America comic books issue 1

Limited Signed and Numbered Edition (Signed by HOWARD CHAYKIN) - Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects American Flagg (1983-1988 1st Series) #1-14. Written by HOWARD CHAYKIN. Art by HOWARD CHAYKIN, JAMES SHERMAN, PAT BRODERICK and RICK BURCHETT. Cover by HOWARD CHAYKIN. At last: AMERICAN FLAGG! - created, written and illustrated by HOWARD CHAYKIN and winner of numerous awards and honors, including nine Eagle Awards - available for the first time as a deluxe hardcover collecting the series' first groundbreaking story arc! Plus! Additional cover paintings and promotional pieces by CHAYKIN, a MICHAEL CHABON introduction, an afterword by JIM LEE, and as a special bonus - a brand-new AMERICAN FLAGG! story written and illustrated by HOWARD CHAYKIN exclusively for this edition! Hardcover, 440 pages, full color. Cover price $99.99.

NO DUST JACKET. Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects American Flagg (1983-1988 1st Series) #1-14. Written by HOWARD CHAYKIN. Art by HOWARD CHAYKIN, JAMES SHERMAN, PAT BRODERICK and RICK BURCHETT. Cover by HOWARD CHAYKIN. At last: AMERICAN FLAGG! - created, written and illustrated by HOWARD CHAYKIN and winner of numerous awards and honors, including nine Eagle Awards - available for the first time as a deluxe hardcover collecting the series' first groundbreaking story arc! Plus! Additional cover paintings and promotional pieces by CHAYKIN, a MICHAEL CHABON introduction, an afterword by JIM LEE, and as a special bonus - a brand-new AMERICAN FLAGG! story written and illustrated by HOWARD CHAYKIN exclusively for this edition! Hardcover, 440 pages, full color. Cover price $49.99.

Signed and numbered by Howard Chaykin - First Comics Graphic Novel Volume 3 - 1st printing. Collects American Flagg (1983-1988 1st Series) #1-6. Story and art by Howard Chaykin. The story takes place in America, circa 2031, a time when the phone company owns the U.S. government and people live in shopping malls and fornicate with reckless abandon. Ex-actor Reuben Flagg, now a "Plexus Ranger," undertakes a mission to thwart weekly gang rampages. American Flagg is equal parts action and social satire. Written and drawn by Howard Chaykin. Includes a special nine-page prelude and an introduction by Michael Moorcock. Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 96 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 1,800 copies. Cover price $35.95.

First Comics Graphic Novel #12 - 1st printing. By Howard Chaykin. Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., full color.

First Comics Graphic Novel Volume 20 - 1st printing. Collects American Flagg (1983-1988 1st Series) # 7-9. Story and art by Howard Chaykin. Hardcover, 96 pages, full color.

Signed by Howard Chaykin - First Comics Graphic Novel Volume 20 - 1st printing. Collects American Flagg (1983-1988 1st Series) # 7-9. Story and art by Howard Chaykin. Hardcover, 96 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 1,800 copies. Cover price $35.95.

Kellogg's promotional giveaway in connection with American Flyer trains. 3 1/2-in, x 7 -in. 16 pages Newsprint full color.

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1st printing. "The Terrible Tale of Sloth Boy!" Written by Steve Niles. Art and cover by Chee. American Freakshow tells the story of the bizarre and cruel life of a carnival freak as he seeks redemption (maybe) and murder (definitely) in a Florida trailer park. Never appearing in comic book form, this is the first original graphic novel written by 30 Days of Night co-creator, Steve Niles. Softcover, 104 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $17.99.

1st printing. Beginning with Let Them Eat Cheesecake, through Second Slice, The Cheesecake Chronicles, American Geisha, and Bettie Page by Olivia, the acclaimed The Art of Olivia series of "night table" art books have set a consistently high standard. For imaginatively conceived and masterly rendered settings and situations, for the lusciousness she brings out in her models, for the pure spirit of revelry infused in all her art, Olivia de Berardinis transcends the "pin-up" genre and joins the great master artist celebrants of the female - Titian, Boucher, Vargas, Olivia! Hardcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 120 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $29.95.

2nd and later printings. Beginning with Let Them Eat Cheesecake, through Second Slice, The Cheesecake Chronicles, American Geisha, and Bettie Page by Olivia, the acclaimed The Art of Olivia series of "night table" art books have set a consistently high standard. For imaginatively conceived and masterly rendered settings and situations, for the lusciousness she brings out in her models, for the pure spirit of revelry infused in all her art, Olivia de Berardinis transcends the "pin-up" genre and joins the great master artist celebrants of the female - Titian, Boucher, Vargas, Olivia! Hardcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 120 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $29.95.

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Add to cart Near Mint $5.95

1st printing. Written by Lauren Diaz Morgan. Art and cover by Lauren Gallegos. Introduced in 1986, AMERICAN GIRL's flagship line of historical characters features 18-inch dolls, books, and accessories that give girls a dramatic understanding of the role women and girls played in shaping our country. This hardcover storybook collection features three AMERICAN GIRL Little Golden Books: MAKING A DIFFERENCE, TIME FOR SCHOOL, and GRANDMAS ARE THE BEST. Hardcover, 7-in. x 8-in., 80 pages, full color. All Ages Cover price $8.99.

Book Club Edition - 1st printing.

By Neil Gaiman.

Shadow is a man with a past. But now he wants nothing more than to live a quiet life with his wife and stay out of trouble. Until he learns that she's been killed in a terrible accident.

Flying home for the funeral, as a violent storm rocks the plane, a strange man in the seat next to him introduces himself.

The man calls himself Mr. Wednesday, and he knows more about Shadow than is possible. He warns Shadow that a far bigger storm is coming. And from that moment on, nothing will ever be the same.

Hardcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 466 pages, Text Only.

10th Anniversary Edition - 1st printing. By Neil Gaiman. The author's preferred text is presented in this 10th Anniversary Edition of the New York Times-bestselling tour-de-force that USA Today called "a powerful, searing force that makes readers confront what is real and what is not." Shadow is a man with a past. But now he wants nothing more than to live a quiet life with his wife and stay out of trouble. Until he learns that she's been killed in a terrible accident. Flying home for the funeral, as a violent storm rocks the plane, a strange man in the seat next to him introduces himself. The man calls himself Mr. Wednesday, and he knows more about Shadow than is possible. He warns Shadow that a far bigger storm is coming. And from that moment on, nothing will ever be the same. Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 480 pages, Text Only. Cover price $26.99.

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The Annotated Edition - 1st printing.

By Neil Gaiman.

Destined to be a treasure for the millions of fans who made Neil Gaiman's American Gods an internationally best-selling phenomenon, this beautifully designed and illustrated collectible edition of Neil Gaiman's revered masterpiece features enlightening and incisive notes throughout by award-winning annotator and editor Leslie S. Klinger.

His trenchant commentary identifies gods and supernatural beings, elucidates key phrases, and shows how Gaiman built his award-winning novel, giving readers unparalleled insight into the story and into Gaiman's creative process and authorial decisions. Carefully chosen illustrations complement and illuminate the narrative.

Hardcover, 8-in. x 10-in., 656 pages, Text Only.

Cover price $50.00.

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Preview Ashcan. Written by Neil Gaiman, art by Scott Hampton. 16 pages, full color.

10th Anniversary Edition - 1st printing. By Neil Gaiman. The author's preferred text is presented in this 10th Anniversary Edition of the New York Times-bestselling tour-de-force that USA Today called "a powerful, searing force that makes readers confront what is real and what is not." Shadow is a man with a past. But now he wants nothing more than to live a quiet life with his wife and stay out of trouble. Until he learns that she's been killed in a terrible accident. Flying home for the funeral, as a violent storm rocks the plane, a strange man in the seat next to him introduces himself. The man calls himself Mr. Wednesday, and he knows more about Shadow than is possible. He warns Shadow that a far bigger storm is coming. And from that moment on, nothing will ever be the same. Softcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 560 pages, Text Only. Cover price $17.99.

Add to cart Very Fine $9.60

1st printing. Written by Neil Gaiman. Art by Yvonne Gilbert, Jon Proctor, and Craig Phillips. Enter the world of Neil Gaimans epic masterpiece with this unique coloring book featuring forty-six illustrations created exclusively for this volume. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 96 paegs, B&W. Cover price $16.99.

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2nd and later printings. Written by Neil Gaiman. Art by Yvonne Gilbert, Jon Proctor, and Craig Phillips. Enter the world of Neil Gaimans epic masterpiece with this unique coloring book featuring forty-six illustrations created exclusively for this volume. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 96 paegs, B&W. Cover price $16.99.

Political Cartoons by Jack Patton and Commentary by Herbert Gambrell Regarding American History. Hardcover 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in. 88 pages B&W

1st printing. In the mid-1950s, American International Pictures was the self-proclaimed "Infant of the Industry" and, as such, was not perceived as a serious threat to the major studios of the time. AIP soon proved themselves worthy opponents as their youth-oriented double features began raking in big bucks that rivaled and sometimes surpassed the profits of their competitors. This is the story of those years told mainly using material gathering by AIP's New York publicist. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 542 pages, B&W. Cover price $34.95.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., B&W. Cover price $10.00.

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo. Story by Captain Ted. W. Lawson. Art by Don Komisarow. Cover by Clayton Knight. Pioneering comics publisher David McKay presents illustrated versions of bestselling books, an early version of Classics Illustrated and the like. This issue is based on the best-seller about Jimmy Doolittle's then-recent bombing run over Tokyo, a reprisal for the Pearl Harbor attack that also inspired the film Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo. An illustrated text version of the story, rather than straight comics. 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Advertising Broadside issued in 1940 to promote The American Magazine. Printed on heavy cardstock. 11" x 16", single-sided.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Written by Dwight L. MacPherson. Art and cover by Grant Bond. In American McGee's Grimm (the popular video game series available at GameTap.com), the player controls Grimm, a dwarf who creates a trail of destruction wherever he goes. Sick of how happy fairy tales have become, Grimm makes it his mission to revert the lighthearted yarns to their darker original versions with his patented butt-stomping chaos. Now he's set his wicked sights on comic books, and the funny pages will never be the same again. Softcover, 120 pages, full color. Cover price $19.99.

Written by Eric Dobson. Art and Cover by Chris Scalf. Claw vs Talon! Fur vs Scales! Supernatural vs Prehistoric! Werewolves vs. Dinosaurs kicks off an incredible one of a kind creature feature that will slap you in the face with a heaping dose of awesome! Cade can't catch a break. Instead of a sleepy little deserted town, he finds himself in the middle of a supernatural smack down orchestrated by mysterious men in black. Werewolves Vs. Dinosaurs is a runaway train full of over-the-top carnage and conspiracies that will remind you of the wildest grindhouse film ever made. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Written by Eric Dobson. Art and Cover by Chris Scalf. Claw vs Talon! Fur vs Scales! Supernatural vs Prehistoric! Werewolves vs. Dinosaurs kicks off an incredible one of a kind creature feature that will slap you in the face with a heaping dose of awesome! Cade can't catch a break. Instead of a sleepy little deserted town, he finds himself in the middle of a supernatural smack down orchestrated by mysterious men in black. Werewolves Vs. Dinosaurs is a runaway train full of over-the-top carnage and conspiracies that will remind you of the wildest grindhouse film ever made. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Limited 1 for 3 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Eric Dobson. Art and Cover by Chris Scalf. Claw vs Talon! Fur vs Scales! Supernatural vs Prehistoric! Werewolves vs. Dinosaurs kicks off an incredible one of a kind creature feature that will slap you in the face with a heaping dose of awesome! Cade can't catch a break. Instead of a sleepy little deserted town, he finds himself in the middle of a supernatural smack down orchestrated by mysterious men in black. Werewolves Vs. Dinosaurs is a runaway train full of over-the-top carnage and conspiracies that will remind you of the wildest grindhouse film ever made. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Written by Greg & Fake, MARC KOPRINAROV. Art by Greg & Fake, Josh Pettinger. Cover by Greg & Fake. A newsprint explosion of comics and entertainment! Sink your teeth into a brand-new Santos Sisters adventure, struggle to contain your laughter at Josh Pettinger's Tedward, and explore a treasure trove of articles. This ain't your average mag-it's a raw, unapologetic celebration of comics culture. Walk on the wild side! Cover price $6.00.

Includes CD - 1st printing.

By Allan Holtz.

From its earliest appearance in the 1890s, the newspaper comic strip has told the story of America, from the Irish ghetto of the Yellow Kid to flappers, war heroes, hippies, and today's office drones and soccer moms. American Newspaper Comics is the first comprehensive, authoritative reference work to document this fascinating history, listing over 7,000 different comic strip and cartoon features from American newspapers. This encyclopedic book offers a wealth of information, including the start and end dates of features, their format, frequency, creators, and distribution companies.

The book also includes handy cross-indexes and a guide to book-length compilations of newspaper cartoons and comics, plus a CD with samples of more than 2,000 cartoon features.

Hardcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 624 pages, full color.

Cover price $150.00.

Does NOT Include CD - 1st printing.

By Allan Holtz.

From its earliest appearance in the 1890s, the newspaper comic strip has told the story of America, from the Irish ghetto of the Yellow Kid to flappers, war heroes, hippies, and today's office drones and soccer moms. American Newspaper Comics is the first comprehensive, authoritative reference work to document this fascinating history, listing over 7,000 different comic strip and cartoon features from American newspapers. This encyclopedic book offers a wealth of information, including the start and end dates of features, their format, frequency, creators, and distribution companies.

The book also includes handy cross-indexes and a guide to book-length compilations of newspaper cartoons and comics.

Hardcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 624 pages, full color.

Cover price $150.00.

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First progress report for the 1974 American Nostalgia Convention held in Dallas in 1974. Guests included Buster Crabbe, Duncan Renaldo, Gil Kane and others. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 16 total pages on newsprint, black and white.

Add to cart Near Mint $9.00

Add to cart Near Mint $9.00

1st printing. By David Levine. "More than any other caricaturist, Levine has a fine eye for fraud. Let a statesman parade false affability, false humility, or false sorrow, and Levine will make it into a mask... Levine is a man of protest-passionate protest. And these drawings, more than anything else, are a social history of protest-especially as the artist felt it." - John Kenneth Galbraith For more than a half century, David Levine has taken on the most powerful men of the free world with only his pen and a bottle of India ink. That pen has proved to be mightier than the sword as Levine skewered, illuminated, satirized and condemned every president of the 20th century, as well as the most significant presidents from colonial times and the Civil War era. His drawing of Lyndon Johnson revealing a scar in the shape of Vietnam is considered one of the most recognized (and most copied) of the Vietnam era. His devastating wit and delicately cross hatched drawing have exposed the venality of the Nixon administration, the phoniness of the Reagan years, the duplicity of the Clinton era, and the evil of the Bush cabal. Nine administrations have come and gone during Levine's tenure, and with a new one on the horizon, the artist remains, unbowed, unfazed, and unrelenting. Now for the first time, the best of Levine's five decades of portraits of American Presidents and their administrations are gathered in a comprehensive and visually dynamic book. From John Adams to George Bush; from John Quincy Adams to George W. Bush; from the Great Emancipator to the Great Society, Levine has captured them all including present day candidates John McCain and Barack Obama. David Levine is internationally renowned for his incisive caricatures of world figures in literature, politics, and the arts. For 45 years his work appeared in every issue of the New York Review of Books, and his drawings have been reproduced in Time, Newsweek, Esquire, Playboy, The New Yorker, New York Magazine, The Nation, and many other publications. Levine is perhaps the most influential caricaturists of the late twentieth century. Softcover, 8-in. x 9 1/2-in., 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.99.

b&w. Cover price $2.99.

1st printing. As Americans grappled with the real problems of the atomic age in the 1950s, the science fiction television series provided escapist fare. At first essentially fantasy and adventure, the shows reflected the progress of the decade, using in the late 1950s extrapolations from the theories and findings of true science. From Adventures of Superman to World of Giants, this reference work covers all science fiction television series of the 1950s. A lengthy essay details character development, technical innovations, critical commentary and other matters. The episode guides that follow first provide primary cast and production credits for the entire season and then coverage of each individual episode, with title, airdate, writer, director, and a plot synopsis. Much of the information was derived from actual viewing, and many errors from other works are corrected here. Hardcover, 252 pages, text.

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1st printing. Collects American Splendor (2006 DC) #1-4.

Written by Harvey Pekar. Art by Haspiel, Eddie Campbell and Ty Templeton. Cover by Dean Haspiel.

Harvey Pekar returns to celebrate 30 years of autobiographical comics with his newest volume collecting the 4-issue acclaimed miniseries.

Softcover, 136 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS

Cover price $14.99.

1st printing. Collects American Splendor (2008 Volume 2) #1-4. Written by Harvey Pekar. Art by Darwyn Cooke, David Lapham, Chris Weston, Dean Haspiel, Ty Templeton, and Darick Robertson. Cover by Dean Haspiel. More moving moments from the life of the essential everyman! Harvey Pekar returns with the second Vertigo volume of his AMERICAN SPLENDOR series. Harvey moves into his senior years and finds that he may be able to cope after all. Softcover, 136 pages, B&W. ? MATURE READERS Cover price $14.99.

1st printing. "The Michael Malice Story!" Written by Harvey Pekar. Art by Gary Dumm. Harvey Pekar achieved fame by writing about his own everyman existance. Now he's found the everyman for a new generation of graphic novel readers. Enter Michael Malice - a slight, unintimidating young man who never really stood out in a crowd. Michael grew up in Brooklyn, went to college, then got a string of nowhere temp jobs. Then future wasn't looking too bright for Michael - until the day he met Harvey Pekar in a restaurant and Pekar decided to do a story on him. Hardcover, 6 1/4-in. x 9 1/2-in., 152 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.95.

1st printing. Written by Harvey Pekar. Art by R. Crumb. The comic collision of underground luminaries Harvey Pekar (American Splendor) and R. Crumb (Fritz the Cat) is funny, obsessive, ever-so-slightly neurotic, but always biting and honest. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 10-in., 86 pages, B&W. Cover price $16.00.

2nd and later printings. Written by Harvey Pekar. Art by R. Crumb. The comic collision of underground luminaries Harvey Pekar (American Splendor) and R. Crumb (Fritz the Cat) is funny, obsessive, ever-so-slightly neurotic, but always biting and honest. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 10-in., 86 pages, B&W. Cover price $16.00.

1st printing. Screenplay by Robert Pulcini and Shari Springer Berman. The complete screenplay and shooting script for acclaimed filmmakers Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini's award-winning Hollywood treatment of Harvey Pekar's homegrown autobiographical comic book series, American Splendor, is collected. Softcover, 116 pages, Text Only. Cover price $14.95.

1st printing. By Todd Schorr. This is the latest collection of paintings by one of contemporary surrealism's most influential artists. American Surreal picks up where Dreamland, Schorr's previous bestselling collection of mind-bending paintings left off. Look forward to countless hours of eye bulging investigative thought while examining the impeccably rendered subject matter that has become the hallmark of Schorr's outrageous vision. Hardcover, 10-in. x 15-in., full color. Cover price $39.95.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Confessions of a Human Smart Bomb: Part 1!" Written by Jeff McComsey and James Cooper. Art by Jeff McComsey. November 11th, 2041. Nobody celebrates Veteran's Day anymore. Victor Sheppard is an old man in a new world. He remembers a time prior to the War of the Third World, when cops still carried guns and there was a ghetto in every city. All that's history now. Now the Third World no longer exists. A new age of peace and equality has begun, but it didn't come cheap. Millions died and the world is a better place, but no one remembers why. Haunted by his dead comrades, Victor decides to do the one thing he thought he'd never do - spill his guts. Softcover, 6 1/2-in.x 9 1/2-in., B&W. Cover price $9.95.

1st Edition - 1st printing.

Written by Tyler and Wendy Chin-Tanner. Art and cover by Andy MacDonald.

A war has been waged against the American people. It's a covert war, one that those in power hope will go unnoticed, but day by day, jobs, homes, pensions, healthcare coverage, quality of life, and civil liberties are taken away, while the gap between the haves and the have-nots grows wider and wider. With no way out, four activists become fugitives from the law and go on the offensive against corruption and injustice.

Sharing their story with the nation using social media, they inspire their followers to rise up and reclaim their country.

Softcover, 214 pages, B&W. Mature Readers

Cover price $16.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $7.00

Add to cart Near Mint $7.00

2nd Edition - 1st printing.

Written by Tyler and Wendy Chin-Tanner. Art and cover by Andy MacDonald. Foreword by George Gene Gustines.

Investigative journalist Owen Graham, his best friend and civil rights lawyer Michael Clark, public school teacher Hannah Bloom, and environmental researcher Shannon Lim are fighting to make positive contribution to the world when they are labeled as terrorists by the government. While our four protagonists go on the run across the country, they experiment with radical solutions to our biggest national injustices - healthcare, the environment, civil rights violations, refugees, education, the economy - inspiring a movement through social media that the media vilifies.

American Terrorist asks how ordinary citizens can battle for a democracy that feels further and further out of reach.

Softcover, 214 pages, B&W. Mature Readers

Cover price $19.99.

The American Tour of Messrs Brown, Jones and Robinson, by Toby (pseudonym). "Being the History of What They Saw & Did in the United States, Canada and Cuba." A humorous sequential story with one, two, and sometimes three drawings per page (one-sided), accompanied by text at the foot of each drawing. D. Appleton & Co., New York, 1872. B&W, 9-1/4" x 12-3/4".

1st printing.

By Peter Bosch.

American TV Comic Books (1940s-1980s) takes you from the small screen to the printed page, offering a fascinating and detailed year-by-year history of over 300 television shows and over 2000 comic book adaptations across five decades. Peter Bosch has documented this amazing area of comics history, tracking down the well-known series (Star Trek, The Munsters) and the lesser-known shows (Captain Gallant, Pinky Lee) to present the finest look ever taken at this unique genre of comic books.

Included are hundreds of full-color covers and images, plus profiles of the artists who drew TV comics: Gene Colan, Alex Toth, Dan Spiegle, Russ Manning, John Buscema, Russ Heath, and many more giants of the comic book world.

Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 192 pages, full color.

Cover price $29.95.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects American Vampire (2010-2013 Vertigo) #1-12. Written by Scott Snyder and Stephen King. Art by Rafael Albuquerque, Mateus Santolouco, and Danijel Zezelj. Cover by Rafael Albuquerque. Meet Skinner Sweet, the first American vampire in recorded history. Stronger, faster, and fiercer than your average vampire, Skinner is unaffected by sunlight and was already cruel and ruthless when he was still just a man. Now that he's virtually immortal, he has the power to exact revenge on anyone who crosses him--and may the Lord have mercy on anyone who does. Softcover, 352 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $39.99.