Film Fun comic books issue 1

Cover by Dan Gordon. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Dan Gordon and Bob Wickersham. Funny-animal comics from independent publisher ACG, featuring the Itchy & Scratchy-like Puss an Boots, misguided inventor Blunderbunny, owl detective Whoo-Dunnit, and Western dog marshal Alkali Ike. Sometimes the characters break through the fourth wall and into the laps of the kids who are watching their cartoons. Puss begins his long campaign of harassment of gullible Boots; Whoo-Doodit tracks a crook who steals candy from babies; Blunderbunny invents a voice-controlled robot that runs amuck. Puss an' Boots; The Case of the Missing Cheese; Blunderbunny; The Case of the Base; Alkali Ike and his Horse Oatsie; Blunderbunny and the Great Ah-Choo!; Whoo-Doodit. Some of these stories were featured in an ACG retrospective in The Comics Journal #291. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Near Mint $23.00

Add to cart Near Mint $23.00

NOTE: Limited to 500 copies.

1st printing. Introduction by Norman Wright. Piracy comic strips from Film Fun and Knockout and Lion comics. High adventure on the high seas was a staple of boys' fiction for many years and here we present five of the best tales of pirates and piracy that appeared in Fleetway publications between 1959 and 1962. May your timbers be shivered as you thrill to the stories of maritime mayhem. Includes "Captain Kidd" by Reg Bunn and Alberto Salinas, "Captives of El Dorada" by Cecil Doughty and Patrick Nicolle, "Mysterious Island" by Mike Western, "Pirates of Blood River" by Mike Western, and "The Black Pirate" by Cecil Doughty. Hardcover, 9-in. x 11-in., 120 pages, B&W. Cover price $35.99.

1st printing. Based on the Stories by Alexandre Dumas. Adapted by Arturo Del Castillo. Arturo Del Castillo was one of the greatest masters of the comic strip. His artistic skill is recognized internationally and his great artistry on The Three Musketeers, The Man in the Iron Mask, and The King's Musketeers (all included here) is regarded as some of the finest pen and ink work ever created for comic strips. These 3 comic strips originally appeared in the British comics Film Fun and Lion in the early 1960s. This is the first time they have ever been reprinted in this complete form. The quality of his penmanship is simply stunning on these strips. Also included here are 14 pages of rare reproductions of original del Castillo artwork. Collected in a single volume for the first time, this classic of comic strip adaptation brings to life all the action and poignancy of Dumas' novel and its sequel. Softcover, 9-in. x 11-in., 112 pages, B&W. Cover price $38.99.

1st printing. By Josh Cooley. For years, children have hated reading stuff. But not anymore. Scientists now confirm that there's a better way to get kids excited about reading - MOVIES! Classic scenes from classic films collected and rendered in a children's book format. lights! Camera...LITERACY! Featuring scenes from ALIEN, FARGO, SILENCE OF THE LAMBS, THE SHINING, and more! Hardcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 48 pages, full color. Cover price $12.95.

2nd and later printings. By Josh Cooley. For years, children have hated reading stuff. But not anymore. Scientists now confirm that there's a better way to get kids excited about reading - MOVIES! Classic scenes from classic films collected and rendered in a children's book format. lights! Camera...LITERACY! Featuring scenes from ALIEN, FARGO, SILENCE OF THE LAMBS, THE SHINING, and more! Hardcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 48 pages, full color. Cover price $12.95.