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For this month's sale we've reduced the price on 80 items, with over 30 at $10 or less! Fifty are pictured, but you can click here for the entire sale list. We've got reduced Omnibus Editions, PS Artbooks Facsimile Editions, Marvel Masterworks, and Star Wars! We are still adding to our Marvel Closeout sales — the Mighty Marvel Omnibus sale, with most titles at 60% off, and the Epic Collection Sale with $50 titles going for $19.99 and $17.99! You can also take a way-too-early look at next month's clearance items. Thank you for looking! |
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PHOENIX The Death and Rebirth of Jean Grey Omnibus Collects New X-Men #128, 139-141, 146-154; Jean Grey #1-11; Generations: Phoenix & Jean Grey #1 and much more, 2002-18. By Grant Morrison, Greg Pak, Ed Brubaker, Brian Michael Bendis, Cullen Bunn et al. Art by Igor Kordey, Phil Jemenez, Marc Silvesetri, Greg Land, Frank Cho et al. Cover by Stanley "Artgerm" Lau. The classic Dark Phoenix Saga was just the start! The cosmic firebird’s fate remained intertwined with that of Jean Grey through her cycle of life, death and rebirth — and even a few other hosts along the way! This volume collects the 21st century’s biggest Phoenix stories — from the epic future of "Here Comes Tomorrow" to the war between the Avengers and the X-Men, plus the blockbuster returns that show you can never keep Jean Grey down for long! Marvel, 2025. Rush Service and International shipping could require an additional charge. ...More. Item Code: PHOEDH Hard Cover, 7x11, 1352pg, Full Color |
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GREEN LANTERN The Silver Age Omnibus Volume 1 New printing. Collects Showcase #22-24 and Green Lantern #1-35, 1959-65. Highly Recommended. Wow—now this is one long-awaited omnibus! Like The Flash and Adam Strange, Green Lantern was the thinking-fan's hero. Renowned editor Julius Schwartz guided DC comics into the Silver Age, even before the Marvel Age began, with these heroes. Writers John Broome and Gardner Fox are at their finest here. Artist Gil Kane made a name for himself, doing beautiful work on every issue here. Also included are the intros of the Guardians of the Universe, Star Sapphire, Sinestro and more! There are also cross-overs with The Flash, two appearances of the original Golden Age Green Lantern, and many more firsts here. DC, 2023....More. Item Code: GRL01H Hard Cover, 7x11, 1000pg, Full Color |
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MARVEL THE END Omnibus Collects Hulk: The End #1, Marvel Universe: The End #1-6, Wolverine: The End #1-6, Iron Man: The End #1-6, Fantastic Four: The End #1-6, X-Men: The End pts 1-3, each #1-6 and much, much more, 2002-2020. By Peter David, Jim Starlin, Chris Claremont et al. Art by Dale Keown, Starling, Alan Davis, Erik Larsen, Claudio Castellini, Sean Chen et al. Part of every story is the end! And in these shocking sagas, witness the last days of Marvel's finest — Captain America, Iron Man, Captain Marvel, Hulk, Wolverine, Deadpool, Miles Morales and Venom! The X-Men get a suitably epic, star-spanning climax — but things get really cosmic as the entire Marvel Universe meets its end! Marvel, 2024. Rush Service and International shipping could require an additional charge. ...More. Item Code: MARENDH Hard Cover, 7x11, Full Color |
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THE INVADERS Omnibus Collects Invaders #1-41, 1975 and 15 other comics/titles, 1975-78. Recommended. By Roy Thomas and Don Glut. Art by Frank Robbins, Don Heck, Sal Buscema et al. Long before Captain America led the Avengers, he joined the original Human Torch, Namor the Sub-Mariner and more as the mightiest heroes of World War II: the Invaders! With young adventurers Bucky and Toro by their side, they charged into overseas action, taking on Nazi threats such as Baron Blood, Master Man, Warrior Woman and the vilest of them all, the Red Skull! Marvel. 2022. Rush Service and International shipping could require an additional charge....More. Item Code: INVADH Hard Cover, 7x11, 1152pg, Full Color |
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NEAL ADAMS VAULT Volume 1 Recommended. By Elliot S. Maggin et al. An oversized treasury edition of 144 glossy-printed pages of spectacular artwork published by Neal's own company Continuity. All work by Neal, plus help from Tom Grindberg, Larry Stroman and others. Printed oversized in black and white from the original art. Includes covers (in color) and sequences from Armor, Megalith, The Hybrids (teenage human and alien mutations), Valeria- The She-Bat, and Knighthawk. Continuity Graphics, 2023....More. Item Code: NEAV01 Soft Cover, 8x13, 144pg, b&w |
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MULTIVERSE The Art of Aleksi Briclot Highly Recommended. Foreword by Andy Park (Marvel Studios). There's no way you haven't seen his art, whether it was while watching a movie, reading a comic-book, or playing a card or a video game. Aleksi Briclot visually develops universes, stories, and characters for Wizards of the Coast, Ubisoft, Image Comics, Dark Horse, Capcom, and Marvel Studios. It is now time for this extraordinary artist to have a monograph dedicated completely to his own art. We are VERY impressed, this is packed with wonderful artwork. - Bud. Cernunnos, 2024....More. Item Code: MULABH Hard Cover, 9x12, 272pg, Full Color |
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GIL KANE'S THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN Artisan Edition Highly Recommended. Entirely from the original art: each page scanned in color. Blue pencils, ink gradients, and editorial notations all clearly visible — so you can (ahem) marvel at all the little nuances that make original art unique. This contains the infamous three-part drug story that was not approved by the Comics Code Authority (Amazing Spider-Man #96-98). Plus the second three-part story featuring the legendary six-armed Spider-Man saga (#100-102). Plus the death of Gwen Stacey (#121). IDW, 2022....More. Item Code: GILKAM Soft Cover, 8x12, 216pg, b&w |
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Graphic Novels |
GRAY Volume 2 |
TRAVELING TO MARS |
INNOCENT Omnibus Volume 1 |
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LONESOME Volume 2 The Ruffians |
THE MANY DEATHS OF LAILA STARR |
THE GREAT GATSBY ILLUSTRATED |
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RESIDENT ALIEN Omnibus Volume 2 Highly Recommended. Following up the first volume from 2020 and the acclaimed television series, this is a real fan-favorite. Our stranded alien explorer — hiding in plain sight — has been posing as a doctor and solving crimes in a small town in the Pacific Northwest. Harry accidentally exposes himself to investigators and a mysterious arsonist and a stubborn federal agent arrive in town. The local sheriff must decide if he’ll remain loyal to friend Harry, and nurse Asta finally realizes the danger they are both in. Dark Horse, 2023....More. Item Code: RESAL02 Soft Cover, 7x10, 352pg, Full Color |
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WILL EISNER'S INCREDIBLE FACTS, AMAZING STATISTICS, MONUMENTAL TRIVIA Recommended. Will Eisner wrote, illustrated and published (Poorhouse was his private imprint) this as part of the "Gleeful Guides" series of tongue-in-cheek spoofs. Created prior to his first graphic novel in 1978. The title of this one says it all. An enduring collection of startling-but-true nuggets about health, wealth, life, love, and the pursuit of happiness. Find "answers" to drinking, sex, living, law and order, and eating. Eiland Publications, 1974. Out of print. Condition: Cover may be slightly scuffed....More. Item Code: WEINF Soft Cover, 9x11, 64pg, b&w |
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UFO MUSHROOM INVASION Originally published in 1976, Shirakawa Marina's UFO Mushroom Invasion is a masterpiece of sci-fi horror. Drawing on his deep knowledge of Japanese folklore and the supernatural, Shirakawa serves up one of manga history's cult classics, an unforgettably creepy entry in the canon of spore-horror. Living the Line, 2024....More. Item Code: UFOM Soft Cover, 6x9, 204pg, Full Color |
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VAMPIRELLA MINDWARP Collects #1-5. By Jeff Parker, art by Benjamin Dewey. Covers by Joseph Michael Linsner. "Evokes the spirit of the classic Warren stories" “ A deadly chase across reality! Meet Baroness Gruzal, an evil sorceress with an ancient crown that possesses dreadful powers. Gruzal's ambition is to live one thousand years “ and she plans to accomplish this by stealing and inhabiting the powerful body of Vampirella! What follows is a mad chase across time and space itself, as seen through the prism of Vampirella's wild history and dark origins! Dynamite, 2023....More. Item Code: VAMPM Soft Cover, 7x10, 136pg, Full Color |
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THE JUNCTION Superb animation-style art from renowned animator. Highly Recommended. By Norm Konyu. When a missing child, Lucas Jones, reappears on his uncle’s doorstep in his hometown of Medford after an absence of 12 years, the brief moment of joy is clouded by mystery. Where has he been? Where is his father, who disappeared at the same time? And how is it possible that Lucas is still 11 years old? Unusual impressionistic but very effective art style. Titan, 2022....More. Item Code: JUNCH Hard Cover, 7x10, 176pg, Full Color |
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ALTERED CARBON One Life One Death By Richard K. Morgan and Scott Bryan Wilson. Art by Max Fuchs. From the world of the best-selling trilogy of books and the hit Netflix show comes a new chapter in the Altered Carbon universe! In the future, bodies can be changed like clothes, giving life an entirely new meaning — or lack of meaning. Takeshi Kovacs — once a member of the Envoy Corps, the elite, deadly troops of the Interstellar Earth Protectorate — now finds himself imprisoned . . . both in a jail and in an extremely weak body... Dynamite, 2021....More. Item Code: ALTCH Hard Cover, 7x10, 120pg, Full Color |
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NUBIA & THE AMAZONS Collects Infinite Frontier #0 and Nubia & the Amazons #1-6. By Vita Ayala and Stephanie Williams. Art by Alitha Martinez. Nubia is Wonder Woman's "black sister," created from black clay, just as Diana was created from white clay. She was the first black DC superhero, created in 1984. Both were brought to life by Aphrodite, but Nubia was stolen. Here is the start of her adventures, as she has become queen of Themyscira. With the unexpected arrival of new Amazons, our hero is forced to reckon with her past and forge a new path forward for her sisters. Little does she know, a great evil grows beneath the island and it’s up to this former guardian of Doom’s Doorway to unite her tribe before paradise is lost forever! DC Comics, 2022....More. Item Code: NUBAMH Hard Cover, 7x10, 160pg, Full Color |
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THE HELLBOUND Now a Netflix series. Available for the first time in English! The horrific conclusion to the provocative graphic novel by Yeon Sang-Ho, director of the international hit and cult favorite film Train to Busan and by cartoonist Choi Gyu-Seok, creator of the acclaimed Awl. Death, murder, and hysteria. The reality of hell on earth has reached new heights: public massacres. The fear-stricken public begin to reexamine their lives, while others find refuge in cults, religious dogma, and internet hearsay. Does there exist salvation from this sentence of death or is the notice an irrefutable condemnation? Dark Horse, 2022. Mature readers....More. |
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CLASSICS ILLUSTRATED DAVID COPPERFIELD Hardcover Closeout Price! By Charles Dickens. Art by H.C. Kiefer. Young David Copperfield enjoys a happy childhood with his widowed mother until she decides to marry the stern and unforgiving Mr Murdstone. Murdstone sends David away and David’s circumstances become unbearable until he decides to run away to his Aunt Betsy’s care. From here, David’s journey from boy to man is told, with much adventure, friendship, love and grief. New painted cover. CCS Books, 2017....More. Item Code: CLADCH Hard Cover, 7x10, 52pg, Full Color |
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HANG 'EM HIGH: 100 Years of Western Movie Posters 1911-2020 Five hundred of the greatest Western movie posters ever made. Highly Recommended. By Mark Fertig. Collected in a luxurious oversized format and meticulously restored, presented in as sharp quality as they have ever been seen. Plus, the fascinating history of the Western, from its low-budget beginnings to its glorious peak as Hollywood's most popular genre. Tom Mix, John Wayne, Clint Eastwood, High Noon, The Magnificent Seven, The Good, The Bad and The Ugly — the Western's brightest stars and biggest blockbusters are all represented along with many lesser known but outstanding films. Possibly the best art book ever done on Western films, this is very, very good. Fantagraphics, 2021....More. Item Code: HANGH Hard Cover, 11x13, 340pg, Full Color |
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VSI WATABOKU ART BOOK Recommended. Artworks by wataboku, the digital artist who continues attracting attention both in Japan and worldwide, with the artist’s illustrations of beautiful, yet somewhat shadowy, shojo girls, rendered with a watercolor touch. This book comprehensively covers wataboku’s work, from works presented at solo exhibitions around the world to more recent works. This book offers a complete archive that condenses five years of evolution since wataboku’s first art book was released. Includes two fold-outs and a inserted postcard sized print. PIE International, 2023. ...More. Item Code: VSIWAT Soft Cover, 8x10, 176pg, Full Color |
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ILLUSTRATION ART GALLERY PRESENTS Charles Dickens Drawings and Paintings by Ron Embleton Limited, 600. Recommended. By Peter Richardson. Art by Ron Embleton. The complete collection of Ron Embleton's Dickensian themed artworks. Created during the 1970s, these images covered a variety of themes including characters from the novels of Dickens, children's street games, street vendors, horse-borne transport and Edwardian entertainment. The book includes an introduction to Ron Embleton's art and career, including photographs of the artist in his studio and the techniques he employs. Scanned directly from the originals. Embleton is widely known in the comics world for his steamy Penthouse strip, Oh, Wicked Wanda. Book Palace, 2021....More. Item Code: ILLCDH Soft Cover, 9x11, 96pg, Full Color |
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MARVEL COMICS LIBRARY The Incredible Hulk 1962-1966 Deluxe Edition Limited to 1000 numbered copies; limitation page, deluxe beveled leatherette binding, aluminum print cover, foil embossing, massive slipcase. Collects #1-6 & dozens of stories from Tales to Astonish. 10 lbs, 670 pages! Highly Recommended. By Jack Kirby, Stan Lee, Steve Ditko, & John Romita Sr. He’s one of the most enduring characters across all popular culture — and this collection of The Incredible Hulk #1-6 along with his appearances in Tales to Astonish is where it all began. The lavish reproduction of the original comics brings Hulk to rampaging yet sorrowful life alongside original artwork, rare photographs, and ephemera. Stan and Jack took their monster comics theme and mixed it up with a Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde to create a character that was unique to all of comics. These early stories are masterpieces of angst, heroism and sacrifice.... Taschen, 2025. Rush Service and International shipping could require an additional charge....More. Item Code: MARIHD Hard Cover, 11x16, 670pg, Full Color |
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GIANT-SIZE X-MEN Tribute to Wein & Cockrum Collects Giant-Size X-Men: Tribute to Wein & Cockrum #1, Giant-Size X-Men #1, 1975-2020. Recommended. One comic book transformed the face of Marvel Comics forever in 1975. Writer Len Wein and artist Dave Cockrum revamped the X-Men with an international cast including Storm, Nightcrawler, Colossus and Wolverine! This legendary story took fans by storm and set the stage for The X-Men to become the most popular heroes in the Marvel Universe! Now, 36 of Marvel's top artists come together to re-create this epic story — 45 years later — each drawing one very special page in tribute to a true original story! This all-new, all-different tribute is presented alongside Wein and Cockrum's inimitable original — still as vibrant as the day it was published! Marvel, 2025....More. Item Code: GIANX Soft Cover, 7x10, 200pg, Full Color |
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MARVEL MASTERWORKS UNCANNY X-MEN Volume 15 MARVEL MASTERWORKS VISION AND THE SCARLET WITCH Volume 1 MARVEL MASTERWORKS THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN Volume 3 |
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STAR WARS ARCHIVES EPISODES I-III 1999-2005 |
THE ART OF STAR WARS The High Republic |
STAR WARS The Mandalorian The Manga Volume 1 |
Check out more Star Wars offerings, including the free with any order Obi-Wan Graphic Novel, Star Wars Visions, that comes with a free copy of Hidden Emipre, and due in June, the Star Wars Icons Vader!
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FIGHT COMICS Volume 2 Collects Fight Comics #4-6, 1940. Recommended. Power Man cover by Lou Fine! Featuring Power Man (aka Rip Regan) who is given a "power suit" by his friend and mentor Dr. Austin which gives him super-strength, a rare Fiction House superhero! Plus regular features Shark Brodie, Kinks Mason, Spy Fighter, Chip Collins, Big Red McLane by the notorious Fletcher Hanks, Kayo Kirby, Oran of the Jungle, and Strut Warren. All masterfully brought to life by Fine, the excellent George Tuska, underrated fine artist Charles Sultan, John Celardo (who later drew the Tarzan syndicated strip), Dan Zolnerowich, and 1940s icon, Bob Powell. PS Artbooks, 2021....More. Item Code: GACFC02 Soft Cover, 7x10, 184pg, Full Color |
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MIDNIGHT COMICS Volume 1 Hardcover Collects #1-5, 1957-58. This oddball, post-code title reprinted stories from pre-code horror titles Voodoo, Fantastic Fears, Haunted Thrills and Strange Fantasy, with suitable changes to pass the new code. Behind all-new covers by unknown artists, you'll find classic pre-code stories, retitled and altered, from the Iger Shop, Ken Battefield, and Robert Webb. Also here are one-off stories from Seven Seas #4 and Farrell's own Phantom Lady series, when she was resurrected in 1954, with stories from issues #1 and 2, and from The Flame #5. PS Artbooks, 2023....More. Item Code: MIDN01H Hard Cover, 7x10, 184pg, Full Color |
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CLASSIC ADVENTURE COMICS Volume 8 Johnny Dynamite Hardcover Collects #6-10, 1954-55. Recommended. Art by Don Heck and Pete Morisi. Johnny Dynamite was a hard-boiled private detective, known as "The Wild Man from Chicago." Good friends with the D.A. but readily accepted by the underworld, he smoked cigarettes constantly, cursed frequently and had a bad habit of getting shot and beaten by his enemies. But he always gave as good as he got; he was an experienced and persistent detective taking his cases very personally and killed many of his early foes, claiming they were reaching for a weapon. Created by artist/writer Pete Morisi, who in reality was a moonlighting police officer for much of his early career in comics. PS Artbooks, 2024....More. Item Code: PCAD08H Hard Cover, 7x10, 184pg, Full Color |
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GORGO Volume 2 Collects #6-10, 1962. Recommended. By Joe Gill. Art by Joe Sinnott & Vince Colletta et al. The adventures of Gorgo, the North Atlantic's reigning misunderstood monster, continues, taking the infant Gorgo into a succession of dangerous situations, from battling other giant primitive monsters, to being mind-controlled by mad scientists, and inadvertently preventing World War III! Each issue has cover art and long 19 to 21 page adventures by Sinnott & Colletta, plus short back-up stories. PS Artbooks, 2023....More. Item Code: SAG02 Soft Cover, 7x10, 184pg, Full Color |
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SILVER AGE CLASSICS: OUT OF THIS WORLD Volume 2 Collects #7-10, 1958. Recommended. Art by Steve Ditko, Maurice Whitman, Fred Kida, Sal Trapani et al. Innovative science fiction comics didn't end with EC”EC was doing wonderful work, ACG the occasional story, but Charlton was a hotbed of sci-fi and fantasy, spear-headed by the great Steve Ditko. It might seem a poor man's EC, but led by wonderful covers and lots of stories by Ditko, today this is a stand-out title. Additional artists include Bill Molno, Charles Nicholas, Dick Malmgren, Rocco Mastroserio, Paul Reinman and even Gene Colan. Numbers 7 and 8 were 68-page, fifteen-cent issues—together they boast SIX Ditko stories and two covers. PS Artbooks, 2017. Out of print....More. Item Code: SAOW02H Hard Cover, 7x10, 216pg, Full Color |
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THIS MAGAZINE IS HAUNTED Facsimile Edition #4 Slipcased Collects Vol 2 #12-16, 1957-58. Highly Recommended. Collect the last wave of 5 issues from the legendary series by Charlton Comics, five Facsimile Editions in one premium slipcase. Issues are packed with covers and stories by Steve Ditko — four issues each have a cover and up to four stories by Ditko!! Plus Maurice Whitman (who moved over when Fawcett turned the title over to Charlton), Bill Molno, and Rocco Mastroserio! Great fantasy and horror tales as Ditko quickly develops into Charlton's finest artist, just before he moves to Marvel. PS Artbooks, 2024....More. Item Code: THM04D Comic, 7x10, 256pg, Full Color |
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SPOOK Volume 1 Collects #22-26, 1953. Recommended. Art by L. B. Cole, Jay Disbrow, Rudy Palais et al. Star Comics was run by L.B. Cole, a man who put great faith in bright colors and striking cover designs. A typical Star issue would have — as all five of these issues do — an eye-opening surreal cover by Cole. Inside there's pre-code horror, in these issues by the unique and fun Jay Disbrow, along with Ken Battefield, George Peltz, Rudy Palais (whose work is a highlight of the Crime Does Not Pay run), Vernon Henkel, and Howard Larsen, whose work for Avon and Fox make him an over-the-top artist to remember. Wild stuff all around. PS Artbooks, 2022....More. Item Code: PCS01 Soft Cover, 7x10, 184pg, Full Color |
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STRANGE STORIES FROM ANOTHER WORLD Volume 1 Collects Unknown World #1 & Strange Stories from Another World #2-5, 1952-53. Highly Recommended. Art by Sheldon Moldoff et al.Ask yourself as you gaze at the magnificently-rendered splash page of "The Serpent Queen" with art by Bob McCarty, "What is the significance of a leashed one-eyed snake in this panel?" But there's no doubt about the nearly naked queen who's in charge! Monsters of the Mind abound in this series of monster-go-round issues! All featuring those lushly painted covers by Norman Saunders, and McCarty does work in EVERY issue. PS Artbooks, 2022....More. Item Code: PCSS01 Soft Cover, 7x10, 184pg, Full Color |
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CLASSIC HORROR COMICS Volume 3 Hardcover Collects Do You Believe in Nightmares #1-2, 1957-58; Eerie #17 (1954) and 8-9, 1958. Recommended. By Steve Ditko, Wally Wood, Joe Kubert, Jerry Grandenetti et al."Do You Believe in Nightmares" from St. John in 1958 serves up lots of great Steve Ditko and Dick Ayers in two issues originally intended to be a Charlton title. Eerie #17 is straight from the original Avon title in 1954; two more Eerie issues are IW/Super reprints circa 1958-64, collecting early 1950s Wally Wood covers & stories, a story from Spook #1, a classic Dr. Drew by Grandenetti from Ghost #9 and more. PS Artbooks, 2023....More. Item Code: CLHOR03H Hard Cover, 7x10, 184pg, Full Color |
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STRANGE SUSPENSE STORIES Volume 8 Hardcover Almost Gone! Collects #53-57, 1961-62. "Charlton Comics Gives You More!" and Strange Suspense certainly gave you more of the huge roster of creative talents at their disposal, including Bill Molno, Charles Nicholas, Rocco Mastroserio. And, of course, Steve Ditko's last work is in #53. A strange mix of horror, suspense, science fiction, fantasy and supernatural stories! PS Artbooks, 2024....More. Item Code: PCSS08H Hard Cover, 7x10, 184pg, Full Color |
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FORBIDDEN WORLDS Volume 21 Collects #122-126, 1964-65. Recommended. With the Forbidden Worlds series, the ACG crew was producing even more fascinating stories and art from comic book legends such as writer Richard Hughes, and artists Kurt Schaffenberger, Pete Costanza, Emil Gershwin, Paul Reinman, Ogden Whitney, et al. Superhero Magicman gets an origin here and his first two stories. Fantasy, science fiction, ghost stories, letters pages.. PS Artbooks, 2024....More. Item Code: FORB21 Soft Cover, 7x10, 180pg, Full Color |
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UNDERSTANDING SUPERHERO COMIC BOOKS Highly Recommended. By Alex Grand. Foreword by Jim Steranko. The book covers in detail the iconic superhero comic book creators and their unique contributions in their quest for realism, including Julius Schwartz and the science-fiction origins of superheroes; the collaborative design of the Marvel Universe by Jack Kirby, Stan Lee, and Steve Ditko; Jim Starlin’s incorporation of the death of superheroes in comic books; John Byrne and the revitalization of superheroes in the modern age; and Alan Moore’s deconstruction of superheroes. McFarland, 2023....More. Item Code: UNDCB Soft Cover, 7x10, 358pg, Text/b&w |
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COMIC BOOK CREATOR #31 Edited by Jon B. Cooke. The artistry of Graham Nolan! A career-spanning interview with the co-creator of Batman's back-breaking nemesis, Bane, from Graham's Kubert School start to recent Compass Comics titles, including The Chenoo and Alien Alamo! There's also an art gallery of his Monster Island projects, The Phantom newspaper strip, and his Dark Knight Detective collaborations with writer Chuck Dixon! Also spotlighted is "Marvel's Great Folly of 1972," where Stan Lee and the whole blamed Bullpen put on a notorious and near-catastrophic stage production at Carnegie Hall. Then it's Part One of a look at cartoonist Frank Borth, on his Funnies, Inc. beginnings, producing Quality Comics masterpieces, and his friendship with Reed Crandall, and more. TwoMorrows, 2023....More. Item Code: CBCR31 Magazine, 8x11, 84pg, Full Color |
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THE REAL GHOSTBUSTERS The Ultimate Visual History By Troy Benjamin and Craig Goldberg. The ultimate collector’s dream. This overview combines rare and never-before-seen visuals including conceptual artwork, storyboards, script excerpts, internal memos, packaging art, unseen prototypes, abandoned concepts, and brand-new stunning photography with new and exclusive interviews. Dark Horse, 2025....More. Item Code: REALGBH Hard Cover, 10x14, 248pg, Full Color |
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