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This week: the final Caniff Terry & the Pirates; Rare Edmund Dulac; Edward Abbey & R. Crumb’s Monkey Wrench Anniversary Edition; Olivia Sketches; Hollywood History of Art; Savage Sword Reforged; Blade Runner; and All-Negro Comics. Plus special items from the Bob Foster Archives and 31 new Rare Books and Playboy sets!!
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| EDMUND DULAC His American Weekly Collection 1924-1951 By Albert Seligman and Ann Conolly Hughey.In 1923, Edmund Dulac, the distinguished English artist, as he was billed on the front covers, was contracted by the Hearst organization to paint watercolors for The American Weekly magazine, the Sunday supplement for the newspapers. The contract lasted nearly 30 years. Dulac painted 106 watercolors from 1924-1951 for thirteen different series for The American Weekly. This is Dulac’s largest body of work, and has never before been assembled. This includes all full color illustrations used for the front covers and several that were never published. All the images have been restored and printed with high quality inks. The introduction was written by Ann Hughey. Dulac Books, 2025. ...More. Item Code: EDMDH Hard Cover, 8x11, 168pg, Full Color $39.99 |
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TERRY AND THE PIRATES The Master Collection Volume 12 1946 Highly Recommended. In this final volume Milton Caniff gives curtain calls to many of his vivid, colorful characters. Readers will be sometimes delighted, sometimes shocked by their last visits with Terry, Pat, Connie, Big Stoop, the Dragon Lady, Burma, Hotshot Charlie, Jane Allen, Deeth Crispin III, Chopstick Joe, Tony Sandhurst, Baron DePlexus, Cap’n Blaze, and others. It’s time to ring out the old and ring in the new in Caniff’s classic Terry and the Pirates conclusion! Clover Press, 2025. ...More. Item Code: TERP12H Hard Cover, 11x14, 164pg, Partial Color $100.00 |
| The complete Milton Caniff run of ten years is now available, including the bonus Volume 13 with special material and interviews (it comes packaged with Volume 1). Here is more by Caniff. |
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THE MONKEY WRENCH GANG 50th Anniversary Edition Slipcase Limited Edition, 300, signed by contributors Sophie Crumb (on each of her two prints), Ken Sanders, Trent Call, and the two real-life people who inspired the characters Hayduke and Seldom Seen. This is a newly produced deluxe illustrated slipcase, filled with special new commissioned artwork, memorabilia, bookplates, recollections, and far more. Accompanying it is a new 2025 50th anniversary edition of the book itself, complete with all the original R. Crumb illustrations. Edward Abbey loved the Utah desert area and wrote about it frequently in his best-selling books. Here he set off on a gonzo side-trip, perhaps even inspired by Hunter Thompson and his whacked out journalism. In a thinly veiled work of fiction, a group of hardcore environmentalists do their utmost to stop corporate greed, uncaring land development, and ecological disaster of dams on wild rivers. Includes the previously deleted chapter, "Seldom Seen at Home." This classic of revolutionary fiction tells the story of George Washington Hayduke III and his gang of ecological activists running amok in the Southwestern desert. Dream Garden Press, 2025. Rush Service and International shipping could require an additional charge. ...More. Item Code: MONKGD Hard Cover, 6x9, 356pg, Text/b&w $325.00 |
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THE MONKEY WRENCH GANG 50th Anniversary Edition Highly Recommended. The new 2025 50th anniversary edition of the book itself, complete with a color jacket and dozens of b&w full page illustrations by R. Crumb. Edward Abbey loved the Utah desert area and wrote about it frequently in his best-selling books. Here he set off on a gonzo side-trip, perhaps even inspired by Hunter Thompson and his whacked out journalism. In a thinly veiled work of fiction, a group of hardcore environmentalists do their utmost to stop corporate greed, uncaring land development, and ecological disaster of dams on wild rivers. Includes the previously deleted chapter, "Seldom Seen at Home." This classic of revolutionary fiction tells the story of George Washington Hayduke III and his gang of ecological activists running amok in the Southwestern desert. From 1975, this was probably the inspiration for the creation of the environmental group, Earth First. Illustrated with dozens of b&w illustrations by Crumb. Dream Garden Press, 2025. Due: Oct....More. Item Code: MONKGH Hard Cover, 6x9, 356pg, Text/b&w $40.00 |
| This is the same hardcover edition that is included with the Slipcase set, available individually. It will be in our hands by next week. Click here for more of the latest from R. Crumb. |
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THE HOLLYWOOD HISTORY OF ART Reccomended. By Christopher Frayling. Until now, there has never been a full-length book devoted to the fascinating story of artists as portrayed in Hollywood films. Based on years of archive research and interviews, this will appeal to museum and gallery goers, film buffs, art fans and of course those with fond memories of Kirk Douglas being attacked by crows, Charlton Heston swallowing a mouthful of paint as he frescoes the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, Ed Harris dripping brushfuls of paint onto a huge canvas, and Salma Hayek being transported at speed in a four-poster bed to a contemporary art gallery in Mexico City. Reel Art Press, 2025....More. Item Code: HOLHH Hard Cover, 9x12, 368pg, Partial Color $95.00 |
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MODERN AMERICANNESS The New Graphic Design in the United States 1890-1940 Reccomended. By Christopher Long. Venturing across five decades of American culture, this landmark book explores how modern graphic design emerged in the United States and how it became an intrinsic feature of the country's identity. This offers a sweeping story of the country's visual culture and its distinctiveness across a variety of designed objects: magazine covers, food labels, event posters, chapbooks, advertisements, propaganda and much more. Kant, 2025. ...More. Item Code: MODAMH Hard Cover, 9x11, 264pg, Full Color $75.00 |
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THE ART OF OLIVIA Doodles Sketches Studies #1 Highly Recommended. Olivia's debut sketchbook — a rare and revealing look into her studio practice. Packed with never-before-published pencil studies, playful explorations, and sensual line work, the sketchbook offers an intimate view of the process behind the polished paintings. Featuring 40 pages of full-color artwork, printed in the USA and designed by Olivia, that shows a behind-the-scenes look at her creative process. Includes personal notes from Olivia herself. Ozone Productions, 2025....More. Item Code: ARTODS01 Soft Cover, 6x9, 40pg, Full Color $17.99 |
| Click here for more Olivia including her out of print art books. The 2026 Olivia Bettie Page Calendar is expected any day and you can order it now. |
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ARRIVING SOON THE ART OF OLIVIA Featuring Bettie Page 2026 Calendar Highly Recommended. Art by Olivia De Berardinis. This features a mix of brand-new pieces and classic favorites with Olivia's eye-catching paintings of international models and performers such as Dita Von Teese, Masuimi Max, Josephine Baker, Bella Schol, Rhonda Ridley, Loretta Vamps, Juliette Frette, Tiffany Fallon, Lyniese Burks, Shera Bechard, Blayne—and of course the Queen of Cheesecake herself, Bettie Page. It's not just a way to mark your days, it's a year-long gallery of timeless glamour and va-va-voom energy. Each image radiates Olivia's unmistakable style: bold, seductive, and masterfully rendered. Ozone, 2025. Mature Readers. Due: Oct....More. Item Code: OLI26 Calendar, 12x12, 24pg, Full Color $18.99 |
Archives, Comics & Graphic Novels |
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SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN Reforged Volume 1 By Roy Thomas. Art by Barry Windsor-Smith and John Buscema. Cover by Roberto De La Torre. The classic Savage Sword of Conan returns ““ now in full color! Reforged revitalizes the black-and-white magazine with vivid, all-new color restorations, bringing new depth and intensity to Conan’s celebrated adventures. "Tower of the Elephant" features art from John Buscema and Alfredo Alcala, and Barry Windsor-Smith illustrates "The Frost-Giant’s Daughter", now recolored to fully capture the brutal majesty of Robert E. Howard’s Hyborian Age. Titan, 2025. ...More. Item Code: SAVR01 Magazine, 8x11, 64pg, Full Color $9.99 |
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BLADE RUNNER 2029 The Complete Series Omnibus Collects Blade Runner 2029: Reunion, Echoes, and Redemption, 2021-22. By Mike Green and Mike Johnson. Art by Andres Guinaldo. Cover by DaNi.An in-canon graphic novel series set in the world of Blade Runner — co-written by Michael Green, the co-screenwriter of Blade Runner 2049. Blade Runner and detective Aahna "Ash" Ashina continues her journey from the crime-ridden streets of Los Angeles to the promised land of the Off-World Colonies and back home again as she uncovers a terrible secret and a desperate conspiracy that forces her to confront her own hatred for Replicants — the synthetic humans that she hunts with such vengeance! Titan, 2025. ...More. Item Code: BLADCH Hard Cover, 8x12, 336pg, Full Color |
| Also see the Blade Runner set from 1982 below in Rare Books [RB7972. $150]. |
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ALL-NEGRO COMICS America's First Black Comic Book By . Winner of The Eisner Award. The first comic ever created by African Americans, for African Americans. Three quarters of a century ago, Orrin C. Evans led a team of cartoonists to create the first comic book anthology of original Black characters created by Black talent, with the expressed purpose of entertaining while rejecting harmful stereotypes and pushing boundaries in the industry. Image Comics, 2025....More. Item Code: ALLNEG Soft Cover, 7x10, 88pg, Full Color $12.99 |
Rare Books This Week! |
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New Items this Week: 31 new items this week: a very rare signed set of Steranko’s History of the Comics; Marvel & DC Treasury set of 5; DC & Marvel Activity set; DC & Marvel Coloring set; DC Treasury editions set of 4; Pacific Comics Club Prince Valiant set of 4 and Volume 1 first edition from 2009; Wallace Wood set; Indiana Jones Magazine set; Blade Runner 1982 movie tie-in set; Star Wars set; Batman Thrillkiller set; Joe Kubert’s Tor set; Green Arrow set; and quite a few new Playboy and Lingerie sets (previous Playboy sets have sold out quickly, FYI). |
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Bob Foster Archives |
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Disney storyboard artist, editor and writer Bob Foster was a long-time friend of ours. When he passed away he left his archives to us. Even though these have Rare Book codes, we have each of these in quantity. History of Moosekind was his magnum opus, which ran for 11 issues in Marvel Crazy Magazine in the 1970s. But most old timers also remember him for the underground/independent comic of his creation, Myron Moose, first published by Bob and later by Fantagraphics. |
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| BOB FOSTER's THE EVOLUTION AND HISTORY OF MOOSEKIND Limited To 1000. By Bob Foster. Animation storyboard and Disney comics writer/editor Bob Foster's moose version of world events from prehistoric times to the space age. Originally serialized in Crazy Magazine #1-16 (1973-76). Bob Foster, 1978. Out of Print. Condition: Fine Plus. Light cover and edge wear. Some fading to cover....More. Item Code: RB7966 Soft Cover, 8x11, 60pg, b&w $25.00 |
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WALT DISNEY PRESENTS WHITE FANG White Fang is a Disney adventure picture about the friendship between a young Klondike gold prospector and a wolfdog. This comic book adaption is by Bobbie Weiss & Sparky Moore. Bob Foster was the editor. Walt Disney Productions, 1990. Out Of Print. Condition:Fine Plus/Very Fine Minus. Some light cover and edge wear. Some bumped corners and scuffing. ...More. Item Code: RB7965 Comic, 7x9, 64pg, b&w $20.00 |
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BOB FOSTER'S MYRON MOOSE FUNNIES #2 Bob Foster's Myron Moose character is an anthropomorphic bull moose with a sinus problem, leading to frequent nostril picking and mucus drips from his snout. Foster self-published the first two issues of Myron Moose Funnies in the early '70s while working for the animation studios Filmation and Hanna-Barbera. This second issue has a bit more deviant underground content than the first, most of it supplied by Foster but some by Vincent Davis, who provides some of the best comics in the book. Others who also contribute to the book include: Alex Toth, who did a one-pager featuring Fox, a minor comic costumed hero Toth sometimes illustrated, and Myron Moose, Bob Zamboni & Dan Rodriguez. Bob Foster, 1973. Out Of Print. Condition: Fine Plus/Very Fine Minus. Some light cover and edge wear. Some bumped corners. ...More. Item Code: RB7963 Comic, 7x9, 42pg, b&w $10.00 |
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BOB FOSTER'S CHRISTMAS CARDS Foreword by William Stout. Testimonials by Sergio Aragones, Willie Ito and Daan Jippes. A collection of personal holiday greeting cards that Bob Foster sent out to fewer than 40 friends and family members spanning the years 1974 - 2018. Most cards were written in quirky rhymes and illustrated with amusing cartoons. Plus two more surprises inserted inside the back cover. Bob's writing, illustrating and editing career has spanned the decades with Disney and Hanna-Barbera, and he was Art Director at Egmont, Disney's comics licensed in Denmark. Bob Foster, 2018. Out Of Print. Condition: Very Fine. ...More. Item Code: RB7962 Soft Cover, 7x9, 44pg, b&w $7.50 |
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PEEVE DU JOUR By Bob Foster By Bob Foster. Foreword by Floyd Norman, Afterword by Bill Spicer. Excerpted from the foreword by Floyd Norman: "Just when you thought people couldn’t get any dumber, they managed to exceed all expectations. Lucky for us, Bob Foster has become an expert in the many, minor annoyances of life. To be fair, Bob’s not a complainer or a grump. He just happens to be an astute observer of the human condition. Though he may not be as forgiving as the next person, his measured annoyance at incompetence is always fun. As our mutual pal, Willie Ito would often say, 'That’s just Bob.'" Bob Foster, 2019. Out of Print. Condition: Very Fine. ...More. Item Code: RB7961 Soft Cover, 5x9, 60pg, Text/b&w $7.50 |
| For more about Bob and his career, see our memorial at the bottom of our home page. |
Mature Readers |
The new Lorenzo Sperlonga 2026 Calendar is now available. Click here for more by Sperlonga, and here for more 2026 adult calendars. Also check out the new Playboy Press special sets of Centerfolds, Lingerie, All-Star issues and more, in Rare Books. |
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October Clearance Sale! |
Atlas Comics Library Volume 1 |
Mata Hari Escapes Hardcover Signed |
Local Fauna The Art of Peter de Sève Signed |
On Tuesday we sent out our October Clearance Sale highlighting many of the 70 items that were recently reduced. We also included a handful of Flash Sale items. Grab em while you can! Click here to see all of the reduced items on our site, or see the email here on our blog. |
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Robin Hood Fleetway Comics Archives |
Walt Kelly's Adventures of Peter Wheat Volume 2 |
Blackhawk Volume 10 |
2026 Calendars |
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Pin-Up History |
Lovecraft Illustrated |
Boris & Julie Bell |
Every title except two are currently in stock. 27 calendars to choose from! We most likely will not be doing any calendar re-orders this year, so it's best to grab the one you like before it's sold out. Click here to see all of our Mature Readers calendars, |
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