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Summer 2024 Bud's Incredible Catalog

We've revved up cataloging rare books and we are now uploading too many to feature in our weekly eblast. Uploads are done every Wednesday; if you want the best opportunity to order (we generally have just ONE copy of each book), jump on it early by browsing Just Arrived/Rare & Out of Print to keep abreast on the latest listings. Every book you see below is a New Arrival. This time we are featuring signed and limited books, multiple book sets, and special artists Mark Schultz, Alex Toth, and Richard Corben. Inquire if you are looking for something specific, we have LOTS of books still to be cataloged and new collections keep coming our way. Email todd@budplant.com. We do NOT list our stock on any website except our own: not on Amazon or any other site. You, our regular customer, always find out about new items first.

Signed Editions

JULES VERNE'S Twenty-Thousand Leagues Under The Sea Signed/LimitedFirst Edition. Signed & Limited to 1000 (590/1000). By Gary Gianni. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea is a classic science fiction adventure novel by French writer Jules Verne. The novel was originally serialized from March 1869 through June 1870 in Pierre-Jules Hetzel’s fortnightly periodical, the Magasin d’éducation et de récréation. A deluxe octavo edition, published by Hetzel in November 1871, included 111 illustrations by Alphonse de Neuville and Édouard Riou. Hieronymus, 2001. Out Of Print. Condition: Very Fine. ...More. Item Code: RB5957 Soft Cover, 9x12, 54pg, Black & White $125.00

See more by Gary Gianni, many signed.

COMICS ABOUT CARTOONISTS Signed Signed by Craig Yoe. Edited and Designed by Craig Yoe. Comics About Cartoonists is a mind-blowing, full-color hardback book collecting rare comics about real and fictional cartoonists. Read comics about cartoonists by the top illustrators and creators in the field: Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, Jack Cole, Dick Briefer, Winsor McCay, Chester Gould, Sheldon Mayer, Milton Caniff, Ernie Bushmiller, Basil Wolverton, Siegel and Shuster, Will Eisner, Elzie Segar, and Harvey Kurtzman! Plus, more by Charles Schulz, George Herriman, and a 1940s comic about Walt Disney! It's a veritable "Who's Who" of great cartoonists, drawing superhero, horror, funny animal, funny people, war and romance comics about cartoonists! IDW, 2013. Condition: Very Fine Minus. Top corners bumped....More. Item Code: RB8246 Hard Cover Deluxe, 8x11, 192pg, Full Color $70.00

MARK SCHULTZ VARIOUS DRAWINGS Volume Two Signed/Limited Signed and Limited to 1000. By Mark Schultz. In this second volume of Various Drawings, Mark Schultz gives us a dynamic new collection of illustrations. Examples feature Schultz's work for illustration, comics, private commissions, and stunning new works created especially for this book. Flesk, 2006. Out of Print. Condition: Very Fine Minus. Tiny bump to top corner front cover....More. Item Code: RB8275 Hard Cover with Dustjacket, 9x11, 48pgs, b&w $80.00

Volume 3-5 are also available, as well as a three volume set of Carbon.

XENOZOIC TALES Set of 8 issues Signed Issue #14 is signed "For Richard" by Mark Schultz. By Mark Schultz. Xenozoic Tales presents Cadillacs and Dinosaurs by Mark Schultz. The love story of Jack Tenrec and Hannah Dundee. Set of 7 issues. Issue #2, #6, #7, #9, #11, #12, #13, #14. Kitchen Sink, 1987-1996. Out of Print. Condition: Very Fine Minus. Some minor edge and cover wear....More. Item Code: RB8398 Comic, 6 x 10, 32pg, Black & White $100.00

ALSO AVAILABLE MODERN MASTERS VOLUME 15 Mark Schultz First Edition. By Eric Nolen-Weathington and Mark Schultz. The Modern Masters series from TwoMorrows looks at the life and work of one of today's top comic-book artists. Volume 15 features Mark Schultz. Although published in 2008, this remains the one-and-only comprehensive look at Mark's amazing work and career. Schultz's attention to detail and love of the female form happily coexist with ferocious dinosaurs and savage beasts. His career and techniques are showcased in this informative biographical interview. Pages of great b&w drawings are accompanied by an eight page color gallery and an exclusive interview. His lush, exquisite artwork is enough alone to prove him to be a Modern Master! TwoMorrows, 2008. Out Of Print. Condition. Very Fine/As New....More. Item Code: RB6000 Soft Cover, 8x11, 120pg, Black & White $75.00

Click here to see seven more Modern Masters by Bruce Timm, Walter Simonson, Frank Cho and others.

THE COMPLETE CRUMB COMICS VOL. 3 Signed Signed & Numbered from 400. By R. Crumb. Introduction by Marty Pahls. These early volumes of the multiple Harvey and Eisner Award-winning Complete Crumb Comics series have been amongst the most demanded reprints the last few years. Starring Fritz the Cat includes the stories that began to build the Crumb legend: the original Fritz stories from Harvey Kurtzman's Help! magazine in 1965, plus much rare art, some of Crumb's long-lost American Greeting cards from the 60s, and more. First Edition and Signed. #43 of 400. Fantagraphics. 1989. Condition: Very Good. Page 1 of the comics has two small tear holes in it. They do not affect the story. First is in panel one by Fritz' foot. Second is in last panel in the housewife's curlers. See Product Gallery....More. Item Code: RB8107 Hard Cover Deluxe, 8.5" x 11", 128pg, Partial Color $100.00

ALSO AVAILABLE ART & BEAUTY MAGAZINE TWO ISSUE SET Robert Crumb's sketchbook magazine "Art & Beauty." Volume One is called "To Uplift & Enlighten." This is the Kitchen Sink Edition. There is a Fantagraphics Publication edition as well. Number 2 is called "To Render and Glorify the Life of Today." This is the Fantagraphics Publication edition. Beautiful sketch work and interesting quotations in both magazines. Includes 22" x 28" poster for R. Crumb Sketchbook, "R Crumb's Head is an Open Book." Kitchen Sink. 1996. Fantagraphics. 2003. Condition. Very Fine. Adult material....More. Item Code: RB8048 Magazine, 7.5" x 10.5", Black & White $120.00

Click here for more R. Crumb.

LEONARD STARR'S MARY PERKINS ON STAGE Volume 3 Signed Signed (85/500). By Leonard Starr. This is the third installment of Starr's legendary strip has our intrepid Mary Perkins fighting off the bad guys and looking good while doing it! Features six complete story lines from April 20, 1959 to June 12,1960 and an introduction by artist Joe Jusko. Starr's elegant linework and riveting plot lines make this a classic strip, loaded with intrigue and chic art. Classic Comics Press, 2007. Condition: Very Fine.      ...More. Item Code: RB8374 Soft Cover, 11x8, 194pg, b&w $90.00

Volumes 1-2 & 4-5 are also available.

DAAN JIPPES Avonturier in strip enanimatie (Adventurer In Comics & Animation) Signed First Edition. Signed. Text in Dutch. By Jan-Willem De Vries and Daan Jippes. An incredible exhibition catalog from the Dutch Comics Museum. 160 pages devoted to the career of master draftsman Daan Jippes, considered one of the greatest Dutch comics artists of all time. Daan Jippes drew hundreds of covers for Disney comic albums and for the Donald Duck weekly magazine, of which he was art director in the 1970s. Numerous Donald Duck stories are also his work. He is internationally appreciated as one of the best Disney cartoonists. Inscribed to Bob, with a Donald Duck drawing on the first page by Daan Jippes. Also, to Bob from Jan-Willem. Dutch Comic Museum, 2017. Out Of Print. Condition: Very Fine Minus. Light edge wear along back spine....More. Item Code: RB5681 Soft Cover, 8x12, 160pgs, Partial Color $200.00

JOE GOLEM And The Drowning City Signed & Limited First Edition. Signed & Limited to 1000. By Mike Mignola and Christopher Golden. After a séance gone horribly wrong, strange men wearing gas masks and rubber suits abduct the aging psychic Orlov the Conjuror, sending his young assistant Molly McHugh racing through the canals of a submerged Manhattan. As Molly flees her captors through a sunken city full of scavengers, her one hope comes in the form of two strange men: Simon Church, a Victorian-era detective kept alive by clockwork gears and magic, and his assistant, Joe Golem, whose mysterious past is hinted at in dreams of stone and witches. Dark Horse, 2012. Out Of Print. Condition: Very Fine/As New. In shrink wrap....More. Item Code: RB5995 Hard Cover With Slip Case, 8x10, 312pg, Partial Color $125.00

THE DINOSAURS DELUXE Signed & Limited + Signed Sketch First Edition. Signed & Limited to 1000 (790/1000). Inscribed to "Richard" with a sketch. By William Stout. Drawings and commentary describe the world of the dinosaur and how dinosaurs moved, ate, lived, and died. Original leather bound 1981. Artist’s proof edition of the book that changed the public’s concepts of dinosaurs. Slipcase. Bantam Books, 1981. Out of Print. Condition: Very Fine. ...More. Item Code: RB5961 Hard Cover Slip Case Deluxe, 9x12, 160 pgs, Full Color $300.00

Stout sketchbooks and card sets can be found here.

COMIC BOOK PEOPLE 1 & 2 Set Signed First Editions. Signed. By Jackie Estrada. This high-quality, beautiful hardcover set offers a unique peek at the early days of comics conventions before they were big pop culture events, when the giants of the industry mingled casually with their peers and fans, featuring some hundreds of candid photos of comic creators taken in the 1970s, 1980s & 1990s at the San Diego Comic-Con, along with commentary and anecdotes about each. Jackie Estrada was one of the instrumental people behind the scenes at the fabulous Comic-Con (as well as the significant-other of artist/writer Batton Lash). But she is also a top photographer, as these photos show. No dustjackets. Exhibit A, 1014-2015. Out Of Print. Out Of Print. Condition: Very Fine/As New. Book 1. Fine. Book 2. Has a 2 inch tear at the bottom of the title page and bumped bottom outer corners....More. Item Code: RB5698 Hard Cover - No Dustjacket, 8x11, 150pgs each, Partial Color $100.00

MONSTRUO The Art Of Carlos Haunte Signed First Edition. Signed. By Carlos Huante. Monstruo features a wonderful range of monster and character design artwork from one of the entertainment industry's finest talents. From simple pencil sketches that magically capture the gesture of his subject, to full-color digital and traditional media paintings. Design Studio, 2004. Out Of Print. Condition. Very Fine/As New....More. Item Code: RB5578 Hard Cover with Dust Jacket, 8x10, 126pg, Full Color $100.00

THE ART OF JIM FITZPATRICK PORTFOLIO Signed First plate signed. By Jim Fitzpatrick. Jim Fitzpatrick printed several prints, books, and art portfolios in the early 80's with a Celtic style that is striking and unmistakable. This portfolio consists of eight plates. De'Danann Press, 1981. Condition: Fine Plus Portfolio cover has one tiny creases near the top and some minor spine stress at top and bottom.  ...More. Item Code: RB8456 12x16, 8pg, Partial Color $100.00

Cick here for Portfolio number two, and also The Book of Conquests Portfolio.

Artists & Illustration

ALBERT DORNE Master Illustrator By David Apatoff. Here is the entire career of Albert Dorne; This complex titan of education, industry and illustration is presented in the pages of one comprehensive book. Featuring an informative essay by David Apatoff, an insightful introduction by author-illustrator Howard Munce, who knew the artist, and a graphic foreword by celebrated Mad magazine artist, Jack Davis, this volume captures the scope and breadth of Albert Dorne's many accomplishments. Dorne was the preeminent, highest paid illustrator of his day, sought after by the biggest companies and best magazines for his memorable advertising art and dynamic illustrations. Auad, 2012. Out of Print. Very Fine Minus: Slight edge wear along the top of the book....More. Item Code: RB5697 Hard Cover with Dustjacket, 9x12, 160pgs, Full Color $225.00

See more from Auad Publishing.

THE ART OF EARL OLIVER HURST First Edition. By Mitch Itkowitz, Earl Oliver Hurst, et al. Offering the work of famed illustrator Earl Oliver Hurst (1895-1958), this deluxe art book showcases his spirited, vibrant, "Dashed Off" style, which was uniquely his own and graced the pages of thousands of books and magazines for four decades. Hurst provided illustrations for such popular periodicals as Collier's and Home Magazine. He was also active illustrating children's books as well, and numerous examples of all of his work are evidence of his talent in this lovely book. Graphic Collectibles, 2005. Out of Print. Condition: Book is Very Fine. Dust Cover is Very Good. Slight edge bending and scratches....More. Item Code: RB5705 Hard Cover with Dust Jacket, 9x11, 96 pg, Partial Color $200.00

MASTERS OF AMERICAN ILLUSTRATION: 41 Illustrators & How They Worked First Edition. By Fred Taraba. Covering 41 of America's greatest illustrators, this book is a showcase for hundreds of reproductions of original paintings, photographs, and tear sheets of vintage printed ephemeral materials. Each artist's life and career is discussed, and their working methods are described in detail. The Illustrated Press, 2011. Out of Print. Condition: Fine Plus. Two lightly bumped corners. Some minor edgewear....More. Item Code: RB8461 Hard Cover with Dustjacket, 9x12, 432pg, Text/Full Color $200.00

ELFQUEST MAGAZINE COMPLETE SET PLUS THE GATHERUM By Wendi and Richard Pini. This is a complete set of all 21 issues of the WaRP Graphics Elfquest Magazines from 1978 to 1985. Issue #1 is a third print but, issues #2 to #21 are all first prints! Additionally, a first print of The Elfquest Gatherum from 1981. Thrill to the early adventures of the Cutter, Leetah, Skywise and rest of the Wolfrider tribe. WaRP Graphics, 1978-1985. Condition: Fine. Issues show some cover wear. Gatherum has tipped corners and some soiling....More. Item Code: RB8378 Magazine, 8 x 11, 36pg|146pg, Black & White $200.00

THE MICHAEL WM. KALUTA TREASURY First Edition. By Michael Kaluta. This is a great collection of rare Michael Kaluta’s artwork. There is lots of sketches, The Shadow and DC characters, pencil prelims for paintings and the most extensive Kaluta checklist to date, which includes comics, books, magazines, fanzines, posters, portfolios, ads & flyers and shirts. You’ll find great illustrations: 3 full-page color and 128 black & white illustrations. Glimmer Graphics, 1988. Out of Print. Condition: Very Fine/As New....More. Item Code: RB8007 Soft Cover, 8.5" x 11", Black & White $70.00

Click here for more Kaluta, including a signed sketchbook.

BLUEBERRY'S First Edition. Album of images around Blueberry, with an introduction by Eddy Mitchell, "Jean Giraud, alias Gir, alias Moebius". Stardom, 1997. Out of Print. Condition: Very Fine Minus. One slightly tipped corner....More. Item Code: RB8407 Hard Cover, 11 x 10, 82pg, Full Color $100.00

Many International Moebius books have been entered recently. Click here to see them all.

WITZEND #2 By Wallace Wood, Gray Morrow, Harvey Kurtzman, Warren Sattler, Reed Crandell, et al. Published by renowned artist Wallace Wood, Witzend is a critically acclaimed fanzine showcasing some of the best artists of the era. Issue #2 includes: Orion by Gray Morrow, Hey Look by Harvey Kurtzman, Feeble Fable by Warren Sattler, Edgar Rice Burroughs portfolio by Reed Crandall, illustration by Frank Frazetta, cartoon by Will Elder, 3-page comic story by Art Spiegelman, 1-page comic by Steve Ditko, 2-page comic by Don Martin, illustration by Al Williamson, 2 illustrations by Roy Krenkel, and Animan by Wood. Front cover by Wood. Back cover by Ralph Reese. Wallace Wood, 1967. Out of Print. Condition: Fine. Light soiling on cover. Minor cover wear. Mature Readers....More. Item Code: RB8259 Magazine, 8x11, 36pgs, b&w $70.00

Click here for more Witzend.

DREAMSCAPES 2010: Contemporary Imaginary Realism First Edition. By Marcel Salome. The greatest practitioners of imaginary realism are presented in this lavish overview of dreamy, surreal and beguiling paintings and sculptures! This large-scale, beautifully produced book features artwork by modern favorites like Michael Parkes, Daniel Merriam, Kinuko Y. Craft and many others. Vibrant paintings feature psychedelic dreamscapes populated by fairies, nymphs, gods and golems. Loaded with symbolism and often jarringly original, this showcases the best fantasy artists working today. Re-Art Imaginary Editions, 2010. Out of Print. Condition: Very Fine Minus. One slightly tipped corner....More. Item Code: RB8406 Hard Cover, 12x11, 253pg, Full Color $150.00

More Dreamscapes here.

FANTASY ILLUSTRATED #5 By Bill Spicer. Fantasy Illustrated #5 features "Alien Autumn" by Jeff Jones, "Necktie Party" by Frederick Brown, and "One Summer Night" by Ambrose Bierce, Everett Dorrey, and Landon Chesney. It also, features a Reed Crandall cover of John Carter and a Thark! Bill Spicer, 1966. Condition: Fine Plus. Spine stress creases....More. Item Code: RB8421 Comic, 6 x 10, 40pg, Black & White $90.00

THE MONSTERS COLOR THE CREATURE BOOK Oversized SC By Berni Wrightson. The Monsters Color the Creature Book features the most terrifying monsters ever to stalk your imagination. From Frankenstein's Monster to the mummy, to the vampire, to the werewolf, to the alien, to the swamp monster, this books covers them all. One page features a bone-chilling dossier on the featured creature and the other page features the hauntingly beautiful artwork of Berni Wrightson. Phil Seuling, 1974. Condition: Very Good. Some color lose to the front cover title. Tipped corners and some soiling. Small stress creases to the spine....More. Item Code: RB8453 Soft Cover, 11 x 17, 32pg, Black & White $75.00

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Richard Corben

RICHARD CORBEN COMPLETE WORKS Rowlf/Underground 3 First Edition. By Richard Corben. Richard Corben Complete Works Rowlf/Underground 3 is a collection of werewolves, monsters, horror, science fiction, and sexy fantasy stories. It includes: Rowlf, When Dreams Collide, Bug, Mangle, Robot Mangler, Rats in the Walls, and A Gothic Tale. Catalan, 1987. Out of Print. Condition: Very Fine Minus. Slight scratch top of front cover. One corner bump and slight edge wear. Adult Material....More. Item Code: RB8465 Soft Cover, 8x11, 80pgs, Partial Color $100.00

RICHARD CORBEN COMPLETE WORKS Underground 2 First Edition. By Richard Corben. Richard Corben Complete Works Underground 2 is a collection of vivid, violent stories originally appeared in Fantagor, Slow Death and other classic underground comix. It includes: Me and Uk Fishing, Fantagor and Uk, Inna Pit, A Dumb Story, Harrowing Heights, Razar the Unhero, Luscious Lucius, Chard, Story of Oteg, Necromancer, To Spear a Fair Maiden, The Secret of Zokma, Lame Lem's Love, and The Temple. Catalan Communications, 1986. Out of Print. Condition: Fine Minus. Small tear and bump on front cover. Tipped corners and edgewear. Spine has tear and tiny piece missing at top. Adult Material....More. Item Code: RB8466 Soft Cover, 8x11, 80pgs, Partial Color $90.00

THE ODD COMIC WORLD OF RICHARD CORBEN Stories and art by Richard Corben. Introduction by Will Eisner. Featuring mind-bending shorts in the realms of sci-fi, fantasy, and horror from the mind of Richard Corben. A Warren Adult Fantasy Publication! Warren, 1977. Condition: Fine. Extensive edgewear and one bumped corner. Adult Material.  ...More. Item Code: RB8471 Soft Cover, 8x11, 102pg, Partial Color $200.00

Click here for more Richard Corben.

EC

SQUA TRONT #2 SECOND PRINT Edited by Jerry Weist. Squa Tront #2, this is a second printing (1st printings of issue 2 have a $0.75 cover price. 2nd printings do not have a cove price listed). Squa Tront is the most famous of the EC fanzines. This issue features: EC War Comics article by Weist and Kurtzman, an Al Williamson Portfolio, The Frazetta Collector by Barrett, and a profile of Bernie Wrightson! Fantagraphics, 1967. Condition: Fine Plus. Bumped corner and light cover and edgewear....More. Item Code: RB8587 Magazine, 9 x 11, 48pg, Black & White $70.00

Ten more Squa Tront issues can be found here.

WEIRD FANTASY Cochran-Gemstone Reprints Set of 21 Weird Fantasy reprints by Russ Cochran and Gemstone from the 1990's. This is a set of 21 of the 22 issues from this reprint series. Issues #1 to #2, #4 to #22. Russ Cochran/Gemstone, 1992-1998. Out of Print. Condition: Very Fine Minus. Some minor edge and cover wear.  ...More. Item Code: RB8387 Comic, 6 x 10, 32pg, Full Color $125.00

WEIRD SCIENCE ANNUAL AND WEIRD SCIENCE FANTASY ANNUAL COMPLETE Weird Science Annual and Weird Science -Fantasy Annual complete. This is a set of seven volumes of EC Reprints by Gladstone. These are reprints of the Gladstone comics which are reprints of the original EC issues and stories. Each Annual reprints five of the Gladstones. Weird Science Annual volumes 1 to 5. Weird Science -Fantasy Annual volumes 1 and 2. Gladstone, 1992-1997. Out of Print. Condition: Very Fine Minus. Some minor edge and cover wear.  ...More. Item Code: RB8385 Soft Cover, 6 x 10, 150pg, Full Color $100.00

Weird Fantasy Annual and Weird Science -Fantasy Annual complete set is also available. Click here for more EC Archives, and here for the Russ Cochran Library and Portfolio sets.

Alex Toth

TREASURES RETOLD The Lost Art of Alex Toth A companion to the three-time Eisner-winning Alex Toth: Genius series, this blockbuster collection is full of rarely seen stories and new, recently found artwork by the legendary artist. Included are complete stories from the 1950s and beyond, most in FULL COLOR, recently discovered color animation storyboards and presentation drawings, sketches and doodles, rare early promotional comics, and individual pages from obscure comics and magazines. It's a treasure trove of beautifully reproduced, mostly never-before-collected work that makes for a great read with all manner of genres, from western to sci-fi to adventure fantasy. IDW, 2019. Out Of Print. Condition: Fine Plus. Two bumped corners....More. Item Code: RB5879 Hard Cover Deluxe, 10x13, 296pg, Partial Color $75.00

TOTH One For The Road First Edition. By Manuel Auad and Coles Toth. American cartoonist Alex Toth was active from the 1940s through the 1980s. While his work began in the American comic book industry, he is also known for his animation designs for Hanna-Barbera throughout the 1960s and 1970s. Look back to the great old days of hot rodding, dry lake racing and hot rod humor. Auad, 2000. Out of Print. Condition: Very Fine/As New. In shrink Wrap....More. Item Code: RB5716 Soft Cover, 11x8, 172pg, b&w $200.00

More Alex Toth.

Multiple Book Sets

THE COLLECTED TOPPI Set of Three Volumes By Toppi. This is a set of three volumes of The Collected Toppi by Sergio Toppi. The set includes Volume One: The Enchanted World, Volume Two: North America, and Volume Three: South America. Lion Forge, 2019-2020. Condition: Very Fine/As New....More. Item Code: RB8293 Hard Cover, 9x12, 168pg, b&w $75.00

Click here for ten more Toppi titles.

Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse Gift Box Set Vols. 1 & 2 "Race To Death Valley" and "Trapped On Treasure Island" By Floyd Gottfredson, David Gerstein. Walt Disney’s Mickey Mouse Gift Box Set: “Race To Death Valley” and “Trapped On Treasure Island”: Vols. 1 & 2 is part of the The Floyd Gottfredson Library series. Walt Disney’s Mickey Mouse: “Race to Death Valley“- Relive Mickey’s race to a gold mine with Pegleg Pete hot on his heels; Mickey’s life on the lam after being framed for bank robbery; even Mickey's ringside battle with a hulking heavyweight champ! The premiere volume features a dozen different adventures starring Mickey, his gal Minnie and her uncle Mortimer, his pals Horace Horsecollar and Butch, the villainous Pegleg Pete, and the mysterious and shrouded Fox. Fantagraphics, 2011. Out Of Print. Condition. Very Fine/As New. Still in Shrink Wrap....More. Item Code: RB5501 Hard Cover Slip Case Deluxe, 11.0" x 9.25", Black & White $125.00

Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse Gift Box Set Vols 3 & 4 "High Noon At Inferno Gulch" & "House Of The Seven Haunts!" By Floyd Gottfredson. Walt Disney’s Mickey Mouse Gift Box Set: High Noon At Inferno Gulch” and “House Of The Seven Haunts!”: Vols. 3 & 4 is part of The Floyd Gottfredson Library series. Vol. 3: High Noon at Inferno Gulch- “Ya still think it pays to fight dirty?” No bad guy can beat Walt Disney’s classic Mickey; no other “modest mouse” has seen more two-fisted action or outrageous comedy! And now our big-eared hero is back with more edge-of-your-seat adventures: traveling from Umbrellastan to Texas “ and duking it out with villains like Dr. Vulter, Pegleg Pete, and malicious miser Eli Squinch! Vol. 4: House of the Seven Haunts- Who says dead men tell no tales? When grim grinning ghosts come out to socialize, they’ll find fearless Mickey all ready to rumble “ as soon as he’s done fighting gangsters, bandits, and international men of mystery, that is! From Africa to Eastern Europe, our favorite big cheese is in for terrifying thrills “ and he’s bringing Goofy, Donald Duck, and that big palooka Pegleg Pete along for the ride! Fantagraphics, 2011. Out Of Print. Condition. Very Fine/As New. Still in Shrink Wrap....More. Item Code: RB5502 Hard Cover Slip Case Deluxe, 11.0" x 9.25", Black & White $125.00

FLASH GORDON Titan Sundays & Dailies 4 Book Set First Edition. By Dan Barry Don Moore and Austin Briggs . Flash Gordon Sundays & Dailies: Flash Gordon Dan Barry Dailies Volume 1: The City Of Ice, Flash Gordon Dan Barry Dailies Volume 2: The Lost Continent, Flash Gordon Volume 1: The Death Planet, and Flash Gordon Volume 4: The Storm Queen of Valkir. Discover the thrilling world of Flash Gordon, the original protector of the Universe, as he encounters escaped convicts, frightening Frost Men, tyrannous kingdoms - and more! Collecting the first three years of Dan Barry's run on the iconic comic strip series, is a must-read for all science fiction lovers! Out Of Print. Condition. Very Fine....More. Item Code: RB5508 Hard Cover - No Dustjacket, 11.25" x10.5", Partial Color $160.00

THE COMPLETE CHESTER GOULD'S DICK TRACY Set of Three Volumes Dailies & Sundays, 1935-36, 1936-38, 1938-39. Edited by Max Allan Collins. Set of Three volumes of The Complete Chester Gould Dick Tracy. Set includes: Volumes 3, 4 & 5 and each volume contains over 500 comic strips from the series' early years, covering from July 1935 through January 1939. Included in this collection are Tracy story arcs such as "Chief Shellberry," "Karpse," "Scardol," and "Whip Chute," introducing such villains as Nails, Jojo Nidle, and Johnny Ramm. Chester Gould's heroic creation and his motley stable of villains continue to entertain and inspire today. IDW, 2007 & 2009. Out Of Print. Condition: Fine plus. Volume 5 has a tiny oil spot on the front dustjacket & soft bumped book corners. All 3 dustjackets have light scratches.    ...More. Item Code: RB5889 Hard Cover with Dust Jacket, 10x7, 352pg, b&w $120.00

MELVIN MONSTER Set Volume 1 & 2 First Edition. By John Stanley. Collects Issues #1-6. Melvin Monster is a 1960s satirical children's comic book character created by John Stanley (from the John Stanley Library) and published by Drawn & Quarterly. Melvin first appeared in 1965. Nine issues were published on a semi-annual basis. Volume 1 collects the first 3 issues of the series, volume 2 collects issues 4-6 which ran 1966 through 1967. Drawn & Quarterly, 2009 & 2010. Out Of Print. Condition: Very Fine Minus. Light wear to bottom spines and corner bumps.  ...More. Item Code: RB5712 Hard Cover, 8x11, 112pg|184pg, Full Color $100.00

Also available is Melvin Monster in paperback, published in 2023.

CORTO MALTESE Set of Five Volumes Hugo Pratt's Corto Maltese, set of five volumes from NBM. Set includes: Volume One: The Brazilian Eagle, Volume Three: Voodoo For President, Volume Four: A Midwinters Dream, Volume Five: The Early Years, and Volume Six: Corto Maltese in Africa. NBM, 1983-1986. Out of Print. Condition: Fine Plus. Light edge wear and bumped corners on each....More. Item Code: RB8366 Soft Cover, 8x11, 96pg, Black & White $100.00

THE COMPLETE COLOR Polly & Her Pals Series 1 Set Volume 1 & 2 First Editions. By Cliff Sterrett. Polly And Her Pals Series 1 Volume 1 & 2 runs from 1926 -1929 (The Surrealist Period). Polly debuted in 1912 as one of the first “pretty girl” strips, but it was in 1925 that Cliff Sterrett’s magnificent Sunday pages entered their peak period, as he developed a style with distinctive surreal perspectives, abstract backgrounds, and bold, vibrant use of color. Kitchen Sink, 1990 & 1991. Out of Print. Condition: Fine. Books have 2 very slight corner rubs, dust jackets are slightly worn. Small tear at top spine on volume 1....More. Item Code: RB5511 Hard Cover with Dustjacket, 10.5" x 13.5", Full Color $100.00

We also have individual volumes.

Comic Related

RIP KIRBY The First Modern Detective, Complete Comic Strips 1948-1951 Volume 2 First Edition. By Alex Raymond and Ward Green. Rip Kirby Volume 2 collects Comic Strips from 1948-1951. This is the first comprehensive archival collection of Alex Raymond’s postwar, post-modern classic. Created by Alex Raymond in 1946, when he was deactivated from the Marines after World War II, it was a fresh approach to the crime genre, an about-face from the prevailing hard-boiled style of detective fiction. Rip Kirby was the first hip and cool detective in newspaper comics, smart and sophisticated, but still a man’s man. IDW, 2010. Out Of Print. Condition: Very Fine....More. Item Code: RB5668 Hard Cover with Dust Jacket, 11x10, 310 pg, Black & White $150.00

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THE COMICS JOURNAL LIBRARY Volume 7 Harvey Kurtzman First Edition. By Harvey Kurtzman and Greg Sadowski. The seventh volume in this distinguished series focuses entirely on one of comics' most esteemed and influential creators: artist, writer and editor Harvey Kurtzman, whose complete Comics Journal interviews are collected in this oversized, lavishly illustrated full-color edition. Every stage of Kurtzman's landmark career is represented, beginning with his entry into comics via superhero stories for Ace from 1943-46 (Mr. Risk, Lash Lightning), World War II-era Army cartoons, early humor work for Timely and Toby Press (Rusty, Pig Tales, Genius, and Hey Look), his first collaborations with John Severin and Will Elder at Prize Comics Western, and, of course, his groundbreaking period at EC as editor of Two-Fisted Tales, Frontline Combat and MAD. Kurtzman's undeservedly lesser-known post-MAD career at Trump, Humbug, and Help is also given its due and examined in depth. Fantagraphics, 2006. Out of Print. Condition: Very Fine Minus. Tiny tip top front cover corner....More. Item Code: RB8368 Soft Cover, 12x12, 124pgs, Full Color $100.00

Hey Look! Cartoons By Mad Creator Harvey Kurtzman By Harvey Kurtzman. In the 1940s, Harvey Kurtzman was a young cartoonist with a lot of ideas trying desperately to break into the comics field. He did it with the one-page and short story cartoons found in this book. He perfected his art and attitude, where he experimented with the comic form, stretching and breaking the panels of the page to create wonderful little masterpieces of humor. That material is collected in its entirety in Hey Look!. Kitchen Sink, 1991.Out Of Print. Condition: Fine. 3 softly bumped corners....More. Item Code: RB5736 Soft Cover, 6x9, 198pg, Black & White $90.00

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R.F. OUTCAULT'S THE YELLOW KID A Centennial Celebration Of The Kid Who Started The Comics First Edition. By R.F. Outcault. This volume reprints the Yellow Kid strips for the first time since their original publication in 1895-98 in their entirety and in their original color. Extensive text by Bill Blackbeard, director of the San Francisco Academy of Comic Art, traces the history and sets the context. Kitchen Sink, 1995. Out Of Print. Condition: Very Fine Minus. Soft bumped corners....More. Item Code: RB5997 Hard Cover, 9x12, 302pg, Text/Partial Color $150.00

BATTLESTAR GALACTICA SET OF 23 MARVEL COMICS Complete set of all 23 issues of Battlestar Galactica from Marvel Comics 1979-1981. Based on the television series. Writers included: Roger McKensie, Bill Mantlo and Walt Simonson. Artists included: Dave Cockrum, Walt Simonson, Brent Anderson, Michael Golden, Pat Broderick, Sal Buscema, Rick Buckler, and Ernie Colon. Marvel Comics, 19789-1981. Condition: Very Fine Minus. Some cover wear....More. Item Code: RB8401 Comic, 6 x 10, 32pg, Full Color $200.00

ART OUT OF TIME Unknown Comic Visionaries, 1900-1969 First Edition. By Dan Nadel. Art Out of Time reprints complete comic book and comic strip stories, most of which are being reprinted here for the first time since their initial publication. In five thematic sections, this anthology is a "counter history" of comics, containing nearly thirty often-unknown visionary American cartoonists from 1900 to 1969. These artists foreshadowed and influenced the innovations within the comics medium of today. Together for the first time, these oddballs and obsessives truly constitute an underground that wasn't. Abrams, 2006. Out Of Print. Condition: Very Fine. ...More. Item Code: RB5951 Hard Cover with Dustjacket, 8x11, 320pgs, Full Color $75.00

WARREN TUFTS Retrospective By Henry Yeo and Warren Tufts. An appreciation and discussion of Warren Tufts and his work. Including a 40-page interview along with a few photos of Warren. There are extensive examples and complete storylines for Tufts' three major comic strip series: Casey Ruggles, Lone Spaceman and Lance. Western Wind, 1980. Out of Print. Condition: Fine: Tipped corners and very light crease along top of book. Goes in a few pages. ...More. Item Code: RB5864 Soft Cover, 8x11, 158pg, b&w $70.00

SUPERMAN MASTERPIECE EDITION STATUE The Golden Age of America's First Super Hero. By Chip Kidd, Chin- Yee Lai, Geoff Spear, Les Daniels. This "SUPER" set includes an 8 inch action figure of Superman, an accurately sized reproduced full-color copy of Superman #1 (1939) which was made available exclusively through these Masterpiece Editions), and a full-color history of Superman book by Les Daniels. Chronicle Books, 1999. Out of Print. Condition: Very Fine. ...More. Item Code: RB900 8" tall $125.00

Graphic Novels

SAMARIS The Obscure Cities By Benoit Peeters. Art by Francois Schuiten. Magnificent artwork! The first in the Obscure Cities series, The Great Walls of Samaris was originally published in Europe in 1983 and in the US in 1987. The story has been slightly altered to include characters who appear later in the canon, and reveal Benoit Peeter’s Kafkaesque storytelling prowess. Francois Schuiten’s art in this edition has been reworked to be much truer to the originally intended color palette, and includes 32 additional pages of early Obscure Cities stories, comprising the Mysteries of Pâhry, never before published in English. IDW, 2017. Out Of Print. Condition: Very Fine....More. Item Code: RB5959 Soft Cover, 9x11, 96pg, Full Color $175.00

PAPER BISCUIT 2 Half-Life Signed. By Ronnie del Carmen. "Half-life" is the first story that features, Nina, a young girl with the particular affliction of being able to walk in her dreams awake. Like you or I walking down our neighborhood or the mall, Nina has been finding herself in her dreamworld fully lucid and able to interact with whatever's there. She cannot induce the condition nor can she wake herself up if things get too scary. Half-life continues as the universe seems conspires to push Nina to act. Paper Biscuit Industries, 2000. Out Of Print. Condition. Very Fine/As New....More. Item Code: RB5516 Soft Cover, 6x8, 40 pgs, Black & White $130.00

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Mature Readers

VAUGHN BODE Set of Four Books Cheech Wizard The Man By and about Vaughn Bode. Set of four books: Vaughn Bode's Cheech Wizard Schizophrenia (1st print), The Collected Cheech Wizard (2nd print), The Man (3rd print), and Rocket Blast's Comic Collector (RBCC) #121. From the imagination of Vaughn Bode! Vaughn Bode was an American underground artist and illustrator best known for his character Cheech Wizard and his artwork depicting voluptuous women. A contemporary of Ralph Bakshi. BodÄ” has been credited as an influence on Bakshi’s animated films Wizards and Lord of the Rings. BodÄ” has a huge following among graffiti artists, with his characters remaining a popular subject. The RBCC #121 has art and an interview with Vaughn Bode. Vaughn Bode, 1973-1976. Condition: Fine. some cover wear and tipped and bumped corners. Adult Material.  ...More. Item Code: RB8423 Comic, 7x10, 32pg, b&w $100.00

JULIE STRAIN IT'S ONLY ART IF IT IS WELL HUNG! By Julie Strain. Julie Strain It's Only Art If it's Well Hung features Julie nude, semi-nude, and glamor & fashion photographs. There is also a selection of art by Olivia called "smokin"." Heavy Metal magazine, 1997. Condition: Very Fine. Adult Material....More. Item Code: RB8569 Hard Cover, 9x11, 96pg, Full Color $100.00

ALBERTO VARGAS By Reid Stewart Austin. Alberto Vargas Works From the Max Vargas Collection presents a stunning, authorized collection of works by legendary illustrator Vargas includes a large number of previously unpublished paintings and drawings. Forward by Hugh Hefner. Max Vargas is Alberto's nephew. Bulfinch, 2006. Condition: Very Fine. Adult Material....More. Item Code: RB8572 Hard Cover with Dustjacket, 10 x 13, 144pg, Full Color $100.00

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ZENESCOPE'S ART OF COSPLAY Edited by Dave Franchini. Zenescope's Art of Cosplay features 96 illustrations by the best artists in the business depicting Zenescope's array of heroes and villains cosplaying various pop culture icons. Zenoscope, 2017. Out of Print. Condition: Fine Plus. Bumped corners.  ...More. Item Code: RB8551 Hard Cover Deluxe, 9 x 12, 96pg, Full Color $75.00

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Statues

XENA WARRIOR PRINCESS BUST Numbered Limited #284/7500. By Clayburn Moore. Moore Creations Inc. presents: Xena Warrior Princess. This mini bust stands 9.75 inches tall on a base that is 3" by 3". The bust is numbered 284/7,500 . It was sculpted by Clayburn Moore. Moore Creations Inc, 1998. Out of Print. Condition: Very Fine Minus. Box shows minor signs of wear.  ...More. Item Code: RB859 9.75 inches tall, Full Color $300.00

SLICK JOE MCWOLF ON THE PHONE STATUE Slick Joe McWolf on the Phone Statue. Joseph "Wolfie" MC Wolf created by Tex Avery for Warner Brothers cartoons talking up the ladies on the phone! Demons & Merveilles is a well known brand among most collectors. This is because of their high quality, diversity and originality. Demons and Merveilles has produced statues licensed by Walt Disney, Warner Brothers, and King Features. Not Numbered. Demons & Merveilles, 1999. Condition: Very Fine. ...More. Item Code: RB865 6" tall $300.00

"OH BABY!" THE WOLF SCREWBALL CLASSIC CARTOON SCULPTURE hurt Limited #509/750. By Kent Melton. "Oh Baby! The Wolf Screwball Classic Cartoon Sculpture. Iconic cartoon character created by Tex Avery. Sculpted by Kent Melton. Statue is 8" tall. A limited edition of 750 cold-cast porcelain sculptures. Each piece is numbered and Kent Melton's signature is carved in the base (509/750). Companion piece to "Hey, Wolfie!" Red Hot Riding Hood. Dark Horse and Kookie Enterprises, 1997. Condition: Good. Left hand broken off. Neck cracked. Box is taped together! Repairable....More. Item Code: RB873 8" tall $100.00

"HEY WOLFIE!" RED HOT RIDING HOOD SCREWBALL CLASSIC CARTOONS STATUE hurt Limited #477/750. By Kent Melton. "Hey, Wolfie!" Red Hot Riding Hood Classic Cartoon Statue. Artist Kent Melton, the leading sculptor of animated characters for the past 25 years, has portrayed Red's flirtatious essence in three dimensions as she appeared in her debut performance. Iconic cartoon character created by Tex Avery. A limited edition of 750 cold-cast porcelain sculptures was produced from Melton's original (477/750). Melton's signature is on the included certificate of authenticity. Companion piece to "Oh Baby!" The Wolf. Dark Horse and Kookie Enterprises, 1995. Condition: Good. Ankles are broken. Still stands. Box is taped together! Repairable.  ...More. Item Code: RB886 9" tall $100.00

WOMEN OF DYNAMITE VAMPIRELLA STATUE HURT Numbered 0201/1969. By J. Scott Campbell. Sculpted by Jason Smith. Based on the work of comics sensation J. Scott Campbell and sculpted by the ever-talented Jason Smith, the debut statue in the brand-new "Women of Dynamite" line brings Vampirella, the iconic horror hostess and heroine, to life in all her glory! Dynamite, 2015. Out of Print. Condition: Good. Vampirella's right arm is broken. Repairable....More. Item Code: RB852 12" tall $100.00

MYTH & LEGENDS LADY DRAGON STATUE Myths & Legends presents a Lady Dragon statue. Warrior with bloody sword standing over severed head of green dragon. Very nice detail. Stands 9" tall. Myths & Legends, 1999. Condition: Very Fine. Statue (cardboard box does show some wear)....More. Item Code: RB863 9" tall $90.00

SHI SCULPTURE HURT Limited #2100/4500. William Tucci's The Shi Sculpture sculpted by Clayburn Moore of Moore Creations. Moore Creations, 1996. Condition: Fine. Missing sword staff....More. Item Code: RB871 14" tall $80.00

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