Head comic books issue 1

Add to cart Near Mint $36.99

1st printing. Collects Dog Boy (1983-1986 Cat-Head) #1-7 and Dog Boy (1987 Fantagraphics) #1-10. Story and art by Steve Lafler. Cat Head Comics is pleased to announce Steve Lafler's new comics collection, DOG BOY: CHOICE CUTS & HAPPY ENDINGS. The 328-page oversize volume collects the best of Lafler's pioneering 1980's alternative comics title Dog Boy, known for its undulating psychedelic twists, coupled with low-brow tropes that border on slapstick. The date is 1982, the early dawn in the alternative comics movement. Steve Lafler, bohemian cartoonist, taps into his unconscious mind and finds his inner Dog Boy: An unruly man-child equipped with a Golden Retriever head! Softcover, 8-in. x 10-in., 328 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $36.99.

1st printing. Story, art and cover by Kevin Fagan. A collection of Fagans long-running traditional comic strip featuring Norman Drabble, a naive college student and amiable loser in the Charlie Brown tradition. In fact, Charles Schulz himself was a fan. In this volume, Drabbles Dad goes on the Who Wants to Be a Fenderhead game show. Softcover, 8 1/2-in x 9-in., 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $2.65

Add to cart Near Mint $2.65

1st printing. Written by Sandy Sandfort and Scott Bieser. Art by Lee Oaks. In the late 21st-century, hardy adventurers have begun colonizing the solar system, finding vast mineral wealth in this new frontier. But the United World government, desirous of the colonists' wealth and fearful of their freedom, seeks to extend its power and reach - by any means necessary! Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $12.95.

Story, Art, and cover by Marty Nelson. Features satirical takes on classic characters, and the current events of the time when the book was produced. 6 1/2-in. x 9-in., 36 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS Cover price $0.75.

Add to cart Very Fine $9.49

1st printing. Collects Gearhead (2007) #1-4. Written by Dennis Hopeless. Art by Kevin Mellon and Ed Herrera. Shelby Cooper lives just outside a world of spandex politicians and electric cars, but to hell with them and their world. She's a hot chick with a hotrod. She drives fast, talks trash and hurts people with a big-ass wrench. What does any of that have to do with super powers? On a mission to find her brother and in search of the destiny she never knew she had, Shelby's life is about to get interesting. Like her father before her, Shelby is GearHead! Softcover, 112 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $14.95.

Regular Edition. Cover price $2.75.

Premiere Limited Signed Edition. 1,500 copies. Cover price $4.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $1.00 Discounted from $2.65.

Add to cart Near Mint $1.00 Discounted from $2.65.

Written by Darin Henry. Art and Cover by Blair Shedd. Two ninth grade misfits finally unlock the secret of mental telepathy only to discover that the most popular girl in their school is also the most powerful telepath of all! Now these three kids from opposite ends of the social spectrum must set aside their differences and work together to avoid becoming totally telepathetic! 64 pages, full color. Cover price $4.99.

Add to cart Fine $2.65

Add to cart Fine $2.65

Regular cover by Bill Maus. Story by Nat Gertler. Art by Mike Bannon and Thad Rhodes. Another superhero spoof by Parody Press, this one a parody of the comics Harbinger and Magnus Robot Fighter. The Headbangers, super-powered teen rockers, escape from the sinister fast-food franchise that created them to compose catchy jingles. Now they must contend with burger-themed death squads, a battle of the bands, the Spinal Tap-like death of their drummer, and an outsider girlfriend who threatens to break up the group. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.50.

Limited Edition gold sticker cover by Bill Maus, signed and numbered by Bill Maus and limited to 106 copies. Story by Nat Gertler. Art by Mike Bannon and Thad Rhodes. Cover by Bill Maus. Another superhero spoof by Parody Press, this one a parody of the comics Harbinger and Magnus Robot Fighter. The Headbangers, super-powered teen rockers, escape from the sinister fast-food franchise that created them to compose catchy jingles. Now they must contend with burger-themed death squads, a battle of the bands, the Spinal Tap-like death of their drummer, and an outsider girlfriend who threatens to break up the group.32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.50.

Add to cart Very Fine $2.65

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By CHRIS MARRINAN. It's a gruesome business, but it's a living. HEADHUNTERS are superhuman trackers whose job is to hunt down the ogres of the underworld; the inhuman freak cases the cops can't handle. But can the HEADHUNTERS handle the demonic Army of Wrath and their threat of nuclear holocaust? Writer/artist Chris Marrinan offers a twisted take on the crime fighting genre! B&W, 24 pg. Cover price $2.95.

1st printing.

Story and art by Kate Schneider.

Following a stroke, 95-year-old Ruth wakes up in a cold, unfamiliar hospital. To escape her grim surroundings, she retreats into a wilderness within her mind. In this interior world she befriends a tortoise who accompanies her on a journey into the unknown. As the days pass, Ruth's hold on the material world wanes and she moves deeper into her own landscape.

In Headland, artist Kate Schneider pays tribute to her departed grandmother, presenting with deeply felt empathy a perspective little represented in popular literature. Drawn with soft pencils and lush colors, this graphic novel explores the tensions between safety and autonomy, language and silence, holding on and letting go.

Softcover, 7-in. x 9-in., 184 pages, full color. Mature Readers

Cover price $24.99.

Add to cart Very Good $2.65

Add to cart Very Good $2.65

Written by Michael Kingston. Art by Randy Valiente. Cover by Colton Worley. Mike Hartmann dreams of being a professional wrestler, and he will sacrifice anything to achieve it. He doesn't realize he's entering a world that hasn't changed much since its 'carny' days -- a world of drugs, sex and violence, both scripted and unscripted! So, the question may not be so much will he succeed...as will he survive! 6 1/2-in. x 10-in., 48 pages, full color. Cover price $1.99.

1st printing. Story and Art by Lilli Carre. The creator of 2008's critically acclaimed graphic novel The Lagoon is back with a stunningly designed collection of some of the most poetic and confident short fiction being produced in comics today. The stories in Heads or Tails display a virtuosic breadth of visual styles and color palettes, each in perfect service of the story, and range from experimental one-pagers to short masterpieces. Softcover, 180 pages, full color. Cover price $22.99.

Written and Illustrated by Jeffrey Dickinson and Brian Sendelbach. 32 Pages, B&W. Cover price $2.50.

Add to cart Very Fine $2.65

Add to cart Very Fine $2.65

December 2015 Printing. Written by Jay Faerber. Art by Scott Godlewski and Ron Riley. Welcome to Copperhead, a grimy mining town on the edge of a backwater planet. Single mom Clara Bronson is the new sheriff, and on her first day she'll have to contend with a resentful deputy, a shady mining tycoon, and a family of alien hillbillies. And did we mention the massacre? 28 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $1.00.

1st Printing. The official companion to television's breathtaking science fiction series "Invasion: Earth". Softcover, 7" x 9.5", 128 pages, full color. Cover price $9.99.

Add to cart Fine $2.65

Add to cart Fine $2.65

FCBD 2008 ARCHIE COMICS JUGHEAD by Craig Boldman & Stan Goldberg. "Night At The Entertainment Museum!"-Jughead lands his dream job as a night watchman at the famous Geppi's Entertainment Museum in Baltimore, but some of the exhibits are not what they seem. Mysterious things happen after hours! And when the museum's one-of-a-kind items are replaced with identical look-alikes, it's up to Archie and friends to unravel the clues and set things right! Especially since one of those items is Jughead!

Add to cart Near Mint $2.65

Add to cart Near Mint $2.65

Written by Frank Tieri. Art by Pat Kennedy. Cover by Francesco Francavilla. Got an appetite for HORROR? Then this is the perfect book to kick off your Halloween celebrations! Jughead Jones is a werewolf, and Reggie Mantle has fallen victim to Jughead's monstrous ways. Now Betty Cooper: Werewolf Hunter along with Archie Andrews are hot on the trail of Jughead. For TEEN + readers

Volume 1 - 1st printing. A graphic retelling of infamous true life murderer stories including Charles Manson, Jeffrey Dahmer, David Berkowitz, the Lonely Hearts Killers, the Zodiac Killer and more! Softcover, B&W. Mature Readers

Warner Books Edition - 1st printing. Softcover, 4-in. x 7-in., B&W.

Warner Books Edition - 2nd and later printings. Softcover, 4-in. x 7-in., B&W. Cover price $1.75.

Me and Edith Head, written by Sara Ryan, is a comic book featuring one of the characters from her acclaimed novel, EMPRESS OF THE WORLD. The magazine that Edith initially ran in is now out-of-print, so they're making the story available in an affordable small-press edition. Me and Edith Head has been nominated for a 2001 Eisner award for Best Short Story! Cover price $2.00.

Add to cart Very Fine $12.00

1st printing.

Story and art by Bill Griffith.

From Bill Griffith, creator of Zippy the Pinhead, comes the first-ever biography of Schlitzie, a major sideshow attraction from the early 1920s to the late 1960s.

Nobody's Fool follows the story of Schlitzie's long career. Today, Schlitzie is most well-known for his appearance in the cult classic Freaks. In researching Schlitzie's life (1901-1971), Griffith has tracked down primary sources and archives throughout the country, including conducting interviews with those who worked with him and had intimate knowledge of his life.

This graphic novel biography provides never-before-revealed details of his life, offering a unique look into his world and restoring dignity to his life by recognizing his contributions to popular culture.

Hardcover, 8-in. x 9-in., 256 pages, B&W.

Cover price $24.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Welcome to the Non-Human Race!" Collects Petrol Head (2023 Image) #1-5. Written by Rob Williams. Art and Cover by Pye Parr. In a climate crisis-ravaged future metropolis, an old, grumpy, obsolete, smoke-belching, cigar-chomping, hotrod-racing robot is one 12-year-old girl's only hope. Together, can they outrace the chasing Robo-Cops with an invention that might just save humanity? Softcover, 144 pages, full color. Cover price $14.99.

Add to cart Fine $6.00

*18+ Mature Readers Only* Written and Illustrated by Skip Williamson. 32 Pages, B&W. *18+ Mature Readers Only* Cover price $2.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $21.00

Add to cart Very Fine $17.00

1st printing. Satan has figured in film since the very birth of cinema. The Satanic Screen documents all of Satan's cinematic incarnations, covering not only the horror genre but also a whole range of sub-genres including hardcore porn, mondo and underground film. Heavily illustrated with rare still photographs, posters and arcana, the book investigates the perennial symbiotic interplay between Satanic cinema and leading occultists. Revised and updated since its first acclaimed publication in 2001, Schreck's study of the diabolical in film has since become a widely referenced standard work on the subject, enriched by Schreck's own personal engagement with magic and spiritual practice, providing cineastes and sorcerers alike a veritable Encyclopedia Satanica of one of the oldest and most culturally profound genres in motion picture history. Hardcover, 512 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $31.95.

1st printing. By Jeremy Eaton. Foreword by Jim Woodring. Weekly cartoons collected. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 10-in., 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $6.95.

1st printing. Cover by Norm Eastman. Back Cover by Earl Norem. This new anthology collects prime, lurid examples of text and artwork from pulp men's adventure maga zines published during the golden age of the genre, the 1950s- 1960s. The book includes over 30 features and stories, and over 100 illustrations, with 32 pages in full color. Softcover, 9-in. x 11-in., 224 pages, PC/PB&W. Mature Readers Cover price $34.95.

Add to cart Good $2.65

1st Printing. By Pablo Hidalgo. Matchups of your favorite characters from Star Wars The Clone Wars, complete with full bios and stats! Softcover, 64 pages, full color, 8.5" x 10.75". Cover price $8.99.

1st printing. Story by Noel K. Hannan. Art by Rik Rawling. Collects Book 1 & 2 of the 1990's Neo-noir cyberpunk graphic novel, plus "Solo" a spin off one shot, art galleries and more! Softcover, 8-1/4" x 11-3/4", 170 pages, B&W.

1st printing. Written by Joseph M. Monks. Art by Bernie Wrightson. What would you if... The investigation into the slaughter of your family was blamed on werewolves? You found yourself trapped in an elevator - with a serial killer? You suspected the members of the City Council to be practicing witchcraft? Find out the answers to these questions and more right here! Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in. 128 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations). Cover price $10.95.

Written & illustrated by Doug Baron. B&W, 32 pages, standard paper stock. Cover price $2.95.

Add to cart Fine $4.80

Add to cart FN- 5.5 $4.40

Add to cart Very Good $3.20

One-shot Flipbook. "Syfox" - Story and Art by 'The Kid'; "Boora" -Story by 'The Kid', Art by 'The Woodman'; 28 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.50.

Add to cart Near Mint $2.50

Add to cart Very Fine $9.60

1st printing. Story and art by Joel Orff. The March 15th issue of Booklist named Thunderhead Underground Falls a top 10 graphic novel for the year! Jack is a young Army Reservist with one final weekend before shipping out for combat in the Middle East. He and a friend find themselves behind the wheel of his parent's car, driving further west into a snowy landscape. The book is an exploration of Jack's flight from his future, as well as an exploration of this place that he's pledged his life to fight for. Jack wants to experience the simple freedom of taking a drive, and as the hours go by, he begins to consider desertion, but he knows that if he stays to hold onto the life that he knows, it will still be changed forever. Softcover, 8-in. x 10-in., B&W. Cover price $14.95.

Add to cart Fine $6.00

Add to cart Fine $6.00

Story, art and cover by Mark Stokes. A special horror flipbook featuring two monstrous teens, Zombie Boy and Joe Dinosaur-Head. A collection of tales from creator Mark Stokes featuring Zombie Boy, a bored rich kid who is transformed into a zombie due to a mysterious island sickness, but still lives in his Beverly Hills mansion with a collection of voodoo servants. Also featuring a story about the saurian teen Joe Dinosaur-Head. The Nosey Neighbor; The Curse of Rigby the Pygmy; Sticks and Bones; Zombie Boy Meets the Hateful Doppelganger Jasper in Thicker than Water; Duncans Visit; Zombie Boy Gallery. 24 pages, B&W. Cover price $1.50.

Add to cart FN 6.0 $9.60 Staple rust.

Reprint Edition. Walter Foster's How to Draw Book 16 - 101 Heads in Pen, Pencil, and Brush. From the instructional "How to Draw" series, this issue focuses on drawing a variety of faces using pen, pencil, and brush. 10 1/4" X 13 1/2". 36 pages. Cover price $1.00.

Add to cart Near Mint $8.95

Add to cart Near Mint $8.95

1st printing.

Story and art by Steve Lafler.

This "what if" take on mid-century Manhattan is the jolly conceit of cartoonist Steve Lafler in 1956 Movie Star

Meet Susie and Jack, wholesale buyers for the McCurdy's chain of Department stores. These two are gunning for the same job: Chief Buyer. Of course the friendly rivals make the classic mistake: They hop in bed together! Susie and Jack's fates become entwined with a pair of talented young women, Ramona Lopez and Nikki Garcia. Ramona is an aspiring transgender model and actor. Nikki is writing a draft of her first novel. These ambitious Latinas strive to leave the mean streets behind.

Enjoy as you lean into that transcendent Coltrane tenor sax solo over a martini just past midnight in New York City, 1956.

Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 72 pages, B&W. Mature Readers

Cover price $12.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $9.95

1st printing.

Story and art by Steve Lafler.

Notorious alt comix legend Steve Lafler delivers readers to the bright lights and glamor of Manhattan in 1956 with Jack, Susie, and Ramona, a trans woman aspiring to the modeling world. They cut deals in the Garment District by day and haunt the legendary jazz clubs of 52nd St. by night.

Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 58 pages, B&W. Mature Readers

Cover price $9.95.

Add to cart Fine $6.00

Add to cart Fine $6.00

"Eagle Heart" by Jeff Matheson. "Cavalier and the Cutthroat" by Daniel McKinnon. Cover price $2.95.

1st printing. By Jean Dutourd. "When she was told, as tactfully as could be, that she had just given birth to a child with a dog's head, Mme. Du Chaillu fainted..." Hardcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 150 pages, Text Only. Cover price $3.00.

1st printing.

By Susan W. Wells and Scott Bieser.

In a parody of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, the American Director of National Drug Control Policy, named Scrooge McCzar, is confronted by medical cannabis activist Mary Jane Cratchet and spirits which seek to enlighten him about the "War on Drugs."

Softcover, 78 pages, full color.

Cover price $5.95.

Add to cart Very Good $8.70

1st printing. Collects The Amazing Spider-Man (1998-2013 2nd Series) #602-605.

Written by Fred Van Lente And Brian Reed. Art By Barry Kitson, Robert Atkins, Javier Pulido, Luke Ross, Yanick Paquette, Rick Ketcham, Victor Olazaba, Joe Rubinstein, Rick Magyar, and Mark Farmer. Cover By Adi Granov.

THE CHAMELEON returns with a terrifying new mission that has MAYOR J. JONAH JAMESON squarely in his sights! Meanwhile, the ANTI-SPIDER SQUAD narrows its dragnet around the Wall-Crawler, and Peter Parker gets a brand new job...will it bring him closer to the newly-returned MARY JANE, or push her further away?

Softcover, 128 pages, full color.

Cover price $14.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Jughead (1949-1987 1st Series) #1-8. You know Jughead as Archie's loyal sidekick, but wait until you see the trouble he can get up to on his own! Cheer as Jug matches wits with Archie's rival Reggie, gasp as he tests nutty experiments with his Uncle Herman, and marvel as he eats dozens upon dozens of burgers and shakes! With twice the mischief, twice the pranks, and twenty times the food, Jughead Archives takes you to the weirder side of Riverdale, in this uproarious volume illustrated by beloved Archie artists Samm Schwartz and George Frese! Stories from 1949 to 1950. Hardcover, 232 pages, full color. Cover price $49.99.

Story and art by Ronald Russel Roach. Cover by Joseph Michael Linsner. Sirius collects indie artist Roachs long-in-the-works labor of love in its complete form for the first time. Tazio chooses to help people so he can avoid the Biblical prophecies that he is the Antichrist. But his rejection of his destiny may not be as easy to achieve. 6 1/2-in. x 10-in., Cover price $3.95.

UK Reprint. 28 pages, full color.

1st printing.

Get transported back to the golden age of 1930s animation with an art book celebrating the acclaimed run & gun platformer Cuphead! Each page of this curated collection of artwork is designed to capture the vintage look and feel of the Thirties. Take a gander at the game's traditional hand-drawn, frame-by-frame animation. Peek at the early concepts, production work, and early ideas that went into the making of Cuphead's characters, bosses, stages, and more! And relive the most cherished and challenging moments of Cuphead and Mugman's adventure to reclaim their souls from the Devil! Guided by personal insights from game directors Chad and Jared Moldenhauer, take a trip through the Inkwell Isles and discover a new appreciation for Cuphead's animation style and challenging retro gameplay.

Hardcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 216 pages, full color.

Cover price $29.99.

Limited Edition

1st printing.

Get transported back to the golden age of 1930s animation with an art book celebrating the acclaimed run & gun platformer Cuphead! Each page of this curated collection of artwork is designed to capture the vintage look and feel of the Thirties. Take a gander at the game's traditional hand-drawn, frame-by-frame animation. Peek at the early concepts, production work, and early ideas that went into the making of Cuphead's characters, bosses, stages, and more! And relive the most cherished and challenging moments of Cuphead and Mugman's adventure to reclaim their souls from the Devil! Guided by personal insights from game directors Chad and Jared Moldenhauer, take a trip through the Inkwell Isles and discover a new appreciation for Cuphead's animation style and challenging retro gameplay.

Included in the limited edition is a slipcase featuring exclusive art and a set of acetate sheets in a portfolio, breaking down a classic scene, directly from the team that created it. This vintage-style art extravaganza is the perfect book for fans of Cuphead!

Hardcover (with slipcase), 8-in. x 11-in., 216 pages, full color.

Cover price $99.99.