Standard Comics comic books issue 1

Cover by Alexander Kostuk. Edited by Ned Pines. Stories by Richard Hughes, Alexander Kostuk (as Alexander Koster), Ray Gill, and Robert Wallace. Chock full of action and adventure, these are Thrilling Comics! Origin and first appearance of Dr. Strange (not the Marvel character). 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Near Mint $94.95

Add to cart Near Mint $94.95

1st printing. Art and cover by José Luis García-López. Introduction by Paul Levitz. The long-awaited reissue of the 1982 DC Comics Style Guide is now available for pre-order. Reproduced from a rare original copy, the book features over 165 highly-detailed scans of the legendary art by José Luis García-López. First issued in 1982, the Style Guide aimed to assist licensees in delivering a consistent look for DCs Super Heroes. The title is fascinating mashup of comic art, typography, and graphic design history, and a preservation of García-López's legacy. Hardcover, 9 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 384 pages, PC/PB&W. All Ages Cover price $95.00.

Joe Oriolo cover. Contains funny animal stories. In order of appearance: "Deadeye Duck" art by Harry Wylie; "Harry Hare" art by Carl Wessler; "Wallace Bear and Breezy" art by Otto Feuer; "Hubert" art by Gordon Sheehan; "Doc Crow and His Medicine Show" script by John Walworth, art by Don Williams; "Virtue's Reward or How to Win out in the End!" art by Gene McGregor; "Ozzie the Seminole" art by Larry Riley; "Bye-Bye Black Sheep" art by Bill Hudson; "Adam the Chimp"; and "Help Wanted with Tiger Ragg". Illustrated text stories: "Dumb Bunny's Rabbit Hole: A Family of Rabbits Is Stymied by an Acute Housing Problem...Until the Wise Old Owl Puts Them Wise!" and "Benny Bloodhound's Downfall: A Rib-Tickling Dog Story" by Charles Strong. 60 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Standard Edition (Mike Deodato, Jr. Cover)

1st printing. Written by David Campiti and Michael Buckley. Art by Mike Deodato, Jr., Vincenzo Cucca, and Emir Ribeiro. Cover by Mike Deodato, Jr. Preface by David Campiti. Introduction by Paul Kupperberg. Afterword by Michael Buckley. Now in standard hardcover! Mike Deodato's Image Comics series re-imagined with all-new chapters completing the saga of Jade Warriors. In an alternate history of Japan, dragons created its islands from which they ruled the world. Warriors defeated them and claimed the islands as their own. But they were petty heroes, and others saw past them to prepare for the dragons' return. Wives and daughters invoked rituals in service to the dragons; over time, they became powerful weapons. Their efforts splintered by men with differing agendas, those women became an elite assassins' guild, Jade Warriors in service of the Yakuza -enhanced assassins much feared throughout the world. Now, as the dragons return, one of the Jade Warriors escapes after discovering terrible truths and fleeing from her life's mission. The hunter becomes the hunted as the fate of the planet hangs in the balance. Hardcover, 7 1/2-in. x 10-in., 192 pages, full color. Cover price $34.99.

Standard Edition [Photo Cover] (Based on the art of Mike Deodato, Jr.) - NOTE: Limited to 200 copies.

1st printing. Written by David Campiti and Michael Buckley. Art by Mike Deodato, Jr., Vincenzo Cucca, and Emir Ribeiro. Cover by Mike Deodato, Jr. Preface by David Campiti. Introduction by Paul Kupperberg. Afterword by Michael Buckley. Now in standard hardcover! Mike Deodato's Image Comics series re-imagined with all-new chapters completing the saga of Jade Warriors. In an alternate history of Japan, dragons created its islands from which they ruled the world. Warriors defeated them and claimed the islands as their own. But they were petty heroes, and others saw past them to prepare for the dragons' return. Wives and daughters invoked rituals in service to the dragons; over time, they became powerful weapons. Their efforts splintered by men with differing agendas, those women became an elite assassins' guild, Jade Warriors in service of the Yakuza -enhanced assassins much feared throughout the world. Now, as the dragons return, one of the Jade Warriors escapes after discovering terrible truths and fleeing from her life's mission. The hunter becomes the hunted as the fate of the planet hangs in the balance. Hardcover, 7 1/2-in. x 10-in., 192 pages, full color. Cover price $39.99.

Standard Comics (circa 1980) was published by Standard Publishing. Issue 1 reprints "Flat-Top Terror" from Exciting War # 9 (11/1954), pencils by Ross Andru and inks by Mike Esposito. Also, "The Helmsman" from The Unseen (1954), pencils and inks by George Tuska. "The Phantom Ship" from Adventures into Darkness # 8, with pencils by Alex Toth, inks by John Celardo. "My Dream is You" from New Romance #18 (10/1953) with pencils by Alex Toth, inks by Mike Peppe. "Final Analysis" (original publication unknown) with pencils by Gene Fawcette. "Three's a Pleasure" (from New Romance) with pencils by Lou Zansky, inks by Rubano. "I Want Him Back", (original publication unknown) with pencils and inks by Alex Toth. 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

1st printing. Written by Alex Toth and Greg Sadowski. Art and cover by Alex Toth. Widely considered one of the finest draftsmen to ever work in comics, the cantankerous Alex Toth cut a swath through almost every publisher. His early 1950s work for Standard Comics was one of his peaks: Equally adept at crime, horror, science fiction and war comics, he fashioned every page and every panel as a master class in sheer cartooning brilliance. In addition to reprinting the totality of Toth''s Standard output, Setting the Standard (edited by Supermen! and Four Color Fear's Greg Sadowski) includes a rare interview with the outspoken Toth. Softcover, 416 pages, full color. Cover price $39.99.

Giveaway, tabloid size, 4 pgs, in color.

This series contains Goofus McVittle by Walter O'Ehrle; and Smilin' Slim by Sid Hicks. Tabloid sized, 11" x 17", 4 pages, full color