Cartoon Cartoons comic books issue 1

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1st printing - 3 Volumes (with Slipcase). OVER ONE THOUSAND CARTOONS SPANNING 50 YEARS OF A LEGENDARY CAREER! Fifty-one, to be exact, but let's not quibble. Gahan Wilson is among the most popular, widely-read, and beloved cartoonists in the history of the medium, whose career spans the 2nd half of the 20th century, and all of the 21st. His work has been seen by millions -no, hundreds of millions- in the pages of Playboy, The New Yorker, Punch, The National Lampoon, and many other magazines; there is no telling, really, how many readers he has corrupted or comforted. He is revered for his playfully sinister take on childhood, adulthood, men, women, and monsters. His brand of humor makes you laugh until you cry. And it's about time that a collection of his cartoons was published that did justice to his vast body of work. When Gahan Wilson walked into Hugh Hefner's office in 1957, he sat down as Hefner was on the phone, gently rejecting a submission to his new gentlemen's magazine: "I think it's very well-written and I liked it very much," Hefner reportedly said, "but it's anti-sin. And I'm afraid we're pro-sin." Wilson knew, at that moment, that he had found a kindred spirit and a potential home for his cartoons. And indeed he had; Wilson appeared in every issue of Playboy from the December 1957 issue to today. It has been one of the most fruitful, successful, and long-lived relationships between a contributor and a magazine, ever. Gahan Wilson: 50 Years of Playboy Cartoons features not only every cartoon Wilson drew for Playboy, but all his prose fiction that has appeared in that magazine as well, from his first story in the June, 1962 issue, "Horror Trio," to such classics as "Dracula Country" (September 1978). It also includes the text-and-art features he drew for Playboy, such as his look at Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum, his take on our country's "pathology of violence," and his appreciation of "transplant surgery." Wilson's notoriously black sense of comedy is on display throughout the book, leaving no sacred cow unturned (an image curiously absent in the book), ridiculing everything from state sponsored executions to the sober precincts of the nouveau rich, from teenage dating to police line-ups, with scalding and hilarious satirical jabs. Although Wilson is known as an artist who relishes the creepy side of modern life, this three-volume set truly demonstrates the depth and breadth of his range - from illustrating private angst we never knew we had (when you eat a steak, just whom are you eating?) to the ironic and deadpan take on horrifying public issues (ecological disaster, nuclear destruction anyone?). Gahan Wilson has been peeling back the troubling layers of modern life with his incongruously playful and unnerving cartoons, assailing our deepest fears and our most inane follies. This three-volume set is a testament to one of the funniest - and wickedly disturbing - cartoonists alive. GAHAN WILSON was born in 1930 in Evanston, IL and lives in New York City. Hardcover (3 Volumes with Slipcase), 8-in. x 10 1/2-in., 1,056 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $125.00.

1st printing. NOTE: The Limited Edition (B) includes a signed and numbered, two-color letterpress print and a box set of reproduction Christmas illustrations sent from Gahan Wilson to Hugh Hefner. Limited to 300 copies - OVER ONE THOUSAND CARTOONS SPANNING 50 YEARS OF A LEGENDARY CAREER! Fifty-one, to be exact, but let's not quibble. Gahan Wilson is among the most popular, widely-read, and beloved cartoonists in the history of the medium, whose career spans the 2nd half of the 20th century, and all of the 21st. His work has been seen by millions -no, hundreds of millions- in the pages of Playboy, The New Yorker, Punch, The National Lampoon, and many other magazines; there is no telling, really, how many readers he has corrupted or comforted. He is revered for his playfully sinister take on childhood, adulthood, men, women, and monsters. His brand of humor makes you laugh until you cry. And it's about time that a collection of his cartoons was published that did justice to his vast body of work. When Gahan Wilson walked into Hugh Hefner's office in 1957, he sat down as Hefner was on the phone, gently rejecting a submission to his new gentlemen's magazine: "I think it's very well-written and I liked it very much," Hefner reportedly said, "but it's anti-sin. And I'm afraid we're pro-sin." Wilson knew, at that moment, that he had found a kindred spirit and a potential home for his cartoons. And indeed he had; Wilson appeared in every issue of Playboy from the December 1957 issue to today. It has been one of the most fruitful, successful, and long-lived relationships between a contributor and a magazine, ever. Gahan Wilson: 50 Years of Playboy Cartoons features not only every cartoon Wilson drew for Playboy, but all his prose fiction that has appeared in that magazine as well, from his first story in the June, 1962 issue, "Horror Trio," to such classics as "Dracula Country" (September 1978). It also includes the text-and-art features he drew for Playboy, such as his look at Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum, his take on our country's "pathology of violence," and his appreciation of "transplant surgery." Wilson's notoriously black sense of comedy is on display throughout the book, leaving no sacred cow unturned (an image curiously absent in the book), ridiculing everything from state sponsored executions to the sober precincts of the nouveau rich, from teenage dating to police line-ups, with scalding and hilarious satirical jabs. Although Wilson is known as an artist who relishes the creepy side of modern life, this three-volume set truly demonstrates the depth and breadth of his range - from illustrating private angst we never knew we had (when you eat a steak, just whom are you eating?) to the ironic and deadpan take on horrifying public issues (ecological disaster, nuclear destruction anyone?). Gahan Wilson has been peeling back the troubling layers of modern life with his incongruously playful and unnerving cartoons, assailing our deepest fears and our most inane follies. This three-volume set is a testament to one of the funniest - and wickedly disturbing - cartoonists alive. GAHAN WILSON was born in 1930 in Evanston, IL and lives in New York City. Hardcover, 1,056 pages, B&W. Mature Readers NOTE: The Limited Edition (B) includes a signed and numbered, two-color letterpress print and a box set of reproduction Christmas illustrations sent from Gahan Wilson to Hugh Hefner. Limited to 300 copies Cover price $175.00.

Stories and art by Jack O'Brien and others. One-page cartoons of the tame but suggestive type that would appear in men's magazines a few years later. Risque for the era. Some are by Saturday Evening Post and Sad Sack cartoonist Jack O'Brien, sometimes signed as "Sgt. O'Brien." Plus one-page B&W pin-up photos, including screen star Lupita Tovar and skater Sonja Henie. Sonja Henie; R.K.O. Chorine; Columbia Beauty; Lupita Tovar. 5-in. x 7-in., 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

1st Printing - Series of cartoon reprints originally published in "The Daily Express" and "The Sunday Express" in England by prolific cartoonist, Ronald "Carl" Giles, simply known as Giles. With highly detailed single panel scenarios, and a cast of reoccurring characters known as the "Giles Family", he delighted readers on a daily basis for over 50 years until his death in 1995. Softcover, Horizontal Format, 10" x 7.5", 128 pages, B&W.

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1st printing.

Story and art by Lucy Knisley.

An irresistible and hilarious collection of Lucy Knisley's cartoons about new motherhood. Lucy Knisley is one of the great memoirists of the graphic novel format. Following the completion of her pregnancy memoir Kid Gloves (and the birth of her baby), Lucy embarked on a new project: documenting new motherhood in short, spontaneous little cartoons, which she posted on her Instagram, and which quickly gained her a huge cult following among other moms.

The best of those wildly popular little cartoons are collected in this adorable gift book, a perfect read for expecting parents, new parents, and anyone who loves funny, relatable comics storytelling.

Softcover, 7-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W.

Cover price $14.99.

1st Printing - Compiled by Howard Ziehm with a "Fore"word by Bob Hope. This precious collection of comic strips traces the sport of golf, golfers, and golf humor as depicted in newspapers and magazines all throughout the 20th century. Softcover (Horizontal Format), 11-in. x 8 1/2-in., 176 pages, PC/PB&W.

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1st printing. By Tom Tomorrow. A treasury of tomorrow! For the first time in one volume, a collection of Tom Tomorrow's work from the 1980s to present day, including many cartoon rarities which have not seen the light of day since they were first printed in some obscure newspaper or comic book somewhere - and 32 pages of color so vivid, your eyes may bleed. Softcover, 8-in. x 112-in., 236 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $17.95.

1st Edition - 1st printing. By Denis Gifford. From Droopy Dog to Popeye, Betty Boop to Tom & Jerry, Bug Bunny to the Pink Panther, this comprehensive books provide dossiers for all the classic cartoon characters that have made us laugh during the 20th Century! Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 12-in., 128 pages, B&W. Published by Jupiter Books.

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2nd Edition - 1st printing. By Denis Gifford. From Droopy Dog to Popeye, Betty Boop to Tom & Jerry, Bug Bunny to the Pink Panther, this comprehensive books provide dossiers for all the classic cartoon characters that have made us laugh during the 20th Century! Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 12-in., 128 pages, B&W. Published by Bloomsbury Books.

1st printing.

Edited by John Bailey.

A collection of comic strips by such renown cartoonists as Charles Addams, Jean Pierre Aldebert, Bosc, Edwin Fisher, John Hart, Peter Hurzeler, Frank Modell, Terence Parkes, Charles Schulz, Fredy Sigg, Leslie Starke, Barney Tobey, and many more!

Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 128 pages, B&W.

Cover price $4.95.

Issue #1 - 1971. One-panel gag cartoons from Golf and Club magazine. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 66 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.75.

1st Printing - Written and Illustrated by Ivan Brunetti. This mini book packs in lots of laughs with each turning page. Completely inappropriate, offensive, and downright deprived Ivan Brunetti delivers all of this and more with this collection of single page comics that sometimes go way too far. Softcover, 3" x 3", 32 pages, B&W. -Mature Readers- Cover price $2.50.

First printing. Written by Frank F. Greene. Published by Harper & Brothers. 1941.

With dust jacket. 1926 edition of How to Draw Cartoons by Clare Briggs. Note: There is also a 1937 2nd edition). Published by Harper & Brothers Publishers, NY. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 150 pages, text with profuse illustrations and examples, with plenty of examples by Briggs, Fischer, Goldberg, King, Webster, Opper, Tad, Hershfield, Ding and other giants of their day. One of the first books to explain how budding cartoonists might go about breaking into the synidicated comics business.

No dust jacket. 1926 edition of How to Draw Cartoons by Clare Briggs. Note: There is also a 1937 2nd edition). Published by Harper & Brothers Publishers, NY. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 150 pages, text with profuse illustrations and examples, with plenty of examples by Briggs, Fischer, Goldberg, King, Webster, Opper, Tad, Hershfield, Ding and other giants of their day. One of the first books to explain how budding cartoonists might go about breaking into the synidicated comics business.

How to Draw Cartoons by Chuck Thorndike, Lession 1, The Head (1936). Outlines a basic method for drawing cartoons, specifically the head in this first installment. A premium giveaway distributed by the Eagle Pencil Co. (London, New York, Toronto), and published by The House of Little Books. 8.5-in. x 11-in., black-and-white, 4 page pamphlet, came folded up and actually open like a calendar. As most if not all copies were distributed folded in envelopes by mail, standard mailing folds are not considered a defect when grading.

6th Printing - December 1940, publisher, Greenberg (NOTE: Greenberg is the original publisher and should not be confused with newer editions published by World Publishing Co). by Carl Anderson, the creator of the "Henry" newspaper comic strip. Forty-six lessons by one of America's most successful and experienced cartoonists. With a foreward about the author reprinted from Time Magazine, 1935. Profusely illustrated. Hardcover, 5 3/4-in. x 8 1/2-in., 110 pages, B&W.

3rd printing - No dust jacket. December 1940, publisher, Greenberg (NOTE: Greenberg is the original publisher and should not be confused with newer editions published by World Publishing Co). by Carl Anderson, the creator of the "Henry" newspaper comic strip. Forty-six lessons by one of America's most successful and experienced cartoonists. With a foreward about the author reprinted from Time Magazine, 1935. Profusely illustrated. Hardcover, 5 3/4-in. x 8 1/2-in., 110 pages, B&W.

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By Various. I Hate Cartoons is a brand-new 64-page anthology from Attaboy's Yumfactory featuring everyone's favorite Watchamacallems; genre-bending comic and toy artists. This fresh and innovative series kicks off with pieces from eight Underground innovators. I Hate Cartoons aims to give showcase to influential and offbeat comic, toy and print artists without the hefty cover price. Each issue also includes a free vinyl sticker in the back. 6 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 64 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $4.95.

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.

By Joe Garner and Michael Ashley.

It's Saturday Morning! explores the shows, characters, songs, and commercials that aired on television during the beloved Saturday morning hours from the 1960s to the 1990s. From the hours of 8 a.m. to noon, parents could sleep in while their children plopped on the couch to consume cartoons galore. From The Bugs Bunny Show, The Jetsons, and Jonny Quest to The Smurfs, Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends, and Animaniacs, this window of time promised pure entertainment and an experience that united generations. With concept art, archival images, and all-new interviews, this collection is a celebration and exploration of the shows, characters, songs, and TV commercials that made Saturday morning cartoons a pop culture event.

Hardcover, 10-in. x 11-in., 224 pages, full color.

Cover price $34.99.

Adult Humor digest featuring cartoons by various artists. Softcover Digest, 5 1/2-in. x 7-in., 98 Pages, B&W, Mature Readers 18+. Cover price $0.25.

Adult Humor digest featuring cartoons by various artists. Softcover Digest, 5 1/2-in. x 7-in., 98 Pages, B&W, Mature Readers 18+. Cover price $0.25.

Adult Humor digest featuring cartoons by various artists. Softcover Digest, 5 1/2-in. x 7-in., 98 Pages, B&W, Mature Readers 18+. Cover price $0.25.

Adult Humor digest featuring cartoons by various artists. Softcover Digest, 5 1/2-in. x 7-in., 98 Pages, B&W, Mature Readers 18+. Cover price $0.25.

Adult Humor digest featuring cartoons by various artists. Softcover Digest, 5 1/2-in. x 7-in., 98 Pages, B&W, Mature Readers 18+. Cover price $0.25.

Adult Humor digest featuring cartoons by various artists. Softcover Digest, 5 1/2-in. x 7-in., 98 Pages, B&W, Mature Readers 18+. Cover price $0.25.

Adult Humor digest featuring cartoons by various artists. Softcover Digest, 5 1/2-in. x 7-in., 98 Pages, B&W, Mature Readers 18+. Cover price $0.25.

Adult Humor digest featuring cartoons by various artists. Softcover Digest, 5 1/2-in. x 7-in., 98 Pages, B&W, Mature Readers 18+. Cover price $0.25.

Adult Humor digest featuring cartoons by various artists. Softcover Digest, 5 1/2-in. x 7-in., 98 Pages, B&W, Mature Readers 18+. Cover price $0.25.

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Adult Humor digest featuring cartoons by various artists. Softcover Digest, 5 1/2-in. x 7-in., 98 Pages, B&W, Mature Readers 18+. Cover price $0.25.

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Adult Humor digest featuring cartoons by various artists. Softcover Digest, 5 1/2-in. x 7-in., 98 Pages, B&W, Mature Readers 18+. Cover price $0.25.

Adult Humor digest featuring cartoons by various artists. Softcover Digest, 5 1/2-in. x 7-in., 98 Pages, B&W, Mature Readers 18+. Cover price $0.25.

Published and printed by Dallas punk band Channel Planet! Written by: Nick Rainone, Editor-in-Chief: Sydnee "Squid" Peralta. With artwork by: Kokin Kokambar, Andrea Menichini, Rob Cannon + more! 24pgs; color Cover price $5.00.

1st printing.

Edited by David Wallis.

Think you live in a society with a free press? These celebrated cartoonists and illustrators found out otherwise. Whether blasting Bush for his Bring em on! speech, spanking pedophile priests, questioning capital punishment, debating the disputed 2000 election, or just mocking baseball mascots, they learned that newspapers and magazines increasingly play it safe by suppressing satire.

With censored cartoons, many unpublished, by the likes of Garry Trudeau, Doug Marlette, Paul Conrad, Mike Luckovich, Matt Davies, and Ted Rall (all Pulitzer Prize winners or finalists), as well as unearthed editorial illustrations by Norman Rockwell, Edward Sorel, Anita Kunz, Marshall Arisman, and Steve Brodner, you will find yourself surprised and often shocked by the images themselves―and outraged by the fact that a fearful editor kept you from seeing them. Needed now more than ever because of a neutered press thats more lapdog than watchdog, Killed Cartoons will make you laugh, make you angry, and make you think.

Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7-in., 282 pages, B&W.

Cover price $15.95.

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1st printing. By Matt Bors. Are corporations people? Is birth control a sin? Can the president kill you with a drone strike? In this essential collection, Pulitzer Prize Finalist Matt Bors mixes the best political cartoons from his prolific body of work with 15 essays to answer the most perplexing questions of our time. Never has reading about economics and mass shootings been this enjoyable! Softcover, 8-in. x 9-in., 240 pages, full color. Cover price $20.00.

1st Printing. Softcover, 6" x 9", 96 pages, color. Cover price $12.99.

1st printing. by Bruce Malcolm Phelps. A collection of cartoons compiled from the anti-Catholic paper, "The Menace". Softcover, 8-in. x 10-in., 76 pg, BW.

1st printing.

By Max Cannon.

Another collection of comic strips spotlighting the twisted humor of Max Cannon.

Softcover (Horizontal Format), 8 1/2-in. x 5 1/2-in., 112 pages, B&W.

Cover price $9.95.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Stories, art and cover by Bud Fisher. Reprints of the classic comic strip created by Bud Fisher. This book reprints the 1910 book of Mutt & Jeff comic strips published by Ball Company, one of the very first "comic books." Mutt gets a job as a beat cop and catches two burglars in the act. But he's a little fuzzy on what's supposed to happen after that. The format, one strip per page, showcases Fisher's detailed linework. Softcover (Horizontal Format Saddle-Stitched/Stapled), 15 1/2-in. x 5-in., 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $8.95.

Cartoons too risque even for the pages of National Lampoon. (This is your only warning.) Contributors include Sam Gross, John Caldwell, Charles Rodrigues, Bill Woodman, Jack Ziegler, Chris Browne, Bruce Cochran, John Jonik, P.C. Vey, Tom Cheney, Tim Haggerty, Bill Woodman, Bill Plympton, and Brian Savage. Edited by Sean Kelly. Mature readers. Cover price $2.95.

1st printing. A collection of mature humor for an immature audience. Softcover, 8-in. x 8-in., 384 pages, B&W. Mature Readers

2nd and late printings. A collection of mature humor for an immature audience. Softcover, 8-in. x 8-in., 384 pages, B&W. Mature Readers

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Newswheel G. I. Cartoons #1 Envelope Only (comic sold separately). NOTE: #1 envelope is unnumbered. This was the envelope for this particular issue of Newswheel G.I. Cartoons, a booklet of cartoons, gags, and pin-ups that were made for our fighting men overseas during WWII. Art on the envelope is by Victor J. Green. 9 in. x 7.5 in. Published by Art Litho Co. Houston, TX, 1943, ink on white paper.

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Seven 8.5" x 14" pages, printed on one side. Cartoons, gags and comic strips featuring very nice art by Victor J. Green. These booklets were created for and mailed to Service Men fighting overseas during WWII. Came in an illustrated envelope (see separate listing for envelope). Published by Art Litho Co. Houston, TX. #1 is copyrighted 1943 by Victor J. Green. Cover price $0.25.

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1st printing. Selected by Marione R. Nickles. Here are 250 delightfully humorous views of the lives of those to whom 9 to 5 means hours, not odds, whether those hours are spent out on a job or keeping the home front going. Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 10 1/2-in., 192 pages, B&W.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Softcover, 10-in. x 8-in., 104 pages, B&W. Cover price $1.00.

1st printing.By Leonard Maltin. From Mickey Mouse to Bugs Bunny, Tom and Jerry to Popeye, this book takes a look at the history of cartoons and animation in America. Softcover, 7 1/2-in. x 9-in., 480 pages, B&W (with 8 full color pages). Cover price $9.95.

By Oscar Edward Ceasare. Brilliant, powerful World War I-era political cartoons, originally printed in the New York Sun and Harper's Weekly. A near-century after their publication, these visually striking, brooding cartoons are still highly relevant. Printed on one side only. Small, Maynard & Co, Boston, 1916. B&W, hardcover, 8-3/4" x 11". Cover price $3.00.

Cover by Bill Wenzel. Adult Themed Cartoons and Party Jokes. . 8-in. x 11-in. 64 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.