The Golden Age comic books issue 1

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Volume 1 -1st printing. Collects All-American Comics (1939-1948) #16-30 and Green Lantern (1941-1949 1st Series DC) #1. Written by Bill Finger. Art by Martin Nodell. This volume features a brand-new cover by legendary Green Lantern artist Martin Nodell, inked by Jerry Ordway. Includes the debut of Green Lantern sidekick Doiby Dickles, as well as the establishing of certain elements - the power ring, the Green Lantern oath, etc. - that would endure for more than fifty years. Hardcover, 240 pages, full color. Cover price $49.95.

Volume 1 - 2nd and later printings. Collects All-American Comics (1939-1948) #16-30 and Green Lantern (1941-1949 1st Series DC) #1. Written by Bill Finger. Art by Martin Nodell. This volume features a brand-new cover by legendary Green Lantern artist Martin Nodell, inked by Jerry Ordway. Includes the debut of Green Lantern sidekick Doiby Dickles, as well as the establishing of certain elements - the power ring, the Green Lantern oath, etc. - that would endure for more than fifty years. Hardcover, 240 pages, full color. Cover price $49.95.

If you've ever wondered why the 1940s are considered the Golden Age of Comics, you can stop wondering, because the answer will be clear in the pages of THE GREATEST GOLDEN AGE STORIES EVER TOLD. This is a 288-page hardcover volume featuring 22 of the best tales the Golden Age DC, All-American and Quality Comics lines had to offer, including some fabulous firsts. In this volume of classics are: Batman in "While the City Sleeps" from Batman (1940) #30, with art by Dick Sprang; Black Canary in "Riddle of the Topaz Brooch" from Flash Comics (1940 DC) #96, with art by Carmine Infantino; Blackhawk in "The Plateau of Oblivion" from Modern Comics (1945) #67, with art by Reed Crandall; The Flash in "The Rise and Fall of Norman Empire" from ALL-FLASH #14 (1944), written by Gardner Fox, with art by E.E. Hibbard; Green Lantern in "The Icicle Goes South" from All American Comics (1939) #92, with art by Alex Toth; The Justice Society in "The Injustice Society of the World" from All Star Comics (1940-1978) #37, by Gardner Fox, Irwin Hasen, Joe Kubert, Carmine Infantino and Alex Toth; Kid Eternity from Kid Eternity (1946 1st Series) #3, with art by Mac Raboy; Plastic Man in "Where is Amorpho?" from Plastic Man (1943 Vital/Quality) #21, by Jack Cole; Scribbly in "Midget Cartoonist" from All American Comics (1939) #6, by Sheldon Mayer; Slam Bradley in "Dime Store Detective" from Detective Comics (1937- ) #1, by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster; Superman in "Superman Returns to Krypton" from Adventures of Superman (1939) #61, with art by Al Plastino; Wonder Woman in "Icebound Maidens" from Wonder Woman (1942-1986 1st Series DC) #13, by William Moulton Marston and H.G. Peter. Plus stories of Black Condor, the Boy Commandos, Hawkman, Johnny Quick, Robotman, Sandman, the Spectre, Vigilante and Wildcat, all by some of the greatest talents of the Golden Age. Also included are 3 pages of Golden Age house ads and a pair of 1940s vintage institutional ads featuring Superman and Green Arrow. Golden Age expert Roy Thomas provides an informative Foreword, and the book's editor, Mike Gold, the Introduction. The painted cover is by Jerry Ordway. Cover price $24.95.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects All Star Comics (1940-1978) #8, Sensation Comics (1942-1952) #1-14, Wonder Woman (1942-1986 1st Series DC) #1-3 and Comic Cavalcade (1942-1954) #1.

Written by William Moulton Marston. Art by Harry G. Peter. Cover by Michael Cho.

In these Golden Age tales that introduced Wonder Woman to the world, Diana heads into adventure and battles the evil of German operative Paul Van Gunther, the god Mars and more!

Softcover, 392 pages, full color.

Cover price $24.99.

Volume 1 - 2nd and later printings. Collects All Star Comics (1940-1978) #8, Sensation Comics (1942-1952) #1-14, Wonder Woman (1942-1986 1st Series DC) #1-3 and Comic Cavalcade (1942-1954) #1.

Written by William Moulton Marston. Art by Harry G. Peter. Cover by Michael Cho.

In these Golden Age tales that introduced Wonder Woman to the world, Diana heads into adventure and battles the evil of German operative Paul Van Gunther, the god Mars and more!

Softcover, 392 pages, full color.

Cover price $24.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Detective Comics (1937-2011) #27-45, Batman (1940-2011) #1-3 and New York World's Fair (1939) #1940.

Written by Bill Finger and Gardner Fox. Art by Bob Kane and Jerry Robinson. Cover by Michael Cho.

These original stories include the origin of the Dark Knight, as well as the debuts of Robin, Commissioner Gordon, Professor Hugo Strange, The Joker, Catwoman and more!

Softcover, 416 pages, full color. Cover price $24.99.

Volume 1 - 2nd and later printings. Collects Detective Comics (1937-2011) #27-45, Batman (1940-2011) #1-3 and New York World's Fair (1939) #1940.

Written by Bill Finger and Gardner Fox. Art by Bob Kane and Jerry Robinson. Cover by Michael Cho.

These original stories include the origin of the Dark Knight, as well as the debuts of Robin, Commissioner Gordon, Professor Hugo Strange, The Joker, Catwoman and more!

Softcover, 416 pages, full color. Cover price $24.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "September 1939-January 1941!" Collects Amazing Man Comics (1939) #5-18. Stories by Bill Everett, Louis Glanzman, Sam Glanzman, Carl Burgos, Paul Gustavson, John F. Kolb, Frank Thomas, Tarpe Mills, A.L. Kirby, Martin Filchock, Robert Louis Golden, Harold Hughes, John Giunta, Malcolm Kildale, and David C. Cooke. Cover by Bill Everett. Amazing Man was the second superhero after Superman to have a comic book named after him. Historians credit his creation variously to writer-artist Bill Everett and art director Lloyd Jacquet, founder of The Funnies Inc., although some credit may be due to Grace Everett, who helped with research. In 1914, an orphaned child named John Aman was chosen by the Tibetan Council of Seven and trained to be a superman, both in mental and physical perfection. His powers include super strength, invulnerability and the ability to make himself disappear in a cloud of green vapour. When he turned twenty-five, after his final tests, he is sent into the world to combat crime and injustice, returning to America to become the heroic Amazing Man. Hardcover, 184 pages, full color. Cover price $52.99.

Volume 1 -1st printing. "June 1944-August 1947!" Collects stories from Fight Comics (1940-1954) #32-52. Cover by Joe Doolin. The Tiger Girl, created by Robert Webb, was also known as Princess Vishnu. She was brought from India to Africa by her father Rajah Vishnu, after the death of her Irish mother. She was an excellent leader and pretty good in a fight, especially when she used her whip and her tiger ring, which gave her added strength when she looked at it and was accompanied by her companions: Benzali, a tiger, and Abdola, an Indian man. She protected her lost civilization from outsiders and others who meant harm. Tiger Girl first appeared in Fight Comics #32 (June 1944) published by Fiction House. Featuring stories by Joe Dodlin, Robert Webb, Alex Blum, Matt Baker, and Iger Shop. Hardcover, 184 pages, full color. Cover price $52.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "September 1939-January 1941!" Collects Amazing Man Comics (1939) #5-18. Stories by Bill Everett, Louis Glanzman, Sam Glanzman, Carl Burgos, Paul Gustavson, John F. Kolb, Frank Thomas, Tarpe Mills, A.L. Kirby, Martin Filchock, Robert Louis Golden, Harold Hughes, John Giunta, Malcolm Kildale, and David C. Cooke. Cover by Bill Everett. Amazing Man was the second superhero after Superman to have a comic book named after him. Historians credit his creation variously to writer-artist Bill Everett and art director Lloyd Jacquet, founder of The Funnies Inc., although some credit may be due to Grace Everett, who helped with research. In 1914, an orphaned child named John Aman was chosen by the Tibetan Council of Seven and trained to be a superman, both in mental and physical perfection. His powers include super strength, invulnerability and the ability to make himself disappear in a cloud of green vapour. When he turned twenty-five, after his final tests, he is sent into the world to combat crime and injustice, returning to America to become the heroic Amazing Man. Softcover, 184 pages, full color. Cover price $32.99.

Volume 1 -1st printing. "June 1944-August 1947!" Collects stories from Fight Comics (1940-1954) #32-52. Cover by Joe Doolin. The Tiger Girl, created by Robert Webb, was also known as Princess Vishnu. She was brought from India to Africa by her father Rajah Vishnu, after the death of her Irish mother. She was an excellent leader and pretty good in a fight, especially when she used her whip and her tiger ring, which gave her added strength when she looked at it and was accompanied by her companions: Benzali, a tiger, and Abdola, an Indian man. She protected her lost civilization from outsiders and others who meant harm. House artists Joe Doolin and Maurice Whitman produced a number of memorable Tiger Girl covers starting with Fight Comics #49 replacing Señorita Rio and staying on the cover until her very last appearance in Fight Comics #81. She ultimately became one of Fiction House's longest-lived characters; her stories continued to be published for over a decade until the company ceased operations in 1954. Featuring stories by Joe Dodlin, Robert Webb, Alex Blum, Matt Baker, and Iger Shop. Softcover, 184 pages, full color. Cover price $32.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "February 1941-November 1972!" Collects Stories from Master Comics (1940 Fawcett) #11-32. During World War II, Jack Weston is an army private in prime physical condition who dons a patriotic costume and becomes the Minute Man, a "One Man Army"! He fights enemy agents, including his nemesis femme fatale Illyria, Quenn of the Spies, robot spies, ten foot tall Nazi monsters and agents of the Black Dragon Society. His double identity is known to his superior officer, General Milton, who send the Minute Man on unsanctioned missions behind enemy lines. Featuring Stories by Charles Sultan, Mac Rabor, and Phil Bard. Softcover, 208 pages, full color. Cover price $32.99.

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Volume 1 - 1st printing. "October 1946-October 1949!" Collects Stories from Thrilling Comics (1940-1951 Better/Nedor/Standard) #56-75. Cover by Alex Schomburg. Featuring Princess Pantha Stories by Art Saaf, Alex Schomburg, Ralph Mayo, and Gene Fawcette. Princess Pantha was a circus-performing wild animal handler who went to Africa in search of the legendary giant gorilla M'Gana for her act! She disappeared shortly after setting out-so Gilt-edge Gates, the owner of The National Circus hired Dane Hunter, a famous explorer to find her. After discovering her safari had been wiped out by an unknown hostile native tribe and she'd saved herself by using her ability to make an extra-loud gorilla call, which the natives mistook for the approach of M'Gana and fled. Princess Pantha had survived in the jungle for two months now, utilizing her animal skills, knowledge of jiu-jitsu and a few primitive weapons. Together Pantha and Dane remained in the jungle and continued their quest to capture the legendary giant gorilla M'Gana! Comic book stories from the 1940s and 1950s depicted some ethnic and racial prejudices that were once commonplace in American culture. While not representing the publisher's view of today's society, these stories are printed as they were originally created, because to do otherwise would be the same as claiming these prejudices never existed. Softcover, 184 pages, full color. Cover price $32.99.

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Written by Philip Kim and Holly Interlandi. Art and Cover by Piotr Kowalski. Private detective Hank Barrymore stumbled upon the occult when he investigated a murder case on the World Studios movie set. Now, in his quest to find the witch he fell reluctantly in love with, Hank enlists the help of Nybbas, the demon of knowledge, and follows his clues to the plains of Oklahoma, where a strange farm boy is planting fear into the hearts of monsters and townspeople alike! 28 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $3.99.

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Written by Philip Kim and Holly Interlandi. Art by Piotr Kowalski. Cover by Nat Jones. Private detective Hank Barrymore stumbled upon the occult when he investigated a murder case on the World Studios movie set. Now, in his quest to find the witch he fell reluctantly in love with, Hank enlists the help of Nybbas, the demon of knowledge, and follows his clues to the plains of Oklahoma, where a strange farm boy is planting fear into the hearts of monsters and townspeople alike! 28 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $3.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "May 1940-March 1941 and September 1940-May 1941!" Stories and art by Will Eisner, Lou Fine,Otto Binder, John Cassone, Charles Sultan, John Belfi, and Rudy Palais. Lou Fine was one of the most impressive and influential artists to ever work in comics. His fluid figures were admired and copied by such greats as Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. In the early 40's, the heyday of the Golden Age, he worked for Everett M. "Busy" Arnold at Quality Comics along with such greats as Reed Crandall, Jack Cole and Will Eisner and in addition to his impressive covers, he worked on such comics as the Black Condor; aka Richard Grey Jr. having lost his parents was raised by giant black condors and after studying his condor foster parents, he learned to fly. He befriended a hermit monk named Father Pierre who convinced him that he should use his unique attributes to do good and so was born the Black Condor. Lou Fine also created The Ray, a reporter named Hubert 'Happy' Terrill who was covering the story of a high-flying "strato-balloon" exploring the upper atmosphere. An electrical storm struck and while closing the outer airlock door, "Happy" got the full brunt of the storm's energy and the unfiltered sunlight giving him his super powers to absorb energy from his surroundings and emit it from his body in any form he chose, also using it to propel himself through the air. Softcover, 184 pages, full color. All Ages Cover price $32.99.

JELENA KEVIC DJURDJEVIC Cover - 1st Edition - Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Marvel Comics (1939)#1 and Marvel Mystery Comics (1939-1949) #2-12.

Written by JOHN COMPTON, RAY GIILL, and STOCKBRIDGE WINSLOW.
Art by CARL BURGOS, BILL EVERETT, PAUL GUSTAVSON, BEN THOMPSON, STEVE DAHLMAN, BOB OKSNER, AL ANDERS, IRWIN HASEN, and PAUL LAURETTA.
Cover by JELENA KEVIC DJURDJEVIC.

In August 1939 a new voice hit the newsstands and changed the comic-book world forever: MARVEL COMICS #1, with its blazing Human Torch cover, had arrived!

This 64-page pulp package wasn't your typical assortment of super-powered, straight-laced, do-gooders-this was something completely new. The amazing android creation of Dr. Phineas Horton, the Human Torch was neither man nor hero-he was a blazing force of nature that shocked and unsettled mankind. Prince Namor, the Sub-Mariner, the half-human/half-Atlantean, ventures from his undersea kingdom into the world of man-not with a mind set on peace, but towards vengeance!

These two characters would form the foundation for the style of conflicted hero that defines Marvel to this day, and you'll see them evolve across twelve full issues from their raw forms into the battling fire and water mega-hits of the Golden Age!

They're flanked by an eclectic set born out of the fast-paced energy and imagination of the Golden Age including the heroic Angel; the wild and incomparable robot invention, Electro; the hard-edged detective, the Ferret; Terry Vance, the boy adventurer; the Western Masked Raider; and the ongoing jungle adventures of Ka-Zar, the Great.

Featuring an extensive essay on Marvel's pulp magazine pre-history, publisher Martin Goodman and the birth of Marvel Comics by noted historian Will Murray, and topped off with special bonus features including original artwork and items never seen since 1939, this collection forms the cornerstone of Marvel history essential for every comic book fan, collector and historian!

Hardcover, 832 pages, full color.

Cover price $125.00.

FRANK R. PAUL Cover - 1st Edition - Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Marvel Comics (1939)#1 and Marvel Mystery Comics (1939-1949) #2-12.

Written by JOHN COMPTON, RAY GIILL, and STOCKBRIDGE WINSLOW.
Art by CARL BURGOS, BILL EVERETT, PAUL GUSTAVSON, BEN THOMPSON, STEVE DAHLMAN, BOB OKSNER, AL ANDERS, IRWIN HASEN, and PAUL LAURETTA.
Cover by FRANK R. PAUL.

In August 1939 a new voice hit the newsstands and changed the comic-book world forever: MARVEL COMICS #1, with its blazing Human Torch cover, had arrived!

This 64-page pulp package wasn't your typical assortment of super-powered, straight-laced, do-gooders-this was something completely new. The amazing android creation of Dr. Phineas Horton, the Human Torch was neither man nor hero-he was a blazing force of nature that shocked and unsettled mankind. Prince Namor, the Sub-Mariner, the half-human/half-Atlantean, ventures from his undersea kingdom into the world of man-not with a mind set on peace, but towards vengeance!

These two characters would form the foundation for the style of conflicted hero that defines Marvel to this day, and you'll see them evolve across twelve full issues from their raw forms into the battling fire and water mega-hits of the Golden Age!

They're flanked by an eclectic set born out of the fast-paced energy and imagination of the Golden Age including the heroic Angel; the wild and incomparable robot invention, Electro; the hard-edged detective, the Ferret; Terry Vance, the boy adventurer; the Western Masked Raider; and the ongoing jungle adventures of Ka-Zar, the Great.

Featuring an extensive essay on Marvel's pulp magazine pre-history, publisher Martin Goodman and the birth of Marvel Comics by noted historian Will Murray, and topped off with special bonus features including original artwork and items never seen since 1939, this collection forms the cornerstone of Marvel history essential for every comic book fan, collector and historian!

Hardcover, 832 pages, full color.

Cover price $125.00.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Story and art by Eisner/Iger Studios. Swing into the Golden Age of comics with this spectacular collection of classic SHEENA: QUEEN OF THE JUNGLE! Featuring digitally-remastered classic artwork by Will Eisner/Jerry Iger studios and over 10 of the best SHEENA stories from the 1930s, 40s, and 50s, this collection is a must-have for fans of classic comics! Over 144 pages of digitally-re-mastered classic stories of SHEENA from the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s - Reprinting stories from JUMBO COMICS and SHEENA COMICS. Featuring an essay by current SHEENA writer Steven E. de Souza (Die Hard, Commando, Tomb Raider)! Softcover, full color. NOTE: See also Golden Age Sheena: Queen of the Jungle TPB (1999) Cover price $18.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects All-Winners Comics (1941-1947) #1-4.

Written by CARL BURGOS, STAN LEE, JACK KIRBY, JOE SIMON and BILL EVERETT. Art by CARL BURGOS, AL AVISON, JACK KIRBY, JOE SIMON, BILL EVERETT, JACK BINDER, PAUL GUSTAVSON, PAUL REINMAN, ALLEN SIMON, MIKE SEKOWSKY, JOHN FORTE, BOB POWELL, HOWARD JAMES & AL GABRIELE. Cover by ALEX SCHOMBURG.

Marvel Comics proudly presents more Golden Age greats from 1941-42 - newly remastered and restored.

The Human Torch, Captain America, the Sub-Mariner, the Destroyer, the Whizzer and more battle for victory for America - both together and in solo adventures!

Hardcover, full color.

Cover price $49.99.

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3rd Edition - Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Action Comics (1938 DC) #1-31, Superman (1939 1st Series) #1-7, New York World's Fair (1939) 1939 and 1940. Written by Jerry Siegel. Art by Joe Shuster, Jack Burnley and Wayne Boring. Cover by Joe Shuster. Foreword and afterword by Jim Steranko. The early adventures of Superman are back in print in this massive hardcover as he battles social injustice and political corruption, fighting for the common man. Includes the first appearances of Lois Lane and Lex Luthor. Hardcover, 784 pages, full color. All Ages Cover price $125.00.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Action Comics (1938 DC) #1-19, Superman (1939 1st Series) #1-3, New York World's Fair (1939) 1939.

Written by Jerry Siegel. Art by Joe Shuster. Cover by Michael Cho.

The original tales of the Man of Tomorrow are collected in trade paperback! Written by Jerry Siegel and illustrated by Joe Shuster, this title includes the first appearances of Lois Lane, Jimmy Olsen, and Superman's alter ego Clark Kent, as well as the first use of his x-ray vision.

Softcover, 384 pages, full color.

Cover price $19.99.

Volume 1 - 2nd and later printings. Collects Action Comics (1938 DC) #1-19, Superman (1939 1st Series) #1-3, New York World's Fair (1939) 1939.

Written by Jerry Siegel. Art by Joe Shuster. Cover by Michael Cho.

The original tales of the Man of Tomorrow are collected in trade paperback! Written by Jerry Siegel and illustrated by Joe Shuster, this title includes the first appearances of Lois Lane, Jimmy Olsen, and Superman's alter ego Clark Kent, as well as the first use of his x-ray vision.

Softcover, 384 pages, full color.

Cover price $19.99.

Add to cart Fine $29.99

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Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects material from Flash Comics (1940-1949 DC) #1-22. Written by Gardner Fox. Art by Dennis Neville and Sheldon Moldoff .Cover by Moldoff A new archive introducing Hawkman! Gardner Fox's stories took the reincarnated Egyptian prince and pitted him against common criminals and uncommon masked felons. Plus, an introduction by Sheldon Moldoff. Hardcover, 225 pages, full color. Cover price $49.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "January-March 1940!" Collects Jungle Comics (1940 Fiction House) #1-3. Cover by Lou Fine. Jungle Comics ran for almost 15 years and there's no wonder with a roster of creative talent like Lou Fine, Alex Blum, Taylor Martin, Fletcher Hanks, Chuck Winter, Art Peddy, Henry Kiefer, George Wilson, Bill Allison, Dick Briefer, Will Eisner, Ken Jackson, R. Louis Golden, Rafael Astarita, Charles Sultan, Robert Lewis and Bob Powell all serving us such jungle treats as these. Alex Blum created Kaanga, Lord of the Jungle, who after losing his family in the Congo, was adopted by a local tribe of "ape-men" where he tackled everything from bad animals to dinosaurs to witch doctors to Germans, appearing in all 163 issues! Softcover, 208 pages, full color. Cover price $32.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Aug.-Dec. 1944 to Dec. 1946-Oct. 1948!" Collects Mystery Comics (1944) #1-4 and Wonder Comics (1944-1948 Great) #9-20. Cover by Alex Schomburg. Featuring Stories by Alex Schomburg, Bob Oksner, George Roussos, Ken Battefield, Ed Good, Leo Isaacs and Everett Raymond Kinstler. Brad Spencer is accidentally exposed to a sizzling voltage of a secret current, giving him super powers, which he to become the super crime-fighter, Wonderman! He is aided by his girlfriend, Carol Paige. Wonderman has the ability to become invulnerable (as hard as steel) and has super-strength. Working from his Wonderlab, Wonderman created the world's most powerful telescope and had soon confiscated an enemy's Vacuum Spiral device which allowed him to cross great distances, such as the Sun, in a matter of minutes. His enemies included Lilith, Dr. Voodoo, and the Immortal Emperor. Hardcover, 184 pages, full color. Cover price $52.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. AC introduces a new bookshelf-format title to showcase their industry-renowned, top quality vintage reprints. This landmark first volume celebrates the diversity of comic's formative years. This volume starts off with Simon and Kirby; an interview with Joe Simon himself, and features on Fighting American, Boy's Ranch and Bullseye, plus reprints of Captain 3-D and The Black Owl! Then, it's Western comics from Al Williamson, Dick Ayers, and John Severin, on The Cheyenne Kid, The Haunted Horseman and The Latigo Kid respectively! See Captain Flash, The Green Lama, Mr. Scarlet, Blue Bolt, The Yellowjacket, Miracle Man, Bulletman, and Spy Smasher! Plus: Ibis the Invincible, Son of Sinbad, Frankenstein, The Black Ace, Nyoka, and more! Stories featuring the art of Will Eisner, Joe Kubert, Dan Barry, Kurt Schaffenberger, and a dozen other greats. Plus, a text feature on British comic book great, Denis McLoughlin. Softcover, 240 pages, B&W. Cover price $29.95.

1st printing. By Mike Benton. DID YOU KNOW: Superman began his career as a villain; Jean Harlow was a model for Catwoman; Mickey Spillane started out as a comic book writer; Jerry Siegel married the real-life Lois Lane; and Madame Fatal was the first transvestite superhero? Find all this out and more in the ultimate history of the super-genre (early 1930-late 1940s). From Amazing Man to Wonder Woman, this book includes more than 300 full color illustrations, profiles on creators, and a complete checklist of Golden Age super hero comics! Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 200 pages, full color. Cover price $26.95.

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1st printing. Collects Golden Age (1993) #1-4. Written by James Robinson. Art and cover by Paul Smith. Set at the start of one of the darkest periods of U.S. history, the infamous "McCarthy Era," JSA: THE GOLDEN AGE takes a thought-provoking look at what might have happened to DC's first generation of super heroes beyond their exploits during the Second World War, as paranoia pervades America. DC's first generation of super heroes have been driven into retirement or hiding, or madness-except for a few who are willing to change with the times. But behind the scenes, something even more sinister is unfolding-a subtle plot that may engulf the planet and remake it in one man's image. In a Deluxe hardcover for the first time. Hardcover, 200 pages, full color. Cover price $34.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $36.00

Add to cart Near Mint $36.00

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Human Torch Comics (1940-1949) #2-5a (Yes, folks, odd numbering was not solely the province of modern comic books; the Torch's solo book started with issue #2 and had two #5s).

Story and art by CARL BURGOS, BILL EVERETT, and JOE SIMON. Cover by ALEX SCHOMBURG.

Marvel presents more Golden Age goodness, reprinting the first four issues of HUMAN TORCH from 1940-41. This hardcover collection remasters and restores these early adventures, including the introduction and origin of Toro, the Flaming Torch Kid. See the Torch and Toro fight side-by-side with the Mighty Sub-Mariner!

Also featuring the adventures of Microman, Mantor the Magician, the Fiery Mask and the Patriot.

Hardcover, 266 pages, full color.

Cover price $49.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $26.00

Add to cart Near Mint $26.00

Add to cart Very Fine $23.00

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects USA Comics (1941) #1-4.

By JACK KIRBY, JOE SIMON, CHARLES NICHOLAS, AL AVISON, PHIL STURM, SYD SHORES, STAN LEE, BASIL WOLVERTON, MIKE ROY, FRANK GIACOIA, AL EADEH, ED WINIARSKI, GEORGE KLEIN, MIKE SEKOWSKY, and AL GABRIELE. Cover by JACK KIRBY and JOE SIMON.

Marvel proudly presents more Golden Age goodness from 1941. The Defender! Major Liberty! Rockman! Rusty! The original Young Avenger! The origins of the Whizzer, Jack Frost and the Vagabond! Captain Terror turns back a deadly Nazi undersea invasion! Stan 'The Man' himself chronicles the historic first meeting of the USA heroes!

This hardcover collection remasters and restores these early adventures, some collected for the very first time!

Hardcover, 280 pages, full color.

Cover price $59.99.

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Cover by Brad Gorby. Edited by Bill Black. Written by Bill Black. Art by Harry Anderson, Rafael Astarita, Al Avison, Dick Ayers, Matt Baker, Dan Barry, Ken Battlefield, Jack Binder, Charles Biro, Nick Cardy, John Cassone, Arturo Cazeneuve, Jack Cole, L.B. Cole, Steve Ditko, Will Eisner, Lee Elias, Lou Fine, Leonard Frank, Frank Frazetta, Bob Fujitani, Syd Greene, John Giunta, Fred Guardineer, Graham Ingels, Fred Kida, H.C. Kiefer, Bernie Krigstein, Alan Mandel, Hi Mankin, Norman Maurer, Ralph Mayo, Mort Meskin, Ruben Moreira, William Overgard, R.S. Pious, Al Plastino, Bob Powell, Charles M. Quinlan, Mac Raboy, Jerry Robinson, Alex Schomburg, Mike Sekowsky, Lin Streeter, Alex Toth, Bill Ward, Maurice Whitman, Ogden Whitney, Bob Wood, Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. AC Comics presents its own version of an Official Handbook, only focusing on the countless Golden Age heroes revived and revised by AC, from well-known figures like Green Hornet to obscure ones like Airmale and Stampy. Listings include creators, supporting characters, weapons, appearances, and profile pics by the artists most associated with the character. This makes this a rare reference guide to heroes of the 1940s and 50s from publishers like Fiction House, Magazine Enterprises, Ace, Nedor, MLJ, Hillman, Holyoke, Harvey, Prize, Fox, Chesler, Columbia, Novelty Press, Four Star, Enwil, Fawcett, Sterling, Lev Gleason, and Spark. 72 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.95.

1st printing.

Written by Chip Kidd. Photography by Geoff Spear. Art by C.C. Beck, Mac Raboy and Jack Kirby.

SHAZAM made his debut in Whiz Comics in 1940, and outsold his biggest competitor, Superman, by 14 million copies a month. Before too long, a variety of merchandise was produced - secret decoders, figurines, buttons, paper rockets, tin toys, puzzles, costumes - and a fan club was created to keep up with the demand.

Seventy years later, an unprecedented assortment of these collectibles are gathered together by award-winning writer/designer Chip Kidd and photographer Geoff Spear. Join Kidd, Spear, and the World's Mightiest Mortal in this first, fully authorized celebration of ephemera, artwork, and rare, one-of-a-kind toys, and recapture the magic that was SHAZAM!

Hardcover, 9 1/2-in. x 12-in., 224 pages, full color.

Cover price $35.00.

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3-D version. May or may not come with 3-d glasses. Cover price $6.50.

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Jim Lee cover. Travis Charest art. 3-D version. May or may not come with 3-d glasses. Cover price $6.50.

1st printing. Collects Battle Hymn (2005) #1-5. Written by B. CLAY MOORE. Art by JEREMY HAUN & ANDE PARKS. Cover by JEREMY HAUN & DAVE BRYANT. It's 1944, and the first gathering of super-powered heroes may very well be the last. What happens when the government assembles a new breed of super-powered beings at the height of war? Who lives? Who dies? And what exactly does the government have planned for the 'heroes'? BATTLE HYMN: FAREWELL TO THE FIRST GOLDEN AGE answers these questions with this beautiful collection of the sold-out acclaimed miniseries. Also including original character designs and concepts, background information and much more! Softcover, 152 pages, full color. Cover price $14.99.

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Story and art by Jose Calderon. 24 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.75.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects More Fun Comics (1935-1947) #55-98. Written by Gardner Fox. Art and cover by Hal Sherman. Don't miss this new, extra-sized archive collecting the complete, mystic adventures of Doctor Fate. Young Kent Nelson, taken in by the ancient wizard Nabu, is trained in the mystic arts, preparing to protect the world from mystic threats as the golden-helmeted hero Dr. Fate! Hardcover, 396 pages, full color. Cover price $75.00.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects ADVENTURE COMICS (1938-1983)#40-57, NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR 1939, and NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR 1940. Written by Gardner Fox. Art by Bert Christman, Creig Flessel, Chad Grothkopf, and Ogden Whitney. Cover by Crieg Flessel. The first batch of Wesley Dodd's adventures as Sandman are chronicled in this volume featuring an intro by Jim Amash, co-editor of Alter Ego. Hardcover, 228 pages, full color. Cover price $49.95.

Lee Weeks Cover

1st Edition - Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Captain America Comics (1941-1954 Golden Age) #1-12.

Cover by Lee Weeks and Dean White.

Steve Rogers might have been the prototypical 98-pound weakling, but that wasn't going to stop him from serving his country. Transformed by the Super-Soldier Serum into America's No. 1 fighting man, he became a symbol of patriotism, hope and perseverance on the eve of the nation's entrance into World War II. Never before and never since has comics seen a hero as timely as - Captain America!

Now at long last, you can experience the original Golden Age adventures of the Sentinel of Liberty from his 1941 inaugural appearance in one deluxe, oversized and remastered package! You'll meet Bucky Barnes and the Red Skull for the first time, behold Simon and Kirby's trend-setting brand of storytelling - and even read Stan Lee's very first comic-book tale!

So salute, soldier - Captain America has arrived!

Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 848 pages, full color.

Credits:

Written by Joe Simon, Jack Kirby, and Stan Lee.

Art by Jack Kirby, Joe Simon, Al Liederman, Reed Crandell, Al Gabriele, Al Avison, George Klein, Syd Shores, George Russos, Bernie Klein, Mac Raboy, Charles Nicholas Wojtkoski, Fred Bell, Mort Meskin, Ken Bald, Bill Ward, Ernie Hart, Mike Sekowsky, Chad Grothkopf, and Jack Alderman.

Cover price $125.00.

Alex Schomburg Cover

1st Edition - Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Captain America Comics (1941-1954 Golden Age) #1-12.

Cover by Alex Schomburg.

Steve Rogers might have been the prototypical 98-pound weakling, but that wasn't going to stop him from serving his country. Transformed by the Super-Soldier Serum into America's No. 1 fighting man, he became a symbol of patriotism, hope and perseverance on the eve of the nation's entrance into World War II. Never before and never since has comics seen a hero as timely as - Captain America!

Now at long last, you can experience the original Golden Age adventures of the Sentinel of Liberty from his 1941 inaugural appearance in one deluxe, oversized and remastered package! You'll meet Bucky Barnes and the Red Skull for the first time, behold Simon and Kirby's trend-setting brand of storytelling - and even read Stan Lee's very first comic-book tale!

So salute, soldier - Captain America has arrived!

Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 848 pages, full color.

Credits:

Written by Joe Simon, Jack Kirby, and Stan Lee.

Art by Jack Kirby, Joe Simon, Al Liederman, Reed Crandell, Al Gabriele, Al Avison, George Klein, Syd Shores, George Russos, Bernie Klein, Mac Raboy, Charles Nicholas Wojtkoski, Fred Bell, Mort Meskin, Ken Bald, Bill Ward, Ernie Hart, Mike Sekowsky, Chad Grothkopf, and Jack Alderman.

Cover price $125.00.

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Limited Edition

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "February 1941-November 1972!" Collects Stories from Master Comics (1940 Fawcett) #11-32. During World War II, Jack Weston is an army private in prime physical condition who dons a patriotic costume and becomes the Minute Man, a "One Man Army"! He fights enemy agents, including his nemesis femme fatale Illyria, Quenn of the Spies, robot spies, ten foot tall Nazi monsters and agents of the Black Dragon Society. His double identity is known to his superior officer, General Milton, who send the Minute Man on unsanctioned missions behind enemy lines. Featuring Stories by Charles Sultan, Mac Rabor, and Phil Bard. Hardcover, 208 pages, full color. Cover price $52.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "January-March 1940!" Collects Jungle Comics (1940 Fiction House) #1-3. Cover by Lou Fine. Jungle Comics ran for almost 15 years and there's no wonder with a roster of creative talent like Lou Fine, Alex Blum, Taylor Martin, Fletcher Hanks, Chuck Winter, Art Peddy, Henry Kiefer, George Wilson, Bill Allison, Dick Briefer, Will Eisner, Ken Jackson, R. Louis Golden, Rafael Astarita, Charles Sultan, Robert Lewis and Bob Powell all serving us such jungle treats as these. Alex Blum created Kaanga, Lord of the Jungle, who after losing his family in the Congo, was adopted by a local tribe of "ape-men" where he tackled everything from bad animals to dinosaurs to witch doctors to Germans, appearing in all 163 issues! Hardcover, 208 pages, full color. Cover price $52.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "May 1941-July 1942!" Collects Exciting Comics (1940-1949) #9-20. Cover art by Elmer Wexler. Introducing The Black Terror, Nemesis of Crime! Bob Benton was a pharmacist working on a tonic to pep people up, who developed "formic ethers" instead, thanks to a comment made by his new assistant Tim Roland, inspiring him along a new path. Inhaling the vapors from his discovery granted him superhuman strength, which he used to become the crimefighter the Black Terror, battling hoodlums, saboteurs and enemy agents in equal measure. Tim, similarly empowered, became his sidekick, together known as the Terror Twins! Hardcover (with Slipcase), 184 pages, full color. Cover price $62.99.

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Volume 1 - 1st printing. "October 1946-October 1949!" Collects Stories from Thrilling Comics (1940-1951 Better/Nedor/Standard) #56-75. Cover by Alex Schomburg. Princess Pantha was a circus-performing wild animal handler who went to Africa in search of the legendary giant gorilla M'Gana for her act! She disappeared shortly after setting out-so Gilt-edge Gates, the owner of The National Circus hired Dane Hunter, a famous explorer to find her. After discovering her safari had been wiped out by an unknown hostile native tribe and she'd saved herself by using her ability to make an extra-loud gorilla call, which the natives mistook for the approach of M'Gana and fled. Princess Pantha had survived in the jungle for two months now, utilizing her animal skills, knowledge of jiu-jitsu and a few primitive weapons. Together Pantha and Dane remained in the jungle and continued their quest to capture the legendary giant gorilla M'Gana! Comic book stories from the 1940s and 1950s depicted some ethnic and racial prejudices that were once commonplace in American culture. While not representing the publisher's view of today's society, these stories are printed as they were originally created, because to do otherwise would be the same as claiming these prejudices never existed. Hardcover, 208 pages, full color. Cover price $52.99.

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Issue #1 - 1970. High quality fanzine published by The SFCA. Reprints The Web and Steel Sterling from Zip Comics #27, Stormy Foster from Hit Comics #23, and Meteor Martin from Amazing Man Comics #25 & 26. 8-1/2-in. x 11-in. Hard paper stock. Black and white. 24 pages.

This special-format annual features 12 full vintage Golden Age stories, including three adventures of M. E.'s The Avenger, all drawn by Bob Powell, two stories starring Holyoke/Tem's Cat-Man and Kitten, including the origin and first appearance of Kitten, and the origin of Cat-Man; four tales of Harry "A" Chesler's Rocketman and Jetgirl, a pair of Bill Ward-drawn Bulletman mysteries, and a Powell Strongman story. 6-in. x 8-in., 120 pages, B&W. Cover price $15.95.

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1st printing. By Richard O'Brien. "1937-1945" Relive the first adventures of some of comics greatest heroes. Also learn the history of your favorite characters and the artist and writers who brought them to life. Included are full size, full color facsimiles of the most prized action covers. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 102 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $6.95.

1st Edition - Signed by Bill Schelly.

1st printing.

By Bill Schelly.

Includes photos and gorgeous illustrations by Steve Ditko, Jim Starlin, Jim Steranko, Dave Stevens, R. Crumb, Bernie Wrightson, and an introduction by former editor-in-chief at Marvel Comics, Roy Thomas.

Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 144 pages, B&W.

NOTE: Limited to a 1,000 copies. Signature is on page 5 with Table of Contents.

Cover price $11.95.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "1935-1956!"

Written by Paul Levitz.

The single most comprehensive book on the subject, this volume traces DC Comics's first decades, from its pulp origins up to the comic book burnings of the McCarthy '50s in over 400 pages bursting with comics, art, photographs, and more comics. The first in a new series, expanded from the Eisner Award-winning book, 75 Years of DC Comics, hits the shelf at a reader friendly size with essays updated by author Paul Levitz and over 1,000 new images across five volumes. Featuring a new interview with legendary artist Joe Kubert.

Hardcover, 9-in. x 13-in., 400 pages, full color.

Cover price $59.95.