Thursday, March 5, 2026

Atlas Comics Library Snafu, Brian Kesinger Octopus books, Conan, Spider-Man, Marvel Omnibus sale and Comic Book Price Guides.

Greetings everyone, Marty Grosser here! We received many great items this week, truly something for every taste and interest, and I'm excited to share them with you. Of particular note are the new Overstreet Comic Book Price Guides, a new Atlas Comics Library volume, a restock of Brian Kesinger's wonderful Octopus books, and a wealth of collected editions ranging from the Golden Age to the Modern. So, let's get into it, shall we?!

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Atlas Comics Library

 


ATLAS COMICS LIBRARY Volume 8 Snafu
Collects the complete Snafu, #1-3, 1955-56. Highly Recommended. When Harvey Kurtzman and Bill Gaines launched EC’s Mad comic book as a warmly received satirical magazine, a flood of imitators soon filled newsstands, but the first and best to follow in Mad’s footsteps (coinciding with the second issue of Mad magazine) was Snafu, edited and written by Kurtzman’s former boss: Stan “The Man” Lee! Snafu was packed with Marvel/Atlas’ top humor creators and, following the Mad playbook, filled pages with ad and news spoofs, alongside film, television, and book parodies like “The Blackboard Forest” by Russ Heath, “Pete Kelsey’s Booze” and “Bleed, You Bum!” by Joe Maneely, “Drugnet” by Howie Post, “Emily Toast’s Etiquette Page” by John Severin, and “Snafu’s Lovely Ladies” by Bill Everett, with production supervised by Marie Severin. Seen here is some of the most eye-popping work of Maneely’s short life, including great Hollywood caricatures done in a wash style. Fantagraphics, 2025....More.

Item Code: ATL08H
Hard Cover, 9x12, 218pg, Partial Color
$39.99 $36.99
Fantagraphics' ATLAS COMICS LIBRARY series is a favorite of mine... they just knock it out of the park with every volume. And this one, collecting the 3-issue run of Atlas Comics' answer to MAD Magazine's success, is another winner. With work by Russ Heath, Joe Maneely, John Severin, Bill Everett and more, it's a who's who of Atlas/Marvel's best. And Stan Lee wrote and edited it all!
 


ALSO AVAILABLE
ATLAS COMICS LIBRARY Volume 7 Girl Comics
Collects Girl Comics #1-12, 1949-52. Highly Recommended. A monster of a book, 397 pages of — surprise — adventure, crime and mystery! Girl Comics quickly evolved from love stories into hair-raising thrill rides like "The Death Plunge!," "The House of Shadows!," "I was a Murderer’s Daughter!," "They Called me a Spy!," "The Dead Hands at the Controls," and "The Dark Hallway." In 1950, Timely/Atlas/Marvel made Girl Comics a sister companion to their successful men’s-adventure comics: an empowering girls’ adventure comic! And by a stellar artistic line-up: John Buscema, Mike Sekowsky, Bill Everett, Joe Maneely, Russ Heath, and Bernard Krigstein. Fantagraphics, 2025....More.

Item Code: ATL07H
Hard Cover, 9x12, 336pg, Full Color
$49.99 $44.99
 

More Atlas Comics Library

ATLAS COMICS LIBRARY Volume 4 War Comics #1

 ATLAS COMICS LIBRARY Volume 6 Shiver as You Read!

ATLAS COMICS LIBRARY Volume 5 Police Action

Here is our bi-weekly listing of items that are out of print or discontinued with only a few copies left. Once they are gone... they're gone indefinitely.

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Our January Clearance sale is still up, and you can take advantage of deep discounts to many Underwood books including Frank Frazetta - Telling Stories (now just $15!). Women of Wonder (now $5), and Spectrum Fantastic Art (now $7.50 and $10). We’ve also knocked down three of our most popular Jim Vadeboncoeur Images Magazines: The final extra-large issue #13, $30, is now $5. Two volumes of Black & White Images $20 are now $5.

Also a special $5.00 and under Graphic Novel section with almost 40 titles!

 

Brian Kesinger

 
Our latest issue of Bud Plant's Incredible Catalog features an Oz-inspired image of Victoria Psismall and her pet land octopus Otto, from Brian Kesinger's delightful series of illustrated books. We brought in a new supply of the previous volumes to support Brian's latest release, BEDTIME STORIES FOR YOUR OCTOPUS (BEDSHS / $39.95), and all copies come signed by the author! These are all just whimsical and wonderful and have our Highest Recommendation!


WALKING YOUR OCTOPUS A Guidebook to the Domesticated Cephalopod Signed
Back in stock. Signed! Highly Recommended. By Brian Kesinger. A beautifully produced, richly illustrated book showcasing the day-to-day adventures of independent girl-about-town Victoria Prismall and her pet land octopus Otto. Yes, a full-sized octopus. And the format? We love it...this is an extra-wide oblong hardcover, measuring just 7" high but 14" long. It's WAY, WAY COOL in every way. Baby Tattoo, 2013....More.

Item Code: WALKH
Hard Cover, 14x7, 64pg, Full Color
$29.95
 


TRAVELING WITH YOUR OCTOPUS Signed
Back in stock. Signed! Our Highest Recommendation. By Brian Kesinger. His first volume Walking with Your Octopuswas an absolute delight. This one? By golly, it's even BETTER!!! A lavishly illustrated Victorian era travelogue chronicling the international journeys of Octo-Victorian globetrotters Victoria Prismall and her pet land octopus Otto. Thirty panoramic, full-page illustrations showcase Victoria and Otto as they explore destinations in Scotland, France, Holland, Spain, Austria, Romania, Italy, Russia, China, Japan, Thailand, New Zealand, Mexico, and beyond. Baby Tattoo, 2014....More.

Item Code: TRAWH
Hard Cover, 14x7, 64pg, Full Color
$29.95
 


TIME TRAVELING WITH YOUR OCTOPUS Hardcover Signed
Back in stock. Signed! Our Highest Recommendation. By Brian Kesinger. Our favorite Victorian beauty and her pet are back!! A lavishly illustrated travelogue through time chronicling the fourth-dimensional journeys of history-hoppers Victoria Prismall and her pet land octopus Otto. A plethora of panoramic, full-page illustrations (in an oblong, extra-wide hardcover) reveal Victoria and Otto's heretofore unknown participation in famous and infamous past, present, and future goings-on. Baby Tattoo, 2020....More.

Item Code: TIMTHS
Hard Cover, 14x7, 64pg, Full Color
$30.00
 


ALSO AVAILABLE
BEDTIME STORIES FOR YOUR OCTOPUS Signed
Signed! Our Highest Recommendation. By Brian Kesinger. The Octopus series by Disney creator Brian Kesinger is back! The eccentric Victoria Prismall and her ever loyal Otto the octopus are here to star in a plethora of panoramic, full-page illustrations that journey into the world’s most famous fairy tales, fables and legends. While previous volumes have instructed readers how to care for and travel with your octopus, this visits the stories of our past with Victoria and her pet in starring roles! Brian Kesinger is an Annie award-winning story artist, illustrator and author; most recently he worked on the Netflix animated series Blue Eye Samurai for which he won an Emmy in 2024. Baby Tattoo, 2025....More.

Item Code: BEDSHS
Hard Cover, 7x14, 64pg, Full Color
$39.95
 

Overstreet Price Guides

 


OVERSTREET COMIC BOOK PRICE GUIDE 55th Edition Hardcover
Highly Recommended. By Robert Overstreet and Yolanda Ramirez. Over our five and a half decades of covering the comic book market, we've seen the top prices paid for comics go from hundreds of dollars to millions, but The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide itself has stood the test of time. In addition to updated prices, this edition includes all new feature articles, new market reports, and new inductees into The Overstreet Hall of Fame. As we celebrate the Guide's 55th anniversary, we also commemorate the 50th anniversary of Joe Kubert's iconic Tarzan cover for CBPG #5, one of the most celebrated covers in the Guide's long history, with a new interpretation of it by official Edgar Rice Burroughs artist Joe Jusko. Gemstone, 2025....More.

Item Code: CB55H
Hard Cover, 6x9, 1120pg, Full Color
$44.95
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OVERSTREET COMIC BOOK PRICE GUIDE 55th Edition Softcover

Item Code:
CB55
Soft Cover, 6x9, 1120pg, Full Color
$34.95

Better late than never, am I right? The 2025-2026 volume of the OVERSTREET GUIDE is finally here, and it's a Thick Boy, to be sure! Despite its apparent pituitary issues, it's still the indispensable "bible" of comics collecting, featuring the copious pricing, release information and creator credits that we've all relied on since 1970. Essential for any collector!

Click here for the BIG! BIG! price guide with a larger format for easier reading and use.

 

Comic Book Archives

 


CONAN THE BARBARIAN The Original Comics Omnibus Volume 7
Collects Conan the Barbarian #172-194, Conan the Barbarian Annual #10-11, 1985-87. By Don Kraar. Art by John Buscema, Alfredo Alcala and Ernie Chan. In the first half of Christopher J. Priest's legendary run on Conan the Barbarian he assembled a cast of engaging supporting characters around Conan, including the haunted Tetra and the courageous Captain Delmuro, sending them in pursuit of treasure held by the wicked thief, Keiv. Priest also introduces to the color series one of the great super-villains in Marvel's Conan mythos — the Devourer of Souls. The dark reaver is one of Conan's most formidable foes, and their legendary battles begin here! Titan, 2025....More.

Item Code: CONOC07H
Hard Cover, 9x11, 680pg, Full Color
$125.00 $110.00
Titan Comics continues to collect the original Marvel Comics run of Conan the Barbarian in these giant omnibus editions, this one features issues #172–194, from 1985-1987. These issues feature art by the legendary John Buscema, and were written by Jim Owsley... who changed his name to Christopher J. Priest in 1993. He joined Marvel back in 1978!
 


ALSO AVAILABLE
CONAN THE BARBARIAN The Original Comics Omnibus Volume 6
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. ...More.

Item Code: CONOC06H
Hard Cover, 7x11, 672pg, Full Color
$125.00 $110.00
Click for more volumes in the Original Comics Series, Savage Sword, King Conan, and more.
 


AMAZING SPIDER-MAN By Zeb Wells Omnibus Volume 1
From 2022-2023! Recommended. By Zeb Wells. Art by John Romita, Jr., Ed McGuinness et al. Peter Parker is on the outs with the Avengers, the Fantastic Four and even Aunt May in this first omnibus edition collecting Zeb Wells' run on Amazing Spider-Man! But what did Spider-Man do to turn everyone away from him?! Plus, encounters with Doctor Octopus, the Master Planner, and Tombstone... and somebody from Spidey’s past has captured the Sinister Six and is now using them to create the truly terrifying Sinister Adaptoid! And as Peter and Mary Jane's relationship erupts in turmoil, Norman Osborn returns to shake up the status quo! Marvel Comics, 2026....More.

Item Code: AMZW01H
Hard Cover, 7x11, 896pg, Full Color
$100.00 $90.00

Zeb Wells' run on Amazing Spider-Man (illustrated by John Romita, Jr.) divided readers with its often shocking and at times unbelievable plot twists and "out-of-left-field" character moments. Which, I guess, is the sign of a great writer: the ability to engage readers to the point of loving or hating the material.

Click for more Spidey, and John Romita.

 


WALT DISNEY'S SILLY SYMPHONIES COLLECTOR'S BOX SET
Two volume set in slipcase. Highly Recommended. Bucky Bug & Donald Duck and Donald Duck & Big Bad Wolf. Book 1: 1932-1935: Bucky Bug, Donald Duck's debut, Robber Kitten, Cookieland, Penguin Island; Book 2: carries on from 1935-39 with the debut of Huey, Louie and Dewey, the Big Bad Wolf and Three Little Pigs, Pluto, Elmer Elephant. In 1932 Disney kicked off their second-ever original comic strip, the full-color weekly Silly Symphonies, and with it came the debut of Bucky Bug, a daring, rhyming, mischievous squirt whose escapades took him from brutal birds of prey to the terrifying trenches of the Great Flyburg War! Fantagraphics, 2025....More.

Item Code: WDSILP
Hard Cover, 12x9, 424pg, Full Color
$74.99 $69.99

This slipcased edition features two volumes, collecting color Sunday strips of Disney's Silly Symphonies from the 1930s. These are wonderful comic stories for all ages that you can share with your kids, and enjoy yourself. And there are even some early works from Carl Barks and Walt Kelly of Pogo fame...

Click here for more Disney offerings.

 

MIGHTY MARVEL OMNIBUS SALE!

 

As promised last week, we're back with yet another new batch of Marvel Omnibuses, all offered at 60% off their original SRP! Here's your chance to pick up one or more of these chunky collections at a fraction of their original price! There are some nice collections here, and I'd especially like to point out the Arthur Adams and Winter Soldier collections. Great stuff, and Highly Recommended by yours truly!

We'll be bringing in more bargain-priced Marvel collections in the coming months, so don't miss our weekly e-blasts and our Incredible Catalog for more titles!



X-MEN The Hidden Years Omnibus
Closeout Price! Collects X-Men: The Hidden Years #1-22, Fantastic Four #102-104 and more, 1999-2001. By Stan Lee. Comic book legend John Byrne bridges the gap between the X-Men’s classic beginnings and all-new, all-different eras where much of the membership underwent dramatic changes! Skillfully woven in between the X-Men’s 1970 cancellation and 1975 revival, here are the previously untold stories of the original team. They search the Savage Land for Magneto. Iceman goes it alone, tragedy strikes Angel, and Beast, Cyclops and Marvel Girl encounter a young mutant named Ororo. The X-Men head into space with the Fantastic Four, Sauron soars again, the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants returns, and the team faces the mysterious group the Promise! Marvel, 2023....More.

Item Code: XMEH
Hard Cover, 7x11, 640pg, Full Color
$100.00 $49.95
 


MARVEL UNIVERSE By Arthur Adams Omnibus
Closeout Price! Longshot, X-Men, Fantastic Four 1980s-90 and much more. Highly Recommended. By Chris Claremont et al. Like all great comic book artists, Arthur Adams earned his way in through long, hard work, by hitting the pavement with his portfolio in hand. But it didn’t seem that way. Arthur Adams seemed to burst out of the clear blue sky with an avalanche of unbelievable artwork. Energetic, richly detailed, full of character and just plain fun, his art merged East and West, bringing manga influences to American readers and influencing a generation of future artists. This Omnibus collects his complete Marvel work from the 1980s through the early 1990s in one volume. From Longshot to the X-Men to the New Fantastic Four, from covers galore to pinups, posters, trading cards — not to mention a huge trove of pencils and original art — this is your be-all, end-all Arthur Adams Omnibus! Marvel, 2023. Rush Service and International shipping could require an additional charge....More.

Item Code: MUAAH
Hard Cover, 8x11, 1200pg, Full Color
$125.00 $49.99
 


MARVEL FEBRUARY 1964 Omnibus
Closeout Price! Recommended. Marvel celebrates the 60th anniversary of Daredevil (Stan Lee and Bill Everett) with every Marvel comic released in the month of his February 1964 debut. Plus: Amazing Spider-Man #12 by Steve Ditko, Fantastic Four #26 with Jack Kirby, Avengers #5 (Kirby), Journey Into Mystery (Thor) #103 (Kirby), Strange Tales #120/Human Torch & Ditko's Doctor Strange , Tales of Suspense #53/Iron Man by Don Heck, Tales to Astonish #55/Ant-Man, Sgt. Fury #7, X-Men #5, Kid Colt Outlaw #116, Two-Gun Kid #69, Rawhide Kid #40, and 4 teen titles with Millie the Model and Patsy Walker. Marvel, 2023....More.

Item Code: MARF64H
Hard Cover, 8x11, 480pg, Full Color
$100.00 $39.99
 


SPIDER-VERSE SPIDERGEDDON
Closeout Price! Collects Edge of Spider-Verse #1-5, Spider-Verse #1-2, and much much more, 2014-19. By Dan Slott Alex Segura, Dustin Weaver et al. Art by Martin Coccolo, Caio Majado, Pere Perez, Ig Guara, Ruari Coleman, Mark Bagley, Ty Templeton, Weaver et al. 1440 pages by a multitude of creators. Two epic tales for the first time connect up two separate Spider-Universes. We begin with the Inheritors — a family of killers working their way through the realities, leaving a trail of dead Spider-People in their wake! Peter Parker, Miles Morales and Jessica Drew are joined by Spider-Men, Women and Girls from across the worlds in an interdimensional battle for survival. If any of them get out of this alive, will they be ready for the Spider-Geddon to follow? Iconic heroes and amazing new champions unite as things go from bad...to Spider-Verse! Marvel, 2023. Rush Service and International shipping could require an additional charge....More.

Item Code: SPIDSH
Hard Cover, 7x11, 1440pg, Full Color
$125.00 $59.99
 


SPIDER-MAN 2099 Omnibus Volume 2
Closeout Price! Collects Spider-Man 2099 #1-12 and #1-25; Captain Marvel #27-30; Superior Spider-Man #17-19; Secret Wars 2099 #1-5 and more, 1999-2015. By Peter David et al. Art by Will Sliney et al. Cover by Simone Bianchi. Back from the future, it's Miguel O'Hara — the Spider-Man of 2099. But he's become stranded in the present day, when the omnipresent future corporation Alchemax has only just been formed and Miguel has a chance to stop its corruption before it starts! Then all his plans are derailed when the vicious Inheritors attack the Spider-Verse — and by the time Spidey returns to the cusp of the 22nd century, the malicious Maestro has taken charge. To save tomorrow, Miguel will have to visit today all over again. Now, heroes from both eras — including the time-lost Captain America 2099 — must join his fight to prevent the disaster that left 2099 in ruins! Marvel, 2024. Rush Service and International shipping could require an additional charge....More.

Item Code: SPIOM02H
Hard Cover, 8x11, 1256pg, Full Color
$125.00 $49.99
 


CAPTAIN AMERICA Return of the Winter Soldier Omnibus
Closeout Price! Collects Captain America and Bucky #620-628, Captain America, Winter Soldier (2012) #1-14, and much more. As Captain America's staunch ally Bucky, James Buchanan Barnes was one of America's greatest heroes of WWII - until he was brainwashed into becoming the Soviet spy known as the Winter Soldier. Now, in the aftermath of FEAR ITSELF, James is the Winter Soldier again! When Russian sleeper agents awaken and old enemies resurface with new identities, Winter Soldier and Black Widow clash with Doctor Doom - and James must save the Widow from her own past! Marvel, 2023....More.

Item Code: CAPRWSH
Hard Cover, 8x11, 752pg, Full Color
$100.00 $39.99
 


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

Item Code: CAPA04H
Hard Cover, 7x11, 656pg, Full Color
$100.00 $39.99
Click here to see all the volumes available in our Marvel Omnibus Sale.
 

3...2...1...Gone!

SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN The Original Comics Omnibus Volume 2

 HOME TO STAY The Complete Ray Bradbury EC Stories

WEIRD TERROR Volume 2

Here is our bi-weekly listing of items that are out of print or discontinued with only a few copies left. Once they are gone... they're gone indefinitely.

 

 

Coming in March

 


Item Code: BLOW02
Soft Cover, 7x10, 208pg, Full Color
$32.99

THE BLACK OWL Volume 2
From 1942-1943! Collects #18-32! Art by Jack Binder. The second volume in PS Artbooks' reprinting of Jack Binder's Black Owl segments from Prize Comics #18-32 features the further exploits of wealthy New York playboy Doug Danville, who fights crime as the Black Owl! PS Artbooks, 2026. Due: Mar....More.

Item Code: BLOW02H
Hard Cover, 7x10, 208pg, Full Color
$52.99

The Black Owl was featured in the pages of Prize Comics in the early '40s, and is definitely cut from the same dusky cloth as DC's Batman, featuring the after-hours crime-fighting playboy hero, Doug Danville. Jack Binder's artwork is clean and expressive, a real standout for the era.

Click here for Volume 1.

 


HARVEY CHAMBER OF CHILLS Facsimile Edition #5 Slipcased
The Final Issues! From 1954! This fifth Chamber of Chills set brings the acclaimed Harvey Comics horror anthology series to a dramatic close! This set collects issues #21-26, the final installments of the legendary horror comic in stunning, faithfully restored facsimile editions. All packaged inside an illustrated hardcover slipcase that forms a demonic image when displayed alongside the other releases in the series. PS Artbooks, 2026. Due: Mar....More.

Item Code: HHCC05D
Comic, 7x10, 252pg, Full Color
$104.99

I really like these slipcased sets of PS Artbooks's facsimile editions. They're really well designed and perfectly reproduce the art as it was originally published. And the Harvey Horror comics are among the best of their period.

Click for more PS Artbooks.

 


THUNDERCATS Classic Years Omnibus
Collecting #1-24 from 1985-1988. Written by David Micheline, Gerry Conway et al. Art by Jim Mooney, Brett Breeding et al. Celebrating four decades of Thundercats adventures with over 500 pages of classic comics collecting all 24 issues of the original Marvel Comics/Star Comics series in one volume! Dynamite, 2026. Due: Mar....More.

Item Code: THUNCH
Hard Cover, 8x10, 592pg, Partial Color
$124.99 $109.99
Dynamite Entertainment has been a hit machine lately, bringing beloved and nostalgic cartoon-based comics back for those who fondly remember them (like me) and for a new audience just discovering them. This omnibus collects the entire run of Marvel's Thundercats series (produced under their "Star Comics" imprint), and features the original image from issue #1 on its cover. The run will also be released in two thick trade paperback editions, starting with Volume 1 in April.
 

Coming in April

 


THUNDERCATS Classic Years Collection #1
Collecting #1-12 from 1985-1987. Written by David Micheline, Gerry Conway et al. Art by Jim Mooney, Brett Breeding et al. This first of two trade paperback editions collecting the first 12 issues of the classic Marvel Comics/Star Comics ThunderCats stories from the 1980s, all painstakingly restored and remastered to showcase their amazing art and storytelling! With a foreword by actor Larry Kenney, the voice of the animated Lion-O! Dynamite, 2026. Due: Apr....More.

Item Code: THUNC01
Soft Cover, 7x10, 296pg, Partial Color
$49.99 $44.99
 

Mature Readers

 

This week, we have a new selection of the popular nude photography volumes from MetArt.com. Featuring world class photography and some of the most beautiful women on the planet, these collections will make you feel like you're right there on location!

Also two revised editions from our favorite photographer Stefan Soell, and a collection of young beauties from Penthouse photographer Emmanuel Fouquet. Click the titles for more information and images from each book.

 


TOP MODELS OF METART.COM IRINA J
Collected & Edited by Isabella Catalina. Seductive Russian beauty "Irina J" is many MetArt members’ embodiment of a perfect teen and she’s a classic star of our prestigious MetArt 50 Club, girls so popular they’ve been featured here at least fifty times during their modeling career. Tall and slender with soulful brown eyes, she remains a perennial favorite well worth browsing the archives to discover. Edition Skylight, 2026. Adult Material....More.

Item Code: TOPIJH
Hard Cover, 8x9, 126pg, Full Color
$35.00
 


TOP MODELS OF METART.COM KATIE A
Collected & Edited by Isabella Catalina. Cute, perky and with a wonderfully pretty face, "Katie A" is an adorable member of the MetArt 50 Club, models so popular that they have been featured at least 50 times. She’s as sweet as she is sexy, with a fresh and almost-innocent allure, and a playful attitude that suggests she’s a whole lot of fun. She enjoys showing off her beauty just for MetArt... totally naked, of course. Edition Skylight, 2026. Adult Material....More.

Item Code: TOPKAH
Hard Cover, 8x9, 125pg, Full Color
$35.00
Click for more Top Models, and collections from MetArt.
 


MY FAVOURITE TOP MODELS Special Third Edition
Special Expanded Third Edition! Stefan Soell began to take photos at the age of 15, and soon landscape and portrait photography had become his favourite subject. In addition to his astonishing talent at choosing the ideal background and selecting key details, he also has the rare knack of capturing ideal lighting conditions. Soell is one of the few photographers capable of exploiting the full potential of his models to capture every aspect of their beauty. Edition Skylight, 2026. Adult Material....More.

Item Code: MYFAVSH
Hard Cover, 8x11, 292pg, Full Color
$65.00
 


ATLANTIC SIRENS Revised Edition
Special Revised & Expanded 2nd Edition! German photographer Stefan Soell takes us on a photographic excursion to Portugal’s southern Atlantic coast, taken over five years in late autumn, with warm soft light. Ten models of exceptionally striking and distinctive looks pose and play in the foaming surf and in the winds and sands of this wild coastline, which enhances their natural eroticism. Stefan Soell is a master at capturing their joyful but provocative and enticing play. Edition Skylight, 2026. Adult Material....More.

Item Code: ATLRH
Hard Cover, 8x11, 208pg, Full Color
$59.95
See more photographic collections from Stefan Soell.
 


TEEN DREAMS
By Emmanuel Fouquet. Photographer for magazines such as Penthouse and Hustler, Emmanuel Fouquet presents another selection of beautiful young models acting out their erotically charged fantasies for this illustrated book featuring over 180 full-color images of some of the world's most alluring nude models. This bilingual edition is presented in English and German. Edition Skylight, 2026. Adult Material....More.

Item Code: TEENDR
Soft Cover, 7x9, 160pg, Full Color
$35.00
See more photographic collections from Emmanuel Fouquet.
 

Rare Books

ERB-DOM FANZINE #12-19 & 21-22 Set of 10

 SPACEHAWK By Basil Wolverton

HEAVY METAL APRIL-AUGUST 1977 1st 5 Issues

This week we are showcasing our Fantasy and Sci-Fi category featuring one-of-a-kind, out-of-print books. Latest Arrivals include Heavy Metal Magazine sets, several Edgar Rice Burroughs fanzine sets, Movie Poster books, EC Cover sets, Complete EC Archives volumes, a set of Spectrum Fantastic Art annuals, and more books featuring the art of J. Allen St. John, Boris Vallejo, Don Maitz, Ray Lago, Brom, Chris Achilleos, Robert Williams, P. Craig Russell, and many more!

Also, check out our Graphic Novels category, with the Illustrated Bladerunner from 1982, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Flash Gordon by Al Williamson, Rio by Doug Wildey, The Rocketeer 1st Edition by Dave Stevens, a set of eight DC Graphic Novels from decades ago, a DC/Marvel Treasury Editions set, and much more.

 

 

News & Notes

 

Mike Richardson leaves Dark Horse after 40 years

I’ve been friends with Mike Richardson since the beginning. We once took our kids out on Lake Oswego with him and his family, when we both had young ‘uns, and I visited him again when he was outgrowing his first house and bought the house next to it to house his already amazing collection. He's a super energetic, enthusiastic guy; he used to fly to Hollywood virtually every week for a day or two, when the film work was hot and heavy. That's dedication!

I’ve always had a huge respect for Mike and Dark Horse. I loved Concrete and so many of their projects. Like the old Kitchen Sink Press, they have always been a significant part of our product mix and among our favorite books. I wish him well with whatever he decides to do next. — By Bud Plant

 

Product Notes

We recently learned that COMIC BOOK CREATOR #40 (CBCR40 / $24.95), the Dave Stevens double-issue special from TwoMorrows, is out of print from the publisher. We have roughly 20 copies left of this fantastic and bestselling tribute to the late creator of The Rocketeer. So if you've been on the fence about picking this one up from us, don't miss your opportunity to add this one to your library!

Also, the Signed & Numbered version of Jim Starlin's 'BREED OMNIBUS is officially out of print. We were able to get FOUR of the last remaining copies from the publisher, and they should be back in stock in a week or two. If you want one of these signed editions, you'll need to call in to place your order. Please use sku JIMBHS. We have more copies of the unsigned hardcover also on the way.

Finally, I wanted to draw your attention to an editorial error in the FLASH GORDON CLASSIC COLLECTION: The Complete Sunday Strips Volume 5 1951-1953 (FLAG05H / $44.99). It seems there was an unfortunate miscommunication between the licensor and the publisher. The collection was titled as if it contained Sunday pages, when in fact the contents had switched to Dailies with this volume. While Volume 6 correctly identifies its Dailies content on its cover, Volume 5 is erroneously titled as featuring "Sundays." Despite the error, there are currently no plans to reprint the volume. This will most likely happen when the current print run is exhausted. We have more copies on order, and it is available for backorder. Click here to see the previous volumes.

~Marty

 

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Thursday, February 26, 2026

Blood 'N' Thunder, Overstreet Price Guide, Elvira, Red Sonja, Vampirella, Conan, and Marvel Omnibuses on sale!

Greetings everyone! Marty here, excited to bring you another great selection of books for every interest in our beloved world of Comics, Fantasy Art, Classic Pulps and Illustration! The "Bud Plant" legacy is alive and well, and we're working hard behind the scenes to bring you more of the good stuff every month!

While I have your attention, I also wanted to mention that physical copies of BUD PLANT'S INCREDIBLE CATALOG #80 (my first official issue on staff) will begin mailing out to our current customers in a day or two... meaning you could have your copy before the end of next week, USPS willing! Something to look forward to, indeed!

For now, let's get into this week's new releases!

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Comics & Pulp Reference

 


BLOOD N THUNDER 2025 Special Edition
Special Edition! Highly Recommended. By Ed Hulse, et al. This issue will be of special interest to fans of The Shadow, Doc Savage, and their respective creators. Pulp historian and novelist Will Murray tells the complete story behind “The Golden Vulture,— a Shadow novel originally written by Doc Savage scribe Lester Dent in 1932 but shelved for six years until being revised by Walter B. Gibson, chief chronicler of The Shadow’s exploits. The article is loaded with quotes from correspondence between editor and writer, much of it only recently uncovered. Dent fans will also love “Boiled Eggs,— a 1931 air-war story written by Lester but rejected by its intended market. This exciting unsold yarn, found among Dent’s papers, sees print for the first time here. Murania Press, 2026....More.

Item Code: BLOT25
Soft Cover, 7x10, 288pg, Text/b&w
$26.95

My knowledge of Pulps and the history of these illustrated mystery and adventure tales for the masses, is meager at best. I know the most iconic characters, and can name off a few of the era's better-known writers, but that's where my knowledge ends. It's mags like Blood 'n' Thunder that really provide the kind of deep-dive information that the aficionados and the pulp-curious (like me) can equally benefit from. If you're a fan, or interested in learning more about the genre, check this one out.

Click here for more Pulps & Fiction.

 


BIG BIG OVERSTREET COMIC BOOK PRICE GUIDE 55th Edition
Highly Recommended. By Robert Overstreet. The oversized, limited-edition version. Preferred by many dealers and serious collectors, it features the complete data for all comic tiles: pricing, credits, first appearances...everything you'd find in the regular edition. But print size is bigger for easy reading, and the book opens out and lays flat for easier use. This does not include the special articles, ads, or other bonus features. Perfect for those comic book collectors, dealers and historians who are dealing with the all-important data—which is exactly what I do. I always buy both editions, one for the articles and features, the other for day-to-day use looking up all the information. - Bud. Square bound with larger print. Lady Luck cover by John K. Snyder III. Gemstone, 2025. Rush Service and International shipping may require an additional charge....More.

Item Code: BIG55
Soft Cover, 9x10, 848pg, Text Only
$59.95
After missing their original street date for Comic Con last July, the folks at Gemstone Publishing finally released the 55th edition of the Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide! This is the "BIG! BIG!" edition of the industry 'bible,' featuring prices and information in larger type, with no ads or editorial, and a Lady Luck cover by John K. Snyder III. The regular edition, with a Joe Jusko Tarzan cover (an homage to Joe Kubert's cover for the 5th Guide), will be here very soon!
 


UNDERSTANDING COMICS The Invisible Art
By Scott McCloud. Praised throughout the cartoon industry by such luminaries as Art Spiegelman, Matt Groening, and Will Eisner, Scott McCloud's Understanding Comics is a seminal examination of comics art: its rich history, surprising technical components, and major cultural significance. Explore the secret world between the panels, through the lines, and within the hidden symbols of a powerful but misunderstood art form. Harper Collins, 1994....More.

Item Code: UNDERC
Soft Cover, 7x10, 215pg, b&w
$28.99

Scott McCloud's brilliant meditation on, and explanation of, the art of the comic book is back in stock. This great book serves as a perfect gateway graphic novel to introduce someone to comics, or simply to enjoy. I Highly Recommend this classic and essential treatise on the artform.

We also have a SIGNED 1994 2nd printing with the original cover, different from this later one: RB6280 $40, $32, on sale but only until March 2nd.

 


ALTER EGO #198
Highly Recommended. Edited by Roy Thomas. H.G. PETER was the original artist—and some say the co-creator—of WONDER WOMAN, greatest super-heroine ever! Now, historian ART CLOOS does an in-depth dive into the life and career of one of comics’ most individualistic artists! Plus: WILLIAM MOULTON MARSTON—M.C. GAINES—JOYE MURCHISON—ROBERT KANIGHER, and others who brought the Amazon Princess to life. Also—FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America) and MICHAEL T. GILBERT in Mr. Monster’s Comic Crypt! Featuring an unpublished H.G. PETER Wonder Woman cover! TwoMorrows, 2026....More.

Item Code: AE198
Magazine, 8x11, 80pg, Full Color
$10.95
Editor Roy Thomas serves up another issue of Alter Ego, jam-packed with the kind of deeply researched and cleanly presented comic book history available nowhere else. This issue reveals the very early years of DC's Wonder Woman and her original artist, H.G. Peter. It's a fascinating look at the genesis of an iconic comics character via the man who first drew her.
 

More Alter Ego

#197 - Dave Stevens, Michael T. Gilbert & Jack Katz

 #195 - Neal Adams, Greg Hildebrandt & Jules Feiffer

#192 - John Romita, John Buscema & Trina Robbins

Click here to see all back issues in stock, and Alter Ego sets in Rare Books

 

Archives & Graphic Novels

 


THE JOKER The Bronze Age Omnibus (New Edition)
By Denny O'Neil, Martin Pasko, Elliot Maggin et al. Art by Simonson, Colan, Newton, Aparo, Neal Adams, Chan, Cardy, Staton, & Garcia-Lopez. The Joker's greatest tales from December, 1969, to January 1986, in one massive hardcover. Includes the never-before-published The Joker #10. Collects Batman #251, 260, 286, 291-294, 321, 353, 365-366, 400; The Brave and The Bold #111, 118, 129-130, 141, 191; The Joker #1-10, Detective Comics #475-476, 504, 526, 532, Wonder Woman #280-283, DC Comics Presents #41 and 72 and more! DC Comics, 2026....More.

Item Code: JOKBAH
Hard Cover, 7x11, 832pg, Full Color
$125.00 $110.00
The Joker will always be Batman's evil opposite, and these Bronze Age tales feature some of the best stories showcasing his unique brand of cackling villainy.
 


ALSO AVAILABLE
DC FINEST BATMAN The Killing Joke and Other Stories
Collects Batman #413-422; Detective Comics #580-589; and more, 1987-88. Highly Recommended. DC Finest: Batman: Year One and Two, one of the first DC Finest volumes, collected the initial years of the post-Crisis on Infinite Earths exploits of the Dark Knight. This second collection picks up right where that volume left off, including Killing Joke by Alan Moore and Brian Bolland — one of the most influential Batman stories of all time, and a defining moment in the lives of both The Joker and Barbara Gordon. DC Comics, 2025....More.

Item Code: DCFBKJ
Soft Cover, 7x10, 608pg, Full Color
$39.99 $36.99
Click for more Batman, The Joker, and the DC Finest series.
 


SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN The Original Comics Omnibus Volume 11
Collects Savage Sword #146-158, The Skull of Set GN and more, 1988-89. Recommended. This 850 page tome includes a story from one of the great collaborations. After years of exceptional work together, Paul Gulacy and Doug Moench turn their collective gaze on Conan in the Marvel Graphic Novel, Conan the Barbarian: The Skull of Set. And we have the run of “Chuck— Dixon as lead story writer with a host of artistic talents including Gary Kwapisz and Ernie Chan! Plus lots of cool bonus material. Titan, 2025....More.

Item Code: SAVOC11H
Hard Cover, 8x11, 856pg, Partial Color
$125.00 $110.00
One of my first introductions to the Bud Plant brand name came from the back cover of Savage Sword of Conan magazine, where Bud ran frequent ads catering to the readers of the epic fantasy mag. It's the truth, By CROM!

From Issue #118, November 1985

 


ALSO AVAILABLE
SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN The Original Comics Omnibus Volume 10
Collects #133-145 & Conan the Reaver GN, 1987. Recommended. Chuck Dixon, Larry Yakata and Don Kraar, and drawn by John Severin, Gary Kwapisz & Ernie Chan et al. Includes the graphic novel, Conan The Reaver, drawn by the legendary John Severin. Covers by Joe Jusko et al. Titan, 2025....More.

Item Code: SAVOC10H
Hard Cover, 8x11, 516pg, Partial Color
$125.00 $110.00
Click here for more Savage Sword and Conan.
 


ELVIRA IN HORRORLAND
Collects #1-5, including a complete cover gallery. Elvira is back, and she's going PSYCHO! The Mistress of the Dark has discovered that films create their own pocket dimensions, and now she's lost in the Multiverse of Movies! Will she find her way home, or is it just a big Hitchcock-tease? Join writer David Avallone (Elvira Meets Vincent Price, Bettie Page: Unbound) and artist Silvia Califano for a comic you shouldn't show mother: she just goes a little mad sometimes. Dynamite, 2026....More.

Item Code: ELVHOH
Hard Cover, na, 136pg, Full Color
$24.99
Another week, another great collection of Elvira comics from Dynamite! This time Elvira enters "Horrorland" and hops through a series of Horror Movie pocket universes... with hilarious results! Alice ain't got nothing on the Mistress of the Dark!
 


ALSO AVAILABLE
ELVIRA IN MONSTERLAND Hardcover
By David Avalone. Art by Kewber Baal. Vlad the Impaler is back, and he’s raiding the Multiverse of Movies to build a monster army and conquer the world. And only one woman can stop him! Vampirella! But she’s busy in her own books... so it’s up to Elvira, the Mistress of the Dark, and bane of Vlad’s existence, to stop his evil plan! It’s monster movie madness horror from writer David Avallone (Elvira in Horrorland, Bettie Page: Unbound) and artist Kewber Baal (Vampirella, Red Rising, Red Sonja). Dynamite, 2025....More.

Item Code: ELVMONH
Hard Cover, 7x10, 136pg, Full Color
$24.99
Here’s more Elvira with long OP appearances in Femme Fatales, Dave Stevens art and more.
 


RED SONJA Empire of the Damned
By Steve Niles. Art by Alessandro Amoruso. After landing in jail following a night of drunken revelry, Red Sonja hears an outlandish story from a fellow inmate. Deep in the mountains lies a dead city in a valley with no name. Abandoned and forgotten, its fields and streets are littered with the bones of two armies, all destroyed by a curse from a warlock who has long since vanished, along with his vast treasure “ untold riches just waiting to be taken. At least that is the legend. But Sonja’s cellmate Morgo has more than a diverting tale “ he’s also got a map that says this legend could well be reality. All they need to do is break out of lockup and hit the road “ which may be easier said than done! Dynamite, 2026....More.

Item Code: REDEM
Soft Cover, 7x10, 128pg, Full Color
$19.99
More great Sword and Sorcery adventure with the She-Devil with A Sword... including a complete cover gallery featuring ALL of the covers. If you know, you know...
 


ALSO AVAILABLE
QUEEN SONJA Omnibus Volume 2
Collects #16-30 from 2011-12. By Arvid Nelson and Luke Lieberman. Art by Edgar Salazar et al. The world of Robert E. Howard's Red Sonja continues with the reign of Queen Sonja! The She-Devil with a Sword is now the She-Devil with a Crown, and Heavy is the Crown. As her new kingdom revolts against her rule and rise to Empress, Sonja finds herself the target for plots, schemes and assassination attempts, sending her best captains to infiltrate a suicide cult of fanatical worshipers. And waiting in the wings is Sonja's hated nemesis, Thulsa Doom, who was banished to the stygian darkness by Sonja many years ago. Dynamite, 2026....More.

Item Code: QS02
Soft Cover, 7x10, 496pg, Full Color
$49.99 $44.99
 


VAMPIRELLA ARCHIVES Volume 4
New Softcover Edition! Collects Vampirella Magazine #22-28 and the 1972 Annual. Recommended. By Steve Englehart, Len Wein, Jose Gonzalez et al. Vintage horror at its best, re-mastered and collected in a fourth volume of the Vampirella Archives! Eight complete issues featuring the Girl from Draculon and a host of things that go bump in the night, as told by some of the most legendary creators in the industry! Collecting Vampirella Magazine #22-28 and the 1972 Annual, these classic issues feature the talents of Steve Englehart, Jose Gonzalez, Esteban Moroto, Len Wein, Doug Moench, and many others. Dynamite, 2026....More.

Item Code: VAM04
Soft Cover, 7x10, 397pg, Partial Color
$34.99 $31.99

Dynamite serves up another softcover collection of the classic Warren Publishing issues of Vampirella Magazine from 1972 — a great period for the series and its brand of sexy horror tales!

Click for more Vampirella and Red Sonja.

 


EYRIE MAGAZINE #7-9 Set Signed
Signed Art by Mike Hoffman, et al. New and original tales of horror that salute the great mags of the past but also explore new territory with imaginative and thought-provoking tales by famed fantasy artist and comics creator Mike Hoffman and his band of supremely talented artists and writers! Self-published and not available in most outlets. This set includes Eyrie #7-9 along with #7 signed by Hoffman. Hoffman International, 2026....More.

Item Code: EYR03P
Magazine, 8x11, 40pg ea, b&w
$26.95
Speaking of the Warren legacy, creator Mike Hoffman's slyly titled horror mag is back in a collector's set featuring three complete issues. Issue #7 is signed by Hoffman, and includes a signed bookplate. If you dig the classic horror mags of the '70s, Mike is creating a new era in horror mags and fantasy art.
 

More from Mike Hoffman

SECRETS OF FRAZETTA Techniques and Methods of Mike Hoffman Signed

 EYRIE MAGAZINE #4-6 Set Signed

INKSPLOSION Volume 1 Signed

Click here to see all available titles from Mike Hoffman, most signed!

 


J.R.R. TOLKIEN THE HOBBIT Graphic Novel
Revised & Expanded. By J.R.R. Tolkien. Art by David Wenzel. J.R.R. Tolkien’s enchanting prelude to The Lord of the Rings is one of the best-loved books of all time. Carefully abridged and beautifully painted, David Wenzel’s graphic novel has become a bestselling classic in its own right. Harper Collins, 2025....More.

Item Code: JRRHOBH
Hard Cover, 7x10, 186pg, Full Color
$35.00
One of the best adaptations of J.R.R. Tolkien's epic fantasy novel, Chuck Dixon and David Wenzell's The Hobbit (originally serialized by Eclipse Comics in 1990) is back in a new revised and expanded edition. Another blast from the past that I heartily recommend to fantasy and Tolkien fans!
 

Coming in March

 


ALLEY OOP IN TV LAND The Complete Sundays 1951-1955
Highly Recommended. Never before collected 1950s adventures still by V.T. Hamlin! Alley Oop's time-traveling adventures continue—in color! 260 Sunday strips are presented in this oversized hardcover, covering 1951 through the end of 1955. Acoustic Learning, 2026. Due: Mar....More.

Item Code: ALLETVH
Hard Cover, 13x9, 260pg, Full Color
$99.99
Since returning to Bud Plant, I've become an Alley Oop convert. Who knew the exploits of a time-traveling caveman and his pet dinosaur could be so darn entertaining? This is all-ages comic strip fun, and while not wholly historically accurate, it still gets some facts across amidst all the antics!
 


AVAILABLE NOW
ALLEY OOP THE ATOMIC AGE The Complete Sundays 1944-1950
Highly Recommended. Alley Oop's time-traveling adventures continue — in color! Dozens of adventures spread over FIVE YEARS, including a a ghostly encounter in old England with Oola sharing the battles, adventures in modern wartime America, a viking Nordic adventure, back to Spartan/Roman times, and far more. 245 Sunday strips are presented in this oversize hardcover. Acoustic Learning, 2025....More.

Item Code: ALLEATH
Hard Cover, 13x9, 246pg, Full Color
$99.99
Click here for all available Alley Oop titles.
 

MIGHTY MARVEL OMNIBUS SALE!

 
We've got a batch of "Back in Stock" Marvel Omnibuses available this week, all offered at 60% off their original SRP! If you passed on any of these when they were first released, here's your chance to score some of the best at a fraction of the price! We'll be bringing in more bargain-priced Marvel collections in the months to come, so don't miss our weekly e-blasts and our Incredible Catalog for more titles!


MARVEL ZOMNIBUS RETURNS
Closeout Price! Collects Marvel Zombies #1-4, Marvel Zombies Destroy! #1-5, and much more. Rising from the grave, it's a second Marvel Zomnibus “ featuring a cavalcade of cadaverous carnage, and starring zombified versions of your favorite heroes and villains! Whether on Halloween or Christmas, or at any other time of year, the Marvel Zombies will devour everyone in their path! Thrill as the decapitated zombie Headpool (reluctantly) teams with Deadpool! The undead claim their own realm on the Battleworld of Secret Wars “ and share a nightmarish border clash with an army of Ultrons! Galactus' corpse spells fresh doom for Earth's heroes! The original Zombie, Simon Garth, returns! And... Howard the Duck vs. zombie Nazis?! Marvel, 2023. Rush Service and International shipping could require an additional charge....More.

Item Code: MARZOMH
Hard Cover, 8x11, 976pg, Full Color
$125.00 $49.99
 


WONDER MAN The Early Years Omnibus
Closeout Price! Collects Avengers #9 and 22 more issues, dozens more titles, 1964-2007. By Stan Lee, Roy Thomas et al. Art by Don Heck, John Buscema et al. 40 years of his appearances across the Marvel Universe. Simon Williams is imbued with incredible ionic powers by Baron Zemo to become an enemy of the Avengers, but gives his life to save them...and later returns from the grave to join them and then become a founding member of the West Coast Avengers. But he’s never far from drama with his complicated family tree — which includes Vision, Scarlet Witch, Ultron — and his brother, the Grim Reaper! Marvel, 2023. Rush Service and International shipping could require an additional charge....More.

Item Code: WONEH
Hard Cover, 7x11, 1064pg, Full Color
$125.00 $49.99
 


ROM: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus Volume 2 Sienkiewicz Cover
Closeout Price! Collects ROM (1979) #30-50 and ANNUAL #1-2, and MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE (1974) #99. By Bill Mantlo, Sal Buscema et al. Locked in an endless struggle with the Dire Wraiths, Rom's solemn quest to eradicate them from Earth brings him into conflict with the Metal Master and his army of spiders, Mystique and the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, and more! The Spaceknight joins Namor to battle monsters of the deep, and Shang-Chi lends his deadly hands to thwart the Wraiths' black magic! Meanwhile, Rom's human friend Brandy Clark is transformed, and the impending arrival of the dreaded Dweller on the Threshold may spell doom for all! Marvel, 2024....More.

Item Code: ROM02HS
Hard Cover, 8x11, 664pg, Full Color
$125.00 $49.99
 


THE OFFICIAL HANDBOOK OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE Master Edition Volume 1 Marvel A-L
Closeout Price! Collects #1-36, 1991-93. By Len Kamisky. Art by Keith Pollard. Amid the comic book boom of the 1990s, The Official Handbook of The Marvel Universe evolved to meet the collector frenzy, reinvented and presented as shrink-wrapped packs of looseleaf cards, hole-punched to be assembled in dedicated binders (sold separately)! Now these fact-filled profiles are collected in one giant Omnibus. This inaugural volume presents the first half of the Marvel Universe as of 1991-1993, from the Abomination to Lyja the Lazerfist, and the legions of heroes, villains and teams in between! Featuring front, back and side views of all the characters, including icons of the era like Deadpool and Cable. Marvel. 2024....More.

Item Code: OFFH01H
Hard Cover, 7x11, 888pg, Full Color
$100.00 $39.99
 


X-FACTOR By Peter David Omnibus Volume 3
Closeout Price! Collects X-Factor #40-50, #20-232 & 224 (2005). By Peter David. Art by Valentine De Landro. As the world's only mutant detective agency, X-Factor Investigations welcomes all cases - the stranger, the better! And their latest gigs involve gods, vampires, the disappearance of the Invisible Woman and the ever-volatile state of mutant politics - lurching from a literal Utopia to a damaging Schism! But in the wake of a heartbreaking loss, the team has splintered - and Jamie Madrox begins a quest for the answers he needs to feel whole again. What does his future have in store? Meanwhile, Siryn faces the fight of her life, and a traumatized Wolfsbane returns with a baby on the way - only to learn that her ex-boyfriend, Rictor, has a new love! And will a member of X-Factor fall? It's an X-book like no other! Marvel, 2024. Rush Service and International shipping could require an additional charge....More.

Item Code: XFAC03H
Hard Cover, 8x11, 1160pg, Full Color
$125.00 $49.99
 


WOLVERINE Omnibus Volume 5
Closeout Price! Wolverine #76-101, Wolverine: Evilution, Knight of Terra, and much more, 1993-96. By Larry Hama, Howard Chaykin, John Ostrander, Jeph Loeb et al. Art by Adam Kubert, Tomm Coke, Tim Sale et al. Adamantium No More! Wolverine succumbs to the beast within! With his adamantium skeleton gone and his healing factor diminished, Logan slashes his way into a dangerous new era — with claws made of bone! But deadly threats are lining up to put him in his grave — including Lady Deathstrike, Bloodscream, Cyber, Deadpool, Ogun and the Phalanx! And when Wolverine faces a savage rematch with Sabretooth, he'll cross a startling line “ and only one will walk away! Logan's dark path is gradually costing him his humanity. Will his animal side take over completely when he faces the heirs of Apocalypse, Genesis and the Dark Riders? Marvel, 2024. Rush Service and International shipping could require an additional charge....More.

Item Code: WOLV05H
Hard Cover, 7x11, 1296pg, Full Color
$150.00 $69.99
 


BLADE The Early Years Omnibus
Closeout Price! Collects Tomb Of Dracula #10, 12-14, 24, 30, 41-43, 45, 51, 53 & 58 and 23 other issues and titles, 1973-77. By Marv Wolfman and Gene Colan et al. For the first time, Blade’s complete early adventures, from his influential role in Tomb of Dracula to his 1970s solo stories and on into his 1983-84 battle against Dracula with Doctor Strange, and a new era of vampire hunting dawns in 1991. Blade hit the comics scene in the 1970s when horror movies were all the rage and Black cinema was introducing bold new action heroes that defied authority. He immediately changed the stakes for Tomb of Dracula, bringing a sense of unstoppable determination as he pursued Deacon Frost, the vampire that killed his mother. And if a few other vampires died along the way, all the better. Marvel, 2023....More.

Item Code: BLAEYH
Hard Cover, 7x11, 720pg, Full Color
$100.00 $39.99
 

20% Off Rare Books - Extended

THE CARL BARKS LIBRARY OF WALT DISNEY’S DONALD DUCK VIII

 GIL KANE Art And Interviews Signed/Limited

THE LOST ARTWORK OF HOLLYWOOD

 

We've extended the Rare Books Sale through Monday March 2nd, so you can have the weekend to peruse.

EVERY RARE BOOK including the latest new arrivals are discounted 20% off.

This includes every category of Rare Books! Click here for our entire Pin-Up category: sets of magazines like Femme Fatales, Penthouse Comix and Penthouse Men’s Adventure, SQP sketchbooks, Scream Queens, Kiss Comix (Spanish) and Playboy Magazine and Playboy Specials.

And coffee table books: The Great American Pin-Up, Vargas, Erotic Film Stars, Classic Pin-Up Art of Jack Cole, Gil Elvgren: All His American Pin-Ups, Calendar Girl and much more, including rare back issues of Glamour International.

Click below to see all the Rare Books categories and explore titles from Art & Illustration and Comic Book Archives, to Fantasy & Science Fiction and Comic Artists.

Act now for the best selection—99% of the time we have just ONE COPY of each.

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Artists & Illustration - Fantasy & Sci-Fi - Film & Animation - Illustrated Fiction

Graphic Novels - Comic Book Achives - Comic Artists - Comic Strips & Cartoon

Pulps & Fiction - Special Interest - Pin-Up - Erotic Art - Nude Photography

 

 

Our Catalog and Contact Info

We publish a color catalog every two months—if you’ve placed an order in the last 12 months, you will receive it hot off the press. If this is your first order, or if you’d like an extra copy, you can add one to your order: click here. Or call or send us your address and we’ll mail one to you. You can also download it here.

Place your order before noon PST, Monday through Friday for SAME DAY shipping (for in-stock items).

Note: FREE SHIPPING OVER $300. If your order total is $300 or more and you are in the U.S., we pay the standard shipping cost.

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