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Thursday, December 21, 2023

The Art of Arthur Adams, The Atlas Library: Joe Maneely, Illustrators Quarterly with Richard Corben, Amazing Spider-Man Library #2 and Fleetway Archives.

It’s nearly Christmas and the good books are still rolling in! This week we have a Corben issue of Illustrators Quarterly; The Art of Arthur Adams with a bonus signed plate; The Atlas Library: Joe Maneely; and Taschen’s second Amazing Spider-Man Library. Plus our third December Deal—20% off all RARE BOOKS-- with a one-week extension of the ALMOST GONE 20% off. And much more.

Merry Christmas from all of us here at Bud’s Art Books. Very best to you!

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ILLUSTRATOR'S QUARTERLY #42 Richard Corben
Highly Recommended. From underground comix to the Warren horror mags and beyond, Richard Corben, the master of color and cinematic comics. A definitive look into his artwork, not only in comics but as a cover artist as well. Then it's back to those fabulous painted covers of Dell Comics in the 1950s and 60s: a gallery section featuring some of the greatest covers George Wilson did for Gold Key and Dell. Joe Jusko also shares his thoughts on George Wilson. Includes covers for the Classics Illustrated Time Machine, Magnus Robot Fighter, Turok, Tarzan, Doc Solar, Boris Karloff, Space Family Robinson, Twilight Zone, Ripley — all from the original paintings. Book Palace, 2023....More.

Item Code: IQ42
Soft Cover, 9x11, 96pg, Partial Color
$27.99

Here’s more with Corben, new collections from Dark Horse and out of print Rare Books (20% off until Dec 25, see below).
 


THE ATLAS Artist Edition Volume 1 Joe Maneely
Our Highest Recommendation. A cornucopia, 256 pages, of Maneely’s finest! Marvel (then called Atlas) classics including pre-code horror (“Haunted!”, “The Raving Maniac,” and the classic “Your Name Is Frankenstein”), space opera (Speed Carter), war (Combat Kelly), Mad-style parodies of Crazy and Riot, cold-war intrigue, the Fu Manchu swipe (Yellow Claw), Westerns (Kid Colt, Black Rider, Ringo Kid, Wyatt Earp, Two-Gun Kid), and Maneely’s pride and joy — his Arthurian champion, The Black Knight. Fantagraphics, 2023. ...More.

Item Code: ATLA01H
Hard Cover, 10x13, 256pg, Full Color
$75.00 $67.50
The second Atlas Artist Edition will be on Al Williamson! Here’s more on Atlas Comics, including the recent Atlas Comics Library Vol 1: Adventures in Terror, also compiled by Dr. Michael J. Vassallo.
 


THE ART OF ARTHUR ADAMS Hardcover Signed
Almost Gone! Limited to 2000. Comes with a signed 8x11 b&w plate. Special Publisher Hardcover. Our Highest Recommendation. The most comprehensive retrospective ever compiled on this celebrated creator. A hand-picked selection of his art spans forty years and highlights a variety of comic-book covers and interior pages from each phase of his career. The pieces showcased here are from major and independent publishers as well as creator-owned projects. Examples cover a chronological display dating from his first samples, while trying to break into the business, to specialty commissioned works and Arthur’s latest covers. Each image is accompanied by personal anecdotes that enhance the visuals. Never-before-seen preliminary art and pencils for his published covers also are included. Flesk, 2023. Out of print....More.

Item Code: ARTAAH
Hard Cover, 9x12, 180pg, b&w
$59.95

Also available in softcover but with the same signed bookplate included [ARTAA. $40].

As I write this, we have about 40 copies left of the hardcover. It is sold out from Flesk. The softcover will remain available, we have only 50 left which will come with the bookplate. If you pre-ordered copies of either edition, we are shipping all advance orders this week.

Here’s more from Art, including Arthur’s signed sketchbook and the newly published Marvel Comics Arthur Adams Omnibus.

 

Comics Archives

 


MARVEL COMICS LIBRARY Spider-Man Volume 2
Collects Amazing Spider-Man #21-38 and Annual #2, 1965-66. Numbered from 5000-copy first printing. Highly Recommended. Introduction by Jonathan Ross. Spider-Man tangles with Doc Ock, Kraven, and the Green Goblin, while Peter Parker navigates the perils of teen romance in the second half of Stan Lee's and Steve Ditko’s Amazing Spider-Man magnum opus. This volume in the Eisner-Award winning series sources the highest quality comic books to reproduce meticulous facsimile editions that would make Aunt May proud. Magnificent reproduction, oversized so as not to miss any detail. The inside pages of each issue are printed on quality paper that best imitates the original newsprint pages, while the covers are all on separate, glossy stock, bright and well reproduced. Letters pages, house ads, pin-up pages and inside and back cover ads are all included. Taschen, 2023. Rush Service and International shipping would require an additional charge....More.

Item Code: MARS02H
Hard Cover, 11x16, 626pg, Partial Color
$200.00 $180.00

This series from Taschen, known as the Marvel Comics Library, is the winner of the 2023 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award for Best Archival Collection/Project – Comic Books

All Marvel Comics Library titles are in stock at the discounted price of $180: Spider-Man 1, X-Men 1, Silver Surfer 1968-70, Avengers 1, and Fantastic Four 1.

 


SCOTT SHAW!S COMIX & STORIES About Fandom & Comic Industry
Introduction by Sergio Aragones. Recommended. For over fifty years, Scott Shaw! has been writing and drawing allegedly funny stuff for mainstream comics sold on spinner racks (including Sonic the Hedgehog, Captain Carrot, and The Simpsons), underground comix sold in head shops and independents, and almost everything in between. Finally, here's the first collection starring the award-winning cartoonist's most notorious characters (including Scott himself!), with over 200 pages of offbeat stories, plus surprises and silliness from the depths of his archives! About Comics, 2023....More.

Item Code: SCOTSC
Soft Cover, 7x10, 332pg, b&w
$30.00
 


FLAMED OUT The Underground Adventures and Comix Genius of Willy Murphy
Recommended. By Nicki Michaels, Ted Richards and Mark Burstein. Foreword by Denis Kitchen. One day, Willy Murphy (1936-1976), a rising young star at a prestigious Madison Avenue advertising agency, whipped off his tie, cast away his suit, and said goodbye to a high-pressure, high-profile, high-paying career. All just to draw — not comics — but comix. What followed was the flowering of a sharp comedic sensibility paired with a terrific ear for dialogue that delighted his friends, tickled the funny bones of his readers, and earned him the respect and admiration of virtually every other underground cartoonist. His work appeared in Gothic Blimp, San Francisco Comic Book, The Sunday Paper, Dopin' Dan, Manhunt, Bijou Funnies, Nard n' Pat, Marvel's own Comix Book, R. Crumb's Arcade, Willy's own Flamed-Out Funnies, snarf, Give Me Liberty and elsewhere. Fantagrahics, 2023. Rush Service and International shipping would require an additional charge....More.

Item Code: FLAMH
Hard Cover, 10x13, 232pg, Partial Color
$50.00 $44.99
 


COMPLETE JET-ACE LOGAN STORIES Fleetway Comics Archives
1956-59. Limited Edition. Recommended. An impressive 376 pages...every Jet-Ace Logan science-fiction adventure from the British weekly The Comet in the 1950s. In the 1950s and 1960s Sci-fi comic strips were hugely popular in British weekly comics, the most popular being Dan Dare in Eagle, Captain Condor in Lion and Jet-Ace Logan in The Comet. He first appeared in The Comet #426 September 1956 with art by Geoff Campion who drew the first 3 stories. John Gillatt took over the art from #474 and continued honing his brilliant pen and ink artwork until the last issue of Comet in October 1959 — by which time his artwork had become "some of the finest and exciting comic strip art in British comics." Book Palace Books, 2023.  ...More.

Item Code: COMJAH
Hard Cover, 9x12, 376pg, b&w
$64.99
 


COMPLETE DON LAWRENCE'S BILLY THE KID Fleetway Comics Archives
1958-66. Limited Edition. Recommended. Collected for the first time, all 17 "Billy the Kid" stories from The Sun comic, four tales from The Lion and one adventure from Thriller Picture Library, all drawn in the late 1950s by the world-renowned Don Lawrence. Western TV shows, films and comic strips were hugely popular in the UK in the 1950s and 1960s and the two most popular British weekly comic strips were Buffalo Bill in The Comet and Billy the Kid in The Sun. Don Lawrence drew these action-packed stories full of brilliant Western art before he went on to draw Olac the Gladiator, Karl the Viking, The Trigan Empire and Storm to international acclaim. Book Palace Books, 2023. Due: Dec.  ...More.

Item Code: COMDKH
Hard Cover, 9x11, 136pg, Partial Color
$44.99
Here’s more Fleetway Comics Archives: Fleetway Firsts, Larrigan Rides Again, Frontline War Stories, Captain Blood, Rick Random, and Clash of Blades.
 

Comic Strip Collections

 


ALLEY OOP IN THE LAND OF NO RETURN 1986 Dave Graue
Recommended. A narrow escape from a giant pterodactyl leaves Alley and King Guz stranded and imprisoned... in the Land of No Return, where warrior women are the rulers! Also includes Alley's first-ever Civil War adventure! Reprints all daily comic strips from 1986, with the first appearance of beautiful new lab assistant Ava Peckedge! But Wonmug collapses suddenly and accidentally sends Alley from Moo into the middle of the American Civil War! Of course, Alley soon has a uniform on and is embroiled in the battles. Fun stuff! Acoustic Learning, 2023....More.

Item Code: ALLE86
Soft Cover, 9x8, 106pg, b&w
$19.95
Here’s all the Oop books by Hamlin and Graue, plus the last Sunday collections.
 


THE COMPLETE DICK TRACY DAILIES & SUNDAYS Volume 3 1935-1936
New printing, larger format. Recommended. By Chester Gould. Edited by Max Allan Collins. A complete collection of the fabled, ground-breaking adventure strip by acclaimed author and artist, Chester Gould (1900-1985). Included are nearly 600 comic strips, from Feb 1935-July 1936. Among these strips are everyone's favorite classic villains, including Steve the Tramp, Stooge Viller and Big Boy. This volume features Gould's famous retelling of the Lindbergh baby kidnapping and many more of his detective crime scene investigations. Oblong format. New edition in the larger size that conforms the the format of the later volumes. IDW, 2023....More.

Item Code: CC03H
Hard Cover, 11x8, 256pg, b&w
$59.99 $52.50
 


THE COMPLETE DICK TRACY DAILIES & SUNDAYS Volume 4 1936-1938
New printing. Recommended. By Chester Gould. Faceless foes bookend the stories here. Reissue of the original six Dick Tracy volumes in the larger format that became the series standard. The intrepid detective and his friends tackle invisible enemies when they square off against the notorious Purple Cross Gang and their masked leader. Later, Tracy and Pat Patton come to grips with The Blank, whose look predates The Question, whose name predates The Shining, and whose unmasked face harkens back to Lon Chaney as Quasimodo! Sandwiched between those two tales, Tracy is caught in a web of intrigue along with three amoral young girls, millionaire wastrel Johnny Mintworth and his mother, plus the powerful mobs fronted by "Collie" Vinsso and Danny Supeena. IDW, 2023. ...More.

Item Code: CC04H
Hard Cover, 11x8, 264pg, b&w
$59.99 $52.50
Here’s more Dick Tracy: Volumes 1 and 2, the coming Volumes 5 and 6, and the most recent Volumes 28 and 29. And some fun Rare Books titles, like the spoof Fearless Fosdick by Al Capp (two copies, RB4685 $60 in Fine, and RB2080 in just Good condition).
 

New Graphic Novels from Cinebook

 


BEAR'S TOOTH Volume 5 Eva
Recommended. By Yann. In the last days of World War Two, as the Nazis attempt to launch a last, desperate, and devastating strike, two childhood friends must pick a side … Anna, once a fanatical admirer of the Führer, is increasingly forced to face the terrible brutality of the regime she’s defending. Meanwhile, Werner makes contact with a resistance cell ...Nazi Germany is collapsing, and the noose is tightening around Fürtenstein Castle, rear base of the Amerika Bomber project. Even as the last SS special forces set up the guidance elements for the intercontinental bomber, more and more ground and bases are yielded to the advancing Soviet forces. Cinebook, 2023....More.

Item Code: BEAT05
Soft Cover, 8x11, 48pg, Full Color
$12.95
Bear’s Tooth 4: Amerika Bomber [BEAT04. $12.95]
 


COSSACKS Volume 2 Into the Wolf's Den
Recommended. By Vincent Brugeas. Art by Yoann Guillo. The fierce Cossacks have long lived as a free people, but in the 17th century, the king of Poland-Lithuania wants to end that freedom. A young deserter from the hussars is caught in the nascent conflict. The second volume of a great historical saga. Having defeated his former brothers-in-arms Karlis accompanies his new companions to the Sich, the Cossack parliament. Before long, he is faced with the harsh reality that not all Cossacks want him to join their people. Indeed, while his exploits have made him a hero to many, they have also made him into a prime target for jealousy, frustration and ambition ...and of course, there is a beautiful girl who's a warrior herself in this man's world, and Karlis has to choose between her and his new Cossack leader. Cinebook, 2023....More.

Item Code: COSS02
Soft Cover, 8x11, 64pg, Full Color
$16.95
Cossacks 1: Winged Hussar [COSS01. $16.95]
 


REDBEARD Volume 2 The Sea Wolves
Recommended. By Jean-Charles Kraehn. Art by Stefano Carloni. Redbeard, the pirate captain, has put away the Jolly Roger and become a privateer for the King of France. But his new mission has turned into a disaster. He and his ship, the Black Hawk, are now in Spanish hands; his son and his lieutenants have been captured by the mysterious Spectre, who turned out to be none other than his nemesis Morgan, eager to get his hands on Redbeard's treasure; and there's a beautiful but double-crossing woman in the middle of this all. It will take all of the old pirate's courage and cunning to escape the trap despite the profusion of enemies and the many betrayals surrounding him. Very well drawn, with authentic ships and sea battles. Cinebook, 2023....More.

Item Code: REDB02
Soft Cover, 8x11, 56pg, Full Color
$14.95

Redbeard 1 Short Drop and a Sudden Stop [REDB01. $14.95].

Here’s more new English translations from Cinebook, a British publisher with a fine line of series books.

 

Graphic Novels and more

 


WHERE THE BODY WAS
Recommended. Like a true crime podcast crossed with a long-lost diary, as unlike anything Brubaker and Phillips have done yet! A boarding house full of druggies. A neglected housewife. A young girl who thinks she’s a superhero. A cop who wants to be left alone. And a private detective looking for a runaway girl. These stories collide one fateful summer in Where the Body Was, a tale of love and murder in the suburbs, told from a dozen different points of view. All the neighbors on the block have an opinion about the murder and how it happened, but which of them is telling the truth? Image Comics, 2023....More.

Item Code: WHEBH
Hard Cover, 7x11, 144pg, Full Color
$27.99 $24.99
Here are offbeat, very readable graphic novels by Ed Brubaker.
 


ESCAPO By Paul Pope
Afterword by Paul Pope. From 2014, first time available from us. Like a feverish mash-up of Fellini films, Heavy Metal magazine, and classic Jack Kirby comics, Paul Pope's Escapo tells the tale of a circus escape artist extraordinaire, who can escape from any situation — even from Death himself! However, there is one force even more powerful than the Reaper which Escapo must face. Originally published in 1999 and long out of print, the new Z2 edition of Escapo is fully colored and redesigned in the French BD format, featuring over 50 pages of bonus content. Z2 Comics, 2014....More.

Item Code: ESCAH
Hard Cover, 8x11, 160pg, Full Color
$24.99
Here’s more with Paul Pope.
 


COMICS REVUE PRESENTS DEC 2023
Recommended. Complete in this issue: The Phantom (1969-70) by Lee Falk and Sy Barry, Rick O'Shay (1959) by Stan Lynde, Buz Sawyer (1971) by Roy Crane. 19 pages of full-color Sunday pages featuring Flash Gordon by Mac Raboy, Gasoline Alley by Dick Moores, Steve Canyon by Milton Caniff, Drago by Burne Hogarth, and Casey Ruggles by Warren Tufts. Plus a wealth of B&W features: Flash Gordon, Alley Oop, Garth, the newly added 1950s sci-fi strip, Chris Welkin Planeteer by Russ Winterbotham and Art Sansom from 1952.   Manuscript Press, 2023....More.

Item Code: CR1223
Magazine, 8x11, 128pg, Partial Color
$19.95
Back issues!
 


DIGEST ENTHUSIAST Volume 15 Full Color
Now in full color!! Recommended. The history and evolution of Fantasy Tales as told by its editors Stephen Jones and David A. Sutton in a behind-the-scenes interview, complete with vintage photographs and artifacts. Gary Lovisi exposes the licentious Marijuana Girl by N.R. de Mexico, as cited by the Select Committee on Current Pornographic Materials in 1952. Howard Browne’s vision for the ultimate fantasy and science fiction digest: Fantastic. An in-depth review of its debut year, packed with the inside stories behind its fiction. Tom Brinkmann uncovers the original 7 Year Itch with buxom beauty Vanessa Brown and Tom Ewell via the pocket-size pages of People Today, and much more. Larque Press, 2022....More.

Item Code: DIGE15C
Soft Cover, 5x8, 160pg, Full Color
$20.00
Still available: #11 on sale at $8.99, 13, 14, and the latest all-color issue #16C. We missed #15 and just caught up with it now, it came out in 2022.
 


BARE BONES Volume 16 Fall 2023
Recommended. In this issue: Victoria Timpanaro provides her perspective on the evolution of fandom, as a lone girl in a boy's world of 1990s comics, sci-fi and horror films; exploring Jack Elam and Outrage in the TV western The Dakotas; George P. Pelecanos’ DC Quartet; Beyond Navarone: The Cinema of Alistair MacLean; a look at TV's classic Miami Vice; Quatermass in Films and on Television; Mike Shayne’s Mystery Magazine Part Two; Field Guide to L.A. Pulp tracks down Paul Cain. Always well illustrated with original pictures, film posters and behind-the-scenes shots. Cimmaron Street, 2023....More.

Item Code: BARE16
Soft Cover, 6x9, 108pg, Text/b&w
$12.00
Still available: #10, 11, 12, 13, 14 – all still $12 each.
 
December Deals!

Click here for this week’s December Deals email—it has 36 featured Rare Books, hand-picked by Bud—with signed editions, Complete EC sets and DC Archives sets. Please note, several tiems have already sold. If you click on an item and it doesn’t come up on the website, it is gone, such as Dark Knight Returns Signed/LimitedH.J. Ward and Alex Raymond

This week is our third December Deal: 20% off both Rare Books and Almost Gone Section, use code: DEC20. Our last December Deal will appear on December 24th. Each of these specials, with the exception of this week, cannot be combined with another, and each will expire after seven days.

Make sure you are signed up for special emails, or watch this place every Thursday where we’ll repeat each offer.

 

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 March

 


CAPTAIN AMERICA Omnibus Volume 4
Collects Captain America #193-214; Annual #3-4 and more1975-76Recommended. It’s the return of the King! In 1975, Jack “King” Kirby returned to Marvel and his iconic co-creation Captain America. Serving as writer, artist and editor, it was Kirby unleashed! He created an intricate story line that built month after month toward America’s Bicentennial and Captain America #200. In the “Madbomb” saga, an aristocratic cabal seeks to wrest control of the country by possessing the American people’s minds…and driving them to insane outbreaks of violence! Then, the Falcon is lost in an other-dimensional asylum — that’s run by the inmates! The tale of the Night People and Agron the Unburied One is a tense sci-fi horror thriller. And Kirby tops it all off with “The Swine,” an action-packed adventure featuring the debut of Arnim Zola…and the return of the Red Skull. Marvel, 2024. Due: Mar....More.

Item Code: CAPA04H
Hard Cover, 656pg, Full Color
$100.00 $90.00
Volume 3 is on sale at $125, $75 [CAP03H] and in a slightly blemished copy (bumped corner) for $125, $60 [CAP03HR]. Here are more Cap collections.
 


JACK KIRBY FOURTH WORLD Omnibus Volume 2
In the 1970s, legendary creator Jack "the King" Kirby revolutionized the comic book medium with a sweeping multi-series saga that encompassed impossible new worlds, iconic new characters, and sweeping new mythologies: "The Fourth World." For the first time, DC Comics presents the stories that came after. Here are the first 12 years of stories that followed Jack Kirby’s epic, including the legendary Great Darkness Saga and Kirby’s very own return to the Fourth World in Super Powers. DC Comics, 2024. Due: Mar....More.

Item Code: JKFW02H
Hard Cover, 7x11, 1336pg, Full Color
$125.00 $110.00
The first Fourth World Omnibus can be special ordered for you [JKFWOH. $150]. Here’s more from the Fourth World.
 


AMAZING SPIDER-MAN Epic Collection Volume 5 The Secret of the Petrified Tablet
New printing. Collects Amazing Spider-Man #68-85, Annual 3-5, 1968-70. Recommended. By Stan Lee and John Romita Sr. Two of the fiercest crime lords in New York City are on a quest to decipher an ancient petrified tablet whose secrets promise great power. J. Jonah Jameson has the Daily Bugle working overtime to brand Spider-Man as Public Enemy Number One, the Prowler hits the scene, the Black Widow debuts her sultry new spy gear, and the origin of Peter's parents is revealed! The Kingpin comes back for more. Gwen Stacy. Marvel, 2024. Due: Mar....More.

Item Code: AME05
Soft Cover, 7x10, 464pg, Full Color
$44.99 $41.99
Epic Volumes 2 and 4 are still available. Here’s more Spider-Man.
 


STRANGE SUSPENSE STORIES Volume 8 Hardcover
Collects #53-57, 1961-62. "Charlton Comics Gives You More!" and Strange Suspense certainly gave you more of the huge roster of creative talents at their disposal, including Bill Molno, Charles Nicholas, Rocco Mastroserio. And, of course, Steve Ditko's last work is in #53. A strange mix of horror, suspense, science fiction, fantasy and supernatural stories! PS Artbooks, 2024. Due: Mar....More.

Item Code: PCSS08H
Hard Cover, 7x10, 184pg, Full Color
$52.99
This will also be available in softcover with a different cover [PCSS08. $32.99]. Here are previous volumes.
 

Coming in April

 


SPIDER-MAN 2099 Omnibus Volume 2
Collects Spider-Man 2099 #1-12 and #1-25; Captain Marvel #27-30; Superior Spider-Man #17-19; Secret Wars 2099 #1-5 and more. By Peter David et al. Art by Will Sliney et al. Cover by Simone Bianchi. Back from the future, it’s Miguel O’Hara — the Spider-Man of 2099. But he’s become stranded in the present day, when the omnipresent future corporation Alchemax has only just been formed and Miguel has a chance to stop its corruption before it starts! But all his plans are derailed when the vicious Inheritors attack the Spider-Verse — and by the time Spidey returns to the cusp of the 22nd century, the malicious Maestro has taken charge!Marvel, 2024. Due: Apr....More.

Item Code: SPIOM02H
Hard Cover, 1256pg, Full Color
$125.00 $110.00
 


AVAILABLE NOW
SPIDER-MAN 2099 Omnibus Volume 1
Art by Rick Leonardi et al. Peter David’s futuristic epic, collected in full. Miguel O’Hara, his DNA rewritten in an attempt to escape his employer Alchemax, has gained amazing powers — and become the new Spider-Man! Menaces new and familiar come calling: Venture, the Specialist, the Vulture, the mysterious Thanatos and more! The possible return of the Asgardian gods unites Miguel with 2099’s other heroes — but who is the Net Prophet? How will Spider-Man react when Doctor Doom conquers America? And what is Miguel’s connection to Venom 2099? Marvel, 2023....More.

Item Code: SPIOMH
Hard Cover, 7x11, 1384pg, Full Color
$150.00 $130.00
 


DAREDEVIL Omnibus Volume 3
Collects Daredevil #75-119, Avengers #111, Amazing Adventures #1-8, 1971-75. When Natasha Romanoff enters Matt Murdock’s life, one of the greatest eras in the history of the Man Without Fear begins. This massive Omnibus presents their action-packed adventures together, scripted by Gerry Conway and Steve Gerber, art by Gene Colan. But the Widow’s entrance means a rocky road for Matt Murdock and Karen Page. A relocation to San Francisco will cement Matt’s choice and open up a new world of adventure — with villains like Electro, Killgrave the Purple Man and Mr. Fear. Marvel, 2024. Due: Apr....More.

Item Code: DAOM03H
Hard Cover, na, 1160pg, Full Color
$125.00 $110.00
Volume 1 is out of print, but volume 2 is still available [DAOM02H. $100, $90]. Here is more Daredevil.
 

New On Sale

 


IT’S ABOUT TIME A Memoir in Pictures and Words Brian Bolland Signed & Numbered
Closeout Price! Signed by Brian and Vegas on the book, plus a bonus plate on index stock also signed & numbered by Brian. Limited, 150. Silver Foil page edges. Foreword by Johnny Vegas. Introduction by Dave Harwood. An epic journey through the life and art of Brian Bolland. This book presents a visual journal of Bolland’s development as an artist, writer and observer of the world around him. Book Palace Books, 2023....More.

Item Code: ITSABD
Hard Cover, 7x11, 336pg, Partial Color
$84.99$49.99

Also available unsigned in hardcover [ITSABH. $49.99, $29.99].

Get the jump on our next sales emails in 2024: use search terms JANSALE and FEBSALE.

Imperfect Edition

 


EERIE PUBLICATIONS THE COMPLETE COVERS The Whole Bloody Mess Expanded Edition Hurt
Revised edition with 20 additional pages. Cover by Bill Alexander. Edited by Mike Howlett.Brand new second printing of this popular book that quickly sold out. Every Eerie Publications horror cover is reproduced in full color and in chronological order. These were the off-brand, sleaze magazines of horror stories, competing with Warren's Creepy and Eerie by being even more gory and out there, often beyond the boundaries of good taste. With the promise of torture and gore, those covers burned themselves into the brain of everyone who saw them. Fantaco Enterprises, 2023. Condition: Slight bump to corner....More.

Item Code: EERPEHR
Hard Cover, 8x11, 270pg, Partial Color
$59.95 $39.95

Click here for more from publisher Fantaco. They’ve also done an Eerie Card Set and an Eerie Portfolio. And—facsimile editions of Weird MagazineWorld Famous Creatures Magazine, and Warren’s  Playboy imitation, the men’s magazine After Hours #1, from 1957!

See more discounted Imperfect Editions here.

 

Mature Readers

New this week from Taschen is the very large, in all ways, The Bigger Book of Breasts. Edited by Dian Hanson, it covers the history of, well, large boobs. Here are more of the Taschen "Big Book" series.

Nude Photography  |  Erotic Art   |  Erotic Films: DVDs  |  Adult Graphic Novels  |  All Pin-Up & Adult

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Rare & Out of Print - 20% Off

Click here for this week’s December Deals email—it has 36 featured Rare Books, hand-picked by Bud—with signed editions, Complete EC sets and DC Archives sets. Please note, several items have already sold. If you click on an item and it doesn’t come up on the website, it is gone, such as Dark Knight Returns Signed/Limited, H.J. Ward and Alex Raymond

Use coupon code DEC20 at checkout.

 

News & Notes

 

Spectrum Quarterly

We’re down to less than 20 copies of #2 and then it will be gone like #1. These last copies have a bumped corner. We still have plenty of Volume 3 and both come with signed bookplates. Arnie and Cathy Fenner are hard at work on Volume 4; more on that soon. Click here for Spectrum Annual volumes; most are on sale.

~Bud

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