Frank comic books issue 1

1st printing. Written by Michael Butterworth. Art by Frank Bellamy. Michael Butterworth's epic-length series of articles recounting the history of the First World War from the pages of Look and Learn, fully illustrated each week by the incomparable Frank Bellamy, are collected for the first time. From the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand in Sarajevo through the desperate battles fought at Gallipoli, Verdun, the Somme, and Passchendaele, the story is told in a series of beautifully illustrated episodes that are suitable for children. Softcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 112 pages, PC/PB&W. NOTE: Limited to 1,250 copies. Cover price $43.00.

1st printing. A perfect match of form and content, Storeyville was originally published in 1995 as a 40-page tabloid newspaper. Now rare, it was printed in black and white, along with a set of three muted tones ranging from sandy yellow to deep sepia, and it described the arc of a youthful adventure that took its protagonist, Will, from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Montreal, Quebec at the opening of the twentieth century. Rendered with humor, pathos and a gentle graphic flair, this story brings Will to terms with himself and his fate. It is a sprawling story that gives Santoro ample opportunity to showcase his love of drawing through dramatic cityscapes, landscapes and seascapes rendered in a unique combination of pencils, inks and grey-scale markers. Hugely influential on the likes of Chris Ware, Seth and many others, this long out-of-print cult work finally gets a proper release with this deluxe new hardcover edition. Hardcover, 54 pages, partial color. Cover price $24.95.

10.5" x 13.5", 6 pages, B&W

1st printing. Edited by Arnie & Cathy Fenner. This final entry in Arnie and Cathy Fenner's Frazetta trilogy features 150 full-color paintings by the renowned artist and illustrator, ranging in subject matter from barbarian battles to erotica to religious art, as well as photos from his personal archives, complete with comments and anecdotes by the artist and the editors, along with testimonials from graphic-art luminaries Dave Stevens, Bruce Timm, and Bernie Wrightson. Softcover, 9-in. x 11 1/2-in., 160 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $29.95.

Written by Christopher Hill and S.A. Check. Art by Brendon Fraim & Various. Cover by Greg LaRocque. Halloween is here and The Boys are at it again! In this special 48 page giant issue we have crammed brand new spooky Stooge tales guaranteed to tickle you with terror as only Larry, Moe, and Curly can! In the first story, the slapstick curse of FrankenStooge is released upon an unsuspecting village. We're also delivering more Stooge for your buck with Halloween tricks and treats that pay homage to America's funniest trio of loveable oafs. Get your Stooge on just in time for Fall hijinks with The Boys! 48 pages, full color. Cover price $4.99.

Written by Christopher Hill and S.A. Check. Art by Brendon Fraim & Various. Cover by Jon Pinto. Halloween is here and The Boys are at it again! In this special 48 page giant issue we have crammed brand new spooky Stooge tales guaranteed to tickle you with terror as only Larry, Moe, and Curly can! In the first story, the slapstick curse of FrankenStooge is released upon an unsuspecting village. We're also delivering more Stooge for your buck with Halloween tricks and treats that pay homage to America's funniest trio of loveable oafs. Get your Stooge on just in time for Fall hijinks with The Boys! 48 pages, full color. Cover price $4.99.

Add to cart Very Fine $6.80

Photo Cover. Written by Christopher Hill and S.A. Check. Art by Brendon Fraim & Various. Halloween is here and The Boys are at it again! In this special 48 page giant issue we have crammed brand new spooky Stooge tales guaranteed to tickle you with terror as only Larry, Moe, and Curly can! In the first story, the slapstick curse of FrankenStooge is released upon an unsuspecting village. We're also delivering more Stooge for your buck with Halloween tricks and treats that pay homage to America's funniest trio of loveable oafs. Get your Stooge on just in time for Fall hijinks with The Boys! 48 pages, full color. Cover price $4.99.

Limited 1 for 3 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Christopher Hill and S.A. Check. Art by Brendon Fraim & Various. Halloween is here and The Boys are at it again! In this special 48 page giant issue we have crammed brand new spooky Stooge tales guaranteed to tickle you with terror as only Larry, Moe, and Curly can! In the first story, the slapstick curse of FrankenStooge is released upon an unsuspecting village. We're also delivering more Stooge for your buck with Halloween tricks and treats that pay homage to America's funniest trio of loveable oafs. Get your Stooge on just in time for Fall hijinks with The Boys! 48 pages, full color. Cover price $4.99.

Add to cart Fine $5.10

Blank Sketch Cover. Written by Christopher Hill and S.A. Check. Art by Brendon Fraim & Various. Halloween is here and The Boys are at it again! In this special 48 page giant issue we have crammed brand new spooky Stooge tales guaranteed to tickle you with terror as only Larry, Moe, and Curly can! In the first story, the slapstick curse of FrankenStooge is released upon an unsuspecting village. We're also delivering more Stooge for your buck with Halloween tricks and treats that pay homage to America's funniest trio of loveable oafs. Get your Stooge on just in time for Fall hijinks with The Boys! 48 pages, full color. Cover price $4.99.

1st printing. Written by Alastair Crompton. Art and cover by Frank Hampson. Tomorrow Revisited is a wholly rewritten and updated version of The Man Who Drew Tomorrow by Alastair Crompton. The book is crammed with superb examples of Frank Hampson's best work, printed in full color from original art boards, so you can see all the amazing detail and painstaking backgrounds Hampson was so good at creating. When he had completed The Road of Courage, Hampson went on to create seven other strip cartoon characters, intended for Eagle. Now these amazing strips are printed for the first time, together with backgrounds and some of the intended story-lines. Hardcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 224 pages, full color. Cover price $47.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $18.00

Add to cart Near Mint $18.00

1st printing. Collects Van Helsing vs. Frankenstein (2016) #1-5. Written by Patrick Shand. Art by Leonardo Colapietro and Roberta Ingranata. Cover by Slamet Mujiono. Liesel Van Helsing has dedicated her life to keeping the streets of New? York City safe from the otherworldly threats that lurk in the night. However, when she teams up with a hunter who is every bit as cunning as she is, the very nature of the hunt is thrown into question. With the tables turned, and Helsing now on the run from an unstoppable foe, she must unite with the creatures of darkness if she wishes to survive. Softcover, 136 pages, full color. Cover price $19.99.

1st printing. Written by Neil Gaiman, and Garth Ennis. Art and Cover by Frank Quitely. Don't miss this showcase for the amazing art of Frank Quitely! Hardcover, 144 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $24.99.

Revised Edition - 1st printing.

Edited by Gary J. & Susan Svehla.

Starting with Edison's 1910 Frankenstein through 2004's Van Helsing, this book stands as a testament to the durability of Mary Shelley's original novel. Whether we look at Frankenstein's Monster as the bogeyman, as metaphor, as kindred spirit, or as society's mirror, the fact remains that Mary Shelley knew not what she wrought during that haunted summer of 1816, and this volume is the latest effort in a relatively short line that tries to explain, looking at both cinema past and present, the meaning of Boris Karloff's immortal words from 1935's Bride of Frankenstein-"We belong dead!"

Softcover, 298 pages, B&W.

Cover price $25.00.

Add to cart Very Fine $24.00

Add to cart Fine $17.75

Add to cart Fine $17.75

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "The Draft!" Collects Weapon X (2002 2nd Series) #1-5 plus all the 2002 Weapon X 1-shots (Weapon X: Agent Zero, Kane, Marrow, Sauron, and Wild Child) featuring the formation of the team. Written by FRANK TIERI. One-Shots by Various. Art and cover by GEORGES JEANTY. The Weapon X Program...the name is synonymous with the creation of the most dangerous character in the Marvel Universe, Wolverine. But their legacy does not end there. Now the Program is back and more dangerous than ever. The Program's new leader, the man known only as the Director, has gathered an elite mutant strike force bent on one secret agenda...the destruction of the mutant race. And the Director's first priority is recapturing his most elite agent - Sabretooth! Softcover, 240 pages, full color. Cover price $21.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Mad About Meatloaf!" Written by Maureen Fergus. Art and cover by Alexandra Bye. Meet Weenie, a meatloaf-obsessed wiener dog, and his best friends Frank and Beans in this hilarious early graphic novel for fans of Narwhal and Jelly and The Bad Guys. Weenie loves his human, Bob. He loves his guinea pig friend Beans and his cat friend Frank. He loves naps, adventures and sharing. In fact, Weenie loves pretty much everything (except the mail carrier). But the thing Weenie loves and desires more than anything else in the world is meatloaf. And he'll do anything to get it. Join Weenie, Frank and Beans on a laugh-out-loud meatloaf adventure, complete with a trench coat disguise, a wild meatloaf trap and even a hungry wolf. Softcover, 6-in. x 8-in., 56 pages, full color. All Ages Cover price $9.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $8.95

Add to cart Near Mint $8.95

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Mad About Meatloaf!"

Written by Maureen Fergus. Art and cover by Alexandra Bye.

Meet Weenie, a meatloaf-obsessed wiener dog, and his best friends Frank and Beans in this hilarious early graphic novel for fans of Narwhal and Jelly and The Bad Guys.

Weenie loves his human, Bob. He loves his guinea pig friend Beans and his cat friend Frank. He loves naps, adventures and sharing. In fact, Weenie loves pretty much everything (except the mail carrier). But the thing Weenie loves and desires more than anything else in the world is meatloaf. And he'll do anything to get it.

Join Weenie, Frank and Beans on a laugh-out-loud meatloaf adventure, complete with a trench coat disguise, a wild meatloaf trap and even a hungry wolf.

Hardcover, 6-in. x 8-in., 56 pages, full color. All Ages

Cover price $12.99.

Add to cart Fine $2.65

Add to cart Fine $2.65

Benjamin Franklin dies, and that's just the start of his amazing adventure in Welcome to Heaven, Dr. Franklin. Where he expects to find God, he instead finds an ancient Roman emperor, and the crazy conflict that ensues could only spring from the mind of Bill Messner-Loebs. The informed and demented view of history that Messner-Loebs used when writing Epicurus the Sage and Journey first came to light with Welcome to Heaven, Dr. Franklin, which was serialized in Cerebus issues 34 through 38. Messner-Loebs drew the first installment in 1981, making 2006 the 25th anniversary of this work. "This is a story that those of us who were reading Cerebus back then remember fondly, and it was where a lot of us first discovered Bill's work," explains About Comics publisher Nat Gertler, "but while the Cerebus stories from these issues have been reprinted repeatedly, Dr. Franklin never has. It's long since time that this story stopped being hidden in the dusty longboxes of old Cerebus collectors and be brought back out for readers." Some readers know Messner-Loebs primarily as a writer, particularly for his long run on The Flash. Others know him for work like the Dead Detective stories in Wasteland, where he was chosen to draw from someone else's script. For Dr. Franklin, this double-threat talent both wrote and drew the material himself. This new edition sports a brand new cover. "When I first considered publishing other people's work under the About Comics label, Welcome to Heaven, Dr. Franklin was on a short list of books I wanted to produce. When I went back and counted the pages, I realized that it wasn't enough pages for a book - Bill had created this full, rich work in about the length of a single issue. These days, when so many writers are taking six issues to tell a simple story, it's refreshing to be reminded that a graphic novella can be done efficiently without seeming rushed." Welcome to Heaven, Dr. Franklin (ISBN 0-9753958-7-4) is a black-and-white one-shot with color covers, priced at $2.95. The story contains non-erotic nudity, a non-dogmatic view of heaven, and a character named "Sunshine Aquarius". It is not recommended for people who are offended by such things. Cover price $2.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $12.00

1st printing. Written by Jay Neugenboren. Art and cover by Eli Neugenboren. Frankie King was a precocious student and a promising basketball player at Brooklyn's James Madison High School in the early 1950s. Sportswriters were comparing Frankie to the greatest college and professional players of all time, and he was recruited as a starting guard at the University of North Carolina. But Frankie dropped out before playing a single game. This graphic novel follows King's enigmatic life from its auspicious start in the limelight to his very reclusive existence in New York City, where he authored more than forty novels, including a popular series of cozy cat mysteries written under a woman's pseudonym. This is the story of a unique and sometimes troubled life, as well as a meditation on dreams realized, lost, and abandoned. Softcover, 6-in. x 8 1/2-in., 128 pages, full color. Cover price $21.95.

April 20, 1906. Smashing the Auto Record; or, Bart Wilson at the Speed Lever - by Edward N. Fox. 11" x 8", 32 pages. Cover price $0.05.

October 24, 1902. First Issue. Precursor to Street & Smith's Wild West Weekly pulp magazine. The format is usually referred to as "nickel weekly" instead of "dime novel" format as this is standard magazine size. This issue features the short novel "Young Wild West, The Price of the Saddle" by An Old Scout. 8-in. x 11 1/4-in., 36 pages, black and white. Cover price $0.05.

May 11, 1898. Stories of the Spanish-American War. In this issue: The Drummer Boy; or, Young American to the Front. 11" x 8", 32 pages. Cover price $0.05.

March 25, 1898. Young Glory The Hero of the White Squadron. 32 pages, 11" x 8". Cover price $0.05.