The Fantastic Worlds of Frank Frazetta comic books issue 1

Volume 1 - 1st printing.

This oversized edition collects four classic FRAZETTA-based tales. Enter the savage world in "Dark Kingdom" as Red Morgan conquers demons to avenge his family. America's icon Teddy Roosevelt battles Mayan gods and Martians in "Creatures" to protect his country and the world. Enter "Swamp Demon" as the battle against good and evil wages on in the land of and two horror classics come toe to toe in "Dracula Meets the Wolfman!"

All brought to life by some of the industries' top creators, along with new, never-before printed bonus material.

Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 12-in., full color.

Cover price $29.99.

1st Taschen printing. Frank Frazetta has reigned as the undisputed lord of fantasy art for 50 years, his fame only growing in the 10 years since his death. With his paintings now breaking auction records, he's long overdue for this ultimate monograph. Born in 1928, Frazetta claimed to only make art when there was nothing better to do - he preferred playing baseball - yet began his professional career in comics at age 16. Strip work led him to the infamous EC Comics, then to oils for Tarzan and Conan pulp covers. He redefined fantasy heroes as more massive, more menacing, more testosterone-fueled than anything seen before. As counterbalance he created a new breed of women, as nude as censorship allowed, with pixie faces and multiparous bodies: thick thighed, heavy buttocked, breasts cantilevered out to there, yet still, with their soft bellies and hints of cellulite, believably real. Add in the action, the creatures, the twilit worlds of haunting shadow and Frazetta's art is addictive as potato chips. Hardcover, 472 pages, full color. Cover price $200.00.

1st printing. Art and cover by Frank Frazetta. Edited by Dian Hanson. Introduction by Dan Nadel. Frank Frazetta has reigned as the undisputed king of fantasy art for 50 years, his fame only growing in the years since his death and long overdue for this ultimate monograph. Born to a Sicilian immigrant family in Brooklyn, 1928, Frazetta was a minor league athlete, petty criminal and serial seducer with movie star looks and phenomenal talent. He claimed to only make art when there was nothing better to do-he preferred playing baseball-yet began his professional career in comics at age 16. Strip work led him to the infamous EC Comics, then to oils for Tarzan and Conan pulp covers. Both characters were interpreted by many before him, but as he explained in the 1970s, "I'm very physical minded. In Brooklyn, I knew Conan, I knew guys just like him," and he used this first-hand knowledge of muscle and macho to redefine fantasy heroes as more massive, more menacing, more testosterone-fueled than anything seen before. Add in the action, the creatures, the twilit worlds of haunting shadow and Frazetta's art is addictive as potato chips. Hardcover, 6 1/2-in. x 9-in., 480 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $30.00.

1st printing. This oversized edition collects four classic FRAZETTA-based tales. Enter the savage world in "Dark Kingdom" as Red Morgan conquers demons to avenge his family. America's icon Teddy Roosevelt battles Mayan gods and Martians in "Creatures" to protect his country and the world. Enter "Swamp Demon" as the battle against good and evil wages on in the land of and two horror classics come toe to toe in "Dracula Meets the Wolfman!" All brought to life by some of the industries' top creators, along with new, never-before printed bonus material. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 12-in., full color. Cover price $15.99.