This week five cool facsimile editions came in, three from DC and two redoing rare 1959 horror comic mags. Also here are new books on Art Nouveau, Art Deco and Gaudí, an Edward Gorey picture book, a new Fritz Leiber collection, a VERY Barks-ish Disney Masters with lots of Uncle Scrooge and Pre-Code Classics. Plus MAJOR coming items.

Our new catalog should be in your hands any day now--download it here.

Coronaviris update: We're making it through this and keeping the doors open, with a skeleton staff and several of us working from home. We're all being super careful, social distancing etc. Orders are going out on time and so far, we've seen no drop-off in sales. For that, we are very grateful to you, our wonderful, loyal customers! Stay safe out there.

Click here to see ALL New Arrivals, beginning with the latest and going back 30 days.

Replica/Facsimile Editions

WEIRD MYSTERIES MAGAZINE Volume 1
Replica Edition. Creepy & EC style stories from 1959! Highly Recommended. By Carl Wessler. Art by George Tuska, Angelo Torres, Joe Orlando, Carl Burgos & Paul Reinman. A very rare, one-shot magazine that features EC writer Carl Wessler, and two EC artists. It even has a horror host, Morgue'n! This has the original black and white interior pages, including all ads but a full color cover--two in fact, one with PS's promotion, and a 2nd reproducing EXACTLY the original cover. Tuska, Burgos and Reinman do several stories each. Orlando and Torres do just one each, but they are outstanding--in their best Creepy style! PS Artbooks, 2020...More.

Item Code: WMM01
Magazine, 8x11, 68pg, b&w
$11.99

EERIE TALES MAGAZINE Volume 1
Replica of a rare 1959 horror magazine with GREAT artwork. Highly Recommended. Art by Al Williamson, Angelo Torres, Gray Morrow, Bob Powell, Joe Orlando, George Tuska & Paul Reinman. The contents of this were most likely for a never released, second issue of Weird Mysteries, since they have a horror host in common AND EC writer Carl Wessler again writes all the stories. And check out the ex-EC artists, as well as two stunningly great stories by a young Gray Morrow! This has the original black and white interior pages, including all ads but a full color cover--two in fact, one with PS's promotion, and a 2nd reproducing EXACTLY the original painted cover by George Tuska. PS Artbooks, 2020...More.

Item Code: ETM01
Magazine, 8x11, 68pg, b&w
$11.99

DC SILVER/GOLD FACSIMILE EDITION Set
Detective #38, Brave & the Bold #28, Mystery In Space #75, 1940, '60 & '62. Our Highest Recommendation. By Gardner Fox, Bill Finger et al. Art by Infantino & Anderson, Mike Sekowsky, et al. Three GREAT, seminal comics in facsimile editions: ads, letters pages, all intact. Detective #38 features the first appearance of Robin, Slam Bradley AND Spy by Jerry Siegel, The Crimson Avenger, etc. The Brave and The Bold is the very first appearance of the Justice League of America. Mystery In Space features a book-length crossover as Adam Strange AND the Justice League fight a menace to Earth AND Rann, with a great story plus magnificent art by Infantino & Anderson. DC Comics, 2020...More.

Item Code: DCSFP
Comic, 7x10, 40pg ea, Full Color
$11.99

I'm observing a welcome trend of more of these. They are being well received. As I mentioned last week, the Vampirella Magazine replicas are selling briskly. Replica editions offer a cool and generally inexpensive way to get the authentic feel of the original edition. Click here to see all of ours.

Calla, an imprint of Dover Books, is authentically re-presenting classic illustrated novels from the Golden Age of Illustration. Many titles from the Calla White Sale are now half price.

Graphic Novels & Archives

ONCE & FUTURE Volume 1 The King is Dead
Collects #1-6, 2019. Recommended. By Kieron Gillen. Art by Dan Mora. Outstanding artwork and what looks like a riveting story! When a group of Nationalists use an ancient artifact to bring a villain from Arthurian myth back from the dead, retired monster hunter Bridgette McGuire pulls her unsuspecting grandson Duncan, a museum curator, into a world of magic and mysticism to defeat a legendary threat from this undead warrior. New York Times bestselling writer Kieron Gillen (The Wicked + The Divine, Star Wars) and Russ Manning Award-winning artist Dan Mora (Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Klaus). Boom!, 2020...More.

Item Code: ONFU01
Soft Cover, 7x11, 160pg, Full Color
$16.99 $15.50

TALES OF THE BATMAN MARV WOLFMAN Volume 1
1971-89. Recommended. By Marv Wolfman. Art by Neal Adams, Irv Novick, Don Newton et al. Marv Wolfman is one of the biggest writers to ever put pen to paper in the name of comics. Now DC collects the best Batman stories from the famed co-creator of The New Teen Titans and Crisis on Infinite Earths. Illustrated by artists also including Pat Broderick, Jim Aparo, Dave Cochrum and George Perez, and featuring guest appearances by Tim Drake, Two-Face and the whole Bat-Family, these classic tales showcase one of the greatest talents ever to write for the Caped Crusader! DC Comics, 2020...More.

Item Code: TALMW01H
Hard Cover, 7x10, 392pg, Full Color
$39.99 $34.99

A perfect companion to this is Tales of the Batman Len Wein [TALBLH. ~~$49.99~~, $44.99].

DISNEY MASTERS Volume 10 Donald Duck Scandal of the Epoch Express
Uncle Scrooge and a batch of great, Barks-style adventures! Highly Recommended. By Mau and Bas Heymans. 17 great tales as these superb creators channel Barks so well I can scarcely tell them from the Good Duck Artist's work. And Scrooge is in nearly every adventure here, including "Healers of the Andes," which takes the ducks back to the mountains of South America. Gladstone Gander also puts in a much-hated appearance as the world's luckist duck. Check out "Regulationary War," "Forty-Wink Zeke," "Bargain Battle!," "Winifred's Revenge," "Big Brain Blowout," and of course the title story. Fantagraphics, 2020...More.

Item Code: DM10H
Hard Cover, 7x11, 192pg, Full Color
$29.99 $26.99

See all the Disney Masters series on our website.

PRE-CODE WEIRD ADVENTURES Volume 1 City of the Living Dead
Collects #1-3 and two classic Avon one-shots, 1951-53. Highly Recommended. Art by Matt Baker, Everett Raymond Kinstler, John Giunta et al. PS is kicking off a new series of inexpensive paperbacks. Here we have three great issues of Weird Adventures--not the Ziff-Davis title but the far stranger 3-issue run from tiny P.L. You'll find bondage/hypodermic panels, male bondage/torture, and a severed head story. A real treat is "The She-Wolf Killer" by Matt Baker. But even better, we have two more comics: iconic, good-girl Avon rarebies, Diary of Horror! and City of the Living Dead, both with wild covers and stories by by A.C.Hollingsworth. Also available in softcover. PS Artbooks, 2020...More.

Item Code: PCWA01
Soft Cover, 8x11, 184pg, Full Color
$24.99

For the first time, we have both a soft and hardcover version of a new PS title. The hardcover got separated, but I think it's sitting downstairs to be unpacked as I write this. [PCWA01H. $45.99].

SILVER AGE CLASSICS STRANGE SUSPENSE STORIES 3
Collects #28-32, 1956-57. Recommended. Art by Steve Ditko, Dick Giordano, Vince Alascia, Charles Nicholas et al. Charlton Comics' Strange Suspense Stories Volume 3 has lots on offer, with much of it being fairly serious and semi-adult and a contributor line-up that boasts Dick Giordano, Vince Alascia, Charles Nicholas, Marc Swayze, Sal Trapani, Stan Campbell, Bill Molno, Rocco Mastroserio and, of course, Steve Ditko, whose moody, individualistic touch came to dominate Charlton's supernatural titles! Here Ditko gives us four stories and two covers, all outstanding. PS Artbooks, 2020...More.

Item Code: PCSS03H
Hard Cover, 7x10, 184pg, Full Color
$45.99

Volume 1 is on sale [PCSS01H. ~~$59.99~~, $27.99]. Only seven are left at this price. Volume 2 is also available at regular price [PCSS01BH. $45.99]. Also part of this series, due to a mid-stream title change, is This is Suspense, which collects issues #23-27 [PCSS02H. $45.99].

Art Books

ART DECO
Recommended. By Franziska Bolz. A brand new look at the entire world of Art Deco style. Reaching its peak in the 1920s, it was a new artistic language influencing urban and domestic architecture, and the entire world of design: furniture, fashion, mural painting, glassware, ceramics and graphics, from books to magazines to sales catalogs. This book offers a magnificently illustrated panorama of this ornamental aesthetic, illustrating and describing every facet of Deco design. Konemann, 2019...More.

Item Code: ARTDECO
Soft Cover, 8x10, 280pg, Full Color
$15.95

ART DECO By Markus Hattstein
Highly Recommended. Art Deco is the decorative, distinctly aesthetic style of the years between 1920 and 1940. The movement embraced all areas of lifestyle and art. Art Deco was a commitment to functionaity and modern technology, from autos to industrial design. With over 500 illustrations, this volume showcases the complexity of the Art Deco style and its manifestations in architecture, fashion, advertising, everyday objects, transport, graphics like books and magazines, and other areas of life, with examples worldwide. Konemann, 2020...More.

Item Code: ARTDECH
Hard Cover, 11x13, 540pg, Partial Color
$49.95 $42.50

ART NOUVEAU
Highly Recommended. By Uta Hasekamp. Art Nouveau was a phenomenon with many faces. Between 1890 and 1910, artists developed a variety of styles from the plant-like forms of the Belgian-French Art Nouveau to the ornamentation of the Viennese Secession. They were all striving to create a new, modern style and pursued a comprehensive renewal of art and, in some countries, also a renewed national identity. This shows the gorgeous buildings, interior design, objects, sculptures, posters, and graphic design that beautifully embraced this movement. Konemann, 2019...More.

Item Code: ARTNO
Soft Cover, 8x10, 264pg, Full Color
$15.95

Here are two more books, and a discounted 2020 calendar of Anton Seder's work, on Art Nouveau.

GAUDÍ
Recommended. By Marina Linares. Antoni Gaudí's amazing, unfinished towering architecture in Barcelona is unique and has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Impressive forms, rich colors, and ingenious structural solutions create syntheses of natural inspiration and technical innovation, of styles both historic and contemporary, and of Gaudí's own original genius. One of the most popular attractions in Spain, this Art Nouveau masterpiece is just the beginning of your exploration of this amazing creator, whose career began in 1883. Konemann, 2019...More.

Item Code: GAUH
Hard Cover, 7x7, 216pg, Partial Color
$11.95

ALSO AVAILABLE
GAUDI THE COMPLETE WORKS
Huge! Highly Recommended. By Rainer Zerbst. Through brand-new photography, plans and drawings by Gaudí himself, historical photos, as well as an appendix detailing all his works--from buildings to furniture, decor to unfinished projects--this book presents Gaudí's universe like never before. Like a personal tour through Barcelona, we discover how the "Dante of architecture" was a builder in the truest sense of the word, crafting extraordinary constructions out of minute and mesmerizing details, and transforming fantastical visions into realities on the city streets. Taschen, 2019...More.

Item Code: GAUCWH
Hard Cover, 10x13, 368pg, Full Color
$60.00 $55.00

Picture Books

NONSENSE! The Curious Story of Edward Gorey
Recommended. By Lori Mortensen. Art by Chloe Bristol. A beautifully illustrated and lyrical picture-book biography (for all ages) of eccentric and beloved writer and artist Edward Gorey. One of literature's most creepily creative authors and illustrators, the inspiration behind a generation of creators, from Lemony Snicket to Tim Burton. He went on to publish well over one hundred of his own books, stories that mingled sweetness and innocence, danger and darkness, all mixed with his own brand of silliness. Illustrated with Gorey-like humor and inspiration by Chloe Bristol. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2020...More.

Item Code: NONSH
Hard Cover, 9x11, 40pg, Full Color
$17.99

NOTES ON A CASE OF MELANCHOLIA, OR: A LITTLE DEATH
By Nicholas Gurewitch. Death becomes a patient of a recently-bereaved psychoanalyst. The topic of discussion? His frolicsome child, who has no apparent interest in grim-reaping! Featuring an unfathomable number of lines which have been hand-chiseled into inked clay (aka wood-engraved), this labor of love by Nicholas Gurewitch invokes the morbid humor of his comic strip (The Perry Bible Fellowship) and the spooky silent-film qualities of the late Edward Gorey. Dark Horse, 2020...More.

Item Code: NOTEH
Hard Cover, 12x9, 48pg, Partial Color
$19.99 $17.99

We have more books like these in our Illustrated Fiction section on the website.

Miscellany

MORE SEX, BETTER ZEN, FASTER BULLETS The Encyclopedia of Hong Kong Film
Recommended. By Stephan Hammond and Mike Wilkins. Post-WWII, creative freedom was scarce in Asia, but Hong Kong was a safe space for filmmakers seeking to profit from overseas Chinese markets and Chinatowns worldwide. This is the true story of the Hong Kong film industry, one that doesn't skimp on the good bits: the hyperkinetic films themselves. Included are intrepid firsthand accounts of the culture, from stars like Sammo Hung and Jackie Chan and filmmakers like Tsui Hark and Ringo Lam. Packed with photos, some nudity. Headpress, 2020. Mature Readers...More.

Item Code: MORSEX
Soft Cover, 7x9, 344pg, Text/b&w
$28.95 $26.95

ALSO AVAILABLE
BOY WHO BECAME A DRAGON A Biography of Bruce Lee
His youth and career as a Graphic Novel. By Jim Di Bartolo. Bruce Lee was born on November 27, 1940 -- in both the hour and the year of the dragon. Almost immediately, he was plunged into conflict: as a child in Hong Kong when it was invaded and occupied by the Japanese; as the object of discrimination and bullying; and as a teenager grappling against the influence of gangs. As the world knows, Lee found his calling through kung fu -- first as a student, then as a teacher, and finally as a global star, culminating in the amazing acting in Enter the Dragon. Graphix, 2020...More.

Item Code: BOYW
Soft Cover, 6x8, 240pg, Full Color
$14.99

This is also available in hardcover [BOYWH. $27.99].

Fritz Leiber

SWORDS AGAINST DEATH
Wrap-around cover art plus five plates. Highly Recommended. By Fritz Leiber. Art by Dominick Saponaro. Introduction by Steve Rasnic Tem. The second book in the Complete Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser series. Ten wonderful stories, produced over a thirty-year period, including five classic novelettes. Leiber provides both a Foreward and an Author's Introduction. In the annals of heroic fantasy this one epic series stands head and shoulders above the rest, spanning sixty years in the telling. It has captivated fans ever since Fritz Leiber's first tale of the duo appeared in the August, 1939 issue of Unknown. Second of eight books; the first is sold out. Centipede Press, 2018...More.

Item Code: SWORAH
Hard Cover, 6x9, 254pg, Text/Partial Color
$75.00 $65.00

ALSO AVAILABLE
TARZAN AND THE VALLEY OF GOLD Hardcover
Highly Recommended. By Fritz Leiber. Cover by Richard Hescox. The year 1966 saw the release of one of the most unique Tarzan films ever made: Tarzan and the Valley of Gold. Starring former NFL linebacker Mike Henry in his debut as the cinematic ape-man, the film portrayed a cultured and refined Tarzan who seemed more James Bond than the unsophisticated ape-man of past films. The depiction surprised and puzzled some moviegoers, but we fans rejoiced at finally seeing ERB's Tarzan. Enter critically acclaimed fantasy author Fritz Leiber, whose novelization of the film became the first authorized Tarzan novel to be written by an author other than Burroughs. Far from retelling of the movie, it was a faithful installment in the literary saga of the ape-man, with frequent callouts to Burroughs' original Tarzan canon and myriad creative elements added to the storyline! ERB, 2019...More.

Item Code: TARVGH
Hard Cover, 6x9, 322pg, Text/b&w
$34.95

2020 Calendar Sale

We just reduced most of our remaining calendars for our Spring Sale this week. Most are $3.99 now and the higher priced Vintage series ($16.95) is $4.95. A handful that are down to just a copy or two remain at half price. See them all here. And see 2019 and older titles here, as low as $2.99.

Sale Item Bestsellers

Our Spring Sale email went out Tuesday night. If you didn't get it, you can see it here. It offers new sale items, specially priced Rare & Out of Print Books, and more. Response is already good, so don't wait, items may sell out.

Three of my favorite sale-priced items are NOT in the Spring Sale—but are still available. They are among our bestsellers--all three are HUGE. And dramatically marked down. Each is Highly Recommended:

Little Nemo Dream Another Dream [LNDRH. ~~$125~~, $45]

Dinomania The Lost Art of Winsor McCay [DINOMH. ~~$95~~, $39.95]

Drawing Beautiful Women Studio Edition with a specially illustrated 10”x8” bookplate signed by Frank! [DRBWD. ~~$150~~, $50]. Artist's Edition size, bonus 16 pages, two gatefolds. We have just six in stock. With Flesk Publishing currently closed, we don't know when we will get more, but we will eventually.

3...2...1...Gone

Here's another batch of 50 items that are going away soon, down to just one, two or three copies left. Click here to see the previous groups listed in December 2019, January 2020, February and March.

Coming in June

EC ARCHIVES WAR AGAINST CRIME Volume 2
Collects #7-11, 1949-50. Recommended. Art by Johnny Craig, Al Feldstein, Graham Ingels et al. This includes the very first two Vault of Horror horror stories, and the first Vault-Keeper appearance, in #10 and 11--and this issue was also the very first EC horror cover. With #12 the title changed to Vault of Horror. Cops and criminals clash in these exciting stories ripped straight from police records...then the horror wave begins. Includes artwork by Harry Harrison & Wally Wood, and Rudy Palais. Every cover is by Johnny Craig. Dark Horse, 2020. Due June. ...More.

Item Code: ECWA02H
Hard Cover, 8x11, 176pg, Full Color
$49.99 $39.99

Now available is Volume 1 [ECWA01H.] See all the EC Archives on our site.

SHELL ART & ADVERTISING
Shell Motor Oil's finest promotions. Recommended. By Scott Anthony, Dr. Oliver et al. A beautifully designed and illustrated book, with material taken from Shell's remarkable archives from its origins up to the 1960's. Shell has a well-established reputation for this artistic heritage, particularly from its 1930's heyday, but this is the first publication to present and describe it comprehensively. Examinations of the historical, political, and social contexts of Shell's art and advertising enable the authors to assess the work's broader cultural significance. Lund Humphries, 2020. Due June. ...More.

Item Code: SHELAH
Hard Cover, 10x11, 208pg, Full Color
$79.99 $69.99

Here is more vintage advertising art on real and concept automobiles.

Coming in July

THE LIFE AND ART OF MEAD SCHAEFFER
Limited, 900. Our Highest Recommendation. By David Apatoff. Mead Schaeffer was one of the foremost illustrators of the romantic era of American fiction, working in much the same style as N.C. Wyeth and Dean Cornwell, illustrating top-selling adventure books and magazine stories, and influenced by the great Howard Pyle. He worked for decades producing atmospheric and evocative illustrations and his romantic, swashbuckling, and theatrical paintings ultimately earned him a spot in the Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame. This new book presents a stunning overview of Schaeffer's long and illustrious career, featuring scores of illustrations reproduced directly from original paintings as well as rare tear sheets and photographs. Illustrated Press, 2020. Due July. ...More.

Item Code: LIFMSH
Hard Cover, 9x12, 224pg, Full Color
$44.95

AVAILABLE NOW
FRANK E. SCHOONOVER AMERICAN VISIONS
Almost Gone! Highly Recommended. Foreword by Andrew J. Sordoni, III and Preface by Robert T. Horvath. A wonderful new exhibition catalog from the Norman Rockwell Museum. The exhibition features Schoonover's paintings for such classic stories as Kidnapped, Robinson Crusoe, Swiss Family Robinson, and Ivanhoe, illustrations for the novels of Zane Grey and Edgar Rice Burroughs. Schoonover's long teaching career is examined, as is his role in establishing the Delaware Art Museum and obtaining seminal Pyle works for its collection--as one of the original Pyle students himself. Original paintings, drawings, and studies, archival photographs and examples of the artist's daybooks and personal effects. Norman Rockwell Museum, 2018. Out of Print....More.

Item Code: FRANAV
Soft Cover, 8x9, 120pg, Full Color
$30.00

AVAILABLE NOW
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

See more on Howard Pyle, N.C. Wyeth, Harvey Dunn, and Norman Rockwell, on our website. We have both books and magazines featuring each of these illustrators of the Brandywine School.

CRIME AND PUNISHMENT
By Fyodor Dostoevsky. Art by Dave McKean. A slipcased deluxe hardcover edition of Fyodor Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment, lavishly illustrated by Dave McKean and designed by Maëlle Doliveux, who designed the other outstanding Beehive volumes. Each slipcase will be die-cut, foil blocked, and embossed and debossed to create a three dimensional impression of Dave's beautiful artwork. Part of Beehive's line of Illuminated Editions, in which today's greatest graphic artists bring new life to literary classics with original illustration and design. Beehive, 2020. Due July. ...More.

Item Code: CRIMPH
Hard Cover, 9x12, Partial Color
$100.00

Also from Beehive Books: More deluxe, illustrated editions with art by top talents of today: Peter Pan (coming), The Willows and Other Nightmares, The Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde, The Island of Doctor Moreau, and two major "Art Of" collections: Temple of Silence: Forgotten Works & World of Herbert Crowley, and Madness in Crowds: The Teeming Mind of Harrison Cady, in regular (MADNH. $125) and deluxe signed & limited to 250 copies (MADND. $325).

MASTERPIECES OF FANTASY ART
Highly Recommended. By Dian Hanson. Art by Frazetta, Boris, Whelan, Jones, Hildebrandt, Matthews, Giger et al. This monster-sized tome features original paintings, contextualized by preparatory sketches, sculptures, calendars, magazines, and paperback books for an immersive dive into this dynamic, fanciful genre. Insightful bios go beyond Wikipedia to give a more accurate and eye-opening look into the life of each artist. Complete with fold-outs and tipped-in chapter openers, this collection will reign as the most exquisite and informative guide to this popular subject for years to come. Taschen, 2020. Due July. ...More.

Item Code: MASFH
Hard Cover, 528pg, Full Color
$200.00 $180.00

EC COVERS Artist's Edition
Our Highest Recommendation. By Wood, Crandall, Kurtzman, Ingles, Williamson, Frazetta, Davis et al. This once-in-a-lifetime Artist's Edition collects more than 120 EC covers by EC's best and brightest talents. The luminaries included in this gigantic tome include: Wally Wood, Harvey Kurtzman. Graham Ingels, Johnny Craig, Al Williamson, Frank Frazetta, Jack Davis, Al Feldstein, and more. That's 40% of EC's entire catalog of covers! Each has been shot from the original art, scanned in color, enabling the reader to see all the subtle little nuances that make original art unique. Blue pencil notations, zip-a-tone, whiteout, all of these and more are clearly visible. IDW, 2020. Due July. ...More.

Item Code: ECCAEH
Hard Cover, 15x22, 160pg, b&w
$150.00

Also available are Reed Crandall's EC Stories [RCEAEH. $150], Graham Ingles' EC Stories [GIAEH. $150] and The Best of EC Artist's Edition Volumes 1 and 2 [BE01H, BE02H. $150 ea]. See our website for nearly four dozen other Artist's Editions and Artist's Edition Portfolios.

Coming in August

CONAN THE BARBARIAN THE ORIGINAL MARVEL YEARS OMNIBUS Volume 4
Recommended. By Roy Thomas et al. Art by John Buscema et al. Roy Thomas' decade-long original run on Conan The Barbarian ranks as one of the greatest in comic book history, and it was crucial in making Conan an icon in the comics world. Here Roy and his artistic collaborator John Buscema bring the saga of Bêlit and her quest for the crown of Asgulun to a conclusion. It's a tale that will forever change Conan's life. The adventures that follow feature an even more savage Conan, fiercer than ever and truly unbound. Marvel, 2020. Due Aug. ...More.

Item Code: CONB04H
Hard Cover, 12x16, 848pg, Full Color
$125.00 $105.00

All previous volumes remain available, at the same discounted price.

MARVEL MASTERWORKS The Amazing Spider-Man Volume 22
By Roger Stern, Jan Strnad et al. Art John Romita Jr., Rick Leonardi, et al. "One of the greatest eras in Spider-Man history: Roger Stern and John Romita Jr.'s Amazing Spider-Man." These two all-time greats raised Spider-Man to new heights while recapturing the compelling tone and character-driven focus that made the web-slinger world famous. Stern and JRJR returned classic villains like the Vulture to the fore, explored a disturbing fate for the Tarantula, told the definitive Juggernaut story and made J. Jonah Jameson a bigger pain than ever before. And that was just their warm-up! Marvel, 2020. Due Aug. ...More.

Item Code: MAS22H
Hard Cover, 7x10, 440pg, Full Color
$100.00 $85.00

See our website for some 40 more Marvel Masterworks, many early, vintage ones on sale.

Mature Readers

A third title in the popular Sex and Horror series is here. These each feature quite amazing artists who did tons of work in Italy on their wildest magazines and comics, yet who are completely unknown in the U.S. outside of the most dedicated fanbase. The new title features the Art of Fernando Carcupino, a career talent of pin up and erotic horror covers.

The first two titles, released in 2015 and 2016, are currently sold out. I hope for new printings at some point.

Also this week we just got a limited number of copies of The Best of Jordi Bernet’s Clara. This has been out of print for some time now; it came out in 2006. But one of the principals involved turned up a case for us to offer. It was published at $24.95—but copies on the internet begin at $52, and one of our fellow dealers lists it for $75. So we’ve made it just $34.95, while they last. Clara is a humorous working girl of the night. Bernet is the creator of Torpedo.

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News and Notes

The Fantastic Paintings of Frank Frazetta

We've just arranged to get our shipment direct from the publisher overseas, which should mean we will have copies long before other sources. All other copies have to go from Asia to the East Coast first, and then ship to various distributors, and then to stores. With Diamond currently not shipping, we don't know how that will play by then (it hits the U.S. in late May). But we are getting all of our regular shipments from other distributors and publishers.

This should be a fine book, and our advance orders are already strong. There is no softcover planned, it will only be available in hardcover [FANPFH. $39.95] and deluxe, which comes in a slipcase with a variant cover and 16 bonus pages [FANPFD. $69.95]. See our website for more Frazetta collections, both in print and in Rare Books.

Yahoo Mail

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International Shipping Delays

Just this morning we received notification from our freight forwarder, RR Donnelly, that many countries will encounter delivery delays due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The major countries mentioned include: Italy, France, Sweden, Denmark, Switzerland and Mexico. At this point there have been no restrictions on incoming packages, only delays due to postal systems downsizing to protect their workers. We appreciate your understanding.

Catalogs for International Customers: when these shipped, about 10 days ago, we were told there could be delays with these, since airline flights have been cut back. Rest assured you will get your copy—if you are a customer, having ordered in the past 12 months—but it may take longer than usual.

~Bud

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