Super Joe comic books issue 1

Story by Scott Pierce and Austin Hough, art by Steven Butler, cover by Bob Hall. The year is 2100, and the world has been at peace for decades due to the success of the previous generation's superheroes. These mightiest of Earth's mortals achieved what no other generation could; decades-long peace and harmony amongst all it's people. That time of peace and harmony was so successful that superheroes became obsolete; a thing of the past, resigned to the subject of bedtime stories parents tell their children at night. But nothing lasts forever. Out of nowhere emerged Darkon, a creature of unknown origin leading an army of summoned monsters called Gors. Darkon and his Gor army attacked the peaceful people of Earth. Using carefully-hoarded samples of superhero blood, and samples of the general population, a team of scientists was able to find the links, isolate them, and use them to create first clones of famous super heroes of the past, and with later refinements, a new generation of super heroes with even more versatile powers and intelligence. The Super Joe project, as it was code-named, had created a small army of superior clones; an entire army of Super Joes.

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1st printing.

Written by Julian Voloj. Art and cover by Thomas Campi.

Everyone knows Superman, but not everyone knows the story of two youngsters from Cleveland who created Superman. Based on archival material and original sources, Truth, Justice, and the American Way: The Joe Shuster Story tells the story of the friendship between writer Jerry Siegel and illustrator Joe Shuster, their creation of an American icon, and puts the work into the wider context of the American comic book industry.

Softcover, 6 1/2-in. x 9-in., 180 pages, full color.

Cover price $19.99.

Add to cart Very Fine $18.00

1st printing.

Written by Julian Voloj. Art and cover by Thomas Campi.

Everyone knows Superman, but not everyone knows the story of two youngsters from Cleveland who created Superman. Based on archival material and original sources, Truth, Justice, and the American Way: The Joe Shuster Story tells the story of the friendship between writer Jerry Siegel and illustrator Joe Shuster, their creation of an American icon, and puts the work into the wider context of the American comic book industry.

Hardcover, 6 1/2-in. x 9-in., 180 pages, full color.

Cover price $24.99.

1st printing.

Written by Craig Yoe. Introduction by Stan Lee.

Secret Identity: The Fetish Art of Superman's Co-creator Joe Shuster showcases rare and recently discovered erotic artwork by the most seminal artist in comics, Joe Shuster. Created in the early 1950s when Shuster was down on his luck after suing his publisher, DC Comics, over the copyright for Superman, he illustrated these images for an obscure series of magazines called "Nights of Horror," published under the counter until they were banned by the U.S. Senate.

Juvenile deliquency, Dr. Fredric Wertham, and the Brooklyn Thrill Killers gang all figure into this sensational story.

Hardcover, 11-in. x 10-in., 160 pages, PC/PB&W. Mature Readers

Cover price $24.95.

1st printing. Learn how to draw super heroes from the legendary writer/illustrator Joe Kubert. The man that helped define hawkman, Batman, Sgt. Rock, and the Flash shares his knowledge of foreshotening, perspective, twist and tilt, dimensionality, super anatomy, the process of working from script, how to develop your skill as a storyteller, and much more. Softcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 144 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.95.

1st printing. Written by Dwight Zimmerman, Charles Nicholas, and Jim Mooney. Designed by Gregory Homs. The biggest G.I. Joe coloring book ever! It's GI Joe vs. Cobra in non-stop ready to color action! Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $1.99.

1st Printing. Hardcover, Spiralbound, 11.5" x 16", 62 pages, full color.

1st printing. By Brad Ricca. In the vein of Schulz and Peanuts, the first comprehensive literary biography of Joe Shuster and Jerry Siegel, creators of Superman. Drawing on ten years of research, Brad Ricca's Super Boys is the first ever full biography about Superman's creators. Among scores of new discoveries, the book reveals the first stories and pictures ever published by the two, where the first Superman story really came from, the real inspiration for Lois Lane, the template for Superman's costume, and much, much more. Super Boys is the story of a long friendship between boys who grew to be men and the standard that would be impossible for both of them to live up to. Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 320 pages, Text (with B&W illustrations and photos). Cover price $27.99.

1st printing. By Brad Ricca. Now in softcover, the first comprehensive literary biography of Joe Shuster and Jerry Siegel, creators of Superman. Drawing on ten years of research, Brad Ricca's Super Boys is the first ever full biography about Superman's creators. Among scores of new discoveries, the book reveals the first stories and pictures ever published by the two, where the first Superman story really came from, the real inspiration for Lois Lane, the template for Superman's costume, and much, much more. Super Boys is the story of a long friendship between boys who grew to be men and the standard that would be impossible for both of them to live up to. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 464 pages, Text (with B&W illustrations and photos). Cover price $17.99.

1st printing. Limited to 1500 copies. Signed by Joe Kubert. Learn how to draw super heroes from the legendary writer/illustrator Joe Kubert. The man that helped define hawkman, Batman, Sgt. Rock, and the Flash shares his knowledge of foreshortening, perspective, twist and tilt, dimensional, super anatomy, the process of working from script, how to develop your skill as a storyteller, and much more. Hardcover, 9-1/4-in. x 12-1/4-in., 144 pages.