Sin Comics comic books issue 1

Tundra/Kitchen Sink Edition - 2nd and later printings.

Written and illustrated by Scott McCloud.

Utilizing a comics format to explain the comics format, UNDERSTANDING COMICS is an insightful explanation and analysis of the graphic-text art form. Told in a serious manner with equal parts wit and wisdom, this book explores the intricacies of comic book storytelling which differentiate it as mode of expression from television and novels. Touching on the theory and history as well as some of the modern trends of sequential art and copy, this volume is an accessible introduction to the world of comic books.

Softcover, 216 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.95.

Educational comic in which Captain Bio uses brains over brawn to battle villains and inform on the dangers, and treatments of diseases. When Captain Bio discovers a young friend smoking, he sets out to educate them on the dangers of cigarettes!

Add to cart Near Mint $4.99

Add to cart Near Mint $4.99

1st printing.

Written by Bruce Hale. Art and cover by Guy Francis.

Clark the Shark makes his I Can Read Comic debut!

Featuring a bold new comic style by Guy Francis and lively easy-to-read text by Bruce Hale, this Level One I Can Read Comic will have beginning readers ready to take a bite out of reading! Clark the Shark is excited about the School Sing! He can't wait to sing. La-la-laaa! But when Mrs. Inkydink asks the class to sing and dance at the same time, Clark realizes that it is harder than it looks.

Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 32 pages, full color. All Ages

Cover price $4.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $2.50

Add to cart Near Mint $2.50

1st printing.

Written by Bruce Hale. Art and cover by Guy Francis.

Clark the Shark makes his I Can Read Comic debut!

Featuring a bold new comic style by Guy Francis and lively easy-to-read text by Bruce Hale, this Level One I Can Read Comic will have beginning readers ready to take a bite out of reading! Clark the Shark is excited about the School Sing! He can't wait to sing. La-la-laaa! But when Mrs. Inkydink asks the class to sing and dance at the same time, Clark realizes that it is harder than it looks.

Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 32 pages, full color. All Ages

Cover price $16.99.

1st printing. By Brian Walker. Both comprehensive and graphically stunning, this humorous compendium stands as a classic survey of American culture since 1945, featuring over 700 illustrations, comic strips, and scores of rare examples from such recognized and beloved cartoonists as Walt Kelly (Pogo), Charles Schulz (Peanuts), Garry Trudeau (Doonesbury), Bill Waterson (Calvin & Hobbes), Scott Adams (Dilbert), and Patrick McDonnell (Mutts), among others. Hardcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 336 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $49.95.

1st printing. By Brian Walker. Both comprehensive and graphically stunning, this humorous compendium stands as a classic survey of American culture since 1945, featuring over 700 illustrations, comic strips, and scores of rare examples from such recognized and beloved cartoonists as Walt Kelly (Pogo), Charles Schulz (Peanuts), Garry Trudeau (Doonesbury), Bill Waterson (Calvin & Hobbes), Scott Adams (Dilbert), and Patrick McDonnell (Mutts), among others. Softcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 336 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $29.99.

2nd or later printing. By Brian Walker. Both comprehensive and graphically stunning, this humorous compendium stands as a classic survey of American culture since 1945, featuring over 700 illustrations, comic strips, and scores of rare examples from such recognized and beloved cartoonists as Walt Kelly (Pogo), Charles Schulz (Peanuts), Garry Trudeau (Doonesbury), Bill Waterson (Calvin & Hobbes), Scott Adams (Dilbert), and Patrick McDonnell (Mutts), among others. Softcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 336 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $29.99.

1st printing. Signed and numbered by Harvey Kurtzman - Limited to 1,250 copies. A chronological look at the history of comic books from the perspective of one of America's most influential creators! Hardcover, 11-in. x 14 1/2-in., 96 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $49.95.

1st printing. Collects Headlocked: Tryout (2008) #1-3. Written by Michael Kingston. Art by Randy Valiente. Cover by Jerry "The King" Lawler. Introduction by "Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels. Have you ever had a dream? Something you'd never be able to LIVE with yourself if you didn't at least take a shot at it? If given the opportunity, how much of yourself would you give to make your dreams a REALITY? I have a dream like that. My name is Mike Hartmann...my dream is to become a PROFESSIONAL WRESTLER! Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 120 pages, full color. Cover price $19.99.

1st printing. Marvel Studios' approach to its Cinematic Universe, beginning with the release of Iron Man (2008), has become the template for successful management of blockbuster film properties. Yet films featuring Marvel characters can be traced back to the 1940s, when the Captain America serial first appeared on the screen. This collection of new essays is the first to explore the historical, textual and cultural context of the larger cinematic Marvel universe, including serials, animated films, television movies, non-U.S. versions of Marvel characters, films that feature characters licensed by Marvel, and the contemporary Cinematic Universe as conceived by Kevin Feige and Marvel Studios. Softcover, 280 pages, B&W. Cover price $35.00.

1973 UK underground comic. Tales of Urban Paranoia! 32 pages, B&W. Mature readers.

1st printing. Edited by John Benson. Art by Jack Davis, Bill Elder, Norman Mauer, Carl Hubbell, William Overgard, Dick Ayers, Jack Kirby, Joe Simon, Al Hartley, Bill Everett. Dan DeCarlo, Ross Andru, Mike Esposito, Hy Fleishman, Iger Studio, Howard Nostrand, and Jay Disbrow. Cover by Howard Nostrand. Back Cover by Norman Mauer. When MAD became a hit as a comic book in 1953, other publishers were quick to jump on the bandwagon. For the first time, Fantagraphics collects the best of these comics in a single, outrageously funny volume. With titles such as FLIP, WHACK, NUTS, UNSANE, BUGHOUSE, and GET LOST and featuring the work of artists such as Jack Davis, Will Elder, Jack Kirby, Dick Ayers, Bill Everett, Al Hartley and Bob Powell, The Sincerest Form Of Parody collects over 30 of the best of these crazy stories, all reprinted from the original comics, in full color. Softcover, 192 pages, full color. Cover price $24.99.

1st printing. Edited by John Benson. Art by Jack Davis, Bill Elder, Norman Mauer, Carl Hubbell, William Overgard, Dick Ayers, Jack Kirby, Joe Simon, Al Hartley, Bill Everett, Dan DeCarlo, Ross Andru, Mike Esposito, Hy Fleishman, Iger Studio, Howard Nostrand, and Jay Disbrow. Cover by Howard Nostrand. Back Cover by Norman Mauer. Introduction by Jay Lynch. When Mad became a surprise hit as a comic book in 1953 (after the early issues lost money) other comics publishers were quick to jump onto the bandwagon, eventually bringing out a dozen imitations with titles like FLIP, WHACK, NUTS, CRAZY, WILD, RIOT, EH, UNSANE, BUGHOUSE, and GET LOST. The Sincerest Form of Parody collects the best and the funniest material from these comics, including parodies of movies (20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, From Here To Eternity), TV shows (Whats My Line, The Late Show), comic strips (Little Orphan Annie, Rex Morgan), novels (I, the Jury), plays (Come Back, Little Sheba), advertisements (Rheingold Beer, Charles Atlas), classic literature (The Lady or the Tiger), and history (Pancho Villa). Some didnt even try for parody, but instead published odd, goofy, off-the-wall stories.These earnest copiers of Mad realized that Will Elders cluttered chicken fat art was a good part of Mads success, and these pages are densely packed with all sorts of outlandish and bizarre gags that make for hours of amusing reading. The parody comics are uniquely 50s, catching the popular culture zeitgeist through a dual lens: not only reflecting fifties culture through parody but also being themselves typical examples of that culture (in a way that Harvey Kurtzmans Mad was not).This unprecedented volume collects over 30 of the best of these crazy, undisciplined stories, all reprinted from the original comics in full color. Editor John Benson (who wrote the annotations for the first completeMadreprints, and interviewed Mad editor Harvey Kurtzman in depth several times over the years) also provides expert, profusely illustrated commentary and background, including comparisons of how different companies parodied the same subject. Artists represented include Jack Davis, Will Elder, Norman Maurer, Carl Hubbell, William Overgard, Jack Kirby, Dick Ayers, Bill Everett, Al Hartley, Ross Andru and Mike Esposito, Hy Fleischman, Jay Disbrow, Howard Nostrand, and Bob Powell.Casual comics readers are probably familiar with the later satirical magazines that continued to be published in the 60s and 70s, such as Cracked and Sick, but the comics collected in this volume were imitations of the Mad comic book, not the magazine, and virtually unknown among all but the most die-hard collectors. Softcover, 208 pages, full color. Cover price $30.00.

Add to cart Near Mint $22.00

Add to cart Near Mint $22.00

2nd and later printings. Edited by John Benson. Art by Jack Davis, Bill Elder, Norman Mauer, Carl Hubbell, William Overgard, Dick Ayers, Jack Kirby, Joe Simon, Al Hartley, Bill Everett, Dan DeCarlo, Ross Andru, Mike Esposito, Hy Fleishman, Iger Studio, Howard Nostrand, and Jay Disbrow. Cover by Howard Nostrand. Back Cover by Norman Mauer. Introduction by Jay Lynch. When Mad became a surprise hit as a comic book in 1953 (after the early issues lost money) other comics publishers were quick to jump onto the bandwagon, eventually bringing out a dozen imitations with titles like FLIP, WHACK, NUTS, CRAZY, WILD, RIOT, EH, UNSANE, BUGHOUSE, and GET LOST. The Sincerest Form of Parody collects the best and the funniest material from these comics, including parodies of movies (20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, From Here To Eternity), TV shows (Whats My Line, The Late Show), comic strips (Little Orphan Annie, Rex Morgan), novels (I, the Jury), plays (Come Back, Little Sheba), advertisements (Rheingold Beer, Charles Atlas), classic literature (The Lady or the Tiger), and history (Pancho Villa). Some didnt even try for parody, but instead published odd, goofy, off-the-wall stories.These earnest copiers of Mad realized that Will Elders cluttered chicken fat art was a good part of Mads success, and these pages are densely packed with all sorts of outlandish and bizarre gags that make for hours of amusing reading. The parody comics are uniquely 50s, catching the popular culture zeitgeist through a dual lens: not only reflecting fifties culture through parody but also being themselves typical examples of that culture (in a way that Harvey Kurtzmans Mad was not).This unprecedented volume collects over 30 of the best of these crazy, undisciplined stories, all reprinted from the original comics in full color. Editor John Benson (who wrote the annotations for the first completeMadreprints, and interviewed Mad editor Harvey Kurtzman in depth several times over the years) also provides expert, profusely illustrated commentary and background, including comparisons of how different companies parodied the same subject. Artists represented include Jack Davis, Will Elder, Norman Maurer, Carl Hubbell, William Overgard, Jack Kirby, Dick Ayers, Bill Everett, Al Hartley, Ross Andru and Mike Esposito, Hy Fleischman, Jay Disbrow, Howard Nostrand, and Bob Powell.Casual comics readers are probably familiar with the later satirical magazines that continued to be published in the 60s and 70s, such as Cracked and Sick, but the comics collected in this volume were imitations of the Mad comic book, not the magazine, and virtually unknown among all but the most die-hard collectors. Softcover, 208 pages, full color. Cover price $30.00.

Add to cart Near Mint $2.65

Add to cart Very Fine $2.65

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Century Comics takes the plunge and sets sail across the high SEA - as in South East Asia! This manga-style trade paperback features some of the greatest creators from across Singapore! Fusion rules in this collection of unpublished stories ranging in influences and styles from breathtaking Honk Kong direction to contemporary Japan - with the historic flavor of South East Asian artistry - all combined to create Singapore's Greatest Comics! A rare look at South East Asian influenced manga available in the United States for the very first time! This collection has it all: super-heroes, super-agents, vampires, and gothic adventures - this book is the perfect primer for the first-time manga reader! Softcover, 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.95.

Kitchen Sink Edition - 1st printing. "The Invisible Art!" Written and illustrated by Scott McCloud. Utilizing a comics format to explain the comics format, UNDERSTANDING COMICS is an insightful explanation and analysis of the graphic-text art form. Told in a serious manner with equal parts wit and wisdom, this book explores the intricacies of comic book storytelling which differentiate it as mode of expression from television and novels. Touching on the theory and history as well as some of the modern trends of sequential art and copy, this volume is an accessible introduction to the world of comic books. Hardcover, 216 pages, B&W. Cover price $27.95.

Kitchen Sink Edition - 2nd and later printings. "The Invisible Art!" Written and illustrated by Scott McCloud. Utilizing a comics format to explain the comics format, UNDERSTANDING COMICS is an insightful explanation and analysis of the graphic-text art form. Told in a serious manner with equal parts wit and wisdom, this book explores the intricacies of comic book storytelling which differentiate it as mode of expression from television and novels. Touching on the theory and history as well as some of the modern trends of sequential art and copy, this volume is an accessible introduction to the world of comic books. Hardcover, 216 pages, B&W. Cover price $27.95.

1st printing. Written by Sebastian A. Jones. art and cover by Peter Bergting. Seven Days. Seven Souls. In the dark fantasy world of Asunda, a stranger returns to the town of Oasis, where he once ruled with malice and harshness. His wife and daughter were on the verge of turning him from wickedness... but they were murdered. And so was he. Now he has returned, hell-bent for revenge. Hardcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 256 pages, full color. Cover price $29.99.

1st printing. This volume collects R.F. Outcault's Yellow Kid in its entirety, for the first time since its original publication in 1895-1898, with extensive text on the antecedents of the Kid (aka Mickey Dugan) that includes historical information and discussion on the evolution of the first cartoon character loved by everyone, the ancestor to such icons as Mickey Mouse, Bugs Bunny, and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Softcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 302 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $39.95.