Here's our third one-week-only special offer continuing our December Deals. This week, you can take 20% off all Rare Books, even the few already discounted. And that includes all the latest we've listed, which you can find in New Arrivals. Below, Bud has picked out a selection of some his favorite items. Discover many more by exploring each category in Rare & Out of Print on the top of our home page.

Also--we're extending last week's special one more week. So you can also take 20% off every item in our ALMOST GONE category. This lists items going away, with 3 copies or less left. Nearly all these are already discounted, but your coupon will get you an ADDITIONAL 20% off everything. This includes international customers!

There is NO minimum or maximum size order. You can combine your order with any other items, but this coupon discount will only apply to Rare Books and ALMOST GONE items. U.S. orders over $300 also qualify for FREE SHIPPING.

Please use coupon code: DEC20 when you check out.

Offer expires on midnight December 25th.

Almost Gone is not just on-sale items, but it's where we put out of print and discontinued items too. It can be your last chance to get something that will soon be sold out, for whatever reason, when we have three or less copies left.

You can also sort the Rare Books and Almost Gone sections by lowest price, highest price, popularity, and newest listings.

Happy Shopping, and thank you for your continued support! - Bud

H.J. WARD
By David Saunders and Hugh J. Ward. Hugh Joseph Ward (1909 1945) painted many of the most sensational pulp magazine covers that ever graced a sidewalk newsstand and stopped a pedestrian dead in his tracks. He painted sexy women hounded by ferocious predators, whose merciless villainy is only matched by their shocking lack of chivalry. His work has fascinated generations of fans, but his life has remained a mystery ever since his untimely death from cancer at the age of thirty-five, while serving in WWII. Illustrated Press, 2010. Out of Print. Condition: Very Fine/As New....More.

Item Code: RB3874
Hard Cover with Dust Jacket, 9x12, 272pg, Full Color
$150.00

THE KATURRAN ODYSSEY Signed
Signed. By Terryl Whitlatch and David Wieger. A young hero explores a fantastic world and matures as a result and the setting is among the most original I've recently seen. Katurran is American Museum of Natural History meets Middle-Earth. All the creatures that populate it, either exist today or existed at one time in earth's history. Simon & Schuster, 2004. Out of Print. Condition: Very Fine/As New....More.

Item Code: RB3326
Hard Cover with Dust Jacket, 11x10, 192pg, Full Color
$150.00

PULP ART Original Cover Paintings For The Great American Pulp Magazines
By Robert Lesser. Robert Lesser offers a fascinating history from the perspective of the commercial artists who produced this often less-than-respectable work, bringing the acclaim that these now mostly forgotten artists richly deserve. He also includes 18 essays about various aspects of the long extinct industry, from such legendary SF scholars as Forrest J. Ackerman and Sam Moskowitz. Of course the book is also stuffed with some amazing artwork. Pulp Art is a perfect introduction to a once nearly lost aspect of pop culture, which just now is being properly appreciated. Gramercy, 1997. Out of Print. Condition: Very Fine....More.

Item Code: RB3667
Hard Cover with Dust Jacket, 9x12, 182pg, Full Color
$75.00

STERANKO NICK FURY AGENT OF S.H.I.E.L.D. Artist's Edition
Highly Recommended. By Jim Steranko. In the mid-1960s, Jim Steranko burst into the Marvel Age of comics in a BIG way, and the innovative, cinematic techniques he introduced in his brief tenure there still stand as a high-water mark in the history of graphic storytelling. More than any other series, Steranko is most associated with Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. This Artist's Edition collects the first 12 stories of Steranko's run from Strange Tales #151-162, as well as all his covers from these issues—plus extras! IDW, 2014. Out of Print. Condition: Very Fine. Slight roll on the bottom back cover....More.

Item Code: SNFAEH
Hard Cover, 15x22, 176 pg., b&w
$275.00

MAD Artist's Edition
Highly Recommended. Written and edited by Harvey Kurtzman. Before MAD Magazine was read in nearly every household, there was MAD Comics. Written and edited by the brilliant Harvey Kurtzman, and drawn by the best and most creative cartoonists of the time, including Wally Wood, Bill Elder, Jack Davis, and Basil Wolverton, MAD was the most innovative satirical publication ever unleashed upon the youth of America. IDW, 2013. Out of print. Condition: As New. Still in shrink wrap....More.

Item Code: MADAEH
Hard Cover - No Dustjacket, 15x22, 176 pg., b&w
$400.00

Signed Editions

BATMAN THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS Tenth Anniversary Edition Deluxe Signed/Limited
First Edition. Signed & Limited of 10,000 (#2776). By Frank Miller, Klaus Janson and Lynn Varley. It is ten years after an ageing Batman has retired and Gotham City has sunk deeper into decadence and lawlessness. Now as his city needs him most, the Dark Knight returns in a blaze of glory. Joined by Carrie Kelly, a teenage female Robin, Batman takes to the streets to end the threat of the mutant gangs that have overrun the city. And after facing off against his two greatest enemies, the Joker and Two-Face for the final time, Batman finds himself in mortal combat with his former ally, Superman, in a battle that only one of them will survive. This collection is hailed as a comics masterpiece and was responsible for the launch of the Batman movies. DC Comics, 1996. Out of Print. Condition: Very Fine/As New...More.

Item Code: RB3794
Hard Cover With Slip Case, 17x11, 242pg, Full Color
$250.00

THE LITTLE LULU LIBRARY Volume VI #68-87 Signed
First Edition. Signed & Numbered, 252 of 500, by John Stanley and Marjorie Henderson Buell. The Little Lulu Library is an encyclopedic compendium of the very best in comics. All stories are reproduced larger than comic book size, sharp and clear, from the original proofs and most are printed in black and white as the artists drew them. The front covers to the original comics and some special "extras" are reproduced in stunning full color! This is set six, containing books #16-18, issues #68-87. Another Rainbow, 1989. Out of Print. Condition: Fine Plus. Set has minor wear the edges of the slipcase. Books have slight spine wear, otherwise as new....More.

Item Code: RB2096
Hard Cover, 9x12, 722pg, b&w
$300.00

THE BOOK OF GIANTS Signed/Limited Deluxe
First Edition. Signed & Limited To 500. By Petar Meseldzija. Take a journey with the artist and writer Petar Meseldzija, who tells how he was allowed unparalleled access into the land of giants. 16 paintings and nearly 90 drawings bring to life secrets uncovered, going back to ancient times. He frees giants from the murky abyss of myth and a forgotten past, with gorgeous artwork that reminds one of Brian Froud and the Golden Age of Illustration. Flesk, 2015. Out of Print. Condition: Very Fine/As New....More.

Item Code: RB4022
Hard Cover Slip Case Deluxe, 9x12, 176pg, Full Color
$250.00

H.R. GIGER N.Y. CITY Signed/Limited
Signed& Limited To 350. By H. R. Giger. Foreword by Timothy Leary. This beautiful 11x15 book includes a list of illustrations, chronology, bibliography, theater & film work, publications in various periodicals, original graphic works published as portfolios, plus a list of books by and about H.R. Giger. Ugly Publishing Zurich, 1981. Out of Print. Condition: Fine. Book cover is slightly bowed....More.

Item Code: RB4100
Soft Cover, 11x15, 46pg, b&w
$500.00

THE DREAMER: A Graphic Novella Set During The Dawn of Comic Books Signed
Signed & Numbered, #768 of 1000. By Will Eisner. Will Eisner explores the hopes and dreams of a young man who desires to be a cartoonist during the Great Depression of the 1930s. He discovers the newly created field of comic books. This is a tale of one man in the early days of the comic books industry. With a tipped in bookplate signed by Eisner. Kitchen Sink Press, 1986. Out of Print. Condition: Very Fine/ As New. ...More.

Item Code: RB3048
Hard Cover with Dust Jacket, 7x10, 46pg, b&w
$200.00

SPACEHAWK Signed/Limited
First US Edition. Signed and Limited to 250. By Basil Wolverton, Monte Wolverton and Ron Goulart.This hardcover edition, signed by Basil Wolverton's son, Monte Wolverton, Ron Goulart and Robert Wiener, collects six Golden Age Spacehawk stories from Target Comics. Archival Press, 1978. Out of Print. Condition: Fine. Minor bump on the lower spine edge....More.

Item Code: RB3593
Hard Cover, 9x11, 62pg, b&w
$200.00

JAMES BAMA American Realist Signed & Limited
Signed. Deluxe Limited Edition, #952 of 1000. By Brian M. Kane. Art by James Bama.This deluxe edition comes with Paul Jilbert's one hour documentary of the artist on DVD. The illustration art of James Bama has now been collected into this impressive 160-page full color hardbound edition, the first book to span his entire career. Examples explore his diverse brush from magazine illustrations, paperback book covers, and advertising. Flesk, 2006. Out of Print. Condition, Very Fine/As New. In Shrink wrap....More.

Item Code: RB4591
Hard Cover Slip Case Deluxe, 9x11, 160pg, Full Color
$300.00

HOWARD CHAYKIN'S AMERICAN FLAGG! Volume 1 Signed & Numbered
First Edition. By Howard Chaykin and James Sherman. Howard Chaykin's American Flagg, was originally published by First Comics in the mid 1980s, and hasn’t been available for literally more than a decade. Those who have read American Flagg read it in issues and the greatness of this comic became the stuff of legend. It tells the story of Ranger Rueben Flagg as he navigates an American landscape that in retrospect feels more prophetic with each passing year. Image Comics, 2008. Out of Print. Condition: Very Fine/As New. In Shrink Wrap....More.

Item Code: RB4618
Hard Cover, 10x7, 440 pgs, Full Color
$150.00

FANTASTIC FEMALES A Portfolio by Richard Corben Signed & Limited
First Edition. Signed & Limited to 2000. By Richard Corben.This is a portfolio with six stunning color plates by Richard Corben, reproduced on slick card stock. The color folder includes a one-page bio of the artist, all personally signed by Corben (see gallery).Blackthorn, 1984. Out of Print. Condition:Fine. Slight wear on the edges of the folder, small corner bumps. ...More.

Item Code: RB4694
Porfolio Folder, 9x12, 6 plates, Full Color
$250.00

NEAL ADAMS Monsters Signed
First Edition. Signed. By Neal Adams. Thrill to a level of unprecedented detail as comics grandmaster Neal Adams reveals the story of the infamous horror legends — the Frankenstein Monster, Count Dracula, and the Werewolf — originally serialized in Adams' groundbreaking anthology Echo of Future Past. This new edition has been digitally re-colored in a process personally overseen by Adams. Vanguard, 2003. Out of Print. Condition: Very Fine/As New....More.

Item Code: RB4696
Hard Cover With Slip Case, 9x11, 64pgs, Full Color
$150.00

Russ Cochran - EC Archives

EC ARCHIVES Tales From The Crypt Complete Set
By Jack Davis, John Benson, George Evans et al. Includes Vol. 1-5. Collects Collects Crypt of Terror (1950-1955) #17-46. Over 1,000 pages of Horror thrills and chills! Each Volume is - Hardcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 200 pages, B&W. Russ Cochran, 1979. Out of print. Condition: Fine. Slight wear to the slipcase, rubbing on spine of Volume 3. Tiny corner bump to Volume 2....More.

Item Code: RB2101
Hard Cover - No Dustjacket, 9x12, 800pg, b&w
$600.00

EC ARCHIVES Aces High, Piracy, Psychoanalysis, Extra! Set
By Jack Davis, John Benson, George Evans et al. The Complete EC Library: Piracy/Aces High/Psychoanalysis/Extra! 4 Volumes in slipcase. Russ Cochran's four volume, slipcased, "New Direction" set reprinting the complete run of each of these William Gaines' EC comic book titles. Numbers 1-7 (Piracy), no. 1-5 (Aces High), no. 1-5 (Extra!), no. 1-4 (Psychoanalysis) of each EC title comic in color hardcover. The comics are in black and white, though the covers of each issue have been reprinted in bright color. Russ Cochran, 1988. Out of print. Condition: As New. Still in shrink wrap, and has publishers shipping box....More.

Item Code: RB2067
Hard Cover - No Dustjacket, 9x12, 800pg, b&w
$350.00

EC ARCHIVES Shock Suspenstories 3 Book Set
By William Gaines & Al Feldstein. Russ Cochran's EC Library—three volume, slip-cased hardcover set, reprinting eighteen complete issues of the comic book Shock SuspenStories, originally published in 1952. Includes stories by William Gaines & Al Feldstein, with art by Jack Kamen, Jack Davis, Joe Orlando, Graham Ingles, and Wally Wood. Featuring a foreword by Steven Spielberg, this book looks back at some of the edgiest and best written stories in comic history. Russ Cochran, 1981. strong>Out of print. Condition: Fine Plus. Two scratches on the the slipcase spine, and slight rubbing on two corners....More.

Item Code: RB2068
Hard Cover - No Dustjacket, 9x13, 600pg, b&w
$325.00

Frank Frazetta

FRAZETTA SKETCHBOOK Deluxe Slipcased Edition
By Frank Frazetta and J. David Spurlock. Frazetta artwork we've never seen before! There have been dozens of books devoted to Frank Frazetta's amazing work, but this is truly like no other. Here are preliminary color studies, working sketches for figures from finished pieces, unpublished finished works from Frazetta's youth, personal works never before seen, including an entire chapter of nude figure studies. The deluxe edition comes in a handsome slipcase and contains 16 extra pages of bonus artwork unavailable in the regular edition. Vanguard, 2013. Out of print. Condition: As New. Still in Shrink Wrap!...More.

Item Code: RB3832
Hard Cover With Slip Case, 9x11, 176 pg., Full Color
$250.00

FRANK FRAZETTA ICON DELUXE
Limited, #509 of 1200, Extra 16 pages plus illustrated signature page, signed in facsimile by Frazetta (with his stamp)! Edited by Cathy and Arnie Fenner. The largest and most comprehensive Frazetta book ever published, featuring over 100 full color paintings and numerous drawings and photographs. Included is an illustrated biography and an introduction by Doc Savage cover artist James Bama. This was the first in the trilogy from Underwood, and the print run was raised to 2500 for the 2nd and 3rd; this is the rarest with less than half that number. Frazetta was unable to sign due to his stroke, but his signature was made into a stamp and hand-stamped on each copy on a specially illustrated limitation page. This also has 16 extra pages not in the trade edition, and a black cloth slipcase. Note: Since we pay the shipping (in the U.S.) on orders over $300, shipping is free on this book. This will be shipped insured by UPS at our cost. Underwood Books, 1998. Out of Print. Condition: As new....More.

Item Code: RB1114
Hard Cover, 9x12, 180pg, Full Color
~~$600.00~~ $500.00

FRAZETTA'S PRINCESS STATUE
Limited #2287/4000. By Claybourn Moore. This is a beautiful cold cast porcelain figure based on "A Fighting Man of Mars" painting by legendary fantasy artist Frank Frazetta. The figurine was sculpted by Clayburn Moore. This is a limited edition collectible, number 2287 of 4000. The figurine is like new with no flaws. There are a few scratches on the bottom of the wooden base, and the box has a 2 inch sized dent in one corner. This piece captures the elegance, voluptuousness and enchantment of the female form, which are hallmarks of the Frazetta style. She is a 1/6 scale figurine that is 10 inches tall. She comes hand painted, fully assembled and ready for display. Moore Creations, 1996. Out of Print. Condition: A few scratches on the bottom of the wooden base. As New in a fine minus box....More.

Item Code: RB855
10" tall, Full Color
$350.00

FROM OUT OF THE PAST A PICTORIAL HISTORY OF THE LONE RANGER
First Edition. By Dave Holland. Celebrating the more than 50 year history of the daring and resourceful masked rider of the plains, The Lone Ranger, here are pictures you've never seen and stories you've never heard before! The book focuses on the early days of radio-from the seminal concept of the Ranger, to the subsequent success in TV, radio, books, comics, and movies. Profiles of the actors who brought the Ranger to life are included. An overview up to the mid 1980's is included with an episode guide. Holland House, 1989. Out of Print. Condition: Near Fine. Gold lettering is rubbing off the front cover (see image gallery), dj has a small tear on the top of the spine....More.

Item Code: RB3855
Hard Cover with Dust Jacket, 11x9, 444pgs, Text/b&w
$150.00

SCENES FROM THE XENOZOIC AGE DELUXE PORTFOLIO
Signed and limited, #56 of 99. By Mark Schultz. Ten cover illustrations by Schultz are beautifully reproduced as 11 x 17 plates in black & white and without logos or captions. This portfolio was released in a deluxe wooden boxed edition of 99 (priced at $300) and in a paper folder "Workingman's Edition" of 400 (priced at $80). This set has the wooden box, and the paper folder. The signed plate is #56/99. icollector.com reports selling a copy of this for $4000 in 2006. Kitchen Sink Press, 1997. Out of Print. Condition: Very Fine. The only flaw is the bottom of the paper folder is slightly damaged where the metal eyelet has pushed through. This has not affected the plates....More.

Item Code: RB520
Hard Cover - No Dustjacket, 13x19, 10 prints, b&w
$1000.00

MUTANT WORLD
By Jan Strnad and Richard Corben. This book edition of Mutant World is the first in the restoration of the original dialogue, mutated in the series publication (in the US) by a scurrilous editor. It was Americans first chance to read the story as it was written. It also gave the author, Jan Strnad, the opportunity to write eight more pages designed to expand certain sequences and to soften the transition between some chapters. The new material not only gave Corben fans eight more pages of fantastic art work, but also makes Mutant World a substantially better and a more cohesive volume. Catalan Communications, 1983. Out of Print. Condition: Fine minus. Slight curling on corners. Light foxing on title page....More.

Item Code: RB3862
Soft Cover, 8x11, 78pg, Full Color
$150.00

ALEX RAYMOND An Artistic Journey Adventure Intrigue & Romance
By Ron Goulart. Alex Raymond was one of the most influential comic strip artists ever, creating action-packed art for Secret Agent X-9, the spectacular imagery for Flash Gordon, and nuanced, brilliantly realistic work for the film-noiresque Rip Kirby. Here is a comprehensive, full color art book with over 400 images, many scanned directly from Raymond's original artwork, and published under license from King Features as part of their 100th anniversary celebration. Hermes, 2015. Out Of Print. Condition: Very Fine....More.

Item Code: RB3952
Hard Cover with Dust Jacket, 10x13, 240pg, Partial Color
$250.00

THE FANTASTIC GIRL'S OF BILL WARD PORTFOLIO
First Edition. By Bill Ward. The popularity of "Good Girl Art" peaked in the 1940s and 1950s as the style gained favor with young men, particularly US servicemen, for whom comics served as an opportunity to 'girl watch'. Leading artists of the movement included Bill Ward, known for his Touchy comics. Little Nemo Gallery, 1983. Out of Print. Condition: Very Fine....More.

Item Code: RB4115
Portfolio folder, 11x15, 6 plates, b&w
$150.00

THE GOLDEN AGE SANDMAN Archives Volume 1
First Edition. By Gardner Fox, Allen Christman, Craig fleshed and Chad Grothkopf. The first batch of Sandman's adventures are chronicled in this volume reprinting stories from Adventure Comics #40-57, New York World's Fair 1939, and 1940 (circa 1940-41). DC, 2004. Out of Print. Condition: Very Fine/As New. In Shrink Wrap....More.

Item Code: RB4291
Hard Cover with Dust Jacket, 7x10, 224pgs, Full Color
$150.00

THE ART AND LIFE OF JW WATERHOUSE RA 1849-1917
First Edition. By Anthony Hobson. Beautiful book representing the work of John William Waterhouse from 1849-1917, one of Britain's best-loved nineteenth-century painters. Although Waterhouse's compelling scenes are admired worldwide, the story of the man behind them is relatively little known. However in these pages, he emerges as the 'modern Pre-Raphaelite', steeped in the colorful emotionalism of Rossetti, Millais and Holman Hunt, but also aware of exciting pictorial innovations that were taking place in France during the later nineteenth century. Studio Vista, 1980. Out of Print. Condition: Very Fine....More.

Item Code: RB4747
Hard Cover with Dust Jacket, 9x11, 208 pgs, Text/Partial Color
$100.00

MAKING GHOSTBUSTERS
1st Edition. Edited by Don Shay. The very first book about the making of the cult movie, now a highly collectible little gem. Written by the editor of Cinefex Magazine, with the complete screenplay, shooting script, annotated by the director, producers and writers, illustrated with 200 behind-the-scenes photographs and drawings. New York Zoetrope, 1985. Out of Print. Condition: Fine Plus. Very slight edge wear....More.

Item Code: RB4783
Soft Cover, 8x11, 224pgs, b&w
$150.00

Archive Sets

THUNDER AGENTS ARCHIVES Volumes 1-6
Collects Thunder Agents #1-20, Dynamo #1-4 and Noman #1-2, 1965-69. First Edition. By Wally Wood, Reed Crandall et al. DC began publishing reprints of the original Tower series in their hardcover DC Archive Editions format in a total of six volumes. DC acquired the rights from Carbonaro's estate in 2009. At that point, Thunder Agents was planned to be brought into the DC Universe as DC had recently done with the Milestone Media and MLJ Comics heroes. DC Comics, 2001-2006. Out of Print. Condition: Very Fine/As New. Some are in shrink wrap....More.

Item Code: RB4543
Hard Cover with Dust Jacket, 7x10, 224pg, Full Color
$350.00

THE PLASTIC MAN Archives Volumes 1-8
First Edition. Eight Volume Set. By Jack Cole.Bursting onto the comic-book scene in 1941, Plastic Man was a bright spot in a Golden Age of heroes, standing out as one of the most unusual and innovative creations of the time. A reformed criminal turned do-gooder, Plastic Man stretched the definition of the strong-jawed, straight-faced super-hero to its absolute limits— his body gained the ability to stretch into any shape and the hero known as Plastic Man was born. Plastic Man has become one of the most colorful and comical icons of all time. These volumes reprint the wacky and hilarious adventures of the world's most original hero as they were initially published over sixty years ago. DC Comics, 1998 & 2004. Out of Print. Condition: Very Fine/As New. In Shrink Wrap....More.

Item Code: RB4547
Hard Cover with Dustjacket, 7x10, 500 pg, Full Color
$450.00

ALL STAR COMICS ARCHIVES Volumes 0-11
Collects the complete All Star Comics, #1-57, 1940-51. First Edition. By Jack Kirby, Jack Burnley, Bill Finger, Jerry Siegel, Gardner Fox, Joe Kubert et al. From the Golden Age of Comics — All Star Comics is a Comic book series from All American Publications, one of three companies that merged with National Periodical Publications to form the modern-day DC Comics. With the exception of the first two issues, All Star Comics told stories about the adventures of the Justice Society of America, which at various times includes Wonder Woman, the Flash, the Green Lantern, Dr. Midnite, Wildcat, and Hawkman. DC Comics, 1992-2005. Out of Print. Condition: Very Fine/As New. In Shrink Wrap. Volume 1 has a bumped corner....More.

Item Code: RB4549
Hard Cover with Dustjacket, 7x10, Full Color
$700.00

THE FLASH Archives Volumes 1-6
First Edition. By Joe Kubert, John Broome, Joe Giella. Super-speedsters have been a comic-book staple since the beginning but of all the fleet-footed heroes of the four color page, none have endured as has The Flash, the fastest man alive! These hardcover epic reprints present the original 1949-1965s tales the Flash and his colorful assortment of villains. Relive the scarlet speedster's earliest adventures and learn the origins of one of DC's classic heroes. DC Comics,1996-2012. Out of Print. Condition: Very Fine.... More.

Item Code: RB4550
Hard Cover with Dust Jacket, 7x10, 500 pg, Full Color
$450.00

LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volumes 1-9 &12
First Edition. By Otto Binder, Jim Shooter, Win Mortimer and Al Plastino. In 1973, a four issue limited series titled Legion of Super-Heroes published reprints of stories that originally appeared in Adventure Comics and Action Comics. From a publishing standpoint, the limited series is Legion of Super-Heroes Volume 1. In 1984, DC Comics began publishing first-run titles in a new, advanced printing format on heavier paper (with a concomitant price increase). The company launched a new title, Legion of Super-Heroes, in the high-resolution format, beginning with issue #1 in August 1984. This became known as Legion of Super-Heroes Volume 3. DC Comics, 1991-2003. Out of Print. Condition: Fine. Some slight bumped corners and light dustcover edge wear on some....More.

Item Code: RB4551
Hard Cover with Dustjacket, 7x10, na, Full Color
$650.00

SEVEN SOLDERS OF VICTORY Archives Volume 1- 3
First Edition. By Dan DiDio, Mort Meskint, Jamison, and 15 more. The Seven Soldiers of Victory Archives Vol. 1-3 is a collection in the DC Archive Collection series. Volume 1-3 reprints various DC Comics stories originally published during the Golden, Silver and Bronze Age publishing eras. DC Comics, 2005, 2007 & 2008. Out of Print. Condition: Very Fine/As New. In Shrink Wrap. Volume 1 has a small puncture in the jacket near the spine. ...More.

Item Code: RB5120
Hard Cover with Dust Jacket, 7x10, 228pgs, 287pgs and 236pgs, Full Color
$200.00

BATMAN THE DARK KNIGHT Archives Volume 1-4
By Bill Finger, Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson et al. Taken from the Golden Age of comics, these stories feature early appearances by Catwoman, the Joker, and the Penguin. Written by Bob Kane, the man who created Batman, these entertaining tales of heroism and action feature the Caped Crusader and the Boy Wonder as they take on the colorful figures that try to control and victimize Gotham City. DC, 1992, 1995, 2000 & 2003. Out of Print. Condition: Very Fine. As New. In Shrink Wrap....More.

Item Code: RB5122
Hard Cover, 7x10, 224pg, Full Color
$150.00

SPIRIT ARCHIVES Volumes 1-16 SET
By Will Eisner. The first 16 volumes set. These are priced all over the map on the internet, depending on how scarce they are, from a low of $25 to a high of, get this, $1500 for one volume. There are a few out there in the $60, 75 to $150 range due to scarcity. This set collects Eisner's fabled Spirit stories, from 1940 to 1948. Collecting all of these in the originals is still next to impossible...I've been after them myself for 50 years now, and still don't have them all. DC Comics, 2000-2005. Out of Print. Condition: Very Fine/As New. Rush Service and International shipping would require an additional charge....More.

Item Code: RB2026
Hard Cover, 7x10, Various, Full Color
$1350.00

MISS FURY Sensational Sundays 1941-1944
Almost Gone! Highly Recommended. By Tarpe Mills, edited by Trina Robbins. Reprinting every Miss Fury Sunday page from the beginning in April 1941 through April 1944 (where the companion volume picks up), we learn the origins of Miss Fury and her skin-tight panther costume—complete with its sharp claws on her hands and feet! By day, she was socialite Marla Drake—by night, the costumed adventuress Miss Fury. These early exploits introduce all of the memorable characters who remained in the strip for the rest of the decade. IDW, 2013. Condition: Very Fine....More.

Item Code: RB4723
Hard Cover with Dust Jacket, 10x12, 184pg, Full Color
$200.00

LEBBEUS WOODS: The New City
First Edition. By Lebbeus Woods. Woods’ works are at the juncture of architecture, science, and the future. His designs represent interior discoveries, exposed for all to see. Many of the shapes and structures defy standard concepts of what living and working spaces should be. He creates a complete and brave new architectural universe which follows in the visionary tradition of Frank Lloyd Wright, Paolo Soleri, and Buckminster Fuller. Of all the books available with Lebbeus Woods' incredible graphic work, this, The New City, is the most enjoyable. Being a very large format helps. Touchtone, 1992. Out of Print. Condition: Good Plus. Slight water damage to bottom edge of pages. Jacket slightly torn at corner. Interior thumbing....More.

Item Code: RB3035
Hard Cover with Dustjacket, 11x15, 84pg, Partial Color
$250.00

PULP COVER GALLERY Volume 3 Weird Tales Limited
Limited & Numbered to 300! Recommended. Foreword by Neil Mechem. Art by Margaret Brundage, Curtis C. Senf, Virgil Finlay, et al. There is a brief introduction about the artists and issue dates/numbers checklist. . . this is not about the pulp titles themselves—it's a visual reference for the cover art. A mix of full page, half-size covers, and 4 per page images. Top quality, hi-res images, with the pulp edges showing on a black background. Girasol, 2013. Out of Print. Condition: Very Fine/As New....More.

Item Code: RB2078
Hard Cover - No Dustjacket, 9x11, 138pg, Full Color
$250.00

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