Top Comics comic books issue 1

1st printing. Written by Carl Barks, Don Rosa, Freddy Milton, and Al Taliaferro. Art by Carl Barks, Don Rosa, Freddy Milton, and Al Taliaferro. Cover by Daan Jippes. Whos got the sweetest disposition? Not Donald—but thats why we love him! Over the decades, Duckburgs feistiest fowl transformed from a gawky, goosey figure into one of comics most emotive, visually streamlined stars. Now Fantagraphics invites you to trace this evolution artist by artist, with all of Donalds greatest in attendance! Al Taliaferro brings us a 1934 comics adaptation of Donalds first screen role in The Wise Little Hen! Beloved Duck Man Carl Barks sends Donald to the circus in our 1950s title tale, Big-Top Bedlam, then goes on to pit him against witches, Uncle Scrooge—and himself! Don Rosas Donald tackles Neighbor Jones on Halloween in Fit to Be Pied; then Freddy Milton combines Ducks with dragons in The Big Sneeze! Each epic tale comes with new commentary by Disney historians Jim Fanning, David Gerstein, and Simone Cavazzuti, an interview with modern Duck designer Paco Rodriguez—and the inside scoop on every makeover Donald has received. Hardcover, 7 1/2-in. x 10 1/2-in., 292 pages, full color. All Ages Cover price $49.99.

1st printing.

Written by Andrew Archer and Scott Dooley. Art by Jeff Nice. Cover by Rahzzah.

Welcome to Planet Noctis!

Grab your standard issue Normality Normalizer and hang on to reality for dear life! Pressure, Suffa & Debris are the Hilltop Hoods and Noctis' newest inmates - er, recruits - when an anti-space incident infests the base with demonic aliens from another dimension!

With the barriers between realities breaking down, it's up to the Hoods to reverse the bleed before a nightmare god takes hold!

Softcover, 120 pages, full color. Mature Readers

Cover price $19.99.

1st printing.

Edited by Don Markstein.

Over 250 writers, artists and other comics professionals share their tips, secrets and stories all distilled from the pages of COMICS INTERVIEW. Some photographs are scattered through the book but it is first and foremost the insights and advice from comic industry professionals. Fascinating reading.

Contents: Introduction - Tips from the Editor, The Tipsters; Breaking into the Business - Know What You're Doing, The Basics, Building a Career; Telling the Story - Color, Characterization, Classic Characters, Design, Genres, Superheroes, Continuity; The Business of Comics - Publishing, Creators' Rights, The Editor, Professionalism, Retailing, Speculation, The Market, Promotion, Licensing; The Art of Comics - Vision, Dedication, Ideas, Style, Philosophy, Research, Swiping, Censorship, Inking, Having Fun; How Do They Do It? - Working Methods, Tools, Tricks, Collaboration, Marvel Style vs. Full Script; A Little of This, a Little of That - Names, Genres, History, Other Media, Around the World, Inspiration, Everything Else.

Tips from: Art Adams, Neal Adams, Brent Anderson, Murphy Anderson, John Arcudi, Terry Austin, Dick Ayers, Chris Bachalo, Kyle Baker, Clive Barker, Mike Baron, Dan Barry, John Beatty, Terry Beatty, Gail Beckett, Simon Bisley, Steve Bissette, Brian Bolland, Rick Bryant, Bob Burden, John Byrne, Howard Chaykin, Chris Claremont, Gene Colan, Ernie Colon, Gerry Conway, Jon Davidge, Shel Dorf, Gaylord Dubois, Kevin Eastman, Will Eisner, Mark Evanier, Ramona Fradon, Frank Frazetta, Mike Friedrich, Neil Gaiman, Dave Gibbons, Keith Giffen, Peter B. Gillis, Dick Giordano, Steven Grant, Mike Grell, Matt Groening, Mark Gruenwald, Jackson Guice, Paul Guinan, Bob Hall, Larry Hama, Don Heck, Mike Higgins, Rick Hoberg, Tony Isabella, Jack Jackson, Lance Jacobs, Ferd Johnson, Kelley Jones, Dan Jurgens, Bob Kane, Mike Kazaleh, Sam Kieth, Jack Kirby, Joe Kubert, Erik Larsen, Jim Lee, Stan Lee, Mark Lucas, Tom Lyle, Dennis Mallonee, Val Mayerik, Scott McCloud, Todd McFarlane, Will Meugniot, Frank Miller, Pat Mills, Bernie Mireault, Ken Mitchroney, Moebius, Doug Moench, Sheldon Moldoff, Alan Moore, Fabian Nicieza, Tom Orzechowski, Bruce D. Patterson, George Perez, Wendy Pini, Rod Reed, Mike Richardson, Steve Ringgenberg, Jerry Robinson, John Romita, Jr., John Romita, Sr., Don Rosa, Dave Ross, Joe Rubinstein, Steve Rude, P. Craig Russell, Arn Saba, Stan Sakai, Tim Sale, Jim Salicrup, Charles M. Schulz, Diana Schutz, Alvin Schwartz, Julius Schwartz, David Scroggy, Bob Sharen, Jim Shooter, Bill Sienkiewicz, Marc Silvestri, Dave Sim, Louise Simonson, Walt Simonson, Art Spiegelman, Brian Stelfreeze, Larry Stroman, Greg Theakston, Anthony Tollin, Charles Vess, Matt Wagner, Al Williamson, Andy Yanchus, Tom Yeates, Mike Zeck and others.

Softcover, 8 1/4-in. x 10 3/4-in., 120 pages, B&W.

Cover price $19.95.

1st printing.

Written by Trey Walker. Art by Hoyt Silva.

Special NONSTOP!

Imprint trade paperback where Scout releases a World Premiere issue followed by the entire story in a collected volume at a special reduced price! Seven issues worth of art and story for the price of five!

Time is ticking for the World's last superhero. Disillusioned, Lincoln Adams (a.k.a. Unstoppable) must make peace with the changing world around him-can there truly be a place for him in a world without Supers? After learning of his terminal disease, Lincoln sees an easy way out; however, the re-emergence of an old Arch-Nemesis, and a new shadowy masked figure, turn Lincoln's plans of an easy passing on their head.

Can Lincoln stop this new threat before the disease stops him?

Softcover, 176 pages, full color.

Cover price $19.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $6.00

Add to cart Near Mint $6.00

1st Printing. Interviews by Andrew Sumner. Featuring scripts by Al Ewing, Jonathan Hickman, Mark Millar, and Mark Waid. Discover the craft of writing comics the Marvel way, with scripts and commentary from top writers and editors. The Marvel Script To Page series is an official behind-the-scenes look at the craft of writing comic books, featuring exclusive scripts and commentary from top Marvel creators and editors. The Avengers are the Earths mightiest heroes, and one of the most famous superhero teams in comics history Meet Captain America, Iron Man, Black Widow and many, many more iconic characters in selected scripts from a range of contemporary comics creators, with exclusive editorial commentary! Softcover, 272 pages, Text (with B&W illustrations) Cover price $22.95.

Add to cart Very Good $8.70

1st printing. Learn comic book writing by reading examples by the best. Panel One (Volume 1) includes full scripts by Neil Gaiman, Kurt Busiek, Greg Rucka, and Kevin Smith, plus a plot by Marv Wolfman, a drawn script by Jeff Smith, and a short script by Nat Gertler with an illustrated version drawn by Steve Lieber. Panel Two (Volume 2) includes a panel-by-panel plot by Mark Evanier, along with full scripts by folks ranging from Golden Age great Otto Binder to best-selling author Peter David. Drawn scripts are by Scott McCloud, Judd Winick, and Mike Baron. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 194 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.95.

Add to cart Very Good $7.99

2nd and later printings. Learn comic book writing by reading examples by the best. Panel One (Volume 1) includes full scripts by Neil Gaiman, Kurt Busiek, Greg Rucka, and Kevin Smith, plus a plot by Marv Wolfman, a drawn script by Jeff Smith, and a short script by Nat Gertler with an illustrated version drawn by Steve Lieber. Panel Two (Volume 2) includes a panel-by-panel plot by Mark Evanier, along with full scripts by folks ranging from Golden Age great Otto Binder to best-selling author Peter David. Drawn scripts are by Scott McCloud, Judd Winick, and Mike Baron. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 194 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.95.

Add to cart Very Fine $9.00

1st printing.

Edited by Nat Gertler.

Writers show and explain different comics writing styles, including: a panel-by-panel plot by Mark Evanier; Bill Mumy and Miguel Ferrer's page-by-page plot. Full scripts by folks ranging from Golden Age great Otto Binder to best-selling author Peter David, and drawn scripts by Scott McCloud, Judd Winick, and Mike Baron.

Also featuring scripts by Gail Simone and Sara Ryan, plus commentary by Lea Hernandez, Steve Leialoha, Chuck Austen, Steve Lieber, Mark Heike and Pop Mhan.

Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 210 pages, B&W.

Cover price $20.95.

Bound Issues 1-12

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Cover by Tony Strobl and Larry Mayer. Stories and art by Tony Strobl, Steve Steere and Vic Lockman. Seagoing adventurer Moby Duck is aided by his porpoise, Porpy, and Donald Duck's Cousin Dimwitty. Donald Duck joins Moby when The Ghost Ship of Captain Crook leads them to a treasure hunt in the desert. Donald's had enough of sea life, so Moby needs a new sailor and hires the Big Bad Wolf. A pirate scarecrow keeps crows out of the crow's-nest. The Ghost Ship of Captain Crook; The Secret of Wakki-Attu. 32 pages, Full Color.

# 1 in indicia.

Alternate edition of Three Stooges #35. Comics in the Top series are identical in content to the Gold Key edition except for the cover and both editions were published simultaneously, but for two separate markets (GK for newsstand, Top for department stores).

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# 1 in indicia. Reprints Walt Disneys Comics and Stories #322. "The Day the Museum Sank."

Canadian edition with $.75 cover price - How Joey and Top Dog met and Top Dog became a part of Joey's family is told in "The Dog-Gone Beginning" and "House About a Dog, Mom?" Then, Mervin Megabucks, the richest and meanest kid in town, discovers that Top Dog can talk and resolves to own Top Dog in "Dognapped" and "The Big Breakout." Scripts by Lennie Herman and art by Warren Kremer & Jacqueline Roettcher. 32 pages, FC. All Ages Cover price $0.75.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. How Joey and Top Dog met and Top Dog became a part of Joey's family is told in "The Dog-Gone Beginning" and "House About a Dog, Mom?" Then, Mervin Megabucks, the richest and meanest kid in town, discovers that Top Dog can talk and resolves to own Top Dog in "Dognapped" and "The Big Breakout." Scripts by Lennie Herman and art by Warren Kremer & Jacqueline Roettcher. Cover price $0.65.

Reprints White Princess of the Jungle # 3: "The Army of Terror," "Black Death," "The Ant Invasion," and "The Blue Gorilla" (art by Everett Raymond Kinstler). Cover price $0.12.

Story art and Cover by Ethan Persoff. 6 1/2-in., x 6 1/2-in., 40 pages, blue black and white Cover price $4.50.

Small reprint of Topix Vol. 5, #6. Distributed as a promotional item at some point in time. 8 Pages, Full Color, 5.75" x 8.5". Cover price $0.10.