Planet Comics comic books issue 1

This series reprints various stories from Career Girl Romances (1966). In this issue; "The Girl Who Didn't Need Love", "Telephone Darling", "Another Way to a Man's Heart", "Beware of His Kisses", "Never Waste Your Kisses", "Remember Me?", "Too Soon for Kisses", "Just Pals", "Julie Plays a Role", "Love Wears no Uniform", and "Male Call". 80 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.60.

1st printing. Story and art by Zach Hazard Vaupen. Three short stories by Zach Hazard Vaupen centered around themes of emotional and spiritual confusion, cannibalism, suicides, and the reality of God: "The Lonely Autocannibal the Scientist," "Bodhisattva," and "The Real Jesuses." Softcover, 7-in. x 9-in., 44 pages, B&W. Cover price $6.00.

Spanish reprint of Conan the Barbarian (1970 Marvel) #1. 28 Pages, Full Color, Spanish Language.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Stories by Harold Godwin and Russell Keaton. Art by Russell Keaton and Frank Godwin. Cover by Frank Godwin. The sixth volume of Pacific Comics Club's reprints of the forgotten comic strip. Created by master illustrator Frank Godwin, Connie featured the first female adventure hero in American comics. This issue includes her Mars adventure from 1938, plus the bonus feature Flyin' Jenny, a female adventurer strip by Russell Keaton. Softcover (Horizontal Format), 8 1/2-in. x 12-in., 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $14.95.

Spanish reprint series. Spanish language. Reprints issues 1-2 of Tomb of Dracula (1972 1st Series).

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1st printing. Story and art by James Kochalka. When the incredibly conceited Elf Cat goes on a quest for the Ice Sword with his magical friend Tennis Ball, they will face dragons, magical hot dogs, snowflake princesses, and confront their feelings! If you find love in many places, can you see it when it is right in front of you? Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $15.00.

Spanish series. Reprints material from Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) #1-2. Softcover, 56 pages, full color, Spanish language.

1st printing. Story and art by James Kochalka. Eisner Award-winner James Kochalka presents a forest full of cute but strange fungus creatures. They ruminate on a variety of topics, including such bizarre mysteries as "comic books" and "philosophy", "cyberspace" and "redemption". A surreal and funny outside look at the elements of our own reality. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 108 pages, B&W. Cover price $12.00.

1st printing. Future Shock Zero is a monumental comix anthology focusing loosely around the watchwords of Sci Fi Astro Plus. It is packed to the gills with talent from the razor's edge of the thunderground. Your eyes will be bathed in the soothing glow of all the spectacle contained within. Softcover, 136 pages, full color. Cover price $18.00.

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1st printing. Written by Kaeleigh Forsyth. Art and cover by Alabaster Pizzo. Kaeleigh Forsyth wryly observed and recorded the weird moments of her life in private notes on her phone, and now her friend Alabaster Pizzo has illustrated these secret thoughts in hilarious detail. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 72 pages, full color. Cover price $10.00.

1st printing. Story and art by Tara Booth. A collection of Tara Booth's most recent gouache paintings. Straying from the narrative form of her first publications, How To Be Alive is a series of autobiographical densely patterned, colorful, one and two page vignettes about modern life, swinging emotionally between bitterly painful to insightful to amusing. Softcover (Saddle-Stitched/Stapled), 80 pages, full color. Cover price $8.00.

1st Printing - Written and Illustrated by Sara Lautman. Cow Tools a rich butt-touching life a natural butt-touching death a placid spirit Cow Tools the hint not taken Cow Tools a hostage caroling Cow Tools my temperature in cruelty Cow Tools Gehenna Cow Tools ding dong ditch Cow Tools I love you Cow Tools cow tools Cow Tools. Softcover, 5" x 7", 120 pages, color. Cover price $10.00.

1st printing. Story and art by MariNaomi. When MariNaomi first meets Mirabai in grade school, Mirabai seems to be more of a bully than a friend. But over the course of time, their relationship shifts from tense to friendly, to drifting apart, to reconnecting and finding something much deeper. This comics memoir is about female friendship, a story that doesn't involve stale tropes like acrimonious competition or fighting over boys. It explores the complexity and depth of this particular friendship through snapshot-vignettes of relevant moments over thirty years, painting a portrait of something unique but relatable, common but extraordinary. Softcover, 64 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $9.00.

1st printing. Story and art by Yuichi Yokoyama. A new surrealist tale by the creator of neo manga, the critically-acclaimed Yuichi Yokoyama. His frenetic visual style contrasts with the taciturn pace of the story and dialogue as a group of friends wander the high-latitude areas of the strange icy Far North looking for someone. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 88 pages, B&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $15.00.

Story and art by Zejian Shen. 48 pages, B&W, 5.5" x 9". Cover price $6.00.

1st printing. Story and art by Maré Odomo. Comics poetry. An emotional journey portrayed in lush pencils. An indescribable comics experience, unique to the medium. Softcover, 4-in. x 6-in., 104 pages, B&W. Cover price $10.00.

1st printing. Written by Izu. Art and cover by Dall'Oglio. Dive into a terrifying adventure of Ice and Akrid, as a mission of interstellar salvage turns into a furious battle for survival! The planet of E.D.N. III seemed ripre for colonization - its icy climes ready to be warmed and terraformed. That was, until the first settlers discovered the indigenous Akrid - ravenous creatures, powered by their own thermal energy, who proved resistant to every weapon the colonists could muster. That first terraforming effort ended in tragedy, with the colony - and its rich haul of terraforming equipment - hastily abandoned. Hardcover, 52 pages, full color. Cover price $9.99.

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1st printing. Story and art by Anya Davidson. "You're pretty optimistic for a guy who's been shot in the back." In 1975 New York City, the heroin epidemic is in full swing. An art-dealing dope pusher and his deadly drug mule, two Vietnam veterans turned hit-men, an optimistic undercover cop and a renegade reporter with a nasty drinking problem all collide in the naked city. But who will come out on top after everyone's hit rock bottom? Softcover, 9-in. x 11-in., 64 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $10.00.

Spanish Edition. Reprint of Carnage Mind Bomb (1996). Carnage cuts loose in his own one-shot! Just in time for the Holidays: a warm and cozy look into the mind of a psychopath! It's 32 pages of Spider-Man's most fearsome foe decking the halls with gobs of gore! Written by Warren Ellis. Art and cover by Kyle Hotz. 36 pages, full color, Spanish language, 250 Ptas cover price.

Spanish Edition. Reprint of Carnage It's a Wonderful Life (1996). 36 pages, full color, Spanish language, 250 Ptas cover price.

1st printing. Story and art by Olivier Schrauwen. From critically acclaimed Olivier Schrauwen, winner of the Gold Medal from the Society of Illustrators. In this oversized wordless tale of fantastic layout and design, the young human boy Mowgli lives alone in the jungle. When he befriends an orangutan, Mowgli thinks he has found his lifemate. But Mowgli still wonders if there any other creatures that look like him. Mowgli sets out on a journey through the jungle, encountering all types of creatures and having numerous adventures. Softcover 9Saddle-Stitched/Stapled), 10-in. x 12-in., 44 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $8.00.

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Story, Art, and Cover by Box Brown. An anthology series featuring writer's block and everyday life. B&W. 7" X 10". 48 pages. Cover price $6.00.

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Spanish reprint series. Reprints material from Spectacular Spider-Man (1976 1st Series) #1-4. 76 Pages, Full Color, Spanish Language.

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Volume 1, 1st Printing. Emory is a kid with a lively imagination...but not so lively that he ever imagined turning forty and having a kid of his own. Written and illustrated by Monty S. Kane. 92 pages, B&W. Cover price $12.95.

1st Printing. Story and art by Liam Cobb. Softcover, 120 pages, B&W, 7" x 9.75". Cover price $14.00.

Limited Signed Edition - Volume 1 - 1st printing. Written by Carmine Infantino. Art and Cover by Dick Briefer. Forward by Carmine Infantino. The first volume of the "out of this furshlugginer world" adventures of the awe-filled Planet Comics presents stories that appeared from Fiction House over a thirteen-year period ending in 1953. They're all here - Flint Baker, Reef Ryan, The Space Rangers, Gale Allen, Star Pirate, Mysta of the Moon, Norge Benson, plus many more and a bevy of the most scantily-clad females you're likely to see outside of Silvio Dante's Bada Bing strip joint in The Sopranos. This volume collects the first four issues from January 1940 to April 1940. Hardcover (with Slipcase), 7-in. 10-in., 288 pages, full color. Cover price $159.95.

NOT Signed Edition - Volume 1 - 1st printing. Written by Carmine Infantino. Art and Cover by Dick Briefer. Forward by Carmine Infantino. The signed and slipcased copies of Planet Comics Volume 1 went out of here faster than an interplanetary proton drive. PS Artbooks now offers a slipcased but unsigned version, limited to 150 unsigned slipcased copies. Collects issues #1-4 (January to April 1940) of the original title from Fiction House. Hardcover (with Slipcase), 7-in. 10-in., 288 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 150 copies. Cover price $64.95.

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1st printing.

Story and art by Laura Knetzger.

"I used to smile... when I thought about good things happening to other people."

When a sea urchin lurks within your brain, how can you overcome its spiky poison to live your life? Laura Knetzger takes a powerful look at creativity and depression, reflection and burdens, transmitted through her art that ranges from the mundane to the fantastical.

Softcover, 60 pages, B&W.

Cover price $8.00.

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1st printing. Story and art by Laura Kenins. On a dark autumn night in northern Europe, a group of friends and strangers gather at a sauna for a women's-only sauna night. Kaisa has been trying out dating apps after a breakup. Miika is conflicted about attending a women's event as a nonbinary person. Maija's work tensions bring up recollections of other events from the past. Laima feels torn between her role as goddess of women and her sexual orientation. As the sauna heats up, stories come out in the steam. Softcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 84 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $10.00.

1st printing. Story and art by Paloma Dawkins. Summerland is the story of Santana and her cousin Gwen who work on a play with Chucho while all three are vacationing, created by the animator Paloma Dawkins, who works in a riotous color palette. Softcover, 48 pages, full color. Cover price $9.00.

1st printing. Story and art by Josh Bayer. An official selection of The Best American Comics 2015! This is the story of the winter of 1980. In the shadow of the days following John Lennon's murder, a strange preteen, dressed inexplicably in a spacesuit, wanders the wastelands of suburban Ohio struggling with the nameless forces that surround him and the seemingly well meaning but ultimately sinister adults he encounters every day. He numbly navigates the universe around him and within him, obsessed with comicbook heroes like Mr. Incompleto, ROM, and Zero Sum, who seem to occupy a void only he is aware of. His name is Seth but everyone calls him THETH. Softcover, 80 pages, B&W. Cover price $10.00.

Spanish series. Reprints material from Earth X Sketchbook (1999 Marvel). Featuring the art of Alex Ross from the Earth X (Tierra X) series. 52 pages, B&W, Spanish language.

Spanish language reprint series. This issue reprints material from Transformers (1984 Marvel) #1-2

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Nomination to Inauguration!"

By Warren Craghead Iii.

Every day, Warren Craghead draws and shares grotesque portraits of Donald Trump and his minions. TRUMPTRUMP Volume 1 collects the first six months of these daily drawings with context and commentary, from when Trump accepted the Republican nomination for president on July 21, 2016 until his inauguration on January 20, 2017.

Hardcover, 204 pages, B&W. Cover price $25.00.

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1st Printing - Written and Illustrated by Becca Tobin. "Understanding" is a collection of comics about going to parties, spending money on stuff, voyeurism and ritual. Life is wild for a humble blob!!! Softcover, 8" x 10", 160 pages, full color. Cover price $16.00.