First Love comic books issue 1

Cover art by Tom Gill. "Broken Prom Date" text story. "Party Girl," art by Tom Gill; Kitty and Donna are state government workers in Capitol City; Donna is engaged to Fred, but Kitty is ambitious and has many boyfriends; Donna breaks up with Fred and Kitty takes her on the "party circuit," dating influential visitors. "Out of the Past," art by Tom Gill; Carnival worker Betty falls in love with high-diver Red; When Red is injured in an accident, he calls out for "Ruth" and Betty discovers a letter from Ruth in his wallet; Ruths mother says Betty is Reds sister: he was sent to an orphanage after their mother died, while Betty stayed with their father. "Dateless," pencils by Tom Gill; Sue is the head librarian in Sun Valley; Tired of being called an old maid, she flirts with visiting ski expert Dick, even though she doesnt know how to ski. "After Hours," art by Vic Herman; Waitress Winnie agrees to date the persistent wolf Horatio if he meets her at closing time; When Horatio shows up, Winnie assigns him various clean-up duties at the restaurant; When he falls asleep, exhausted, Winnie departs. "Cupid's Corner"; love poems. "Unmasking of Love" text story. "She Didn't Ask for Love," art by Bob Powell; Cupid steps in to help plain college coed Peggy change her dull looks and capture the heart of football player Gary, to the consternation of Peggys lovely but mean roommate Cynthia. "A Girl Leaves Home," art by Tom Gill; After high school graduation, Linda departs for nursing school, leaving her boyfriend Danny at the mercy of vamp Raven; Danny writes and says he and Raven are getting engaged, so Linda leaves school to confront them; On the way, shes caught by Dr. Roy, who takes her to the scene of a train wreck. "Love Laughs," art by Vic Herman et al.; Cartoons and text jokes. "Dream Date," art by Bob Powell; Tommy makes a date with telephone operator Angel Voice, sight unseen; His father insists Tommy escort Dawn, the daughter of a visiting business acquaintance; Tommy recalls Dawn as a fat kid, so he convinces his pal Buddy to substitute for him with her. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Painted cover. In order of appearance: "Warned Against Her" art by Sam Cooper, reprinted in Love Experiences (1949) #31; "In Debt to Each Other" art by Chuck A. Winter, reprinted in Real Love (1949-56 Ace) #67 and Weird Love (2014 IDW) #8; "I Lied to Keep Him" reprinted in Glamorous Romances (1949) #82; and "No Chance with Men". "Your Charm Guide: Check That Popularity Hazard! Tips on Shoe Buying, Seven Ways to Stay Slender..." text article reprinted as "Glamorizing Yourself..." in Glamorous Romances (1949) #66, "Help Yourself to Allure..." in Love Experiences (1949) #29, and "Don't Handicap Yourself..." in Ten Story Love Vol. 35 (1955) #6. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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1st printing. Written by Jack Baxter and Joshua Faudem. Art and cover by Koren Shadmi. Mike's Place was one of the few spots in Tel Aviv where Jews, Christians, and Muslims could hang out peaceably, surrounded by the expats who filled the bar every night. It was a cosmopolitan haven from the conflict, a local gem that many pointed to as a hopeful sign that peace could come to the Middle East after all. In the spring of 2003, filmmakers Jack Baxter and Josh Faudem had just begun making a documentary about the phenomenon of Mike's Place. And then the bar was destroyed in a suicide bombing that took three lives and wounded another fifty people - an attack that changed Jack and Josh's lives forever. Mike's Place is a gripping nonfiction accounting of the lives of a handful of people who came together in hope, then had to find their way together through despair. Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $22.99.

1st printing. Collects Wolverine: First Class (2008) #5-8 and Uncanny X-Men (1963-2011 1st Series) #139-140. Written by FRED VAN LENTE and Chris Claremont. Art by CLAYTON HENRY and John Byrne. Cover by SALVADOR ESPIN. "TO ME, MY X-MEN! You must immediately pursue Wolverine into Canada! He has defected back to ALPHA FLIGHT...and taken Kitty Pryde with him!" Then, the SOVIET SUPER SOLDIERS have kidnapped Kitty's flame Colossus, and she and Wolverine must brave the dangers of Russia's irradiated Forbidden Zone to save him! Plus, learn how Kitty joined the X-Men in a classic tale by Chris Claremont and John Byrne. Softcover, 168 pages, full color. Cover price $15.99.

1st printing.

Story and art by Sophie Lambda.

Part graphic memoir, part self-help book, So Much For Love guides readers with honesty and humor through the disorienting spiral of a toxic relationship and offers a clarifying and empathetic point of view.

Sophie had always been cynical about love-until she meets Marcus. His affection and doting praise melt away her defenses. The beginning of their relationship was a whirlwind romance, but over time she finds herself on uneven footing. Marcus lies. He's violently angry and bewilderingly inconsistent. Yet somehow he always manages to explain away his behavior and to convince Sophie that it's all in her head. Sophie comes to realize that she's become trapped in a cycle of abuse with someone with narcissistic personality disorder.

Once she gets out of the relationship, Sophie turns her pen to documenting the experience and offers bracing, hilarious, and empathetic advice to any readers who may be in similar straits.

Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 304 pages, full color.

Cover price $24.99.

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1st printing. Story and art by Faith Erin Hicks. It should have been a night of triumph for Alix's hockey team. But when her mean-girl team captain Lindsay goes after Alix with her cruelest dig yet, Alix loses what remains of her self-control and punches Lindsay out. Before she knows it, their coach is dragging Alix off Lindsay, and her invitation to the Canada National Women's U18 Team's summer camp is on the line. Alix is shaken. She needs to learn how to control this anger, and she is sure Ezra, the popular and poised theater kid from her grade is the answer. So she asks for his help. But as they hang out and start get closer, Alix learns that there is more to Ezra than the cool front he puts on. And that maybe this friendship could become something more? Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 304 pages, 2C. Cover price $17.99.

1st printing. Written byGene Luen Yang. Art and cover by LeUyen Pham. Two graphic novel superstars join forces in this heartwarming rom-com about fate, family, forgiveness, and lion dancing! Valentina Tran used to love Valentine's Day. But when she learns the truth behind her parents' separation, she concludes true love is a lie. A ghoulish visage of Saint Valentine appears and promises to protect Val from heartbreak-but only if she gives up on love. Permanently. Suddenly, cousins Leslie and Jae come roaring into Val's life-literally. They're lion dancers, and during one fateful Lunar New Year performance, the lion they're inside hands Val a paper heart. And in that moment, Val feels... something again. Is that feeling love? Could this be Val's chance to break the family curse? Or is she destined to have a broken heart forever? Softcover, 6-in. x 8 1/2-in., 352 pages, full color. Cover price $17.99.

1st printing. Written byGene Luen Yang. Art and cover by LeUyen Pham. Two graphic novel superstars join forces in this heartwarming rom-com about fate, family, forgiveness, and lion dancing! Valentina Tran used to love Valentine's Day. But when she learns the truth behind her parents' separation, she concludes true love is a lie. A ghoulish visage of Saint Valentine appears and promises to protect Val from heartbreak-but only if she gives up on love. Permanently. Suddenly, cousins Leslie and Jae come roaring into Val's life-literally. They're lion dancers, and during one fateful Lunar New Year performance, the lion they're inside hands Val a paper heart. And in that moment, Val feels... something again. Is that feeling love? Could this be Val's chance to break the family curse? Or is she destined to have a broken heart forever? Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 352 pages, full color. Cover price $25.99.

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1st printing. Story and art by en Hatke.Beloved children's author Ben Hatke turns his pen to a very special project for adults: an atmospheric tribute to the medieval folklore tradition of trickster tales, starring Reynard the Fox. Inspired by the twelfth-century tales of the indomitable trickster fox Reynard, this offbeat tribute to the archetypal rogue has a satisfyingly old-fashioned feeling to it. Although this Reynard adventure is entirely the creation of modern fairy-tale master Ben Hatke (Mighty Jack), it fits seamlessly into the body of Reynard tales still beloved in Europe to this day. Featuring charming black-and-white illustrations and a clever narrative, Reynard's Tale follows our hero through a series of encounters with other classic figures from this body of folklore to piece together a headlong journey through a perilous landscape filled with murderers, kings, ex-lovers, mermaids, and even Death herself. Hardcover, 6-in. x 7-in., 80 pages, 2C. Cover price $22.99.

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1st printing. Story and art by Sydney Padua. A unique take on the unrealized invention of the computer in the 1830s by the eccentric polymath Charles Babbage and his accomplice, the daughter of Lord Byron, Ada, Countess of Lovelace. When Ada translated Babbage's plans for the "Difference Engine," her footnotes contained the first appearance of the general computing theory, 100 years before an actual computer was built. Sydney Padua gives us an alternate reality in which Lovelace and Babbage build the Difference Engine, and then use it to do battle with the American banking system, the publishing industry, their own fears that their project will lose funding, and a villainous street musician who will force the two friends to reevaluate their priorities-"for the sake of both London and science." Hardcover, 320 pages, B&W. Cover price $28.95.

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2nd and later printings. Story and art by Sydney Padua. A unique take on the unrealized invention of the computer in the 1830s by the eccentric polymath Charles Babbage and his accomplice, the daughter of Lord Byron, Ada, Countess of Lovelace. When Ada translated Babbage's plans for the "Difference Engine," her footnotes contained the first appearance of the general computing theory, 100 years before an actual computer was built. Sydney Padua gives us an alternate reality in which Lovelace and Babbage build the Difference Engine, and then use it to do battle with the American banking system, the publishing industry, their own fears that their project will lose funding, and a villainous street musician who will force the two friends to reevaluate their priorities-"for the sake of both London and science." Hardcover, 320 pages, B&W. Cover price $28.95.

1st printing. By Joann Sfar. Meet Ferdinand. He's a vampire who bites his victims with only one tooth in order to pass as a mosquito. He loves the music of dead singers, and has no end of trouble trying to make sense of his relationships - some with the living, some with the undead. Vampire Loves follows the strange and comically romantic adventures of Ferdinand and his friends as they flirt with, seduce, cheat on, break up and make up with all manner of strange creatures, including ghosts, other vampires, tree-folk, and golems. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., full color. Cover price $16.95.

2nd and later printings. By Joann Sfar. Meet Ferdinand. He's a vampire who bites his victims with only one tooth in order to pass as a mosquito. He loves the music of dead singers, and has no end of trouble trying to make sense of his relationships - some with the living, some with the undead. Vampire Loves follows the strange and comically romantic adventures of Ferdinand and his friends as they flirt with, seduce, cheat on, break up and make up with all manner of strange creatures, including ghosts, other vampires, tree-folk, and golems. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 186 pages, full color. Cover price $16.95.