and art by D. Cameron Johnson. "Zoo" written by Mark London, art by John LeCour. "Untitled" by Roger Cuevas, art by Morgan. 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $3.25.

Volume 1, Issue 4 - August, 1925. Magazine of artistic nudes and pin-ups plus art from Titian and Alma Tadema and others. 6 1/2-in. x 10-in., 62 pages, printed in red, brown, green, black and white. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.25.

Volume 1, Issue 6 - November, 1925. Magazine of artistic nudes and pin-ups plus art from Titian and Alma Tadema and others. 6 1/2-in. x 10-in., 62 pages, printed in red, brown, green, black and white. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.25.

Volume 1, Issue 10 - September, 1926. Magazine of artistic and fine art nudes. Tinted B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Osterizer, The New Modern Meal Maker (circa 1955) is a promotional comic book published by the John Oster Mfg. Co. Full color, 16 newsprint pages, 7-in. x 10-in., no cover price or publication date.

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.

Vol. 1, No. 2. Spring 1927. Feature article: "Spanking Versus Flogging" by Dr. Millicent G. Laevey. Images of scantily clad women, either illustrations or photos. 6.75" x 9.75". 40 pages. Tinted black and white. Cover price $0.20.

1st printing. By Jim Groves. The circus has come to town! But rather than herald a time of festive joy and exotic entertainment, this normally wondrous event instead heralds a sudden rash of violent murders. The folk who run the circus claim innocence, but as the murder spree continues, the town's patience swiftly wears thin and the threat of mob justice looms near. Desperate for aid in a town that's forbidden them to leave before an opportunity for justice presents itself, the carnies turn to adventurers for aid-can they find the culprit before the murderer finds them? This Pathfinder adventure is for a group of four 1st-level characters, and takes place in the heartland of Varisia, a region featured in many beloved adventures! Softcover (Saddle-Stitched/Stapled), 8 1/21-in. x 11-in., 32 pages, full color. Cover price $13.99.

1st printing. By Crystal Farsier. THE HARROWING is an adventure for 9th level characters, written for Pathfinder Role-Playing Game and compatible with the 3.5 edition of the world's oldest RPG. It features an entire plane of fanciful locations and characters inspired by the popular harrow deck of the Pathfinder campaign setting. In addition, you'll find a brand-new monster and an optional rules subsystem allowing players to bend reality to their wills by using all 54 cards in the PATHFINDER CAMPAIGN SETTING: HARROWING DECK to manipulate the strange demiplane in which they adventure. Softcover (saddle-stitched/stapled), 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 32 pages, full color. Cover price $13.99.

Vol 1 #1, June 1955 - Stories and more than 200 pictures focused solely on actress Gina Lollobrigida. 8.5" x 11", 66 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

1st printing. By Peter O'Donnell. Spotlighting the popular female detective and her trusty sidekick, this collection of short stories pursues Modesty Blaise and Willie Garvin through one adventure after another, following their footsteps from South America to Finland. Recounting their constant duels with the world's villains, these tales also detail the dauntless duo's improvised weaponry - from circus cannons to human kites. Softcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 224 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations). Cover price $14.95.

Book 1 - 1st printing. "Netherworld". By Christopher Rowley. Presenting Heavy Metal Pulp, a new line of novels combining noir fiction with fantastic art featuring the themes, story lines, and graphic styles of Heavy Metal magazine. In Pleasure Model, the first book in the Netherworld trilogy, down-and out police detective Rook gets a big break when he's assigned to a bizarre and vicious murder case. The clues are colder than the corpse and the case looks like it'll remain unsolved―until an eyewitness is discovered. But the witness is a Pleasure Model, an illegal gene-grown human. Plesur's only purpose is to provide satisfaction to her owner―in any way. When the murderer targets Plesur in order to eliminate the one witness, Rook takes her into hiding to protect her. Thus begins a descent into the dark world of exotic pleasure mods and their illicit buyers and manufacturers. Rook frantically looks for clues, struggling to stay one stop ahead of those looking to kill them both. But is Rook falling under Plesur's spell….? Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 240 pages, Text (with B&W Illustrations)

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Nov. 1945 - Feb. 1946!" Collects Modern Comics (1945-1950) #44-46. Stories and art by Gil Fox, Al Stahl, Harry Sahle, and Bernard Dibble. Cover by Al Bryant. Following on from the classic Military Comics series, Modern Comics brings back all your favorite heroes. Join Blackhawk and gang as they continue their daring escapades in land, sea and air! Softcover, 180 pages, full color. Cover price $32.99.

Volume 1, Issue 1 - January, 1962. Short-lived vintage men's interest magazine loaded with articles, humorous cartoons, adult fiction stories, and nude black and white/color photography. 8" x 10.5", 66 pages, mostly B&W with some color pages. Cover price $0.60.

Volume 1, Issue 2 - April, 1962. Short-lived vintage men's interest magazine loaded with articles, humorous cartoons, adult fiction stories, and nude black and white/color photography. 8" x 10.5", 66 pages, mostly B&W with some color pages. Cover price $0.60.

Volume 1, Issue 3 - July, 1962. Short-lived vintage men's interest magazine loaded with articles, humorous cartoons, adult fiction stories, and nude black and white/color photography. 8" x 10.5", 66 pages, mostly B&W with some color pages. Cover price $0.60.

Volume 1, Issue 4 - October, 1962. Short-lived vintage men's interest magazine loaded with articles, humorous cartoons, adult fiction stories, and nude black and white/color photography. 8" x 10.5", 66 pages, mostly B&W with some color pages. Cover price $0.60.

Tri-Folded Sheet creating six magazine-sized pages. 8.5" x 11", 6 pages, color.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Rocko's Modern Afterlife (2019 KaBoom) #1-4.

Written by Ryan Ferrier. Art by Ian McGinty. Cover by Jorge Monlongo.

Rocko returns in this new limited series from writer Anthony Burch (Borderlands 2) and Mattia Di Meo (Ben 10: For Science!) for a spooky look at everyone's favorite wallaby!

Something is turning the good people of O-Town into mindless zombies and Rocko wants nothing to do with it. He barricades himself and Spunky in their home and is determined to outlast the hoards outside. But desperate times calls for desperate measures when Rocko's best friend Heffer becomes infected, Rocko will have to risk it all to save his friends and his city.

Softcover, 112 pages, full oclor.

Cover price $14.99.

1st printing. Collects Rocko's Modern Life (2017 Boom) #1-8 and Rocko's Modern Afterlife (2019 KaBoom) #1-4. Written by Ryan Ferrier and Anthony Burch. Art by Ian McGinty and Mattia Di Meo. Additional Stories by KC Green, David DeGrand, Tony Millionaire, Marie Enger, Pranas T. Naujokaitis, and Lucie Ebrey. Cover by Jorge Monlongo. Modern life has never been easy for Rocko, Filburt, and Heffer. But it gets even harder when Rocko's dog Spunky becomes an overnight internet sensation. Desperate times call for desperate measures and Rocko will do whatever it takes to win back his best bud's affection, even if it means breaking the law or facing childhood bullies at his high school reunion. In Rocko's Modern Afterlife, in O-town's dystopian future, everyone's cell phone is glued to their hands, Heffer makes a living streaming video games online, and the latest app lets you avoid all contact with everyone else without even looking up from your gadget! But even in the midst of this techno-utopia, there's something not quite right with Rocko's fellow citizens. While Rocko takes two weeks to chill and unplug from technology, the rest of the town seems to be going mad. When danger comes knocking at his door, the newly zen wallaby will have to choose whether to stay barricaded within his home or venture forth into a wasteland of mindless citizens. Don't miss out on the collected adventures of Rocko, Spunky, Heffer, and Filburt as writer Ryan Ferrier (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), artist Ian McGinty (Adventure Time, Welcome to Showside), Anthony Burch (Borderlands 2) and artist Mattia Di Meo (Regular Show) bring the Rocko's Modern Life family back to life! Softcover, 320 pages, full color. All Ages Cover price $18.99.

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1953. A catalog of model trains and accessories. 8.5" x 11", 34 pages, B&W.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. From the team that brought you Sci-Fi & Fantasy Models magazine, the much loved and much missed specialist modelling title, comes an exciting new regular publication! Volume one of this exciting 100-page magazine is packed, cover-to-cover, with genre modelling exclusives, techniques, showcases, stunning photography, and many more stories and features you won't find anywhere else. Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 100 pages, full color. Cover price $26.95.

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1st printing. By Shahriar Fouladi. During the So-Cal Mod revival of the mid-1980s, one teen's simple quest to buy a Vespa is about to turn into an absolute nightmare. It's 1985, and to say Tommy Daniels is Mod-obsessed is no understatement: buying a scooter is the ultimate goal of his young life. When he hits the road on his search, it will be the strangest, most shocking three days imaginable. He'll encounter a host of colorful characters, including a jerk cop and the Mod girl of his dreams, but nothing's going to stand in his way. His is a story of wanting something so badly, he'll put everything on the line to get it. Along the way, each chapter introduces a soundtrack song from Tommy's Mod mixtape. Softcover, 152 pages, Text Only. Cover price $19.99.

1st printing. By Lorne Peterson. Preface by George Lucas. Forewords by Rick McCallum and Phil Tippett. Over 300 color photographs and illustrations! From the producers of the acclaimed Dressing a Galaxy: The Costumes of Star Wars comes an inside look at the secrets behind the saga's artful models and sculptures. Lorne Peterson, model and sculpture designer for the entire Star Wars saga, takes us on a journey through the intricate process of crafting and sculpting the models from sketch to screen and the artistry behind the dazzling results. Sculpting a Galaxy: Inside the Star Wars Model Shop features more than 300 full-color photographs and illustrations from the Lucasfilm archives, models from all six films, interviews, images and text with concept sculptors, an overview of the ILM model shop from 1976 through today and numerous gatefolds of the most loved models. Industrial Light and Magic (ILM) redefined visual effects and blazed a trail into the digital realm, follow behind the camera and into the rarely seen workshops and an amazing look at the creation of movie magic. Sculpting a Galaxy: Inside the Star Wars Modelshop takes readers behind-the-scenes for the first in-depth look at the behind model creation and the process behind ILM's amazing special effects, punctuated by Lorne Peterson's exuberance and dedication to craft. This unique visual treat is a must-have for any Star Wars fan. Hardcover, 9-in. x 13-in., 212 pages, full color. Includes the following special features: More than three hundred full-color photographs and illustrations from the Lucasfilm archives Models from all six films, interviews, images, and text with concept sculptors An overview of the Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) model shop from 1976 through today... and more! Cover price $50.00.

2nd and later printings. By Lorne Peterson. Preface by George Lucas. Forewords by Rick McCallum and Phil Tippett. Over 300 color photographs and illustrations! From the producers of the acclaimed Dressing a Galaxy: The Costumes of Star Wars comes an inside look at the secrets behind the saga's artful models and sculptures. Lorne Peterson, model and sculpture designer for the entire Star Wars saga, takes us on a journey through the intricate process of crafting and sculpting the models from sketch to screen and the artistry behind the dazzling results. Sculpting a Galaxy: Inside the Star Wars Model Shop features more than 300 full-color photographs and illustrations from the Lucasfilm archives, models from all six films, interviews, images and text with concept sculptors, an overview of the ILM model shop from 1976 through today and numerous gatefolds of the most loved models. Industrial Light and Magic (ILM) redefined visual effects and blazed a trail into the digital realm, follow behind the camera and into the rarely seen workshops and an amazing look at the creation of movie magic. Sculpting a Galaxy: Inside the Star Wars Modelshop takes readers behind-the-scenes for the first in-depth look at the behind model creation and the process behind ILM's amazing special effects, punctuated by Lorne Peterson's exuberance and dedication to craft. This unique visual treat is a must-have for any Star Wars fan. Hardcover, 9-in. x 13-in., 212 pages, full color. Includes the following special features: More than three hundred full-color photographs and illustrations from the Lucasfilm archives Models from all six films, interviews, images, and text with concept sculptors An overview of the Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) model shop from 1976 through today... and more! Cover price $50.00.

Japanese models plus a comic story, "Principia Engineering." Columns covering animation, movies, video, music, books, magazines, and more. Most text in Japanese. Deluxe format--almost more a book than a magazine. 8-1/4 in. x 11-5/8 in.; part color, part black and white; 128 pages, part slick and part newsprint. Published by Hobby Japan. Cover price $40.00.

Rare 3-issue Banded set of 7c comics still in original color paper band reading "A Good Comic 3 for 15c (see picture). In 1955 Modern Store Publications released a paper-banded set containing the following 7c cover-priced mini-comics: Gay Comics #1, Pop Comics #1 and Whee Comics #1 Modern Store Publications, 45 West 45th Street, NY, NY. These sets may have been distributed at this unique retail price as a set and by individual comic, but these small comics were likely also distributed by retailers as a giveaway. All stores in all issues are funny animal as per the following examples: Teepee Tim, the Indian Boy, Witch Hazel (not the one in Little Lulu!), Hare-Brained Tortoise etc. These 7c comics are all 36-pages, full color, slick cover with standard newsprint interior, 5-1/8-in. x 7-in., 7c cover price, and Comics Code approved. They contains numerous ads for child-related national brands such as U.S. Keds shoes, Wheaties, Tootsie Roll, Bazooka Bubble Gum, Baby Ruth Candy, and Nabisco Wheat Honeys, to name a few. NOTE: Only the three titles listed above are know to have been produced in this series. Others may have been produced although we think it unlikely. Cover price $0.07.

1st Printing - A long time ago, there existed a galaxy far, far away, spinning round in the imaginations of a small group of dedicated and talented individuals lead by a master creator - George Lucas. Their dream was to turn their imaginary galaxy into a reality, and this book examines the tools of their amazing trade, showing how concept sketches and storyboards were turned into costumes, models, masks, dioramas and movie magic. Also includes the Indiana Jones Archives. Hardcover, 9" x 12", 208 pages, full color.

2nd or later printing - A long time ago, there existed a galaxy far, far away, spinning round in the imaginations of a small group of dedicated and talented individuals lead by a master creator - George Lucas. Their dream was to turn their imaginary galaxy into a reality, and this book examines the tools of their amazing trade, showing how concept sketches and storyboards were turned into costumes, models, masks, dioramas and movie magic. Also includes the Indiana Jones Archives. Hardcover, 9" x 12", 208 pages, full color.

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1st printing. By Benjamin Harper and Claudio Dias. Build a highly-detailed papercraft model of everyone's favorite R2 unit, complete with metallic finishes, push-button lights, and a chip that plays R2-D2's iconic chirps, then follow his many adventures. Without R2-D2, where would the galaxy be? Queen Amidala wouldn't have escaped from Naboo, Luke Skywalker wouldn't have trained under Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Princess Leia would have been executed by Darth Vader on the Death Star. Now with Star Wars Master Models: R2-D2 you can give this little droid his due by following his many adventures as he saves the galaxy time and again! Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, full color. Cover price $24.99.

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1st printing. Join Han and Chewie aboard the fastest hunk of junk in the galaxy, and get ready for an adventure! Read all about the MILLENNIUM FALCON, complete activities and enjoy the story of the most famous freighter in the STAR WARS saga. Then press out the pieces for your own FALCON model, complete with movable parts and secret compartments. Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 32 pages, full color.

2018 Edition - 1st printing. Join Han and Chewie aboard the fastest hunk of junk in the galaxy, and get ready for an adventure! Read all about the MILLENNIUM FALCON, complete activities and enjoy the story of the most famous freighter in the STAR WARS saga. Then press out the pieces for your own FALCON model, complete with movable parts and secret compartments. Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 32 pages, full color. Cover price $17.99.

Issue 1 - Vintage publication with full page B&W nude photography intended to be a sourcebook for artists. 6.5" x 10", 32 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.

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1st printing. Story and art by Patrick McDonnell. From a beloved, bestselling Caldecott Honor recipient comes a hilarious reminder of how technology can take us backward... all the way to the times of prehistoric man! Tek is a cave boy in love with tech: his tablet, videogames, phone, and TV keep him deep in his cave, glued to his devices, day in and day out. He never sees his friends or family anymore - and his ability to communicate has devolved to just one word: "UGH"! Can anyone in the village convince Tek to unplug and come outside into the big, beautiful world? A distinctive package and design cleverly evokes the experience of using an electronic device that eventually shuts down... and after a magic page turn, Tek (and the reader) reconnects with the real world. Hardcover, 40 pages, full color. Cover price $15.99.