The Golden Age comic books issue 1

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

Written by Paul Levitz.

Get the ultimate insights on the heyday of DC Comics. Spanning from 1935 to 1956, more than 600 pages of covers and interiors, original illustrations, photographs, film stills,and ephemera chart the creators, the stories, and the game-changing super heroes Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman. Superman's story, and those of Batman, Wonder Woman, and hundreds of other DC Comics characters, are all told in The Golden Age of DC Comics Expanded from the Eisner Award-winning XL book, 75 Years of DC Comics, this edition offers readers the ultimate insight on DC's first decades, from its pulp origins up to the comic-book burnings of the McCarthy '50s. Also included is an exclusive interview with legendary artist Joe Kubert.

Hardcover, 6-in. x 8-in., 672 pages, full color.

Cover price $20.00.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Cover by Robert Webb. Edited by Bill Black. Art by Robert Webb, plus touch-ups by Alex Blum, Matt Baker and David Heames. AC Comics/Paragon presents a tribute to Sheena, the jungle queen who inspired a generation through her 1950s TV series and comics, featuring vintage Good Girl art by Robert Webb. Sheena faces The War Elephant of Gondora, The Ape Worshippers, The Peg-Legged Slaver King of the Congo and other threats in classic stories from Fiction Houses Jumbo Comics of the 1940s. Also featuring a historical overview by publisher Bill Black. Sheena Queen of the Jungle; Eyes Of A Killer Cat; The Peg-Legged Slaver King Of The Congo; The Dancing Warriors Of Kalonga; The Valley Of Eternal Sleep; The War Elephant of Gondora; Sheena And The Hidden Valley. Softcover, 80 pages, B&W. NOTE: See also Golden Age Sheena: Best of Queen of the Jungle TPB (2008). Cover price $11.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $57.00

Add to cart Near Mint $57.00

1st Edition - Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects stories from More Fun Comics (1935-1947) #73-107, World's Finest (1941-1986) #7-28 and Adventure Comics (1938-1983 1st Series) #103-117. Written by Mort Weisinger, Don Cameron, Joseph Green, Joe Samachson, Alvin Schwartz, and France Herron. Art by George Papp, Cliff Young, Maurice Del Bourgo, Bernard Klein, and Steve Brodie. Cover by J. Bone. Foreword by Roy Thomas. In 1941, during the peak of the Golden Age of Comics, the Green Arrow made his debut. Armed with only a bow and a quiver full of arrows, the Emerald Archer and his teen sidekick, Speedy, must battle corrupt gangsters, evil Nazis, and deadly supervillains as modern-day Robin Hoods! Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 792 pages, full color. Teen Cover price $100.00.

Add to cart Fine $18.00

Add to cart Very Good $4.80

Pied Piper Graphic Album # 1 - 1st printing. Written by Kevin Juaire and David Campiti. Art by Ron Lim and Michael Whitherby. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, full color. Cover price $6.95.

Add to cart Fine $15.00 View scans Staple rust: Slight.

1976. Index to golden age comics. Published Jerry Bails. 8-1/2" x 11. B&W. 84 pages. Hard paper standard stock.

Add to cart Near Mint $16.00

3rd Edition - 1st printing. Collects Golden Age (1993) #1-4. Written by James Robinson. Art and cover by Paul Smith. Presenting the critically acclaimed and thought-provoking alternate history tale of the JSA. The heroes of WWII find themselves face to face with a new kind of oppression in McCarthy-Era America! What is a hero to do in a world that doesn't want them? Softcover, 200 pages, full color. Teen Cover price $24.99.

1st printing.

Written by Joe Hill. Art and cover by Gabriel Rodriguez.

Unlock moments from Keyhouse's long history, expanding the saga of the Locke family in this collection of stories, which includes the epic crossover with DC's The Sandman Universe!

For two hundred years, the Locke family has watched over Keyhouse, a New England mansion where reality has come unhinged and shadows are known to walk on their own. Here they have guarded a collection of impossible keys, instruments capable of unlocking both unparalleled wonder and unimaginable evil.

Take a glimpse into the lives of Chamberlin Locke and his family in the early 20th century as they use the keys to fight battles big and small. From the killing fields of Europe during WWI and the depths of Hell, the Lockes are in a constant struggle to keep the dark forces of their world at bay.

Collects three standalone tales, "Small World," the Eisner-nominated "Open the Moon," and the never-before-seen "Face the Music," along with the 3-part ...In Pale Battalions Go... and the epic 80-page crossover with The Sandman Universe, Hell & Gone" all from the co-creators of Locke & Key, Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodríguez!

Hardcover, 264 pages, full color.

Cover price $29.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Golden Age Marvel Comics #1 and Marvel Mystery Comics (1939-1949) #2-4. By Carl Burgos, Bill Everett, Ben Thompson, Al Anders, Paul Gustavson, and Paul Lauretta. In celebration of 65 years in comic book publishing the House of Ideas is proud to present the first four issues of the comic series that launched Marvel Comics. This monumental hardcover volume re-masters and restores these first four historic issues and collects them for the first time. Return to the Golden Age of comics with the original tales of Sub-Mariner, the Human Torch, the Angel, and Ka-Zar. Softcover, 288 pages, full color. Cover price $29.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Mystic Comics (1940-1942 1st Series) #1-4. Cover by ALEX SCHOMBURG. Hot on the heels of the smash comic book hit of 1939, Marvel Comics, publisher Martin Goodman called up two companion titles to join his emerging comics line, post-haste. And now, for the first time in 70 years, the Marvel Masterworks bring the last of that trio of titles-Mystic Comics! Chock full of pulp-style men of action, hard-boiled gumshoes, mythical strongmen, undead avengers, and-of course-super heroes, Mystic Comics is a roller-coaster thrill ride back to the earliest days of comic books, when freewheeling writers and artists threw out wild ideas to a public with an insatiable appetite for comics. In this fully restored collection you'll encounter comics first super-stretching hero-Flexo the Rubber Robot; the hero from beyond the grave-the Blue Blaze; the Dynamic Man, Master Mind Excello, the invisible Dr. Gade, Dakor the Magician, Zara of the Jungle, the Space Rangers, Hercules, the devil-possessed Black Widow, and more! Featuring an in-depth introduction by noted comics and pulp historian Will Murray, this volume is a priceless adventure into the Golden Age of comics! Hardcover, 272 pages, full color. Cover price $59.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Young Allies Comics (1941-1946) #1-4.

Written by STAN LEE and OTTO BINDER. Art by AL GABRIELE, JACK KIRBY, CHARLES NICHOLASWOTJKOSWKI, and JACK ALDERMAN. Cover by JACK KIRBY.

The Young Allies, comics' very first boy-adventure team, leap into four-color action once more with their debut MARVEL MASTERWORKS volume!

Super-hero sidekicks unite when Captain America's pal, Bucky and his Sentinels of Liberty team up with the Human Torch's protégé, Toro, and take on the Axis! And they won't waste a second getting down to business. Right from issue #1 they take the fight straight to Berlin and, rest assured, the Red Skull, and even Hitler himself, won't be walking out of this one without a bloody nose.

Next up, the Black Talon returns from the pages of CAPTAIN AMERICA COMICS to terrorize the Young Allies, or maybe that should be the other way around? There are 5th Columnists, Nazis, Imperial generals, spies, and action galore in each of these Timely classics. The Golden Age of Comics packed in cover-to-cover adventure, but there are few that can compare to the massive, 60-pages plus, issue-length adventures of the Young Allies!

Hardcover, 280 pages, full color.

Cover price $59.99.

Add to cart Fine $20.00

The Golden Age of Comics: Book 8 - 1st printing. Story and art by E.C. Segar. Featuring three complete Thimble Theater Adventures - Popeye and the Jeep, Popeye and the Mystery Melody, and Popeye's Search for His Poppa - just as they originally appeared in the daily newspapers of 1936. Softcover (Horizontal Format), 11-in. x 8 1/2-in., 128 pages, B&W.

1st printing. SLIMED! An Oral History of Nickelodeon's Golden Age tells the surprisingly complex, wonderfully nostalgic, and impressively compelling story of how Nickelodeon - the First Kids' Network - began as a DIY startup in the late 70s, and forged ahead through the early eighties with a tiny band of young artists and filmmakers who would go on to change everything about cable television, television in general, animation, and children's entertainment, proving just what can be done if the indie spirit is kept alive in the corporate world of contemporary media. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 320 pages, B&W. Cover price $20.00.

Add to cart Near Mint $29.00

Add to cart Near Mint $32.00

1st printing.

Written by lvin Schwartz. Art by Wayne Boring. Cover by Peter Poplaski.

The Man of Steel's newspaper comic strips are among the rarest of all Superman collectibles. In these 15 storylines, Superman faces off against the "Crime Mentalist" who can predict crimes before they happen; finds himself locked up for speeding in "Superman, Jailbird;" plays cupid to help a millionaire Prince Charming find the mysterious "Miss Whisper;" and is at the mercy of his old foe Enthor's paralyzing weapon! Other stories in this third addition to the series include "Lois's Secret Identity" and "The Super Elixir."

Featuring never-before-collected strips!

Hardcover (Horizontal Format), 11-in. x 9-in., 260 pages, B&W. All Ages

Cover price $49.99.

1st printing.

By Reid Mitenbuler.

In 1911, famed cartoonist Winsor McCay debuted one of the first animated cartoons, based on his sophisticated newspaper strip "Little Nemo in Slumberland," itself inspired by Freud's recent research on dreams. McCay is largely forgotten today, but he unleashed an art form, and the creative energy of artists from Otto Messmer and Max Fleischer to Walt Disney and Warner Bros.' Chuck Jones. Their origin stories, rivalries, and sheer genius, as Reid Mitenbuler skillfully relates, were as colorful and subversive as their creations - from Felix the Cat to Bugs Bunny to feature films such as Fantasia - which became an integral part and reflection of American culture over the next five decades.

Wild Minds is an ode to our colorful past and to the creative energy that later inspired The Simpsons, South Park, and BoJack Horseman.

Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 432 pages, Text (with full color and B&W photos).

Cover price $28.00.

Add to cart Near Mint $63.00

2nd Edition - Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects All Star Comics (1940-1978) #8, Sensation Comics (1942-1952) #1-24, Wonder Woman (1942-1986 1st Series DC) #1-7, and material from Comic Cavalcade (1942-1954) #1-4. Written by William Moulton Marston. Art by Harry G. Peter. Cover by Darwyn Cooke. Wonder Woman, arguably the best-known female superhero in the world, and star of her own monthly comics, was introduced in the early 1940s in these quirky tales written by the inventor of the lie detector, psychologist William Moulton Marston. In these stories, Wonder Woman travels from Paradise Island to Man's World, where she serves as an emissary of peace, using her bracelets and lasso of truth to stop injustice. These stories introduce the mythology of Wonder Woman as she battles the powers of evil-from crooked business owners to Nazi spies. Hardcover, 776 pages, full color. Cover price $100.00.

1st printing. Edited by Greg Sadowski. A long-overdue celebration of the classic comic book covers that jostled for attention monthly on mid-20th century newsstands. Majestic, iconic, chaotic and sometimes downright weird, Action! Mystery! Thrills! unfurls 160 classic covers in full-sized glory. Featuring scores of cover artists including Carl Barks, Charles Biro, Dick Briefer, L.B. Cole, Jack Cole, Reed Crandall, Will Eisner, Bill Everett, Lou Fine, Walt Kelly, Jack Kirby, Mac Raboy, and Alex Schomburg. A must for anyone with even the passing interest in the Golden Age! Hardcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 200 pages, full color. Cover price $29.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $81.00

1st printing. Story and art by Elmeer, Valis, Rich Tommaso, Martin Timeslip, Rififi, and Felix Braunschwiller. Cover by Felix Braunschwiller. BLACK PHOENIX is a contemporary comics series featuring original characters and stories of various comics genres-all dreamed up by its sole author and illustrator, Eisner Award winning creator, Rich Tommaso. This collection features Tommaso's take on the classic 1950s genre stories of EC Comics, the 1940s romance comics of Archie, the late 1930s pulp adventure strips of Detective Comics and Marvel Mystery Comics-and even the Franco-Belgian comics explosion sparked by Tintin. Everything is here: this beautiful, full-color hardcover contains the complete BLACK PHOENIX run from issues #1-10, covers and all! Hardcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 460 pages, PC/PB&W. Mature Readers Cover price $100.00.

Includes Signed and Numbered Art Page (Limited to 1,000 copies)

Signed and Numbered by Burne Hogarth - 1st printing.

Story and art by Burne Hogarth. Edited by Maurice Horn.

This is a beautiful collection of comic strips featuring the adventures of Edgar Rice Burroughs' mighty lord of the jungle - Tarzan! Reproduced from the original Sunday pages. Also includes an original art page also signed and numbered (the art page is limited to 1,000 copies).

Includes Introductory Essays by Burne Hogarth and Maurice Horn.

Hardcover (with Slipcase), 19 1/2-in. x 28 1/2-in., 154 pages, full color.

NOTE: Book Limited to 2,000 copies.

Does NOT Include Art Page

Signed and Numbered by Burne Hogarth - 1st printing.

Story and art by Burne Hogarth. Edited by Maurice Horn.

This is a beautiful collection of comic strips featuring the adventures of Edgar Rice Burroughs' mighty lord of the jungle - Tarzan! Reproduced from the original Sunday pages.

Includes Introductory Essays by Burne Hogarth and Maurice Horn.

Hardcover (with Slipcase), 19 1/2-in. x 28 1/2-in., 154 pages, full color.

NOTE: Book Limited to 2,000 copies.

1st printing. Edited by Ron Goulart. Featuring 50 years of fantastic imagination! This book takes a look at the first five decades of DC History - the comics, the creators, and everything inbetween. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 106 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.95.

Add to cart Very Good $9.00

1st printing. Collects Air Fighters Comics Vol. 1 (1941-1943) #12, Air Fighters Comics Vol. 2 (1943-1945) #2, 7, and Airboy Comics Vol. 02 (1945 Hillman) #12, Airboy Comics Vol. 03 (1946 Hillman) #6 and 12, Airboy Comics Vol. 04 (1947 Hillman) #10, and Airboy Comics Vol. 09 (1952 Hillman) #2. By Fred Kida. Introduction by Timothy Truman. From the pages of Air Fighters Comics and Airboy Comics comes The Complete Golden Age Airboy & Valkyrie! Inspired by Milton Caniff's Terry & the Pirates, Airboy and Valkyrie had a love/hate relationship that brought tension and drama to their stories. The Fred Kida stories collected in this volume inspired comic greats such as Alex Toth. For the first time, their complete adventures will be digitally restored and reprinted in one volume. Cover price $24.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects More Fun Comics (1935-1947) #52-70. Written by Jerry Siegel, Art and cover by Bernard Baily. Thrill to the early adventures of one of DC's most powerful supernatural characters! This volume presents the earliest Spectre stories and features an introduction by noted comics historian Jerry Bails. Hardcover, 224 pages, full color. Cover price $49.95.

1st printing.

Written by Mike Madrid and Maria Elena Buszek.

Wonder Woman, Mary Marvel, and Sheena, Queen of the Jungle ruled the pages of comic books in the 1940s. But many heroines of the WWII-era have been forgotten.

Through twenty-eight full reproductions of vintage Golden Age comics, Divas, Dames & Daredevils reintroduces their ingenious abilities to mete out justice to Nazis, aliens, and evildoers of all kinds. Each spine-tingling chapter opens with Mike Madrid's insightful commentary about heroines at the dawn of the comic book industry and reveals a universe populated by extraordinary women - superheroes, reporters, galactic warriors, daring detectives, and ace fighter pilots - who protected America and the world with wit and guile.

Softcover, 7-in. x 10-in., 240 pages, B&W.

Cover price $16.95.

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 (with Slipcase), 208 pages, full color. Cover price $62.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "May 1940-March 1941 and September 1940-May 1941!" Collects stories from Crack Comics (1940-1949) #1-11 and Smash Comics (1939-1949 Quality) #14-22. 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. Hardcover, 184 pages, full color. All Ages Cover price $52.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $32.00

Add to cart Near Mint $32.00

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "January 1943-Summer 1945!" Collects Crack Comics (1940-1949) #27-38. In 1919, identical twin brothers Michael and Lance Gallant were born in New York City, Both possessed T-shaped birthmarks on their left wrists. The boys were very close growing up. During the Second World War, Michael enlisted in the Air Force as a pilot. Unfortunately, on their 23rd birthday, Michael died when his hanger exploded and his brother, Lance, who saw the tragedy, grabbed Michael from the flames, only to have him die in his arms. Lance wanted vengeance! The Fates of Greek mythology witnessed Michael's death and decided to turn Lance into their champion. Soon after, Lance is visited by Michael's ghost, who told his brother they were still linked and if he touched his birthmark, the brothers would merge and gain superpowers, including superhuman strength, endurance, flight, invulnerability, and invisibility. Lance calls himself Captain Triumph and become a crime-fighter! 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 andpretty 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. Tiger Girl first appeared in Fight Comics #32 (June 1944) published by Fiction House. She appeared a further 33 times in Fight comics, plus 12 appearances in Jungle Girls and 11 appearances in Jungle Comics. Featuring stories by Joe Dodlin, Robert Webb, Alex Blum, Matt Baker, and Iger Shop. Hardcover (with Slipcase), 184 pages, full color. Cover price $62.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. A collection of complete stories by the greatest artists of the Golden Age, including two Flame adventures drawn by the great Lou Fine, Espionage by Will Eisner, The Black Terror and Fighting Yank, both by Mort Meskin and Jerry Robinson. Softcover, 8-in. x 8-in., 152 pages, B&W. Cover price $24.95.

2nd Edition - Volume 1 - 1st printing. Art by Reed Crandall, Louis K. Fine, Will Eisner, Paul Gustavson, Jack Cole, Al Bryant, Chuck Cuidera, Jim Mooney, and more. Featuring adventures with Plastic Man, Phantom Lady, the HUman Bomb, Doll Man, Uncle Sam, the Spirit, Blackhawk, and more! Softcover, 150 pages, B&W. Cover price $24.95.

Add to cart Very Good $48.00

2nd Edition - Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Marvel Comics (1939)#1 and Marvel Mystery Comics (1939-1949) #2-12.

Written by Fred Schwab (as Ed Wood), Carl Burgos, Paul Gustavson, Bill Everett, Al Anders, Art Pinajian (as Tomm Dixon), Ray Gill, Ben Thompson, Paul J. Lauretta, David C. Cooke, Fred Schwab (as Ed Wood), Steve Dahlman, Bob Davis (as Stockbridge Winslow), William Allison Andrew McWhiney, Jack D'Arcy, John H. Compton, Louis Glanzman, Beach Allen, Gene Marrin, and E. Peters.
Art by Fred Schwab (as Ed Wood), Carl Burgos, Paul Gustavson, Bill Everett, Al Anders, Art Pinajian (as Tomm Dixon), Sam Gilman, Ben Thompson, Paul J. Lauretta, Charles J. Mazoujian, Harry Ramsey, Steve Dahlman, Irwin Hasen, Frank Thomas, William Allison, Robert Hughes, Louis Glanzman, Ed Robbins, Bob Oksner, and Gene Marrin.
Cover by FRANK R. PAUL.
Introduction by Will Murray.

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, 848 pages, full color.

Cover price $150.00.

Add to cart Very Fine $36.00

1st printing. "The Greatest Covers of Detective Comics from the '30s to the '50s!" By Joe Desris. Hardcover, 9 1/2-in. x 12-in., 144 pages, full color.

Add to cart Fine $17.00

Expanded and Updated Edition

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., 184 pages, B&W.

Cover price $14.95.

Add to cart Very Fine $79.00

Expanded and Updated Edition

2nd and later printings. By Bill Schelly.

This book-length history of Comic Fandom's early years was nominated for an Eisner Award in 1996, and now returns in revised and expanded form.

Includes 40 extra pages, an 8-page color insert, and a brand-new cover by Michael Gilbert.

Schelly's fascinating text tells how it all began in the 1960s: the fanzines, the dealers, the comicons. Also included are over 75 photos, almost 200 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., 184 pages, B&W.

NOTE: You might recognize a handsome young devil in a photo of the Texas Trio on page 56. It's none other than Lone Star Comics' very own founder, Buddy Saunders. - Odinson, Lone Star Comics Archivist

Cover price $17.95.

1st printing.

By John Wade.

A Journey into Space with 1950s Radio, TV, Movies, Comics, and Books

John Wade grew up in the 1950s, a decade that has since been dubbed the "golden age of science fiction." For him, the super-accuracy and amazing technical quality of today's science fiction films pale into insignificance beside the radio, early TV and B-picture films about people who built rockets in their back gardens and flew them to lost planets, or tales of aliens who wanted to take over, if not our entire world, then at least our bodies.

This book is a personal account of John Wade's fascination with the genre across all the entertainment media in which it appeared, the sort of stuff he reveled in as a young boy, and still enjoys today.

Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 240 pages, full color.

Cover price $42.95.

1st printing. By Mark Waid. This book looks at Superman - The Man of Steel - in all his glory, as he appeared during his first two decades. The covers of Action Comics offer a view of the history of Superman and his adventures. The "Golden Age" - from the first issue of 1938 until the mid-1950's - holds a special place in the hearts of Superman's legion of followers. Organized by theme and featuring nearly 200 early Superman Action covers, this volume traces the evolution of the most powerful hero American pop culture has ever produced. The covers range from from "Archenemies" to "Superman's Girlfriend", and from "Forces of Evil" to "Mild-Mannered Reporter", and more. The chapters present Superman in his many facets as crime fighter, wartime hero, role model, invincible visitor from another planet, and comic book icon. Hardcover, 9 1/2-in. x 12-in., 144 pages, text (with color illustration)

Volume 1 - 1st printing. The biggest reprint volume EVER focusing on classic science-fiction comics of the '40s & '50s, featuring stories originally appearing in Planet Comics, Strange Worlds, Space Detective, Space Adventures, Science Comics, and others! Super artists-Wally Wood, Al Williamson, George Evans, Jack Kirby, Reed Crandall, Steve Ditko, and Joe Orlando, working their sweet science (fiction) on such characters as Mysta, Mars, Gale Allen, Captain Science, Hunt Bowman, Auro, Star Pirate, and more! Softcover, 216 pages, B&W. Cover price $29.95.

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Issue 1 - Cover by J. Buser. Golden age super hero index compiled by Mike Nolan for May, 1968 that covers heroes from publishers such as; Ace, Fawcett, Fiction House, Fox, National, Nedor, Quality, and Timely. 8.5" x 11", 26 pages, B&W, Text Only.

Add to cart Fine $14.75

1st printing. Collects Golden Age (1993) #1-4. Written by James Robinson. Art by Paul Smith. Some of the greatest heroes of the 1940s, including the original Green Lantern, Atom, Hawkman, Starman, and others, return in this spectacular tale. The story follows their postwar adventures as they battle evil in a world they fear may no longer need them. And as their importance wanes, a new hero, Dynaman, rallies the nation behind his fascist agenda. Softcover, 180 pages, full color. NOTE: See also JSA: The Golden Age TPB (2005) for a newer Edition. - Osinson, Lone Star Comics Archivist Cover price $19.95.

Add to cart Very Fine $12.00

Add to cart Fine $11.75

2nd and later printings. Collects The Golden Age (1993) #1-4

2nd and later printings. Collects The Golden Age (1993) #1-4. Written by James Robinson. Art by Paul Smith. Some of the greatest heroes of the 1940s, including the original Green Lantern, Atom, Hawkman, Starman, and others, return in this spectacular tale. The story follows their postwar adventures as they battle evil in a world they fear may no longer need them. And as their importance wanes, a new hero, Dynaman, rallies the nation behind his fascist agenda. Softcover, 180 pages, full color. Cover price $19.95.

1st Edition - Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects stories from More Fun Comics (1935-1947) #73-107, World's Finest (1941-1986) #7-28 and Adventure Comics (1938-1983 1st Series) #103-117. Written by Mort Weisinger, Don Cameron, Joseph Green, Joe Samachson, Alvin Schwartz, and France Herron. Art by George Papp, Cliff Young, Maurice Del Bourgo, Bernard Klein, and Steve Brodie. Cover by J. Bone. Foreword by Roy Thomas. For the first time, DC collects the Golden Age tales that introduced Green Arrow! In these original adventures, millionaire Oliver Queen battles crime with the help of his young ward, Speedy, taking on corruption and crime in Star City, including villains like Bull's-Eye, the Voice, the Skylark and many more. Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 792 pages, full color. Teen Cover price $125.00.

Add to cart Very Fine $8.00

1st printing. Written by Kevin Juaire and David Campiti. Art by Ron Lim and Michael Whitherby. Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 86 copies.

Add to cart Fine $29.00

1st printing.

Begins with a Joe Kubert interview and then, as the cover art suggests, the focus in this first volume shifts to lots and lots of Golden Age Hawkman, who roamed the pages of Flash Comics way back in the day, plus reprints of "The Golem", "Man Eating Lizards" from Eerie #1 (Avon) and others, selected Kubert splash pages.

Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 122 pages, B&W.

1st Edition - 1st printing. Collects Golden Age (1993) #1-4.

Written by James Robinson. Art and cover by Paul Smith.

A new edition of the classic collection featuring the classic miniseries by James Robinson (STARMAN) and Paul Smith (Uncanny X-Men)! Don't miss this unique look at the classic heroes of the JSA in a tale pits them against the greatest evil of their time.

Softcover, 200 pages, full color.

NOTE: This is a New Re-titled Edition of Golden Age TPB (1995 DC). - Odinson, Lone Star Comics Archivist Cover price $19.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects All-Winners Comics (1941-1947) #1-4. Written by Carl Burgos, Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Joe Simona, 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 and Al Gabrielle. 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! Softcover, 288 pages, full color. Cover price $29.99.

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Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Daring Mystery Comics (1940-1942) #1-4. By JOE SIMON, WILL HARR, MAURICE GUTWIRTH, MIKE ROBARD, SAM COOPER, DEAN CARR, BEN THOMPSON, LARRY ANTONETTE, RAY GILL, BOB WOOD, CHARLES PEARSON, JOE CAL CAGNO, FRED SCHWARZ, GREGORY SYKES, RUSSELL A. BANKSON, and PHIL STURM. Cover by ALEX SCHOMBURG. Following the phenomenal success of Marvel Comics #1, Timely released its second superhero anthology Daring Mystery Comics, in January 1940. This hardcover collection remasters and restores these early adventures that introduce brand-new characters into the Marvel mythos (several of whom will be appearing in The Twelve by J. Michael Straczynski and Chris Weston). See the startling introduction of the Fiery Mask where he faces the fantastic thriller of the walking corpses. Soldier of fortune John Steel sneaks behind enemy lines. The Phantom Bullet, scourge of the underworld, faces off against a dastardly band of Head Hunters. District Attorney Dennis Burton decides to take the law into his own hands as the Laughing Mask and then later as the Purple Mask. Meet the Phantom Reporter - cub reporter by day...scourge of the underworld by night. Plus: The Texas Kid; Monako, Prince of Magic; Flash Foster, Phantom of the Underworld, Barney Mullen, Sea Rover; Zephyr Jones and his rocket ship; Trojak the Tiger Man; Captain K-4 and his Sky Devils; Mr. E; Dale of the FBI; Breeze Barton in the Miracle City; Marvex the Super-Robot; Captain Strong of the Foreign Legion; Whirlwind Carte of the Interplanetary Secret Service; and more! Hardcover, 272 pages, full color. Cover price $59.99.

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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. Softcover, 280 pages, full color. Cover price $29.99.

1st printing. Collects Mystery Men (2011 Marvel) #1-5 and Daring Mystery Comics (2009 Marvel). Written by David Liss. Art by Patrick Zircher and Jason Armstrong. Cover by Patrick Zircher. Meet Marvel's never-before-seen heroes of the 1930s! With a new evil washing over an unsuspecting New York City, the Operative, the Aviatrix, the Surgeon, the Revenant and Achilles blast through dangers from blood-soaked mob warehouses to monster-infested mansions, and fight to blow the lid off a conspiracy that could bring the nation itself to its knees! Award-winning historical-thriller novelist David Liss (BLACK PANTHER: THE MAN WITHOUT FEAR) weaves an edge-of-your-seat and in-continuity adventure intertwined with America's most scandalous crimes! Plus: Liss takes on classic Golden Age hero the Phantom Reporter! By day, he's a cub reporter - by night, he's the relentless scourge of the underworld! But what is the Reporter's uncanny origin? Softcover, 160 pages, full color. Cover price $19.99.

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Volume 1 - Issue 2, October-December 1993. Frank Frazetta cover art. 7" x 10.5", 176 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.95.