Thursday, March 10, 2022

M.C. Escher, Kafka by Crumb, Terry Moore’s Serial 2, Spawn Compendium 2, Swamp Thing, Elvira and Joseph Michael Linsner.

Taschen's bargain priced M.C. Escher; Kafka by Crumb--back in print; Art of John Cassaday in softcover; Terry Moore's Serial 2; Grimm Universe's Black Knight; Spawn Compendium 2; Superboy & Legion of Superheros oversized facsimile; signed Elvira Archive; Superman/Batman Omnibus 2, Absolute Swamp Thing 3; Last Chance Out of Print Report...

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MAGIC MIRROR OF M.C. ESCHER
Bargain Priced New Edition of the 1978 biography and art book. Highly Recommended. By Bruno Ernst. Long before the first computer-generated 3-D images, Maurits Cornelis Escher was a master of the third dimension. His lithograph Magic Mirror dates as far back as 1946. By taking such a title for the book, mathematician Bruno Ernst stressed the enrapturing spell Escher's work invariably casts on those who see it. Ernst visited Escher every week for a year, systematically talking through his entire oeuvre with him. Their discussions resulted in a friendship that gave Ernst intimate access to the life and conceptual world of Escher. Ernst's account was meticulously scrutinized and made accurate by the artist himself. This is perhaps the best book ever published on Escher, and certainly a great value in this new edition. Taschen, 2022....More.

Item Code: MAGMH
Hard Cover, 9x12, 160pg, Partial Color
$25.00
Due any day now is Escher Kaleidocycles, 17 build-it-yourself, easy to assemble paper sculptures! [MCEKH. $60, $52.50]. Also from Taschen.
 

Art Books

 


HOP ART By Glen Ridge Signed
Signed & numbered from 100 with bonus (also signed) print and postcard. Highly Recommended. Long a fan of fantasy illustrator Jeffrey Jones, local artist Glen Ridge has compiled here some of his finest work in an extremely limited printing. Here are a number of portraits of beautiful women, a cat, tiger and elephant, and fantasy pieces inspired by sci fi authors Roger Zelazny, Poul Anderson, as well as a knight, an angel and a wonderful brooding pirate. And the "door into Neverland." Any fan of Jeff Jones' work really should take a look at this talented but as yet unknown painter. Exclusively available from us.Penny Shrawder, 2021....More.

Item Code: HOPAS
Soft Cover, 8x11, 24pg, Full Color
$20.00
 


THE DYNAMITE ART OF JOHN CASSADAY
Highly Recommended. John Cassaday's gorgeously dynamic compositions are known the world over, both in and out of the comic book market. All of his incredible work for Dynamite Entertainment has been collected into this single volume. Includes colored covers, sketches, inks...some seen before, others appearing in print for the first time. Cassaday's amazing interpretations of James Bond, Red Sonja, Green Hornet, Sherlock Holmes, Zorro, The Lone Ranger and many, many more! Dynamite, 2022....More.

Item Code: DYNJC
Soft Cover, 9x12, 352pg, Full Color
$29.99 $26.99
Also available in hardcover [DYNJCH. $39.99, $34.99] and as a signed hardcover [DYNJCHS. $75]. See more work by Cassaday on our website.
 

Comics & Graphic Novels

 


KAFKA BY CRUMB
Highly Recommended. David Zane David Zane Mairowitz's brilliant text and comics storytelling of Robert Crumb (himself no stranger to self-loathing and alienation), penetrate the essence of Kafka and provide insight beyond the cliche "Kafkaesque," peering through Kafka's glass wall like no other book before it. Alienated from his roots, his family, his surroundings, Kafka created a unique literary language in which to hide away, transforming himself into a cockroach, an ape, a dog, a mole or a circus artiste who starves himself to death in front of admiring crowds! Fantagraphics, 2007....More.

Item Code: KAFCR
Soft Cover, 6x9, 176pg, b&w
$16.99
Here's more of the latest from R. Crumb.
 


GRIMM UNIVERSE PRESENTS QUARTERLY The Black Knight Igor Vitorino Cover
By Dave Franchini et al. Art by Sergio Arino et al. Magic, swords, and action in one epic story in a stand-alone double-size issue. Lovecraftian monsters and good-girl art. Peyton Parks has been struggling to maintain her dueling lives — public defender by day, sword-wielding armored vigilante by night. She's the Black Knight. Drawing her powers from the Age of Camelot, she battles dark forces in the streets while battling for justice in the courtroom. But her worlds are about to collide when she must defend a woman with links to her own dark past. Zenescope, 2022....More.

Item Code: GRIMUB
Comic, 7x10, 72pg, Full Color
$8.99
Here's more one-shot good girl titles from Zenescope.
 


SERIAL Volume 2 Cat and Mouse Signed
Signed! By Terry Moore. When Zoe's friend falls victim to a serial killer, Zoe vows to find the killer before the police and deliver her own razor-edged justice. But the clever killer continues to leave a trail of bodies behind him, or her, eluding the law and staying one step ahead of Zoe. Following the clues, Zoe discovers the identity of the killer and the chase is on as the killer grabs a final victim and runs. It's a deadly game of cat and mouse between two clever serial killers facing off in a brutal conclusion! Abstract, 2022....More.

Item Code: SER02S
Soft Cover, 7x10, 106pg, b&w
$15.99
This two-part series begins with Volume 1, also signed [SER01S. $15.99]. See our website for more by Terry (Strangers in Paradise) Moore, all books signed: his 2021 Sketchbook [TM21S. $15.99], Ever: The Way Out [EVERWS. $17.99] which is a one-shot complete, and Five Years, which brings together all the Terryverse characters in one major story [FIV01S. $15.99] — almost gone.
 

Comic Book Archives

 


SPAWN COMPENDIUM Volume 2
Collects #51-100. Recommended. Another amazing, thick volume of 50 issues for an affordable price. Todd McFarlane unleashed his signature creation, Spawn, in 1992. In doing so, he created the most successful independent comic book in history. This continues the first tales of Spawn as he journeys from the back alleys of New York City to the pits of Hell itself. Featuring incredible art from Greg Capullo (Batman) and stories from writers McFarlane and Brian Holguin. Image Comics, 2021. ...More.

Item Code: SPAW02
Soft Cover, 7x10, 1084pg, Full Color
$59.99 $52.50
We're late listing this because part of our first shipment was damaged. Now we have as-new copies on hand. Volume 1 is same format, same discounted price [SPAW01].
 


SUPERBOY AND THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES Tabloid Edition
Collects All-New Collector's Edition #C-55, 1978. Includes a history of the Legion from their first appearance in 1958, a new 2021 Afterword by Paul Levitz, original "pitch" page, creator bios, 8 pages of origins & powers of the Legion, Mike Grell 2-page pin-up and more. Superboy arrives in the future for the wedding of Saturn Girl and Lightning Lad only to find the future is now an armed camp and the Legionnaires insist it has always been that way. Convinced that the altering of history is the real issue, Superboy leads a group of legionnaires back in time, while the rest of the group attempts to rescue their kidnapped newlyweds. DC Comics, 2022....More.

Item Code: SUPELH
Hard Cover, 10x14, 80pg, Full Color
$39.99 $34.99
See our website for more vintage Legion collections.
 


ABSOLUTE SWAMP THING By Alan Moore Volume 3
Slipcased hardcover edition. Collects Saga of the Swamp Thing #51-64, DC Presents #85, 1986-87. Art by Stephen Bissette, John Totleben, Rick Veitch, Shawn McManus, Ron Randall and Dan Day. Before the groundbreaking graphic novel Watchmen, Alan Moore made his debut in the U.S. comic book industry with the revitalization of the horror comic book Swamp Thing. His deconstruction of the classic monster stretched the creative boundaries of the medium and became one of the most spectacular series in comic book history. With modern-day issues explored against a backdrop of horror, Swamp Thing's stories became commentaries on environmental, political and social issues, unflinching in their relevance. New origin. DC Comics, 2021. ...More.

Item Code: ABS03H
Hard Cover, 9x13, 416pg, Full Color
$99.99 $85.00
Vol. 1 collects #20-34, 1984-85. Vol 2 #35-50, all by Alan Moore [ABS01H, ABS02H. $99.99, $85 ea].
 


SUPERMAN / BATMAN Omnibus Volume 2
Collects Superman/Batman #44-87; Superman/Batman Annual #3-5, 2008-2010. Writers Michael Green and Mike Johnson (Supergirl) and artist Rags Morales (Identity Crisis) bring you one of the darkest struggles Superman and Batman have ever faced. First they attempt to rid the world of all traces of Kryptonite. then they encouter li'l versions of themselves from an alternate universe, confront an extraterrestrial warrior who aims to wipe out all Kryptonians, and much more. Gotham's masked protector, Batman, has trained extensively to become a feared but very human caped crusader. His Kryptonian friend Superman was born with superhuman abilities that Earth-born humans could never dream of. They first worked together in the 1950s issues of World's Finest—this series continues the unique team. DC Comics, 2021. ...More.

Item Code: SUPBAT02H
Hard Cover, 7x11, 1232pg, Full Color
$125.00 $110.00
Vol 1 has gone out of print. We have one left as I write this [SUPBAT01H. We also have a hurt copy. The jacket has a 1” spine tear and edge wear. and light bumping to corners [SUPBAT01HR. $99].
 


CONAN THE BARBARIAN The Original Marvel Years Omnibus Volume 7
Collects Conan the Barbarian #172-194 & Annual #10-11, 1985-87. Art by John Buscema, Val Semeiks and Ernie Chan. He was the writer that would put Black Panther back on the map of popularity in the late ‘90s, but in the ‘80s, Christopher Priest was editing — and writing — Conan. This collects the first half of Priest's run, as he assembles a cast of engaging supporting characters around Conan, including the haunted Tetra and the courageous Captain Delmuro, sending them in pursuit of treasure held by the wicked thief, Keiv. Priest also introduces one of the great super-villains in Conan's mythos — the Devourer of Souls. Marvel, 2022. ...More.

Item Code: CONB07H
Hard Cover, 7x11, 680pg, Full Color
$125.00 $110.00
See available volumes here, including the upcoming Vol 8.
 


BERSERK DELUXE EDITION Volume 10
Collects #28-30. Genuine leather binding, over 600 pages, plus three fold-out color posters. By Kentaro Miura. Guts and his companions have finally arrived at the sea, but their respite is short-lived as bloodthirsty beasts possessed by Kushan sorcery emerge from the surf. Guts must again don the Berserker Armor to give his troupe any hope of survival, but the accursed shell threatens his very soul . . . and the lives of his comrades! Dark Horse, 2022. Mature readers. ...More.

Item Code: BER10H
Hard Cover, 7x10, 648pg, b&w
$49.99 $39.99
All back volumes are kept in stock, along with companion series Hellsing by Kohta Hirano. Volumes 1-3 [HELSD01H, 02H, 03H. $49.99, $39.99 ea].
 


ELVIRA MISTRESS OF THE DARK The Classic Years Omnibus Volume 1 Signed
Signed by Elvira herself! Collects #1-27, 1993-1995. By Paul Dini, Kurt Busiek, Richard Howell, Dave Cockrum et al. Introduction by Richard Howell. The first volume reprinting the sought-after tales originally published by Claypool Comics. Turn back the clock to 1993. Bill Clinton was president, Jurassic Park ruled the box office, and and Elvira was already a legendary horror host. Elvira must contend with teen werewolves, killer clowns, aliens, a high school reunion and pro wrestling. Special Halloween, Christmas, and Easter stories. All 27 issues have photo covers of the real Elvira! Note: This is already Out of Print; the regular unsigned edition is sold out. Dynamite, 2022. ...More.

Item Code: ELVC01HS
Hard Cover, 7x10, 616pg, Full Color
$199.99
The regular edition of this sold out before we could even list it as newly arrived. Our supply was allocated. We hope to hear of a new edition soon. For this deluxe edition, we have just two in stock and three more on the way. Here's more Elvira.
 


CLASSIC ADVENTURE COMICS Volume 4
Collects Voyage to the Deep #1-4, 1962-1964; and Escape from Devil's Island #1, 1952. Recommended. In Voyage to the Deep, the submarine Proteus has just finished its shakedown run and heads out to explore the Mariana trench — where they not only have to deal with giant sea creatures but an act of terrorism that threatens the entire world. An interesting Dell Comics series with painted covers and art by Sam Glanzman. Escape from Devils Island is a pre-code Avon Comics one-shot on life inside the notorious French penal colony known as Devil's Island. Set up and framed for murder and robbery, Pierre Gavril is sentenced to twenty years of torture, hard labor and isolation on Devils Island — and escape is said to be suicide. PS Artbooks, 2021....More.

Item Code: PCAD04
Soft Cover, 7x10, 184pg, Full Color
$26.99
This softcover edition snuck by us in early February and we didn't get it into this email until now. The hardcover has a different cover — it also arrived in February [PCAD04H. $46.99]. See previous volumes on our website.
 

EC Comics

 


EC ARCHIVES Terror Illustrated
Collects #1-3, 1954-55. Our Highest Recommendation. Illustrated prose stories (text plus art, EC's unique Picto-Fiction format) of terror, murder, and more! Featuring work by the classic EC bullpen: Al Feldstein, Reed Crandall, George Evans, Charles Sultan, Jack Davis, Joe Orlando, and Johnny Craig. Features the never printed third issue and a brand-new foreword by Mick Garris! Dark Horse, 2022. ...More.

Item Code: ECATIH
Hard Cover, 8x11, 184pg, Partial Color
$49.99 $39.99

This joins Crime Illustrated [ECACIH.] and Shock Illustrated [ECASHH] in collecting the outstanding EC Picto-Fiction titles, all including unpublished issues! $49.99, $39.99 ea.

The next to come with be Confessions Illustrated but we have no official announcement for it yet.

 


BACK IN STOCK
CHOKE GASP! The Best of 75 Years of EC Comics
Our Highest Recommendation. By Bill Gaines, Al Feldstein et al. Art by Harvey Kurtzman, Wally Wood et al. You don't know how hard it was to choose the extra scans for this...there are so many great, great EC stories. It truly is the best, broken up by artist. Here we have Reed Crandall (2 stories), Johnny Craig (6), Jack Davis (9), George Evans (3), Graham Ingels (9), Harvey Kurtzman (5), Wally Wood (5), Al Williamson (4) and lots more by Toth, Orlando, Severin, Kamen, Krigstein, Feldstein, and Russ Heath... From "Foul Play" to "Mars is Heaven," from "50 Girls 50" to "Thunderjet," "Judgement Day" to "Master Race." Here is EC's finest, those fabled stories that are everyone's favorites. Dark Horse, 2019....More.

Item Code: CHOKH
Hard Cover, 8x11, 528pg, Full Color
$49.99 $39.99
We just got a restock of this excellent EC history. Last week Squa Tront #14 arrived. It already looks like a #1 bestseller for us.we created 200 bookplates and we've already sold half of them, over 100! Here's more EC on our website.
 

New from About Comics

 


CHERRY SUNDAE The Complete Collection
Recommended. Before Pete Tumlinson drew the early adventures of Marvel's Kid Colt, Outlaw, he created this wild romp of a newspaper strip that was published in papers throughout the United States as an advertising premium, once each week. Cherry is a comely carrot-top car-hop at the local drive in who finds herself being courted by two young men. They battle for her attention and affection... on the land, in the water, and in the skies above! And her girlfriend also vies for their affection, much like Betty and Veronica. But this was a bit more racy with some wonderful, leggy panels and low-cut outfits. Note: reproduction quality varies. With no source for good proofs, the publisher's source is printed strips. About Comics, 2021....More.

Item Code: CHESU
Soft Cover, 9x6, 86pg, b&w
$9.99
 


AUNT'S IN YOUR PANTS Memoirs of a Dirty Old Woman
Recommended. The great Sergio Aragonés, in the early years of his fifty-plus-and-still-counting career at Mad Magazine, also created this book of cartoons focused on a horny grandmother, a woman who does not let things like appropriateness and consent get in her way. It's brilliantly funny Aragones on a single-panel collection that most of us have never before seen. It would have fit right in to the 1970s National Lampoon. About Comics, 2020. Mature Readers....More.

Item Code: AUNPA
Soft Cover, 8x8, 52pg, b&w
$9.99
 


BOOTSIE'S BIG '50s A Dark Laughter Collection
Highly Recommended. "Negro America's Favorite Cartoonist". That's what Langston Hughes called Ollie Harrington, whose cartoons and comic strips were a staple of America's Black newspapers for decades starting in the 1930s. In his single-panel series "Dark Laughter," Harrington brought out the vibrancy of Harlem life in its day, while serving some cutting looks at the politics of the time. At the heart of "Dark Laughter" is Bootsie, a cunning, conning, girl-chasing ne'er-do-well who is nonetheless beloved in his Harlem community... if often reluctantly. Bootsie is both the victim of the world's troubles and a frequent cause of them for others. Excellent artwork and mostly superior (and larger size) reproduction than Bootsie's War Years. About Comics, 2021....More.

Item Code: BOOTB
Soft Cover, 8x11, 156pg, b&w
$18.00
 


BOOTSIE'S WAR YEARS
Forward by Qiana Whitted. Recommended. Bootsie was a liar, a womanizer, a layabout, a scammer, a cheat, and an all around disreputable dude. And one of the best-known and beloved Black syndicated strips ever created. For the first time, 150 "Dark Laughter" cartoons from 1941 through 1946, during which time Bootsie goes from being a draft evader to a draftee, an enlisted man, a serviceman on the ground in Europe, and ultimately to a veteran for the winning side. In these, cartoonist Ollie Harrington's lively art captures the rich reality of Bootsie's world while telling tales that are sometimes joyous, sometimes very harsh, like the world itself. About Comics, 2022....More.

Item Code: BOOTW
Soft Cover, 6x9, 162pg, b&w
$18.00
Bootsie creator Ollie Harrington is currently the subject of an exhibit at the Billy Ireland Museum in Columbus, Ohio.
 

Statue

 


JOSEPH MICHAEL LINSNER VAMPIRELLA Bust
Limited & numbered, 705. Vampirella celebrates 50 years with an all-new two-statue set featuring one of Dynamite's most exciting crossovers with Joseph Michael Linsner's Dawn. Each of the 7.5 inch high resin busts are hand painted and placed on an elegant "book" base. Both statues, together, create a complete, thematic set based on the idea of "balance between heart and mind." Or each statue stands alone! These strictly limited resin collectibles are the only ones that will ever be made. Dynamite, 2021. ...More.

Item Code: JMLVAM
7.5" tall, Full Color
$139.99
Here's much more by Linsner, a busy boy these days. And here's his Dawn Statue Artist Proof, still available by special order [JOSDAA. $275].
 

Back in Stock

 


BISLEY SKETCHES, PRELIMS & DOODLES Signed
Back in stock but out of print. Very few available. Signed cover. We open the archives to look at Simon Bisley's rough sketches and character studies and preliminary artwork. Conan, Death Dealer, lots of topless warrior women including Julie Strain with blazing guns, work for Danzig and more. Wild, over the top chaos is Bisley's specialty. Plenty of nudity. Berserker, 2021. Mature Readers. Out of print. ...More.

Item Code: BISSK
Soft Cover, 7x10, 100pg, Partial Color
$40.00
Only six copies available. The $70 signed edition sold out also. We just happened to get these from an old reorder that suddenly showed up. Go figure.
 


ALSO AVAILABLE
SLAINE THE HORNED GOD Collector's Edition
Massive, Bargain-Priced Edition. Recommended. By Pat Mills. Art by Simon Bisley. The number one best-selling graphic novel in a deluxe collector's edition. For too long the people of Tír nan Óg have suffered under the dominion of the drunes; strange druids who have poisoned the land with their magic. Now Slaine must unite the four kings and use their mystical weapons in an all-out war. One of the most popular stories to be serialized in 2000 AD, the acclaimed British title. The entire saga in one volume. 2000 AD, 2020....More.

Item Code: SLAHO
Soft Cover, 8x11, 208pg, Full Color
$24.99 $21.99
 

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.
 

Coming in June

 


1914-1919 THROUGH THE EYES OF FORTUNINO MATANIA
Highly Recommended. Edited by Peter Richardson. In August 1914 much of Europe was pitched into a war which would eclipse all others in terms of its industrialized ferocity. With photography and film recording still in their infancy, much of the news was relayed through wartime illustrators. Preeminent among them was Fortunino Matania, The Sphere's artist-on-the-spot for events ranging from coronations to disasters. Sent to a variety of Fronts to cover the conflict, his illustrations created a gripping testimony. Over 150 paintings and drawings of the World War 1 conflict depict all its horrors and special moments.Book Palace, 2022. Due: Jun. ...More.

Item Code: THFMH
Hard Cover, 9x11, 160pg, b&w
$54.99
 


ALSO AVAILABLE
DRAWING FROM HISTORY The Forgotten Art of Fortunino Matania
Limited, 1000. Our Highest Recommendation. By Lucinda Gosling. Foreword by James Gurney. This is the ultimate art book featuring one of the most talented and respected illustrators of the 20th century, but still little known outside a small group of fans. Enjoy his meticulously accurate historical drawings and paintings of antiquity, the Roman era, British history and English Kings and Queens, his book illustrations for Kipling stories, Edgar Rice Burroughs, When Worlds Collide and a major selection of his historic World War One illustrations. Tasteful nudity. Book Palace, 2016....More.

Item Code: DRFMH
Hard Cover - No Dustjacket, 10x13, 340pg, Partial Color
$90.00
 


ALSO AVAILABLE
FORTUNINO MATANIA PORTFOLIO Volume 1
Limited, 600. Highly Recommended. By Peter Richardson. The art of Fortunino Matania might have slipped from public view, but to connoisseurs of great illustration he remains in a league of his own. Now, for the first time ever, Book Palace presents a collection of some of his most powerful and awe-inspiring depictions of historical characters. Includes an introduction to Matania's art and career, including photographs of him in his studio, with models, and the techniques he employed. Many nudes. Many images scanned directly from the originals. Book Palace, 2021....More.

Item Code: FORT01
Soft Cover, 8x11, 80pg, b&w
$37.50
Matania was once an obscure illustrator only known to an elite few, including many comic artists. But Drawing from History finally made his amazing work available to everyone, and that book remains a steady seller for us year in, year out. Here's a few other places to see his work.
 


ABSOLUTE DOOMSDAY CLOCK
By Geoff Johns and Gary Frank. Doomsday Clock finally gets the Absolute treatment! Dr. Manhattan, a near-omnipotent being from the Watchmen universe, has been using his powers to rewrite the DC Universe — reshaping some heroes' histories, erasing other heroes altogether, and playing with the fates of the good and evil alike. But why? What does a godlike being from another world stand to gain? Now that our heroes know they're being toyed with, what can they do to stop it? The clock is ticking... DC Comics, 2022. Due: Jun. ...More.

Item Code: SABSDDH
Hard Cover, 7x10, 496pg, Full Color
$125.00 $110.00
Also available is Doomsday Clock Part 1[DOOM01H. $24.99, $21.99].
 


MARVEL MASTERWORKS DAREDEVIL Volume 16
Collects Daredevil #173-181, 1981-82 & 4 more comics. Recommended. In issue after issue, Frank Miller redefined the Man Without Fear with work that stands atop the peak of comic book storytelling. When Miller introduced Elektra, readers could not get enough of the assassin from Matt Murdock's past. In this volume, her saga ratchets up as she and Daredevil fight the unstoppable ninjas of The Hand. Miller also introduces Stick, the gruff mentor who trained a young Murdock and who now must help him regain his radar sense before the Kingpin closes in. Also a deadly reckoning for Ben Urich and with Bullseye that ends in one of the most scintillating moments in comics history. Plus: A pair of essential What If? rarities and an Elektra solo mission! Marvel, 2022. Due: Jun. ...More.

Item Code: MMDA16H
Hard Cover, 7x10, 352pg, Full Color
$75.00 $65.00
Vol 15 is still available [MMDA15H. $75, $65]. Here is more Daredevil: Mighty Marvel Masterworks, Chris Samnee's Artist's Edition, The Original 1940s Daredevil, the revival of the 1940s version with Death Defying Daredevil, and more.
 

Rare & Out of Print

 

 

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WARREN TUFTS: Retrospective - $60

BOMBSHELLS 7: A Terry Dodson Sketch Book Collection Signed - $75

FIRE & WATER: The Sub-Mariner, And The Birth of Comics - $100

COMICS OF THE AMERICAN WEST - $35

BODÉ'S THE LIZARD OF OZ - $85

VISIONS OF ARZACH - $100

BATMAN AND ME Signed & Limited - Bob Kane - $200

TARZAN OF THE APES - $85

DYNAMIC ANATOMY - Burne Hogarth - $60

THE WORLD OF TSR: A Pictorial Journey Through the Landscape of Imagination - $80

PLAYBOY: 50 Years The Cartoons - $100

CARLOAD O'COMICS - R. Crumb - $80

THE COMPLETE FRITZ THE CAT - R. Crumb - $100

DRACULA: Book 1 - $85

BATMAN: Illustrated by Neal Adams : Volumes 1, 2 and 3 Set - $250

FROM AARGH TO ZAP: Harvey Kurtzman's Visual History of the Comics Signed - $250

COVER STORY: The DC Comics Art of Brian Bolland - $85

THE AMERICAN STORY: The Drama and Adventure of Our Country Since 1728 - $60

GRAY MORROW: Visionary Deluxe - $125

STORM: De Genesis-Formule - $100

THE ART OF DAREN BADER Signed - $65

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Free Comic Book Date is May 7th

We will have our usual selection of hand-picked Free Comics, available with any regular order.

Out of Print Report

These titles will all be going away when our present stock is gone:

ART OF HERBERT PAUS HC ARTHPH. $44.95

COVENANT THE ART OF ALLEN WILLIAMS HC SIGNED/LIMITED TO 1500 COVEAWHS. $59.95

FRANK FRAZETTA LEGACY HC HURT (bumped at spine top with creasing to jacket; few with jacket tear) FFLH. $85.00 $60 – 7 left, we'll send the best copies first – just reduced

FRANK FRAZETTA TESTAMENT DLX SLIPCASE/LIMITED TO 1200 FFTD. $250.00 - 3 left

TELLING STORIES THE CLASSIC COMIC ART OF FRANK FRAZETTA SUPER DLX NUMBERED & LIMITED TO 200 (Publisher File Copy 2008) TELSSD. $500.00 $250 – 8 left

NAUGHTY AND NICE THE GOOD GIRL ART OF BRUCE TIMM HC PUBLISHER EDITION LIMITED TO 1500 NAUNBH. $59.95

EC ARTIST LIBRARY 6 SLIPCASED SET ECAL06H. $99.99 $84.99 – 9 left

OVERSTREET COMIC BOOK PRICE GUIDE #51 HC LINSNER DAWN CB51LH. $37.50

ILLUSTRATION MAGAZINE 60 FREDERIC VARADY IL60. $15.00

TONY DITERLIZZI DUNGEON DRAWINGS II PORTFOLIO DLX SIGNED/LIMITED TO 100 TONDD. $100.00 – 3 left

SONG OF OPAR Softcover SONOPA. $29.95 – 9 left

PHANTOM THE COMPLETE SUNDAYS 9 HC 1966-70 PHS09H. $70 – 3 left

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