Z comic books issue 1

This is an advertisement membership packet for the Science Fiction Book Club. It was sent out by mail to people circa the early 1960s in an 8-in. x 5.5-in Twilight Zone envelope and contains a number of ephemeral collectable items including an 18.5-in x 12.5-in folded poster ad promoting the book club and the Twilight Zone on CBS, a sheet of twelve stamps corresponding to different sci-fi books and magazines and a postage paid stamp card that required the reader to place three stamps on the card to get three free books of their choosing. It also includes an advertisement card for War of the Worlds and The Time Machine, and a letter to the reader from the Science Fiction Book Club.

1st printing. By Steven Jay Rubin. Since its 1959 debut, The Twilight Zone has been an indelible part of the American cultural fabric and remains one of TV's most influential series. Assembled with the full cooperation of the Rod Serling estate, this fact-filled collectible includes biographies of every principal actor involved in the series, and detailed descriptions of the characters they played. The hundreds who toiled behind the scenes - producer, writers, and directors - enjoy equal prominence. The Twilight Zone Encyclopedia is two books in one: an episode-by-episode guide and a compendium of credits, plot synopses, anecdotes, production details, never-before-seen images, and interviews with nearly everyone still alive who was associated with the show. Softcover, 7-in. x 9-in., 496 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $29.99.

1st printing. By Rod Serling. Sit back and relax white we take you into the land of the unknown-the Twilight Zone-with Rod Serlin's imaginative, suspense-filled tales. This fascinating collection contains twenty-six chilling stories. Each tale is based in some degree upon well-recorded incidents or experiences in which many people have sincerely and implicitly believed. Hardcover, 384 pages, 6-in x 9-in, Text only.

2nd and later printings. By Rod Serling. Sit back and relax white we take you into the land of the unknown-the Twilight Zone-with Rod Serlin's imaginative, suspense-filled tales. This fascinating collection contains twenty-six chilling stories. Each tale is based in some degree upon well-recorded incidents or experiences in which many people have sincerely and implicitly believed. Hardcover, 384 pages, 6-in x 9-in, Text only.

1st printing. Collects Twilight Zone: Shadow and Substance (2015 Dynamite) #1-4. Written by Mark Rahner. Art by Edu Menna. Cover by Roberto Castro. There is a fifth dimension beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, and it lies between the pit of man's fears and the summit of his knowledge. This is the dimension of imagination. It is an area which we call... the Twilight Zone. Dynamite Entertainment proudly takes you on a journey to wondrous lands in eleven new tales by all-star writers Mark Rahner, Tom Peyer, and John Layman, featuring artwork by Edu Menna, Randy Valiente, Rod Rodolfo, Colton Worley, and Jose Malaga. Collecting the complete four-issue "Shadow & Substance" miniseries, the "Lost Tales" and "1959" one-shot specials, and The Twilight Zone Annual 2014, this graphic novel anthology proves that the spirit of television's most groundbreaking science fiction program endures for generations anew! Softcover, 248 pages, full color. Cover price $29.99.

1st printing. Based on the script by Rod Serling. Adapted by Mark Kneece. Art by Rebekah Isaacs. One of most ground-breaking shows in the history of television, The Twilight Zone has become a permanent fixture in pop culture. This new graphic novel series re-imagines the show's most enduring episodes, in all their original uncut glory, originally written by Rod Serling himself, and now adapted for a new generation. Submitted for your approval: Marsha White, a dissatisfied shopper with an unusual problem. This is one shopping trip that is marked 'Final Sale - Return Only to the Customer Service Desk' in... The Twilight Zone! Softcover, 72 pages, full color. Cover price $9.99.

1st printing. Based on the script by Rod Serling. Adapted by Mark Kneece. Art by Rebekah Isaacs. One of most ground-breaking shows in the history of television, The Twilight Zone has become a permanent fixture in pop culture. This new graphic novel series re-imagines the show's most enduring episodes, in all their original uncut glory, originally written by Rod Serling himself, and now adapted for a new generation. Submitted for your approval: Marsha White, a dissatisfied shopper with an unusual problem. This is one shopping trip that is marked 'Final Sale - Return Only to the Customer Service Desk' in... The Twilight Zone! Hardtcover, 72 pages, full color. Cover price $16.99.

1st printing. Based on the script by Rod Serling. Adapted by Mark Kneece. Art by Rich Ellis. Maple Street-late on a Saturday afternoon a mysterious flash of light results in a power outage. But this is no ordinary power failure, and the neighbors on Maple Street will soon find themselves in the dark with an enemy of their own creation . . . in the Twilight Zone. About the Author: ROD SERLING (creator) has won the most Emmy awards for dramatic writing in the history of television. He wrote over seventy-five episodes of the Twilight Zone series. He was also the show's host and narrator. MARK KNEECE (adaptor) has written stories for numerous comics, including Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight. He helped found the sequential art department at the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) and teaches comics writing. He lives in Savannah, Georgia. RICH ELLIS (illustrator, The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street) earned a B.F.A. from the Savannah College of Art and Design. He is a member of the Periscope Studio, and lives in Portland, Oregon. Softcover, 72 pages, full color. Cover price $9.99.

1st printing. Based on the script by Rod Serling. Adapted by Mark Kneece. Art by Rich Ellis. Maple Street-late on a Saturday afternoon a mysterious flash of light results in a power outage. But this is no ordinary power failure, and the neighbors on Maple Street will soon find themselves in the dark with an enemy of their own creation . . . in the Twilight Zone. About the Author: ROD SERLING (creator) has won the most Emmy awards for dramatic writing in the history of television. He wrote over seventy-five episodes of the Twilight Zone series. He was also the show's host and narrator. MARK KNEECE (adaptor) has written stories for numerous comics, including Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight. He helped found the sequential art department at the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) and teaches comics writing. He lives in Savannah, Georgia. RICH ELLIS (illustrator, The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street) earned a B.F.A. from the Savannah College of Art and Design. He is a member of the Periscope Studio, and lives in Portland, Oregon. Hardcover, 72 pages, full color. Cover price $16.99.

1st printing. Based on the script by Rod Serling. Adapted by Mark Kneece. Art by Robert Grabe. Transocean Flight 33 departs London bound for New York as scheduled. But a mysterious tailwind sends them far off course, hurtling back and forth through time. Can the crew hitch a ride in hyperspace and get the passengers back to their own time? Softcover, 72 pages, full color. Cover price $9.99.

1st printing. Based on the script by Rod Serling. Adapted by Mark Kneece. Art by Robert Grabe. Transocean Flight 33 departs London bound for New York as scheduled. But a mysterious tailwind sends them far off course, hurtling back and forth through time. Can the crew hitch a ride in hyperspace and get the passengers back to their own time? Hardcover, 72 pages, full color. Cover price $16.99.

1st printing. Edited by Martin Harry Greenberg, Richard Matheson, and Charles G. Waugh. Includes: I Sing the Body Electric by Ray Bradbury; Death Ship by Richard Matheson; The Howling Man by Charles Beaumont; It's a Good Life by Jerome Bixby; An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce; To Serve Man by Damon Knight; One for the Angels by Anne Serling; and 23 other Twilight classics! Softcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 550 pages, Text Only. Cover price $8.95.

2nd and later printings. Edited by Martin Harry Greenberg, Richard Matheson, and Charles G. Waugh. Includes: I Sing the Body Electric by Ray Bradbury; Death Ship by Richard Matheson; The Howling Man by Charles Beaumont; It's a Good Life by Jerome Bixby; An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce; To Serve Man by Damon Knight; One for the Angels by Anne Serling; and 23 other Twilight classics! Softcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 550 pages, Text Only. Cover price $8.95.

1st printing. Collects Twilight Zone: Shadow (2016 Dynamite) #1-4. Written by David Avallone. Art by Dave Acosta and Francesco Francavilla. Cover by Francesco Francavilla. Picture if you will: in your own world, you're a fearsome crime fighter who stalks the night. But you wake up today in another world, where the fearsome crime fighter is just a character you play in a radio show that bears his name. You are no longer a man with a mission, just a 22 year old prodigy with an impressive voice, and a lot of questions... an honored guest who has been invited into... the Twilight Zone. Softcover, 96 pages, full color. Cover price $15.99.

1st printing. By Martin Grams. Many books have bee written about The Twilight Zone in the past two decades, but this is the one everyone is talking about. This volume documents everything you want to know about the classic television series, with memories from cast and crew, behind-the-scenes trivia and more. So detailed it lists the music cues, dates of production, salary costs, bloopers (such as where you can see a microphone on the screen), and much more. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 800 pages, B&W. Cover price $44.95.

1st printing. Based on the script by Rod Serling. Adapted by Mark Kneece. Art by Dove McHargue. This new graphic novel series re-imagines the show's most enduring episodes, in all their original uncut glory, originally written by Rod Serling himself, and now adapted for a new generation - a generation that has ridden Disney's Twilight Zone: Tower of Terror attraction, studied old episodes in school, watched the annual marathons, and paid homage to the show through the many random take-offs that show up in movies and TV shows everywhere. Destination: Homewood. Step off the beaten path as Martin Sloan takes the journey of a lifetime. Somewhere up the road he's looking for redemption - but he'll find something entirely different... in The Twilight Zone! Softcover, 72 pages, full color. Cover price $9.99.

1st printing. Based on the script by Rod Serling. Adapted by Mark Kneece. Art by Dove McHargue. This new graphic novel series re-imagines the show's most enduring episodes, in all their original uncut glory, originally written by Rod Serling himself, and now adapted for a new generation - a generation that has ridden Disney's Twilight Zone: Tower of Terror attraction, studied old episodes in school, watched the annual marathons, and paid homage to the show through the many random take-offs that show up in movies and TV shows everywhere. Destination: Homewood. Step off the beaten path as Martin Sloan takes the journey of a lifetime. Somewhere up the road he's looking for redemption - but he'll find something entirely different... in The Twilight Zone! Hardcover, 72 pages, full color. Cover price $16.99.

Add to cart Fine $9.00

Add to cart Fine $9.00

1st Printing - Collects "Zippy" comic strips from December, 2004- December, 2005 by Bill Griffith. Softcover, 8.5" x 11", 128, B&W. Cover price $19.95.

2nd or later printing - Collects "Zippy" comic strips from December, 2004- December, 2005 by Bill Griffith. Softcover, 8.5" x 11", 128, B&W. Cover price $19.95.

Add to cart Fine $8.30

Add to cart Fine $8.30

1st printing. Collects The Uncanny X-Men (1963-2011 1st Series) Annual Year: 2011, Issue: 3, Steve Rogers Super: Soldier Annual (2011 Marvel) #1 and Namor the First Mutant (2010) Annual#1.

Written by James Asmus. Art By Nick Bradshaw, Ibraim Roberson And Max Fiumara. Cover By Nick Bradshaw.

Sucked into the Negative Zone, the X-Men are taken captive by Blastaar - and with the Fantastic Four still reeling from a death in the family, it falls to Steve Rogers to step in and mount an interdimensional rescue mission to save the mutants. But the Negative Zone alien isn't the biggest problem the X-Men and fighting Avenger will face. The lack of water and bizarre physics of the Negative Zone have driven Namor crazy - so crazy he's destroying everything in his path, even his friends!

Hardcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 112 pages, full color.

Cover price $19.99.

1st printing. Collects The Uncanny X-Men (1963-2011 1st Series) Annual Year: 2011, Issue: 3, Steve Rogers Super: Soldier Annual (2011 Marvel) #1 and Namor the First Mutant (2010) Annual#1.

Written by James Asmus. Art By Nick Bradshaw, Ibraim Roberson And Max Fiumara. Cover By Nick Bradshaw.

Sucked into the Negative Zone, the X-Men are taken captive by Blastaar - and with the Fantastic Four still reeling from a death in the family, it falls to Steve Rogers to step in and mount an interdimensional rescue mission to save the mutants. But the Negative Zone alien isn't the biggest problem the X-Men and fighting Avenger will face. The lack of water and bizarre physics of the Negative Zone have driven Namor crazy - so crazy he's destroying everything in his path, even his friends!

Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 112 pages, full color.

Cover price $14.99.

Written by John Pistelli and Kevin Nagell. Art by Scott Burnette. Cover by Hirohito Kanka. B&W MATURE READERS Cover price $2.95.

1st printing. By Arlen Schumer. A visual look back at one of the most innovative television shows in history. Includes hundreds of B&W photos from the series. Softcover, 10-in. x 10-in., 176 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.95.

1st printing. By Max Brooks. From the author of The Zombie Survival Guide comes this unabridged accounting of the upcoming Zombie War! World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War is a recounting of these apocalyptic and horrifying years that will make sure we never forget how close we came to total annihilation. Told from the perspective of numerous survivors from all over the world, World War Z captures the sacrifices and, toward the end, the ingenuity of our race to defend and save our cities, towns, and villages from a plague that seemed virtually impossible to stop! Hardcover, 344 pages, Text Only NOTE: See also Zombie Survival Guide SC (2003) Cover price $24.95.

2nd and later printings. By Max Brooks. From the author of The Zombie Survival Guide comes this unabridged accounting of the upcoming Zombie War! Hardcover, 344 pages, Text Only NOTE: See also Zombie Survival Guide SC (2003) Cover price $24.95.

1st printing. By Max Brooks. From the author of The Zombie Survival Guide comes this unabridged accounting of the upcoming Zombie War! World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War is a recounting of these apocalyptic and horrifying years that will make sure we never forget how close we came to total annihilation. Told from the perspective of numerous survivors from all over the world, World War Z captures the sacrifices and, toward the end, the ingenuity of our race to defend and save our cities, towns, and villages from a plague that seemed virtually impossible to stop! Softcover, 344 pages, Text Only Cover price $14.95.

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2nd and later printings. By Max Brooks. From the author of The Zombie Survival Guide comes this unabridged accounting of the upcoming Zombie War! World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War is a recounting of these apocalyptic and horrifying years that will make sure we never forget how close we came to total annihilation. Told from the perspective of numerous survivors from all over the world, World War Z captures the sacrifices and, toward the end, the ingenuity of our race to defend and save our cities, towns, and villages from a plague that seemed virtually impossible to stop! Softcover, 344 pages, Text Only Cover price $14.95.

Add to cart Fine $8.99

Movie Tie-In Edition - 2nd and later printings. Written by Max Brooks. Zombies are among us! In a series of journalistic-style interviews and monologues, Max Brooks, author of The Zombie Survival Guide, tracks the institutional and geopolitical missteps that led to the collapse of civilization and follows the intrepid survivors as they tell the story of fighting their way back against a zombie horde of 200 million. Softcover, 5-in x 8-in., 352 pages, Text Only. Cover price $14.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $24.99

Add to cart Near Mint $24.99

1st printing. Written by Max Brooks. Art and Cover by Oliver Barrett. The deluxe slipcase edition of World War Z, the #1 New York Times bestselling novel chronicling the Zombie War, brings the dead to life with these stunning features: More than 350 annotations and a new introduction by author Max Brooks. Illustrated slipcase featuring a horde of zombies. Designed slipcase cutout revealing the book inside Trade paperback with new cover and full wraparound art. Five full color interior illustrations of pivotal scenes. Will grab you as tightly as a dead mans fist.—Entertainment Weekly Twenty years ago, Max Brooks shared the first-hand experiences of the survivors of the Zombie War in the powerful oral history, World War Z. Brooks traveled across the United States of America and throughout the world, from decimated cities that once teemed with upwards of thirty million souls to the most remote and inhospitable areas of the planet to record the harrowing testimony of those who came face-to-face with the living dead. Never before have we had access to a document that so powerfully conveys the depth of fear and horror, and also the ineradicable spirit of resistance, that gripped human society through the plague years. In more than 350 annotations and a new introduction, the author reveals personal anecdotes about his family and their impact on his writing, the real-world events that inspired the books famous scenes, and the painstaking research he did to bring the undead to life. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 384 pages, Text (with full color and B&W Chapter Illustrations). Cover price $35.00.

1st printing. By Adam-Troy Castro and Johnny Atomic. A fully illustrated A-to-Z guide that bears witness to the explosion of a zombie pandemic. Now, for the first time, we humans get to see the full anatomy of the end of the world at the hands of zombies. Thanks to the dynamic duo of Philip K. Dick award-winning novelist Adam-Troy Castro and Johnny Atomic we have Z Is For Zombie, an alphabetical primer to the world after the rise of the living dead. Softcover, 80 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $14.99.

1st printing. Collects Z Nation (2017 Dynamite) #1-6.

Written by Craig Engler and Fred Van Lente. Art by Edu Menna. Cover by Denis Medri.

A Z Nation prequel set in official continuity of Syfy and Asylum's #1 hit zombie television show created by Karl Schaefer and Craig Engler!

A year after the zombie virus outbreak, a devastating drought and famine set in, killing most of the human survivors. As the remnants of humanity cling to existence, Charles Garnett sends a new team on a desperate quest: Retrieve a possibly untouched cache of the food substitute Soylent Z from Galveston, Texas. But when mission leader Israel Johnson and his small team arrive in Galveston, they'll face a threat unlike anything ever seen before in the zombie genre!

Featuring Z Nation's signature blend of horror, humor, and heart, "Sea of Death" is a wild ride through the zombie apocalypse, as envisioned by series co-creator Craig Engler, comic book writer Fred Van Lente (Marvel Zombies, G.I. Joe), and artist Edu Menna (Red Sonja).

Softcover, 144 pages, full color.

Cover price $19.99.

1st printing. Written by Fernando Sosa. Cover by Javier Quijano. A zombie anthology spanning time and space, with stories from pre-historic Earth, the Roman Empire, World War 1, Future Earth, Aliens and more! Aliens land on planet Earth in our not-too-distant future and find a desolate planet. In order to discover what caused the devastation the aliens enter a museum and are able to look into Earth's past using the artifacts on display. Softcover, 64 pages, full color. Cover price $12.99.

(W) Bill Jemas, Matt Summo (A) Wood Ashley, Stan Chou (CA) TBD The employees at George's Market survive the night of the living dead, but not without some power-ups. Cover price $2.50.

Add to cart Near Mint $5.00

Add to cart Near Mint $5.00

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Written by Jeff McComsey. Art and Cover by Kurt Tiede. Dead and/or alive. LBJ orders the Secret Service to bring him back a Zombie. Some of this series transpires in the Night of the Living Dead universe, most does not. None of the film's creators are involved in our creative. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.50.

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Add to cart Very Fine $7.99

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Fire 1!" Collects Z-Men (2015 Double Take) #1-5. Written by Bill Jemas. Art by Kurt Tiede. Cover by Apple Qingyang Zhang. Dead and/or alive. LBJ orders the Secret Service to bring him back a zombie. This should be easy. With the U.S. in Pennsylvania, solely as advisors, the Air Force drops 300,000,000 tons of advice on Evans County. Softcover, 128 pages, full color. Cover price $9.99.

1st printing. Written by Fernando Sosa. Cover by Javier Quijano. A zombie anthology spanning time and space, with stories from pre-historic Earth, the Roman Empire, World War 1, Future Earth, Aliens and more! Aliens land on planet Earth in our not-too-distant future and find a desolate planet. In order to discover what caused the devastation the aliens enter a museum and are able to look into Earth's past using the artifacts on display. Softcover, 64 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $12.99.

1st printing. By Alain Silver and James Ursini. The Zombie Film is the most comprehensive examination of the zombie film genre to date.With a detailed filmography of over 400 movies stretching back to the genre's earliest days, we begin with such classics as White Zombie (1932). The book then moves through the hybrid science fiction zombie films of the 1950s including Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956), and then slashes through bloody Euro filmmakers like Lucio Fulci and Amando de Ossorio. The book details the revisionist work of director-writer George Romero, and the zombie film's blossoming in the new millennium. Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 332 pages, Text (with B&W Photos and illustrations). Cover price $29.99.

1st printing. By Dan Oliver. A is for Army of Darkness. This short history of animated corpses in pop culture will explain how Sam Raimi's epic adventure Evil Dead III: Army of Darkness changed the zombie movie genre forever. B is for braaaains! Readers will learn all about the undead's favorite food, and find out which film introduced one of the greatest movie clichés of all time. C is for The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. One of the earliest films ever to portray a zombie is discussed here, as is the story of how the living dead became an essential part of the horror genre. D... Softcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 288 pages, full color. Cover price $12.95.