Famous Comics comic books issue 1

First appearances of Hydroman (art by Bill Everett), the Purple Zombie (by Tarpe Mills), and Mann of India (by Mills). Newspaper strip reprints: Reg'lar Fellers, Flyin' Jenny, Sergeant Stony Craig, Dinky Dinkerton, Don Dixon and the Hidden Empire, Bill & Davey, Daredevils of Destiny, Gordon Fife and the Boy King, and Tad of the Tanbark. Everett cover. Cover price $0.10.

1st printing. By R. C. Harvey. Many fans and insiders alike have never heard of Bill Hume, Bailin' Wire Bill, Abe Martin, AWOL Wally, the Texas History Movies, or the Weatherbird at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. And many insiders do not know why we call comic books "comics" even though lots of them are not at all funny. Robert C. Harvey, cartoonist and a veteran comics critic, author of several histories of comics and biographies of cartoonists, tells forgotten stories of a dozen now obscure but once famous cartoonists and their creations. Hardcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 224 pages, Text (with B&W Illustrations). Cover price $85.00.

King Features Syndicate (Whitman Publishing Company), 3-1/2 x 8-1/2, paper cover, 100 pages, strip reprints - Little Jimmy, Katz Kids & Barney Google, 1934. Cover price $0.10.

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1st printing.

Cover by Lyman Anderson.

In celebration of its 85th anniversary, DC Comics reprints for the very first time its first-ever published comic book, New Fun Comics (1935) #1, the comic that transformed the fledgling industry by being the first ongoing title made up of new stories instead of reprints of newspaper comic strips.

First published in 1935, this landmark comic book carried a diverse set of original content features cowboys, spies, detectives, funny animals, space explorers, soldiers of fortune and more, including features that were written by Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson, the founder of the company that would become DC Comics.

This tabloid-size, black-and-white comic is reprinted as a commemorative hardcover and will include essays by comics historian Roy Thomas and Nicky Wheeler-Nicholson, grand-daughter of Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson, and more.

Hardcover, 48 pages, full color.

Cover price $19.99.

1st printing. Famous Robots and Cyborgs is a high-octane voyage through the history of our metallic friends and foes. Dan Roberts narrates the history, strengths, weaknesses, quirks, and foibles of a plethora of fictional robots, cyborgs, and mechanical races-taking in the pronouncements of sci-fi visionaries and eminent robotics scientists along the way. Roberts guides us through the evolution of the deadly Cylons of Battlestar Gallactica in its various forms to movie classics like the mysterious Gort of The Day the Earth Stood Still, the iconic C-3PO, and of course the Terminator. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 168 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $14.95.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "January, 1956!" Collects Blondie Comics (1947 McKay/Harvey/King/Charlton) #86, Casper the Friendly Ghost (1952 2nd Series Harvey) #40, Dagwood Comics (1950) #61, Dick Tracy Monthly (1948-1961) #95, Little Dot (1953 1st Series) #15, Little Lotta (1955 1st Series) #2, Mutt and Jeff (1939-65 All Am./National/Dell/Harvey) #84, Sad Sack (1949) #54, and Spooky (1955 1st Series) #2. These volumes are some of the earliest examples of Collected Comics. Companies, like Harvey, would archive their material by taking all the issues they released that month and having them bound into hardcover book format. The issues come complete with front and back covers and interiors. They were trimmed down perfectly to fit the hardcover format. Each year has twelve volumes, one for each month of the year. These are extremely rare items. Hardcover (No Dust Jacket), 180 pages, full color.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "January, 1958" Collects Blondie Comics, Casper the Friendly Ghost, Dick Tracy Monthly, Little Lotta, and 11 more Harvey titles, all from January, 1958. These volumes are some of the earliest examples of Collected Comics. Companies, like Harvey, would archive their material by taking all the issues they released that month and having them bound into hardcover book format. The issues come complete with front and back covers and interiors. They were trimmed down perfectly to fit the hardcover format. These are extremely rare items. Hardcover (No Dust Jacket), 7-1/2" x 10", 540 pages, full color.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "January, 1965!" Collects Baby Huey and Papa (1962) #15, Baby Huey Duckland (1962) #8, Casper the Friendly Ghost (1958 3rd Series Harvey) #77, Casper's Ghostland (1958) #24, Devil Kids Starring Hot Stuff (1962) #16, Harvey Hits (1958) #88, Little Audrey and Melvin (1962) #16, Little Dot Dotland (1962) #16, Little Lotta (1955 1st Series) #57, Mutt and Jeff (1939-65 All Am./National/Dell/Harvey) #143, Richie Rich (1960 1st Series) #29, Richie Rich Dollars and Cents (1963) #7, Sad Sack (1949) #161, Sad Sacks Funny Friends (1955) #55, Sad Sad Sack World (1964) #2, and Tuff Ghosts Starring Spooky (1962) #14. These volumes are some of the earliest examples of Collected Comics. Companies, like Harvey, would archive their material by taking all the issues they released that month and having them bound into hardcover book format. The issues come complete with front and back covers and interiors. They were trimmed down perfectly to fit the hardcover format. Each year has twelve volumes, one for each month of the year. These are extremely rare items. Hardcover (No Dust Jacket), 288 pages, full color.

1st printing. By R. C. Harvey. Many fans and insiders alike have never heard of Bill Hume, Bailin' Wire Bill, Abe Martin, AWOL Wally, the Texas History Movies, or the Weatherbird at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. And many insiders do not know why we call comic books "comics" even though lots of them are not at all funny. Robert C. Harvey, cartoonist and a veteran comics critic, author of several histories of comics and biographies of cartoonists, tells forgotten stories of a dozen now obscure but once famous cartoonists and their creations. Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 224 pages, Text (with B&W Illustrations). Cover price $35.00.

Flip Book Ashcan. Limited to 500 copies. Preview and 1st appearance of Isabel, a creator owned character by the award-winning writer/artist team Tony Isabella and Eddy Newell. Also with Anastasia Heonis, Thom Zahler and Justin. Also, preview and 1st appearance of Nobody, a creator owned character by Tony Isabella and Bob Ingersoll. Also with Chris Jones, Mark Stegbauer, Thom Zahler and Justin. 20 pages, B&W.