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Wednesday, July 3, 2019

New Prince Valiant, Great Monster Magazines, new issues of The Shadow, Alter Ego, Savage She-Hulk and Spider-Man.

A new Prince Valiant volume! Great Monster Magazines! Also new issues of The Shadow, Alter Ego, new volumes of Savage She-Hulk and Spider-Man. From Calla, The Book of Fables by Charles Robinson and from Dover, 100 Favorite Illustrations from Colliers. Two Dean Yeagle collections are back in print. Plus some cool coming items and a look at our next catalog cover, featuring The Art of Mac Raboy. Enjoy.

Comic Book Archives  |  Alter Ego, Monster Mags & The Shadow   |  Golden Age of Illustration
Dean Yeagle's Mandy  |  Michael Parkes  |  Warehouse finds  |  Coming in August & September
 Rare & Out of Print  |  News & Notes  |  Website Index

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PRINCE VALIANT Volume 19
Sunday Pages, 1973-74. Recommended. By Hal Foster. Art by John Cullen Murphy. Val is sent to defend the borders against invading barbarians, but it is young Arn who takes center stage as he travels to his homeland and loses his heart to Lydia, daughter of Haakon the Sea-Rover. Their romance is battered by battlefield conflicts, court conspiracies, assassination, and suicide. Escaping from a castle beset by siege and plague, Arn encounters Sir Gawain and joins him on the jousting circuit. The two become trapped in a lost, lush land presided over by the mad Duke Cyril and the entombed object of his desire. In Thule, Prince Valiant defends the King of the Inner Lands from a war party led by a giant. Fantagraphics, 2019...More.

Item Code: PV19H
Hard Cover - No Dustjacket, 10x14, 112pg, Full Color
$34.99 $27.95

Every back volume is in stock now: Volumes 3-5 are still $29.99, $23.99; all others are $35.00, $27.95. So are the three-volume sets in slipcase, Vol 1-3, and 4-6 [PVS01P, PVS02P. $99.99, $84.99]; the third three-volume set, Vol 7-9, same price, is coming this fall and you can reserve your copy now.

 
ALSO AVAILABLE
THE PRINCE VALIANT PAGE
Our Highest Recommendation. By Gary Gianni. Foreword by Mike Mignola. Modern illustration master Gianni opens the vaults to his work on the legendary Prince Valiant Sunday Page, written by Mark Schultz. Gianni assumed the helm of the strip after John Cullen Murphy but far too few fans have seen his several years of pages, let alone the amazing work behind the published pages...until now. Every aspect of the new era of the strip is covered here, with a particular focus on Gianni's preliminary sketches and production methods. Flesk, 2008...More.

Item Code: PVPH
Hard Cover, 9x12, 112pg, Text/Partial Color
$29.95 $12.95

We have just three copies left of the full page sized Prince Valiant Volume 1 X-LG 1937 [PV01SC $300], and two copies of Volume 2, 1938 [PV02SC $75]. They are both long out of print. We also have one copy of the long sold out Studio Edition [PVSTH. $200]. There are eight copies left of the final Val page, mailed flat, numbered [PVLP. $50].

We have the 1952, 1954 and 1955 Hastings House prose & art books, Prince Valiant Fights Attila the Hun [RB288], Prince Valiant's Perilous Voyage (Book 4, RB289) and Prince Valiant and the Golden Princess (Book 5, two copies, RB289 and RB290). All are first editions and $75 each.

We also have one copy of The Young Knight: A Tale of Medieval Times by Hal Foster, 1945, in very good condition [RB293. $75]. See the website for more details and conditions of older books, or call.

Also pictured at the top of the screen is Cartoon County by Cullen Murphy. This is a very good read, all about working on Prince Valiant with his father, John Cullen Murphy, and with Hal Foster himself. Cullen wrote PV for many years after Foster turned over the reigns. He also thrived in a hotbed of artists coming and going where they lived. Now on sale. [CARCH. $27.00, $14.99]. This is highly recommended.

 

Comic Book Archives

 
MARVEL MASTERWORKS The Savage She-Hulk Volume 2
Collects Savage She-Hulk #15-25, Marvel Two-In-One #88, 1981-82. By David Anthony Kraft, et al. Art by Mike Vosburg et al. This new edition concludes her original series with a brand new 2018 intro by Kraft. Conflict rages not just between She-Hulk and the many super-powered enemies we have in store, but between Jennifer Walters and our green gal! Her two halves are in a battle for control as She-Hulk fights transforming back into Walters, while Jen risks losing herself in the She-Hulk's power. And each persona has her own romantic interest! Includes a Two-In-One adventure starring She-Hulk and the Thing, drawn by Alan Kupperberg, that tilts the green gal-iath toward her future comedic exploits! Marvel, 2019...More.

Item Code: MMSSH02H
Hard Cover, 7x10, 304pg, Full Color
$75.00 $65.00

Volume 1 is not in stock but we can special order it for you, same price [MMSS01H. $75.00, $65.00].

 
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN Epic Collection Volume 4 The Goblin Lives
Amazing Spider-Man #53-67, Spectacular Spider-Man (the magazine) #1-2 and more.1967-68. Highly Recommended. By Stan Lee et al. Art by John Romita et al. Spectacular Spider-Man was a full blown magazine, Marvel's attempt to jump Spidey into the more mature magazine world. And they were GOOD: Norman Osborn's memory has returned and with it, the Green Goblin--the only villain who knows Peter Parker is Spider-Man. These two icons meet in a gigantic 58-page masterpiece that will truly captivate you. Also featuring the first appearance of Captain Stacy. Plus 16 bonus pages of features. and much more in the regular issues. Marvel, 2019...More.

Item Code: AME04
Soft Cover, 7x10, 496pg, Full Color
$39.99 $34.99

We can special order Volume 1 [ASME01 $34.99], Volume 2 is out of print. Volume 3 is available at the same price.

 

Alter Ego, Monster Mags & The Shadow

 
GREAT MONSTER MAGAZINES
1950s, 60s and 70s. By Robert Michael Cotter. This is a critical overview of the first 30 years of monster magazines, a blanket term to describe both magazines that focus primarily on popular horror movies and magazines that contain comics stories featuring monsters. The book describes the rise and fall of these magazines, examining the contributions of Warren and their iconic Famous Monsters, Marvel, Skywald, Heavy Metal, 1994, House of Hammer and many others. Full appendix. All genres, from Zombies to Conan to Kung Fu to "The Bloody Pulps." McFarland, 2019...More.

Item Code: GREMON
Soft Cover, 7x10, 230pg, Text/b&w
$29.95

 
ALSO AVAILABLE
JAMES WARREN EMPIRE OF MONSTERS The Man Behind Creepy, Vampirella, and Famous Monsters
Unauthorized and fascinating! Highly Recommended. By Bill Schelly. Bill Schelly's Empire of Monsters features numerous eye-opening, often outrageous anecdotes about James Warren, a colorful, larger-than-life figure whose ability as a publisher, promoter, and provocateur makes him a fascinating character study. He was the visionary publisher of Famous Monsters of Filmland, the magazine that fueled the movie monster craze of the 1960s, and inspired filmmakers Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, and Joe Dante. With Creepy and Eerie, Warren popularized the black-and-white comics magazine and ran covers by the legendary painter Frank Frazetta before Frazetta was a superstar. Fantagraphics, 2019...More.

Item Code: JAMESH
Hard Cover - No Dustjacket, 6x9, 272pg, Text/Partial Color
$29.99 $26.99

We also have another history of monster mags: Monster Mash: The Creepy, Kooky Monster Craze in America 1957-1972 (Twomorrows, 2015, MOMAH. $39.95, $34.95]. And if you search “Monsters” on our website, lots more is to be found.

 
THE SHADOW #142
Five Ivory Boxes, A Quarter of Eight and Ten Glass Eyes. Recommended. By Walter Gibson. Art by Paul Orban and Edd Cartier. Three classic pulp thrillers: first, The Shadow investigates the mystery of “Five Ivory Boxes” as a murderer returns to exact vengeance on a man already dead! Then, four pieces of an ancient pirate coin lead to incredible riches -- and deadly danger! Finally, Lamont Cranston seeks the solution to a seemingly perfect murder in “Ten Glass Eyes.” BONUS: Nick Carter solves the mystery of "The 4th Card" in an illustrated Golden Age comics adventure by Bruce Elliott and Bob Powell from a 1948 Shadow Comics. Sanctum, 2019...More.

Item Code: SHT142
Soft Cover, 7X10, 144pg, Text/b&w
$14.95

We have back issues of #111, then #114-141 in stock, same price.

 
ALTER EGO #159
Highly Recommended. Edited by Roy Thomas. Peter Cannon - Thunderbolt writer/artist Pete Morisi--aka PAM--talks about the creative process and his 30-year career at Charlton! Plus, his vintage correspondence and secret shop-talk with comic book greats Jack Kirby, Joe Simon, Al Williamson, Charles Biro, Joe Gill, George Tuska, Rocky Mastroserio, Pat Masulli, Sal Gentile, Dick Giordano, and others! Also: John Broome's bio, and Bill Schelly interviews Bart Bush, co-founder of the 1970s Oklahoma Multi-Con, and the current OAF shows). Twomorrows, 2019...More.

Item Code: AE159
Soft Cover, 8x11, 96pg, Full Color
$9.95

Issue #150-158 are also all available, same price. See our website for full details about each one.

 

Golden Age of Illustration

 
THE BIG BOOK OF FABLES
Gold-embossed cover and art on EVERY PAGE! Highly Recommended. Art by Charles Robinson. A magnificent treasury of popular fables profusely illustrated by Charles Robinson, one of the most talented artists of his day. Black-and-white line art appears on nearly every page of this hardcover volume, in addition to 28 plates of full- and two-color images. Decorative initials and borders, hand lettering, silhouettes, and other ornaments embellish renderings of more than 140 fables, some expressed in simple, direct language and others rendered in charming verse. Includes such familiar tales as "The Fox and the Grapes," "A City Mouse and a Country Mouse," and "The Dog in a Manger," as well as lesser-known stories. Calla, 2019...More.

Item Code: BIGBH
Hard Cover - No Dustjacket, 7x10, 384pg, Text/Partial Color
$40.00 $34.95

See all the Calla facsimile books on our website, including more by Charles Robinson.

 
100 FAVORITE ILLUSTRATIONS FROM COLLIER'S MAGAZINE 1898-1914
Highly Recommended. By Jeff A. Menges. Art by Charles Dana Gibson, Howard Pyle et al. This volume presents the best color and black-and-white images from two rare portfolios, originally printed in 1908 and 1914. Featured artists include Charles Dana Gibson, whose contract with Collier's made his "Gibson Girl" a fixture in American culture, and Maxfield Parrish, who created many illustrations and covers for the magazine. Additional contributors include Howard Pyle, Jessie Willcox Smith, J. C. Leyendecker, Frederic Remington, and other noteworthy American artists of the early twentieth century. Bios of all contributing artists. Dover, 2019...More.

Item Code: 100FAV
Soft Cover, 8x11, 112pg, Partial Color
$24.95 $21.95

 
ALSO AVAILABLE
101 GREAT ILLUSTRATORS FROM THE GOLDEN AGE 1890-1925
Our Highest Recommendation. By Jeff A. Menges. The most comprehensive book of its kind, this gorgeous edition presents more than 500 reproductions by famous and even more interesting, lesser-known artists from the heyday of book and magazine llustration. Featured artists include Edmund Dulac, Maxfield Parrish, Howard Pyle, Arthur Rackham, N. C. Wyeth, and many others — but also lesser-recognized greats like Will Crawford, Helen Stratton, Edward Penfield, E.J. Sullivan, Charles E. Chambers, 101 in all. Several examples of each artist's finest illustrations are accompanied by well-written biographical comments and career notes. Dover, 2017...More.

Item Code: 101GR
Soft Cover, 8x11, 256pg, Partial Color
$34.95 $26.95

 
ALSO AVAILABLE
THE 1921 ANNUAL OF ADVERTISING ART
Highly Recommended. This reproduction of the very first Director's Club exhibition offers a generous selection of more than 300 halftone images, accompanied by a sources appendix. New to this edition are 15 added pages of color reproductions of a selection of the best work. Entries by leaders in the field include J. C. Leyendecker's ads for Arrow shirts, Maxfield Parrish's Mazda Lamp calendar pages, Franklin Booth's line art, and contributions by Norman Rockwell, Edward Penfield, N. C. Wyeth, and other luminaries. Dover, 2018...More.

Item Code: 1921AN
Soft Cover, 8x11, 176pg, Partial Color
$18.95 $16.95

 
AN EVENING IN THE CLASSROOM
Recommended. Foreword by Jeff A. Menges. Illustrator and painter Harvey Dunn was deeply influenced by Howard Pyle. Pyle's Brandywine students became some of the most important and well-regarded artists of the twentieth century, including N.C. Wyeth, Frank Schoonover, Violet Oakley, Jessie Willcox Smith...and Dunn, who went on to influence the next generation of artists. During the course of an evening in 1934, while Dunn was teaching at Grand Central School of the Arts, Miss Taylor recorded his comments and criticisms. These notes later surfaced in a slim, limited-edition volume. Enhanced by Dunn's striking woodcut images, the book provides a flavorful re-creation of the atmosphere in his classroom. Dover, 2019...More.

Item Code: ANEVH
Hard Cover, 5x8, 80pg, Text/b&w
$19.95

 
ALSO AVAILABLE
HARVEY DUNN Illustrator and Painter of the Pioneer West
Closeout Price! Our Highest Recommendation. By Walter Reed. Harvey Dunn was one of twentieth century America's most powerful illustrators, painters and teachers. This comprehensive volume covers a major portion of his illustrations and paintings for the first time. Content includes illustration art, pioneer and western works, and his powerful World War I pieces inspired by his battlefield sketches. Also included are rarely seen nudes, portraits, and murals. Paintings from museums and private collections showcase the full range of this talented American artist. Flesk, 2010...More.

Item Code: HDH
Hard Cover, 9x12, 304pg, Full Color
$50.00 $29.95

We also have the deluxe edition of this still available [HDHM. $125.00]. Special slipcase and binding, limited to 350, two extra tipped in illustrations, published in 2010. Signed by Walt Reed, who passed away in 2015. Walt was a major illustration historian, wrote several books and founded Illustration House in NYC.

 

Dean Yeagle's Mandy

 
SCRIBBLINGS 1 Signed
Back in stock. Signed! Highly Recommended. By Dean Yeagle. Regularly published in Playboy magazine, Dean Yeagle has spent most of his career in animation, working on television ads and feature films. He's also illustrated children's books and magazines, and recently done work for Astonish Comics. This collection demonstrates Dean's mastery of animation style, humor, and ladies, as well as his ability to show character in every face. Very, very nice. Caged Beagle, 2003. Mature Readers...More.

Item Code: SCR01S
Soft Cover, 8x11, 48pg, b&w
$15.00

 
MANDY'S BEAUTIFUL BIRTHDAY SUIT Signed
Back in stock. Signed. Highly Recommended. By Dean Yeagle. Rather than a new annual sketchbook, Dean has created a delightful story of our voluptuous and generally naked Mandy searching for just the right "birthday" suit. It's funny of course, as this veteran Playboy cartoonist has lost none of his skills, and it's gorgeously drawn, with the innocent yet desirable Mandy teasing us with one sexy pose after another. Caged Beagle, 2015. Mature Readers...More.

Item Code: MANBS
Soft Cover, 8x11, 48pg, Partial Color
$20.00

See our website for Scribblings #2-7: #2 and 3 are $15 each, #4-7 are $20 each [SCR02S, SCR03S, etc]. And see all the other fun Mandy books. Each one is signed by Dean, well known for his wonderful Playboy Magazine cartoons.

 

Michael Parkes

 
We have as few as one copy of the Michael Parkes titles.
MICHAEL PARKES Paintings Drawings Stone Lithographs 1977-1992
Warehouse, 1993. Second edition. By Michael Parkes. Michael Parkes (born in 1944) is an American artist and sculptor. He studied graphic art and painting at the University of Kansas and settled in Spain in 1975. Numerous international exhibitions underline the importance of Parkes' work. What is unusual about him is that in his paintings and lithos, metaphysical and spiritual elements are joined to reality. In this fantasy world of Parkes, the laws of earthly reality are abolished, and space and time enter into their own "motionless" communion. Steltman, 1993. Slight corner dent and pages rough at bottom edge....More.

Item Code: MPPDSL
Soft Cover, 10x12, 190pg, Full Color
$50.00

 
MICHAEL PARKES Stone LIthographs - Bronze Sculptures 1982 -1996
Warehouse find, 1996. With unsigned but full color bookplate. Highly Recommended. By Michael Parkes. Michael Parkes is America's leading Magic Realist painter and printmaker. His stunning nudes are ethereal, surreal, and captivating. Up until a few years ago, all his work was done as stone lithographs, which is what this book is filled with. This lavishly illustrated volume catalogues his complete graphic output as of the publication date, as well as his brilliantly successful sculptural extensions of his personal vision from two dimensions to three. His most recent book, The Art of Michael Parkes, is out of print. Steltman, 1996. Slightly bumped corners....More.

Item Code: MPSLBS
Soft Cover, 9x12, 94pg, Partial Color
$60.00

 
MICHAEL PARKES Drawings and Stone Lithographs Signed
First Edition. By Michael Parkes. A comprehensive hardbound monograph on Michael Parkes, the American-born, European-based painter of the fantastic focuses on his graphics and works on paper from 1982 through 1990, and includes a detailed interview with the artist. Comes with a full color bookplate that we produced for his more recent book, The Art of Michael Parkes, which is no longer available. It features a picture of Parkes at work on his drawing board and is the sole copy we have left that is signed. This is his first-ever art book, long out of print. Steltman Editions, 1991. Very Fine/ As new....More.

Item Code: RB1120
Hard Cover, 10x13, 64pg, Partial Color
$150.00

 

Warehouse finds

 
We have just 2 or 3 copies of each of these.
THE ULITIMATE DINOSAUR
Warehouse find, 1992. Recommended. Co-edited by Byron Preiss and Robert Silverberg. Art by William Stout, Kevin Johnson et al. In an imaginative exploration of the era of the great dinosaurs, fiction and nonfiction are combined in a unique way. Each of the 12 chapters includes an article by a leading paleontologist as well as a story on a related topic by one of SF's best-loved authors, including Ray Bradbury, Gregory Benford, Harry Harrison et al. Full color paintings and line drawings recreate the exotic world that once existed on our planet. Bantam Books, 1992. May have slightly bumped corners or very slightly torn dust jacket....More.

Item Code: ULTD
Hard Cover, 9x11, 336pg, Full Color
$35.00 $30.00

Also by William Stout, we have one copy each of The New Dinosaurs from 2000, hurt [NEWDR. $25.00] and The Dinosaurs, from 1981 [RB470. $35.00].

 
VARGAS 20s-50s Hardcover
Warehouse find, 1990. First printing. Recommended. By Alberto Vargas. Individual chapters for each decade of Vargas' career, beginning in the 1920s, then the 30s, 40s, and very early 50s. No Playboy-era or later work, this is all early. Eleven Esquire girls, and other unusual and less-seen work with elegant nudes, Follies beauties, etc. Nice overview of his career, 16 pages, with more rare work and photos. Taschen, 1990. Mature Readers...More.

Item Code: VARGASH
Hard Cover, 9x12, 80pg, Full Color
$45.00

We also have two copies in softcover, same contents and cover: [VARGAS. $25.00].

 
ALSO AVAILABLE
THE LITTLE BOOK OF PIN-UP VARGAS
The War Years 1940-1946 Recommended. By Dian Hanson. The pin-ups that won the war: Alberto Vargas took over Esquire magazine's monthly pin-up page in late 1940. By 1942, when the U.S. joined the war, he had more than a million ardent enlisted fans who carried his pin-ups in backpacks and duffel bags as reminders of the American girls they'd left behind. Taschen, 2015. Mature Readers...More.

Item Code: LBVAR
Soft Cover, 5x7, 192pg, Full Color
$10.00

The Little Book of Pin-Up: Elvgren is also still available [LBELV. $10.00]. The third “Little Book” in this series, with Peter Driben, is out of print.

 

Coming in August

 
LADY DEATH MASTERPIECES The Art of Lady Death Volume 1 Signed
Signed & limited, 2500! By Brian Pulido. Art by Jay Anacleto, J. Scott Campbell, Brom, Artgerm et al. An all star cast of creators offer up their takes on Pulido's famous bad girl. Featuring two dozen never before seen images among more than 200 pages of illustration. Over-sized hardcover in a custom slipcase and custom box. Other contributors: Mirka Andolfo, Jim Balent, Eric Basaldua, Joe Benitez, Jenevieve Broomall, Ryan Brown, Greg Capullo, Elias Chatzoudis, Frank Cho, Ceci de la Cruz, Mike DeBalfo, David Finch, Bryan Fyffe, Ale Garza, Paul Gree et al. Coffin Comics, 2019. Due Aug. ...More.

Item Code: LDM01HS
Hard Cover - No Dustjacket, 10x13, 200pg, Full Color
$79.99

Also in stock is the Lady Death III: The Odyssey Gold Cover [LDOD. $7.50], Diorama Statue [LADYDE. $55], La Muerta Statue, limited to 1000 [LADLM. $249] and finally, the 480-page art book: Lady Death Naughtier [LDNAH. $40] and Naughtier Signed by creator Brian Pulido and limited to 250, with an extra coffin-shaped plate [LDNAHS. $60].
 
JOHN BYRNE FANTASTIC FOUR Artist Select Deluxe Signed
Signed & numbered, 999! Recommended. For more than 40 years, John Byrne has been one of the most popular artists in comics. His legendary run on X-Men with collaborator Chris Claremont stands as one of the most influential of all time. This oversized and massive 360-page limited edition hardcover celebrates John Byrne's time on Fantastic Four, with a carefully chosen selection of his best work. 999-copy limited edition, in a beautiful slipcase, individually numbered and signed by John Byrne. IDW, 2019. Due Aug. ...More.

Item Code: JBFFASD
Hard Cover, 9x13, 360pg, Full Color
$150.00

See our website for the previous Artist Select signed editions, each one limited to 999 copies:
Iron Man by Bob Layton [IIMASD], Michael Allred Madman [MMASH] and Incredible Hulk by Sal Buscema [IHASD]. Each of these three is $125, original cover price.
 
THE JOKER The Bronze Age Omnibus
By Steve Englehart. Art by Marshall Rogers. The Joker's greatest tales from the 1970s are collected in one massive hardcover. Includes the never-before-published The Joker #10! Collects Batman #251, 260, 286, 291-294, 321, 353, 365-366, 400; The Brave and The Bold #111, 118, 129-130, 141, 191; The Joker #1-10, Detective Comics #475-476, 504, 526, 532, Wonder Woman #280-283, DC Comics Presents #41 and 72 and more! DC, 2019. Due Aug. ...More.

Item Code: JOKBAH
Hard Cover - No Dustjacket, 808pg, Full Color
$99.99 $85.00

 

Coming in September

 
MONSTER By Enki Bilal
The Monster tetralogy is influential creator Enki Bilal's most personal work. The story follows Nike, Leyla, and Amir -- three orphans born days apart, in the same bed, amidst the bombs of Sarajevo (Bilal's homeland) during the war of Yugoslavia in 1993. The lives of the three spiral off on different trajectories before coming together once more. Collects the entire four-part story in English for the first time. Collection includes The Dormant Monster, December 32, Rendezvous in Paris, and Quatre? Titan, 2019. Due Sept. ...More.

Item Code: MONEBH
Hard Cover - No Dustjacket, 10x13, 264pg, Full Color
$49.99 $39.99

 
DAVID MAZZUCCHELLI'S DAREDEVIL BORN AGAIN Artisan Edition
Recommended. By David Mazzucchelli, story by Frank Miller. David Mazzucchelli's Daredevil Born Again was released in the Artist's Edition format in 2012 and became the best-selling Artist's Edition of all-time. In 2013 it received the prestigious Eisner Award for Best Archival Project--Comic Books, as well as a Harvey Award the same year. It soon sold out and has been the single most requested AE book to date for IDW to reissue. So it is fitting that IDW launch its new Artisan books with this award-winning classic! Same scans--entirely from the original art--each painstakingly done by David Mazzucchelli himself to ensure the finest quality possible. IDW, 2019. Due Sept. ...More.

Item Code: DAVDAEH
Hard Cover - No Dustjacket, 8x12, 216pg, Partial Color
$49.99

 
LITTLE BIG HORN
The master of erotic art takes on a famous historical battle! Recommended. By Paolo Eleuteri Serpieri. Introduction by Roberto Guarino and Matteo Pollone. A new novel describing the famous Custer's battle. With his astonishing drawings Serpieri takes us to the battlefield of Little Big Horn, the most famous armed clash between a combined force of Lakota, Cheyenne, and Arapaho against the 7th Cavalry of the US army, headed by General Custer. From the sexy Druuna to this is a leap, but he has done historical-oriented work at times in Druuna's travels through time. I think this is going to be very good, and probably accurate in its historical detail. Lo Scarabeo, 2019. Due Oct. ...More.

Item Code: LITBH
Hard Cover, 12x13, 108pg, b&w
$45.00

 

Rare & Out of Print

 
MOEBIUS DARROW LA CITE FEU PRINT SET
Signed & Limited #175 of 950.
Highly Recommended.
By Moebius and Geof Darrow.
Editions Aedena, 1985.
Out of Print. Very Fine. Portfolio cover has some slight scuffs on the back, and a few dirt spots on the front. Prints are as new.

Item Code: RB1119.
Hard Cover - No Dustjacket, 15x20, 8 prints, Full Color
$1,250.00

 
SPECTRUM Volume 6 Hardcover
The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art. First Edition.
Edited by Cathy Fenner and Arnie Fenner.
Underwood, 1999.
Out of Print.
Fine. Jacket is scuffed and top corner has a tiny bump.

Item Code: RB1123.
Hard Cover, 8x11, 173pg, Full Color
$75.00

 
WALT DISNEY'S MICKEY MOUSE IN COLOR
1930's Disney Comic Strip Classics. First Edition.
Recommended.
By Geoffrey Blum, Thomas Andrae, Floyd Gottfredson, Carl Barks.
Pantheon Books/ New York, 1988.
Out of Print.
Very Fine/ As New.

Item Code: RB1124.
Hard Cover, 10x12, 192pg, Partial Color
$60.00

 
UNCOVERED THE HIDDEN ART OF GIRLIE PULPS
By Douglas Ellis.
Adventure House, 2003.
Out of Print.
Fine. Book has a few cover scuffs and slight bumps top and bottom of spine.

Item Code: RB1125.
Hard Cover, 12x9, 208pg, Full Color
$55.00

 
THE PLAYBOY BOOK FORTY YEARS
First Edition.
By Gretchen Edgren.
General Pub Group, 1994.
Out of Print.
Mature Readers. Very Good minus. Bottom of spine and right corner have slight water damage. Jacket is scuffed and wrinkled. The centerfold fold out was not folded back completely so it is creased and curled.

Item Code: RB1126.
Hard Cover, 9x12, 368pg, Full Color
$40.00

 
MICHAEL WHELAN'S WORKS OF WONDER
First Edition.
By Michael Whelan.
Ballantine Books, 1987.
Very Fine/ As new.

Item Code: RB1127.
Hard Cover, 10x12, 109pg, Full Color
$60.00

 

News and Notes

 

The Art of Mac Raboy

Coming from Twomorrows in September. I'm excited about this and orders have already been strong just from our email listing here. I was more than a little worried it might sell out quickly like Twomorrows' previous art book on Reed Crandall. So I have not only ordered a significant number but also have additional copies put aside, reserved for us. This is the first-ever book on this important artist, and he's one of my personal favorites as well as very popular for his wartime comic covers on Captain Marvel Jr. and Master Comics. So we've made this the cover feature for our next catalog, which will be in your hands in August. Here's a sneak peak at the cool issue of the Captain Marvel Jr. comic that we will be adapting to our catalog cover, as well as the cover of the book itself.


 

San Diego Comic-Con Signing

I will be doing a signing at the Dark Horse Booth on Thursday, July 18th, from 4-5pm, for my contribution to the new book Pros and (Comic) Cons. I'll also be on panels on Friday and Saturday, see your schedule for times. Hope to see many of you at the show.

July Clearance Sale – Advance Look

We're preparing a sale list that will go out on July 16th to everyone on this list. But you can get a jump on it right now, they are all HERE, 80 items in all. Many have just now been marked down. With some, we have just one or two copies of (these tend to be the more expensive items, like statues and Omnibus Editions), so act now to avoid missing out on these.

Hey, and Happy July 4th to you!! Have a great holiday. Since we are all taking the holiday off, we're mailing this a day early. We will be back here Friday, July 5th, to ship your order and/or take your calls.

~Bud

 

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