Mysteries comic books issue 1

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Written by Stephanie Williams. Art by Asia Simone. Cover by Shauna Grant. When a renowned Pegasus returns to Zephyr Heights for a high-flying tournament in his honor, everything seems to be going well…until his sudden disappearance!In this whodunnit, everypony has a different version of what actually happened, but only when theyre fully pieced together can we unravel this mystery! Look for clues along with your favorite characters and figure out what happened to the vanishing Pegasus in this oversized one-shot! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $5.99.

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Written by Stephanie Williams. Art by Asia Simone. Cover by Sophie Scruggs. When a renowned Pegasus returns to Zephyr Heights for a high-flying tournament in his honor, everything seems to be going well…until his sudden disappearance!In this whodunnit, everypony has a different version of what actually happened, but only when theyre fully pieced together can we unravel this mystery! Look for clues along with your favorite characters and figure out what happened to the vanishing Pegasus in this oversized one-shot! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $5.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing.

I.W. Publishing became notorious for publishing unauthorized reprints of other company's comics, often with new covers. The numbering of most of the company's titles is misleading, often not starting at issue #1 and skipping issue numbers. Incredibly though, the company produced 118 separate titles, no mean achievement, which is where we start with Strange Mysteries: issues #9-2, an eccentric mix of weird and strange tales from Jay Disbrow, George H. Appel, Ross Andru, Ben Brown, Bernard Baily, Everett Raymond Kinstler, Syd Shores, Gene Fawcette, and Carl Burgos. So all in all, quite a potpourri plus you get the additional bonus issue Strange Worlds featuring out of this world spine-tingling science fiction fare! Strange Mysteries Softee features the artwork from #11 by Ross Andru as an alternative cover variant.

Softcover, 184 pages, full color.

Cover price $24.99.

Stories by Bill Black and others. Art by Chris Allen, Frank Turner, Chris Dreier, Mark Heike, Brown and David Gantz. Cover by Bill Black. AC Comics revives a forgotten hero from the Golden Age of comics. Dr. Jonathan Weir holds The Purple Claw - an ancient, powerful mystical artifact that is lethal to all things evil. After four decades, his greatest foe, the human-black widow hybrid Countess Arachni, returns to plague humankind (featuring a reprint of the original Countess Arachni/Purple Claw story from the 1950s). After disposing of her New York spider cult, the Claw again encounters her in the Valley of Horror, while battling the spider-powered Baron Latro. The Woman in the Web!; The Purple Claw; The Web of Horror! 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

1st printing. Story and art by Bob Levin. In Messiahs, Meshugganahs, Misanthropes & Mysteries, Bob Levin, with his characteristic open-mindedness and intellectual curiosity, enters into and investigates the artistic sensibilities of cartoonists as disparate as Vaughn Bode, R. Crumb, S. Clay Wilson, Trina Robbins, Johnny Craig, Guy Colwell, Edward Gorey, Harvey Kurtzman, Frank Frazetta, Art Spiegelman, Alex Toth, and Dave Sim. For nearly four decades, Levin has been weaving strands of critical opinion, historical research, pop cultural analysis, journalisms five Ws, biography, memoir, and the occasional tasty fiction into a never-before-seen-on-this-planet basket, which has made his writings on comics unique and indispensable. So if you want to learn what really happened to Ghastly Ingels, or The Someday Funnies, or the Keep On Truckin copyright – if you dare to confront art that provoked criminal conviction and Senatorial investigation, and which led to a trashed art gallery, a vandalized museum – even a ban by the Berkeley Barb – this book is for you. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 360 pages, Text (with B&W Illustrations). Cover price $30.00.

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1st Edition - 1st printing. Written by Neil Gaiman, and P. Craig Russell. Art and cover by P. Craig Russell. One of the most celebrated writers in the history of comics teams up once again with one of the industry's most accomplished artists! For the first time in nine years, since the award-winning 50th issue of Sandman, Neil Gaiman and P. Craig Russell once again venture into the world of myth and angels. Constructing and maintaining all of heaven and earth is an immense task, which God has divided up amongst the various ranks and stations of angels. As with any such huge effort, there are bound to be casualties. This unique passion play sheds light on the hands behind creation, as well as one lonely man in Los Angeles who gets to hear the whole story of a most unspeakable crime: a murder in paradise! P. Craig Russell adapts Neil Gaiman's poignant short story with the subtlety and grace which earned him two Eisner Awards last year for his work on Dark Horse's Ring of the Nibelung series. The reunion of these two legendary comics creators is a guaranteed masterpiece. Hardcover, 64 pages, full color. Cover price $13.95.

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1st Edition - 2nd and later printings. Written by Neil Gaiman, and P. Craig Russell. Art and cover by P. Craig Russell. One of the most celebrated writers in the history of comics teams up once again with one of the industry's most accomplished artists! For the first time in nine years, since the award-winning 50th issue of Sandman, Neil Gaiman and P. Craig Russell once again venture into the world of myth and angels. Constructing and maintaining all of heaven and earth is an immense task, which God has divided up amongst the various ranks and stations of angels. As with any such huge effort, there are bound to be casualties. This unique passion play sheds light on the hands behind creation, as well as one lonely man in Los Angeles who gets to hear the whole story of a most unspeakable crime: a murder in paradise! P. Craig Russell adapts Neil Gaiman's poignant short story with the subtlety and grace which earned him two Eisner Awards last year for his work on Dark Horse's Ring of the Nibelung series. The reunion of these two legendary comics creators is a guaranteed masterpiece. Hardcover, 64 pages, full color. Cover price $13.95.

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1st printing.

Edited By Michael Uslan. Cover by Murphy Anderson.

From the very center of the earth to the farthest edges of space, from the thrills of the near future to the last terror of recorded time, here in one fabulous collection are the best comic-book tales of science fiction ever published.

Produced by DC Comics from 1959 to the early 1960's, they are the works of the best and the brightest in the field, writers like Gardner Fox, John Broome and Otto Binder, and fantasy-art greats like Carmine Infantino, Murphy Anderson and Frank Frazetta.

From the earliest heart-wrenchers like "Do Not Open till Doomsday" to the most famous thrillers starring Adam Strange, here is a taste of a golden age of science fictions that has not since been equaled in comicdom, a time when there were giants and geniuses in the field.

Softcover, 248 pages, full color.

Cover price $7.95.

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Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Weird Mysteries (1952 Gillmore) #1-6. Written by Richard Chizmar. PS Artbooks once again with a new sideline (namely Pre-Code Classics) and lots more tales guaranteed to turn your brain into total mush. Hey, maybe Fred Wertham was right, certainly by looking at the line-ups in these six comics! Hardcover, 7-in. x 10-in., 240 pages, full color Cover price $47.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Find a Missing Star!" Written by David Lewman. Art and cover by Francesco Francavilla. Uncover the mysteries of Bikini Bottom with SpongeBob SquarePants and his friends in this all-new middle-grade series! On the eve of a mayoral event happening at the Krusty Krab, SpongeBob's best friend Patrick Star goes missing! With no one willing to help find him, SpongeBob and Squidward put on their best detective gear and hit the case themselves. But as their investigation leads them to the darkest corners of Bikini Bottom, secrets about SpongeBob's best friend are quickly revealed! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 224 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations) Cover price $8.99.

"Sam Spade" by Sarah Pirozek. "Slow Kill" by Chris Furby. "Dutch" and "Diane Destiny" by Slim Smith. 20 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.75.

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Written by Ivan Cohen. Art and Cover by Dario Brizuela. Its an all-new, all-ages series that teams the Dark Knight with Scooby-Doo and the sleuths of Mystery Inc.! When Batman discovers his original purple gloves have gone missing, Velma, Shaggy, and Scooby-Doo travel back in time to Batmans Year One era to solve the case! Will this Glove Story have a happy ending? Scooby-Doo and Batman team up to solve the mystery of a ghost whos haunting the Batcave! Even if the ghost turns out to be a fake, that still doesnt answer the real question: How did someone get into the Batcave to stage the phony phantom—and does it mean Batmans foes have cracked the secret of his true identity?! This will contain BATMAN & SCOOBY-DOO MYSTERIES #1 and #2. 40 pages, full color. Cover price $4.99.

1st printing.

Written by Michael Anthony Steele. Art and cover by Dario Brizuela.

When Batman and Mystery Inc. arrive at the same farm outside of Gotham City, they soon find themselves in for the fright of their lives! Every time an eerie fog rolls in, fearsome farm monsters come out to play.

Can the Caped Crusader help Scooby and the gang crack this case of cursed cropland before the creepy creatures carry them away?

Softcover, 5-in.x 7-in., 72 pages, full color. All Ages

Cover price $6.95.

1st printing.

Written by Michael Anthony Steele. Art and cover by Dario Brizuela.

Gotham City's new monument to Rizzo the Clown is no laughing matter! It's rigged with a series of booby-traps that have Mystery Inc. and Batman stuck in a tourist trap of the worst kind.

Can the Caped Crusader help Scooby and the gang escape the horrible hijinks inside Clown Castle?

Softcover, 5-in.x 7-in., 72 pages, full color. All Ages

Cover price $6.95.

1st printing. Written by Rob Shone. Art by Nick Spender. Full-color graphic novel-style book that presents the mystery of Bigfoot, from the Pacific Northwest, to the Himalayans, with fascinating acounts, and scrupulous accuracy. Includes informational front and back matter, maps, and other illustrations. Softcover, 48 pages, full color. Cover price $11.95.

1st printing. Written by Gary Jeffrey. Art by Rob Moulder. Full-color graphic novel-style book that explores the phenomenon the Loch Ness Monster and other mysterious aquatic anomolies. Includes informational front and back matter, maps, and other illustrations. Softcover, 48 pages, full color. Cover price $11.95.

1st printing. By Jack DeMolay. Full-color graphic novel-style book that explores the phenomenon of UFOs, with meticulously researched accounts of some of the most famous, and astonishing incidents. Includes informational front and back matter, maps, and other illustrations. Hardcover, 24 pages, full color.

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2nd Edition - 1st printing. Written by Neil Gaiman. Art and cover by P. Craig Russell. Constructing and maintaining all of heaven and earth is an immense task, which God has divided up among the various ranks and stations of angels. As with any such huge effort, there are bound to be casualties. This unique passion play sheds light on the hands behind creation, as well as one lonely man in LA who gets to hear the whole story of a most unspeakable crime: a murder in paradise! Featuring sketches, high-res scans, and more bonus material from master artist P. Craig Russell! Hardcover, 112 pages, full color. Cover price $19.99.

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1st printing. Written by Stephanie Cooke, Robin Easter, and Shauna Grant. Art by Abby Bulmer. Cover by Andy Price. Misty is struggling to feel at home after moving to Maretime Bay. She loves spending time with her friends, but adjusting to life with a newly un-long-lost dad and a newly found freedom is harder than she expected. On her quest to discover as much as she can about her new surroundings, Misty unearths a strange board game: Maretime Mysteries. But there's more in the dusty box than dice and cards. The board game releases a curse on all of Maretime Bay, sapping energy from the residents and enchanting the town. If Misty and her friends, Sunny, Hitch, and Sparky, can't solve the puzzle of Maretime Mysteries, their home will be cursed forever! Softcover, 96 pages, full color. All Ages Cover price $16.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "August 1956-October 1957!" Collects Mysteries of Unexplored Worlds (1956) #1-5.

PS Artbooks presents another Silver Age Classic with this find straight from the Charlton vaults - Mysteries of Unexplored Worlds, which mixes a concoction of fantastic fantasy-supernatural tales and mind blowing science fiction stories from a roster of writers and artists that includes the truly remarkable and now late and lamented Steve Ditko together with Bill Molno, Dick Giordano, Charles Nicholas, and Rocco Mastroserio.

All here, reproduced completely from cover to cover as they should be, just like the original comic!

Hardcover, 184 pages, full color.

Cover price $46.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "August 1956-October 1957!" Collects Mysteries of Unexplored Worlds (1956) #1-5.

PS Artbooks presents another Silver Age Classic with this find straight from the Charlton vaults - Mysteries of Unexplored Worlds, which mixes a concoction of fantastic fantasy-supernatural tales and mind blowing science fiction stories from a roster of writers and artists that includes the truly remarkable and now late and lamented Steve Ditko together with Bill Molno, Dick Giordano, Charles Nicholas, and Rocco Mastroserio.

All here, reproduced completely from cover to cover as they should be, just like the original comic!

Hardcover (with Slipcase), 184 pages, full color.

Cover price $56.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $33.00

Add to cart Near Mint $33.00

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "March 1955-July 1955/December 1958-February 1959!" Collects Secret Mysteries (1954) #17-19 and Tense Suspense (1958) #1-2. Cover by Myron Fass. Featuring Stories by Edvard Moritz, Marty Elkin, Tony Tallarico, Cerrone, and Dick Ayers. I mean, cmon! The original copies of these comics will have been swapped a hundred-fold or sold for pennies when the recess bell sounded in the magical long-ago frightful freakin fabn fantastic fifties schoolyards. And now you can pick em up for peanuts. Go get, em folks. Im coming over all wistful so youll have to excuse me . . . it starts good and just keeps right on gettin gooder. Featuring the talents of Myron Fass, Marty Elkin, Edvard Moritz, Bill Allison, Tony Tallarico and the wonderful Dick Ayers. But then its PS Artbooks, you warriors, so get with the program and get your copy today! Hardcover, 204 pages, full color. Cover price $52.99.

Vol. 1, No. 2 - June 1935. 7.5" x 10.5", 66 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Jason Comic Art Studio. Stories and art by Kate Phillips and Jason Comic Art Studio. An all-ages anthology from publisher Lev Gleason featuring mysteries, ghost stories, and comical amusements. The ghost of a pirate creates mischief for a young boy. A nightclub singer's murder is connected to the mysterious theft of a diamond. A girl detective investigates a mystery. Mr. Spooky; Judge Hart; Super Snooper Hound for Clues; Pinky Girl Detective; Crazy Crimes; Barney Bungle. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.