Ace comic books issue 1

1st printing. Michael Moorcock. The spaceship HOPE DEMPSEY held thirteen men and women, refugees fleeing an Earth doomed by atomic destruction. While twelve slept in suspended animation, the thirteenth, Ryan, ran the ship alone. For three years he had been responsible for the lives of the only humans left in the universe. But a crisis was slowly developing on board the ship, and Ryan realized that this last remnant of human life was threatened with extinction, in the lonely darl corridor between stars. Hardcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 184 pages, Text Only.

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1st printing. By Alexandra Kennington. A heart-pounding romantasy following a rebellious princess who must compete to the death against her siblings for the crown to ensure justice—while also fighting her feelings for her country's most powerful enemy—by debut author Alexandra Kennington. Revna is no stranger to struggle. As the only member of the royal family without a magical ability, she is seen as an embarrassing mistake by her kingdom and a blight on her bloodline. Luckily, Revna has found family in other outcasts in her kingdom. But when her two closest friends lives are put in danger, she is determined to save them by any means necessary, no matter the cost. The Bloodshed Trials—a competition where the last sibling in the royal family standing takes the throne—might just be the ultimate price. Revna turns down her arranged marriage and commits to competing for the throne only to be kidnapped by the mysterious and terrifyingly powerful Hellbringer, the general of her countrys greatest enemy. He has the ability to rend souls with the flick of his wrist and is every inch as intimidating as the war stories say he is. But Revna wonders if there may be some humanity left in him—especially when he reveals there are other parties who want her on the throne for their own secret reasons. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 416 pages, Text Only. Cover price $19.00.

1st printing. Written Mark Styling and Barret Tillman. When America was plunged into war in the wake of the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the first aircraft to take the fight to the Japanese were manned by naval aviators flying from Pacific Fleet aircraft carriers that had miraculously escaped the carnage in Hawaii. Escorting bombers attacking the Imperial Japanese Navy, a handful of Wildcats succeeded in fending off attacks by the superior A6M Zero-sen fighter. The pugnacious Grumman fighter held the line in the Pacific until the arrival of better aircraft in the shape of the Corsair and Hellcat during 1943. Both types duly proved more than a match for their Japanese counterparts to the point where the Hellcat was dubbed the ace maker. Hardcover, 7 1/2-in. x 10 1/2-in. , 288 pages, Text (with Color and B&W photos). Cover price $34.95.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Casanova: Acedia (2014 Image) #1-4. Written by Matt Fraction and Michael Chabon. Art and cover by Fábio Moon and Gabriel Ba. Casanova Quinn, interdimensional superspy and assassin, has crashlanded here on Earth-on OUR Earth-with absolutely no memory of who he is or the things he's done. He works for a man with just as mysterious a past as his own and has found the New Normal of his life under the name "Quentin Cassaday." That's when the end of the world begins. With nine days to a supposed apocalypse, Los Angeles simmers in fear as a weird cult readies itself for what comes next...and what comes next runs straight through Casanova Quinn. By Eisner Award-winning writer MATT FRACTION (SEX CRIMINALS, ODY-C, SATELLITE SAM) and with art by international superstar FÁBIO MOON (Two Brothers, Daytripper), this volume also features exclusive back-up stories written by Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist MICHAEL CHABON (Telegraph Avenue , The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Klay) and drawn by CASANOVA co-creator GABRIEL BÁ ( The Umbrella Academy, Two Brothers) that tells the story of the women tasked with hunting Casanova Quinn down across space and time. Softcover, 136 pages, full color. Cover price $9.99.

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Cover art by Cojo. "Gothic Moon" 11 pages & "Quoth the Raven" 12 pages text story with illustrations written by Kevin Santiago, penciled by Jay Juch. 24 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects stories from 2000 A.D. (1977-2007 United Kingdom) #232-236, 239-285, 288-293. Written by John Wagner and Alan Grant. Art by Massimo Belardinelli and Ian Gibson. Join Ace Garp and his outrageous alien crew on the spaceship Speedo Ghost as they ply their trade on the galaxy's highways and byways. This rabble of misfits are unlike anything you'll have encountered before. Meet huge bodyguard GBH, the skeletal Feek the Freek, and sarcastic ship's computer Ghost as they try to earn an honest living against insufferable odds. Collected together for the very first time in graphic novel format, this is a 2000 AD classic every comic fan will want to check out! Softcover, B&W. Cover price $30.50.

1st printing. Collects Aztec Ace (1984 Eclipse) #1-15.

Written by Doug Moench. Art by Michael Bair (as Michael Hernandez), Nestor Redondo, Dan Day, Ron Harris, Mike Gustovich, Art Nichols, Tim Sale, Mark Pacella, and Tom Yeates. Foreword by Catherine Yronwode. Introduction by Doug Moench. Essay by Denis McFarling. Afterword by David Allen.

The fifteen-issue run of Aztec Ace, created by Doug Moench, is finally collected here for the first time by IT'S ALIVE! and Dark Horse!

Aztec Ace stars Caza (AKA Ace) as he travels between the Aztec Empire and his home in the 23rd century. Ace, along with his pupil Bridget Chronopolis and his navigator named Head, struggles to save his own dimension from time paradoxes created by his enemy, the mysterious Nine-Crocodile.

o Includes a new foreword by original series editor Cat Yronwode, a new introduction by Doug Moench, a bonus collaboration between Moench and Tim Sale, a star-studded pinup gallery, and more!

Hardcover, 528 pages, full color.

Cover price $79.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Alpha & Omega!" Based on the story by Patricia Briggs. Adapted by David Lawrence. Art by Jordan Gunderson. Anna never knew werewolves existed until the night she survived a violent attack - and became one herself. After three years at the bottom of the pack, she'd learned to keep her head down and never, ever trust dominant males. But Anna is that rarest kind of werewolf: an Omega. And one of the most powerful werewolves in the country will recognize her value as a pack member and as his mate! Hardcover, 112 pages, full color. Cover price $22.95.

1st printing.

Written by Steve Korte. Art and cover by Art Baltazar.

Even Batman needs a crime-fighting canine by his side. But how did Ace become the Dark Knight's loyal Bat-Hound? Discover the origin of this superpowered Super-Pet in the this action-packed, POW!-WHAM!-BOOM! chapter book for early readers.

Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, full color. All Ages

Cover price $4.95.

1st printing. Written by Frank Herbert. Art by Garcia. How can humanity save themselves? By becoming slaves? Softcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 188 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations). Cover price $6.95.

1st printing. By Douglas Adams and James Goss. A new novel based on the Doctor Who episode by Douglas Adams, author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Despite his best efforts to not end up in exactly the right place at exactly the wrong time, the Doctor, his companion Romana, and his cybernetic dog, K-9, arrive for a vacation in Paris only to discover that they have landed not only in the middle of an audacious alien scheme filled with homemade time machines, the theft of the Mona Lisa, the resurrection of the Jagaroths, but at the beginning (or possibly the end - it is all quite complicated, you see) of all life on Earth. Some holiday indeed. Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 304 pages, Text. Cover price $26.95.

1st printing. Based on the story by David Fisher. Adapted by Douglas Adams and James Goss. Now in softcover! A novel based on the Doctor Who episode by Douglas Adams, author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Despite his best efforts to not end up in exactly the right place at exactly the wrong time, the Doctor, his companion Romana, and his cybernetic dog, K-9, arrive for a vacation in Paris only to discover that they have landed not only in the middle of an audacious alien scheme filled with homemade time machines, the theft of the Mona Lisa, the resurrection of the Jagaroths, but at the beginning (or possibly the end - it is all quite complicated, you see) of all life on Earth. Some holiday indeed. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 304 pages, Text Only. Cover price $16.00.

1st printing. By Stephen Baxter. The Wheel. A ring of ice and metal turning around a moon of Saturn, home to a mining colony plagued by equipment failures and chaos. Children tell stories of mysterious creatures glimpsed on board. Once on the Wheel, the Doctor and his companions, Jamie and Zoe, are suspected by some as saboteurs. And they soon find themselves caught in a mystery that could destroy the Wheel - and kill them all... Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 304 pages, Text Only. Cover price $16.00.

1st printing. By Larry Niven and Steven Barnes. Cover by Michael Whelan. What's your game? For Richard and Mitsuko Lopez, it's the chance to prove once and for all that they are the most brilliant Game Masters in the field, capable of designing the unbeatable challenge.... For Chester Henderson, Loremaster, it's the chance to avenge an embarrassing defeat in Lopez's last Game.... For Oliver and Gwen and Mary-em and Tony, it's the chance to feel briefly and gloriously ALIVE in a way their everyday lives just can't provide.... And for Alex Griffin, it's the last chance left to find and stop the murder who's on the verge of revealing Dream Park's darkest secret. So it seems that, whatever you hope to win, in Dream Park the name of the game is - SURVIVAL! Softcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 434 pages, Text Only. Cover price $6.95.

1st printing. Cover by George Evans. This collection includes all of George Evans' highly-acclaimed stories for Aces High, EC's famous air war title. As a bonus, we present Evans' never-before-reprinted 3-D story of World War I ace Frank Luke (in regular, easy-on-the-eyes 2-D). This volume also includes numerous crime and shock stories plus other war stories done in collaboration with Harvey Kurtzman. Like all books in the Fantagraphics EC line, Aces Highfeatures essays and notes by EC experts on these superbly crafted, classic comic book masterpieces. Hardcover, 7 1/2-in. x 11-in., 168 pages, full color. Cover price $49.99.

1st printing.

Art by Ron Turner and Kurt Caesar.

A new series of books reprinting for the first time ever classic British comic strips from the 1950s and 1960s. This volume includes four complete 64 page issues of one of the best SF comics strips in British comics: Jet Ace Logan from Thriller Picture Library #383 ("Jet Ace Logan"), #410 ("Evil in Orbit"), #418 ("Times 5"), and #442 ("Power From Beyond").

Over 256 pages of science fiction artwork. Classic British Science Fiction adventures.

Softcover, 268 pages, B&W.

Cover price $34.99.

Stories and art by Eugene E. Hughes and others. Aerial combat adventure in World War II. The introduction to the "Eagle's Wrath" bomber crew as they make a dangerous run over Nazi Germany. The crew completes a bombing run, a mission shown only from the air. British fighter pilots battle the Luftwaffe over the English Channel. Mission: 58! The Beginning; Enemy Skies!; Bombs Away!; Ace!; The Summing Up!; Twenty-Four Hours! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

circa 1941/1942 Cover price $0.15.

1st printing. Written by John Weal. This book combines Aircraft of the Aces 6: Focke-Wulf FW 190 Aces of the Russian Front and Aircraft of the Aces 37: Bf 109 Aces of the Russian Front. Luftwaffe pilots of the Russian Front were the highest scoring aces of any aerial conflict in history. This book traces the careers of the pilots who flew the Fw 190 and the Bf 109 in the skies over Russia, and reveals how they achieved their remarkable successes. The Bf 109 was the most commonly used fighter on the Front, and saw action from Operation Barbarossa through to the Defence of the Reich in 1945. The Fw 190, meanwhile, proved itself to be arguably Germany's best piston-engined fighter, with many of its aces scoring over 100 kills. Softcover, 192 pages, Text (With color and B&W photos). Cover price $24.95.

1st printing. By Tim Hanley. In a universe full of superheroes, Lois Lane has fought for truth and justice for over 75 years on page and screen without a cape or tights. Lois Lane has been a paragon of journalistic integrity and the paramour of the world's strongest superhero. But her history is one of constant tension. From her earliest days, Lois yearned to make the front page of the Daily Planet, but was held back by her damsel-in-distress role and relegated her journalism to the background. Through it all, Lois remained a fearless and ambitious character, and today she is a beloved icon and an inspiration to many. Lois's journey showcases her ability to always escape the gendered limitations of each era and of the superhero genre as a whole. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 288 ages, Text. Cover price $18.95.

1st printing. Collects Star-Spangled War Stories (1952-1977) #139-142 and 144. Written by Robert Kanigher. Art and cover by Joe Kubert. In 1968, Bob Kanigher and Joe Kubert launched a new kind of war book, one that showed military conflicts from the other side of the coin. Thought by many to be Kubert's most powerful work, Enemy Ace told the story of a World War I flyer who had a keen sense of honor and deep-rooted nobility. Kubert took this new concept and rose to the challenge. Today Enemy Ace remains one of Kubert's great achievements.Includes added bonuses! This Artist's Edition will be beautiful from top to bottom! Hardcover, 12-in. x 17-in., 152 pages, B&W. Cover price $149.95.

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Summer Issue. Humor magazine featuring jokes and cartoons. 8-1/2" x 11-1/2", 52 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Volume 1 - 1st printing. Based on the Story by Sho Hinata and Tatsuya Hamazaki. Art and cover by Boichi. Storyboards by Ryo Ishiyama. Created by Eiichiro Oda. Translated by Stephen Paul. Experience the origin story of Fire Fist Ace, the legendary older brother of Straw Hat Luffy, in this exciting manga by renowned artist Boichi! Adventure along with Ace as he gathers a ragtag crew of like-minded buccaneers, including Masked Deuce, Mihal, Skull, and the wild Kotatsu, and forms the Spade Pirates. Witness the power of the Devil Fruit as it bestows Fire Fist's fearsome punching power! Piratical feats abound as Ace and his Spade Pirates head toward the New World and the dreaded Captain Whitebeard. Don't miss the bonus chapter featuring Straw Hat swordsman Zolo! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 184 pages, B&W. Teen Cover price $11.99.

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Includes an All-New DRESDEN FILES story!

1st printing. Edited by Jim Butcher and Kerrie L. Hughes. Stories by Jim Butcher, Kevin Hearne, Holly Black, Delilah S. Dawson, Tanya Huff, Jennifer Blackstream, Maurice Broaddus, Kim Harrison, Faith Hunter, R. L. King, R.R. Virdi, and Kerrie L. Hughes. Cover by Chris McGrath. Introduction by Jim Butcher. Foreword by Kerrie L. Hughes. A superstar lineup is included in this urban fantasy collection featuring short stories from New York Times bestselling authors Jim Butcher, Holly Black, Kim Harrison, Faith Hunter, and more … In this short story collection, our heroes get what's due to them—with a supernatural flair. But the injustices that have been holding them back might cost them more than they realized. . . . In Mister Petty, a brand-new Dresden Files story from #1 New York Times bestselling author Jim Butcher, a woman hires Goodman Grey to get back at her cheating husband. She's about to find out that Grey isn't your ordinary detective—he's a professional monster. And he's going to balance the scales. From #1 New York Times bestselling author Holly Black, Dying Isn't Just for the Young follows an elderly widow reckoning with family scheming to take away her independence in a world infected by a disease of vampirism. New York Times bestselling author Faith Hunters Razors and Revenge finds the vampire bounty hunter Shiloh awaiting her judgement at the hands of the Dark Queen, fresh off a brutal werewolf attack and the loss of a dear friend. But Shiloh's not just a vampire anymore—and the wolfish instincts growing inside her are howling for blood. And Kim Harrison takes us to the #1 New York Times bestselling series of the Hollows in her story Dog-eared. The demon Algaliarept makes a bargain with the dangerously insane Newt, the last female demon, to punish an arrogant wizard for abusing his precious magical texts—but how ruthless is Al willing to be to get his petty vengeance? ALSO INCLUDES STORIES BY Jennifer Blackstream * Maurice Broaddus * Delilah S. Dawson * Kevin Hearne * Tanya Huff * Kerrie L. Hughes * R. L. King * R.R. Virdi Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7-in., 352 pages, Text Only. Cover price $19.00.