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| WRATH OF THE GODS & GHOST WORLD Super Limited Edition Limited, 50. Oversize 13x10 in a clamshell case. Plus 5 prints. Highly Recommended. This Super Deluxe Edition includes: - The complete Wrath of the Gods and The Ghost World book, 16-page book reprinting the final Wrath Quests from Boys' World Annuals, two prints scanned from Frank Bellamy's Ghost World original art, two John M. Burns prints scanned from unpublished artwork and a print of an original pencil sketch by John M. Burns. Plus a custom clamshell case and custom binding. Book Palace, 2025....More. Item Code: WRATGD Hard Cover, 10x13, 124pg, Full Color $190.00 |
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WRATH OF THE GODS & GHOST WORLD Collector's Edition Limited, 450. Highly Recommended. The long-awaited reprint of the complete Wrath of the Gods by Ron Embleton and John M. Burns and the complete Frank Bellamy's The Ghost World in one oversized volume. Three of Britain’s finest comics artists in a lush FULL color book — and amazingly enough, all the Embleton and Burns double-page spreads are printed as deluxe fold-outs, 60 in all. This is the first time since their first publication in Boys' World in 1958 that these have been collected. The stories have been professionally scanned and color adjusted to create the feel of the original artwork in this deluxe collector's volume. Book Palace, 2024....More. Item Code: WRATGH Hard Cover, 10x13, 124pg, Full Color $101.99 |
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ALSO AVAILABLE JMB THE UNSEEN ART OF JOHN M. BURNS Limited, 500. Oversized Hardcover. By John Burns and John Dakins. John M. Burns was one of Britain's, if not the world's, finest continuity artists. In a career spanning over 60 years, he drew newspaper strips: The Seekers; Danielle; George and Lynne; Modesty Blaise; Eartha; Jane; and Psycops to name but a few. Although always in demand, John found time between his numerous long term work commitments to help John Dakin in his quest to revive the British newspaper comic strip. Unfortunately this revitalization never happened, but over a 15 year period, both Johns created sexy (and often unclothed) new characters — spies, assassins, hookers, artist models...these are full color pages that until now have barely been seen by the public. Book Palace, 2025. Mature Readers. ...More. Item Code: JMBH Hard Cover, 10x13, 68pg, Partial Color $52.99 |
| Here’s more from Book Palace, including more by Embelton and Bellamy. |
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MARVEL COMICS LIBRARY The Incredible Hulk 1962-1966 XXL 10 lbs, 670 pages. Collects #1-6, dozens of TTA stories & much more. Highly Recommended. By Jack Kirby, Stan Lee, Steve Ditko, & John Romita Sr. He’s one of the most enduring characters across all popular culture — and this collection of The Incredible Hulk #1-6 along with his next appearances in Tales to Astonish, is where it all began. The lavish reproduction of the original comics brings Hulk to rampaging yet sorrowful life alongside original artwork, rare photographs, and ephemera. Stan and Jack took their monster comics theme and mixed it up with a Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde to create a character that was unique to all of comics. These early stories are masterpieces of angst, heroism and sacrifice... Taschen, 2025. Rush Service and International shipping could require an additional charge....More. Item Code: MARIHH Hard Cover, 11x16, 670pg, Full Color |
| Here’s all the Marvel Comics Library from Taschen. |
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SPECTRE — THE WRATH OF THE SPECTRE Omnibus New printing. Our Highest Recommendation. 1966-81. By Gardner Fox & Murphy Anderson, Michael Fleisher & Jim Aparo, Neal Adams et al. Originally introduced in 1940 and co-created by Jerry Siegel, co-creator of Superman, the Spectre was a green-caped, white-skinned, all-powerful demi-god who meted out his own version of justice — very grim justice! DC's grim arbiter resurfaced in the 1960s, brought back by the dream-team of Julius Schwartz, Gardner Fox and Murphy Anderson in Showcase in 1966, then in The Brave and the Bold, in ten issues of his own title, also by Fox and Anderson, and ultimately returned to the all-powerful 1940s version dark Spectre as reimagined by Fleisher and Aparo in Adventure Comics #431-440. What we have here are ALL of those great Silver Age appearances!!! DC Comics, 2025....More. Item Code: SPEWRH Hard Cover, 7x11, 680pg, Full Color |
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SUPERMAN The Golden Age Omnibus Volume 1 New printing. Collects Action Comics #1-31, Superman #1-7 and New York World's Fair Comics #1-2, 1938-40. Our Highest Recommendation. By Jerry Siegel. Art by Joe Shuster, with Jack Burnley and Wayne Boring. Foreword and afterword by none other than Jim Steranko. These groundbreaking stories cementing Superman's place as the medium's most enduring hero are gathered for the first time in this massive, expansive collection. This collects every single Superman story from the fabled origin on for three full years...1938 to December, 1940! Here is the original Superman, who began as a heroic crusader who could only leap, not fly, and was operating way outside the law. Police were shooting at him as often as bad guys. And he was not above intimidating, and sometimes summarily dealing out harsh justice as the lone vigilante he was. DC Comics, 2025....More. Item Code: SG01H Hard Cover, 8x12, 784pg, Full Color |
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TALES OF THE MYSTERIOUS TRAVELER Volume 2 Collects #6-10, 1957-58. Highly Recommended. Courtesy of the Traveler's creator, Steve Ditko, this was the cool outre title of 1957/8. What it may have lacked in big budgets, The Mysterious Traveler made up for with offbeat stories, spear-headed by a brilliant young Ditko at his best, creating two covers and SIXTEEN amazing stories. You can see signs of the Lee/Ditko work to come, but I actually prefer these, with more text, more developed plots, and not as dependent on snap endings. The Traveler is a surreal narrator, moving in and out of each story. PS Artbooks, 2025....More. Item Code: SATM02 Soft Cover, 7x10, 184pg, Full Color $32.99 |
| The hardcover edition [SATM02H. $46.99] came out in 2019 but is still available; we don’t keep it in stock but can special order it for you. Hey, it’s at pre-inflation pricing! Here’s more Mysterious Traveler. Here’s Volume 1 in softcover, re- stock coming soon. Hardcovers of Volumes 1 and 3 are available by Special Order. |
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FROM HERE TO INSANITY MAGAZINE Volume 1 Originally published in 1957. Recommended. Chock full of silly stories and artwork, mimicking the style of MAD Magazine. Steve Ditko contributes a humorous three-page tale about a homely crooner named Beverly Kaflin. Other contributors include Bill Ward's cover and two stories (signed Bob McCartney), Joe Pena, Bob Weber, and Basil Wolverton. Mad evolved from a comic book to a magazine, and the rest is history. Charlton was never one to see success without a stab at it, and this was their effort. With the next issue the title changed to Crazy, Man, Crazy and lasted two more issues. Lots of racy good-girl art, spoofs of movies and television, and all popular subjects of the day. PS Artbooks, 2025....More. Item Code: FROH01 Soft Cover, 7x10, 68pg, Full Color $22.99 |
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ALSO AVAILABLE THE SINCEREST FORM OF PARODY New Printing. Highly Recommended. By Jack Davis, Will Elder, Norman Maurer, Carl Hubbell, William Overgard, Jack Kirby, Dick Ayers, Bill Everett, Al Hartley, Ross Andru and Mike Esposito, Hy Fleischman, Jay Disbrow, Howard Nostrand, and Bob Powell. When Mad became a surprise hit as a comic book in 1953 other comics publishers were quick to jump onto the bandwagon, eventually bringing out a dozen imitations with titles like Flip, Whack, Nuts, Crazy, Wild, Riot, Eh, Unsane, Bughouse, and Get Lost. This collects the best and the funniest material from these comics, including parodies of movies (20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, From Here To Eternity), TV shows (What's My Line, The Late Show), comic strips (Little Orphan Annie, Rex Morgan), novels (I, the Jury), plays (Come Back, Little Sheba), advertisements (Rheingold Beer, Charles Atlas), classic literature ("The Lady or the Tiger"), and history (Pancho Villa). Some of this is so good you'd have thought it was done in Mad! Some didn't even try for parody, but instead published odd, goofy, off-the-wall stories. Fantagraphics, 2025....More. Item Code: SINCF Soft Cover, 8x11, 208pg, Full Color |
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MODERN COMICS Volume 1 Collects #44-46, 1945 -46. Recommended. By Al Bryant, Gill Fox, Al Stahl, Harry Sahle et al. With the war coming to an end, Military was retitled Modern. Blackhawk, Death Patrol, Pvt. Dogtag and PT Boat strips continued. Pin-up girl Cho Who came on board, and soon, in #53, Bill Ward's infamous sexpot Torchy began her run here. Blackhawk and the team continue their daring escapades in land, sea and air, here still battling the Japanese. Modern carried on to issue #102 in 1950, while Blackhawk headlined here and also in his own title, which continued uninterrupted right into the Silver Age. PS Artbooks, 2025....More. Item Code: MC01 Soft Cover, 7x10, 180pg, Full Color $32.99 |
| Here are all the Military Comics and Blackhawk collections from PS so far. |
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ALLEY OOP AND THE BEANSTALK 1969 Hamlin/Graue By V.T. Hamlin and Dave Graue. Alley Oop climbs to the skies and brings back magical treasures! Also featuring Ooola’s turn as professional astrologer, the wonky Brain Machine, and the Kiddy Korner franchise — Stone Age child Care — that takes over ancient Moo! King Guz and Oop himself as child care leaders...perhaps you can imagine the results. Those moms may not be happy! Reprinting all daily strips from 1969. Acoustic Learning, 2025....More. Item Code: ALLE69 Soft Cover, 9x8, 106pg, b&w $19.99 |
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GAMEMASTERS The Comic Book History of Roleplaying Games Recommended. The story of the tabletop’s triumph even in our digital age begins in the day of actual sword-wielding warriors, leading right up to the fireball-casting avatars of today. New York Times-bestselling and award-winning comics creators Fred Van Lente and Tom Fowler take you on an incredible journey from the mists of the past to the screen-lit present, showing not just how these games work and why we love them, but what they can tell us about ourselves. Very nicely illustrated. I'm not even a gaming person but it looks pretty fun to me, immersing you in the various fantasy games and all their characters. This would make a great gift for any table gamer. Clover Press, 2025....More. Item Code: GAMCBH Hard Cover, 8x11, 112pg, Full Color |
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TERRY AND THE PIRATES The Master Collection Volume 11 1945 Reunion in Indo-China. Highly Recommended. By Milton Caniff. "Things really begin to happen in the early '40s. Terry Lee grows up to be a Flight Officer in the Air Force and, played against the background of a World War, takes on considerable dimension. Now Caniff was in his element. Terry was no longer a mere comic strip. It was a war novel." - Jim Steranko. It’s a new year of reunions, not resolutions — Terry and Pat join forces! They connect with the Dragon Lady — and with Terry’s old flame, Hu Shee! Clover Press, 2025. ...More. Item Code: TERP11H Hard Cover, 11x14, 164pg, Partial Color $100.00 |
| All volumes 1-10 and 13 are available. And here’s more by Caniff. |
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COMMANDO PRESENTS BRADDOCK OF BOMBER COMMAND Volume 1 By Ferg Handley, Gilbert Dalton. Art by Keith Shone and Morhain Defeo. Cover by Keith Burns. In 1952, The Rover introduced a new hero — Matt Braddock, bomber pilot! For years he entertained readers with prose and comic stories alike. Then, in 2019, Braddock dive-bombed into the pages of Commando, the world's longest-running war comic. That issue, as well as selected original stories and art from DC Thomson's Rover, Red Dagger and The Victor, have been collected here. 180 pages of classic Braddock, part 1 of "I Flew With Braddock" prose story, behind-the-scenes looks at the original stories, iconic covers and spreads that featured in some of DC Thomson's most legendary titles. DC Thompson, 2025. ...More. Item Code: COMPB01 Soft Cover, 7x9, 200pg, b&w $24.99 |
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JAMES BOND 007 Your Cold, Cold Heart By Garth Ennis, art by Rapha Lobosco. It kills without trace. Puts unspeakable power in the hands of a madman. Buried in its chemical formula is the means of ending the worldwide balance of power. MI6 thought they controlled it — but in fact, British Intelligence have now fallen victim to a decades-old conspiracy, reaching back into the mists of the Cold War. Bond is assigned to retrieve the lethal compound and finds himself in a race against friend and foe alike, from the icy cold of Earth's orbit to the endless wastes of the deserts below. The stakes could not be higher — and, as the opposition soon finds out, 007 will do whatever it takes to get the job done. Dynamite, 2025. ...More. Item Code: JAMBCH Hard Cover, 7x10, 144pg, Full Color $24.99 |
| Also available in a deluxe edition which came in a couple weeks ago: signed by Garth Ennis [JAMBCHS. $49.99]. Click here for more James Bond. |
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No new items this week—but a heads-up, we are letting several our longest-selling titles go, so here’s your last chance on these. Dominatrix Heaven was just put on clearance. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NOIR BURLESQUE ALL NATURAL BEAUTIES DOMINATRIX HEAVEN SUNSTONE Volume 2 PETTER HEGRE’S LUBA $27.95 BEAUTIFUL SEXY PORTRAITS OF EROTIC FILM STARS Volume 1 $24.95
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THE DEATH OF CAPTAIN MARVEL Omnibus Collects Captain Marvel #34-62, Marvel Spotlight #1-4 and #8, and more, 1974-90. Recommended. By Steve Englehart et al. Art by Jim Starling, Al Milgrom et al. Welcome to the next level of cosmic consciousness with the adventures of Captain Marvel! From Earth to the Moon to the Watcher's home world and into the Negative Zone, these galaxy-spanning stories set the tone for Marvel epics. Bonded to Rick Jones by the Nega-Bands, Captain Marvel defends his adopted planet against the Kree and their mad quest for genetic superiority and galactic empire. Then, in a deadly plan set in motion by Thanos' death, the massive computer I.S.A.A.C. takes over an entire world! This once-in-a-lifetime Omnibus also features massive battles with Drax the Destroyer, the bizarre Lunatic Legion and, of course, Jim Starlin's legendary graphic novel, The Death of Captain Marvel. Marvel, 2025. Due: Oct....More. Item Code: DEACMH Hard Cover, na, 920pg, Full Color |
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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. Due: Oct....More. Item Code: CONOC07H Hard Cover, 9x11, 680pg, Full Color |
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MARVEL MASTERWORKS THE TOMB OF DRACULA Volume 5 Collects Tomb of Dracula #41-55 and Doctor Strange #14, 1976-77. By Marv Wolfman and Steve Englehart. The creative talents of Marv Wolfman, Gene Colan and Tom Palmer made The Tomb of Dracula the must-read comic of the 1970s. Lushly illustrated, beautifully colored and with taut stories that wove together thrilling action with in-depth character subplots, it was everything you could hope for in a comic book. And in this volume so many strands come together: the Doctor Sun saga concludes, Blade finally wreaks vengeance on the man who killed his mother and a resurrected Count Dracula finds an unholy bride who will bear his child. Marvel, 2025. Due: Oct....More. Item Code: MMTD05H Hard Cover, 7x10, 328pg, Full Color |
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BLACK TERROR Volume 3 Collects Exciting Comics #33-50, 1944-46. Recommended. By Richard E. Hughes. Art by David Gabrielsen et al. Covers by Alex Schomberg. Japanese and Nazi war covers; gangsters; robot cover; and Nazis feeding poison candy to kids. It's all here in these over the top stories of Nedor's most dramatic hero, The Black Terror. Iconic covers. The Black Terror debuted in Exciting Comics #9, published by Nedor Comics in January 1941. The character was popular and, on the strength of the Black Terror's sales, Nedor made Exciting a monthly starting with issue #11 (July 1941). PS Artbooks, 2025. Due: Oct....More. |
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GHOST RIDER Volume 4 Collects #11-14, 1950-54. Highly Recommended. Created by Dick Ayers and Ray Krank, Cover by Frank Frazetta. The final four issues of the iconic western slash horror title that inspired the Marvel reboot and Hollywood films. Here is a bondage cover, a one-eyed devil, and lots of dark, mysterious adventures in the wild west. Our hero uses people's fear of the unknown to give him the advantage in gun battles and mounted adventures. Wearing a white outfit covered with phosphorus and using a cape with phosphorescence on one side and black on the other, he could cover parts of his body to give the illusion that he was merely a floating head or pair of hands. PS Artbooks, 2025. Due: Oct....More. |
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HARVEY CHAMBER OF CHILLS Facsimile Edition #1 Slipcased Collects #5 and #21-24 and bonus The Art of Horror #1, 1952-53. Highly Recommended. Art by Howard Nostrand, Lee Elias, Bob Powell et al. Vintage horror with PS Artbooks’ stunning hardback slipcase collection of five restored facsimile editions of the classic comic series, showcasing issues #21-24 and #5 in all their original glory. Plus a bonus comic, offering a rare glimpse into the original artwork from these iconic issues. Classic skull cover, decapitation panels, iconic cover of a corpse kissing a woman and more outrageous material from the peak of the pre-code era, Harvey was no more shy than EC about exploiting the horror genre to the max! PS Artbooks, 2025. Due: Oct....More. Item Code: HHC01D Comic, 7x10, 252pg, Full Color $104.99 |
| Here’s more facsimile editions including Eerie Volumes 1-3 and This Magazine is Haunted Volumes 1-4 in similar slipcased editions with facsimile editions enclosed. |
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BLACK CAT COMICS Volume 1 Hardcover Collects #1-4, 1946-51. Highly Recommended. Art by Lee Elias, Joe Kubert, Joe Simon et al. This collection stars Hollywood stunt woman turned costumed crime fighter, Linda Turner —better known as the daring Black Cat! Watch as she takes on gangsters, spies, and villains with her acrobatic skills, sharp wit, and fearless determination. A true gem of 1940s comic book history, our heroine starred in 30 issues before the title switched to horror, and she was revived in 60s for another run! Fun, light-hearted stories starring our vivacious, sexy leading lady. PS Artbooks, 2025. Due: Oct....More. Item Code: BLACC01H Hard Cover, 7x10, 208pg, Full Color $52.99 |
| This will also be done in softcover with the same cover [BLACC01. $32.99]. For more by Lee Elias, see the brand new book on his entire career: Light and Dark. We are featuring on our next catalog cover. We love it! [LIGDA. $34.99]. |
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Rare Books this week: All Mature Readers titles this week. Pete Tapang set of four magazines, Fetish & BDSM magazine sets, Fritz Henle's Figure Studies, Journal of Erotica, Chaykin's Thick Black Kiss, Peter Hsu's Quadrant, Curves and Contrasts, How to Pose the Model, American Annual of Photography, Artcore Magazine and much more! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We just discounted a brand new batch of of 100 titles by 20%. Click here to see all 100. And...we've also reduced our previous batch of Rare Books that were 20% off to 30% off, over 900 titles! We broke these into categories for easier browsing: Artist & Illustration - Comic Book Archives |
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Once again we are in the process of making room for new items. When we discontinue items, you’ll find "ALMOST GONE" at the beginning of the description. I realize it may just be a bad time to be dropping titles—with the uncertainty regarding Diamond Comics Distributors, comic stores may be unable to restock many titles until a new system is in place. That leaves us as one of the few reliable sources for many items. But, we can’t count on orders coming our way; if they do, we’ll sell out faster. For example, Diamond had never kept any PS Artbooks in stock, making us nearly the only source for them as soon as your local comic shop sells out their initial stock. And that's one of the publishers we are slimming down; I’m dropping many of the older facsimile titles, such as Phantom Lady, Punch, Green Lama, Lars of Mars, and Suspense. I’m also dropping slower selling softcover and hardcover editions, such as Adventures Into the Unknown, Gorgo, Black Magic, Forbidden Worlds, Airboy, etc. So, something to be aware of as you browse for items, if you see these it may be your last chance to order. I’m also dropping the ERB Inc new editions of the Tarzan volumes, up to Vol 20. Both individual book and sets of 4. We only have 2-3 of each left as I write this. I’ll keep the last four volumes and the set of Vol 21-24 in stock, since these are the latest. Many collectors may have never gotten these, some were not as commonly printed as the earlier titles (several are my favorites, such as Tarzan and the Foreign Legion and Tarzan and the Castaways. Castaways was Burroughs’ final Tarzan novel, written in 1939. This edition has the six Frazetta plates from the 1964 hardcover edition! The Barsoom/Mars new editions just started, so these will remain available individually or in the set of 3. ERB Inc has announced the next two titles coming soon. ~Bud |
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