The Comics comic books issue 1

1st printing. By Reinhold Reitberger and Wolfgang Fuchs. The first detailed history of the comics as art, entertainment, industry, and reflection of our culture, featuring - The Angel, Aquaman, Archie, Barbarella, Batman, Buck Rogers, Captain America, Daredevil, Donald Duck, Flash Gordon, Fritz the Cat, Green Hornet, Iron Man, Little Nemo, Mandrake the Magician, the Phantom, Rin Tin Tin, Silver Surfer, Terry and the Pirates, the Viking Prince, Wonder Woman, the Yellow Kid, Zorro, and many more! Includes over 300 illustrations! Hardcover, 9.5" x 11.5", 264 pages, B&W.

Add to cart Fine $11.75

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Cover by Lorenzo Mattotti and Jerry Kramsky.

Edited by Benoit Mitaine, David Roche, and Isabelle Schmitt-Pitiot. Translated by Aarnoud Rommens and David Roche.

Both comics studies and adaptation studies have grown separately over the past twenty years. Yet there are few in-depth studies of comic books and adaptations together. Available for the first time in English, this collection pores over the phenomenon of comic books and adaptation, sifting through comics as both sources and results of adaptation. Essays shed light on the many ways adaptation studies inform research on comic books and content adapted from them. Contributors concentrate on fidelity to the source materials, comparative analysis, forms of media, adaptation and myth, adaptation and intertextuality, as well as adaptation and ideology.

Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 240 pages, Text (with B&W Photos).

Cover price $30.00.

Mail Order Catalog for the "Comics and Comix" store owned and operated by retailing pioneer, Bud Plant. Al Davoren photo cover. 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in. Softcover 20 Pages B&W Photo Cover

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By Hannah Miodrag.

It has become an axiom in comic studies that "comics is a language, not a genre." But what exactly does that mean, and how is discourse on the form both aided and hindered by thinking of it in linguistic terms?

In Comics and Language, Hannah Miodrag challenges many of the key assumptions about the "grammar" and formal characteristics of comics and offers a more nuanced, theoretical framework that she argues will better serve the field by providing a consistent means for communicating critical theory in the scholarship. She exposes the problems embedded in the ways critics have used ideas of language, literature, structuralism, and semiotics, and sets out a new and more theoretically sound way of understanding how comics communicate.

Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 280 pages, B&W.

Cover price $30.00.

1st printing. Edited by Jonathan Najarian. Contributions by David M. Ball, Scott Bukatman, Hillary Chute, Jean Lee Cole, Louise Kane, Matthew Levay, Andrei Molotiu, Jonathan Najarian, Katherine Roeder, Noa Saunders, Clémence Sfadj, Nick Sturm, Glenn Willmott, and Daniel Worden. The first collection to engage with the fascinating overlap between comics and modernism. Since the early 1990s, cartoonist Art Spiegelman has made the case that comics are the natural inheritor of the aesthetic tradition associated with the modernist movement of the early twentieth century. In recent years, scholars have begun to place greater import on the shared historical circumstances of early comics and literary and artistic modernism. COMICS AND MODERNISM: HISTORY, FORM, AND CULTURE is an interdisciplinary consideration of myriad social, cultural, and aesthetic connections. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 278 pages, Text (with B&W Illustrations and Photos). Cover price $30.00.

1st printing. Written by Thierry Gronesteen. This book is the follow-up to Thierry Groensteen's ground-breaking The System of Comics, in which the leading French-language comics theorist set out to investigate how the medium functions. He now develops that analysis further, using examples from a very wide range of comics, including the work of American artists such as Chris Ware and Robert Crumb. He tests out his theoretical framework by bringing it up against cases that challenge it, such as abstract comics, digital comics and shojo manga, and offers insightful reflections on these innovations! Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 192 pages, Text (with B&W Illustrations). Cover price $55.00.

1st printing. By Thierry Gronesteen. In Thierry Groensteen's The System of Comics, the comics theorist set out to investigate how the medium functions, introducing the principle of iconic solidarity, and showing the systems that underlie the articulation between panels at three levels: page layout, linear sequence, and nonsequential links woven through the comic book as a whole. He now develops that analysis further, using examples from a very wide range of comics, including the work of American artists such as Chris Ware and Robert Crumb. He tests out his theoretical framework by bringing it up against cases that challenge it, such as abstract comics, digital comics, and shoujo manga. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 216 pages, B&W. Cover price $30.00.

1st printing. By Will Eisner. The man, the myth, the legend, Mr. Will Eisner, creator of the Spirit, sits down and helps you learn how to understand and practice the world's most popular art form - the comic book. Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 154 pages, B&W. Cover price $24.95.

Updated Edition - 1st printing.

In Comics and Sequential Art, Will Eisner reveals the basic building blocks and principles of comics, including imagery, the frame, and the application of time, space, and visual forms. With examples from Eisner's own catalog and such masters as H. Foster, R. Crumb, Art Spiegelman, Milton Caniff, Al Capp, and George Herriman, this book distills the art of graphic storytelling into principles that every comic artist, writer, and filmmaker should know.

Softcover, 8-in. x 10-in., 176 pages, PC/B&W.

Cover price $22.95.

Add to cart Fine $13.75

Updated Edition - 2nd and later printings.

In Comics and Sequential Art, Will Eisner reveals the basic building blocks and principles of comics, including imagery, the frame, and the application of time, space, and visual forms. With examples from Eisner's own catalog and such masters as H. Foster, R. Crumb, Art Spiegelman, Milton Caniff, Al Capp, and George Herriman, this book distills the art of graphic storytelling into principles that every comic artist, writer, and filmmaker should know.

Softcover, 8-in. x 10-in., 176 pages, PC/B&W.

Cover price $22.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $18.00

1st printing. A wide-ranging survey of how comics have portrayed Southern ways of life, these essays seek to discover what Captain America can reveal about Southern regionalism, and how slave narratives can help us reread Swamp Thing; others examine how creators such as Walt Kelly (Pogo), Howard Cruse (Stuck Rubber Baby), Kyle Baker (Nat Turner), and Josh Neufeld (A.D.: New Orleans After the Deluge) draw upon the unique formal properties of the comics to question and revise familiar narratives of race, class, and sexuality. Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 304 pages, B&W. Cover price $55.00.

1st printing. "Stories of American Cartoonists!" By Martin Sheridan. This volume is one of the first books to recount the early days of comic strip history. Sections include The Old Stand-Bys, Married Strips, Adventure Strips, Girl strips, Potpourri, Fantastic Strips, and Panel Strips, with an additional section on animated cartoons. All of the famous strips receive their own chapters, plus many now-obscure strips. Chapters include Flash Gordon, Superman, Tarzan, Buck Rogers, Alley Oop, Popeye, Blondie, The Gumps, Gasoline Alley, Krazy Kat, Little Orphan Annie, Mutt and Jeff, The Katzenjammer Kids, Dick Tracy, Li'l Abner, Terry and the Pirates, Believe It or Not, Grin and Bear It, and many, many more! Each chapter tells about the cartoonist who creates the strip. Hardcover (with Dust Jacket), 6.25-in. x 9.25-in., 304 pages, Text (with B&W illustrations).

NO Dust Jacket - 1st printing. "Stories of American Cartoonists!" By Martin Sheridan. This volume is one of the first books to recount the early days of comic strip history. Sections include The Old Stand-Bys, Married Strips, Adventure Strips, Girl strips, Potpourri, Fantastic Strips, and Panel Strips, with an additional section on animated cartoons. All of the famous strips receive their own chapters, plus many now-obscure strips. Chapters include Flash Gordon, Superman, Tarzan, Buck Rogers, Alley Oop, Popeye, Blondie, The Gumps, Gasoline Alley, Krazy Kat, Little Orphan Annie, Mutt and Jeff, The Katzenjammer Kids, Dick Tracy, Li'l Abner, Terry and the Pirates, Believe It or Not, Grin and Bear It, and many, many more! Each chapter tells about the cartoonist who creates the strip. Hardcover, 6.25-in. x 9.25-in., 304 pages, Text (with B&W illustrations).

1st printing - New and Revised Edition. "Stories of American Cartoonists!" By Martin Sheridan. This volume is one of the first books to recount the early days of comic strip history. Sections include The Old Stand-Bys, Married Strips, Adventure Strips, Girl strips, Potpourri, Fantastic Strips, and Panel Strips, with an additional section on animated cartoons. All of the famous strips receive their own chapters, plus many now-obscure strips. Chapters include Flash Gordon, Superman, Tarzan, Buck Rogers, Alley Oop, Popeye, Blondie, The Gumps, Gasoline Alley, Krazy Kat, Little Orphan Annie, Mutt and Jeff, The Katzenjammer Kids, Dick Tracy, Li'l Abner, Terry and the Pirates, Believe It or Not, Grin and Bear It, and many, many more! Each chapter tells about the cartoonist who creates the strip. Hardcover, 6.25-in. x 9.25-in., 304 pages, Text (with B&W illustrations).

NO Dust Jacket - 1st printing - New and Revised Edition. "Stories of American Cartoonists!" By Martin Sheridan. This volume is one of the first books to recount the early days of comic strip history. Sections include The Old Stand-Bys, Married Strips, Adventure Strips, Girl strips, Potpourri, Fantastic Strips, and Panel Strips, with an additional section on animated cartoons. All of the famous strips receive their own chapters, plus many now-obscure strips. Chapters include Flash Gordon, Superman, Tarzan, Buck Rogers, Alley Oop, Popeye, Blondie, The Gumps, Gasoline Alley, Krazy Kat, Little Orphan Annie, Mutt and Jeff, The Katzenjammer Kids, Dick Tracy, Li'l Abner, Terry and the Pirates, Believe It or Not, Grin and Bear It, and many, many more! Each chapter tells about the cartoonist who creates the strip. Hardcover, 6.25-in. x 9.25-in., 304 pages, Text (with B&W illustrations).

1st printing. By Johnny Ryan. AMERICA'S STUPIDEST SECOND-GRADER IS BACK! Sure, she's smelly and gross, but she's got a heart of gold! This is the third collection of Johnny Ryan's weekly comic strip, Blecky Yuckerella, as seen in the pages of the Vice magazine and elsewhere. Blecky is a four-panel gag strip in the tradition of Underworld, Maakies, and Nancy, but with much more generous portions of bodily fluids and toilet humor. Blecky Yuckerella is the ugliest girl in the second grade, and the only one with three-day stubble. The strip's cast of characters also includes Blecky's Aunt Jiggles, her best friend Wedgie, Insanio the Cat, and many other absurdist goofballs, like Rich Bucksley (millionaire and "high class idiot"), Unitard (the last retarded unicorn), the pregnant babies ("we're guaranteed to blow your mind!"), and Quasimodo Rose (the hunchback porn star). This book collects over 100 strips for the first time, and his unmistakable blend of politically incorrect gags and social satire is as sharp as ever. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7-in., 104 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $11.99.

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Edited by Kim A. Munson. Cover by Will Eisner.

A comprehensive history of how comics and comic art gained recognition as art. Through essays and interviews, Kim A. Munson's anthology tells the story of the over-thirty-year history of the artists, art critics, collectors, curators, journalists, and academics who championed the serious study of comics, the trends and controversies that produced institutional interest in comics, and the wax and wane and then return of comic art in museums. With over eighty images and thoughtful essays, this anthology shows how exhibitions expanded the public dialogue about comic art and our expectation of "good art."

Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 384 pages, PC/PB&W.

Featuring contributions by Kenneth Baker, Jaqueline Berndt, Albert Boime, John Carlin, Benoit Crucifix, David Deitcher, Michael Dooley, Damian Duffy, M.C. Gaines, Paul Gravett, Diana Green, Karen Green, Doug Harvey, Charles Hatfield, M. Thomas Inge, Leslie Jones, Jonah Kinigstein, Denis Kitchen, John A. Lent, Dwayne McDuffie, Andrei Molotiu, Alvaro de Moya, Kim A. Munson, Cullen Murphy, Gary Panter, Trina Robbins, Rob Salkowitz, Antoine Sausverd, Art Spiegelman, Scott Timberg, Carol Tyler, Brian Walker, Alexi Worth, Joe Wos and Craig Yoe.

Cover price $30.00.

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18 different artists showcased. B&W, 32 pages, standard paper stock. Cover price $1.00.

1st printing.

Checklist and price guide. Includes individual listings for tens of thousands of comics covering 1961-1994.

Softcover, 560 pages, B&W.

Cover price $14.95.

Add to cart Very Fine $2.50

5th Edition - 1st printing.

Checklist and price guide. Includes individual listings for more than 86,000 comics. Extensively annotated.

Softcover, 624 pages, B&W.

Cover price $16.95.

7th Edition - 1st printing.

Checklist and price guide. Includes individual listings for more than 86,000 comics. Extensively annotated.

Softcover, 704 pages, B&W.

Cover price $17.95.

Add to cart Fine $5.99

Add to cart Very Good $3.99

1st printing.

Covering over 105,000 comics with over 315,000 prices in three grades of condition, this comprehensive price guide features completely updated prices and revised coverage on older comics titles.!

Softcover, 6 1/2 x 10-in, 840 pagesB&W.

Cover price $19.99.

Add to cart Very Good $4.00

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You'll find listings and prices for more than 125,000 comics. You'll find photos for easy identification and grading of the comics books you've got and those you need. Whether you've been collecting since Peter Parker was first bitten by a radioactive spider and became spider-man - or you've just begun to find out there's more to comic books than a buch of steroid cases pounding each other - or you're filling in holes in your collection: THE 2005 COMIC BOOK CHECKLIST AND PRICE GUIDE 1961-PRESENT is designed to meet your needs!

Softcover, 6 1/2 x 10-in, 792 pagesB&W.

Cover price $19.99.

Add to cart Fine $6.00

Add to cart Very Good $4.00

First Printing. From the publishers of Comics Buyer's Guide - the leading monthly price guide about comics - the 2006 Comic Book Checklist & Price Guide is the best #1 tool for helping you track and price your collection! Softcover, 6 1/2 x 10-in, Black and white interior. Cover price $19.99.

1st printing. By Maggie Thompson. With outstanding original super-hero cover art, the 2009 Comic Book Checklist & Price Guide contains details about 125,000 comics issued between 1961 and the present, and identifies cover date, creator information, and near mint prices in each listing. The authorities at Comic Buyer's Guide - the world's longest running magazine about comics - take collectors, dealers, and those driven by interest in comic book heroes showcased in Hollywood flicks, on the ultimate journey of tracking and assessing the value of comic books. Softcover, 840 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.99.

1st printing.

By Maggie Thompson, Brent Frankenhoff, and Peter Bickford.

No other guide on the market covers the volume of comic book listings and range of era as this does, in an easy-to-use checklist format. Readers can access listings for 130,000 comics, issued since 1961, complete with name, cover date, creator information and near-mint pricing.

Softcover, 840 pages, B&W.

Cover price $19.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $3.00

Add to cart Very Good $6.70

1st printing. Edited by Don and Maggie Thompson. A Checklist and run down of a who's who in the industry. Includes a list of influences, dream projects, past and present projects, birthdays, and more! Hardcover, 8 1/-in. x 11-in., 256 pages, Text (with B&W photos). Cover price $16.95.

Bill Blackbeard presents a varied selection of newspaper comic strips in this collection intended for schools. Strips as varied as Little Nemo, Donald Duck, Pogo, Terry and the Pirates, Polly and her Pals, Gasoline Alley and Moon Mullins are included. Horizontal format 10-in. x 8-in., 46 pages, some strips in color, most in black and white.

Written by Patton Oswalt, Rose Matafeo, Sara Benincasa, Carolyn Main, and Jackie Kashian. Art by Troy Nixey, Robert Hack, Tania Del Rio, Carolyn Main, Evan Dorkin, Sarah Dyer, Jio Butler, Sarah Burrini, and M. Victoria Robado. Cover by Troy Nixey and Carolyn Main. The comic-est anthology of 2018! Comedians love comic books, cartoonists love comedy, and our idiot editor used to mix up comics who tell jokes and comics that have pictures. Now his perpetual confusion has led to the creation of Comics Comics, a quarterly anthology teaming comedy's best with funny books' brightest! Headlined by Patton Oswalt (MST3K, Happy!), issue #1 features hilarious original stories from comedians Jackie Kashian (The Dork Forest), Sara Benincasa (Getting Wet with Sara Benincasa), Eliot Rahal (New Comic Book Day), and Rose Matafeo (Funny Girls), with art by Troy Nixey (Vinegar Teeth), Robert Hack (Chilling Adventure of Sabrina), Carolyn Main (Pitch, Please!), and more! 56 pages, full color. Cover price $4.99.

1st printing. By Vincent Giarrano. From rendering superheroes and villains, to backgrounds and settings, artist Vincent Giarrano (Batman, Superman), through a series of 20 detailed demonstrations and proven techniques, shows readers how to create dynamic comics from start-to-finish. Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 128 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $19.99.

Add to cart Fine $9.00

Add to cart Fine $9.00

2nd and later printings. By Vincent Giarrano. From rendering superheroes and villains, to backgrounds and settings, artist Vincent Giarrano (Batman, Superman), through a series of 20 detailed demonstrations and proven techniques, shows readers how to create dynamic comics from start-to-finish. Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 128 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $19.99.

1st printing.

Edited by Tom DeFalco.

Stuffed with exclusive sketches and script pages, this book offers an in-depth history of the Fantastic Four, featuring interviews with every major creator, from original co-creator Stan Lee to classic writer/artists Walt Simonson and John Byrne, right up to recent and current stars such as Mark Waid and Mike Wieringo!

Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 272 pages, B&W.

Cover price $17.95.

Add to cart Very Fine $17.50

Add to cart Fine $13.00

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Edited by Tom DeFalco.

Comic industry luminaries discuss the impact and importance of Spider-Man, and give insight into the creative processes involved in bringing the web-slinger to life on the page over the last 40 years.

Featuring interviews with some of Spider-Man's most famous writers and artists, this book overseen by DeFalco gets to grips with the lively creative genii behind the wall-crawling wonder. Featuring Stan Lee, Brian Michael Bendis, Mark Buckingham, Todd McFarlane, Mark Bagley, Ron Frenz, John Romita, Sal Buscema, Gerry Conway, Roger Stern, Howard Mackie, David Michelinie, J.M. DeMatteis, Marv Wolfman, Paul Jenkins and Len Wein.

Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 248 pages, B&W.

Cover price $16.95.

1st printing.

Edited by Tom DeFalco.

Packed with exclusive sketches, script pages and essential information on every X-Man, this definitive look at the mighty mutants includes interviews with co-creator Stan Lee, writers Roy Thomas and Chris Claremont, superstar artists John Byrne, Neal Adams, and Alan Davis, and controversial writer Grant Morrison!

Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 256 pages, B&W.

Cover price $17.95.

A one-shot collection of reprints from True Comics (1941), featuring true adventure and biography comics. Aerialist Charles Blondin crosses Niagara Falls on a tightrope - and then does it again; Chinese anti-communist leader Chiang Kai-Chek; A biography of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, then President of the United States. Chinese Hero No 1: Chiang Kai-Chek; The Most Important Man on Earth; Canada's War Chief McNaughton; Defying Death Above Niagara; Chennault and His Flying Tigers. 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 96 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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By Françoise Mouly.

Filled with activities, Comics: Easy as ABC is a fun way for young readers to effortlessly and playfully start thinking like writers and artists.

This simple guide is also aimed at parents, teachers, and librarians: all will enjoy learning the ABCs of this popular and rapidly growing medium. Children kindergarten-age and up are shown how to use basic shapes to make faces, eyes, noses, and design their own characters. Ivan Brunetti's funny and incisive advice on the language of comics (panels, lettering, balloons, and so much more) naturally leads budding artists and writers into thinking about their characters, settings, and prompts.

A section with essential tips on how to read comics with young children rounds out the package.

Hardcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 56 pages, full color. All Ages.

Cover price $16.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $6.95

Add to cart Very Fine $5.49

Add to cart Very Fine $5.49

1st printing.

By Françoise Mouly.

Filled with activities, Comics: Easy as ABC is a fun way for young readers to effortlessly and playfully start thinking like writers and artists.

This simple guide is also aimed at parents, teachers, and librarians: all will enjoy learning the ABCs of this popular and rapidly growing medium. Children kindergarten-age and up are shown how to use basic shapes to make faces, eyes, noses, and design their own characters. Ivan Brunetti's funny and incisive advice on the language of comics (panels, lettering, balloons, and so much more) naturally leads budding artists and writers into thinking about their characters, settings, and prompts.

A section with essential tips on how to read comics with young children rounds out the package.

Softcover, 56 pages, full color. All Ages.

Cover price $9.99.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $54.14 View scans Paper: White Variant Cover A. Label #4386812010 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

"Ahsoka" Variant Cover by Cameron Johnson. 2023 Comics Elite Cosplay Special Cover Gallery.

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Parodies comic collecting magazines. 28 pgs. B&W. Cover price $2.50.

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By Andy Schmidt.

This is the book on writing you've been waiting for, a nuts-and-bolts guide to writing fiction for comics. While it is true that there is no set way to write a comic book script, no set format, no industry standard, it is equally true that someone learning to write comics needs structure. That's where Comics Experience Guide to Writing Comics can help. Comics veteran Andy Schmidt offers sage advice and practical instruction for everything from writing realistic dialogue to communicating your ideas to other comics professionals.

Softcover, 8-in.x 9-in., 176 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $22.99.

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Comics Explorer premieres with the incredible duo of Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Avon Oeming! With a brand new exclusive Ultimate Spider-Man and Powers crossover cover, Comics Explorer discovers these fan-favorite personalities with intelligent and comprehensive interviews. Comics Explorer offers intelligent interviews, in-depth previews, and informative news briefs, letting fans in on the backstage of comic's biggest rock stars and giving them the knowledge that every comic fan needs to stay on top of the latest trends! (Blue Line Pro) Magazine, 64pg, b&w $5.95 Cover price $5.95.

1st printing. Comic books are no longer just for kids. They continue to reach new audiences across age groups and demographics, enticing a readership with amazing graphics, color, movement and dramatic tension. Whether abstractly or directly, the visual memes and tropes of comics are readily adaptable and recognizable. Incorporated into modern art and design they buzz with vitality. Comics Fever looks at contemporary creatives who have been inspired by the art form to create new work across a variety of disciplines, including fashion, jewelry, editorial and packaging design, popular art, and photography. Softcover, 256 pages, full color. Cover price $39.95.

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1st printing. By James Van Hise. Art by Jack Kirby and John Byrne. A comprehensive looke at the first 25 years of Marvel's First Family. Featuring interviews with Jack Kirby, Roy Thomas, John Byrne, Roger Stern and Mike Carlin and includes dossiers on the heroes, villains, and supporting cast of the world of the Fantastic Four. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 66 pages, B&W. Cover price $5.95.

1st printing. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 56 pages, B&W. Cover price $5.95.

1st printing. The Avengers have been the premiere superhero team in the Marvel Universe for over two decades (1963-1986) now, ever since they started with a line-up including virtually every major superhero that Marvel Comics published in the early 1960s. They have not always been the most popular, the best-selling, but they have always had the distinction of being one recognized by the government, the one where writers could promote heroes that they wanted to give more attention. Featuring a complete history; All Line-Ups; "A Typical Day"; and much, much more! Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 58 pages, B&W. Cover price $8.99.

1st printing. While the second comic book revolution can accurately be stated to have begun with the Fantastic Four in 1961, the focal point of that period would have to narrow down to one character who epitomized the new trend towards "humanized" superheroes. Spider-Man was the alienated adolescent - the geek, the nerd, the outsider who didn't fit in with everyone else and who didn't have a clue as to what he could do to change his lot in life. Then along came a spider.... Take a look at the early years, history, the influence of the Romitas (Sr. & Jr.), and much more as Comics File Magazine puts the spotlight on Spider-Man! Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 56 pages, B&W. Cover price $5.95.

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The magazine features a ten page article about the G.I.Joe comic, including interviews with Larry Hama and Herb Trimpe. The interview is identical to the one found in Comics Feature 52 dated February 1987. Both magazines were published by different (but apparently related) companies but had the same editor, Hal Schuster.

Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 56 pages, B&W.

Cover price $5.95.

1st printing. By James Van Hise. Includes an episode guide, interviews with Doug Wildey (creator), Mark Young (Editor), and Joe Barbera. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 58 pages, B&W. Cover price $5.95.

In this fantastic first issue, an exclusive David Lloyd interview. Plus, an exclusive "Nuff Said" Ted Rall interview. Other exclusive interviews are with Harvey Pekar, and Joe R. Lansdale. Also, Joss O'Kelly's "Children of the Invisible Art"; UK Small Press reviews; European comics reviews; and Neville Coleman's acerbic column, Under The Counter. Plus a full-colour David Lloyd cover! (Soaring Penguin) (CAUT: 4) Magazine, 100pg $5.95 Cover price $5.95.