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Brass Cover - 1st printing. Collects Metropol (1991 Epic) #1-12 and Metropol A.D. (1992) #1-3. Story and art by Ted McKeever. Special very limited edition hardcover of Ted McKeever's "Metropol," released in 1995 with a solid brass cover. Sponsored by the Japanese lager Sapporo. This hardcover edition contains all 12 chapters of the first part, plus A.D. bound in one volume with an additional section at the back featuring black and white copies of the covers to each chapter. Also included is a foreword by McKeever and an introduction by Lydia Lunch. The only way anyone would have been able to obtain a copy previously is to have been at the launch party for the re-issue in 1995 which McKeever attended. Hardcover (Brass-Metal), 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., B&W.

Miss Meow Best Selling Cover Gallery. Cover by Sun Khamunaki. Includes art by Ariel Diaz, John Royle, Jamie Tyndall, Shikarii, Dawn McTeigue, Tristarr, Marissa Pope, RB White, Sun Khamunaki, Karl Liversidge, and Paolo Pantalena. 24 pages, full color, mature readers.

Add to cart NM- 9.2 $13.00

Cover-to-cover Ponies in this special Cover Gallery! Many beloved, rare, hard-to-find, and fan-favorite My Little Pony covers are collected here in this 32-page art extravaganza!" Cover price $3.99.

1st printing. A classic blend of music, art and eroticism. A stunning collection of more than 100 nude album covers. A book for bachelors everywhere. Softcover, 7 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in. 256 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $22.50.

Topless Cover by Keith Garvey. Cover art gallery. 24 pages, full color, Adults Only.

1st printing. Collects Nick Fury (2017) #1-6. Written by James Robinson. Art ane cover by Aco. His name is Fury. Nick Fury. The world is a dangerous place - and when S.H.I.E.L.D. needs a lone agent to infiltrate, capture and remain anonymous, there's no one better than him. Now, an all-new era for the super spy begins as Fury embarks on a top-secret mission to the French Riviera - but will he meet his match in the mysterious Frankie Noble? Fury plays the spy game in caper after caper - preventing an assassination on the maiden voyage of a new international train line, diving into the deep blue sea to uncover a Hydra spy in Atlantis and vacationing in a sleepy little town...complete with lethal sleeper agents! But when Fury heads to Ravenlock Castle, he'll find a mystery his father left behind! Grab the edge of your seat and don't let go! Softcover, 136 pages, full color. Cover price $17.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $8.95

1st printing. Story and art by Tate Godwin. Nick's a straight-A student. Sy's a class clown. But when they start at a new school, misunderstandings cause everyone to think Nick's the class clown and Sy's the brainiac. Eager to fit in, they make a pact: Nick will teach Sy how to be a convincing brainiac, and Sy will help Nick pose as a jokester. But the two soon learn it's not easy to fake your way through fifth grade, and the longer their charade goes on, the harder it is to come clean. When the two impostors meet a girl with a secret of her own, the three form an unlikely friendship that challenges everything they thought they knew about what it means to "be yourself." Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 192 pages, full color. Cover price $12.99.

1st printing. Story and art by Tate Godwin. Nick's a straight-A student. Sy's a class clown. But when they start at a new school, misunderstandings cause everyone to think Nick's the class clown and Sy's the brainiac. Eager to fit in, they make a pact: Nick will teach Sy how to be a convincing brainiac, and Sy will help Nick pose as a jokester. But the two soon learn it's not easy to fake your way through fifth grade, and the longer their charade goes on, the harder it is to come clean. When the two impostors meet a girl with a secret of her own, the three form an unlikely friendship that challenges everything they thought they knew about what it means to "be yourself." Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 192 pages, full color. Cover price $22.99.

1st printing. By Damon Brown. Foreword by Pamela Anderson. "I only read it for the articles." Few modern punch lines (and lies!) are as iconic as this one. But humor and good writing aside, the true allure of Playboy are the magazine's spectacular cover images. Now Hugh Hefner has chosen 200 of Playboy's breathtaking, innovative covers for this lush retrospective, digitally reproduced and in color. Acclaimed author and long-time Playboy writer Damon Brown explores how the magazine's newsstand decisions made an indelible impact on American culture. Hardcover, 9 1/2-in. x 12 1/2-in., 320 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $35.00.

Sterling Edition - 1st printing. By Robert Lesser. Pulp Art is the groundbreaking book of one of America's most important and spectacular forms of illustration art. Preserved herein are most of the still-existing originals created for the pulp covers, never-before-seen in all their sharply focused, vibrantly colored brilliance, and featuring work by such renowned visionaries as Virgil Finlay, J. Allen St. John, Rafael de Soto, Hannes Bok, Frank R. Paul, and many others. Hardcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 192 pages, full color. Cover price $12.95.

1st printing. A landmark work that pays splendid homage to a forgotten era of seminal American music. Robert Crumb first began drawing record covers in 1968 when Janis Joplin, a fellow Haight Ashbury denizen, asked him to provide a cover for her album Cheap Thrills. Since then Crumb has created covers for such great as The Grateful Dead, Frank Zappa, and many more. Including such classics as Truckin' My Blues Away, Harmonica Blues, and Please Warm My Weiner, Crumb's opus also features more recent covers done for CDs. The Complete Record Cover Collection is a must-have for any lover of graphics and old-time music. Hardcover (with a cardstock sleeve), 10-in. x 10-in., 96 pages, full color. Cover price $25.95.

Does NOT include Cardstock Sleeve - 1st printing. A landmark work that pays splendid homage to a forgotten era of seminal American music. Robert Crumb first began drawing record covers in 1968 when Janis Joplin, a fellow Haight Ashbury denizen, asked him to provide a cover for her album Cheap Thrills. Since then Crumb has created covers for such great as The Grateful Dead, Frank Zappa, and many more. Including such classics as Truckin' My Blues Away, Harmonica Blues, and Please Warm My Weiner, Crumb's opus also features more recent covers done for CDs. The Complete Record Cover Collection is a must-have for any lover of graphics and old-time music. Hardcover, 10-in. x 10-in., 96 pages, full color. Cover price $25.95.

Add to cart VF 8.0 $20.00 View scan Signed by RB White on front cover, no certification is included.

Cover and Art by RB White. Sketchbook featuring the art of RB White. 6 3/4" X 10 1/4". 36 pages. Mostly full color.

1st Printing. "Speed Bump" runs in 205 newspapers worldwide. Nominated 5 times for the prestigious Best Newspaper Panel award, given by the National Cartoonists Society, it has won twice, in 1995 and again in 2003. "Speed Bump" also appears on its own line of greeting cards, published by American Greetings throughout the U.S. and Canada. Softcover, 8.5" x 11", 170 pages, B&W. Cover price $16.95.

New Zealand Mint replica image of the 1977 Star Wars Comic Book Cover #1.

Add to cart Near Mint $18.00

Add to cart Fine $14.00

1st printing. Art by Joe Shuster, Neal Adams, Curt Swan, Dave Johnson, Tim Bradstreet, Mike Wieringo, Alex Ross, Jim Lee, Michael Turner, Tim Sale, Gil Kane, and Ed McGuinness. In the tradition established by the spectacular BATMAN: COVER TO COVER HC, DC Comics proudly presents over 270 of the greatest Superman comic covers of all time, showcasing the World's Greatest Super-Hero! The artistic development and image of the Man of Steel unfolds over decades of interpretations by the greatest creators in comic-book history. Special features include a look at the evolution of the Superman S-shield, Superman's fight for social justice, and Superman covers from around the world. Plus, acclaimed writers and artists pick their favorite Superman covers and explain their significance. Contributors include Grant Morrison, Jeph Loeb, Mark Verheiden, Mark Waid, Elliot S. Maggin, Murphy Anderson, Al Plastino, Jim Mooney and Nick Cardy. Also picking their favorites are Superman Returns director Bryan Singer, new Superman actor Brandon Routh, Superman: The Movie director Richard Donner, and TV's first Jimmy Olsen, Jack Larson. A must-have for all pop-culture, graphic design, comic-book and Superman fans, SUPERMAN: COVER TO COVER is the definitive guide to the most memorable comic covers of all time! Hardcover, 240 pages, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., full color. Cover price $39.99.

Superman Historical Cover Postcard (circa 1988) was distributed by DC Comics. Depicted on the front of the card is the cover from Action Comics # 1, the first appearance of Superman. Trimmed in gold is the classic golden age man of steel as he smashes the bad guys' getaway vehicle. # 9558 of 75,000. 4-in. x 6-in.

1st Edition - 1st printing. Written by Kami Garcia. Art by Gabriel Picolo and Rob Haynes. Cover by Gabriel Picolo. Kami Garcia (Beautiful Creatures) and artist Gabriel Picolo, NEW YORK TIMES-bestselling creators of the TEEN TITANS graphic novel series, lead the teen team on the action-adventure of a lifetime. DC Comics is proud to present new editions of the series featuring connecting covers—when lined up in publication order, Picolos art will form a single image! If you havent jumped on board, heres your chance to start collecting. ROBIN: On the run from Slade and H.I.V.E., our teens turn to family for help! Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 208 pages, full color. Cover price $16.99.

1st printing. Written by Kami Garcia. Art and cover by Gabriel Picolo. TEEN TITANS: TOGETHER, THE TITANS TEAM-UP, IS COMPLETE! Kori Anders wants to trust newcomers Dick, Raven, Gar, Max, and Damian, but can she? After all, accusing H.I.V.E. of abduction, experimentation, and torture is the same as accusing family friend Lynch Fairweather! And Vic Stone, whom she definitely trusts, has a summer job designing next-level prosthetics in Edge Labs, which funds certain projects at H.I.V.E. Plus, Kori's sister Kira is singing the praises of working with H.I.V.E., offering an inside look at the potential a partnership could bring. They've got a plan for taking down Raven's demon father Trigon. They've got a plan for training the next generation of superheroes. They've got plans for everything. Lines become blurred as the teens struggle to agree on the best plan of action. H.I.V.E. might be their greatest ally...but at what cost? And can the Titans pull together a plan before they fall apart? Join #1 New York Times bestselling author Kami Garcia (Beautiful Creatures) and artist Gabriel Picolo, the creative duo behind the New York Times bestselling Teen Titans graphic novel series, for the ultimate showdown! Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 208 pages, full color. Teen Cover price $16.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $13.00

Add to cart Near Mint $13.00

1st printing. You've read the series, now revel in all the beautiful cover artwork created for the prequel to the New York Times-bestselling graphic novel! Includes over 125 pieces of cover art created for the series from co-creator Kevin Eastman and artists Ben Bishop, SL Gallant, Gavin Smith, Mateus Santolouco, Michael Dooney, Steve Lavigne, Jim Lawson, and more! LAST RONIN-LOST YEARS reveals new secrets of the Turtles' past as we learn more about the devastating series of events leading up to the momentous battle in LAST RONIN. Hardcover, 7 1/2-in. x 11-in., 144 pages, full color. Cover price $29.99.

1st printing. Relive one of the greatest TMNT stories of all time through the iconic covers that helped make it an instant classic! Who is the Last Ronin? In a future, battle-ravaged New York City, a lone surviving Turtle embarks on a seemingly hopeless mission seeking justice for the family he lost. Kevin Eastman joins Last Ronin artists Esau and Isaac Escorza and an all-star lineup of top tier talent in a comprehensive showcase of the series' cover art. Featuring action-packed pieces by Ben Bishop, Mateus Santolouco, Sophie Campbell, Freddie E. Williams II, Peach Momoko, Tyler Kirkham, John Giang, Amanda Conner, Rob Liefeld, Simon Bisley, Stan Sakai, and many more! Hardcover, 200 pages, full color. Cover price $34.99.

1st printing. Introduction by Craig Stecyk. For thirty years, Thrasher has been the bible of the skateboarding world. Collected here for the first time are thirty years worth of outrageous, memorable, iconic, and collectible covers—front pages that caught every skater kids eye and became the most treasured records of the history of the skate scene. From early pioneers such as Jay Adams, Tony Alva, and Steve Caballero through the giants of the 1980s and 1990s, including Tony Hawk and Brian Anderson, to such legends of the scene today as James Hardy and Justin Figueroa, every icon of skating has graced the cover of Thrasher, captured in mid-air and mid-action by the sharpest shooters around. Organized chronologically, and including every cover published in Thrashers first thirty years—even long out-of-print and hard-to-find collectible issues—the book at last reveals the stories behind these legendary cover-photo shoots, as told by the skaters, photographers, and editors who made these the most iconic mementos of skate culture. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 228 pages, full color. Cover price $35.00.

1st printing. Alex Schomburg produced the most dazzling array of high quality comic book covers in the Golden Age of American comics (1933-1955). This book collects, for the first time, a host of tantalizing Schomburg treasures in one volume. Super-heroes, jungle girls, robots, wild animals, and space travelers abound in these romantic and nostalgic pop art icons of the bygone WWII era. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 112 pages, full color. Cover price $24.95.

Regular Edition. By Mike Hoffman. An amazing tour-de-force edition showcasing each and every Tigress cover art painting that Hoffman has ever done, plus never-before-seen developmental art! Mike's personal commentary adds priceless artistic insights for each gorgeous piece. 24 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

Special Edition. Limited to 350 copies. Includes Amryl Entertainment Certificate of Authenticity. By Mike Hoffman. An amazing tour-de-force edition showcasing each and every Tigress cover art painting that Hoffman has ever done, plus never-before-seen developmental art! Mike's personal commentary adds priceless artistic insights for each gorgeous piece. 24 pages, B&W.

1st printing. IDW Publishing re-launched TMNT in 2011 and since then co-creator Kevin Eastman has been along to co-pilot the series and provide covers for more than 50 comic book issues! This special hardcover edition celebrates that milestone by presenting all of Kevin's IDW TMNT covers together. See sketches, blue lines, inks, finished covers, and even some " alternate takes" that never made it to the final printing. Utrom Empire, Secret History of the Foot Clan, Turtles in Time, and the ongoing... every new Eastman TMNT cover is here! Hardcover, 8-in. x 13-in., 200 pages, full color. Cover price $39.99.

Black Friday White Lingerie Topless Edition Virgin Cover by Keith Garvey. Manufactured with different pin-up interiors.

1st printing.

Celebrating 35 years of Usagi Yojimbo by Stan Sakai!

Honoring the 35th anniversary of Stan Sakai's award-winning series Usagi Yojimbo, this deluxe art collection includes hundreds of full-page cover pieces illustrated by Stan Sakai! After 35 years of adventures, Usagi's lively history is fully represented in this compendium of Stan's greatest covers.

o A deluxe art collection featuring beautiful full-page cover art!

Hardcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 320 pages, full color.

Cover price $39.99.

Red Circle Cover Variant #1, cover art by Leonard Starr. Features 1st appearance of Venus and Hedy Devine. "Hey Look" by Harvey Kurtzman. NOTE: Leftover covers to Red Circle Comics #4 (April 1945 Rural Home Publications) were restapled over other early 1950s coverless distributor returned copies, with the result that today a great variety of "Red Circle" cover variants exist, with more being discovered. The value of such variants is governed by the comic within, with the result that values vary widely. This Venus #1 variant represents one of the most desirable of the variants yet discovered. Cover price $0.10.

1st printing.

By Thomas Hodge.

Video cover art is a unique and largely lost artform representing a period of unabashed creativity during the video rental boom of the 1980s to early 1990s.

The art explodes with a succulent, indulgent blend of design, illustration, typography, and hilarious copywriting. Written and curated by Tom "The Dude Designs" Hodge with a foreword by Mondo's Juston Ishmael, this collection contains over 240 full-scale, complete video sleeves in the genres of action, comedy, horror, kids, sci-fi, and thriller films. From the sublime to the ridiculous, some are incredible works of art, some are insane, and some capture the tone of the films better than the films themselves.

Hardcover (Horizontal Format), 12-in. x 9-in., 264 pages, full color.

Cover price $34.99.

1st printing. Color me in love... vintage style! The beautiful, the fascinating, sometimes amusing romance comic book cover art of the '50s and '60s is highlighted in this fun book! Full of Pop Art style kisses, handsome gents, and beautiful misses. Some of the most highly skilled artists of the era drew these romantic and sexy images ready for you to color... with love! Softcover, 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.99.

Add to cart Good $6.00

Add to cart Good $6.00

1st Printing. Hardcover, 5.5" x 7.5", 210 pages, B&W, mostly text with a few illustrations.

Special edition comic produced by Wildstorm in collaboaration with Nu-Way Youth and Social Services/Project E.M.O.M., The San Diego Police Department - Street Gang Unit, and District Attorney - County of San Diego - Gang Prosecution Unit. Written by Jeff Mariotte with art by Norman Felchle. Cover by Bobby Rubio & John Lowe. Pin-ups by Joe Phillips & John Dell and Jim Lee. Full color, 16 pages, standard paper stock.

Jim Lee Cover and Art Including Intros, Profiles and Illos of Wildcats - Uncut Sheet of Four Trading Cards Bound In: Spartan, Grifter, Warblade and Zealot - 8 Pages Full Color - Scarce

Art and cover by Adam Hughes. The first in DC Direct's new comic book cover portfolio series featuring the work of covers by fan favorite artists! Start your portfolio collection with the exquisite art of Adam Hughes, best known for his WOMEN OF THE DC UNIVERSE bust line for DC Direct, as well as the striking covers in the DC Universe. The portfolio consists of 12 full-color matte images on high-quality paper stock (suitable for framing), collected into twin two-color 10" x 15" custom folders originally shrink-wrapped together in one unbelievable package! 10" x 15", 12 pages, full color. Cover price $49.99.