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MATA HARI ESCAPES HARDCOVER Signed |
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Also available in a handsome softcover with cover flap that comes with the same signed color bookplate [MATAHE. $50]. We have only 12 of the hardcover, but we can get one more reorder. We have just nine copies left of the softcover and cannot get more. Our first five hardcovers are as-new, after that orders will be filled with slightly lesser condition copies with a minor corner dent or other issue. This was a 2021 Kickstart project and is virtually out of print now. Here’s more by Jim Silke, and see his Pin-Ups Around the World, which he edited, below. |
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THAT'S SOME BUSINESS YOU'RE IN By Bob Fingerman Signed Signed! Recommended. Foreword by Bill Sienkiewicz. Essential for any fan of Bob Fingerman’s work, this career memoir details his 40 years of toiling in comics, and boasts a huge amount of art, much of which is presented for the first time and scanned from the originals. Best known for his cult comic series Minimum Wage, in 2018 he became one of MAD’s "usual gang of idiots." Especially signed for us, at $20 less than the signed edition being offered on Zoop (the Kickstarter-like site). Zoop, 2024....More. Item Code: THATHS Hard Cover, 9x11, 200pg, Partial Color |
| Here’s more about Mad Magazine and its creators. |
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THE SIMPSONS TREEHOUSE OF HORROR Ominous Omnibus Volume 3 Highly Recommended. Cover by Matt Groening. Introduction by Marge Simpson. Fiendish Fables of Devilish Delicacies! The third volume of three! Collecting the complete series — packaged in a deluxe, die-cut slipcase that glows in the dark. Contributors include Zander, Gene Colan, Dan DeCarlo, Garth Ennis, Gilbert Hernandez, Carol Lay, Stan Sakai, Len Wein, Bernie Wrightson, Rob Zombie, Marv Wolfman and more!!. Abrams, 2024....More. Item Code: SIMPT03H Hard Cover, 8x12, 416pg, Full Color $44.99 |
| Volumes 1 and 2 are in stock [SIMPT01H, SIMPT02H. $39.99 ea]. |
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| THE OBSCURE CITIES The Return of Captain Nemo Signed Signed (by both creators) full color bookplate numbered from 500. Highly Recommended!The latest entry in the international award-winning graphic novel series from France, The Obscure Cities, by artist François Schuiten and author, Benoît Peeters. Here is a love letter to Jules Verne and his iconic character, Captain Nemo, presented as a blend of graphic novel and illustrated narrative. The book also features Benoît Peeters’ history of Jules Verne himself, who settled in Amiens, where a monumental bronze sculpture of the Nauti-Octopus, designed by François Schuiten, will be erected in 2025!! Alaxis, 2023....More. Item Code: OBSCHS Hard Cover, 9x13, 96pg, Partial Color $100.00 |
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| The regular edition came in a couple weeks ago [OBSCH. $35]. In Rare Books we have the 2017 Samaris: The Obscure Cities [RB5959. $135]. |
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FRONTIER By Guillaume Singelin Recommended. Oversized softcover with silver foil cover and deluxe production values. Ravenous hunger for resources eventually stripped the Earth dry. Ambitious technology meanwhile sent men to the stars, which were full of materials to exploit — a New Frontier for a new gold rush. Three souls eke out a living in outer space: a scientist, a battle-scarred mercenary, and an asteroid miner who has never been to Earth. When their paths cross, life takes them in a direction they couldn't have imagined. Magnetic Press, 2024....More. Item Code: FRONGS Soft Cover, 8x11, 200pg, Full Color $24.99 |
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NIGHTWING YEAR ONE 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition Collects Nightwing (1996) #101-106, 2005. By Chuck Dixon, Scott Beatty, Scott McDaniel et al. This collects the entire saga of the new and original Robin in one story. New introduction by writer Scott Beatty, never-before-printed outline and notes from the making of the Year One story line, the Nightwing #104 script, an extensive behind-the-scenes sketchbook from penciller Scott McDaniel, a brand-new cover by McDaniel, and more! Co-stars Superman, Batgirl, Wonder Woman and others. DC Comics, 2024....More. Item Code: NIGYOH Hard Cover, 7x11, 200pg, Full Color |
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AMAZING SPIDER-MAN By J Michael Straczynski Omnibus Volume 2 Collects Amazing Spider-Man #515-545, Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #1-4 & 24, Marvel Knights Spider-Man #19-22 and more, 2004-07 . Art by Mike Deodato, Ron Garney, Joe Quesada et al. Cover by Mike Deodato. Straczynski concludes his Amazing run — and everything changes for Spider-Man! First, Spidey gets some new digs — but can he stand living with the New Avengers? In the shocking story line "The Other," the vicious Morlun takes Spider-Man to the brink of death and beyond! If Peter Parker has any hope of surviving, he has two choices: evolve or die! Then, Civil War erupts and things really get wild! Spidey in red-and-gold armor! Spidey back in black! And Spidey unmasked in front of the world! Marvel, 2020. Rush Service and International shipping could require an additional charge....More. Item Code: AMSJ02H Hard Cover, 8x11, 1136pg, Full Color |
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AFTER CARL BARKS Painting Fine-Art Cartoons in Oils Comes with color print of "The Hunger"signed by John Garvin. Recommended. 260 pages of history, analysis and insight into Carl Barks' paintings, craft, and technique, chronicling artist John Garvin's decades long obsession with the paintings of Carl Barks, the 20th Century's Grand Master of cartoon fine art. 50-page biography of Barks the artist, including documents from the Barks estate; 100 visual diagrams of Barks' fine-art cartoon paintings; 18-page bibliography of Barks' personal reference library; practical painting tips covering Barks' approach to composition, narrative, dynamic symmetry, color theory, painting media and more. Enchanted Images, 2010. ...More. Item Code: AFTCB Soft Cover, 9x11, 270pg, Partial Color $44.95 |
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AFTER CARL BARKS Painting Fine-Art Cartoons in Oils Original Art Edition Limited, 250 copies with an original 9x12 red pencil drawing and color print of "The Hunger" both signed by John Garvin. 260 pages of history, analysis and insight into Carl Barks' paintings, craft, and technique, chronicling artist John Garvin's decades long obsession with the paintings of Carl Barks, the 20th Century's Grand Master of cartoon fine art. 50-page biography of Barks the artist, including documents from the Barks estate; 100 visual diagrams of Barks' fine-art cartoon paintings; 18-page bibliography of Barks' personal reference library; practical painting tips covering Barks' approach to composition, narrative, dynamic symmetry, color theory, painting media and more. Enchanted Images, 2010....More. Item Code: AFTCBD Soft Cover, 9x11, 270pg, Partial Color $124.95 |
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ALSO AVAILABLE CARL BARKS PAINTINGS AND DRAWINGS 1966-1971 Slipcased Limited, 500. By John Garver. Handsome oversize hardcover in a slipcase with gold cover embossing. An amazing inside look at Barks' other world, paintings of farm houses and landscapes, cowgirls, horses, even nudes and humorous caricatures. Meticulously researched using Barks’ painting ledger, color slides, and other documents from the Barks estate, the book includes more than thirty essays examining important themes, individual paintings, and his evolution as a painter, while the introduction explores his transition from comic-book writer and artist to full-time painter. Over 160 full-color reproductions and an index of paintings completed 1966-1971, before the Duck paintings began. Enchanted Images, 2020....More. Item Code: CARPDH Hard Cover, 11x11, 336pg, Full Color $64.95 |
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THE LEAGUE OF REGRETTABLE SIDEKICKS Closeout Price! Highly Recommended. By Jon Morris. More than one hundred of the strangest sidekicks in comics history, complete with backstories, vintage art, and colorful commentary. Forgotten helpers like Thunderfoot (explosive-soled assistant to the Human Bomb), super-pets like Frosting (polar bear pal of space hero Norge Benson), fan favorites like Rick Jones (sidekick to half of the Marvel Universe), and obscure partners of iconic heroes (Superman Junior? Really?!). Includes pernicious profiles of henchmen and minions, the sidekicks of the supervillain world. Casual comics readers and diehard enthusiasts alike will relish the hilarious commentary and vintage art from obscure old comics. Quirk, 2018....More. Item Code: LERSKH Hard Cover, 7x9, 254pg, Full Color |
| In the same vein, check out Secondary Action Heroes of Golden Age Comics [SECAC. $55] and Secondary Superheroes of Golden Age Comics [SECSG. $49.95]. Both are by long time fan and historian Lou Mougin and highly recommended. |
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ADVENTUREMAN Volume 3 Ghost Lights Collects Ghost Lights #1-2, 2024. Highly Recommended. By Matt Fraction. Art by Terry and Rachel Dodson. The thrilling Adventureman saga continues as Claire and her family find themselves drawn into an old war waged by a ghostly gangland empire, The Ghost Gang. The new realities of a life lived in the old-fashioned pulp hero world of Adventureman set in. High adventure, all-ages action, and spectacular thrills abound in a gorgeous new volume by this award-winning team. Stunning artwork by fan-favorites Terry and Rachel Dodson. Includes bonus behind-the-scenes material. Image Comics, 2024. ...More. Item Code: ADVM03H Hard Cover, 9x12, 64pg, Full Color $14.99 |
| Both previous volumes are still available, matching format but with more pages, collecting issues #1-4 and #5-9 [ADVM01H, ADVM02H. $24.99 ea]. 2020 and 2022. All are Highly Recommended for good girl art, and excellent, strong storytelling. |
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ALSO AVAILABLE THE ART OF RACHEL AND TERRY DODSON Signed Comes with an exclusive double-sided bookplate signed by both. Our Highest Recommendation. Highlights from this exceptional team’s 25-year career and how their art is created, including 40 of their favorite comic book covers. The pair also share insights into how eight personal pieces were executed, and they break down the making of a two-page Red One sequential comic story. Stages of their creative process — Terry’s pencils, Rachel’s inks and Terry’s colors for each piece. Supporting commentary offers further insight, and two dozen covers are supplemented by Terry’s initial sketches. Flesk, 2024....More. Item Code: ARTRTD Soft Cover, 9x12, 176pg, Partial Color $39.95 |
| Also available in hardcover [ARTRTDH. $59.95]. Here’s more from the Dodsons. They are cover-featured in Comic Book Creator #26 [CBCR26. $9.99]. |
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WHIZ COMICS #2 Facsimile Edition From February 1940. Highly Recommended. Art by C.C. Beck, Pete Costanza et al. The origin and first adventures of Captain Marvel (issue #1 was an ashcan). Young Billy Batson discovers the magical word that transforms him into the mighty Captain Marvel. Includes the first appearance of these back-up strip stars, most who would get their own title: Spy Smasher, Ibis, Golden Arrow, Dan Dare, Scoop Smith and Lance O'Casey. First appearance of arch villain Sivana. PS Artbooks, 2017....More. Item Code: WHIZ02 Soft Cover, 7x10, 68pg, Full Color $15.99 |
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WHIZ COMICS #16 Facsimile Edition From April, 1941. Highly Recommended. Art by C. C. Beck, Pete Costanza, Mac Raboy, Charles Sultan et al. Includes Mac Raboy drawing Doctor Voodoo, his first major character before Capt. Marvel Jr! And it's a rare cross-over story, with CM meeting an errant Spy Smasher, "running wild and posing a danger to U.S. defense" before our entry into WWII. A perfect blend of action, intrigue, and character development. Back up stories include Dan Dare, Lance O'Casey, Ibis, Golden Arrow, and Spy Smasher in his own story. PS Artbooks, 2024....More. Item Code: WHIZ16 Soft Cover, 7x10, 68pg, Full Color $15.99 |
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WHIZ COMICS #24 Facsimile Edition From November 1941. Highly Recommended. Art by C.C. Beck, Pete Costanza, Charles Sultan, Binder Studio et al. Another classic pre-war issue of Fawcett's #1 title, where Captain Marvel and all these other characters got their start. CM goes after a Nazi commander to rescue Whitey and Mr. Morris. Classic cover! Back-up strips include Doctor Voodoo, Ibis, Golden Arrow, Spy Smasher, Lance O'Casey... PS Artbooks, 2024....More. Item Code: WHIZ24 Soft Cover, 7x10, 68pg, Full Color $15.99 |
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CAPTAIN MARVEL ADVENTURES #17 Facsimile Edition From November 1942. Highly Recommended. By Otto Binder, art by C.C. Beck et al. It's wartime for Captain Marvel and behind this rare painted cover, he's going to smack the Axis! Four long CM stories include The Mummy Mystery, The Sky People, Revolt of the Shadows, and The Hate Campaign. Plus Captain Kidd in a 6-page story and other extra features including a Paste the Axis Contest! PS Artbooks, 2024....More. Item Code: CAPM17 Soft Cover, 7x10, 68pg, Full Color $15.99 |
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CAPTAIN MARVEL ADVENTURES #26 Facsimile Edition From August 1943. Highly Recommended. By Otto Binder. Art by C.C. Beck et al. Sabotage in Seattle takes CM to Washington State, behind a gorgeous wartime flag cover. He also meets The Plundering Giant and his very own Country Cousin. And best of all, chapter 5 of The Monster Society of Evil and first meeting with the villain Mr. Mind. PS Artbooks, 2024....More. Item Code: CAPM26 Soft Cover, 7x10, 68pg, Full Color $15.99 |
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MASTER COMICS #36 Facsimile Edition Reprints #36, 1943. Highly Recommended. Cover and lead Capt. Marvel Jr. story, battling the villain The Wizard, by Mac Raboy. Regular back-up strips star Bulletman, Minuteman, Balbo the Boy Magician and Hopalong Cassidy. Quintessential classic cover! The run of Raboy's work in Master #23-50 is some of his very finest in the Golden Age, both covers and stories. PS Artbooks, 2024....More. Item Code: MASC36 Soft Cover, 7x10, 68pg, Full Color $15.99 |
| Click here for more of the Marvel Family, and all of PS’s facsimile editions. |
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FANTASTIC MONSTERS OF THE FILM #1 Replica Edition From 1962. "Horror guaranteed to shock you dead or your life refunded!" A more mature monster magazine (more mature than Famous Monsters?) created by Paul Blaisdell and Bob Burns, with Ron Haydock and Jim Harmon writing and editing. 23 features include "The Devil's Workshop," "Monster of the Month," Terrors from the Twilight Zone, Black Lotus by Robert Bloch, George Pal's Destination Moon, Killer Ape, Flash Gordon, Day the Earth Stood Still, The Mummy, The Magic Sword, and much more. PS Artbooks, 2024....More. Item Code: FANMF01 Soft Cover, 7x10, 68pg, b&w $22.99 |
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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. Click here to see the special 3...2...1...GONE EMAIL that was sent out on July 30th, showcasing over 300 newly reduced items which will be sold out. |
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STREET FIGHTER SWIMSUIT SPECIAL COLLECTION Volume 2 Recommended. Art by Noizi Ito, Hatsune Miku, Nishi et al. This oversized hardcover gathers four more years of Udon's Street Fighter pin-up books, including three Swimsuit Specials and the Sci-fi & Fantasy Special. Also showcased are rare variant covers and never-before-seen rough concepts. The warrior women of Street Fighter are back for another swimwear-filled illustration collection by the artists of Udon. Fan-favorite femmes like Chun-Li, Cammy, and Juri hit the beaches and pools, while joined by newcomers Kimberly, Marisa, Manon, and many more. Udon Entertainment, 2024. Mature readers. ...More. Item Code: STRF02H Hard Cover, 8x11, 184pg, Full Color |
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ALSO AVAILABLE STREET FIGHTER SWIMSUIT SPECIAL COLLECTION Volume 1 Recommended. Art by Reiq, Panzer, Ryan Kinnaird et al. The lovely ladies and lads of Street Fighter hit the beaches, pools, volleyball courts, and more... Everyone from Chun-Li to Poison to Guile shows off their favorite swimwear, plus guest appearances from the cast of Darkstalkers, Rival Schools, and Final Fight. This hardcover tome gathers four years of Udon's Street Fighter Swimsuit and Pin-up specials in an oversized art book format, including rare covers and never-before-seen rough concepts. Full color. Udon Entertainment, 2024. Mature readers. ...More. Item Code: STRF01H Hard Cover, 8x12, 136pg, Full Color $39.99 |
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ALSO AVAILABLE PINUPS AROUND THE WORLD Closeout Price! By Lucy Radford-Earle. Introduction by artist Fiona Stephenson. Previously considered taboo, pinup women continue to grow in popularity in the art community. The current appeal of pinup art celebrates the sensuality of the women depicted, often drawn by women themselves. This around-the-world survey features contemporary artists, grouped by subjects from Seduction and Surreal, to Halloween and Sci-fi. Chartwell Books, 2022....More. Item Code: PINAWH Hard Cover, 9x11, 176pg, Full Color |
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Squa Tront: The EC Fanzine |
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SQUA TRONT #3 FIRST PRINT Edited by Jerry Weist. Squa Tront #3, this is a first printing (In 1st printings the "Squa Tront" black title page bleeds through from the back side of the contents page and is a darker yellow color page than the 2nd printing). Squa Tront is the most famous of the EC fanzines. Front Cover by Al Feldstein. Back Cover by Reed Crandall. In issue #3: "EC Science Fiction Comics," by Jerry Weist. Illustrated by George Metzger and Al Williamson. "The Frazetta Collector: The Trip," by Bob Barrett, illustrated with many sketches and photos, including an unpublished newspaper strip (see scan of one sample of many). Nick Meglin on the Fleagles, with photos. Reed Crandall art, sketches, tryout strips. George Evans and "The Flying Swifts," a tryout strip. Fantagraphics, 1969. Condition: Fine Minus. Bumped spine corner throughout and cover and edgewear....More. Item Code: RB8589 Magazine, 9 x 11, 72pg, Black & White $60.00 |
We have two more of this issue in stock. See all Squa Tronts here. I doubt we’ll ever have a better selection of this seminal EC fanzine. Publisher John Benson sold us his last stock of back issues and signed each one. And we’ve bought two recent collections with runs of back numbers John didn’t have. As I write this, we have every issue in stock clear back to Jerry Weist’s first issue in 1967. |
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DISNEY COMICS AROUND THE WORLD IN ONE HUNDRED YEARS Highly Recommended. A worldwide Disney comics retrospective featuring a collection of classic adventure stories from Carl Barks, Don Rosa, Floyd Gottfredson, and more — all in a slipcased deluxe hardcover edition! What creative whirlwind brings Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Lilo and Stitch, and the Evil Queen together? Disney comics have existed since the dawn of the studio. Explore the history of Mickey, Donald, Uncle Scrooge, and their supporting cast with a chronological collection featuring the most beloved Disney funny-page talents from around the world! Fantagraphics, 2024. Due: Nov....More. Item Code: DISAH Hard Cover, 10x14, 328pg, Full Color |
| Here’s more Disney and Carl Barks. |
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FEMMES FATALES The Pin-Up Art of Lorenzo Sperlonga Signed Signed & limited! Recommended. Handsome, oversized hardcover — Sperlonga's biggest book yet. Full nudity, lots of wild costumes, from cosplay to lingerie to amazons to dominatrix...This is a completely remastered version of the long sold out Steampunk Dolls, packed with brand new contents, featuring a new cover and dozens of paintings published for the first time. Includes a section of Heavy Metal covers. 4 Queens, 2024. Adult Material....More. Item Code: FEMFHS Hard Cover, 9x12, 176pg, Full Color $59.95 |
| Sperlonga’s most impressive collection yet, oversized and hardcover and full color. Here are five more books with Sperlonga’s art, including Pin-Ups from Around the World, above. |
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We dropped the price by 20% on 500 titles, in an email that went out August 6. We sold some, but there are LOTS more available. See here. We added another 80 new arrivals this week, including over a dozen Dennis the Menace titles. Click here to see those new Rare Books. |
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Here are the top 10 best sellers so far for 2024. Next week we’ll list Bestsellers #11-20 and the following week, #21-30. |
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1. EC Fan-Addict #6 ECF06S $16.00 2. Illustrator's Quarterly 42 Richard Corben IQ42 $27.99 3. Alter Ego 186 Angelo Torres AE186 $10.95 4. Illustrators Special #18 The US Warren Artists (due Sept. 20) ILLUSWH $90.00 5. Rocket's Blast Comicollector 3 & 4 SET ROCBP 6. Spectrum Fantastic Art Quarterly Magazine #3 SPEQ03 $25.00 7. Pulp Masters PULPM 8. Women Of Wonder Celebrating Women Creators Of Fantastic Art WOMOW 9. Penthouse Comics 1 SCALARA COVER (Adult) PENT01 $9.99 10. Fantastic Worlds of Robert E. Howard FANREH |
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3…2…1… Gone Sale! We sent out a special email on July 30th Highlighting 60 of the over 350 newly reduced almost gone books we still have available. Items at retail or close to retail are now one third to 40% off. Books already on sale were marked down even further, some to as little as 25% of cover price. Once these sell out, they are gone for good (unless they happen to show up as a future Rare Book). There were 360 items in the batch when we first sent it out, it is now down to 345. Act now to avoid disappointment! Click here to see the email, and click here to see the full list.
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