The Big Apple comic books issue 1

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NOTE: Book 10 of the Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collection - Years Covered: 1977-1978.

1st printing. Collects The Amazing Spider-Man (1963-1998 1st Series) #165-185, The Amazing Spider-Man (1963-1998 1st Series) Annual #11, Nova (1976-1979 1st Series) #12, and Mighty Marvel Calendar (1975-1981) #1978. Written by Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Bill Mantlo, Archie Goodwin, and Scott Edelman. Art by Ross Andru, Don Perlin, John Romita, Jr., Sal Buscema, Mike Esposito, Jim Mooney, Frank Giacoia, Tony DeZuniga, Al Milgrom, and Bob McLeod. Cover by Gil Kane and Mike Esposito. Back Cover by Ross Andru and Mike Esposito. J. Jonah Jameson has uncovered proof that Peter Parker is Spider-Man - and that's just the beginning of the web-slinger's problems! Dinosaurs are fighting the Lizard on Broadway. Doctor Faustus plots to drive our hero insane. And the Molten Man and Punisher are back in town! That's just another day in the Big Apple for Spider-Man! But when the Green Goblin returns, all bets are off! Spider-Man's secret identity, the lives of Aunt May and Mary Jane - everything is on the line! Also featuring a team-up with Nova, the first appearance of Rocket Racer, the return of the crime boss Silvermane, an Annual with more spiders than men...and Peter Parker proposes to Mary Jane! Will she accept? Softcover, 520 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $49.99.

1st (only) printing. Front cover art by Stu Schwartzberg, Larry Hama, Paul Kirchner, & Wally Wood. Back cover by Ralph Reese. Big Apple Comix is a one-shot, hybrid alternative/underground comic edited by Flo Steinberg (one of the first independent comics ever published), featuring stories and art about New York City. Foreword by Denny O'Neil. "The Man without a City," script by Stu Schwarzberg, inks by Marie Severin; After denouncing New York, a man is sentenced to spend the remainder of his life having no contact with the city. "My Word," script and art by Wally Wood; Wood exaggerates New York's reputation for sleaze and sex. "The Tube," script by Wally Wood, art by Al Williamson (signed); Dan Green; Brad Bickford is transported to another dimension where he is considered their long-prophesied champion. "A Nice Place to Visit, But...", script and art by Linda Fite; The contrast between New York and California. Over & Under, art by Neal Adams and Larry Hama; The contrasting lives of an office secretary and a prostitute. "The Battery's Down," script and art by Alan Weiss; A new arrival in the city experiences a rapid dose of its downside. "Lotsa Yox," script and pencils by Herb Trimpe, inks by Wally Wood; 1933 pilot has an unexpected encounter. "The Silent Minority," script and art by Mike Ploog; A day in the life of a hobo. "Token," script and art by Herb Trimpe; A subway token is discovered in the far distant future. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $1.00.

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1st printing.

Story and art Alyssa Bermudez.

In this heartfelt diary-style graphic memoir, a young New Yorker doodles her way through middle school - until the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack leaves her wondering if she can ever be a kid again. 12-year old Alyssa splits time between her Puerto Rican dad's apartment in Manhattan and her white mom's new place in Queens, navigating the trials and tribulations of middle school, and an epic crush on a new classmate.

The only way to make sense of it all is to capture the highs and lows in doodles and hilarious comics in a diary. Then life abruptly changes on September 11, 2001. After the Twin Towers fall and so many lives are lost, worries about gossip and boys feel distant and insignificant.

Alyssa must find a new sense of self and purpose amidst all of the chaos, and find the strength to move forward with hope.

Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 288 pages, 2C.

Cover price $14.99.

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1st printing.

Story and art Alyssa Bermudez.

In this heartfelt diary-style graphic memoir, a young New Yorker doodles her way through middle school - until the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack leaves her wondering if she can ever be a kid again. 12-year old Alyssa splits time between her Puerto Rican dad's apartment in Manhattan and her white mom's new place in Queens, navigating the trials and tribulations of middle school, and an epic crush on a new classmate.

The only way to make sense of it all is to capture the highs and lows in doodles and hilarious comics in a diary. Then life abruptly changes on September 11, 2001. After the Twin Towers fall and so many lives are lost, worries about gossip and boys feel distant and insignificant.

Alyssa must find a new sense of self and purpose amidst all of the chaos, and find the strength to move forward with hope.

Hardcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 288 pages, 2C.

Cover price $22.99.

1st printing. Story and art by Warn's. 1940s' New York. Flashes go off around the city as bodies pile up and local papers battle to feed the public's demand for sensationalism. The one and only Lou Cale is one of these notorious shutterbugs, but Lou also keeps his ear to the ground, often picking up on crime scene details that go unseen by the authorities, and which lead him into his own dogged investigations. From mysterious suicides, scalped corpses and stolen Oriental treasures, to racist hangings and mob assassinations, tough nut Lou fights his way through a bevy of beauties and a whole bunch of crooks, to get to the truth. Hardcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 244 pages, full color. Cover price $34.95.