Frank comic books issue 1

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1st printing.

Written by Brad Meltzer. Art and cover by Chris Eliopoulos.

This friendly, fun biography series focuses on the traits that made our heroes great, the traits that kids can aspire to in order to live heroically themselves.

Each book tells the story of an icon in a lively, conversational way that works well for the youngest nonfiction readers and that always includes the hero's childhood influences. At the back are an excellent timeline and photos.

This volume features Benjamin Franklin, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States who helped draft the Declaration of Independence while making important scientific contributions..

Hardcover, 8-in. x 8-in., 40 pages, full color. All Ages

Cover price $15.99.

Taught the importance of politics at a young age by his parents, this biographical comic details Al Franken's journey from a comedian to political satirist to controversial author and radio host and ultimately to his current position as one of the most powerful people in Washington, D.C., where he is quickly gaining a reputation as the "new Lion of the Senate" and voice of a new generation. Cover price $3.99.

1st printing. By Jim Woodring. Readers who haven't discovered Jim Woodring's "Frank" stories have a colossal treat waiting for them in this gem collecting the character's greatest adventures. Frank is a unique, visionary comic, exquisitely drawn and so fully realized that adults and children alike find themselves drawn deeply into Woodring's hallucinatory mindscape. The stories, almost entirely wordless, are told with brilliant, candy colors. The stories themselves unravel like a good puzzle, rewarding re-reading, providing an experience as immersive as that first love affair, that first samadhi, or that first breath. Simply put, the world of Frank must be experienced to be understood.Frank is an 11-year-old generic anthropomorph who lives in a force-laden landscape called the Unifactor. He is curious but not smart, naïve but not noble, and his most outstanding character trait is his ineducability. Along with Pupshaw, Frank's semi-subservient housedog-like godling, the two traipse across their surreal landscape, occasionally encountering Manhog, the bloated bladder of sin with a heart of radiance who exists to thwart their prosperity. And then there's the platonic Jerry Chickens, and the lachrymose Lucky, as well as Frank's Real Pa and Faux Pa, each a part of one of the great cartoon achievements of the 20th century.For all its mystery, the world of Frank is a simple, delightful, mesmerizing example of world-building at its most fanciful, surely to delight parents and children alike. Softcover, 6-in. x 8 1/2-in., 200 pages, B&W. Cover price $16.99.

1st printing.

Based on the story by Mary Shelley. Adapted by Gary Reed and Frazer Irving.

Victor Frankenstein, a Swiss scientist, has a great ambition; to create intelligent life. But when his creature first stirs, he realizes he has constructed a monster. Abandoned by its maker and shunned by everyone else who sees it, the monster turns on its creator and haunts Dr. Frankenstein with murder and horrors to the very ends of the Earth. Artist Frazer Irving's cinematic and moving portrayal of the doctor and his creation is sympathetic and powerful.

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

2nd and later printings.

Based on the story by Mary Shelley. Adapted by Gary Reed and Frazer Irving.

Victor Frankenstein, a Swiss scientist, has a great ambition; to create intelligent life. But when his creature first stirs, he realizes he has constructed a monster. Abandoned by its maker and shunned by everyone else who sees it, the monster turns on its creator and haunts Dr. Frankenstein with murder and horrors to the very ends of the Earth. Artist Frazer Irving's cinematic and moving portrayal of the doctor and his creation is sympathetic and powerful.

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

1st printing. Collects Dark Reign: The List - Punisher (2009), Punisher (2009 8th Series) #11-16, FRANKEN-CASTLE #17-21 and Dark Wolverine (2009) #88-89. Written by RICK REMENDER, DANIEL WAY and MARJORIE LIU. Art by JOHN ROMITA JR., TONY MOORE, JAMES HARREN and STEPHEN SEGOVIA. Cover by DAVE WILKINS. The Punisher is dead, so who, or what, is the giant patchwork monster skulking through the tunnels under New York? And what do those strange armored Japanese hunters tracking him want? Criminals are no longer being killed; they are simply vanishing into thin air. Listen closely, you can hear their pleas far below the streets. Those forgotten by society have a new protector. The Legion of Monsters has found a new leader. Battle not with monsters, lest ye become a monster... Hardcover, 338 pages, full color. Parental Advisory Cover price $39.99.

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1st printing. Collects PunisherMax (2009 Marvel) #12-16. Written by JASON AARON. Art by STEVE DILLON. Cover by DAVE JOHNSON. His final confrontation with Bullseye left Frank Castle wounded and reeling in more ways than one. Now confined to a prison hospital bed, Frank must begin the long painful process of healing - not just his broken body, but also his horribly scarred soul. To do that, he'll have to face the darkest secret of his past - one he'd hoped would stay buried forever. Softcover, 120 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $19.99.

1st printing. By Jim Woodring. When Frank tries to enlist Pupshaw and Pushpaw to help him dig up a repulsvie plant that is marring the beauty of The Unifactor, the fun-loving tankheads vote with their paws and embark instead upon a spree of bullying mayhem. They are observed at this mean-spirited play by L.S., a celestial entity who makes a transdimensional journey to join them. Things quickly go awry and Pupshaw and Pushpaw find themselves in a terrifying world of flying, shrieking demons and bulbous-faced monsters. L.S. returns them to The Unifactor where they discover that their selfishness has been traumatized right out of them! Comic contains no text. Softcover, 6-in. x 7 1/2-in., 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $5.95.

Add to cart Very Fine $4.70

1st printing.

Written by Martin Powell. Art by Omar Lozano.

After a chemical spill in Dr. Frankenstein's lab, Rapunzel's hair has grown to extreme lengths... and it's alive! But her long locks weren't the only thing animated that stormy night. A lightning strike also shocked life into a clay figure. Now Frankenstein is locking the two away, promising to cure Rapunzel while secretly plotting to use his creations to become famous. Can Rapunzel and her friend ever escape the mad scientist's tower? Experience the Brothers Grimm classic like never before in this graphic novel retelling for kids.

Each Far Out Fairy Tales adventure includes info on the original tale, a guide to the story's twists, and visual discussion questions to critically engage readers.

Softcover, 40 pages, full color.

Cover price $5.95.

Note: Title changes to Love Revelations (1941) with vol. 1 #6 Cover price $0.10.

1st printing.

By Philip J. Riley and John L. Balderston .

When Dracula and Frankenstein became box office hits for Universal, Carl Laemmle Jr. immediately ordered that sequels be written for both films. Scripts were prepared, but Junior's choice of director, James Whale, had enough of monster films and was doing everything he could to avoid them.

Finally in 1935, after getting out of shooting Dracula's Daughter, Whale agreed to direct The Return of Frankenstein. In this volume is the final shooting script by John L. Balderston. He added more scenes from the novel, such as the monster hiding in a peasant's hut and learning to read and speak, but Whale thought his version of the Monster's personality too brutish and evil.

He wrote a new script with screenwriter William Hurlbut, added new characters, such as Mini and Dr. Pretorius, keeping Balderston's script as just an outline. Most historians and fans feel that when Return of Frankenstein was renamed Bride of Frankenstein that it became the most beloved film in Universal's Classic Monster films.

Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 212 pages, B&W.

Cover price $24.95.

1st printing.

By Philip J. Riley. Introduction by Richard A. Ekstedt.

". . . and as the Baron Frankenstein has been adjudged responsible for the actions of the monster which he created . . . you are charged to carry out sentence of death by beheading. . . " - So read the instructions on the warrant— but Frankenstein did not die!

This is the gruesome, horrific story of Frankensteins revenge which took the form of an operation to remove the brain from one man, and transplant it in another. Karl, the unfortunate victim of the Barons machinations, comes to a tragic end, tormented by his new-found freedom and, finally, destroyed by it.

Karl, the unfortunate victim of Baron Frankensteins experiments, is tormented by his new-found freedom. But his tortured brain cannot grasp the fact that he is merely the tool of the Baron and his assistant. And finally, Frankensteins gruesome work destroys the brain he has transplanted. . .

A Hammer Film Production, Ltd. horror-drama The Revenge of Frankenstein was distributed by Columbia Pictures. Starring Peter Cushing, Eunice Gayson, Francis Matthews and Michael Gwynn. It is produced by Anthony Hinds and Directed by Terence Fisher, Screenplay by Jimmy Sangster.

Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 156 pages, B&W.

Cover price $14.95.

1st printing.

By Philip J. Riley. Foreword by Robert Florey.

With the success of Dracula, starring Bela Lugosi, Universal Pictures was quick to capitalize on creating a new Lon Chaney in Bela Lugosi. Chaney had been the original choice to portray a duel role as both Dracula and Professor van Helsing, Dracula's adversary. Before production could begin, Chaney died, suddenly leaving Carl Laemmle Jr. without a star.

Laemmle Jr. had seen Dracula on the stage in New York City, although he could not recall if he had seen Lugosi or Raymond Huntley in the role of Count Dracula. However, Lugosi was performing in the touring company that happened to be in Los Angeles at that time. Was he the new Lon Chaney?

Lugosi was not Carl Jr.'s first choice for the role. However, he eventually won the part, and now they needed more ideas for him. Murders in the Rue Morgue, Cagliostro, The Invisible Man, and Frankenstein were top on the list.

One day in March 1931, Robert Florey, recently returned to Hollywood from Europe, was having lunch at the Musso and Frank Restaurant on Hollywood Boulevard. He was approached by an old acquaintance, Richard Schayer, head of Universal's story department. Schayer told him that his studio was looking for ideas for a new horror film to star Bela Lugosi and he knew Florey was involved with The Théâtre du Grand-Guignol de Paris, (a small theater, in an obscure alley in Paris that specialized in sadistic, shocking, explicit, violent melodramas and became known as the "Theater of Horrors." It opened in 1897 and closed in 1962.)

They both agreed on Frankenstein as the best choice. Schayer suggested that Florey would stand a better chance at being assigned the writer and director if he was to present the idea to Carl Laemmle Jr. We present now the script for Frankenstein as it would have been had Bela Lugosi starred and Robert Florey directed.

Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 206 pages, B&W.

Cover price $24.95.

1st printing. Collects Robocop (2003 Avatar) #1-9. By Frank Miller and& Juan Jose Ryp. Frank Miller's original Robocop epic is finally available in one massive tome collecting all nine issues of the series! Robocop was one of the truly great bits of movie and pop culture magic from the 80's, and Frank Miller wanted to deliver a masterpiece with his original movie script, but Hollywood massively edited his work. In full-on action, the Robocop story is told as Frank Miller always intended, composed straight from the master's original writings and scripts! The vast majority of Miller's insane ideas, vicious black humor, and robotic mayhem never made it to the screen, but every last bit is finally unleashed in this series! With sequential adaptation from Steven Grant and art by superstar Juan Jose Ryp, this sci-fi epic is not to be missed! This hardcover edition is limited to 1000 copies with a new cover by artist Juan Jose Ryp. Hardcover, 216 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $39.99.

San Diego Comic Con Exclusive Boom Edition - 1st printing. Collects Robocop (2003 Avatar) #1-9. Written by Frank Miller and Steven Grant. Art by Juan Jose Ryp. Cover by Frank Miller. Collects Frank Miller's Robocop, originally published and collected by Avatar Press. Hardcover, 208 pages, full color. Cover price $29.99.

1st printing. Collects Robocop (2003 Avatar) #1-9. By Frank Miller and& Juan Jose Ryp. Frank Miller's original Robocop epic is finally available in one massive tome collecting all nine issues of the series! Robocop was one of the truly great bits of movie and pop culture magic from the 80's, and Frank Miller wanted to deliver a masterpiece with his original movie script, but Hollywood massively edited his work. In full-on action, the Robocop story is told as Frank Miller always intended, composed straight from the master's original writings and scripts! The vast majority of Miller's insane ideas, vicious black humor, and robotic mayhem never made it to the screen, but every last bit is finally unleashed in this series! With sequential adaptation from Steven Grant and art by superstar Juan Jose Ryp, this sci-fi epic is not to be missed! Softcover, full color. Cover price $29.99.

1st printing. By L. Frank Braum. Featuring six tales of wonder and fantasy from the author of The Wizard of Oz. Softcover (Saddle-Stitched/Stapled), 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 40 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations).

1st Printing.

Written by: Sam Frank

Contains photographs and accompanying text that explore the route film producers have taken in the last decade (1986) when depicting sexual relationships in the movies.

Hardcover, 9-in. x 11-in., 220 pages, B&W

Add to cart Near Mint $9.95

Add to cart Near Mint $9.95

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Cowpiggy!" Story and art by Colleen Madden. Launching a new graphic novel series for young middle-grade readers! Shelley Frankenstein is the great-great-great-granddaughter of a pretty famous mad scientist. She loves to be scared, and tries to make creepy creatures to spook all her friends... but all her experiments seem to backfire. The other kids love her adorable creations. What a disappointment! Finally Shelley and her little brother/assistant, Iggy, stumble upon a haunted graveyard that gives them an idea for the ultimate monster. Throw in a couple abandoned toy animals, and behold... Cowpiggy! Will this new creation send everyone running in terror, like a proper monster? Or will love and cuteness triumph? Softcover, 168 pages, full color. Cover price $14.99.

1st printing. Collects Sherlock Frankenstein and the Legion of Evil (2017 Dark Horse) #1-4 and Black Hammer (2016 Dark Horse) #12.

Written by Jeff Lemire. Art and cover by David Rubin.

This mystery set in the world of superheroes follows a reporter determined to find out what happened to her father: The Black Hammer. All answers seem to lie in Spiral City's infamous insane asylum where some of its dangerous super-villain tenants reside. As she gets closer and closer to the truth she uncovers the dark origin stories of some of Black Hammer's greatest foes and how they tie into the puzzle of what happened to Spiral City's greatest hero. From New York Times bestselling and Eisner-nominated creator Jeff Lemire!

Softcover, 128 pages, full color. Cover price $14.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $9.95

Add to cart Near Mint $9.95

1st printing.

Written by Mark Shulman. Art by Jeff Martin. Cover by Ian Churchill. Back Cover by Jeff Martin.

Few stories are as moving as that of Anne Frank, a young Jewish girl who became known to the world only when her diary was published posthumously after the end of World War II.

Anne Frank: Witness to History! is the biography-in graphic novel format-of the courageous girl who hid with her family from Nazi occupants in Amsterdam, living for two years in a secret annex behind a bookcase. Every day spent in hiding brought new anxieties to Anne and her family, until the day they were discovered and sent to concentration camps.

Full-color illustrations and historically accurate text make this biography an educational and inspiring read for those who enjoy history and graphic novels.

Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 96 pages, full color. All Ages

Cover price $12.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $9.95

1st printing.

Written by Mark Shulman. Art by Kelly Tindall, Jeff Martin and Chris Peterson. Cover by Ian Churchill.

Benjamin Franklin has been called one of the most accomplished and influential Americans in history, and his role in shaping the United States has had a lasting impact that is still felt today.

From his birth in Boston in 1706 to his days as a printer, inventor, and politician, Benjamin Franklin: Inventor of the Nation! tells the story of "the First American" in an accessible graphic novel format. Franklin's research into topics as varied as electricity, meteorology, demography, and oceanography were as wide-ranging and important as his travels, which took him across the globe as a diplomat for the newly founded United States toward the end of the 18th century.

Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 96 pages, full color. All Ages

Cover price $12.99.

1st printing. Story and art by FRANK MILLER. A collector's dream! Sin City fans the world over are clamoring for oversized archival editions of the legendary noir series from Frank Miller and Dark Horse is rising to the occasion! In the tradition of the EC Library, these deluxe hardcovers measure 9' x 12', are printed on high-quality paper stock, and collect each original series along with the color series covers. The four hardcover volumes of set I are packaged in a handsomely designed slipcase-a long-awaited addition to the bookshelves of discriminating comics fans. This slipcase holds volumes one through four of Sin City, the hard-boiled stories that started it all! Never before seen at this size, the now-infamous Marv, Dwight, Gail, Miho, Hartigan, Nancy, and the Yellow Bastard will transport you to Sin City and show you the bloody lives they lead ... bloody by choice or by circumstance. ? Set I includes Sin City Vols. 1-4: The Hard Goodbye, A Dame to Kill For, The Big Fat Kill, and That Yellow Bastard. Cover price $150.00.

2nd and later printings. Story and art by FRANK MILLER. A collector's dream! Sin City fans the world over are clamoring for oversized archival editions of the legendary noir series from Frank Miller and Dark Horse is rising to the occasion! In the tradition of the EC Library, these deluxe hardcovers measure 9' x 12', are printed on high-quality paper stock, and collect each original series along with the color series covers. The four hardcover volumes of set I are packaged in a handsomely designed slipcase-a long-awaited addition to the bookshelves of discriminating comics fans. This slipcase holds volumes one through four of Sin City, the hard-boiled stories that started it all! Never before seen at this size, the now-infamous Marv, Dwight, Gail, Miho, Hartigan, Nancy, and the Yellow Bastard will transport you to Sin City and show you the bloody lives they lead ... bloody by choice or by circumstance. ? Set I includes Sin City Vols. 1-4: The Hard Goodbye, A Dame to Kill For, The Big Fat Kill, and That Yellow Bastard. Cover price $150.00.

1st printing. Story and art by FRANK MILLER. This second Sin City slipcase completes our oversized archival editions, available only in these exceptional collections. The handsome 9'x12' books feature the individual stories printed on high-quality paper stock and showcase Miller's atmospheric cover art from both the original trades as well as the original comics! Created with serious Frank Miller collectors and art connoisseurs in mind, these new archival editions are sure to satisfy! ? This slipcase holds Sin City volumes five through seven: Family Values, Miller's first direct-to-trade work; Booze, Broads, and Bullets, an expansive compilation of short stories from the Town without Pity; and Hell and Back, the longest Sin City story to date! ? This Library set also includes The Art of Sin City, a lush complement to these deluxe editions. The Art of Sin City extends the reach of the Eisner, Harvey, and National Cartoonists Society award-winning series by showcasing content-such as Miller's preliminary sketches-that cannot be found elsewhere. Now the groundbreaking work that sent a rush of adrenaline through the entire industry is available in an attractive archival format! ? Set II includes Sin City Vols. 5-7: Family Values, Booze, Broads, and Bullets, Hell and Back; and The Art of Sin City Cover price $150.00.