The Art of Harrison Cady: I love it. He was a genius! The first African American woman cartoonist is examined; Jim Lee in a DC Poster Portfolio; Joe Quesada in a full-blown art book; new Terada; Basil Wolverton, Monster by Enki Bilal, Bill Everett's Golden Age Sub-Mariner, Bettie Page comics; deluxe Batman: The Killing Joke; Disney Masters slipcased sets; Spidey by John Byrne, Freak Brothers; The Phantom Dailies; Katy Keene; Umbrella Academy and more.

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MADNESS IN CROWDS The Teeming Mind of Harrison Cady
Our Highest Recommendation. By Denis Kitchen and Violet Kitchen. Famed artist and publisher Denis Kitchen and his daughter Violet Kitchen have created the first-ever comprehensive examination of this great artist, while collecting an amazing array of 300 generally scarce images. Harrison Cady (1877–1970) was one of the definitive magazine illustrators and cartoon artists of the first half of the 20th century. He created countless overflowing worlds of anthropomorphic lives: the Peter Rabbit Sunday page, the Happy Chaps for the magazine St. Nicholas, and illustrations that brought to life dozens of the Thornton Burgess books, filled with talking woodland animals and beloved by readers. Beehive, 2019...More.

Item Code: MADNH
Hard Cover, 10x14, 176pg, Partial Color
$125.00

MADNESS IN CROWDS The Teeming Mind of Harrison Cady Deluxe Edition
Signed & numbered slipcase edition, 250. Our Highest Recommendation. By Denis Kitchen and Violet Kitchen. Art by Harrison Cady. Very limited availability--possibly only available from the publisher and ourselves. Special slipcased edition with an embedded removable magnifying lens, a 24-page Happychaps booklet with 4 installments from 1908, a 3D Road to Wealth print w/glasses, postcard & sticker. Famed artist and publisher Denis Kitchen and his daughter Violet Kitchen have created the first-ever comprehensive examination of this great artist, while collecting an amazing array of 300 generally scarce images.. Beehive, 2019...More.

Item Code: MADND
Hard Cover, 10x14, 176pg, Partial Color
$325.00

Art Books

JACKIE ORMES The First African American Woman Cartoonist
Good-girl art by an arrestingly beautiful black cartoonist. Recommended. By Nancy Goldstein. Art by Jackie Ormes. At a time of few opportunities for women in general and even fewer for African American women, Jackie Ormes (1911-85) blazed a trail as a popular cartoonist with the major black newspapers of the day. Her cartoon characters (including Torchy Brown, Candy, Patty-Jo, and Ginger) delighted readers and spawned other major merchandizing, including an elegant doll with a stylish wardrobe and “Torchy Togs” paper dolls. This celebrated biography features a large sampling of Ormes's cartoons, color Sunday pages, and a new preface for this new paperback edition. University of Michigan Press, 2019...More.

Item Code: JACOR
Soft Cover, 8x11, 240pg, Text/Partial Color
$24.95

DC POSTER PORTFOLIO Jim Lee
Recommended. This collection includes 20 of Jim Lee's most memorable DC covers starring Batman, Catwoman, Wonder Woman, Harley Quinn, Aquaman, The Joker, the Flash, Green Lantern, plus epic battles between Superman and Batman, and JLA multi-character pictures! Printed on heavy cardstock paper at a massive 12 by 16 inches, the pages of the Poster Portfolios are easily pulled out and are perfect for framing and display! Super heavy backcover to keep this stiff and upright. DC, 2019...More.

Item Code: DCPOJ
Soft Cover, 12x16, 42pg, Full Color
$24.99 $21.99

Also just in is the first in this series, DC Poster Portfolio: Stanley “Artgerm” Lau [DCPOS. $24.99, your price $21.99]. It's just amazing and is Highly Recommended. His work is so good!

THE MARVEL ART OF JOE QUESADA
Recommended. In the first decade of the 21st century, Joe Quesada has guided Marvel and its characters back to prominence as editor-in-chief. Along the way he has changed the manner in which the industry works from the inside out. With those achievements, it's perhaps easy to overlook that at the root of all his success is his skill as an artist. Here is every detail of Joe's artistry, featuring his best interior and cover artwork, as well as a wealth of unpublished images and sketches, plus commentary from Joe himself! Marvel, 2019...More.

Item Code: MARJQH
Hard Cover, 11x10, 320pg, Full Color
$50.00 $39.95

KATSUYA TERADA REAL SIZE
Based on the Terada 12-Year Retrospective Show. Printed in Japan. Recommended. Art by Katsuya Terada. This is the definitive collection of Katsuya Terada's black marker artworks, which have been displayed at his exhibitions and live drawing events. Containing over 150 illustrations, each work is displayed at 16% of the original to show the whole artwork, along with the original size (real size) showing part of the artwork but revealing the detail and sensitivity of Terada's work. The variety and the scale of these works are overwhelming. Includes three fold-outs, photos of Terada at work, and wrap-around cover art new for this book. Nudity. PIE, 2019. Mature Readers...More.

Item Code: KATSRH
Hard Cover, 7x12, 202pg, b&w
$49.95

Terada also shares the stage with Hajime Sorayama and Rockin' Jelly Bean in the handsome and oversized erotic art book Toyko Sweet Gwendoline, 2018, 10x14. But the cover is too explicit for me to picture it here [TOKSW. $49.95].

CREEPING DEATH FROM NEPTUNE The Life and Comics of Basil Wolverton Volume 1
Back in stock. 1909-41. Our Highest Recommendation. By Greg Sadowski. Basil Wolverton is best known for his goofy grotesqueries in the pages of MAD and other humor comics, but he was also responsible for some of the wildest and most eye-popping science fiction and horror comics of the Golden Age. This finally collects all that early (most serious, some funny) comics work, much of it complete stories: Space Patrol, Meteor Martin, Disc-Eyes the Detective, plus long-lost rejected comic strips and lots more, including a blow-by-blow story of the tough early years of his career. Fantagraphics, 2014...More.

Item Code: CREE01H
Hard Cover - No Dustjacket, 8x10, 304pg, Partial Color
$39.99 $34.99

We brought this back in because Volume 2 is ready—I saw an advance copy last week—and we expect it very soon. It's another must-have book for me, just packed with rare work and more about Basil's interesting life and career:

COMING IN OCTOBER
BRAIN BATS OF VENUS The Life and Comics of Basil Wolverton Volume 2
1942-52. Our Highest Recommendation. By Greg Sadowski. Even larger than the first volume, this is packed with scores of letters between Wolverton and his editors and publishers and excerpts from his personal diaries, providing documentary insight not only into Wolverton's day-to-day life and career, but also the inner workings of the early comic book industry. It is also chock full of Wolverton's comics stories from this period, including 17 science-fiction and horror tales fully restored and never before collected in a single volume. Fantagraphics, 2019. Due Oct. ...More.

Item Code: BRAIH
Hard Cover, 8x11, 432pg, Full Color
$44.99 $39.99

See our website for more Wolverton work in Archives collections and his own Artist's Edition! We also have Gary Arlington's (San Francisco Comic Book Company, underground comics publisher and long-time store owner) own copy of Wolverton's Foopgoop Frolics, with the original mailing envelope from publisher Glenn Bray, from 1975. Very Good (some wear) [RB942. $150].

Graphic Novels & Comics

MONSTER By Enki Bilal
Highly Recommended. 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. Mature Readers...More.

Item Code: MONEBH
Hard Cover, 10x13, 264pg, Full Color
$49.99 $39.99

BATMAN The Killing Joke
Packed with bonus features. Highly Recommended. By Alan Moore. Art & new introduction by Brian Bolland. Batman: The Killing Joke is Alan Moore's unforgettable meditation on the razor-thin line between sanity and insanity, heroism and villainy, comedy and tragedy. Stunningly illustrated by artist Brian Bolland, presenting his original vision of this modern classic. This new edition includes Batman: The Killing Joke and stories from Batman: Black and White #4 and Countdown #31, along with numerous Batman and Joker covers and sketches by Brian Bolland, including artwork only previously published in the Absolute Edition! DC, 2019...More.

Item Code: BATKJOH
Hard Cover, 7x11, 96pg, Full Color
$17.99 $16.50

BETTIE PAGE UNBOUND #4 Comic Set
Set of five variant covers--interior is the same. By John Royle, Mohan, Scott Chantler, David Williams, Kelsey Shannon, Julius Ohta. Recommended. By David Avallone. Art by Julius Ohta. Bettie's next stop on her dimension-hopping quest finds her six inches tall... with gossamer wings. Can one tiny adorable sprite stop the most powerful creatures in the multiverse from throwing it all into chaos and destruction? Dynamite, 2019...More.

Item Code: BPU04P
Soft Cover, 7x10, 32pg, Full Color
$19.99

Sets #1 &3 are still available, same price, and the black bag edition [BPU01V. $12]. The previous two series, of which this is the third, are now collected as graphic novels:

Bettie Page #1 in Hollywood, 2017, 104pgs [BP01. $17.99]

Betty Page #2 Model Agent, 2018, 112pgs [ BP02. $17.99]

We also have just a few left of the variant cover sets for both of those series. See our website.

Comic Book & Comic Strip Archives

TIMELY'S GREATEST The Golden Age Sub-Mariner by Bill Everett The Pre-War Years Omnibus
Collects Marvel Comics #1, Marvel Mystery #2-31, Sub-Mariner #1-4, Human Torch #2-6, All Winners #1-4, Daring Mystery #7-8, Comedy #9. Our Highest Recommendation. By Bill Everett. For the first time ever, experience every adventure of Prince Namor from his 1939 debut through Bill Everett's February 1942 induction into the armed services. This debut volume celebrates the incomparable adventures of comics' first antihero--some of the finest art and stories to be found in the Golden Age! Bill Everett's Sub-Mariner cut a bold path, defending his undersea kingdom, invading New York City, fighting the Axis powers, and battling both against and alongside the Human Torch! Like his signature character, Everett was an iconoclast ahead of his time. His lush, detailed artwork and engrossing ongoing storylines were unlike anything else of the era! Marvel, 2019...More.

Item Code: TIMGASH
Hard Cover - No Dustjacket, 8x11, 872pg, Full Color
$150.00 $125.00

SPIDER-MAN By John Byrne Omnibus
c.1999-2001. The fan-favorite artist takes on Marvel's #1 title(s). Recommended. By Bill Mantlo, Chris Claremont et al. Art by Roger Stern and John Byrne. Spider-Man is put through his paces as he teams with the Hulk, the Wasp, Ms. Marvel, Iron Fist, Captain Britain, Man-Thing, Thor, Luke Cage and more! Spidey battles Man-Wolf, Doctor Octopus and the Ringer! Revisit chapter one of Spider-Man's history as the web-slinger faces his many foes for the first time! And a legend is reborn as Peter Parker gives up being Spidey only to find a young girl is replacing him and returns to the Spider-Man costume. An amazing run featuring daring drama, fresh faces and classic foes! Marvel, 2019...More.

Item Code: SPIDJBH
Hard Cover, 7x11, 1264pg, Full Color
$125.00 $105.00

DISNEY MASTERS Volumes 7 & 8 Boxed Set
Recommended. By Giovan Battista Carpi, Romano Scarpa and Carl Barks. Disney Masters presents acclaimed artists from around the world working in the grand Disney tradition. Vol. 7: Mickey Mouse: The Pirates of Tabasco Bay, with travels and travails — from cowboy capers at “Yesterday Ranch” to the head-scratching mystery of “The Vanishing Railroad!” And Vol. 8: Donald Duck: Duck Avenger Strikes Again: Donald is secretly that infamous super-anti-hero, Duck Avenger! Seven complete Mickey serials in all — each newly recolored in the warm tints of the original comic books. Fantgraphics, 2019...More.

Item Code: DM04HP
Hard Cover, 7x10, 372pg, Full Color
$59.99 $49.99

DISNEY MASTERS Volumes 5 & 6 Boxed Set
Highly Recommended. By Giovan Battista Carpi and Romano Scarpa. Volume 5: The best from Italian artist Romano Scarpa (1927-2005). Mickey's diabolical arch-enemy--the Phantom Blot--is on the loose! But when Mickey, Goofy, and Chief O'Hara set out to stop his crime spree, there's something they don't know: The Blot has Mickey hypnotized--our hero is unknowingly doing the bad guy's bidding! Volume 6: First-ever translation of the best stories by Giovan Carpi (1927-99): High up the Duck Family Tree lurks King Dondorado, ancient ruler of a pre-Columbian South American empire. Now Scrooge is after Dondorado's treasure! Fantgraphics, 2019...More.

Item Code: DM03HP
Hard Cover - No Dustjacket, 7x10, 370pg, Full Color
$59.99 $49.99

See our website for previous Disney Masters Boxed sets, Volumes 1&2 and 3&4, same discounted price. The individual volumes are now up to Volume 9 and are $29.99, your price $26.99 each.

THE FABULOUS FURRY FREAK BROTHERS COMPENDIUM
Highly Recommended. By Gilbert Shelton. A low-priced sampler of Freak Brothers stories--for the new reader or old fans not ready to pony up for the complete compendium (which we carry at $29.95). Four stories in full color. Shelton himself introduces the volume with a classic answer to the question "are the Freak Brothers based on real people?" Classic comic strips from the past 50 years, by one of the very best and funniest underground comics artists. Nudity and LOTS of drug use--but all in fun. Shelton's comics and books have now sold over 40 million copies worldwide in 17 languages. Knockabout, 2019. Mature Readers...More.

Item Code: FABFC
Soft Cover, 7x10, 64pg, Partial Color
$13.99

ALSO AVAILABLE
THE FABULOUS FURRY FREAK BROTHERS OMNIBUS
Highly Recommended. By Gilbert Shelton. Take a trip with Fat Freddy, Phineas and Freewheelin' Franklin! Beginning in 1968, Shelton's ground-breaking stories set the template for much of the underground comix revolution and here, every story, strip and gag has been collected along with rare promotional items and a short history of the Freak Brothers. These hilarious and deviant stories feature mind-boggling artwork, mostly in b&w, with two large color sections. Knockabout, 2008. Mature Readers...More.

Item Code: FABF
Soft Cover, 7x10, 624pg, Partial Color
$35.00

And the lastest material on our boys is in Fifty Years of the Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers, with new material, 64 pages, full color, 2017 [FIFTF. $12.95]. Shelton's Wonder Wart-hog compilation, matching the Freaks big book, is also available [BWWH. $29.95].

THE PHANTOM The Complete Newspaper Dailies Volume 16 1959-1961
Recommended. By Lee Falk. Art by Wilson McCoy. The introduction chronicles how Wilson McCoy began on the Phantom as a ghost artist for Ray Moore, but by 1946 he was signing the strips and he carried on for another 15 years before his death in 1961. Six more episodes: "The Swamp Rats," "Oogooru and the Witchmen" (aka "The Flying Horse"), "The Reporter," "The Monkey Mail," "The Gurk Twins," and "The 50th Wife," in which Diana is kidnapped and being forced to join a prince's harem--until The Phantom takes on his empire single-handed. Hermes, 2019...More.

Item Code: PH16H
Hard Cover, 12x8, 208pg, Full Color
$60.00 $54.95

ALSO AVAILABLE
THE PHANTOM UNMASKED America's First Superhero
At last, a thorough look at this worldwide phenomenon. Recommended. By Kevin Patrick. Before Superman, before Batman, there was — the Phantom! Making its debut as an American newspaper comic strip in 1936, The Phantom was the forerunner of the comic-book superhero genre. Superman was the first costumed hero with super powers...but The Phantom was the first costumed hero. Despite its American origins, The Phantom comic strip has enjoyed far greater popularity with international audiences, most notably in Australia, Sweden, and India, where it has appeared in newspapers, magazines, and comic books. University of Iowa, 2018...More.

Item Code: PHAUN
Soft Cover, 6x9, 258pg, Text Only
$25.00

See the website for all things Phantom: previous Dailies, Sundays collectiions, the Avon Books prose novels and more.

UMBRELLA ACADEMY Library Edition Volume 1
Recommended. By Gereard Way. Art by Gabriel Bá, with James Jean and Tony Ong. In an inexplicable worldwide event, forty-three extraordinary children were spontaneously born to women who'd previously shown no signs of pregnancy. Millionaire inventor Reginald Hargreeves adopted seven of the children; when asked why, his only explanation was, "To save the world." Netflix's most watched show of 2019 with over 45 million viewers and a second season on the way! Catch up. An oversized hardcover collection of the complete first series, Apocalypse Suite, "Mon Dieu!" and "But the Past Ain't Through with You," and a 50-page sketchbook section. Dark Horse, 2019...More.

Item Code: UMB01H
Hard Cover, 8x12, 216pg, Full Color
$39.99 $34.99

KATY KEENE
1957-2007 By Bill Woggon, John Lucas, Mike Esposito, Chic Stone, Dan Parent et al. 13 stories from 1957-59, ten from '87-88; 12 from 2005-2008. The most famous pin-up queen and fashion model in comics. Vintage stories from her own title plus Katy Keene Pin-Up Parade and Katy Keene Fashion Book. Runway adventures and intriguing romances; Katy Keene was one of the first interactive comic book series, inviting readers to send in fashion suggestions that were turned into pin-ups and paper dolls. Katy certainly has her hands full with the Hollywood lifestyle, glitz and glamour, famous boyfriends and runway rivals! Archie Comics, 2019...More.

Item Code: KATK
Soft Cover, 5x8, 224pg, Full Color
$10.99

See our website for more pin-up artwork and Archie-related books.

Prose Fiction - New Collections

H.G. WELLS Timeless Adventures from the Father of Science Fiction
Recommended. Few can claim a literary legacy to match that of H.G. Wells, who conjured fantastic tales that continue to stir both wonder and terror in readers after more than a century. His messages remain strikingly relevant today, with cutting social critiques and almost visionary portrayals of the future. This collection contains Wells's most notable science fiction works, including his four most popular novels: the eerily prescient The Time Machine; The War of the Worlds; The Invisible Man; and The Island of Dr. Moreau. In addition, the book includes ten of his very best short stories, 652 pages. Prion, 2018...More.

Item Code: HGWT
Soft Cover, 6x9, 656pg, Text Only
$22.95

EDGAR ALLAN POE Ghastly Tales from the Master of the Macabre
Recommended. Few authors' names conjure up such an air of ghoulish terror as that of Edgar Allan Poe. The best of his chilling horror stories and other suspenseful tales, 27 in total, are presented here in one 652-page volume, providing an ideal introduction to this master of the macabre. Although best known for his classic gothic horror tales such as “The Pit and the Pendulum,” “Fall of the House of Usher,” and “Premature Burial,” Poe also wrote mystery thrillers like “The Murders in the Rue Morgue” and “The Mystery of Marie Roget,” and curiosities like “The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether.” Prion, 2018...More.

Item Code: EDGA
Soft Cover, 5x9, 656pg, Text/b&w
$22.95

CONAN THE BARBARIAN The Original Unabridged Adventures of the World's Greatest Fantasy Hero
Recommended. By Robert E. Howard. Robert E. Howard's original, unedited stories. The 10 works here include Howard's essay "The Hyborian Age," "Shadows in the Moonlight," "Queen of the Black Coast," "The Devil in Iron," "People of the Black Circle," “A Witch Shall Be Born,” "Jewels of Gwalur," "Beyond the Black River" (one of my favorites), "Shadows in Zamboula," and "Red Nails." Howard was a master of his craft, creating a hero as powerful and exciting as any in literature. Introduction by Rod Green. Prion, 2018...More.

Item Code: CONTBA
Soft Cover, 6x9, 512pg, Text/b&w
$22.95 $19.95

ALSO AVAILABLE
THE COMPLETE FICTION OF H.P. LOVECRAFT
At last--Bargain-Priced! Highly Recommended. HPL's sole novel, four novellas, and fifty-three short stories. Written between 1917 and 1935, Lovecraft's trademark fantastical creatures, supernatural thrills, and science-fiction, that have influenced writers and filmmakers, including Stephen King, Alan Moore, Guillermo del Toro, and Neil Gaiman. Includes The Case of Charles Dexter Ward, "The Call of Cthulhu," "The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath," "At the Mountains of Madness," "The Shadow Over Innsmouth," "The Color Out of Space," "The Dunwich Horror," and many more hair-raising tales. Chartwell, 2014...More.

Item Code: CFHPH
Hard Cover, 7x10, 1102pg, Text Only
$19.99

We got a scare, we thought this was going out of print. It's a very steady seller and bargain-priced. But apparently we can still get them—have ten in stock. Also available is essentially the same book, but in an attractive deluxe binding and slipcase: The Complete Fiction of H.P. Lovecraft Slipcased Edition (Blue) [CWHPH. $35, your price $29.95].

See our website for more graphic novels and other books of Lovecraft, Robert E. Howard, and H.G. Wells (several excellent new adaptations).

Miscellaneous

The Secret History of Science Fiction and Fantasy
Highly Recommended. By Desirina Boskovich. Science fiction and fantasy reign over popular culture now. But it wasn't always thus. Lost Transmissions is a rich trove of forgotten and unknown, imagined-but-never-finished, and under-appreciated-but-influential works, as well as little-known information, revealed in nice bite-sized chapters. Larger sections examine Film & TV, Literature, Art, Music, Fashion, Architecture, and Pop Culture, with dozens of smaller pieces in each section. 75 essays by 30 contributors including Neil Gaiman, Paul Tremblay and William Gibson! Abrams, 2019...More.

Item Code: LOSTTH
Hard Cover, 7x9, 288pg, Text/Partial Color
$29.99 $26.99

ALSO AVAILABLE
THE ASTOUNDING ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF SCIENCE FICTION
Closeout Price! Movies - Art - Comics - Pulps - Fiction - Fantasy - Horror. Highly Recommended. By Dave Golber, Jess Nevins et al. A fine all-new illustrated history of science fiction. Using timelines, online links, illustrations, movie posters & well-selected stills, book covers, and more, this amazing new book propels us into the well of modern imagination, from its roots in Frankenstein, through Verne, H.G. Wells, the late gothic and weird horror of Lovecraft to the mass market Pulps. Then a new generation of writers (Bradbury, Bloch, Asimov, Philip K. Dick), television and film, right up to the present day. Flame Tree, 2017...More.

Item Code: ASTIH
Hard Cover, 12x11, 192pg, Full Color
$35.00 $24.99

See our website for more science fiction, for specific SF titles, and for more general sci-fi in a far larger selection!

WOODSTOCK 3 Days of Peace & Music
Recommended. By Michael Lang. This is the official 50th-anniversary celebration of Woodstock, very personally compiled by the festival's co-creator and co-founder, Michael Lang. A large illustrated edition, it includes hundreds of photographs and documents accompanied by Lang's memories and insights into the most famous and influential festival of all time, with images of Jimi Hendrix, The Who, Crosby, Stills Nash & Young, Richie Havens, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Santana, Janis Joplin, Joan Baez, Country Joe McDonald and the Grateful Dead. Plus all kinds of behind the scenes pictures, and a chapter on creating the film. Reel Art Press, 2019...More.

Item Code: WOODDH
Hard Cover, 10x12, 288pg, Partial Color
$59.95 $54.95

Also see on our website, Woodstock: Three Days That Rocked the World—50th Anniversary, 2019, HC, 10x12, 288pgs, [WOODH. $29.95, your price $24.95].

ZAPPED BY THE GOD OF ABSURDITY The Best of Paul Krassner
Prose collection, no art. At the age of six, Paul Krassner became the youngest concert artist in any field ever to perform at Carnegie Hall. But a minor incident during his performance of Vivaldi's Concerto in A minor led him to a profound revelation that changed his life. Krassner ultimately traded performing music for performing stand-up comedy and went on to found The Realist, the provocative magazine of news and satire whose motto was “Irreverence Is Our Only Sacred Cow.” Fantagraphics, 2019...More.

Item Code: ZAPPH
Hard Cover, 6x9, 268pg, Text Only
$26.99 $23.99

Krassner is also in:

The Psychedelic Sex Book from Taschen, on sale: [PSYSH. $70, your price $34.95]

The Life and Legend of Wallace Wood Volume 2 (Krassner is a contributor—he also first published Wood's famous Walt Disney sex parady centerfold) [LIFL02H. $39.99, your price $34.99]

Who Killed Hunter S. Thompson, Last Gasp, 2017 [WHOKH. $39.95]. Just three copies left then it becomes a special order item.

THE SHADOW #144
The Dead Who Lived and Crime Over Casco. Highly Recommended. By Walter Gibson. Art by Edd Cartier and Charles Coll. The Knight of Darkness resumes his true identity of Kent Allard, with cool art by Edd Cartier and a bonus feature on Shadow Comics artist Charles Coll. First, a plague of sleeping sickness hits New York, and only The Shadow can uncover the secret of the death gas and revive "The Dead Who Lived!" Then, "Crime Over Casco" leads Kent Allard to uncover a Neo-Nazi conspiracy in the quiet coastal islands of Casco Bay, Maine! Sanctum, 2019...More.

Item Code: SHT144
Soft Cover, 7X10, 112pg, Text/b&w
$14.95

We still have all issues from #114 up available, plus multi-packs and annuals. See our pulps section for more.

Statue

DC BOMBSHELLS BATGIRL AND SUPERGIRL CELEBRATION Statue
Limited & numbered, 5,000! Recommended. By Ant Lucia. Action! Gadgets! Flight! Bombshells! The DC Bombshells Celebration statue has all this and more. Crafted from an illustration by Ant Lucia, this epic piece brings two of the most beloved heroes in the Bombshells universe — Batgirl and Supergirl -- together at last. Cast in polyresin, the statue captures the dynamic details from Lucia's art. DC, 2019...More.

Item Code: DCBBAT
15" tall, Full Color
$275.00

The previous DC Bombshells release can be special ordered for you: Batman and Catwoman, 2018. [DCBBATC. $270]. See more statues on our website.

Mature Readers

The massive Helmut Newton Sumo book is now available on its 20th Anniversary. It's still huge, but not as huge as the original edition which sold for something around $1500, I think. This one is $150, and we discount it to $125.00. It's still HUGE. See the website for our entire Nude Photography section.

The Virgin Hunters 3Some pack offers three movies, over four hours, in one bargain-priced set. It's x-rated space fantasy in the far future. We also have two copies left of Volume 2 by itself [VIRG. $14.95]. See the website for more adult DVDs.

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News and Notes

PG&E shut off the electricity for the area on Wednesday, September 25—just in case you tried to call us. Our server could still take internet orders, but the phones were off and our staff, myself included, had to work from home or take the day off. I'm writing this on my iPad—thank goodness our cellular internet is still good! We’re back up and running with full power now.

The new Basil Gogos books came in with some damage—we were able to fill advance orders with perfect copies, but that left us just three, not enough to promote it in this email. I hope we'll have replacements by next week.

Just today I got word that the publisher of Sky Masters: The Complete Sundays is willing to sell us another 12 copies. We have backorders for two, so ten are available. We'll probably have these in two to three weeks. [SKYMSH. $125]. It has my highest recommendation. I'm still sad we won't see a reprint, but the publisher is in Spain and the cost of producing it and then getting into into the U.S. distribution system is just prohibitive.

~Bud

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