Strips comic books issue 1

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Stories by Jim Gary and Lee Falk. Art by Jim Gary and Phil Davis. Cover by Jim Gary. Dragon Lady Press reprints classic comic strips from the Golden Age of comics. Collects the King of the Royal Mounted daily strip from Feb 17 to Sep 20, 1947 and the Mandrake the Magician daily strip from Apr 19 to Sep 11, 1937. Canadian Mountie Dave King was based on a character created by Western novelist Zane Grey. Mandrake and Lothar battle the mind-control powers of The Cobra, who wants nothing less than to be emperor of the Earth. King of the Royal Mounted; The Amazing Dr. Coe; Mandrake the Magician in the Cobra's Grip. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

1st printing. Collects Classic Star Wars: The Early Adventures (1994) #1-9, Classic Star Wars: Han Solo at Stars' End (1997) #1-3, Classic Star Wars (1992-1994) #1-3 and material from #4.

Written by Russ Manning, Steve Gerber, Archie Goodwin and Rick Hoberg. Art by Russ Manning, Rick Hoberg, Brian Snoddy, Dave Stevens, Alfredo Alcala and Al Williamson. Cover by Al Williamson.

Classic tales of Star Wars, from the funny pages to your bookshelves! Beginning in 1979, fans got a daily dose of a galaxy far, far away in their newspapers - now, with this volume, you can savor those stories without the 24-hour wait!

C-3PO chronicles the adventures of the Rebel heroes! Luke takes his chances on a gambler's world! A sojourn on Tatooine is anything but peaceful! Princess Leia is put to work as an Imperial servant! Han Solo makes another Kessel Run! Han and Chewie get more than they bargained for on a job! And Boba Fett makes his print debut!

Softcover, 464 pages, full color.

NOTE: Book 1 of the Star Wars: The Newspaper Strips Epic Collection - Years Covered: 1992-1995.

Cover price $39.99.

Issue 1. Nov. 1989. Written and illustrated by Chuck Austen. Adults only. 7" x 10". 32 pages. Black and white. Cover price $2.50.

Issue 1, 2nd printing, 1990. Written and illustrated by Chuck Austen. Adults only. 7" x 10". 32 pages. Black and white. Cover price $2.50.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "1967-1969!"

By Russ Manning.

Beginning a new 4-book series collecting the entire run of the Tarzan newspaper strip by Russ Manning. In 1967 Manning was selected by the Edgar Rice Burroughs estate to take over the strip and bring it back to the original Burroughs vision. With assists by Bill Stout, Mike Royer, and Dave Stevens, Manning created 26 original Sunday storylines and 7 daily stories. The action took place from Pal-ul-don to Opar and Pellucidar and beyond.

The first volume includes more than 750 sequential daily strips from December 1967 through May 1970, reproduced from the Edgar Rice Burroughs file copies.

Hardcover (Horizontal Format), 12-in. x 8 1/2-in., 288 pages, B&W.

Cover price $49.99.

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Volume 1 - 2nd and later printings. "1967-1969!"

By Russ Manning.

Beginning a new 4-book series collecting the entire run of the Tarzan newspaper strip by Russ Manning. In 1967 Manning was selected by the Edgar Rice Burroughs estate to take over the strip and bring it back to the original Burroughs vision. With assists by Bill Stout, Mike Royer, and Dave Stevens, Manning created 26 original Sunday storylines and 7 daily stories. The action took place from Pal-ul-don to Opar and Pellucidar and beyond.

The first volume includes more than 750 sequential daily strips from December 1967 through May 1970, reproduced from the Edgar Rice Burroughs file copies.

Hardcover (Horizontal Format), 12-in. x 8 1/2-in., 288 pages, B&W.

Cover price $49.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "The Coming of Gourmando!" Written by Mike Baron and Steve Rude. Arta nd cover by Steve Rude. Foreword by Steve Rude. Something long dormant beneath the surface of Ylum comes alive, triggering a visit from the planet-devouring Gourmando and his mysterious ally. With powers far beyond those of even Nexus himself, this unstoppable being banishes Nexus to an unknown realm--and the only way out is to face ones worst fears! Mike Baron and Steve Rude deliver a new Nexus adventure in this special oversized collection. Softcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 136 pages, full color. Cover price $29.99.

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Volume 1 - 1st printing. "1977-1980!"

Written by STAN LEE. Art and cover by JOHN ROMITA SR.

ALL THE STRIPS THAT ARE FIT TO PRINT!

Collects Stan Lee and John Romita's Spider-Man daily strips and Sunday pages, originally published from 1977-1980.

And since we're talking about strips written by Stan 'The Man' Lee and drawn by 'Jazzy' John Romita Sr....that means ALL of 'em! Reprinting all of Stan and John's Spider-Man newspaper strips in chronological order, Spider-Man Newspaper Strips brings you the earliest classic panels that hit the daily and Sunday papers of the late 1970s! All the daily strips are printed in the original black and white, and all the Sundays in their original color, featuring remastered linework in a deluxe hardcover format that will spin a web of enchantment upon anyone who reads them!

Hardcover, 352 pages, PC/PB&W.

Cover price $39.99.

1st printing. The audacious exploits of ten great adventurous female stars from the Golden Age of comic strips. In the 1920s they were socialites and flappers. In the 1960s they were homemakers and heartthrobs. But from the late 1930s to the early 1950s, female stars of the newspaper comic strips were detectives, spies, soldiers of fortune, even superheroes. Accomplishing everything the male comics stars of the time achieved, except they did it in high-heels and flowing skirts. Follow the daring exploits of these smart, tough, independent, AND sexy Dauntless Dames. Both a product of their era and ahead of their time, the women in these stories gave their audience just what they needed. Through the Sunday Comics readers could escape from the woes of the Depression, travel to exotic foreign lands, feel the glamor and gangsters of the entertainment world, and support the Allied efforts in World War II. Presented in an extra-large format, here are the colorful, pulse-pounding tales of nine incredible women, both known and unknown to comics fans. And most are reprinted here for the first time in three-quarters of a century! The book also includes a special bonus section with a dozen paper doll cutouts starring the most popular women comic strip characters of the day. Hardcover, 13-in. x 17-in., 160 pagers, full color. Cover price $100.00.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "1940-1942!" By Austin Briggs. Flash Gordon battles the forces of repression and evil on the planet Mongo - and he does it on a daily basis! Collects the Daily strips from November 1940 to April 1942. Softcover (Horizontal Format), 10 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 96 pages, B&W. Cover price $10.95.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Through the Wild Blue Wonder (1949-1950)!"

Story and art by Walt Kelly. Foreword by Jimmy Breslin.

Our first volume (of 12) collects approximately the first two years of Pogo dailies and, for the first time, full-color Sundays. First created in the 1940's, Pogo blended nonsense language, poetry, and socio-political satire, presaging later strips such as Doonesbury and The Boondocks. Special features in this premiere volume include a biographical introduction, an extensive glossary by comics historian R.C. Harvey and a foreword by legendary columnist Jimmy Breslin.

Hardcover (Horizontal Format), 12-in. x 9-in., 360 pages, PC/PB&W. All Ages

Cover price $39.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Written by Steve White. Art by Mychailo Kazybrid, John Burns. Foreword by creator Nick Park! This collection chronicles the adventures of that quintessentially British inventor, Wallace and his ever-helpful canine companion, Gromit. The strip, which appears daily in The Sun, the UK's most popular daily newspaper, is read by an audience of 2.3 million readers. The full-color strip features a self-contained, weekly-continuity that sees our plucky, bald inventor race from one hair-brained invention to the next with gusto, extreme silliness and more puns than you can shake a stick at! Collects the first 52 weeks - 311 strips which appeared daily from May 2010 to May 2011. Hardcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 136 pages, full color. Cover price $14.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Soldier of Fortune!" By Roy Crane. Roy Crane is a GIANT among cartoonists and Fantagraphics is embarking upon an ambitious collection of his best work within CAPTAIN EASY, SOLDIER OF FORTUNE. Dig in and bask in the radiance of these FULL COLOR, prismatic Sunday strips! Discover with each page a buried treasure of adventure and chicanery replete with Crane's mastery of comics storytelling. Citing Crane's influence on comics, the artist Gil Kane once said, "Superman was Captain Easy; Batman was Captain Easy." BEWARE! Beautiful women! Pirates! Sunken ships! And fun! fun! FUN! are barely contained within this beautiful package brought to you by Fantagraphics, the torchbearer of quality when it comes to classic comic strip reprints. Hardcover, 10 1/2-in. x 14 1/2-in., 160 pages, full color. Cover price $39.99.

1st printing. Art and cover by John Romita. Spider-Man is one the most popular characters in the history of comics. This Artist's Edition collects high-resolution scans of the very earliest Amazing Spider-Man daily strips by the two creators most associated with the Web-Slinger, Stan "The Man" Lee and "Jaunty" John Romita! Approximately 300 (!) original daily strips have been scanned, all from 1977 and 1978. The strip debuted on January 3, 1977, and the entire first two months of the strip are included in this volume. Spider-Man's origin is recapped and it's a Who's Who of all your favorite Spidey characters. Each page is meticulously scanned at high resolution and reproduced at the same size they were drawn. The only better way to view this art would have been to be standing over John Romita's drawing board as he was creating them! Hardcover, 176 pages, B&W. Cover price $150.00.

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Story and art by Aaron Warner. Reprints the "Adventures of Aaron" newspaper strips; Look for various cameo appearances of other mainstream comic strip characters like Garfield, Peanuts, Calvin & Hobbes, Bloom County, & Blondie just to name a few. Cover price $2.95.

1st printing. By Richard F. Outcault. Introduction by August Derleth. Includes fifteen stripes - reproduced in their original full color - that originally appeared in the New York Herald in 1903 and 1904. Softcover (Horizontal Format, Saddle Stitched/Stappled), 12-in. x 9-in., 32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.00.

Century 21 Classic Comic Strips from the Worlds of Gerry Anderson - Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Adventure in the 21st Century!" Edited by Chris Bentley. Foreword by Gerry Anderson. From its launch in 1965, TV Century 21 (later known as TV21) was the smash-hit British comic of the 1960's. Its tie-in to the science-fiction puppet series created by Gerry Anderson's Century 21 Productions guaranteed its success with young fans eager to read more about their heroes from Thunderballs, Lady Penelope, Fireball XL5, Captain Scarlet, and more. Stories burst forth in full-color from the magazine's pages, with art from some of the top British talents of the era. In this new series of reprints, editor Chris Bentley has assembled some of the most thrilling stories from the classic years of TV21. Featuring material never before reprinted, these volumes showcase Anderson's most popular characters, making these essential purchases for every Anderson fan and enthusiasts of British comics. Softcover, 9 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 160 pages, full color. Cover price $29.99.

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1st printing. By Dan Barry and Hatvey Kurtzman. Collects the Daily strips from November 1951 to April 1953. Softcover, 10 1/2-in. x 13-in., 136 pages, B&W. Cover price $13.95.

Second (and possibly later) printing - Nov. 1988. By Dan Barry and Hatvey Kurtzman. Collects the Daily strips from November 1951 to April 1953. Softcover, 10 1/2-in. x 13-in., 136 pages, B&W. Cover price $13.95.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. By Harold Gray. "Little Orphan Annie". Contains 86 of the original strips from 1926. Here is the one-and-only original Little Orphan Annie just as she appeared in The Chicago Tribune and other newspapers in 1925. In this complete series of strips Annie is at her resourceful best defending "daddy" Warbucks' financial empire against the nefarious doings of two memorable shemers – young, snobbish Selby Adelbert Piffleberry (dubbed 'S.A.P. by Annie) and the inimitably unsavory Count de Tour. Annie Sandy and "Daddy" Warbucks find themselves in plenty of tight spots in these 86 strips – but, naturally, good triumphs in the end. Softcover (Saddle-Stitched/Stapled), 58 pages, 6 1/2-in. x 10 1/2-in., B&W. Cover price $1.95.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "The Coming of Gourmando!"

Written by Mike Baron and Steve Rude. Art and cover by Steve Rude.

Something long dormant beneath the surface of Ylum comes alive, triggering a visit from the planet-devouring Gourmando and his mysterious ally. With powers far beyond those of even Nexus himself, this unstoppable being banishes Nexus to an unknown realm-and the only way out is to face one's worst fears!

Mike Baron and Steve Rude deliver a new Nexus adventure in this special collection that also includes the newly remastered "Nexus: The Origin" comic and the classic Rude hand-painted Sundra story, "When She was Young."

Softcover, 192 pages, full color.

Cover price $29.99.

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1st printing. By Berkley Breathed. Collecting the strips from 1980-1995. Softcover (Horizontal Format), 11-in. x 8 1/2-ion., 112 pages, full color. Cover price $11.95.

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1st printing. Story by Lee Falk. Art and cover by Ray Moore and Wilson McCoy. Pacific Comics Club reprints the comic-strip adventures of the seemingly immortal crime-fighter called The Phantom. Collects The Phantom daily pages from February 2nd, 1942 to January 9th, 1943. First printed in Italy for comics art collectors, this does not feature Lee Falk's original text, but is translated back into English from Italian. Likewise, the Phantom's costume is red on the cover, which is how the character appears in Italy. During World War II, The Phantom and his tribal allies join the fight as Axis forces seek a foothold in their land of Bengali. They want to cut off Allied supply lines, but they weren't expecting resistance fighters led and organized by The Phantom. 11-in. x 8-1/2-in., 108 pages, B&W.

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1st printing. Story and art by Roberta Gregory. Collection of the Bitchy Bitch Strips which ran in newspapers including the Seattle Weekly. Softcover, 6 1/2-in. x 8-in., 70 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $10.95.

1st printing. Story and art by Brian Bolland. This collection of short strips takes readers away from the guns and testosterone, and into a world of wit and whimsy exclusively Bolland's own. Includes a new 20-page The Actress and The Bishop story, along with their other classic adventures, set in a strange suburban idyll. Mr. Mamoulian is Bolland's alter ego; an observer of life in a state of constant bemusement. Hardcover, 112 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $24.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "1978-1981!" From September 4, 1978, until April 12, 1981, thousands of readers across the country thrilled to the daily adventures of everyone's favorite barbarian, Conan! Now Dark Horse Comics is proud to present the Conan newspaper strips collected for the first time in a handsome hardcover volume. Readers will once again enjoy the talents of Roy Thomas, Doug Moench, John Buscema, Ernie Chan, Alfredo Alcala, Rudy Nebres, Pablo Marcos, Alan Kupperberg, and Tom Yeates as they artfully unfold the continuing saga of Conan in these daily comic strips! Conan remains one of the most popular licensed comics, with newly created Conan stories and an extensive reprint program, both from Dark Horse! Collects daily newspaper strips from September 4, 1978, through April 12, 1981. Hardcover (Horizontal Format), 12-in. x 9-in., 280 pages, full color. Cover price $34.99.

Volume 1 - 2nd and later printings. "1978-1981!" From September 4, 1978, until April 12, 1981, thousands of readers across the country thrilled to the daily adventures of everyone's favorite barbarian, Conan! Now Dark Horse Comics is proud to present the Conan newspaper strips collected for the first time in a handsome hardcover volume. Readers will once again enjoy the talents of Roy Thomas, Doug Moench, John Buscema, Ernie Chan, Alfredo Alcala, Rudy Nebres, Pablo Marcos, Alan Kupperberg, and Tom Yeates as they artfully unfold the continuing saga of Conan in these daily comic strips! Conan remains one of the most popular licensed comics, with newly created Conan stories and an extensive reprint program, both from Dark Horse! Collects daily newspaper strips from September 4, 1978, through April 12, 1981. Hardcover (Horizontal Format), 12-in. x 9-in., 280 pages, full color. Cover price $34.99.

1st Edition - How to Draw and Sell Comic Strips for Newspapers and Comic Books - 1st printing. By Alan McKenzie. Includes professional tips on content, layout, style, color, and presentation. Hardcover, 8-in. x 10-in., 144 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $18.95.

1st Edition - How to Draw and Sell Comic Strips for Newspapers and Comic Books - 2nd or later printing. By Alan McKenzie. Includes professional tips on content, layout, style, color, and presentation. Hardcover, 8-in. x 10-in., 144 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $18.95.

NO DUST JACKET - 1st Edition - How to Draw and Sell Comic Strips for Newspapers and Comic Books - 1st printing. By Alan McKenzie. Includes professional tips on content, layout, style, color, and presentation. Hardcover, 8-in. x 10-in., 144 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $18.95.

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1st printing. By Edward Sorel. Edward Sorel is widely recognized as America's premier illustrator. But when he wasn't painting covers and making drawings for The New Yorker, The Atlantic, Time, and Rolling Stone, he was making comic strips. Sorel's strips are iconoclastic, cynical, and universally excoriating. No target escapes his watchful wrath: politicians, theological dynasties, idealogues left and right, lawyers, publishers, and the usual gang of movers and shakers (nor does he spare himself). Culled from the pages of The Nation, the Village Voice, Penthouse, and other magazines, Sorel proves he is that most dangerous of creatures - a cartoonist with a chip on his shoulder. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 144 pages, B&W.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Cover by Jack Rickard. Stories and art by Don Martin, Harvey Kurtzman, Wally Wood, Will Elder, Ted Rall, Bernie Krigstein, Angelo Torres, Gary Hallgren, Sam Viviano, Al Jaffee, Frank Jacobs, Gary Belkin, Earle Doud, John Prete, Desmond Devlin, Charlie Kadau, Don (Duck) Edwing, Stan Hart, Henry Clark, Arnoldo Franchioni, Jack Rickard, Bob Clarke, Russ Cooper, George Woodbridge, Jack Syracuse, Walt F. Rosenberg, Steve Smallwood, Steve Greenberg, and Sergio Aragones, plus a special section with art by Joe Orlando, writing by comedy legend Ernie Kovacs, and color by EC and Marvel legend Marie Severin. A collection of vintage Mad material spoofing comic strips, from the 1950s to the 2000s. Classic Mad spoofs of Popeye, Prince Valiant, Little Orphan Annie and more, by EC legends Harvey Kurtzman, Wally Wood, Will Elder, and Bernie Krigstein. Wood also excels at other send-ups of comics icons, including The Mad "Comic" Opera and The Comic Strip Characters' Christmas Party. Intro by indy cartoonist Ted Rall, and art by underground comix legend Gary Hallgren. If Famous Authors or Great Painters Wrote or Drew the Comics; If Comic Strip Characters Aged or Died; If Comic Strip Characters Had Real-World Problems, or Went to Psychiatrists. Classic Don Martin sound effects, comic strip-related Marginals by Sergio Aragones, and the rarely seen Sunday Comic Section We'd Like To See, from Worst of Mad #4. A Sunday Comic Section We'd Like To See; Introduction by Ted Rall; If Famous Authors Wrote the Comics; The Comic Strip Characters' Christmas Party; If Five Comic Strip Cartoonists Interpreted the Age-Old Riddle: "Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road?"; The Mad "Comic" Opera; Little Orphan Melvin!; Manduck The Magician; Gasoline Valley!; Katchandhammer Kids!; The Anatomy of the Human Body Based on the Comics; If Comic Strip Characters Were as Old as Their Strips; Don Martin's Guide to Some Very Obscure Comics Sound Effects; If Comic Characters Were Psychoanalyzed; Mad's All-Inclusive Do-It-Yourself Peanuts Comic Strip; If Famous Movies Were Made Into Comic Strips; If the Real World of Today Caught Up With the Comics; Starchie; Prince Violent!; Bringing Back Father!; Poopeye!; Final Episodes of Peanuts You Never Saw; Comic Strip Classics in Their Full Strip Form; If the World's Great Painters Drew the Comics; If Blondie Entered the Real Work Place; The Comics Page of L'Osservatore Romano; When Today's Controversial Issues Totally Invade the Comics; The Congressional Record Comic Pages; When Other Comic Strips Start Using the "Far Side" Formula; A Mad Look Back at the Bush Family Circus; Obituaries For Comic Strip Characters; Comic Strip Cursing Symbols to Match a Given Situation; Dick Tracy, Bachelor; Commemorative Stamps for More Recent Comic Strips; The Dysfunctional Family Circus; One Day in the Comics Suburbs; When the Dilbert Cast Invades Other Comic Strips; Get Mutt. You'll Pay; Fold-In. Softcover, 128 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $12.95.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Kickstarter Edition "The Coming of Gourmando!"

Written by Mike Baron and Steve Rude. Art and cover by Steve Rude.

Something long dormant beneath the surface of Ylum comes alive, triggering a visit from the planet-devouring Gourmando and his mysterious ally. With powers far beyond those of even Nexus himself, this unstoppable being banishes Nexus to an unknown realm-and the only way out is to face one's worst fears!

Mike Baron and Steve Rude deliver a new Nexus adventure in this special collection that also includes the newly remastered "Nexus: The Origin" comic and the classic Rude hand-painted Sundra story, "When She was Young."

Softcover, 192 pages, full color.

Cover price $29.99.

Edited by Michael Dowers. Forward by R.C. Harvey. Tijuana Bibles: America's Forgotten Comic Strips compiles volumes 1-3 and almost all of volume 4 of the original Eros Comix Tijuana Bibles series. This massive collection of once-illegal Tijuana Bibles, little eight-page comic books that flourished from the 1930's and 1940's until higher grade erotica in the form of Playboy and other girlie magazines drove them from the scene in the 1950s, displays the finest reproduction of America's foremost and forgotten folk artists. 520 pgs. 5" x 8" Cover price $35.00.

1st printing. Edited by Bill Blackbeard, Dale Crain, and James Vance. Featuring some of the best comic strips of the last century starring the likes of Popeye, Snoopy, Dick Tracy, Lil Abner, Blonde, and many, many more! Hardcover, 9 1/2-in. x 12-in., 480 pages, PC/PB&W.

1st printing. By Ron Goulart. Long out of print, The Adventurous Decade is now available again, covering the background and art of such strips as Buck Rogers, Flash Gordon, Tarzan, Scorchy Smith, Dick Tracy, Terry and the Pirates, Prince Valiant, The Phantom, Brick Bradford, The Spirit, and Don Winslow together with many seldom-discussed strips such as Bronc Peeler, Tex Throne, Roy Powers, Dan Dunn, and Tailspin Tommy. While the text of the book, based on interviews with such comic strip luminaries as Noel Sickles, Milton Caniff, Roy Crane, Alfred Andriola, Dick Moore, Mel Graff, Leslie Turner, and other important strip artists, remains unchanged, the book has been totally redesigned in a landscape format to showcase the fabulous artwork from these strips. The reprint is printed on deluxe heavy paper stock with all-new illustrations, many taken from rarely seen original artwork. Softcover (Horizontal Format), 12-in. x 8 1/2-in., 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $24.99.

1st printing. Story and art by AL CAPP STUDIOS. First appearing in Al Capp's Li'l Abner comic strip in August 1948, the oddly shaped (and happily edible) Shmoo creature became an overnight phenomenon, spawning an unprecedented merchandising frenzy in the late forties and fifties. As part of the Dark Horse Archives series, ALL Shmoo newspaper strip appearances and storylines are being collected for the first time ever in a deluxe, oversized hardcover! In addition to every weekly and Sunday Shmoo newspaper appearance from 1948 to 1976, this collection also features rare Al Capp photographs and Shmoo illustrations, a look at some Shmoo-centric products from its marketing heyday, a brand-new Shmoo wraparound cover by renowned illustrator Pete Poplaski, as well as an introduction and story annotations by certified Shmoo-ologist Denis Kitchen! Hardcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 176 pages, full color. Cover price $49.95.

1st printing. Art by Emilio Frejo and Juan Gonzalez. Steed and Mrs. Peel are needed! In 1967, D.C. Thomson made an arrangement with ABC Television Ltd to adapt popular TV show The Avengers into a series of new comic strip serials for Diana magazine. The beautifully drawn strips ran at two pages a week from issues #199 to #224. Fifty years later, Big Finish made an arrangement with StudioCanal to adapt the comic strips into audio adventures, starring Julian Wadham and Oliva Poulet as Steed and Mrs. Peel. This book contains all eight original comic strips, restored and in full color: "Return to Castle De'ath," "The Miser," "The Golden Dresses," "The Norse Code," "Playtime is Over," "The Antagoniser," "The Mad Hatter," and "The Secret Six." Softcover, 8-in. x 10-in., 96 pages, full color. Cover price $19.99.

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Add to cart Very Good $10.00

1st printing. By Mori Walker. The creator of Beetle Bailey takes a look at the rich history of the newspaper strip and the talented people that do them. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 312 pages, B&W. Cover price $6.95.

1st Printing - A subtle thread links the Beatles to comic strips. And not just because the four musicians had always been fanatic readers of those comics printed on cheap paper. Genuine icons of pop culture, like Marilyn and Coca-Cola, they were fated to meet up with the most classic means of expression, with a clear popular bent, a medium with great narrative and entertainment capacities that easily grabbed the attention of teens of both sexes. The book for the first time investigates and documents the interest that cartoonists, publishers and enthusiasts have shown in their special relationship with the universe of comic strips; a rich and variegated relationship with thousands of publications, in every part of the world, and a production that continues to the present day. In some stories the Beatles are the protagonists, in others they make cameo appearances, while others feature their lyrics transformed into comic strips. Published on the 50th anniversary of the Fab Four first single (Love Me Do) at the beginning of September 2012, the book celebrates the band with a festive, fun and original product, conveying a dimension that does not age, transmitting the legend that endures through the years and changing fashions. Hardcover, 8" x 11", 240 pages, full color. Cover price $39.95.

One-Shot. 1995. Written and illustrated by Ellis Goodwin. 6.5" x 10.25". 32 pages. Black and white. Cover price $2.50.

Created, written, and illustrated by Travis J. Hill. B&W, 32 pages, standard paper stock. See also: Bust a Nut Komix (1996) Cover price $2.95.

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Written by Den Zelig, art by R C Guinan III. 28 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.99.

Cavalcade of Old Time Comic Strips, Vol. 1 (1967) reprints samples from a variety of comic strips that were popular in the 1920's and 1930's, published by Tower Press, Inc. of Lynn, Mass. Strips include Polly, Felix the Cat, Happy Hooligan, Bringing Up Father, Thimble Theatre, Gasoline Alley, Tim Tyler's Luck, Barney Google, Katzenjammer Kids, Flash Gordon (Alex Raymond), Blondie, Krazy Kat, Joe Palooka, and may others. Edited and compiled by Edward Kutlowski. 11-in. x 14-3/4-in., 76 pages (counting covers), black and white, cardstock cover with white paper interior (but mediocre reproduction quality). No cover price.

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Add to cart Near Mint $10.00

1st printing. "Menace From Space!" Written by Gerry Anderson. Introduction by Thunderbirds historian Chris Bentley. The highly successful Century 21 series of books have acquired a reputation for presenting some of the best-loved comic strips of the 1960s in breathtaking quality. This is the fifth volume in the series, and features 12 complete stories with an outer space theme, including Thunderbirds, Stingray, Captain Scarlet, Fireball XL5, Zero X, and UFO! The book, endorsed and overseen by Gerry Anderson, the creator of Thunderbirds and other classic shows, also includes biographies of the original artists, reproductions of TV Century 21 front covers! Hardcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 160 pages, full color. Cover price $29.95.

1st printing.

By David Kunzle.

Cham, real name Count Amédée de Noé and a serious rival to Daumier, may have been the epitome of a célèbre inconnu, a famous unknown. He is one much deserving, at last, of this fi rst account of his huge oeuvre as a caricaturist.

This book concentrates on his mastery of the important newcomer to the field of caricature, which we call comic strip, picture story, and graphic novel. The volume features facsimiles of nearly twenty of these from 1839 to 1863 and ranging from one page to forty (this last a parody of Victor Hugo's Les Misérables).

In addition, summaries and sample illustrations of twenty-seven "minor works" demonstrate that Cham is by far the most important specialist of what was then a new genre in Europe.

Hardcover, 10-in. x 13-in., 538 pages, PC.

Cover price $90.00.

1st printing. By Ron Lackmann. During the memorable years when Radio was America's favorite home entertainment medium, the airwaves were permeated with all sorts of programming. There were the daytime dramas of domestic stress and five-day-a-week children's adventure serials. There were even adaptations of great works of the theater and literature. From Archie Andrews to Tom Mix, all radio characters and programs that ever stemmed from a comic book or comic strip in radio's golden age are collected here, for the first time, in an easy-to-read, A through Z book! Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 206 pages, B&W. NOTE: The indicia says 2004, but this book was released 02/2012. Cover price $19.95.

1st printing.

Art and cover by Ken Bald.

The iconic gothic romance vampire television series Dark Shadows was so popular and influential that it was adapted in numerous media. In addition to finding its way into 35 Gold Key comic books, Dark Shadows was also adapted into one of the most striking comic strips of the 1970s, running for only one year, from March 14, 1971 through March 11, 1972, with stand out, eye-catching artwork by seasoned comic book and comic strip artist Ken Bald. Hermes Press' new archival edition of the strip features all of the dailies and Sundays, in their original half page format, and in full color, rarely seen documentary material, stills from the show that were used in preparation of the strip and more.

Hardcover (Horizontal Format), 11-in. x 8 1/2-in., 224 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $50.00.

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1st printing.

Story and art by Scott Adams.

The 16th Dilbert Book.

Everyone whos in business, works for a business, or even just gives others the business is amazed: Scott Adams never lacks for yet another way to lampoon the corporate world. Its not that Adams is anti-business. He's more anti-bad boss than anything. But poor management practices, the effects of bad decisions, and what it all means for the average worker add up to more comedic material than even the man who created Dilbert can tame.

Since Dilbert was first syndicated in 1989, Adams has built a following that would be the envy of any corporate sales and marketing team. His work not only generates howls from readers as they rush to plaster it on lunch-room refrigerators and scan it into interoffice e-mails, it has those same fans reading about their workplaces every Sunday in a multiple-panel, color format. And thats what this treasury, The Collected Dilbert Sundays, provides. This collection offers yet another glimpse into the zany life of Dilbert, Dogbert, Ratbert, and the rest of the crazy cube crew through the masterpiece Sunday comics. Heres even more of the great Adamss irony, sarcasm, and satire that so many have come to depend upon to cope with the corporate workplace. The Collected Dilbert Sundays humorously continues the tradition of poking fun at the world of business from which we all seek to temporarily escape.

Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 9-in., 224 pages, B&W.

Cover price $14.95.