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Hey everyone! It's Marty Grosser, your bud @Bud's, here with a selection of new titles here at Bud's Art Books! Just arrived this week are art collections featuring Reginald Heade and Arthur Rackham, a new Paul Smith Doctor Strange Artist's Edition, three new volumes in Taschen's Marvel Comics Library "Biblioteca Universalis" line, new collected editions from DC, Marvel, and PS Artbooks, Rare Books and more! We have plenty of stuff to go over, so let's get into it! |
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Comic Archives |
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ATLAS COMICS LIBRARY Volume 10 Sports Action Across fourteen issues, the artistic cream of the Timely/Atlas crop—Syd Shores, Joe Maneely, Bill Everett, Bob Powell, Gene Colan, George Tuska, Bernard Krigstein, and others—told true stories of the sports icons of the 1930s and 1940s, including: Knute Rockne (football), Hack Wilson (baseball), Man O’ War (horse racing), Herman Sandow (physical culture), Bronco Nagurski (football), Ralph Kiner (baseball), Phil Rizzuto (baseball), Warren Spahn (baseball), Sugar Ray Robinson (boxing), Jackie Robinson (baseball), and Niles Kinnick, the 1939 Heisman Trophy winner of the Iowa Hawkeyes, among a score of others! Fantagraphics, 2026. Item Code: ATL10HHardcover, 9x11, 416pg, Full Color
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Walt Disney's Donald Duck: The Ultimate History. 45th Ed.
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DOCTOR STRANGE By Paul Smith Artist's Edition
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THE NEW TITANS Omnibus Volume 1 Collects The New Titans #50-70, The New Titans Annual #5-6, Batman #436-442, Hawk & Dove #11-12, Hawk & Dove Annual #1, Secret Origins Annual #3, Wonder Woman #47-48 (and pages from issues #22-23), and a story from Secret Origins #46. DC Comics, 2026.
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The Art of Reginald Heade: Volume 3 In this third and final volume of The Art of Reginald Heade, published in the 125th anniversary year of the artist’s birth, authors Stephen James Walker and Steve Chibnall showcase a further collection of his outstanding work from the 1930s to the 1950s. Presented within are full-color reproductions of dozens of newly rediscovered, incredibly scarce dustjacket pieces by Heade, along with some of the very finest of his classic pulp fiction paperback covers, almost all in full-page size and in better quality than ever seen in print before, along with much new analysis and information. The Art of Reginald Heade Volume Three is a veritable treasure trove for Heade’s many admirers, and for anyone with a taste for classic book cover artwork! Telos, 2026. Item Code: ARTRH03H Hardcover, 9x11, 390pg, Full Color $75.00 |
When I recently returned to Bud Plant, I was once again introduced to the world of classic illustration, dating back decades, if not centuries past. One particular illustrator that drew my attention was the British pulp illustrator and cover artist, Reginald Heade. His good girl paintings are every bit as good as his American counterparts, perhaps even better than most. Discovering Reggie's work has been a true treat, and this third and final (say it ain't so!) collection, could be the best of the trilogy. Authors Stephen James Walker and Steve Chibnall have gathered together many rare and little-seen covers and illustrations from Heade, each a delight to behold. Highly Recommended! ~Marty |
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The Art of Octopath Traveler: 2020-2023 Explore the creation of the fantastic world of Solistia and its many inhabitants”including the adventuresome octet and all their friends and foes”in this full-color hardcover artbook filled with creator commentary and intricate art from the development of the critically acclaimed Octopath Traveler II and Octopath Traveler: Champions of the Continent. Dark Horse Books and Square Enix present The Art of Octopath Traveler: 2020-2023, officially published in English for the first time! Fans of the beloved series can now pore over page after page of gorgeous concept art with extensive commentary from the game’s creative team. Dark Horse, 2026. Item Code: ARTOT23H Hardcover, 9x11, 224pg, Full Color |
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Grimm's Fairy Tales: Illustrated by Arthur Rackham (Arcturus Epic Classics) Filled with cunning witches, dragon hoards and goblins spinning straw into gold, these Germanic stories are some of the most recognized and beloved fairy tales of all time. This gorgeous hardback contains 80 of these stories, including some of the best known, such as Briar-Rose (better known as Sleeping Beauty), and Little Red-Cap (a.k.a. Little Red Riding Hood), as well as some lesser-known tales, like The Bremen Town Musicians, The Goose-Girl and King Thrushbeard. All are illustrated by the incomparable Arthur Rackham. Also included are Hansel and Gretel, Cinderella, Rapunzel, Snow White, and Rumpelstiltskin. With its luxurious cover design, this edition makes a wonderful collectible for children and adults alike! Sirius, 2026. Item Code: GRIFTH Hardcover, 9x11, 384pg, b&w |
Another great illustrated book that you can enjoy yourself, or with your kids or grandchildren. These are the classic fairy tales that served as the basis for many of Disney's greatest animated features, presented here as they originally appeared, written by the Brothers Grimm, and illustrated throughout by the legendary Arthur Rackham, one of history's most prolific and popular artists. This is a great looking volume, filled with the classic stories that many of us grew up on. A great gift for the holidays or anytime! ~Marty |
Taschen's Bibliotheca Universalis |
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Marvel Comics Library: Avengers. 1963-1965 Relive the classic early adventures of Marvel's Avengers in this Biblioteca Universalis compact trade edition! Taschen has attempted to create an ideal representation of issues #1-20 of the series as they were produced at the time of publication. The most pristine pedigreed comics have been cracked open and photographed for reproduction in close collaboration with Marvel and the Certified Guaranty Company. Each page has then been digitally remastered using modern retouching techniques to correct problems with the era’s inexpensive, imperfect printing—as if hot off a world-class 1960s printing press. Accompanying these classic tales is an original foreword by Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige, plus an in-depth history by the Eisner Award-winning writer Kurt Busiek, illustrated with original art, little-seen photos, and rare documents. Taschen, 2026. Item Code: MARCLAHHardcover, 6x8, 648pg, Full Color $25.00 |
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Marvel Comics Library: Spider-Man. 1962-1964 When Stan Lee first pitched the idea of Spider-Man in 1962, his boss was full of objections: People hate spiders. Teenagers aren’t lead characters; they’re sidekicks. He should be glamorous and successful, not a friendless loser. But Stan persisted and Martin Goodman let him give the unlikely hero a tryout in Amazing Fantasy, a title which was already slated for cancellation. With Spider-Man on the cover, Amazing Fantasy #15 shot to the top of Marvel’s best-seller list for the year, and the rest is history. With an in-depth historical essay by Marvel editor Ralph Macchio, an introduction by uber-collector David Mandel, and original art, rare photographs, and other gems, this robust collection of wall-crawling wonder will make anyone’s spider-sense tingle with anticipation! Taschen, 2026. Item Code: MARCLASHHardcover, 6x8, 704pg, Full Color $25.00 |
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Marvel Comics Library: X-Men. 1963-1966 Item Code: MARCLXH |
We already received the Fantastic Four volume in this series a while ago, and now here are three more amazing collections of the issues that helped form the foundation for the Marvel Age of comics. Featuring reproductions of 20 complete issues, each shot from original high grade copies freed from their CGC slabs for the project, and expertly color corrected to preserve the comic book feel, these "Bibliotheca Universalis" editions are the perfect collected editions to allow fans to relive these timeless tales once again. All are Highly Recommended! ~Marty |
Graphic Novels |
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METAL HURLANT Volume 5 Passing Through Bold, transgressive comics, beamed to Earth quarterly with all-new stories, cutting edge reportage, and iconic archival material! 50 years after the debut of Metal Hurlant in France, the iconic and genre-defining publication is returning to English, with a bigger and bolder iteration than ever before: as a quarterly anthology published by Humanoids. Each volume of Metal Hurlant will feature over 272 pages of a one-of-a-kind, otherworldly, literary experience. This volume includes contributions from: Adrien Mangold, Afif Khaled, Alex C. Santana, Alexander Asisi, Alexandre Kha, Beb-Deum, Bryan Ling, Caza, Cecilia Capuana, Céline Colliot-Thélène, Curt Merlo, Daniel Blancou, David Ferracci, Dona Asisi, Eduardo Francisco, Erwann Surcouf, Étienne Appert, Fabrizio Dori, François Bazzoli, François Schuiten, Gregory Panaccione, Iwan Lépingle, J.R. Hughto, Jacques Després, Jacques Lob, Jérémie Gasparutto, Jerry Frissen, Joseph Callioni, Julien Noirel, Koren Shadmi, Lola Owl, Luc Schuiten, Marvin Paval, Miguel Babiano, Miguel Vila, Miklós Felvidéki, Mœbius, Otto Maddox, Paul Lucido, Philippe Scoffoni, Rachel, Richard Marazano, Ronan Toulhoat, Salvador Sanz, Sergio Macedo, Ted Benoit, Thibaud De Rochebrune, and Thibault Claudel. Humanoids, 2026. Item Code: METH05 Paperback, 8x11, 272pg, Partial Color |
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THE OUTSIDER Take a walk with The Outsider, a secret history of comics, set within the moving biography of legendary comics artist, Bernard Krigstein. Comics in the 1950s is a nowhere medium for journeymen and artistically frustrated illustrators. At least that’s what Bernie Krigstein—an out-of-step painter slumming in the sleazy comics industry to make ends meet—thinks. Creator Joseph D’Esposito explores the Jewish roots of comics and its lineage of Black, women, and other unsung participants (such as Matt Baker, a Black pioneer of the graphic novel). In the political hotbed of post-war America, the personal and the political weave vertiginously, culminating in the magnum opus tale, “Master Race,” written by Al Feldstein and elevated to one of the few serious early comics works by Krigstein. Fantagraphics, 2026. Item Code: OUTSI |
I'm looking forward to sitting down with this graphic novel from Joseph D’Esposito, who used the difficult period of EC veteran Bernard Krigstein as the launching point for a multi-leveled look at the comics industry, the '50s, and the social and political climate of the era. Krigstein was toiling in the comics industry during this period, working for EC, Atlas, and doing odd illustration jobs to make ends meet. He's constantly met with people who look down on comics and consider the art form anything but. It has an Eisner-esque feel to it, and reads like something straight out of his old neighborhood. Recommended. ~Marty |
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Marvel Dimensions: A Graphic Novel by Alex Ross Marvel Dimensions is legendary artist Alex Ross’ second book in the "Marvel Arts" series, following his critically acclaimed and award-winning, Fantastic Four: Full Circle. The story takes us through the classic origins of Marvel’s most iconic characters—Spider-Man, the Incredible Hulk, Iron Man, Wolverine, and many others—who appear in dramatic, fully painted spreads. An unseen narrator describes each moment with confidence, guiding the reader through these touchstones of Marvel history. But as the story moves forward, the tone begins to shift, and the voice behind the narration is not who the readers expect, one that carries a motive that slowly pushes the narrative somewhere darker and far more unpredictable! Once this tonal shift occurs, the story begins to expand into something much larger and more surprising, as the storylines begin to twist in on themselves, and characters behave in unexpected ways, with events rippling across the Marvel Universe with growing tensions. Ross uses the unusual structure of the book to pull readers deeper into an ever-widening mystery. Every new sequence reveals another layer, building toward a final act that reframes everything that came before it! A bonus 32-page comic book is included that is pivotal to the storyline! Abrams, 2026. Item Code: MARDH Hardcover, 9x11, 112pg, Full Color |
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Doctor Strange: Endless Nightmare The latest book in the critically acclaimed, award-winning Marvel Arts line of stand-alone graphic novels curated by Alex Ross, featuring Doctor Strange in a psychedelic trip to the Nightmare Realm, brought to life by the creative team behind the national bestselling graphic novel adaptations of Dune, Kevin J. Anderson, Raúl Allén, and Patricia Martín. When Stephen Strange encounters a mysterious patient at his hospital who won’t stop raving about how life is “nothing but the dream of a sleeping god,” the rest of the world is suddenly struck with insomnia. In order to prevent chaos from unfolding as the people around him become more and more desperate for sleep, Stephen Strange must embark into the mind of the madman who seems to have heralded this disaster, taking a psychedelic trip into the Nightmare Realm. Abrams, 2026.
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Slewfoot: Deluxe Limited Edition DELUXE LIMITED EDITION! Set in Colonial New England, Slewfoot is a tale of magic and mystery, of triumph and terror from bestselling author and acclaimed artist Brom. Connecticut, 1666: An ancient spirit awakens in a dark wood. The wildfolk call him Father, slayer, protector. The colonists call him Slewfoot, demon, devil. To Abitha, a recently widowed outcast, alone and vulnerable in her pious village, he is the only one she can turn to for help. Together, they ignite a battle between pagan and Puritan-one that threatens to destroy the entire village, leaving nothing but ashes and bloodshed in their wake! TOR Nightfire, 2026. This stunning deluxe edition includes the following: — beautiful new endpapers illustrated by the author Item Code: SLEWD |
PS Artbooks |
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THE SPIRIT Volume 5 Hardcover |
THE SPIRIT Volume 5 Eisner's iconic good-girl covers on #20 and 21; #22 was used by the N.Y. Legislative Commission and is another classic Eisner cover of the sultry villainess Skinny Bones, as well as the final issue of this run. Quality Comics was an American comic book publishing company that operated from 1937 to 1956 and was largely influential in creating the "Golden Age" of comic books. From 1940-1950, printer Everett M. "Busy" Arnold reprinted Spirit stories under his Quality Comics banner, first individually from 1940-1947 as one of the features in 92 issues of Police Comics and from 1944-1950 as 22 issues of The Spirit. The Spirit is a fictional masked crime fighter created by cartoonist Will Eisner, who fights crime with the blessing of the city's police commissioner Dolan, an old friend. |
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WHITE PRINCESS OF THE JUNGLE Volume 1 Hardcover Item Code: WHI01H |
WHITE PRINCESS OF THE JUNGLE Volume 1 Highlighted here are covers and stories by the superlative Everett Raymond Kinstler. A young white couple came to Kraal of the Tauruti tribe in Africa with a baby girl they called Taanda — whose hair was as red as the sunset. But exploring a ruined temple, they were attacked and killed by a rival tribe — whose chief took little Taanda and raised her as his own! She grew up protecting the people and animals from poachers — she was as fast as any beast and as strong as a man and could swing through the tree like a monkey and often rode a zebra! Issue #1 features her origin and Capt'n Courage. #2 along with White Princess reprints the origin of Malu, Slave Girl Princess from Slave Girl Comics #1 with Malu's name changed to Zora. It features a Kinstler cover and two stories by him. #3 has the origin of the blue Gorilla and another Kinstler cover and story. #4 features Jack Barnum, White Hunter in a one-off appearance reprinted from Sheena Comics #9. #5 features the return of Blue Gorilla, possibly drawn by long-time Classics Illustrated artist Gerald McCann. PS Artbooks, 2026. |
WHITE PRINCESS OF THE JUNGLE Volume 1 Softee Item Code: WHI01 |
PS Artbooks Facsimile Editions |
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STARTLING TERROR TALES #11 Facsimile Edition PS Artbooks proudly unveils Startling Terror Tales #11, a facsimile edition faithfully restoring one of the most electrifying horror issues of the pre-Code era — complete with L. B. Cole’s unforgettable cover art. Originally published by Star Publications in 1953, this issue is a masterclass in macabre storytelling, where sinister experiments, ghostly revenge, and grisly fate converge under Cole’s dazzlingly surreal design. Every page has been meticulously reproduced to preserve the bold colors, eerie atmosphere, and visceral tension that made Startling Terror Tales a cornerstone of 1950s horror comics. From the iconic cover to the final chilling panel, this edition captures the raw, unsettling brilliance of Cole and his contemporaries — a true gem for collectors and fans of vintage terror. PS Artbooks, 2026. Item Code: STT11 Comic, 7x10, 36pg, Full Color $17.99 |
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HORRIFIC #3 Facsimile Edition PS Artbooks resurrects Horrific #3 in a stunning full-fidelity facsimile edition, preserving every ghoulish panel and chilling page from Comic Media’s infamous 1952 horror series. Within these macabre tales, the shadows teem with retribution, restless spirits, and twisted fate — rendered in vivid pre-Code style by masters of early horror illustration. Stories include "Devil Claws," "The Silent Clock," "Death's Cargo," "Forbidden World," and "The Thing from Out There!" This issue also features the first of Horrific's influential "face" covers, this one rendered by future Marvel Comics stalwart, Don Heck! This edition reproduces the original issue exactly as it first appeared, from its lurid cover to its shocking final story, offering collectors and fans a faithful window into one of the genre’s most haunting chapters. Perfect for readers who savor the eerie atmosphere and daring storytelling of the pre-Code era! Horrific #3 — with its gory bullet to the brain cover — stands as a classic example of when comics truly lived up to their titles! PS Artbooks, 2026. Item Code: HORR03 Comic, 7x10, 36pg, Full Color $17.99 |
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FIGHT AGAINST CRIME #20 Facsimile Edition Item Code: FIGA20 |
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Adult Graphic Novels |
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Polynesia: Island of Myth Beyond Time There is an island beyond the real world that few know about, which is said grant immortality to all those who have contributed to the Polynesian myth. But evil forces seek to take control of the island for their own personal greed, and to satisfy a consortium of anonymous investors who seek to take control of this island and the "island child" linked to it; because the child is the key to the soul of this secret island located beyond time. They plan to transform the secret paradise into a vacation destination for the entertainment of well-heeled tourists who afford to book a trip back in time. A shady time-traveler employs an Asian countess who orders her henchmen, to find the island and capture the island child. The time traveler promises them modern weapons for the capture of the child.
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If you appreciate good girl art and beautiful women, then Pierangelo Boog's Polynesia will check all your boxes. It's an epic fantasy adventure that involves lost aviatrix Amelia Earhart, a magical island outside time, and an evil organization bent on controlling that island paradise. Beautifully illustrated in photorealistic imagery, this graphic novel is suitable for Adults and Mature Readers due to nudity throughout. ~Marty |
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The Magnificent African Adventure The Fantagraphics Milo Manara Signature Edition. Creator/Writer/Artist Milo Manara expertly skewers adventure comics — and narrative convention itself — in this absurdist, sophisticated satire. In The Magnificent African Adventure, Manara’s famously inept adventurer Giuseppe Bergman (Manara’s comics alter ego), is led by circumstance and calamity through two engagingly absurd stories — An Author in Search of Six Characters and Days of Wrath — that both absolutely attest to the existence of free will... or do they? Is life a stage, and do we just follow a script? Can we rewrite our roles, or must we play along according to the instructions of others?
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Uncle Scrooge: "A Little Something Special" and Other Tales of Fiendish Foes: Disney Greatest Comics Collection Vol. 1 (Disney Originals) From Flintheart Glomgold to Magica De Spell to John D. Rockerduck to Tachyon Farflung, Scrooge McDuck’s whole comic-book rogues’ gallery stars in a collection of their most sinister schemes—created by Scrooge’s most beloved comics writers and artists! “Curse me kilts!” As soon as Scrooge McDuck became the world’s richest miser, a rascally rogues’ gallery assembled to rob him. Now Fantagraphics launches the new Disney Greatest Comics Collection with a wild anthology of these beloved bad guys at their best... and worst! Flintheart Glomgold, “The Second-Richest Duck,” is here in Carl Barks’ 1956 classic! Sorceress Magica De Spell is out to get “The Midas Touch,” then turns Duckburg sideways in Don Rosa’s “A Matter of Some Gravity!” The Beagle Boys pull Scrooge’s simoleons skyward in Barks’ “The Money Well,” then turn his assets liquid in Rosa’s “Cash Flow!” Playboy billionaire John D. Rockerduck debuts in Barks’ “Boat Buster,” then outspends Scrooge again in Flemming Andersen’s “Crash Course”! Plus never-before-collected tales starring Dutch tycoon Velma Vanderduck, space-monkey Tachyon Farflung... and more! Fantagraphics, 2026. Due: Sept.
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| Flash Gordon: Classic Collection Vol. 8 Science fiction's most enduring icon, Flash Gordon, returns in a newly restored edition, collecting his ongoing adventures with Dale Arden and Dr. Hans Zarkov on the mysterious planet Mongo! Escalating tensions between Flash and Ming threaten to bring about a full scale planetary war—and only Ming’s estranged son-in-law Prince Barin can avert it. Mad Cave, 2026. Due: Sept.
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Locas: The Maggie and Hopey Stories (Love and Rockets) One of the great American novels of the last 40+ years, graphic or otherwise. Maggie's story begins in the early-1980s Southern California rock scene, when it was shifting from the excesses of the 1970s to the gritty basics of punk and new wave. Hardcore punk rock came to the fore, and the teenage Maggie finds herself drawn to the anarchy, energy, and diversity of the scene, which in Jaime's hands becomes a very real, habitable place populated with authentic human beings rather than stereotypes. She quickly befriends Hopey Glass, a feisty anti-authoritarian punkette who quickly becomes Maggie's on-again, off-again lover and a constant presence in her life as they navigate a devastatingly naturalistic world. Created over 15 years from 1981-96 in the pages of the legendary comic book series Love and Rockets Vol. I #1-50, this new deluxe hardcover edition includes three stories that were not included in the previous edition. Fantagraphics, 2026. Due: Sept. Item Code: LOCAH |
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The Marvel Portfolio of David Mack: Daredevil Item Code: MARPDMD |
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X-MEN EPIC COLLECTION 21 THE X-CUTIONER'S SONG Life is as volatile as ever for the X-Men as Storm and Forge’s romance reaches a dramatic turning point, and the fates of the Morlocks and Mikhail Rasputin collide! Meanwhile, Mojo pits mutant against mutant, and secrets from Professor X’s past are revealed! But when Cyclops and Phoenix are kidnapped “ and Cable seemingly assassinates Xavier “ the X-Men, X-Factor and X-Force go to war...with each other! Witness epic battles around the globe and on the moon as Mister Sinister’s subtle plan of vengeance on Apocalypse unfolds. And prepare for major revelations about the true identities of Cable and his twisted doppelganger, Stryfe! Featuring blood, angst, sacrifice and great big guns as Marvel’s mutant families dance to the villains’ twisted tune! COLLECTING: Uncanny X-Men (1981) #289-296, X-Men (1991) #10-16, X-Factor (1986) #84-86, X-Force (1991) #16-18. Marvel Comics, 2026. Due: Sept. Paperback, 7x10, 520pg, Full Color |
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Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney's Donald Duck II Slipcase |
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