The Golden Age comic books issue 1

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Volume 1 - 1st printing. "1944 to Spring 1946!" Collects The Spirit (1944-1950 Quality) #1-4. Cover by Lou Fine. The Spirit is a fictional masked crime fighter created by cartoonist Will Eisner, who fights crime with the blessing of the city's police commissioner Dolan, an old friend. Despite the Spirit's origin as detective/criminologist Denny Colt, his real identity was rarely referred to after his first appearance, and for all intents and purposes he was simply "The Spirit." The stories are presented in a wide variety of styles, from straight forward crime drama and noir to lighthearted adventure, from mystery and horror to comedy and love stories, often with hybrid elements that twisted genre and reader expectations. Quality Comics was an American comic book publishing company that operated from 1937 to 1956 and was largely influential in creating the Golden Age of comic books. From 1940-1950, printer Everett M. "Busy" Arnold reprinted Eisner's Spirit stories under his Quality Comics banner. Comic book stories from the 1940s and 1950s may depict some ethnic and racial prejudices that were once commonplace in American culture. Such depictions were wrong then and are wrong today. While not representing the publisher's view of today's society, these stories are printed as they were originally created, because to do otherwise would be the same as claiming these prejudices never existed. Hardcover (with Slipcase), 208 pages, full color. Cover price $62.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "October 1946-October 1949!" Collects Stories from Thrilling Comics (1940-1951 Better/Nedor/Standard) #56-75. Cover by Alex Schomburg. Princess Pantha was a circus-performing wild animal handler who went to Africa in search of the legendary giant gorilla M'Gana for her act! She disappeared shortly after setting out-so Gilt-edge Gates, the owner of The National Circus hired Dane Hunter, a famous explorer to find her. After discovering her safari had been wiped out by an unknown hostile native tribe and she'd saved herself by using her ability to make an extra-loud gorilla call, which the natives mistook for the approach of M'Gana and fled. Princess Pantha had survived in the jungle for two months now, utilizing her animal skills, knowledge of jiu-jitsu and a few primitive weapons. Together Pantha and Dane remained in the jungle and continued their quest to capture the legendary giant gorilla M'Gana! Comic book stories from the 1940s and 1950s depicted some ethnic and racial prejudices that were once commonplace in American culture. While not representing the publisher's view of today's society, these stories are printed as they were originally created, because to do otherwise would be the same as claiming these prejudices never existed. Hardcover (with Slipcase), 208 pages, full color. Cover price $62.99.

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Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Aug.-Dec. 1944 to Dec. 1946-Oct. 1948!" Collects Mystery Comics (1944) #1-4 and Wonder Comics (1944-1948 Great) #9-20. Cover by Alex Schomburg. Featuring Stories by Alex Schomburg, Bob Oksner, George Roussos, Ken Battefield, Ed Good, Leo Isaacs and Everett Raymond Kinstler. Brad Spencer is accidentally exposed to a sizzling voltage of a secret current, giving him super powers, which he to become the super crime-fighter, Wonderman! He is aided by his girlfriend, Carol Paige. Wonderman has the ability to become invulnerable (as hard as steel) and has super-strength. Working from his Wonderlab, Wonderman created the world's most powerful telescope and had soon confiscated an enemy's Vacuum Spiral device which allowed him to cross great distances, such as the Sun, in a matter of minutes. His enemies included Lilith, Dr. Voodoo, and the Immortal Emperor. Hardcover (with Slipcase), 184 pages, full color. Cover price $62.99.

1st printing. Step into the Way-back machine and return to the Golden Age of Comics! Presenting a selection of rarely seen horror, humor, and superhero titles which include the original Jack Cole's Daredevil, Power Nelson, Yank and Doodle (who grace the cover of this collection), Quicksilver, Pat Patriot, Private Rook, Margie and Mac, Kid Patrol and more. These titles were offered by Quality Comics, Prize Comics and other publishers in support of the troops and civilians at home during WWII with adventures which pitted out heroes against spies, saboteurs, and, of course, the Nazis. Not only are these comics fun to read and look at but they offer a time capsule from the era. Warning: many of these stories are not politically correct, yes, they were created when things were different and mirror a period in American history very different from today! So... buyers beware! Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 224 pages, B&W. Cover price $60.00.

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Issue #1 - Summer 1995. Produced for the summer 1995 convention season as a promotional tool for the Emma Davenport comic books. Story by Gina Prosch, art by Rickie Prosch. A fun 1940s fantasy with Nazi spies, cropdusters and whimsy. 7 1/4-in. x 10 1/4-in., 16 total pages, black and white with red spot color. Cover price $1.75.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. A bookshelf format reprint overview of the best Golden Age action-adventure heroes, as originally published by Fawcett, Fiction House & Lev Gleason and featuring classic stories starring Spy Smasher, Bulletman, Ibis, Minute Man, Mr. Scarlet, Crimebuster, Ironjaw, and Senorita Rio! Fourteen full-length stories in all, with art by Mac Raboy, Bob Fujitani, Nick Cardy, Fred Kida, Jerry Grandenetti, and more! Softcover, 8-in. x 9-in., 266 pages, B&W. Cover price $29.95.

1st printing. Masked adventurers are the focus, and if you're partial to the Golden Age variety, this book is for you. Fourteen stories in all, starring Black Terror, Fighting Yank, Golden Lad, Tomboy, Daredevil, Miss Victory, Phantom Lady, Miss Masque and others. Art by Baker, Meskin, Cardy, and more. Plus an interview with Jerry Robinson. Softcover, 140 pages, B&W. Cover price $24.95.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. In the days before radio, movies, or television, print was the dominant entertainment media. From roughly 1880 through the 1930s (and slightly beyond) a "Golden Age of Illustration" flourished. Newspapers, magazines, and books were covered with beautiful images, and the illustrators who created the brilliant artwork for these publications were superstars. This glorious new book collects the work of over 150 of the greatest illustrators from this Golden Age, presenting their masterworks in beautiful full page, full color reproductions-with every iconic image photographed directly from the original artwork. Hardcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 224 pages, full color. Cover price $44.95.

Add to cart Fine $10.00

Volume 1 - 1st printing.

Written by Cyril Pedrosa and Roxanne Moreil. Art and cover by Cyril Pedrosa.

A medieval saga with political intrigue reminiscent of Game of Thrones, The Golden Age is an epic graphic novel duology about utopia and revolution!

In the kingdom of Lantrevers, suffering is a way of life - unless you're a member of the ruling class. Princess Tilda plans to change all that. As the rightful heir of late King Ronan, Tilda wants to deliver her people from famine and strife. But on the eve of her coronation, her younger brother, backed by a cabal of power-hungry lords, usurps her throne and casts her into exile.

Now Tilda is on the run. With the help of her last remaining allies, Tankred and Bertil, she travels in secret through the hinterland of her kingdom. Wherever she goes, the common folk whisper of a legendary bygone era when all men lived freely. There are those who want to return to this golden age-at any cost. In the midst of revolution, how can Tilda reclaim her throne?

Hardcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 224 pages, full color.

Cover price $29.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. An awesome bookshelf collection of classic Golden Age reprints, with17 full stories in all! Starring: Bulletman, Torchy, Dollman, Ibis, Thun'da, Minute Man, Commando Yank, Mr. Scarlet, Cave Girl, Golden Arrow, Phantom Lady, Fighting Yank, and six more, as illustrated by Kirby, Powell, Fine, Baker, Meskin, Kubert, Ditko, and others. Softcover, 144 pages, B&W. Cover price $24.95.

1st Edition. Written by Lawrence F. Lowery. This award winning book is a collector's information book and not a price guide. The cover of each BLB is printed actual size in full color and accompanied by extensive detail info about the book, all variations and printings. Includes all the Whitman titles plus the books of competitors. 478 pages. Full color. 11 1/4" x 8 3/4". Hard cover with dust jacket.

Add to cart Fine $6.80

1st printing. By Les Daniels. From the late 1930s to the mid-1950s, DC Comics blazed a creative, innovative trail in popular culture, and the company has remained at the forefront of the comics ever since. In this impeccably researched and brilliantly illustrated "blast from the past," comics historian Les Daniels, graphic designer Chip Kidd, and photographer Geoff Spear dive deep into the DC archives, offering an unprecedented '365 image' visual tour of the world of the DC comic-book heroes and artists. Hardcover (Horizontal Format), 9 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., full color. Cover price $29.95.

1st printing. Subtitled "A Parody on Yankee Inventiveness". Art by Wallace Peck. Hardcover 5-in. x 7-in. 56 pages B&W

NOTE: All Text is in Italian - Volume 1 - 1st printing. By Alberto Becattini. Hardcover, 9 1/2-in. x 12-in., 80 pages, Full Color.

NOTE: All Text is in Italian.

1st printing.

By Alan Morton.

A Comprehensive Guide to Science Ficrtion, Fantasy, and Horror Television of the 1940s and 1950s.

In the early 1950s, television was in its infancy. In the U.S., outer space adventure series such as Captain Video and His Video Rangers, Space Patrol, and Tom Corbett: Space Cadet entertained young baby boomers, while adults enjoyed series such as Tales of Tomorrow and Lights Out.

Here, in one volume, are all the available details on these and other science fiction, fantasy and horror series and serials from the United States, United Kingdom and Canada. A total of 48 programs are covered with a series overview, cast, and episode details with a synopsis, guest cast, date of broadcast, and writer and director credits.

Softcover, 6-in. x -in., 224 pages, B&W.

Cover price $24.99.

Add to cart Very Good $8.70

1st printing.

ByRick Marschall.

The Golden Age of Television takes a behind-the-scenes look at TV shows from the 1940s and 1950s. Includes in-de[pth looks at The Lone Ranger, Ed Sullivan, The Honeymooners, The Tonight Show, I Love Lucy and many, many more!

Hardcover, 10-in. x 12-in., 192 pages, B&W.

1st printing. Millions know and love the legends of Jesse James, Annie Oakley, Davy Crockett, and others who settled the Wild West. They are indelibly linked to the spirit of America and have inspired countless writers, artists, directors, and musicians all over the world. Now for the first time in one volume are their stories in comic form, originally printed in the 1940s and 50s, that will ensure a new generation sees why these true tales are so integral to the idea and appeal of America. Hardcover, 144 pages, full color. Cover price $24.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Written by Ed Cronin. Art by Matt Baker. Cover by Ogden Whitney. This new trade paperback series covers 1940's "good girl" art across all genres - action-adventure, humor, horror, crime, jungle, Western, even romance! Previously unreprinted stories starring Kit West, Rulah, Panther Woman, Black Angel, Joan Mason, Betty Bates, Molly O' Day, Candy, Undercover Girl, Canteen Kate; by Baker, Kamen, Ward, Lubbers, Evans, and others! Softcover, 200 pages, B&W. Cover price $34.95.

Add to cart Very Good $10.25

1st printing. Collects Green Hornet: Golden Age Remastered (2010 Dynamite) #1-8.

Written by Fran Striker. Art by Bert Whitman Associates. Cover by Joe Rubenstein.

Feel the sting of the Green Hornet!

To accompany their line of new and thrilling Green Hornet comic book adventures, Dynamite Entertainment also released a new series of Golden Age reprints featuring the classic adventures of the original Green Hornet!

Each issue of this series of classic Hornet material featured stories inspired by the works of Green Hornet creator Fran Striker and were completely re-mastered for today's discerning reader and collector. Dynamite also commissioned Joe Rubenstein to create brand-new covers, inspired by the Golden Age comics of yesteryear - each featured here in a complete cover gallery.

Hardcover, 290 pages, full color.

Cover price $49.99.

Add to cart Very Fine $16.00

2nd Edition - 1st printing. Collects Golden Age (1993) #1-4.

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

DC's first generation of superheroes have been driven into retirement, hiding, or madness-except for a few who are willing to change with the times. But behind the scenes, something even more sinister is unfolding-a subtle plot that may engulf the planet and remake it in one man's image.

Softcover, 200 pages, full color. Cover price $19.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Captain America Comics (1941 Golden Age) #1-4. Written by Joe Simon. Art and cover by Jack Kirby. Steve Rogers might have been the prototypical 98-pound weakling, but that wasn't going to stop him from serving his country. Transformed by the Super Solider Serum into America's No. 1 fighting man, he became a symbol of patriotism, hope and perseverance on the eve of the nation's entrance into World War II. Never before and never since has comics seen a hero as timely as Captain America! Now, at long last, you can experience the original Golden Age adventures of the Sentinel of Liberty from his 1941 inaugural appearance. You'll meet Bucky Barnes and the Red Skull, behold Simon and Kirby's trend-setting brand of storytelling, and even read Stan Lee's first comic-book tale! Softcover, 288 pages, full color. Cover price $29.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Sub-Mariner Comics (1941) #1-4. Written by BILL EVERETT. Art by BILL EVERETT. Cover by ALEX SCHOMBURG. Marvel continues collecting its classic Golden Age material, reprinting early adventures of Namor! This monumental hardcover volume remasters and restores the first four historic issues of SUB-MARINER from 1941. See the Sub-Mariner battle Nazis in defense of his underwater kingdom; also featuring the adventures of the Angel! Softcover, 280 pages, full color. Cover price $29.99.

AC Comics proudly presents another entertaining cross-section of the best features from comics' formative period, 1939-1950. Twelve star quality stories in all, starring Manhunter, Stardust, Dollman, Bulletman, Black Condor, The Target, Torchy, The Heap, T-Man, and Yellowjacket. These iconic characters are tied to some of the most influential pioneers in the medium, including Lou Fine, John Spranger, Ernie Schroeder, Joe Certa, Bill Ward, and many more! Reprinting material from Men of Mystery Comics #51 and #56. 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $24.95.

Add to cart Very Fine $21.00

Add to cart Very Fine $28.00

Mark Buckingham Cover

1st printing. Collects Miracleman (2015 Marvel) #1-6.

Written by Neil Gaiman. Art and cover by Mark Buckingham.

Award-winning writer NEIL GAIMAN (Sandman) and artist MARK BUCKINGHAM (Fables) unveil Miracleman's Golden Age!

Atop Olympus, Miracleman presides over a brave new world forged from London's destruction. It is a world free of war, of famine, of poverty. A world of countless wonders. A world where pilgrims scale Olympus's peak to petition their living god while, miles below, the dead return in fantastic android bodies. It is an Age of Miracles -- but is humankind ready for it? Do we even want it? Is there a place for humanity in a world of gods?

Gaiman and Buckingham delve into the lives of lonely idealists, rebellious schoolchildren and fracturing families, exploring the human constant in a changing world of gods and miracles.

Hardcover, 192 pages, full color. Mature Readers

Cover price $29.99.

Joe Quesada Cover

1st printing. Collects Miracleman (2015 Marvel) #1-6.

Written by Neil Gaiman. Art by Mark Buckingham. Cover by Joe Quesada.

Award-winning writer NEIL GAIMAN (Sandman) and artist MARK BUCKINGHAM (Fables) unveil Miracleman's Golden Age!

Atop Olympus, Miracleman presides over a brave new world forged from London's destruction. It is a world free of war, of famine, of poverty. A world of countless wonders. A world where pilgrims scale Olympus's peak to petition their living god while, miles below, the dead return in fantastic android bodies. It is an Age of Miracles -- but is humankind ready for it? Do we even want it? Is there a place for humanity in a world of gods?

Gaiman and Buckingham delve into the lives of lonely idealists, rebellious schoolchildren and fracturing families, exploring the human constant in a changing world of gods and miracles.

Hardcover, 192 pages, full color. Mature Readers

Cover price $29.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "January-March 1940!" Collects Fight Comics (1940) #1-3.

Cover by Will Eisner, Lou Fine, and Lou Fine.

Join us, as we delve into the pages of this classic comic from Fiction House featuring the talents of Will Eisner, Lou Fine, George Tuska, Alex Blum, Fred Schwab, Steve Broder, Fletcher Hanks, Maurice Gutwirth, Klaus Nordling, Leonard Frank, William Wills, Dan Zolnerowich, John Celardo, Edd Ashe, August Froehlich, Leo Mprey, and Charles Sultan.

And remember, the 1st Rule of Fight Comics: You must talk about Fight Comics. The 2nd Rule of Fight Comics: You must talk some more about Fight Comics. The 3rd Rule of Fight Comics: Go buy Fight Comics before your shop sells out! And the 4th Rule of Fight Comics: Everybody needs to buy Fight Comics!

Softcover, 184 pages, full color.

Cover price $24.99.

1st printing.

Written by Chip Kidd. Photography by Geoff Spear. Art by C.C. Beck, Mac Raboy and Jack Kirby.

The World's Mightiest Mortal made his debut in Whiz Comics in 1940, and outsold his biggest competitor, Superman, by 14 million copies a month. It wasn't long before a variety of merchandise was licensed and a fan club was created to keep up with the demand. These collectibles now sell for outrageous prices on eBay and in comic book stores and conventions. Seventy years later, an unprecedented assortment of these artifacts are gathered together by award-winning writer/designer Chip Kidd and photographer Geo Spear. Join Kidd, Spear, and the World's Mightiest Mortal in this first, fully authorized celebration of ephemera, artwork, and rare, one-of-a-kind toys, and recapture the magic that was the power of SHAZAM!

Softcover, 8-in. x 10-in., 246 pages, full color.

NOTE: "Back when comic books were king, when they sold their most, the World's Mightiest Mortal reigned supreme. No one held a candle to him. This book celebrates the lost wonder of the character who dominated the greatest period of the comic book art form. Chip Kidd has created a tribute to my personal favorite super hero -- one that he has always deserved." - Alex Ross

Cover price $24.99.

1st printing. Collects Sovereigns (2017 Dynamite) #0-5. Written by Ray Fawkes. Art by Johnny Desjardins. Cover by Stephen Segovia. The epic that will redefine the Gold Key heroes continues! The year is 2025, Turok has gone missing and Magnus is good and worried about that. When even a time traveling mission to confer with Doctor Spektor and the creature once known as Solar don't yield any answers, Magnus must brave the unknown to track the missing hero down. Softcover, 160 pages, full color. Cover price $19.99.

1st printing. Collects Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi - Golden Age of the Sith (1996) #0-5. Writen by Kevin J. Anderson. Cover by Duncan Fegredo. Art by Dario Carrasco, Jr., Mark G. Heike, Bill Black, David Jacob Beckett, and Stan Woch. Marka Ragnos ruled the galaxy with an iron fist. He was the Dark Lord of the Sith - the most powerful of the most powerful. But now he is dead. And two innocent hyperspace explorers, Gav and Jori Daragon, may follow suit if they get caught between the factions fighting to fill the Dark Lord void. Softcover, 144 pages, full color. Cover price $16.95.

2nd and later printings. NOTE: Covers on reprints may vary. Collects Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi - Golden Age of the Sith (1996) #0-5. Writen by Kevin J. Anderson. Cover by Duncan Fegredo. Art by Dario Carrasco, Jr., Mark G. Heike, Bill Black, David Jacob Beckett, and Stan Woch. Marka Ragnos ruled the galaxy with an iron fist. He was the Dark Lord of the Sith - the most powerful of the most powerful. But now he is dead. And two innocent hyperspace explorers, Gav and Jori Daragon, may follow suit if they get caught between the factions fighting to fill the Dark Lord void. Softcover, 144 pages, full color. Cover price $16.95.

1st printing.

Written by Jerry Siegel and Whitney Ellsworth. Art by Joe Shuster and Wayne Boring. Cover by Peter Poplaski.

Our premiere volume of Golden Age Superman dailies includes all strips from February 16, 1942 through October 28, 1944, and features the first appearance of the mischievous Mr. Mxyzptlk, the menace of The Monocle, the nefarious No Name, Miss Dreamface, "King" Jimmy Olsen, and the kidnapping of Santa Claus! More than 800 daily strips that are collected for the first time since their original appearance in newspapers more than 70 years ago!

Hardcover (Horizontal Format), 11-in. x 9-in., 288 pages, B&W.

Cover price $49.99.

1st printing. Cover by Peter Poplaski. In a full eighteen adventures, Superman's travels take him around the globe as well as through time and space. The Man of Steel solves the case of the Curiosity Crimes, becomes a rival for Cleopatra's affections in ancient Egypt, is exposed to radiation that turns him into Superbabe, battles a prehistoric animal called a "Paleomatzoball" (!), reprises the "Superman's Service to Servicemen" series with a couple of services for veterans, encounters an ancient civilization in the lost valley of Ru, meets up with Angus the talking dog, and to top it all off, witnesses Lois marrying Clark Kent-or does he?! Superman was created in 1938 by two ambitious Cleveland youngsters, Joe Shuster and Jerry Siegel. Their defender of the oppressed became an enduring smash sensation in comics, radio, animation, television, and motion pictures. He remains the little guy's White Knight, battling terrestrial and extra-terrestrial menaces and standing for Truth, Justice, and the American Way. Hardcover, 180 pages, full color. Cover price $49.99.

Add to cart Very Good $17.00

Add to cart Very Good $18.00

"The Golden Age of The Comics No. 4" on cover but this is actually the 6th book in series.

1st printing. Story and art by Milton Caniff. Collects TERRY AND THE PIRATES comic strips. The cover lists this as "The Golden Age of The Comics No. 4" but the inside has a list of the series from Nostalgia Press, and this is actually the 6th book. Hardcover (Horizontal Format), 11-in. x 8 1/2-in., 212 pages, B&W.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Tick's Golden Age Comic (2002) #1-3. NEC's tribute to the Golden Age of comics is back in print at last! Answering the question "What would a Golden Age Tick comic have been like?" this budget-priced "Golden Age style" wide-format squarebound book collects all three 44-page issues of the original full color Tick Golden Age comics, under an all-new cover by master Tick artist Sean Wang! Softcover, 132 pages, full color. Cover price $12.95.

1st printing.

By Allen Bellman.

One day in 1942, a kid who liked to draw responded to an advertisement in the New York Times. He carried his portfolio to a young, upstart publishing company, landing a job on the spot. That company would become Marvel Comics. Allen Bellman participated in the early years of popular characters like Captain America, the Human Torch, and the Sub-Mariner. One day he left the comics field and never looked back. Five decades later, an intrepid "Golden Age" comic book collector located him. Allen received a hero's welcome from comic book historians, and now appears at conventions nationwide, proclaiming "I was there!" Herewith, his circuitous journey back to comics.

Softcover, 166 pages, full color.

Cover price $39.95.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects material from Marvel Comics (1939) #1, Marvel Mystery Comics (1939-1949) #2-34 and 83, Human Torch Comics (1940-1954) #2-7 and 28, All Winners Comics (1941-1947) #1-4, Young Men (1950-1954) #24-28, Captain America Comics (1941-1954 Golden Age) #76 and Daring Mystery Comics (1940-1942) #7.

Written by Carl Burgos, Bill Everett, John H. Compton, and Stan Lee. Art by Carl Burgos, Bill Everett, Harry Sahle, and Russ Heath. Cover by Carl Burgos. Introduction by Roy Thomas.

Marvel proudly presents TIMELY'S GREATEST, a series of once-in-lifetime volumes collecting the greatest stories of the Golden Age - when Marvel was known as Timely Comics!

Timely's first super hero, the burning-hot hit called the Human Torch, seared his way into readers' minds in 1939, setting the path for all Marvel icons to come! Carl Burgos' fiery hero wasn't a typical do-gooder - he was a creation of cutting-edge science in a world that was terrified by his burning visage. In this first-ever collection of every Human Torch tale from the character's debut through Carl Burgos' April 1942 induction into the war effort, you'll experience the birth of Marvel Comics!

Also featuring Burgos' rare postwar and 1950s Torch stories and covers!

Hardcover, 1,032 pages, full color.

Cover price $150.00.

Add to cart Very Fine $95.00

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects material from Marvel Comics (1939) #1, Marvel Mystery Comics (1939-1949) #2-34 and 83, Human Torch Comics (1940-1954) #2-7 and 28, All Winners Comics (1941-1947) #1-4, Young Men (1950-1954) #24-28, Captain America Comics (1941-1954 Golden Age) #76 and Daring Mystery Comics (1940-1942) #7.

Written by Carl Burgos, Bill Everett, John H. Compton, and Stan Lee. Art by Carl Burgos, Bill Everett, Harry Sahle, and Russ Heath. Cover by Carl Burgos. Introduction by Roy Thomas.

Marvel proudly presents TIMELY'S GREATEST, a series of once-in-lifetime volumes collecting the greatest stories of the Golden Age - when Marvel was known as Timely Comics!

Timely's first super hero, the burning-hot hit called the Human Torch, seared his way into readers' minds in 1939, setting the path for all Marvel icons to come! Carl Burgos' fiery hero wasn't a typical do-gooder - he was a creation of cutting-edge science in a world that was terrified by his burning visage. In this first-ever collection of every Human Torch tale from the character's debut through Carl Burgos' April 1942 induction into the war effort, you'll experience the birth of Marvel Comics!

Also featuring Burgos' rare postwar and 1950s Torch stories and covers!

Hardcover, 1,032 pages, full color.

Cover price $150.00.

Add to cart Very Fine $79.00

Joe Simon Cover - 1st printing. Collects material from Daring Mystery Comics (1940-1942) #1-3 and 6-8, Red Raven Comics (1940) #1, Marvel Mystery Comics (1939-1949) #12-25, Human Torch Comics (1940-1954) #2, Captain America Comics (1941-1954 Golden Age) #1-10, All Winners Comics (1941-1947) #1-2, USA Comics (1941-1945) #1-3, Young Allies Comics (194-1946) #1 and Mystic Comics (1940-1942 1st Series) #7.

Written by Joe Simon, Martin A. Burstein, Ed Herron, and Stan Lee. Art by Joe Simon, Jack Kirby, August Cazeneuve, Al Liederman, Reed Crandall, George Klein, Al Vision, Syd Shores, Bernie Klein, Al Garbriele, Goerge Roussos, Fred Bell, Mort Meskin, Charles Nicholas Wojtkoski, Ernie Hart, and Mike Sekowsky. Introduction by Jim Steranko.

Marvel proudly presents TIMELY'S GREATEST, a series of once-in-a-lifetime volumes featuring the best stories of the Golden Age, when Marvel was known as Timely Comics!

Joe Simon and Jack Kirby entered the comic-book field separately and undoubtedly would have made major impacts on their own - but when their talents came together, it wasn't an impact, it was an earthquake. The Simon & Kirby team immediately became synonymous with innovative storytelling, powerful artwork and hit characters. They would birth some of the 1940s' most enduring creations, including the embodiment of a nation's fighting spirit: Captain America! This Omnibus collects Simon & Kirby's Timely Comics stories and covers, from the Vision to the Fiery Mask - and the rare Red Raven!

Hardcover, 840 pages, full color. Rated T

Cover price $150.00.

Jack Kirby Cover - 1st printing. Collects material from Daring Mystery Comics (1940-1942) #1-3 and 6-8, Red Raven Comics (1940) #1, Marvel Mystery Comics (1939-1949) #12-25, Human Torch Comics (1940-1954) #2, Captain America Comics (1941-1954 Golden Age) #1-10, All Winners Comics (1941-1947) #1-2, USA Comics (1941-1945) #1-3, Young Allies Comics (194-1946) #1 and Mystic Comics (1940-1942 1st Series) #7.

Written by Joe Simon, Martin A. Burstein, Ed Herron, and Stan Lee. Art by Joe Simon, Jack Kirby, August Cazeneuve, Al Liederman, Reed Crandall, George Klein, Al Vision, Syd Shores, Bernie Klein, Al Garbriele, Goerge Roussos, Fred Bell, Mort Meskin, Charles Nicholas Wojtkoski, Ernie Hart, and Mike Sekowsky. Introduction by Jim Steranko.

Marvel proudly presents TIMELY'S GREATEST, a series of once-in-a-lifetime volumes featuring the best stories of the Golden Age, when Marvel was known as Timely Comics!

Joe Simon and Jack Kirby entered the comic-book field separately and undoubtedly would have made major impacts on their own - but when their talents came together, it wasn't an impact, it was an earthquake. The Simon & Kirby team immediately became synonymous with innovative storytelling, powerful artwork and hit characters. They would birth some of the 1940s' most enduring creations, including the embodiment of a nation's fighting spirit: Captain America! This Omnibus collects Simon & Kirby's Timely Comics stories and covers, from the Vision to the Fiery Mask - and the rare Red Raven!

Hardcover, 840 pages, full color. Rated T

Cover price $150.00.

1st printing. By Mike Madrid. Between the covers of Vixens, Vamps & Vipers, fans will rediscover the original bad girls of comics, as fierce and full of surprises as they were when the comic book industry was born. From murderous Madame Doom to He-She, Mike Madrid resurrects twenty-two glorious evildoers in fully reproduced comics and explores the ways they both transcend and become ensnared in a web of cultural stereotypes. These women may have been overlooked in the annals of history, but their influence, on popular culture and the archenemies that thrill us today, is unmistakable. Softcover, 240 pages, B&W. Cover price $16.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $8.95

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1st printing. Written by Chris Kindred. Art and cover by Ru Xu. Discover how the Hindenburgs last flight changed the future of flying in this dynamic graphic novel by author Chris Kindred and Edgar- and Ignatz-nominated illustrator Ru Xu. Presenting Who HQ Graphic Novels: an exciting addition to the #1 New York Times bestselling Who Was? series! A story of technological innovation, multimedia impact, and human survival, this graphic novel gives readers a glimpse into the luxury experience aboard the Hindenburg before it all comes crashing down. Follow the journeys of cabin boy Werner Franz in the air and reporter Herbert Morrison on the ground as the airship flies toward disaster—ending the era of lighter-than-air travel. This gripping narrative is brought to life by vivid full-color illustrations that will transport readers to this historic day. Hardcover, 5 1/2-in.x 8-in., 64 pages, full color. Age 8-12 years Cover price $13.99.

1st printing. By Willard Mullin. THE FIRST-EVER RETROSPECTIVE OF THE DEAN OF AMERICAN SPORTS CARTOONING. In Fantagraphics' ceaseless effort to rediscover every world-class cartoonist in the history of the medium, we turn your attention to a neglected part of the art form-sports cartooning-and to its greatest practitioner -- Willard Mullin. The years 1930-1970 were the Golden Age of both American sports and American comic strips, when giants strode their respective fields -- Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, and Hank Aaron in one, George (Krazy Kat) Herriman, Milton (Steve Canyon) Caniff, Walt (Pogo) Kelly in the other -- and Mullin was there, straddling both fields, recording every major player and event in the mid-20th-century history of baseball. Mullin was to baseball players what Bill Mauldin was to soldiers: advocate and critic, investing them with personality, humanity, dignity, and poignancy; Mauldin had Willie & Joe and Mullin had the Brooklyn Bum, his affectionate 1939 character representing the bedraggled figure of the Brooklyn Dodgers. Willard Mullin's Golden Age of Baseball: Drawings 1934-1972 collects for the first time Mullin's best drawings devoted to baseball-depictions of players like Joe DiMaggio, Ted Williams, Yogi Berra, and Sandy Koufax, legendary managers like Casey Stengel and George Steinbrenner, and events like Lou Gehrig's emotional retirement speech on July 4, 1939, for which Mullin not only drew a portrait but composed a poem (which he often incorporated into his cartoons). Mullin's fluid line and delicate but vigorous brushwork are shown to beautiful effect, with many drawings reproduced from original art. See why millions of baseball fans from the '30s to the '70s looked forward to Mullin's cartoons in their daily paper. Mullins was voted "Sports Cartoonist of the Century" upon his retirement by his peers, and his legacy has been summed up by New Yorker cartoonist Bob Staake, who wrote, "Mullin defined the modern sports cartoon by combining representative portraiture, cartoonish doodlery, and editorial commentary-part news account, part personal observation, his cartoons celebrated sport for its entertainment, cultural, and artistic value." Hardcover, 200 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $34.99.

1st printing. By Les Daniels. Beautiful as Aphrodite, strong as Hercules, wise as Athena, and swift as Mercury, Wonder Woman is the most popular female comic book hero of all time. Created in 1941 by a maverick psychologist with a Ph.D. from Harvard and some revolutionary ideas about women, Wonder Woman was modeled after the mythological Amazon warrior and endowed with Olympian strength, a peacekeeping mission, and a golden lasso that could bend anyone to her will. WONDER WOMAN: THE GOLDEN AGE celebrates her heyday, from 1941 to 1948. Packed with archival comic book art, photos, and more, this full-color book is a beautifully designed tribute to the super heroine who set out to "change your mind - and change the world!" Hardcover, 100 pages, full color.

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1st printing. Contributions by Jerry Robinson, Michael Chabon, and Jules Feiffer. This program has information about creators, characters, and key issues that shaped the Golden Age of Comics. Features Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman, Joker, Captain America, Captain Marvel, Daredevil (original) and many, many more! Softcover, 64 pages, B&W.