The Comics comic books issue 1

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Story by Leslie Charteris. Art and cover by Alex Raymond. Secret Agent X-9 was a comic strip created by writer Dashiell Hammett (The Maltese Falcon) and artist Alex Raymond (Flash Gordon). At the time of these strips, the writer was Leslie Charteris, who created The Saint. Collects the Secret Agent X-9 daily strip from September 23 to November 16, 1935. In one of his earliest cases, Agent X-9 and his rotund sidekick Sidney Carp encounter the mystery man known as The Fixer. 13-1/2-in., x 9-1/2-in. 24 pages, B&W.

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1st printing.

Written by Stephane Lapuss. Art and cover by Goum.

Did you ever wonder what your pets get up to when you're not home? Find out in this collection of hilarious new animal comics based on The Secret Life of Pets, the award-winning Universal Studios animated comedy!

A giftbook-size hardcover volume, packed with funny animal strips perfect for pet-lovers.

Hardcover, 6-in. x 8-in., 96 pages, full color. All Ages

Cover price $14.99.

(W) Marc Shapiro and Julie Newmar (A) Emiliano Urdinola 32 pages, FC. Cover price $3.99.

1st printing. By Stan Lee. Secrets Behind the Comics was a wonderful source of material to help inspiring young writers and artists to break into the comic book industry. Features a profile on Syd Shores and his creation the Blonde Phantom, Mike Sekowsky, Basil Wolverton, Al Jaffee and Martin Goodman. One of the gems of this book is a detailed description of how Captain America was created. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 100 pages, Text (with B&W Illustrations and photos). Cover price $20.00.

Written by Len Mihalovich, art by Phil Miller. 24 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $9.95

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1st printing.

Story and art by Guiseppe Falco.

The African savannah, a windswept expanse of tall grass, a few all-too-rare trees, overwhelming heat... and more than a few hungry predators. Sengi, the little mouse, finds himself alone after the death of his mother and must learn to survive. Tembo, the old elephant, feels that his life is coming to an end. So he decides to leave his herd to try to reach the "Land without beginning," a mythical place accessible by a secret passage to the west. These two disparate lives, that of the pragmatic mouse and the even-tempered elephant, will collide and join paths.

Softcover, 6-in. x 8 1/2-in., 132 pages, full color.

Cover price $14.99.

1st printing.

Story and art by Bex Ollerton.

From artist and curator Bex Ollerton comes an anthology featuring comics from thirty autistic creators about their experiences of living in a world that doesn't always understand or accept them. Sensory: Life on the Spectrum contains illustrated explorations of everything from life pre-diagnosis to tips on how to explain autism to someone who doesn't have it, to suggestions for how to soothe yourself when you're feeling overstimulated.

This book depicts these varied experiences with the kind of insight that only those who have lived them can have.

Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 176 pages, full color.

Cover price $19.99.

Vol. 1 - 1971. An overview of the history of Tijuana Bibles. 8.25" x 10.5", 144 pages, B&W. Cover price $3.50.

X-Rated comic book spoof of Star Trek the Next Generation. 6.5" x 10", 32 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $2.95.

Written by Patrick Burnett. 24 pages, Full color. Cover price $2.95.

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1st printing. Collects Sh*Tshow (2020 Scout) #1-3.

Written by Adam Barnhardt. Art and cover by Samir Simao.

Balam destroyed Legend's Legion, Earth, and all we knew. This thrust the hero formerly known as Legend onto the circus circuit, and all was well -- as well as a drunkard can be, of course -- until Balam returned. The Magnificent McCoys vs. Balam the Feared -- surely nothing can go wrong when the sh*t hits the fan, right?

Collects all three issues of the hit Scout Comics series and includes the never before printed Sh*tShow Encyclopedia!

Softcover, 100 pages, full color. Mature Readers

Cover price $14.99.

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Written and illustrated by Jimmy Gownley. B&W, 32 pages, standard paper stock. Cover price $2.95.

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Volume 1 - 1st printing. "The Steel Prince!" Collects Shades of Magic: The Steel Prince (2018 Titan Comics) #1-4.

Written by V.E Schwab. Art by Andrea Olimpieri and Enrica Eren Angiolini. Cover by Claudia SG Iannicello.

#1 New York Times bestseller V.E. Schwab tells a new story in the world of her hit fantasy series, Shades of Magic - perfect for fans of bloody, swashbuckling adventure and gritty fantasy!

The arrogant prince Maxim is banished from Red London to the lawless Blood Coast, where he faces unruly soldiers, rogue magicians, and an intoxicatingly deadly pirate queen... Sumptuously illustrated by Andrea Olimpieri (Dishonored) and Enrica Angiolini (Warhammer 40,000)!

Softcover, 112 pages, full color.

Cover price $16.99.

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Written by Chris Jackson. Art by Ed Ball. Cover Art by Ed Ball and Sam Wright. 6 1/2-in. x 10-in., 24 pages, B/W. Cover price $2.00.

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1st printing. Collects Shadow Doctor (2021 Aftershock) #1-5.

Written by Peter Calloway. Art by Georges Jeanty. Cover by Mark Chiarello.

Years in the making, this is the true story of writer Peter Calloway's grandfather, Nathaniel Calloway, a Black man who graduated from medical school in the early 1930s. Unable to get work at any Chicago hospital (because he was Black) and unable to secure a loan from a bank to start his own practice (because he was Black), Nathaniel turned to the only other source of money in Prohibition-era Chicago: the Mafia, run by none other than Al Capone.

One of the most profoundly fascinating, startling and significant stories AfterShock has ever published, SHADOW DOCTOR features the artwork of Eisner Award-winner Georges Jeanty (The American Way, X-Tremists) and covers illustrated by the inimitable Mark Chiarello!

Softcover, 128 pages, full color.

Cover price $16.99.

Written by Gene Luen Yang. Art by Sonny Liew. This exclusive comic was given away free with kids meals from Panda Express in celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. Featuring The Green Turtle, the first Asian American superhero, created by Chu Hing in 1944 for Blazing Comics. 24 pages, full color.

1st printing.

Text by Paul Davies.

Experience Lara Croft's defining moment as she becomes the Tomb Raider. As she races to save the world from a Maya apocalypse, Lara will ultimately be forged into the Tomb Raider she is destined to be. The Shadow of The Tomb Raider Official Art Book features exclusive concept art and developer interviews detailing the climactic conclusion of Lara Croft's origin story.

Hardcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 192 pages, full color. Cover price $39.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $21.00

Add to cart Near Mint $21.00

1st printing. Based on the Story by H.P. LoveCraft. Adapted by Simon Birks. Art and cover by RH Stewart. Robert Olmstead is on his way from Newburyport to Arkham the cheapest way possible. Unfortunately, for him, this means taking the bus through shadowed Innsmouth. Armed with his notebook, he intends to make a day of it, studying the local architecture and getting to know more about this mysterious place that neighbouring towns shun. Why are the inhabitants so unwilling to speak to him, and what curse afflicts them which causes their faces to change and their eyes to stare, unblinking. Hardcover, 112 pages, full color. Cover price $39.99.

Story by Richard Rivera and Alex Lobato. Art and cover by Clara Meath. Kickstarter series which was later picked up by Scout Comics. Cover price $5.99.

Story by Joe Martino. Art by Joe Martino. Cover by Naser Subashi and John Orlando. The first incarnation of Joe Martinos Shadowflame, from Joe Monks, publisher of Joseph Michael Linsners Cry For Dawn, credited here as JGM Comics. Suicidal after the murder of his wife, policeman Tom Wyatt instead learns he has inherited a birthright to an alien force called the Shadowflame. 24 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $1.95.

1st printing.

A behind-the-scenes guide to the latest blockbuster in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Includes all-new interviews with the cast and talent behind the cameras! Experience the interviews with the stars and teams dedicated to bringing this brand new movie to life!

Hardcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 150 pages, full color.

Cover price $19.99.

1st printing. By Troy D. Smith. SHAOLIN BREW: RACE, COMICS, AND EVOLUTION OF SUPERHERO looks at how the comic book industry developed from a white perspective and how minority characters were and are viewed through a stereotypical white gaze. Further, the book explores how voices of color have launched a shift in the industry, taking nonwhite characters who were originally viewed through a white lens and situating them outside the framework of whiteness. The financial success of Blaxploitation and Kung Fu films in the early 1970s led to major comics publishers creating, for the first time, Black and Asian superhero characters who headlined their own comics. Author Troy D. Smith focuses on Asian, Black, and Latinx representation in the comic industry and how it has evolved over the years. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 288 pages, Text (with B&W Illustrations). Cover price $30.00.

1st printing. Written by David Elliott. Art by Alex Horley. Sharky is the Earth-bound son of Odin and the grandson of Zeus - and he just hit puberty! All his life, he's been raised by his mom, with no idea of who is father was. Now he's hit puberty, only to discover that the "no-good-S.O.B" is none other than Odin! Whenever something sets off his hormones, he transforms into the demi-god Sharky, complete with a body The Rock would kill to have and the strength of a superman! Hardcover, 7-in. x 10-in., 144 pages, full color. Cover price $19.99.

1st printing. Written by Jeff Yang. Art by Gene Luen Yang. Cover Art by Cliff Chiang. This new book expands its horizon to include edgier genres, from hard-boiled pulp to horror, adventure, fantasy, and science fiction. Using this darker range of hues, it seeks to subvert and shatter the hidebound stereotypes that have obscured the Asian image since the earliest days of immigration: the stoic brute, the prodigious brain, the exotic temptress, the inscrutable alien, the devious manipulator. Softcover, 8-in. x 10-in., 208 pages, B&W Cover price $21.95.

Ashcan. New York Comic Con Exclusive Metal Cover by Diana Naneva. Story by Heather Hale. Art by Digii Daguna. Ashcan Preview of She Bites (2022 Scout Comics). Elsie Baker is a 134-year-old vampire in the body of a 9-year-old girl. Sick and tired of stupid adults treating her like a lost little girl and not letting her buy cigarettes, Elsie decides to hire a babysitter to be her chaperone. Enter Brenda Zielinski, a suicidal teenager in search of some quick cash so she can buy a one-way ticket to Scotland to jump off a cliff. Despite the generous payday, it turns out that babysitting a vampire might be more trouble than it's worth.

1st printing. Collects She Bites (2022 Scout Comics) #1-3. Written by Hedwig Hale. Art and cover by Alberto Hernandez R. Pittsburgh, 1997. A 134-year-old vampire stuck in her forever 9-year-old little girl body is squatting in a basement apartment she stole from a local pedophile who made the mistake of trying to take her home. This is Elsie Baker, and she's sick and tired of stupid adults treating her like a lost little kid. To get out of the house without being hassled, she hires a babysitter to be her chaperone. Enter Brenda Zielinski, a suicidal teenager searching for some quick cash so she can end things in style: buy a one-way ticket to Scotland to jump off a cliff. Despite the generous payday, it turns out that babysitting a vampire might be more trouble than it's worth. Softcover, 72 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $14.99.

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Story by Andy Rivera, art by Sergio Rios. Cover price $15.00.

Add to cart Near Mint $14.00

1st printing. Collects Shepherd: The Valentine (2022 Scout Comics) #1-3 and Shepherd: The Pit (2022 Black Caravan). Written by Andrea L. Molinari, Alexandria P. Molinari, and Roberto X. Molinari. Art by Jaime Martinez Rodriguez and Ramiro Borrallo. Cover by Jaime Martinez Rodriguez. Foreword by Andrea Lorenzo Molinari and Andrea L. Molinari. Introductions by Jaime Martinez Rodriguez and Ramiro Barrallo. Like their father, Prof. Lawrence Miller (aka The Shepherd), Lexi and her little brother Nico are lightning rods for those in need. One such person arrives at their door-a little girl named Vee. The child has recently escaped from a vicious killer. Traumatized, the girl explains that when she was taken, she was carrying a gift for her mother. During escape, it was left behind. Now, Vee wants it back. In The Pit, Lexi and Nico are visited by a spectral dog, a victim of a local dog-fighting ring. Yet, despite his brutal death, the spirit is determined to free the surviving animals still imprisoned. What follows is a desperate rescue attempt that penetrates the heart of darkness. Hardcover, 98 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $24.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Apokatastasis!"

Written by Andrea L. Molinari and Roberto X. Molinari. Art by Luca Panciroli and Ryan Showers. Cover by David Mack.

Black Caravan Imprint.

After Professor Lawrence Miller's teenage son Val's tragic death, he cannot shake the sense that his son's soul is lost and wandering between heaven and earth. Grief-stricken, Lawrence has become convinced he can rescue his son, but at what cost?

What lengths will Lawrence go to in this supernatural thriller from the father/son writing team or Andrea Lorenzo Molinari and Xavier Roberto Molinari.

Softcover, 130 pages, full color.

Cover price $19.99.

1st printing. Written by William Gillette and Bret M. Herholz. Art by Bret M. Herholz. Alice Faulkner possesses documents that could cause a devastating royal scandal. Unfortunately, she has fallen into the hands of a pair of unscrupulous people who wish to use her possessions for their own ill benefit. Sherlock Holmes and his trusted friend, Doctor Watson, must rescue this unfortunate young woman and avert the impending scandal. Bret Herholz brings an Edward Gorey style to the play written and performed by the greatest Sherlock Holmes actor of the early 20th-century, William Gillette. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 112 pages, B&W. Cover price $11.99.

2nd and later printings. Written by William Gillette and Bret M. Herholz. Art by Bret M. Herholz. Alice Faulkner possesses documents that could cause a devastating royal scandal. Unfortunately, she has fallen into the hands of a pair of unscrupulous people who wish to use her possessions for their own ill benefit. Sherlock Holmes and his trusted friend, Doctor Watson, must rescue this unfortunate young woman and avert the impending scandal. Bret Herholz brings an Edward Gorey style to the play written and performed by the greatest Sherlock Holmes actor of the early 20th-century, William Gillette. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 112 pages, B&W. Cover price $11.99.

1st printing. Collects Shi No Kage (2021 Blackbox Comics) #1-5.

Written by Neil Davis. Art by Gus Mauk. Cover by Jae Lee. Back Cover by Gus Mauk.

After the murder of one of his clan's seven samurai, the young warrior Hachiro is called upon to finish his training. Bound by a sense of honor to his sister and community, he battles through a gauntlet filled with demons, beasts and his past while his village braces for war.

Softcover, 96 pages, full color.

Cover price $14.99.

(W) Steven Peros (A) Billy Tucci, Gardenio Lima (CA) Kenneth Rocafort Upon learning that she is full-blooded Japanese, Ana Ishikawa has unlocked a danger that she's not prepared for-her birth mother's wrath that comes in the form of a viciously cold, single-minded killer, bent on destroying all that Ana loves. Comics superstar Kenneth Rocafort lends his extraordinary talents to Shi with this stunning cover! Cover price $5.99.

(W) Steven Peros (A) Billy Tucci, Gardenio Lima (CA) Jeff Chapman Upon learning that she is full-blooded Japanese, Ana Ishikawa has unlocked a danger that she's not prepared for… her birth mother's wrath that comes in the form of a viciously cold, single-minded killer, bent on destroying all that Ana loves. Groundbreaking artist Jeff Chapman covers Shi with this stunning variant! Cover price $5.99.

(W) Steven Peros (A) Billy Tucci, Gardenio Lima (CA) Billy Tucci, Wes Hartman Upon learning that she is full-blooded Japanese, Ana Ishikawa has unlocked a danger that she's not prepared for… her birth mother's wrath that comes in the form of a viciously cold, single-minded killer, bent on destroying all that Ana loves. Billy Tucci covers this special, virgin PEARL LIKE ENHANCED variant to celebrate Shi's 30th Anniversary! Cover price $30.00.

1st Printing - March 2000. "Survival" - Cover by Sam Wright, written by Juanita Stone, art by Sean Clinkscales. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.75.

Add to cart Near Mint $17.99

Add to cart Near Mint $17.99

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Shipwreck (2016)#1-6.

Written by Warren Ellis. Art and cover by Phil Hester.

Dr Jonathan Shipwright, sole survivor of a very unusual and very secret shipwreck, doesn't know where he is. Seemingly trapped on an endless road, in pursuit of a saboteur who holds the key to his salvation - or doom. Industry legend WARREN ELLIS joins AfterShock comics with this mysterious and captivating tale full of shock, secrets and surprises.

From the co-creator and writer of AUTHORITY, TRANSMETROPOLITAN and PLANETARY.

Softcover, 136 pages, full color.

NOTE: "SHIPWRECK might not be the first title readers think of when they think of new Ellis works, but...I have a feeling that that could (and should) change!" - Justin Partridge of Newsarama.com Cover price $17.99.

1st printing. Collects Shiver Bureau (2018 Scout) #1-7.

Story and art by Walt Ostlie.

A cross between Sherlock Holmes and Ghostbusters, Shiver Bureau is the tale of a formidable detective that is forced into a partnership with a wise-cracking, hotshot inspector to save London from being overrun by ghosts and monsters. Racing through the city to solve a case of missing orphans, they run into gangs, ghosts, dockside mafia, and a giant monster, all while trying not to kill each other.

Softcover, 168 pages, full color.

Cover price $19.99.

1st printing. Collects Piecemeal (2020 Aftershock), God of Tremors (2021 Aftershock), and 10 Years to Death (2021).

Written by Cullen Bunn, Peter Milligan, and Aaron Douglas. Art by Szymon Kudranski, Piotr Kowalski, and Cliff Richards. Cover by Andrei Bressan.

Collecting three popular Prestige-Format One Shocks for the very first time!

A house haunted by the spirit of a killer and the teens who release him; a young boy beset by demons and an equally evil pastor father; and the true story of a murderer getting his just reward...SHOCK TREATMENT collects three tall tales to make your skin crawl, created by AfterShock's best and brightest.

Featuring PIECEMEAL from Cullen Bunn (THE HEATHENS, DARK ARK) and Szymon Kudranski (BLACK EYED KIDS), GOD OF TREMORS from Peter Milligan (OUT OF BODY) and Piotr Kowalski (JOIN THE FUTURE), and 10 YEARS TO DEATH from Aaron Douglas (Chief from Battlestar Galactica) and Cliff Richards (SHOCK, AFTERDARK) - celebrating the Prestige One Shot format!

Softcover, 136 pages, full color.

Cover price $19.99.

1st printing.

Written by Cullen Bunn. Art by Dalibor Talajic. Cover by Andrei Bressan.

Collecting three popular Prestige-Format One Shocks for the very first time!

Dive to fathomless depths of both love and body horror, dream of Cthulhu, an ageless horror soon to wreak havoc on the world, and solve a fairy tale crime that'll ruin your childhood! SHOCK VALUE collects three tall tales created by AfterShock's best and brightest.

Featuring EDEN from Cullen Bunn (PIECEMEAL, DARK ARK) and Dalibor Talaji? (WITCH HAMMER, RELAY), MISKATONIC: EVEN DEATH MAY DIE from Mark Sable (WAR ON TERROR: GODKILLERS) and Giorgio Pontrelli (Dylan Dog) and TALES OF MOTHER F. GOOSE from Frank Tieri (AFTERDARK, PESTILENCE) and Joe Eisma (Morning Glories, Engineward).

Softcover, 136 pages, full color.

Cover price $19.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Introduction by David Donnell. Softcover, 96 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $15.95.

1st printing. Written by Pete Toms. Art and cover by Aleks Sennwald. A loving and hilarious pastiche of the detective genre. Legendary kid detective "Pops" Popowski prefers to work alone. But when she's saddled with a rookie partner named Mary Branwell, Pops won't stop until she discovers who offed Mary's parents, whether Branwell wants her to or not. Softcover, 6-in. x 6-in., 48 pages, full color. Cover price $9.95.

1st printing.

Written by Nate Olson. Art and cover by Nicolas Chapuis.

Mark Lee Gardner's award-winning book Shot All to Hell follows Jesse James and his notorious gang of outlaws as they plan, carry out-and ultimately bungle-the most famous bank robbery in Western history. In September 1876, the James-Younger Gang forced their way into Northfield, Minnesota's First National Bank, only to find themselves in a deadly battle against a horde of heroic citizens intent on defending their town from the Missourian marauders. Featuring stunning artwork and an exciting, faithful-to-the-novel script from Nate Olson and Gardner himself, Shot All to Hell: The Graphic Novel offers comics fans a thrilling Western adventure featuring the most famous American outlaw of all time.

Hardcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 136 pages, full color. Cover price $24.99.

1st printing. By Roger Langridge and Gordon Rennie. Harvey Award Winner Roger Langridge has been lauded for his work on The Muppet Show Comic Book, Thor: The Mighty Avenger, Doctor Who, and his groundbreaking Fred The Clown. This month while you are checking out his new KABOOM! series Snarked, make sure you grab this collection of Langridge's best, uncollected works. Feast your eyes upon such marvels as Fred the Clown's Flying Parsnip! See the Devil get outfoxed by the one and only Leppo! Behold the world's greatest swordsman, the Kabuki Kid! All this and the first time all of his Mugwhump stips have been compiled under one cover! Softcover, 224 pages, full color. Cover price $19.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects All Star Comics (1940-1978) #58-74 and Adventure Comics (1938-1983 1st Series) #461-466. Written by PAUL LEVITZ and GERRY CONWAY. Art by WALLACE WOOD and JOE STATON. Cover by JOE STATON and DICK GIORDANO. The JSA's 1970s adventures are collected in a value-priced Showcase edition! Don't miss the team's battles with the Psycho-Pirate, Vandal Savage, the Injustice Society and more. Softcover, 448 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.99.

1st printing. Written by Patrick Storck. Art and cover by Glauco Silva. Join Fiona, Donkey and all your favorite characters from Shrek in this collection of issues #1-4 of the Shrek comic series from Joe Books. Shrek attempts to renovate his money-pit-in-swamp to make room for the growing triplets and almost everything goes wrong! A nice day at the local fair turns into total chaos and Shrek aims to stop a master scheme. Enjoy these stories and more in the DreamWorks Shrek Comics Collection. Softcover, 96 pages, full color. All Ages Cover price $9.99.

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Hallowed Seasonings - By Rick Smith and Tania Menesse. Shuck has his hands full on All Hallow's Eve -- Thursday Friday is missing out on trick or treating; the Deaduns are out to cause some "may hemmed"; and his long-gone companion still hasn't shown up. Read about one neighborhood's Halloween night in this all-new series! 24 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.