Thursday, September 2, 2021

Dean Yeagle’s Mandy, Justin and Annie Stegg Gerard, Master of Mystery, Women of Hammer, Alan Moore’s Providence, EC Archives: M.D.

All the Mandy books are back in print. Justin and Annie Stegg Gerard signed art books; Doc Savage model Steve Holland; Master of Mystery Hardcover, Women of Hammer, Starman, Batman Zero Year, Fantastic Four Omnibus 2, Alan Moore's Providence, EC Archives: M.D. and lots more. Plus plenty of News & Notes!

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Art Books

 


JUSTIN GERARD'S MONSTER OF THE MONTH Volume One Sketchbook 2020 Signed
A small but wonderful signed hardcover. Highly Recommended. Wonderfully creative sketches and drawings of monsters and creatures from the Monster of the Month series. The cover is matte hardback casebound with gold foiling featuring a glossy image of "The Scorpkin Battle." Printed on high-quality heavyweight semi-gloss art paper. Each copy is hand-signed. Justin Gerard is an independent artist who has worked within the publishing and film industries providing illustrations for clients such as Disney, Dreamworks, Warner Brothers, Harper Collins, Penguin Books, and Random House. Gallery Gerard, 2021. ...More.

Item Code: JUSTHS
Hard Cover, 6x8, 70pg, Partial Color
$34.00
 


DRACO FLORIS DRAGONS Signed
Signed. Highly Recommended. This book contains completed art, drawings, studies and conceptual work done for The Draco Floris Dragons — a fantasy, complete with a detailed introduction, of a world of "flower dragons" as first discovered by Miss Penelope Friedrich in the summer of 1824... Over 50 illustrations are printed in full-color on high-quality heavyweight semi-gloss art paper. The cover is matte hardback case bound with gold foiling featuring a glossy image of "Penelope." Each copy is hand-signed by Annie Stegg Gerard. Gallery Gerard, 2021. ...More.

Item Code: DRADHS
Hard Cover, 6x8, 86pg, Partial Color
$34.00
You'll find more of Justin and Annie Stegg Gerard's work in Infected by Art 6, 7 and 8 and Spectrum 25 and 26.
 


THE DYNAMITE ART OF JOHN CASSADAY Signed
Signed. John Cassaday's dynamic compositions are well known, but this is the very first time they've been collected. Here you will find all of his work for Dynamite in a single book. Includes color covers, sketches, inks...some seen before, others appearing in print for the first time. Here are his amazing interpretations of James Bond, Red Sonja, The Green Hornet, Sherlock Holmes, Zorro, The Lone Ranger and many, many others! Dynamite, 2020. ...More.

Item Code: DYNJCHS
Hard Cover, 9x10, 352pg, Full Color
$75.00
The unsigned hardcover has been here for a little while [DYNJCH. $39.99, $24.99].
 

Miscellany

 


STEVE HOLLAND The Torn Shirt Sessions
Recommended. By Michael Stradford. Now for the first time, the surviving reference photos of model Steve Holland's sessions with James Bama, Bob Larkin and Joe DeVito. The very first photos for Bama's initial painting, The Man of Bronze, and dozens in between, down to the very last session where a still fit at 66 Holland posed for Joe DeVito's The Frightened Fish. When Bama hired his good friend, model Steve Holland to be the new interpretation of pulp hero Doc Savage, he began the first of what would be 62 classic covers for Bantam paperback books. Holland starred on thousands of magazine, comic book and paperback covers for more than 30 years, working with the greatest illustrators of the day, including Mort Kunstler, Roger Kastel, Peter Caras, Sol Korby, Ron Lesser, and Jack Faragasso. He was The Spider, The Phantom, Tarzan, Conan, Matt Helm, Magnus Robot Fighter, Flash Gordon and dozens more. St. Clair Publishing, 2021....More.

Item Code: STEHH
Hard Cover, 7x10, 204pg, b&w
$39.99
We still have a very good selection of pulp double-novel reprints of Doc Savage on sale at $6.95. This includes James Bama variant covers. Here are more of Doc Savage and more of Bama's work, from Men's Adventure Magazine #1 to Eva: Men's Adventure Supermodel.
 


MASTER OF MYSTERY The Rise of the Shadow Hardcover
Highly Recommended. Special hardcover with bonus jacket painting. By Will Murray. Perhaps the most qualified writer on the Shadow, Will Murray wrote the “Interludes” for all 161 pulp reprints of The Shadow, plus original novels. Articles and interviews begin with The Shadow's origins as a nebulous radio personality to becoming one of the most recognizable and popular pulp heros of all time. Rare interviews with Walter B. Gibson, Theodore Tinsley, John L. Nanovic, Graves Gladney and Edd Cartier. Odyssey, 2021. ...More.

Item Code: MASTMH
Hard Cover, 6x9, 214pg, Text/b&w
$65.00
Also available in softcover, which except for the bonus backcover painting offers the same contents [MASTM. $29.95]. Click here for much more of The Shadow; we still have dozens of the double-novel pulp reprints on sale at $14.95/$12.95, now $7.50 each. We will NOT be able to restock any of these once they are sold out. We also have several of out of print final issues at regular retail price.
 


THE WOMEN OF HAMMER HORROR
A Biographical Dictionary and Filmography. Recommended. By Robert Michael "Bobb" Cotter. Foreword by Veronica Carlson. The Hammer studio is renowned for its incredible output of "B" horror films from the mid-1950s through the 1970s. Here is an intimate, detailed look at all the hundreds of actresses who appeared in those films, many nearly nude. Includes films released in the twenty-first century by a resurgent Hammer. Each actress's entry includes her Hammer filmography, a brief biography if available, and other film credits in the horror genre. More than 60 film stills and posters reproduced in b&w. McFarland, 2021....More.

Item Code: WOMHA
Soft Cover, 7x10, 248pg, Text/b&w
$29.95
 


ALSO AVAILABLE
ART OF HAMMER Posters From the Archive of Hammer Films
Revised and updated edition. Recommended. By Marcus Hearn. Hammer Films were almost as well known for the way in which they sold their films as for the films themselves. The Art of Hammer is the first ever collection of the company's iconic movie posters, and is a celebration of movie art at its best. This large format, lavish hardback is now fully updated and brings together hundreds of rare posters from around the world, featuring Hammer's greatest films, from famous ones to sleazy soft-core with lots of nudity. They covered the full spectrum of horror. Titan, 2016. Mature Readers....More.

Item Code: ARHAMH
Hard Cover, 10x13, 200pg, Full Color
$34.95 $29.95
 


UNTOLD HORROR
From Dark Horse Productions. Take a behind-the-scenes look into development hell to find the most frightening horror movies that never were — from unmade Re-Animator sequels to alternate takes on legendary franchises like Frankenstein and Dracula! Features art, scripts, and other production material from unmade films that still might make you scream — with insights from dozens of directors, screenwriters, and producers with decades of experience. Featured interviews with: George A. Romero, John Landis, Joe Dante, Vincenzo Natali, Brian Yuzna, William Lustig, William Malone, Buddy Giovinazzo, Tim Sullivan, Richard Raaphorst, Ruggero Deodato, Jim Shooter, Bob Layton, David J. Skal and more. Dark Horse, 2021....More.

Item Code: UNTOLH
Hard Cover, 9x12, 152pg, Text/Partial Color
$39.99 $34.99
 


AMUZING STORIES Signed
Signed. Recommended. Biographical Preface by Hallgren, Introduction by Denis Kitchen. From the famous '60s and '70s underground cartoonist, one of the notorious "Air Pirates"—Gary Hallgren. The Space Grils live aboard a flying saucer with their BEM parents and escape to Earth regularly. The Heroes are talking food and parodies of Superman...Nancy, Sluggo and Fritzi Ritz appear as sexual adults, other races, mean people, millennials and aliens. Here's satire, weirdness and vaguely autobiographical stories of the rock and roll life of a teenager in the 60s. Denis Kitchen's introduction is a literary metaphor and tissue of lies, yet rings true. Bulletnose Press, 2020. Mature readers....More.

Item Code: AMUZST
Soft Cover, 8x11, 114pg, b&w
$9.99
 


ALTER EGO #171
Highly Recommended. Features Paul Gustavson — Golden Age artist extraordinaire of The Angel, Fantom of the Fair, The Arrow, The Human Bomb, The Jester, Plastic Man, Alias the Spider, Quicksilver, Rusty Ryan, Midnight, and many more. Roy Thomas on the controversial new bio of Stan Lee, a look at all 12 Fawcett "Mighty Midget" comics, Michael T. Gilbert gives us a complete, very rare Bob Powell story, fully restored from the original art from Eerie Tales 1959. Plus eulogies to The Hangman's Bob Fujitani ("Fuji"), Jack Kirby's finest inker, Joe Sinnott and Marty Pasko and more! Twomorrows, 2021....More.

Item Code: AE171
Magazine, 8x11, 84pg, Partial Color
$9.95
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DC Archives

 


BATMAN ZERO YEAR
Featuring the early, pre-Robin pointy-eared Batman...and before even that! Collects Batman #21-27, 29-33. Highly Recommended. New York Times bestselling author Scott Snyder and artist Greg Capullo delve into Bruce Wayne's past and reveal his journey to becoming "The Bat" — and eventually Batman. Secret moments from Bruce's training abroad, run-ins with aspiring district attorney Harvey Dent, and how Bruce learned to work with his new ally, young Lieutenant Jim Gordon. Then we spin into total darkness as the Riddler stirs up chaos in Gotham City in the "Secret City," "Dark City," and "Savage City" events. What corners of Batman's past will be revealed? And how will they impact his very near future? Unravel the mysteries set forth by the Riddler and join the madness as Batman gets closer to the endgame. DC Comics, 2021....More.

Item Code: BATZY
Soft Cover, 7x10, 400pg, Full Color
$29.99 $26.99
 


STARMAN COMPENDIUM ONE
The highly-acclaimed reinvention of the Golden Age hero by the Eisner Award-winning team. Collects Starman #0-42 plus 13 more Annuals and issues, 1994-99. Highly Recommended. By James Robinson, Tony Harris and Wade von Grawbadger. When the original Starman's old foe The Mist continues an old vendetta, Jack Knight is forced into a role he's spent his whole life denying and again picks up Starman's Cosmic Rod. Watch Starman go up against The Mist, The Shade, and even Captain Marvel. Our hero gets a brand spanking new look and attitude in this break-out series that was a fan favorite 25 years ago. And unknown at the time, this sets the stage for the hit show Stargirl on the CW. DC Comics, 2021. ...More.

Item Code: STAR01
Soft Cover, 7x10, 1448pg, Full Color
$59.99 $52.50
 

Marvel Archives

 


THE FANTASTIC FOUR Omnibus Volume 2
Collects Fantastic Four #31-60 & Annual #2-4, 1964-67. Our Highest Recommendation. Stan Lee and Jack Kirby's first 30 issues of Fantastic Four were just the warm-up — here's where they really turn up the heat! Experience the boundless energy of two creators at the top of their game: the origin of Dr. Doom; the Frightful Four; the wedding of Reed Richards and Sue Storm; the first appearances of the Inhumans, the Silver Surfer and Galactus, and the world's first black super hero, the Black Panther. Plus the cosmic clash between the FF, Surfer and Dr. Doom; and of course, "This Man, This Monster!" — widely regarded as the greatest FF tale of all! Marvel. 2021. ...More.

Item Code: FFOM02H
Hard Cover, 7x11, 832pg, Full Color
$100.00 $85.00
Volume 1 is temporarily out of stock but we expect more soon. Volume 3 and 4 are both expected in October, carrying the series up to issue #125, 1972.
 


MIGHTY MARVEL MASTERWORKS The X-Men Volume 1
Bargain-priced new release. Collects #1-10, 1963. Our Highest Recommendation. By Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. We love this series. For sixteen bucks you can own the first ten issues of The X-Men...the comics that are the foundation of the Marvel Universe. From the very beginning with the debut of Cyclops, Angel, Beast, Iceman and Marvel Girl — Professor X's original teen team with a mission to forge peace between man and mutant-kind! Their first encounter with Magneto and his Brotherhood of Evil Mutants! Plus the immovable Blob and the untouchable Unus — and the Sub-Mariner, the Avengers and Ka-Zar! Marvel, 2021....More.

Item Code: MMMX01
Soft Cover, 6x9, 240pg, Full Color
$15.99
Click here for the other available Mighty Masterworks, all collecting the first ten issues of each milestone Marvel title: Spider-Man and The Fantastic Four. Coming soon: The Avengers (September), The Mighty Thor 1 & 2 (October & April), The Incredible Hulk (November), Spider-Man #2 (November), Fantastic Four #2 (January), Doctor Strange (February), Daredevil (March) etc.
 


MARVEL-VERSE Doctor Strange
An all-ages book with five complete adventures from the 1960s to 2008. Recommended. By Len Wein, Roger Stern, Paul Tobin, Stan Lee et al. Art by Michael Golden, Jacopo Camagni, Steve Ditko et al. The Sorcerer Supreme in a specially selected set of adventures! Discover how renowned surgeon Stephen Strange's search for a cure for his damaged hands led him instead into a world of magic and mystery! Join him in a mind-bending interdimensional battle with the Dread Dormammu, as only Stan Lee and Steve Ditko could present it! A sorrowful Doctor Strange tackles the demonic D'Spayre — and learns what life would have been like if he never mastered the mystic arts! The villainous Nicodemus sets his sights on Strange's soul! And, when a cosmically powered creature wreaks havoc, can Spider-Man help Doctor Strange web up the holes in the fabric of reality? Marvel, 2021....More.

Item Code: MARVDS
Soft Cover, 6x9, 120pg, Full Color
$9.99
Here are more Doctor Strange collections.
 

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PROVIDENCE COMPENDIUM
Finally, the complete collection of Alan Moore's quintessential horror stories. Moore deconstructs all of H.P. Lovecraft's concepts and mythos, reinventing the entirety of his work inside a painstakingly researched framework of American history. It is both a sequel and prequel to Neonomicon. The Providence Compendium is the complete series, all twelve issues. "Providence is the Watchmen of horror."Avatar Press, 2021. Mature readers....More.

Item Code: PROCOM
Soft Cover, 7x10, 480pg, Full Color
$29.99
See the website for more work by Alan Moore: Promethea, Swamp Thing, League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Lost Girls, Watchmen, Star Wars Marvel/U.K., Comic Book Rebels (signed), Batman: The Killing Joke and more.
 


BERSERK DELUXE EDITION Volume 8
The fall of the Tower of Conviction and the Grand Inquisitor, Mozgus, has heralded the unexpected return of Guts’ former commander, Griffith, last seen transformed from a mutilated husk into a demon lord of the Godhand. Regenerated into health and beauty, and with his dreams of carving out a kingdom intact, Griffith has raised a new Band of the Hawk, but recruited from darkness to fulfill his deadly destiny. Collects Berserk volumes 22-24, including three fold-out color posters. Dark Horse, 2021....More.

Item Code: BER08H
Hard Cover, 7x10, 632pg, b&w
$49.99 $39.99
Click here for all back volumes.
 


EC ARCHIVES MD
Forward by Darren Bousman. Collects #1-5, 1955. Recommended. EC's New Direction and one of their most unique titles! Dramatic tales of medicine and surgery, and of modern medicine's constant struggle against illness and injury. The doctor is the hero of these stories, where diseases can be just as deadly as a murderer. Reed Crandall, Joe Orlando, Graham Ingels, and George Evans offer stories of hospital heroes in a complete run of this short-lived title. Dark Horse, 2021.  ...More.

Item Code: ECAMDH
Hard Cover, 8x11, 168pg, Full Color
$49.99 $39.99
 


ALSO AVAILABLE
THE HISTORY OF EC COMICS Signed
New Printing, First printing limited to 5000. From the leading authority on EC. Huge oversized volume. Our Highest Recommendation. By Grant Geissman. With exclusive 8x11 full color bookplate drawn by Angelo Torres, and signed by the author. Taschen presents the full, fascinating story of this fabled company, written and designed by EC-expert Grant Geissman. Even the most die-hard EC Fan-Addicts will find something new within these pages, with the Gaines family archives providing over 100 rarities that have never seen print. Cover images are reproduced from Gaines file copies. 1,000 illustrations include the rarest and most notorious covers, interior pages and panels, rare photos, vintage original artwork, and some of the most celebrated stories ever to be printed in four colors. Note: Due to the weight, Rush shipping would require an additional charge. Taschen, 2020....More.

Item Code: HISECH
Hard Cover, 16x11, 596pg, Full Color
$200.00
This is so close to being out of print...Don't wait until they are gone. Here are all the available Dark Horse EC Archives, and click here for more EC Comics archives and histories.
 

New Printings - Mandy

 


ONE MANDY MORNING Signed
Back in print. Signed! This is the story of a typical morning in Mandy's life. She does aerobics, undresses, takes a shower, gets dressed, walks the dog, and heads for work, all in Dean Yeagle's good-girl cartoon pin-up style. Very appealing and humorous, with several drawings per page. Caged Beagle, 2005. Mature readers....More.

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


SCRIBBLINGS #2 Signed
Back in print. Signed! Another great collection of Dean Yeagle's playful sketches, preliminary drawings, roughs and doodles. Here are more funny animals, aliens, geezers, plus lots—and lots!—of wide-eyed pin-up girls (dressed and undressed) to amuse and delight you. Caged Beagle, 2004. Mature readers....More.

Item Code: SCR02S
Soft Cover, 8x11, 48pg, b&w
$15.00
 


SCRIBBLINGS #4 Signed
Back in print. Signed! The high priest of cheesecake returns with another brilliant sketchbook! Yeagle has become internationally famous for his luscious creation Mandy and here he introduces a new femme fatale, Suzette along with a cornucopia of funny animals, character designs and nude studies. Every page is loaded with girls and giggles, including a short color section of fully rendered nudes and more. Dean Yeagle has done it again! Caged Beagle, 2010. Mature readers....More.

Item Code: SCR04S
Soft Cover, 8x11, 48pg, Partial Color
$20.00
 


SCRIBBLINGS #5 Signed
Back in print. Signed. Highly Recommended. By Dean Yeagle. The inimitable Mandy returns in the latest, greatest sketchbook by pin-up master Yeagle! Loaded with delectable sketches of his trademark blonde cutie, this also features Skoots, character sketches, funny birds, flustered businessmen and gorgeous pin-ups, all bursting with life and humor. Great animated expressions and dynamic poses, this shows Yeagle is a master of the medium whether Mandy is clothed or not! Signed by the artist. Caged Beagle, 2011. Mature Readers....More.

Item Code: SCR05S
Soft Cover, 8x11, 48pg, Partial Color
$20.00
 


SCRIBBLINGS #6 Signed
Back in print. Signed! Highly Recommended. By Dean Yeagle. Once each year we are treated to a new collection of sexy, funny, delightful Mandy artwork by this renowned Playboy cartoonist. The inimitable Mandy returns! Loaded with delectable sketches of his trademark blonde cutie, usually in no clothing at all, this also features her trusty dog Skoots, the sexy Suzette, character sketches, funny birds, bears and other critters, and gorgeous full color pin-ups, all bursting with life and humor. Caged Beagle, 2013. Mature Readers. ...More.

Item Code: SCR06S
Soft Cover, 8x11, 52pg, Partial Color
$20.00
 


SCRIBBLINGS 7 Signed
Back in print. Signed! Mandy as a naked Little Red Riding Hood; getting her bikini pulled off by an octopus; being wrapped up by an anthropomorphic boa. There's also lots of animation-style critters here, both as Mandy buddies and in sketches and doodles of their own. And there's a ravishing brunette, who's also lost her clothes, as well as some actual serious nude studies! Everything AND the kitchen sink in one of the best cheesecake-art books every year. Lots of nudity but always fun and in good taste. We love it! Caged Beagle, 2014. Mature readers....More.

Item Code: SCR07S
Soft Cover, 8x11, 48pg, Partial Color
$20.00
Last week we listed two more Dean Yeagle titles back in print: Mandy Godiva [MANGHS. $24.95] and Mandy's Shorts [MANHS. $24.95]. Both are hardcover and signed. Click here or on the banner above for ALL of Dean Yeagle's books.
 

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

 
Here's another batch of 30 items that are going away soon, down to just one, two or three copies left. You can now see the latest 3…2…1 items in a new section on our website, called ALMOST GONE, at the top of the home page, right next to CLOSEOUTS. We are continuously adding to our Imperfect Editions sections as well.
 

Discontinued Items

This week we discontinued more than 200 items, so when stock runs out on these, they are gone for good. These items are often featured in our 3...2...1...Gone section. Here is a chance to take a look at something you may have missed, and snatch it up before it's listed here. You can see the September list here, and the October list here.

 

Coming in November

 


THE COMPLETE LIFE AND TIMES OF SCROOGE MCDUCK Deluxe Edition Signed
Signed. Highly Recommended! From his shoe-shining boyhood in Glasgow, Scotland, to his gold-hoarding adulthood in Duckburg, Calisota, Uncle Scrooge McDuck has lived a life of legend— a legend founded by Scrooge's creator Carl Barks and carried on in Don Rosa's signature series, "The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck!" Now join Scrooge, Flintheart Glomgold, Goldie O'Gilt, and more for the most amazing edition ever of Scrooge McDuck's biography. The original twelve chapters — and the many "in-between" chapters and related stories — and every last cover and pin-up are all in this money bin-sized book! Fantagraphics, 2021. Due: Nov. ...More.

Item Code: COMLD
Hard Cover, 10x14, 568pg, Full Color
$250.00 $210.00
 


AVAILABLE NOW
THE COMPLETE LIFE AND TIMES OF SCROOGE MCDUCK Volume 1 & 2 Slipcase Set
New printing. Highly Recommended. By Don Rosa. The complete “Director's Cut” of Uncle Scrooge's life story! First Don Rosa tells how Uncle Scrooge earned his fortune, from his shoe-shining boyhood in Scotland to becoming the richest duck in the world. But he was just getting warmed up! In Volume 2, more secrets from Scrooge's legendary life — seven more stories of the wild west, Australian outback, and the Yukon. Fantagraphics, 2021.  ...More.

Item Code: COML01HP
Hard Cover, 9x11, 478pg, Full Color
$59.99 $49.99
 


WALT DISNEY'S UNCLE SCROOGE GIFT BOX SET #16 & #20
Collecting the two classic Scrooge adventures. Highly Recommended. By Carl Barks. A double dose of Duck adventure for the holidays, two volumes snugged into a sturdy slipcase — at a special price. This season's Carl Barks Library 440-page gift box collects "The Lost Crown of Genghis Khan," in which Genghis Khan's missing crown, an expedition underground, and pirate treasure are to be found. And: "The Mines of King Solomon," which includes a rip-roaring adventure to locate the lost treasure of King Solomon! Fantagraphics, 2021. Due: Nov. ...More.

Item Code: WDUSGH
Hard Cover, 7x10, 440pg, Full Color
$59.99 $49.99
Click here for Mickey Mouse Gift Boxes, and for individual volumes in the Uncle Scrooge and Donald Duck Carl Barks reprint series.
 


SIDESHOW FINE ART PRINTS Volume 2
Recommended. No creative studio explores the intersection of high art and pop culture like Sideshow Collectibles. Now, Sideshow presents a jaw-dropping gallery of prints in this deluxe art book. 100 amazing art prints inspired by Star Wars, Marvel, DC, and more. Experience fan-favorite characters in a whole new way. And go behind the scenes with the great artists: Alex Ross, Olivia De Berardinis, Adi Granov, Paolo Rivera, and others. How top-tier illustrators brought their creative visions to life, from conceptual sketches to the finished piece. Insight Editions, 2021. Due: Nov. ...More.

Item Code: SIDF02H
Hard Cover, 9x12, 304pg, Full Color
$60.00 $52.50
Here are more Sideshow fine art books: Volume 1 of the above [SIDF01H. $50, $42.50], one copy left of the on-sale hurt Star Wars: Collecting a Galaxy, DC Collecting the Multiverse, and Wonder Woman: Lasso of Truth Fine Art Print signed and limited, by Olivia, limited to 600 [WWLAS. $225].
 

Mature Readers

This week we have a new expanded softcover edition of Extra Petite P**y Girls by photographer Tom Cherry, who splits his time and models between Prague and Los Angeles.

And coming in December: Carnival Strippers Revisited. From 1972-75, Susan Meiselas spent her summers photographing women who performed striptease for small-town carnivals in New England, Pennsylvania and South Carolina. This is a new revised edition of a book that first appeared in 1976 and was reprinted in 2003. It examines a lost era, the final ending of side show burlesque and strippers back in the 1960s and 70s.

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News & Notes

 

Labor Day Sale!

On September 7th we'll be sending out an entirely new Sale list, the majority (50+ titles) have just been reduced in price. Here's your advance look and a chance to score low-in-stock titles before they are sold out.

Nine Old Men [WDNINEH. $50, $24.99] is a new sale item that missed our last catalog; we only announced it once last Spring.

Here are some more highlights of the sale: Invented People (Rick Berry), Jamie Hewlett 40th Anniversary, Mr. Loyal Livre Calvo, Carson of Venus HC, Mountain of Smoke, Spectrum 25, The Willows and Other Nightmares, History of the Marvel Universe, Marvel Portfolio: Joe Quesada, Disney Masters 11 & 12 Boxed Set, Marvel Portfolio: Artgerm, Prince Valiant Hal Foster Final Page.

 

The Art of Neil Gaiman & Charles Vess' Stardust

I mentioned when we announced this that we were looking into getting a deluxe edition. It turns out it will not be available to us. But our trade edition will come with an exclusive new color bookplate signed by Charles Vess [ARTSTHS. $39.95]. September release. Also, we have just six copies left of Vess' Driftwood Days [DRIFDH $17.99].

 

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Publisher Delays

Many publishers are telling us of delays in getting their books across the ocean from printers overseas. Among them are these, which will be here soon but are overdue:

Art of Enric Regular and Deluxe

Covenant: The Art of Alan Williams (Flesk) (just waiting for a truck to pick them up at the dock in the U.S.!)

Sugar Jones – restock coming from England

Lo Scarabeo Serpieri books from Italy, coming titles and restocks:

SERPIERI EROS Bilingual Collection Volume 1

SERPIERI EROS II Bilingual Collection Volume 2

SERPIERI WEST Bilingual Collection

SERPIERI XXX Bilingual Collection

~Bud

 

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