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Magical Creatures, Studio Ghibli Artworks, Art Nouveau, New Fun #1 facsimile, EC Zine The Crypt of Madness and more. Coming: The Art of Joe Jusko and from Flesk Books: The Making of Hellboy Into the Silent Sea, plus Spectres and a new edition of Ambedo by Tran Nguyen. |
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| PAINTING The Worlds of Studio Ghibli Our Highest Recommendation. This book celebrates the background art that creates the worlds of Studio Ghibli's films, offering 844 representative pieces handpicked from the thousands of backgrounds created for each feature film. Quite literally, nearly every page is a plate or two scenes from the films, 568 pages! Art director Yoji Takeshige supervised the selection, which includes art from each of Studio Ghibli's twenty-seven films, from Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984) to The Boy and the Heron (2023). PIE, 2025....More. Item Code: PAINWH Hard Cover, 9x12, 568pg, Full Color $170.00 |
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ANIMALIA & FANTASIA The Magical Worlds & Fantastic Creatures of Professor Anton Seder Limited Edition based on the 1895 Folio Edition. Our Highest Recommendation. By Anton Seder. Text by Thomas Negovan. Oversized magenta leather with gilt embossing, inset round color images, gold page edges. Psychedelic starfish, omniscient owls, sinuous dragons, and bizarre imaginary sea creatures! A nearly unknown German professor of art drew this brilliant, almost mind-boggling portfolio of Art Nouveau-inspired images. The subjects often tip in the realm of fantasy. Every page is worth framing. This is the first time this work has been collected in book form; this deluxe book includes close-up, high-resolution details that allow you to immerse yourself in Seder's beautiful and strange visions of creatures both real and imagined. From 1895-1899, Professor Anton Seder painstakingly labored to create a series of groundbreaking artworks depicting all manner of creatures magical and mundane. Century Guild, 2025. ...More. Item Code: ANIMFH Hard Cover, 10x13, 232pg, Full Color $129.00 |
| The slipcased edition, which is also signed and numbered, is expected any day now. It's limited to 888 copies [ANIMFD. $199]. |
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ART NOUVEAU The Architecture of Modern Life Highly Recommended. This is the first book to expand the scope of Art Nouveau architecture and design beyond its traditional canon, covering 23 countries and featuring newly commissioned photography. With special access to many iconic buildings, including renowned Art Nouveau landmarks rarely open to the public, author Paul Greenhalgh and photographer Pete Huggins together provide an unprecedented visual and scholarly exploration, from Gaudi and Charles Rennie Mackintosh to Mucha and far beyond. Photography is stunning, from elaborate interiors, tea room, stairways, fireplaces, subways, to magnificent preserved building facades in Paris, London, Rome, Prague etc. Hundreds of full color all-new photographs. Heni, 2025. ...More. Item Code: ARTNARH Hard Cover, 10x11, 256pg, Partial Color $49.95 |
| Here is more Art Nouveau and specifically Mucha, the artist best known from the movement. |
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EERIE ARCHIVES Volume 10 Collects #47-51, 1973-74. Recommended. By Doug Moench et al, with art by Maroto, Sutton, Sanjulian et al. Collecting issues of Warren Publishing's legendary anthology, this volume contains seminal work from Warren luminaries and fan-favorite creators like Doug Moench, Steve Skeates, Esteban Maroto, Tom Sutton, Al Milgrom, Jaime Brocal, Bill DuBay, Paul Neary, and more! Complete with vintage ads, all original text pieces, the debut of the Eerie's Delights feature, and Sanjulian's legendary painted covers! As a special bonus treat, this volume also reprints two horror-themed, cut-out game spreads (complete with rules) created by Bill DuBay and reprinted in color! New foreword by Batton Lash! Dark Horse, 2025. Out of print....More. Item Code: EER10 Soft Cover, 8x11, 272pg, Full Color |
| Here are back volumes of this and sister mag Creepy, and the new Vampirella softcover series. |
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EC ARCHIVES TWO-FISTED TALES Volume 3 Collects #30-35, 1952-53. Our Highest Recommendation. Foreword by Joe Kubert! Before Two-Fisted Tales burst onto the scene in 1950, war comics were largely unsophisticated, focusing only on action and adventure/wartime propaganda. But under the editorial direction of Harvey Kurtzman — who also penned the majority of the stories therein — Two-Fisted Tales dared to examine all the horror and madness of war, from ancient times to the Civil War to WWI, WWII and Korea. And by a who's who of artists. Dark Horse, 2025....More. Item Code: ECTW03 Soft Cover, 8x11, 216pg, Full Color $19.99 |
| Here are Volumes 1 and 2, same price. And many more softcover EC Archives. |
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PHOENIX The Death and Rebirth of Jean Grey Omnibus Collects New X-Men #128, 139-141, 146-154; Jean Grey #1-11; Generations: Phoenix & Jean Grey #1 and much more, 2002-18. By Grant Morrison, Greg Pak, Ed Brubaker, Brian Michael Bendis, Cullen Bunn et al. Art by Igor Kordey, Phil Jemenez, Marc Silvesetri, Greg Land, Frank Cho et al. Cover by Stanley "Artgerm" Lau. The classic Dark Phoenix Saga was just the start! The cosmic firebird’s fate remained intertwined with that of Jean Grey through her cycle of life, death and rebirth — and even a few other hosts along the way! This volume collects the 21st century’s biggest Phoenix stories — from the epic future of "Here Comes Tomorrow" to the war between the Avengers and the X-Men, plus the blockbuster returns that show you can never keep Jean Grey down for long! Marvel, 2025. Rush Service and International shipping could require an additional charge. ...More. Item Code: PHOEDH Hard Cover, 7x11, 1352pg, Full Color |
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MARVEL ARCHIVE EDITION Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars Gallery Edition Mike Zeck Original First Issue Cover. Collect#1-12, 1984-85. By Jim Shooter. Art by Bob Layton and Mike Zeck. The all-new Marvel Archive Edition kicks off with an oversized hardcover. This new series takes readers on a journey through the most dynamic periods in Marvel’s history. Transported to the mysterious Battleworld by the omnipotent Beyonder, Earth’s heroes and most villains find themselves thrust into a no-holds-barred conflict. The stakes? A promise of limitless power! Iconic figures like Captain America, Spider-Man, and the X-Men square off against the likes of Doctor Doom, Magneto, and Ultron. But this isn’t just another battle of good vs. evil — this is survival, with moral dilemmas as complex as Dynasty plot twists. All while Spider-Man stumbles upon a certain black costume — an innocent-looking suit destined to spark nightmares in the decades to come. Marvel, 2025. ...More. Item Code: MAEMSH Hard Cover, 9x13, 512pg, Full Color |
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SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN The Original Comics Omnibus Volume 6 Collects Savage Sword #73-87 & more, 1977-83. Recommended. In this massive 1008-page collection, writer Michael Fleisher hits his stride with a series of mold-breaking Conan tales including "The Temple of the Twelve-Eyed Thing," "Demons of the Firelight" and "Dominion of the Bat", illustrated by top talents including Alfredo Alcala, Ernie Chan and, of course, the one and only John Buscema! Meanwhile, X-Men superstar Chris Claremont pens an adventure that pits Conan against the minions of Thoth-Amon in a tour de force drawn by Val Mayerik! Conan legend Roy Thomas writes solo stories of Conan's "Red Nails" colleague, Valeria. Bonus coverage of the blockbuster Conan the Barbarian film! Titan, 2025. Rush Service and International shipping could require an additional charge. ...More. Item Code: SAVOC06H Hard Cover, 7x11, 1008pg, Full Color |
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TOMB OF DRACULA Omnibus Volume 1 New Printing. Collects Tomb of Dracula #1-31 more, 1972-74. By Marv Wolfman, Gerry Conway et al. Art by Gene Colan, Mike Ploog et al. Cover by Neal Adams. He rose from the grave in 1972, ushering in Marvel's Age of Horror like no villain before or since! Here are the Prince of Darkness' first encounters with his most implacable enemies of the era, including Blade the Vampire Hunter, ghosts, mutants, mad scientists and more! Plus a tour of the Lord of the Vampires' earlier U.S. activities, with such stops as the Pool of Blood and the Devil's Heart! Featuring Werewolf by Night and Lilith, Daughter of Dracula! Bonus section includes variant and previous collection covers by Gene Colan and Justin Ponsor (shown here), Gil Kane, a wonderful batch of covers and striking pages of original art with finished inks by Tom Palmer. Also Gene Colan's original "tryout" piece for Tomb of Dracula, that got him the job (also shown here). Marvel, 2025....More. Item Code: TOMB01H Hard Cover, 7x11, 784pg, Full Color |
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DOCTOR STRANGE By Jed Mackay Omnibus Collects Doctor Strange #1-18, Death of Doctor Strange #1-5, Strange #1-10 and more, 2021-23. By Jed MacKay, Amy Chu et al. Art by Lee Garbett et al. Cover by Alex Ross. When Stephen Strange is murdered, his friends mourn, his enemies rage at having been deprived of the killing blow, and dark forces set their sights on an unprotected Earth. As the planet’s remaining magicians race to protect our world, one surprising investigator must unravel the mystery of Doctor Strange’s murder. But can he do it before his own time runs out? In the aftermath, Earth needs a new Sorcerer Supreme — and Clea Strange is the ideal candidate! But as Clea faces threats including the Harvestman, the Shadow Knight and her own mother, Umar, she remains determined to find a way to bring the original Strange — her husband — back to life. Marvel, 2025....More. Item Code: DOCSJMH Hard Cover, 7x11, 864pg, Full Color |
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CAT'S EYE Omnibus Volume 1 Collects Volumes #1-3. Includes a 16-pages in full-color and 48 pages in 2-color. By Tsukasa Hojo. A massively thick omnibus collecting 23 complete chapters. Known for his exceptional storytelling, Tsukasa Hojo is also the mastermind behind the iconic series City Hunter, showcasing his remarkable ability to weave thrilling narratives full of action and intrigue. Café owners by day, art thieves by night, the three sisters Hitomi, Rui, and Ai have high-risk lives outside of their day jobs. Hitomi especially needs to keep her secret under wraps, since she’s dating Toshio — the police officer assigned to catch the Cat’s Eye thief! Cat’s Eye’s targets are easy to spot: They’re all art pieces authored by acclaimed genius painter Heinz. What museums don’t know is that this artist is the missing father to the three "Cat’s Eye" siblings. Abrams, 2025....More. Item Code: CATE01 Soft Cover, 6x8, 602pg, Full Color $26.99 |
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THE CRYPT OF MADNESS #7 & #8 SET Limited, 170. Two volume fanzine set includes articles and interviews by Fan-Addict Club members Thommy Burns, Michael Elias, Bernd Engel, Ian Scott McGregor, Bob Cronin, Paul Wardle, Bill Leach, Chet Reams (editor/publisher) and even the late Russ Cochran featuring Basil Wolverton, Duck Edwing, Creepshow, material from EC/MAD exhibits, the legendary EC Fan-Addict Club and more. Feature on artist Tom Bunk, who drew the cover of #8 — his work is a cross between EC madness and Sergio Aragones, it's fun. 2019-22....More. Item Code: CRYMP Magazine, 8x11, 106pg, Partial Color $17.00 |
| Click here for more EC: the EC Fan-Addict (we have just six copies left of #6 [ECF06S. $25] but plenty of #7 with the signed bookplate; also Horror from the Crypt of Fear issues and the vintage and legendary Squa Tront. In stock are #1-3, 5-10 and many are signed by editor John Benson! |
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NEW FUN COMICS #1 Facsimile Edition Now in softcover. Highly Recommended. Cover by Lyman Anderson. Written by Malcohm Wheeler-Nicholson et al. Published at the start of 1935, New Fun Comics #1 made history as the first comic book made up of new stories instead of reprints of newspaper comic strips. Cowboys, gunfighters, space heroes, adventurers and soldiers of fortune populated these pages, each of which is a separate one-page installment in the style of Sunday newspaper comics, but twice normal comic book size — reproduced that huge size, in hardcover. DC Comics, 2025....More. Item Code: NEWF01 Soft Cover, 10x15, 142pg, Partial Color $9.99 |
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Warren Magazines - Set of 16! |
Carl Barks Library - Ten Volume Set! - 1994-1995 |
New this week: Dwayne is on holiday this week, so no new listings. But there is lots to browse, including our 20% and 30% off titles. Check the latest arrivals here. Our Modesty Blaise sets sold immediately last week, except for one [RB7823. $55], but we have plenty of other sets of Disney albums, regular comics, Li’l Abner, Uncle Scrooge, Mickey Mouse, Warren’s The Spirit magazines etc. |
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HELLBOY INTO THE SILENT The Making of the Comic Revealed Hardcover Publisher Special Edition. Highly Recommended. A glorious treatment showcasing Gary Gianni’s original artwork in an exquisite new setting. This includes revealing commentary regarding how two legendary comic-book creators seamlessly developed this Hellboy sea saga from the core of an idea into a finished work of art. The combined talents of Mike Mignola and Gianni are on display as the reader follows along the path of the creative process: The script, preliminary roughs, reference photos, completed pencil drawings and finished inks are all shared and discussed. The pencil drawings provide insight not only for the student but also for any fan who enjoys lavishly reproduced comic art. Gianni’s commentary and preliminary pages are intertwined to provide a light-hearted look into the creation of a comic story. Flesk. 2025. Due: Oct....More. Item Code: HELBMH Hard Cover, 8x11, 176pg, Partial Color $49.95 |
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SPECTRES By Tran Nguyen Recommended. A curated collection of over 110 smaller artworks made in the past decade. Each painting is a means of exploration, a study whose purpose is to develop a deep understanding of new media. The works depict loosely rendered female portraits or, occasionally, animals. They were created without the restraints imposed by extensive preliminaries that Tran often adheres to as part of her standard illustration process. This study series started out as an outlet for trying new ideas, materials, color palettes and substrates, without the looming pressure of perfection or deadlines. They fulfill Tran's need to be adventurous, which allows her to stumble with her brushstrokes and evolve as an artist. Flesk, 2025. Due: Oct....More. Item Code: SPECTH Hard Cover, 9x12, 160pg, Partial Color |
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AMBEDO The Art of Tran Nguyen New Printing. Deluxe Hardcover, page edges in gold. Recommended. 120 paintings and drawings by this award-winning illustrator and fine artist. Born in Vietnam and raised in the States, she is fascinated by creating traditional paintings in the realms of fantasy and surrealism. Tran illustrates for magazines, books, product packaging, advertising and mural art. Her clients include Smithsonian magazine, Tiger Beer, the World Wildlife Fund and Amazon, and she has been showcased in galleries across the world. “Ambedo is a collection of all of the sweat and tears I’ve shed in the past decade of my career." Flesk, 2025. Due: Oct....More. Item Code: AMBEH Hard Cover, 9x12, 192pg, Full Color $39.95 |
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We received seven new 2026 calendars this week for mature readers. These include the always popular Mystique X-Posed and XXplicit Babes. Also Hot Naked Girls, Luminous Curves, Femme Fatales, Pixel Perfect Divas and Pin-Up History. Click here to see all the Pin-Up & Adult calendars. Click here to see the newest listings in our Mature Readers section. |
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VAMPIRELLA ARCHIVES Volume 2 Hurt Collects #8-14, 1970-71. Highly Recommended. Cover by Sanjulian. Vampi's first adventures from the pages of Warren's Vampirella Magazine! A murderers' row of famed comics creators are on board including the beginning of legendary author and editor Archie Goodwin's work on the character, which brought new levels of depth and sophistication to Vampirella and her world, becoming some of her most treasured stories of all time. Jose Gonzalez, Neal Adams, Wally Wood, Barry Windsor-Smith, Jeffrey Jones, Dennis O'Neil, Steve Englehart, Dave Cockrum, Frank Brunner, Esteban Maroto et al. Dynamite, 2025. Out of print. Condition: Bumped corners....More. Item Code: VAM02R Soft Cover, 7x10, 408pg, b&w |
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CONAN THE BARBARIAN The Original Comics Omnibus Volume 6 Hurt Collects Conan the Barbarian #150-171, Conan Annual #8-9, and What If #43, 1983-85. Recommended. In an Omnibus extravaganza that covers the entire run of writer Michael Fleisher's two years, artist John Buscema turns in page after page of iconic artwork, often inked by the great Ernie Chan or Big John himself. Buscema also takes a turn as plotter, helping bring to life a series of exciting stories featuring Conan opposite some of his most deadly foes and an old friend: The scheming Jergal Zadh, the magic-wielding Alhambra, the conniving Baron Vjerzak and Conan's old comrade Fafnir! Plus two mighty Annuals — one pitting Conan against an ancient mystical menace and the other against a god — and a classic issue of What If? that asks the question: what if Conan was stranded in the 20th century? Titan, 2025. Condition: Bumped corners....More. Item Code: CONOC06HR Hard Cover, 7x11, 672pg, Full Color |
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WALT KELLY'S ADVENTURES OF PETER WHEAT Volume 2 Closeout Price! Collects #15-27, 1948-51. Highly Recommended. Walt Kelly's Peter Wheat comics are renowned for their humor and artistic flair, appealing to both children and adults, as well as their incredible scarcity. Never before have they been collected. Between 1948 and 1951, Kelly drew thirty-five issues of The Adventures of Peter Wheat, a sixteen page comic book given away to bakeries to promote Peter Wheat bread. The stories were fairy tales starring Peter Wheat, an elf-sized boy who lived in a hollow tree on the edge of a wheat field where he and the Little Folk battled Dragonel, Queen of the Hornets. Hermes, 2024. ....More. Item Code: WKADP02 Soft Cover, 7x10, 216pg, Full Color |
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R/EVOLUTION THE ART OF JON FOSTER Hardcover Closeout Price! Recommended. Edited by Cathy and Arnie Fenner, and Irene Gallo. Jon Foster creates irresistibly dark demimondes populated by retro robots, Star Wars villains, and creepy goth-inspired creatures that recall the work of James Gurney (Dinotopia), Rick Berry, H. R. Giger, and past masters of the grotesque like Goya. Yet his work is inimitably his own, from the noirish lighting, off-kilter angles, and kinetic sense of movement to his singular technique of starting a project with oils and then scanning it into a computer to add more startling visual effects. Underwood Books, 2006. Out of Print....More. Item Code: REVOH Hard Cover, 9x12, 128pg, Full Color |
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ALKEME The Art of Brad Kunkle Deluxe Signed Closeout Price! Signed & numbered. Limited special publisher's edition limited to 400. Highly Recommended. After selling out his debut solo exhibition in New York City on opening night in 2010, Brad Kunkle has become internationally known for his unique use of gold and silver leaf in contemporary oil painting. His themes explore intuition and the power of the feminine alongside the natural world and otherworldly scenes. 100 paintings and a dozen studies handpicked by the artist in an oversized format. Flesk, 2022. Out of print....More. Item Code: ALKED Hard Cover, 12x12, 320pg, Full Color |
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THE MOON MAID The Centennial Edition Almost Gone! Three book set! Signed by the contributors, numbered & limited to 600. Art by Mark Schultz, Sanjulian, Bob Eggleton, Joe Jusko, J. Allen St. John, Jeffrey Jeff Jones, Frank Frazetta, et al. Special edition of The Moon Maid, The Moon Men, and The Red Hawk trilogy, published for the first time in hardback in three separate volumes. With 20,000 words not found in the 1926 A. C. McClurg first edition. Each book in the set is printed on archival paper, Smyth-sewn, bound in a leather cover, double stamped in gold and wrapped in a newly commissioned, full color dust jacket. The set is housed, with a collector's portfolio of bonus artifacts in facsimile, in a decorated leather clamshell case. 100 illustrations from 20 different artists past and present, including 20 tipped in color plates, 30 full page b&w illustrations and 40 spot b&w illustrations. And one of ERB’s most interesting concepts, a story that takes place over 400 years, on Earth and on the Moon. ERB, Inc., 2023. Out of print....More. Item Code: MOONMH Hard Cover, 6x9, 468pg, Partial Color |
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AFTER HOURS MAGAZINE Facsimile Edition #1 Closeout Price! The very first James Warren publication, meant as a Playboy style arts & entertainment with no lack of topless ladies! Published in 1957, one year before Famous Monsters of Filmland #1. This is a very tough magazine to find. This exact facsimile edition features: Bettie Page in a centerfold, a nude Bride to Be, Miss Teree on TV, Soldier of Fortune Photographer, Strange City, 36 Men and a Redhead, East Meets West in Philadelphia (Asian nudes), A Night with a Latin Quarter Girl, plus adult cartoons. This is a one-time new printing. Fantaco Enterprises, 2023. Mature Readers. Out of print....More. Item Code: AFT01 Magazine, 8x11, 48 pg., b&w |
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SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN The Original Comics Omnibus Volume 2 THUNDER HUNTERS Signed VALERIAN AND LAURELINE Where Stories Are Born THE DRAWINGS OF EDWIN AUSTIN ABBEY FRANK BRANGWYN The Way of the Cross Click here for all 60 of the newly discounted items in OCTSALE. |
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Visual History of Science Fiction Fandom - All Three on Sale! |
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The Comic Book Creator #40 special issue on Dave Stevens just came in late this afternoon, too late to include. But you can order it here! It looks great, it’s a double-size issue [CBCR40. $24.95]. |
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Writer Zack Rabiroff interviewed me at length back in early July, in response to my declaration that I’d be retiring in early 2026. That interview just came out this week and it is up on the Comics Journal website here. There are a few errors which I point out below, and I did elaborate a bit more on a few points, for anyone interested. Here’s my note back to Zack as I read the interview: |
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I was 15, not 14 when we opened Seven Sons in March 1968, as was one of the other partners, Jim Buser, who pointed that out to me. We both had to take a bus or hitch a ride with an older friend to get to the store and work. When we did the interview I was in Grass Valley, where I have lived since 1975, it was not conducted “ “from his home in San Jose.” The Rocket’s Blast was not founded by Buddy Saunders, but rather by G.B. Love. “theme market” should read Flea Market Recycle Books was the name of a store in San Jose where I bought my copy of Zap #1, the first underground I ever read, shortly after it came out. All downhill from there! My math was off. It was “all the way to the east coast to make $1200” at the two shows, Oklahoma Multi-Con and New York Comic Art Convention. Big Money in those days! Seuling is mispelled in the next paragaph, it’s not Sueulling Squadron, oops, that would be the fanzine Squa Tront (Squa Tront was a zine devoted to EC Comics and their horror and science fiction comics, which had come out from the late 1940s until 1955). Squa Tront was what aliens would say to one another when they were surprised, just like the humans in the story would say “Oh, My God” or “Good Lord”. Aliens would say “Squa Tront” or “Spa Fon” which in fact was ANOTHER EC Comics fanzine, both of which began in the very late 1960s.) fan ines Should be fanzines "I had to pull a shitload of…" - should read, I had to pulp a shitload of First Kingdom back issues; I kept about 500 of each for future sales, but I was never going to sell 1000-2000 or more of several of the later issues. They went into a dumpster — hopefully to be recycled but that could have been pre-recycling days. Same thing on Promethean -- should read Promethean #5 -- due to the Crumb interview we upped the print run to 3000 or maybe even 5000 copies, I don’t remember now. It was way more than we could sell through the existing limited distribution system consisting solely of Phil Seuling and myself in 1974. The other issues of Promethean were much smaller print runs and sold out relatively quickly. "already, and all those guys were there". - should read, all these underground comics artists and writers were there, in the Bay Area, so why not make the show an Underground Artists show as well as regular comics. "didn't take my accounts payables" - should read accounts receivables (meaning the money that stores owed to me for comics shipped to them). "What’s 4% of that," - should read 3% of that Generally artists have always appreciated being on the cover of one of our catalogs. Exceptions are Disney, who said NO, period. And Ellie Frazetta—even though a friend, she wanted $10,000 for what every other artist let us do for free. And I was promoting her Underwood Frazetta books, so she’d get more sales in theory…but, hey, different times than the early days. Michael Gilbert (Mr. Monster), Ken Steacy (Jonny Quest, Astroboy) and Paul Chadwick (Concrete) all drew special covers for us. Our good friend, artist Dan Brereton has just insisted on doing a cover for what could be our last regular catalog (with an extra 16 pages!) under my auspices...coming in October/November.…. ~Bud |
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