Special Edition Comics comic books issue 1

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Cover by Mark Chiarello. Frontispiece by Tim Bradstreet. "The Illustrated Man" adapted by Guy Davis. "The Visitor" adapted by P. Craig Russell & Michael Lark. "Zero Hour" An EC Classic adapted by Jack Kamen. Cover price $2.95.

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1st printing. Cover by Boris Vallejo.

A 40th anniversary special edition celebrating Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. This deluxe collector's edition presents interviews, features and unseen images from the fan favorite movie.

Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 96 pages, full color.

Cover price $24.99.

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Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice Special Edition - Written by Jeph Loeb. Art and Cover by Ed McGuinness and Dexter Vines. A new series by the all-star team of Jeph Loeb, Ed McGuinness and Dexter Vines that pairs DC's heaviest hitters in one high-octane book! A new, improved Metallo attacks both Metropolis and Gotham, bringing the guardians of each city together for a monumental battle! Plus, Lex Luthor assembles a mysterious super-team assigned to "help" the Man of Steel. 32 pages, full color

Amazing World of DC Comics Special Edition (1976) celebrates the Super DC con of 1976. Being held at the Hotel Commodore in New York the weekend pf Feb. 27-29, this Special Edition features an interview with two Supermen(Superman of Earth-1 and Superman of Earth-2) by E. Nelson Bridwell. The article Superman"1970's by Len Wein and Neal Adams. Plus, many more articles, illuistrations, and photos. 64 pages, black and white, 5.5-in. x 8.5-in.

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Written by Frank Miller. Art and Cover by Frank Miller and Klaus Janson. Batman's 75th anniversary is here, and to celebrate, DC Entertainment is offering a series of promotionally priced specials that capture the Dark Knight's greatest moments! Frank Miller's all-time classic adventure kicks things off, with this excerpt from the original DARK KNIGHT RETURNS #1! 64 pages, full color. Cover price $1.00.

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1st printing. Collects King GN (1993-2003 Fantagraphics) Vol. 1-3.

Story and art by Ho Che Anderson.

Ho Che Anderson has spent over 10 years researching, writing, and drawing King, a monumental graphic biography that liberates Martin Luther King Jr. from the saintly, one-dimensional, hagiographic image so prevalent in pop culture. Here is King -father, husband, politician, deal broker, idealist, pragmatist, inspiration to millions- brought to vivid, flesh-and-blood life.

Out of print since 2006, King is our most-requested reprint. In recognition of the advances made in American social equality that has made it possible to elect America's first black President, and in time to celebrate Martin Luther King Day (January 26, 2010), Fantagraphics Books is publishing King: the special Edition, a newly designed volume that includes the original 240-page graphic biography, as well as nearly a hundred additional pages of "extras," including:

o "Black Dogs" is a 14-page prelude to King, a dialogue between a young black couple expecting a child, living in LA in the aftermath of the Rodney King upheaval, a raw and inflected conversation between husband and wife and their racial attitudes in a post-King world; o Excerpts from the diary and notebook the author kept when researching and writing King, with interstitial notes written specifically for this volume commenting on the method he used to conceived and execute the book.

o Preparatory sketches, discarded images and pages, an interview conducted at the time of the 3rd volume's publication, and excerpts from the draft of the script.

o An epilogue titled "Assassin," written and drawn for this new edition, in which Anderson explores the question of whether James Earl Ray actually shot King. Caroline Longstreet, one of the observers who comments on King's life throughout the book, is obsessed with the assassination, won't let it rest, and pursues her own private investigation and ultimately confronts the reasons why it's held her in its grip so long.

Anderson's biography traces King's life from his childhood in Atlanta and his education at Booker T. Washington High School, and his subsequent centrality to the civil rights movement when, in 1955, he organized the successful Montgomery Bus Boycott; his founding of the Southern Christian leadership Conference in 1957; his Nobel Prize in 1964; his help in organizing the 1966 March on Washington and his "I Have a Dream" speech; and the tragic moment on April 4, 1968 when he was shot dead on the balcony of the Loraine Hotel in Memphis, Tennessee.

Anderson's expressionistic visual style is wrought with dramatic energy; panels evoke a painterly attention to detail but whose juxtapositions propel King's story with cinematic momentum. Anderson's successful use of the comics form to tell a major work of nonfiction has drawn favorable comparisons to Art Spiegelman's Maus: A survivor's Tale and Joe Sacco's safe Area Gorazde: The War In Eastern Bosnia 1992-1995. King won a1995 Parents' Choice Award.

Hardcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 288 pages, full color. Mature Readers

Cover price $34.99.

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Special promotional edition of New Frontiersman, a fictional news publication from the universe of The Watchmen. Promoting the release of Before Watchmen. Headline says "Judgement Day!" Fold-out Before Watchmen poster on back. 14-in. x 20-in. B&W.

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Special Edition Series: Book 1 - 1st printing. This perfect bound volume is part of the Special Edition Series and features Golden Age adventures of Captain Marvel! Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 208 pages, B&W.

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Newsstand Edition

1st printing.

A 40th anniversary special edition celebrating Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. This deluxe collector's edition presents interviews, features and unseen images from the fan favorite movie.

Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 96 pages, full color.

Cover price $14.99.

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Previews Exclusive Edition

1st printing.

A 40th anniversary special edition celebrating Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. This deluxe collector's edition presents interviews, features and unseen images from the fan favorite movie.

Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 96 pages, full color.

Cover price $14.99.

Special Edition of Action Comics (1938 DC) #80 which was prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Navy. These editions were printed with simplified wording and used as supplemental reading and workbook materials for the Special Navy Training Units. 52 pages, full color.

Written by Steven P. Jones and David D. Arnold. Art by Mike Matthew. Cover by S. Clarke Hawbaker. 5-1/2" x 8-1/2", 36 pages, B&W. NOTE: Generic image is of a signed copy, this does not necessarily reflect all copies.

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Continum Comics Special Ashcan Edition #1. Cover by Mike Bair. Flip Cover by Michael Duggan & Mike Sagara. Written by Joseph Naftali, Jeffrey Allgeier and Michael Duggan. Art by Todd Lidstone, Michael Duggan, Kurt Hoff, John Round and Mike Sagara. This book was available only at the Diamond Comic 11th Annual Retailers Seminar and the Heroes World 6th Annual Sales Conference. It contains a 6-page preview of Dark (1993 2nd Series Continum) #7 by Joseph Naftali, Jeffrey Allgeier, Todd Lidstone, Kurt Hoff and John Round, and is a flipbook with a 5-page preview of Foodang (1994 Continum) #1 by Michael Duggan and Mike Sagara. Plus: The Dark pin-ups by Nelson & George Pérez (used as the cover of Dark (1995 3rd Series August House) #1), Jordan Raskin & Chris Ivy, and Aaron Lopresti. And: Foodang and the Nine Princesses of Mars illo by Michael Duggan & Mike Sagara. 16 pages, B&W.

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Written by Frank Miller. Art and Cover by David Mazzucchelli. Batman's 75th anniversary celebration continues with another promotionally priced special presenting one of the Dark Knight's greatest tales plus related pages from the 2014 DCE Essential Graphic Novels catalogue! This special kicks off the acclaimed, best-selling tale of Bruce Wayne's first year as the Dark Knight. 64 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $1.00.

Special Edition - Volume 1 - 1st printing. "The Complete First Series!" Collects Dead at 17 (2003 1st Series) #1-4. Written and drawn by Josh Howard. Meet best friends Nara and Hazy as they face life,death, zombies, and demons in the story that started it all. In this special edition, get an inside look into the creation of the series with a special page by page commentary by creator Josh Howard, along with new pin-ups, sketches, and other bonus material, plus an introduction by Javier Grillo-Marxuach. A must have for serious fans and new readers who don't want to be left out! Dead @ 17 was recently showcased in Wizard Magazine as a indie series not to miss. Find out why Wizard considers Howard one of the biggest indie icons of 2007! Softcover, 96 pages, 7-in x 10-in, full color. Cover price $14.95.

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Inside the Mind of History's Greatest Rock Star from Today's Greatest Graphic Artists!

1st printing. Written by Stan Lee. Art by Paul Pope. Cover by Greg Horn. As Seen In USA Today. This Special Collector's Hardcover, Slipcase Edition Is Limited To Only 2,500 Copies Worldwide! "When I was a child ladies and gentlemen, I was a dreamer. I read comic books, and I was the hero of the comic book...So every dream that I've dreamed has come true a hundred times..." - ElvisGraphic Elvis is an illustrated homage to Elvis' lifelong appreciation of comic books, commemorating the 35th anniversary of Elvis Presley's death in 2012. In the same way comic books inspired Elvis, this book allowed today's premiere comic book creators to find inspiration from Elvis' treasured archives at Graceland, creating a unique visual experience for his millions of fans. From Spider-Man co-creator, Stan Lee, to New York Times Best-selling author Joshua Dysart, numerous acclaimed graphic novel artists and writers recruited from around the world portray the King of Rock 'n' Roll in unprecedented visual styles. Beyond the original illustrations, the book features numerous hand-written notes and musings, rarely seen by the public and written in the margins of various books owned by Elvis. A whole new way to experience the greatest rockstar the world has ever known and the ultimate collectible for fans old and new. Hardcover, 12-in. x 12-in., 140 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 2500 copies. Cover price $195.00.

1st printing. Written by Dan Parent, Bill Golliher, George Gladir, and Frank Doyle. Art by Dan DeCarlo, Stan Goldberg, Doug Crane, Dan Parent, Bill Golliher, Pat Kennedy, Vincent DeCarlo, Rudy Lapick, Jack Morelli, Jim Amash, Henry Scarpelli, Ken Selig, Alison Flood, Mike Esposito, Jon D'Agostino, Vickie Williams, Bill Yoshida, and Barry Grossman. Cover by Dan DeCarlo. Before The Married Life, before Archie asked, "Will You Marry Me?", there was Love Showdown-the first event in Archie Comics history. Archie decides he is finally going to make up his mind and choose his true love. On hearing this, Betty and Veronica fight for his affections tooth and nail with wits and wiles... who will come out the winner? Fan-favorite "bad girl" Cheryl Blossom returns to the mix as well, ensuring that the romantic hijinks are at an all-time high... and that Archie's decision is harder than ever! Love Showdown is in the Archie record books as its most popular comic book story of the 90s. This anniversary edition includes the complete, original Love Showdown four-part event plus the follow-up Love Showdown Special sequel and all-new content celebrating its legacy. This is a must-have milestone edition for comic book fans of all ages. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 144 pages, full color. All Ages Cover price $14.99.

1st printing. Collects Assassin's Creed: Origins (2017 Titan Comics) #1-4.

Written by Anne Toole and Anthony Del Col. Art by PJ Kaiowa. Cover by Toni Infante. Back Cover by Sanya Anwar.

Special Edition of direct tie-in to the bestselling videogame, Assassin's Creed Origins featuring never-before-seen exclusive content.

Ancient Egypt, a land of majesty and intrigue, is disappearing in a ruthless fight for power. Unveil dark secrets and forgotten myths as we journey to the very beginnings of the Assassin Brotherhood and beyond!

Softcover, 128 pages, full color.

Cover price $19.99.

Edited by Gary Groth. 2001 marks the 25th anniversary of The Comics Journal, the renowned monthly magazine of journalism, criticism and scholarship. This edition's cover features Joe Sacco, whose recent book of reportage during the Bosnia civil war, Safe Area Gorazde, has been both a commercial and critical success. Sacco contributes a new cover, a new strip, and is the subject of a long interview. Taking full advantage of the coffee-table size and color capacity, text-and-visual features include an appreciation by Jim Woodring on the great turn-of-the-century cartoonist T.S. Sullivant, with many examples of Sulivant's virtuoso pen and ink work; an essay by Don Phelps (Reading the Funnies) on Smokey Stover, with a generous portion of full-color strips; an appreciation of the obscure newspaper cartoonist W.E. Hill by Bill Griffith with examples of Hill's full-page Sunday strips; and an excerpt from the second chapter of B. Krigstein, a critical biography of Bernard Krigstein forthcoming from Fantagraphics. The special edition also features new strips done especially for the magazine by today's best cartoonists, including: Dave Cooper, Bill Griffith, Charles Burns, Gary Panter, R. Crumb, Ivan Brunetti, Jaime Hernandez, Justin Green, Mary Fleener, Gilbert Hernandez, Phoebe Gloeckner, Carol Tyler, Richard Sala, Jordan Crane, Dylan Horrocks, Roger Langridge and Chris Ware. Softcover, 12-in. x 12-in., 120 pages, PC/PB&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $19.95.

Limited, numbered edition of 500. Story, art and cover by Quinton Hoover and Allen Freeman. A preview of the Morgana-X Special, presenting the saga of Morgana, a female bounty hunter with a hidden past in the high-tech world of the future, first seen in Morgana X (1993). Neighbors; Leftovers; Milk Run. 5.5-in. x 8.5-in. 28 pages, B&W. Mature readers.

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Special Edition Comics #1, published in 1940 by Fawcett Publications, was the only issue of the title. It appeared on the newsstands several months before Captain Marvel Adventures #1, and at the same time Whiz #8 was released. Note the costume of Captain Marvel shown on the cover. In this early version, he has a buckle on his sash with the initial M, does not have a buttoned shirt flap, and his arm bands are a bit different. Cover art by C. C. Beck. Untitled story, script by Bill Parker, art by C. C. Beck; Billy is stunned, like the rest of the crowd, when the challenger in the heavy weight boxing match knocks out the champion with one punch; Trying to get an interview, Billy learns the truth behind what happened and is captured by a giant ape who is actually Dr. Allirog, who works for Slaughter Slade. "The Haunted House," script by Bill Parker, pencils, pencils by C. C. Beck, inks by C. C. Beck and Pete Costanza (backgrounds); In 1890, a recluse millionaire, with his dying breath, informs his servant that no one is to enter this house after his death; Anyone doing so will fall under the dying man's curse that will follow them to their grave. "Gamblers of Death," script by Bill Parker, pencils by C. C. Beck, inks by Pete Costanza; Risking death, Billy investigates a phantom gambling ring which uses men's lives as chips in a fantastic game of murder for money. "Sivana the Weather Wizard," script by Bill Parker, art by C. C. Beck; Billy seeks to learn why there has been ten times as much damage by tornado, earthquake, hail storms, and floods than the previous. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.