Crime Comics comic books issue 1

Celina Cover

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Heat Seeker: A Gun Honey Series (2023 Titan) #1-4. Written by Charles Ardai. Art by Ace Continuado. Cover by Celina. AWARD-WINNING WRITER AND CO-FOUNDER OF HARD CASE CRIME CHARLES ARDAI RETURNS TO THE GUN HONEY UNIVERSE IN THIS ACTION-PACKED SPIN-OFF FEATURING THE SULTRY AND EXPLOSIVE ARTWORK OF ACE CONTINUADO! IF THE HEAT IS ON, DAHLIA RACERS CAN HELP YOU DISAPPEAR - FOR A PRICE. Marked for death by a U.S. intelligence agency, Gun Honey Joanna Tan turns to Dahlia Racers to help her pull a vanishing act. But the killer hot on her trail, beautiful sociopath Sarah Claride, will leave bodies strewn from New York to Las Vegas to Tijuana, Mexico, if it means cornering Dahlia - and breaking her... Softcover, 112 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $17.99.

Celina Cover

Volume 1 - 2nd and later printings. Collects Heat Seeker: A Gun Honey Series (2023 Titan) #1-4. Written by Charles Ardai. Art by Ace Continuado. Cover by Celina. AWARD-WINNING WRITER AND CO-FOUNDER OF HARD CASE CRIME CHARLES ARDAI RETURNS TO THE GUN HONEY UNIVERSE IN THIS ACTION-PACKED SPIN-OFF FEATURING THE SULTRY AND EXPLOSIVE ARTWORK OF ACE CONTINUADO! IF THE HEAT IS ON, DAHLIA RACERS CAN HELP YOU DISAPPEAR - FOR A PRICE. Marked for death by a U.S. intelligence agency, Gun Honey Joanna Tan turns to Dahlia Racers to help her pull a vanishing act. But the killer hot on her trail, beautiful sociopath Sarah Claride, will leave bodies strewn from New York to Las Vegas to Tijuana, Mexico, if it means cornering Dahlia - and breaking her... Softcover, 112 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $17.99.

Artgerm Cover

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Heat Seeker: A Gun Honey Series (2023 Titan) #1-4. Written by Charles Ardai. Art by Ace Continuado. Cover by Artgerm. AWARD-WINNING WRITER AND CO-FOUNDER OF HARD CASE CRIME CHARLES ARDAI RETURNS TO THE GUN HONEY UNIVERSE IN THIS ACTION-PACKED SPIN-OFF FEATURING THE SULTRY AND EXPLOSIVE ARTWORK OF ACE CONTINUADO! IF THE HEAT IS ON, DAHLIA RACERS CAN HELP YOU DISAPPEAR - FOR A PRICE. Marked for death by a U.S. intelligence agency, Gun Honey Joanna Tan turns to Dahlia Racers to help her pull a vanishing act. But the killer hot on her trail, beautiful sociopath Sarah Claride, will leave bodies strewn from New York to Las Vegas to Tijuana, Mexico, if it means cornering Dahlia - and breaking her... Softcover, 112 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $19.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $19.99

Add to cart Near Mint $19.99

Artgerm Cover

Artgerm Cover - Volume 1 - 2nd and later printings. Collects Heat Seeker: A Gun Honey Series (2023 Titan) #1-4. Written by Charles Ardai. Art by Ace Continuado. Cover by Artgerm. AWARD-WINNING WRITER AND CO-FOUNDER OF HARD CASE CRIME CHARLES ARDAI RETURNS TO THE GUN HONEY UNIVERSE IN THIS ACTION-PACKED SPIN-OFF FEATURING THE SULTRY AND EXPLOSIVE ARTWORK OF ACE CONTINUADO! IF THE HEAT IS ON, DAHLIA RACERS CAN HELP YOU DISAPPEAR - FOR A PRICE. Marked for death by a U.S. intelligence agency, Gun Honey Joanna Tan turns to Dahlia Racers to help her pull a vanishing act. But the killer hot on her trail, beautiful sociopath Sarah Claride, will leave bodies strewn from New York to Las Vegas to Tijuana, Mexico, if it means cornering Dahlia - and breaking her... Softcover, 112 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $19.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $18.00

Bill Sienkiewicz Cover - Features a signed bookplate by writer Charles Ardai - exclusive for DM Editions!

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Heat Seeker: A Gun Honey Series (2023 Titan) #1-4. Written by Charles Ardai. Art by Ace Continuado. Cover by Bill Sienkiewicz. Features a signed bookplate by writer Charles Ardai - exclusive for DM editions! AWARD-WINNING WRITER AND CO-FOUNDER OF HARD CASE CRIME CHARLES ARDAI RETURNS TO THE GUN HONEY UNIVERSE IN THIS ACTION-PACKED SPIN-OFF FEATURING THE SULTRY AND EXPLOSIVE ARTWORK OF ACE CONTINUADO! IF THE HEAT IS ON, DAHLIA RACERS CAN HELP YOU DISAPPEAR - FOR A PRICE. Marked for death by a U.S. intelligence agency, Gun Honey Joanna Tan turns to Dahlia Racers to help her pull a vanishing act. But the killer hot on her trail, beautiful sociopath Sarah Claride, will leave bodies strewn from New York to Las Vegas to Tijuana, Mexico, if it means cornering Dahlia - and breaking her... Softcover, 112 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $19.99.

Cover art by Johnny Craig. "Murder May Boomerang," script and art by Johnny Craig; Nearly inseparable, a father and son did everything in life together until that one day when a prisoner from a nearby penitentiary discovers the pair's cabin, where he steals clothing and nearly beats the father to death. "Death's Double-Cross," script by Bill Gaines (co-plot) and Albert B. Feldstein (co-plot, script), art by Wally Wood; Ruth was bored and lonely; Her two-year marriage to John was missing something: love, and she found it in John's twin brother. "Reward!" text story by Albert B. Feldstein. "A Snapshot of Death!", script by Bill Gaines (co-plot) and Albert B. Feldstein (co-plot, script), art by Graham Ingels; A woman enters a pool room and hires a man to kill a lady, whose picture she provides to him; Imagine his surprise when he notes that the photo is of the woman wanting the crime committed. "High Tide!", script and art by Harvey Kurtzman; Four men on a mail boat leave the infamous Mephisto Prison and soon hear by radio of the escape of one of the prisoners; When the boat's engine, clogged with sand, brings the craft to a halt a ways off shore, all fingers begin to point to each other as the culprit. 36 pgs., full color.

PRINTING NOTE: Some copies have Vol. 1 No. 1 printed above a redacted line in the indicia (before the indicia was corrected). Apparently, EC originally intended to print this issue as Vault of Horror #15. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Bill Sienkiewicz Cover

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Gun Honey (2021 Titan) #1-4.

Written by Charles Ardai. Art by Ang Hor Kheng. Cover by Bill Sienkiewicz.

THE WEAPON YOU NEED, WHERE YOU NEED IT, WHEN YOU NEED IT, SHE'LL GET IT!

When a gun smuggled into a high-security prison leads to the escape of a brutal criminal, weapons expert Joanna Tan is enlisted by the U.S. government to find the man she set loose and bring him down!

From Edgar Award Winning Writer Charles Ardai - Founder of Hard Case Crime. TV Series Now In Development!

Softcover, 112 pages, full color. Mature Readers

NOTE:
"CHARLES ARDAI IS A VERY SMART AND VERY COOL FELLOW." - STEPHEN KING
"The Finest kind of Pulp noir." - Ed Brubaker

Cover price $17.99.

Bill Sienkiewicz Cover

Volume 1 - 2nd and later printings. Collects Gun Honey (2021 Titan) #1-4.

Written by Charles Ardai. Art by Ang Hor Kheng. Cover by Bill Sienkiewicz.

THE WEAPON YOU NEED, WHERE YOU NEED IT, WHEN YOU NEED IT, SHE'LL GET IT!

When a gun smuggled into a high-security prison leads to the escape of a brutal criminal, weapons expert Joanna Tan is enlisted by the U.S. government to find the man she set loose and bring him down!

From Edgar Award Winning Writer Charles Ardai - Founder of Hard Case Crime. TV Series Now In Development!

Softcover, 112 pages, full color. Mature Readers

NOTE:
"CHARLES ARDAI IS A VERY SMART AND VERY COOL FELLOW." - STEPHEN KING
"The Finest kind of Pulp noir." - Ed Brubaker

Cover price $17.99.

Adam Hughes Cover

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Gun Honey (2021 Titan) #1-4.

Written by Charles Ardai. Art by Ang Hor Kheng. Cover by Adam Hughes.

THE WEAPON YOU NEED, WHERE YOU NEED IT, WHEN YOU NEED IT, SHE'LL GET IT!

When a gun smuggled into a high-security prison leads to the escape of a brutal criminal, weapons expert Joanna Tan is enlisted by the U.S. government to find the man she set loose and bring him down!

From Edgar Award Winning Writer Charles Ardai - Founder of Hard Case Crime. TV Series Now In Development!

Softcover, 112 pages, full color. Mature Readers

NOTE:
"CHARLES ARDAI IS A VERY SMART AND VERY COOL FELLOW." - STEPHEN KING
"The Finest kind of Pulp noir." - Ed Brubaker

Cover price $17.99.

Add to cart Very Fine $2.65

Add to cart Very Fine $2.65

Written by Jenny Proctor, Dave Robison and Valarie Jones. Art by Dan Spiegle. Real cases of actual crimes! In this issue: John Gotti gets made in "The Made Man" by Proctor, Robison and Spiegle. Plus: The first female serial killer is spotlighted in "The Aileen Wuornos Story" by Jones and Spiegle. Also: 1-page text piece "Genetic Fingerprinting" written by Peggy Collier, and "True Crime Q&A" letters page. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $22.00

1st printing. Collects Minky Woodcock: The Girl Called Cthulhu (2024 Titan) #1-4. Story and Art by Cynthia Von Buhler. Cover by Celnia. Back Cover by Vash Taylor. Sensational artist, author, and playwright Cynthia von Buhler melds her glorious illustrations with the eldritch elements of H.P. Lovecraft and Aleister Crowley. Inspired by a true WWII maritime operation, shocking satanic events, monstrous men, and one salacious sea creature, this third series tells the tale of Minky's encounter with legendary horror writer H.P. Lovecraft, creator of the dreaded Cthulhu. Hardcover, 7 1/2-in. x 11-in., 112 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $24.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Eldo Yoshimizu.

Hard Case Crime presents a loving manga homage to film noir and Japanese gangster cinema, as Japanese artist Eldo Yoshimizu unveils the bloody and beautiful saga of a Yakuza princess! Ryuko is a hard-hitting, motorcycle-riding member of the Japanese mafia - after a criminal operation in the Middle-East turns explosive, she must return home to face Chinese gangsters, unknown terrorists, and her own personal demons... Part one of a two-part criminal saga packed with international intrigue, complex morality, and blistering action!

Softcover, 256 pages, B&W.

Cover price $14.99.

Volume 1 - 2nd and later printings.

Story and art by Eldo Yoshimizu.

Hard Case Crime presents a loving manga homage to film noir and Japanese gangster cinema, as Japanese artist Eldo Yoshimizu unveils the bloody and beautiful saga of a Yakuza princess! Ryuko is a hard-hitting, motorcycle-riding member of the Japanese mafia - after a criminal operation in the Middle-East turns explosive, she must return home to face Chinese gangsters, unknown terrorists, and her own personal demons... Part one of a two-part criminal saga packed with international intrigue, complex morality, and blistering action!

Softcover, 256 pages, B&W.

Cover price $14.99.

Add to cart Very Fine $15.75

1st printing.

Introduction by Steve Brower.

Relive the days when gangsters ruled the streets in this gripping collection of notorious vintage pre-Code crime comics!

True life criminals Al Capone, Legs Diamond, Pretty Boy Floyd, Dutch Schultz, Lucky Luciano, and John Dillinger are featured alongside colorful pulp fiction characters with rods ablaze. These mobsters flaunted their sexy gun molls and ill-gotten gains of big cars and fancy suits, living outside the law until getting their just desserts in the end.

Features masterful creators Charles Biro, Dick Briefer, John Buscema, Gene Colan, Jack Cole, Reed Crandall, Fred Guardineer, Everett Raymond Kinstler, Bernie Krigstein, Mort Meskin, Bob Powell, John Prentice, Mike Sekowsky, Leonard Starr, Marvin Stein, Alex Toth, and many others. These Senate-investigated stories are fully restored-over 20 full comic stories in all!

Softcover, 9-in. x 13-in., 208 pages, full color.

Cover price $39.99.

Cover by Dan Zolnerowich. Stories and art by Paul Parker, George Tuska, E. J. Smalle, Al McWilliams and Bernie Krigstein. Tales of crime and mobsters, both true and fictional, a prime example of the genre that thrived in the years before the Comics Code. Mamie figures out how to use two-way radios so that she only bets on winning horses. French forger Jean hatches a scheme to swindle his way across 1890s Africa. A New York con man plays an elaborate scam on a San Franciscan tourist, in a story with early art by EC legend Bernie Krigstein. Walkie-Talkie Mamie; African Penman; A Package from Paris; Two Men from Oregon; Ship-Lifter; The Royal Can Opener; The Helping Hand; Cooked in Oil. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Written by Josh Bayer. Art by Herb Trimpe. Cover by Jim Rugg. From Fantagraphics, the publisher of the world's greatest cartoonists, comes ALL TIME COMICS, a shared superhero universe featuring the world's most fantastic heroes. Atlas! Blind Justice! Bullwhip! Crime Destroyer! Each issue of ALL TIME COMICS features a mash up of new cartoonists and classic comic book creators collaborating with writer Josh Bayer to unleash superhero stories that no other publisher would dare to publish: a stunning series of six comic books featuring startling stand alone, interconnected adventures chock full of retro crime fighting. All Time Comics: Crime Destroyer issue 1 is a 36-page oversized spectacular featuring the wonderful writing of Josh Bayer, the irresistible inks of Ben Marra and the last art by legendary artist Herb Trimpe, who co-created Wolverine. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $4.99.

Written by Josh Bayer. Art by Herb Trimpe. Cover by Johnny Ryan. From Fantagraphics, the publisher of the world's greatest cartoonists, comes ALL TIME COMICS, a shared superhero universe featuring the world's most fantastic heroes. Atlas! Blind Justice! Bullwhip! Crime Destroyer! Each issue of ALL TIME COMICS features a mash up of new cartoonists and classic comic book creators collaborating with writer Josh Bayer to unleash superhero stories that no other publisher would dare to publish: a stunning series of six comic books featuring startling stand alone, interconnected adventures chock full of retro crime fighting. All Time Comics: Crime Destroyer issue 1 is a 36-page oversized spectacular featuring the wonderful writing of Josh Bayer, the irresistible inks of Ben Marra and the last art by legendary artist Herb Trimpe, who co-created Wolverine. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $4.99.

1st printing. Written by Will Eisner. Art and cover by Gary Chaloner. Meet Detective John Law of Crossroads City. Strong, decent, hardworking and hardnosed. He's a man who believes in the law and order. He's the last of a dying breed. Featuring original stories by Will Eisner and Gary Chaloner's award-winning reboot from 2004. Includes a previously all new unpublished John Law Story, and a forward by long-time Eisner publisher Denis Kitchen. This is a must-have for not just Eisner fans but comic collectors of all ages. Hardcover, 152 pages, B&W. NOTE: "A LOST CRIME COMIC BY THE GREAT WILL EISNER? THIS IS THE STUFF DREAMS ARE MADE OF." - Charles Ardai (Hard Case Crime publisher and writer for Gun Honey) Cover price $24.99.

Cover by Bob Fujitani. Stories and art by George Gregg and Rudy Palais. Tales of crime and mobsters, both true and fictional, a prime example of the genre that thrived in the years before the Comics Code. The story of Frank Nash, called "the most successful bank robber in U.S. history," until the Kansas City Massacre. Holdup woman Irene Schroeder kills a cop, later earning the nicknames "the blonde bandit" and "Tiger Girl" while on trial for murder. A text story features, by coincidence, the name "Spider Man," 14 years before the Marvel character. The Mad Frank Nash; How Much For the Fix Papa Yale?; Irene Shrader... Princess of Crime; Crime Crazy; Spider Man of Denver; The Invisible Six; Professor of Crime. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

1st printing. Collects Loose End (2025 Titan) #1-4. Written by Dave Dwonch. Art by Travis Hymel. Cover by Andy Belanger. Back Cover by Travis Hymel. INSPIRED BY CLASSIC 90S CRIME DRAMA MOVIES. In the vein of movies such as Desperado, Swingers, Heat & Reservoir Dogs! Steven Hollis is a mild-mannered scriptwriter with a love for risk and reward. When he gambles his way into debt, the Mob offer him a one-way ticket from under their thumb. All he has to do is kill the biggest Hollywood executive in the industry… The award-winning imprint Hard Case Crime presents an off-kilter story of guns, ganja and gambling! Softcover, 112 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $17.99.

1st printing.

Written by Max Allan Collins. Art by Terry Beatty. Cover by Claudia Caranfa. Back Cover by Terry Beatty.

The black widow of detective fiction returns in this third volume of classic Ms Tree stories by the award-winning writer Max Allan Collins and artist Terry Beatty. Join Ms Michael Tree, the 6ft, 9mm-carrying private eye through her thrilling casebook following the death of her husband on their wedding night.

Softcover, 256 pages, PC/PB&W. Mature Readers

Cover price $24.99.

Volume 2 #1 on cover. Cover price $0.10.

1st printing. Edited by Lenny Rifas. Cover by Greg Irons. Stories and art by R. Diggs, Peter Poplaski, Trina Robbins, Guy Colwell, Sharon Rudhal, Kim Deitch, Justin Green, Peter Loft, Larry Rippee, Jay Kinney and Dennis Kitchen. 32 Pages, B&W. Cover price $1.00.

2nd printing. Edited by Lenny Rifas. Cover by Greg Irons. Stories and art by R. Diggs, Peter Poplaski, Trina Robbins, Guy Colwell, Sharon Rudhal, Kim Deitch, Justin Green, Peter Loft, Larry Rippee, Jay Kinney and Dennis Kitchen. 32 Pages, B&W. Cover price $1.00.

3rd printing. Edited by Lenny Rifas. Cover by Greg Irons. Stories and art by R. Diggs, Peter Poplaski, Trina Robbins, Guy Colwell, Sharon Rudhal, Kim Deitch, Justin Green, Peter Loft, Larry Rippee, Jay Kinney and Dennis Kitchen. 32 Pages, B&W. Cover price $1.25.

1st printing.

Written by Fabien Nury. Art by Thierry Robin and Lorien Aureyre.

Set in the 1920s, at the birth of the Weimar Republic amid great economic and political difficulties.

This is a tale of corruption, trafficking and scandal. Following an unfortunate incident of manslaughter and at a moment of radical change in Germany, detective inspector Gereon Roth moves to Berlin. He stumbles into an ever-growing criminal investigation into a pornographic sex ring, discovering that he can trust no one, not even the police. Perfect for fans of political Satire, world history and crime thrillers!

A graphic novel adaption of the book that inspired this Fall's hit TV show! Available on Netflix!

Hardcover, 216 pages, full color.

Cover price $24.99.

1st printing.

Written by Carlos Trillo. Art and cover by Roberto Mandrafina.

Told in luxurious black and white, this suspense-filled thriller from award-winning writer Carlos Trillo, slips into a deep mystery set in a 20th Century Banana Republic.

A young woman's virginity becomes the center of a disturbing mystery, which escalates into a national scandal. The story unfolds between her relationship with the man hired to help her, and the danger they find themselves in when an enigmatic lizard-hitman called The Iguana will stop at nothing to conceal the truth.

Softcover, 128 pages, B&W.

Cover price $24.99.

1st printing. Collects Breakneck (2018 Titan Comics) #1-4.

Written by Duane Swierczynski. Art by Simone Guglielmini, Raffaele Semeraro, and Chris Chuckry. Cover by Fay Dalton.

Hard Case Crime presents Breakneck - a new high-tension countdown thriller perfect for fans of 24, Homeland, and Falling Down, from celebrated crime and comics author Duane Swierczynski (Deadpool, The Punisher)! When white-collar everyman Joe Hayward confronts the government agent sleeping with his wife, he's plunged into a terrorist plot that will bring Philadelphia to its knees - with just two hours until everyone dies!

Softcover, 128 pages, full color.

Cover price $16.99.

Add to cart Very Fine $18.00

Volume 1 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Ron Miller.

Short mystery tales of a female private eye plus a multi-leveled representation of the more lurid of the 1950s crime comics as if it actually existed as a classic Golden Age comic.

More than a passing homage to the noir films and hard-boiled detective school of writing, it includes vintage ads and special features.

Softcover, 120 pages, B&W.

Cover price $12.99.

Cover photograph of Mickey Rooney as "Baby Face" Nelson, from the 1957 movie. Edited by Bill Black. Art by Fred Kida, Bob Fujitani, Alex Toth, Jack Kirby, Joe Simon, Mort Meskin, Marvin Stein, and Joe Kubert. AC Comics reprints classic pre-code crime stories that originally appeared in comics from the Golden Age. Commemorating the 60th anniversary of the first crime comics, AC presents vintage crime tales from the likes of Alex Toth, Jack Kirby, Joe Simon, Mort Meskin, and Joe Kubert. The bloody life and death of Baby Face Nelson; The Queen of the Waterfront Gangs, and more. The Electric Chair and the Murderess; The Burner; Hideaway Town; Big Wheel; Highway Pirates; Marion Gilmore, Queen of the Waterfront Gangs; Babyface Nelson. 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $6.95.

1st printing. By Mike Benton. From the author of The Comic Book in America comes a comprehensive look at the history of Crime and Detective comics. Complete with a checklist, more than 200 full color photos, and behind-the-scenes stories! Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 150 pages, full color. Cover price $24.95.

1st printing. Edited by Paul Gravett. One of the only compilations of the crime comic genre, this volume contains 25 of the best graphic short stories, spanning all the nuances of noir, from classic American newspaper strip serials and notorious uncensored comic books to today's global graphic novel masterpieces. This collection includes work from Alan Moore, Neil Gaiman, Will Eisner, Max Allan Collins, and Alex Toth - plus adaptations of and collaborations by famous crime writers such as Dashiel Hammett, Mickey Spillane, Lesley Charteris, and Raymond Chandler. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 478 pages, B&W. Cover price $17.95.

2nd and later printings. Edited by Paul Gravett. One of the only compilations of the crime comic genre, this volume contains 25 of the best graphic short stories, spanning all the nuances of noir, from classic American newspaper strip serials and notorious uncensored comic books to today's global graphic novel masterpieces. This collection includes work from Alan Moore, Neil Gaiman, Will Eisner, Max Allan Collins, and Alex Toth - plus adaptations of and collaborations by famous crime writers such as Dashiel Hammett, Mickey Spillane, Lesley Charteris, and Raymond Chandler. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 478 pages, B&W. Cover price $17.95.

1st printing. Collects Minky Woodcock: The Girl Who Handcuffed Houdini (2017) #1-4.

Story and art by Cynthia von Buhler.

Unappreciated at her father's detective agency, the fabulous, rabbit-loving Minky Woodcock straps on her gumshoes in order to uncover a magical mystery involving the world-famous escape artist, Harry Houdini.

Created by acclaimed artist, author, director, and playwright Cynthia Von Buhler (Speakeasy Dollhouse, Evelyn Evelyn, Emily and the Strangers)!

Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 12-in., 128 pages, full color. Mature Readers

Cover price $24.99.

1st printing. Collects Ms. Tree Quarterly Special (1990 DC) #1-10.

Written by Max Allan Collins. Art by Terry Beatty. Cover byDenys Cowan.

The collected casebooks of famed '80s private eye, Ms. Tree! The creation of award-winning crime writer Max Allan Collins and legendary pulp artist Terry Beatty, Ms. Tree was shocking in the '80s and remains strongly relevant today. When her private detective husband is murdered by the Muerta crime family, Ms. Tree takes over the business - and his last case - as a cold, calculating, and tough as nails PI! This first volume collects five classic Ms. Tree stories, plus the rare Ms. Tree prose story "Inconvenience Store".

Softcover, 264 pages, full color. Mature Readers

Cover price $24.99.

1st printing. Collects Ms. Tree Quarterly Special (1990 DC) #1-10.

Written by Max Allan Collins. Art by Terry Beatty. Cover by Claudia Caranfa. Back Cover by Terry Beatty.

From the minds of Road to Perdition author Max Allan Collins and artist Terry Beatty, comes the second collection of six classic Ms. Tree comics.

Join Ms. Michael Tree, the 6ft, 9mm carrying private detective on her thrilling adventures as she solves crimes and fights to get her revenge for her murdered husband. No case is too small, no violence too extreme, just as long as it gets the job done.

Softcover, 264 pages, full color. Mature Readers

Cover price $29.99.

1st printing.

Written by Alison Gaylin and Megan Abbot. Art by Steve Scott and Lovern Kindzierski.

When her younger sister is found at the center of a brutal murder case, tough-as-nails sheriff Normandy Gold is forced to dive headfirst into the seedy world of 1970s prostitution in Washington DC.

Softcover, 128 pages, full color.

Cover price $19.99.

1st printing.

Written by Max Allan Collins. Art by Szymon Kudranski and Edu Menna.

Written by renowned comic writer and author of the Quarry Hard Case Crime novels, Max Allan Collins ('Road to Perdition', 'Batman', 'Action Comics Weekly') and illustrated by Szymon Kudranski ('Batman: Streets of Gotham', 'Spider-Man', 'Spawn'). Former U.S. Marine sniper Quarry has found a new vocation as a professional assassin. But when his latest contract turns out to be an old acquaintance from his military days, the fresh-faced hit man finds himself battling against his own conscience as secrets from the past start to reveal themselves.

Softcover, 112 pages, full color.

Cover price $16.99.

Add to cart Very Fine $5.49

1st printing. Acts Of Violence is a collection of short stories in the pulp tradition, its stories ripped from the world's filthy underbelly. In "The Three Princes," three young friends confront the blood-soaked streets of Prohibition-era America. A rookie lawman must protect a killer from the desperate and despairing parents of a murdered girl in "Six O'Clock Noose." A drug addled ten-time loser seeks to break the chains of misery that bind him in "Reggie-Town." And in "The Orchard," two cops take a late night drive into broken morals and violence. Softcover, 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.95.

1st printing.

Story and art by Teddy Goldenberg.

City Crime Comics is Teddy Goldenberg's funny and nightmarish, 1950's Golden Age noir and romance style stories. The 21 stories take place in a strange city where people randomly disappear and reappear, become lost or confused, or turn into signs or statues.

Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 80 pages, full color.

Cover price $15.00.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $59.95 or Best Offer View scan 3" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached. Water damage. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Stories and art by Gerald McCann, Bill Ely, Paul Reinman and Dick Briefer. Tales of crime and mobsters, both true and fictional, a prime example of the genre that thrived in the years before the Comics Code. A killer stalks the night in 1910 Paris. New York hoods Chick and Monte feud over Monte's automobile and Chick's girlfriend, in a story with art by Dick Briefer. A cheap hood thinks he's hit the big time when he stumbles across a bank robbery in progress. The Nightwalker; Dugan's Leather Joker; The Boiler Comes to Town; Alvin Takes Over; The Stuffed Farmhouse. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FN- 5.5 $5.49

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Stories, art and cover by Chester Gould. In the years before the Internet, Pacific Comics Club collects classic comic strips in a high-quality format for fans. Collects Dick Tracy daily strips from January 13th 1941 to April 6th 1941. The sinister Krome uses modified toys as murder weapons. When Tracy and Pat set off one of his bombs, they are surprised by the killers gang. But it turns out Kromes girlfriend Kitty is just as deadly, both to Tracy and to Krome himself. Softcover (Saddle-Stitched/Stapled-Horizontal Format), 11 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 64 pages, B&W.

Add to cart Near Mint $2.65

Add to cart Near Mint $2.65

Written by Shawn French. Art and Cover by Steve Mardo. Black Caravan Imprint. Episode 1: 'Angel is a Centaur Foal.' Hard-boiled detective Victor Marshall finds himself partnered with idealistic young necromancer Emilia Mortalis and her crew of undead animal pals to investigate the disappearance of a young centaur in this official adaptation of the video game Epic Tavern. The series follows the adventures of an overworked agency in the fantasy realm of Beor tasked with investigating crimes committed by supernatural and mythological creatures. Hidden within are clues for unlocking bonus content in Epic Tavern, including a new Final Boss battle and the most powerful artifact in the game. 32 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $3.99.

Written by Shawn French. Art and Cover by Steve Mardo. Black Caravan Imprint. Episode 1: 'Angel is a Centaur Foal.' Hard-boiled detective Victor Marshall finds himself partnered with idealistic young necromancer Emilia Mortalis and her crew of undead animal pals to investigate the disappearance of a young centaur in this official adaptation of the video game Epic Tavern. The series follows the adventures of an overworked agency in the fantasy realm of Beor tasked with investigating crimes committed by supernatural and mythological creatures. Hidden within are clues for unlocking bonus content in Epic Tavern, including a new Final Boss battle and the most powerful artifact in the game. 32 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $3.99.

1st printing.

Written by David Hasteda. Art and cover by Ludovic Chesnot. Translated by Christopher Pope.

Celebrating the 60th anniversary of his incredible escape from Alcatraz prison, this thrilling graphic novel imagines what Frank Lee did next...

Bank robber. Escape artist. Genius. But on june 11th 1962, Frank Lee Morris performed the most daring feat of them all: escaping from Alcatraz. He was never found, presumed to have drowned in San Francisco Bay. the FBI's case remains open to this day.

But what if he survived that fateful night? A free man. A second chance. What did he do then?

Immortalised by Clint Eastwood in the 1979 film, Escape from Alcatraz, writer David Hasteda and artist Ludovic Chesnot imagine just what Frank's life might have been like after performing one of the most dangerous escapes of all time.

Hardcover, 120 pages, full color.

Cover price $24.99.

1st printing.

Written by Kenneth W. Fitch. Art and cover by Pete Morisi.

Fight crime alongside the one-eyed, two-fisted Chicago private eye in these comics from the early 1950s!

At the height of the Mickey Spillane crime novel craze of the early 1950s came Johnny Dynamite to rival Mike Hammer in wild, sexy yarns!

Illustrated by Pete Morisi and written by Ken Fitch, the complete mini graphic novels from the rare Dynamite comic book (1953-55) are collected here by the creators of Ms. Tree, Max Allan Collins (Road to Perdition) and Terry Beatty (Rex Morgan, M.D.). Collins, Spillane's chosen literary heir, provides an informative introduction, and a Collins/Beatty Johnny Dynamite tale is included as a bonus!

Hardcover, 184 pages, B&W.

Cover price $29.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $2.65

Add to cart Near Mint $2.65

Written by Marcelo Sarava. Art by Andre Freitas. Cover by Brao. Star comic writer Agatha finds her artist boyfriend murdered and believes that the comic book characters they created together are to blame! Her brother Alan, a wannabe novelist, arrives to offer Agatha support in her grief and accidentally finds himself drawn into an unfinished comic book page! Adding to the confusion, a police unit that specializes in 'meta-crimes' arrives and starts investigating the case. Without doubt, things are about to get much worse for Alan and Agatha. 40 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $5.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $2.65

Add to cart Near Mint $2.65

Written by Marcelo Sarava. Art and Cover by Andre Freitas. Star comic writer Agatha finds her artist boyfriend murdered and believes that the comic book characters they created together are to blame! Her brother Alan, a wannabe novelist, arrives to offer Agatha support in her grief and accidentally finds himself drawn into an unfinished comic book page! Adding to the confusion, a police unit that specializes in 'meta-crimes' arrives and starts investigating the case. Without doubt, things are about to get much worse for Alan and Agatha. 40 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $5.99.

1st printing.

Based ont he story by Mickey Spillane. Adapted by Max Allan Collins. Art by Marcelo Salaza.

An all-new Mike Hammer story, adapted by Max Allan Collins (Road to Perdition, Quarry) from a never-before-seen 1950s screenplay by original creator Mickey Spillane!

Hard-boiled Hammer dodges bullets and broads as part of Mickey Spillane's 100th birthday celebrations! When a chance encounter with a captivating femme fatale leads to violent mob retaliation, detective Mike Hammer undertakes the most dangerous case of his career...

Cover by Robert McGinnis, poster artist for classic James Bond movies!

Softcover, 112 pages, full color.

Cover price $16.99.