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  • Issue #1-1ST
    Ditko Shrugged HC (2020 Hermes Press) The Uncompromising Life of the Artist Behind Spider-Man 1-1ST


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    1st printing.

    By David Currie. Foreword by Mark S. Ditko.

    The first in depth biography of comics-legend Steve Ditko, in his own works, taken from years of correspondence with author David Currie and endorsed by the Ditko family with a Foreword by Mark S. Ditko.

    Steve Ditko was the last of a generation of American comic book artists who created powerful modern-day mythology and became among the most influential and original creators of the 20th century. He co-created Spider-Man along with Stan Lee, but walked away from the character in the 1960s just as it was gaining popularity. He died alone at 90, known to the comic book industry as a "cranky recluse."

    Hardcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 144 pages, full color.

    Cover price $49.99.

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    DK Adventures: Marvel Avengers Battle Against Ultron SC (2015) 1-1ST

    1st printing. Some super-villains are just too powerful for one super-hero alone to conquer - and this is where The Avengers come in! These brave adventurers have been using their powers to protect the Earth for many years - but once they join forces, they become truly unbeatable. From Iron Man to the Hulk, meet all the fascinating Heroes that make up Earth's mightiest team of super-heroes in the all-new DK Adventures: Marvel Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 128 pages, full color. Cover price $5.99.

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    DK Readers: Creating the X-Men HC (2012 DK) How Comics Come to Life 1-1ST


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    1st printing.

    Written by James Buckley, Jr.

    Meet the artists, writers, and others who make X-Men comic books come to life! Includes exclusive X-Men art!

    Stunning photographs combine with lively illustrations and engaging, age-appropriate stories in DK READERS, a multilevel reading program guaranteed to capture children's interest while developing their reading skills and general knowledge.

    Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 48 pages, full color. Level 4: Proficient Readers

  • Issue #1-REP
    DK Readers: Creating the X-Men HC (2012 DK) How Comics Come to Life 1-REP


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    2nd and later printings.

    Written by James Buckley, Jr.

    Meet the artists, writers, and others who make X-Men comic books come to life! Includes exclusive X-Men art!

    Stunning photographs combine with lively illustrations and engaging, age-appropriate stories in DK READERS, a multilevel reading program guaranteed to capture children's interest while developing their reading skills and general knowledge.

    Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 48 pages, full color. Level 4: Proficient Readers

  • Issue #1-1ST
    DK Readers: Creating the X-Men SC (2012 DK) How Comics Come to Life 1-1ST


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    1st printing.

    Written by James Buckley, Jr.

    Meet the artists, writers, and others who make X-Men comic books come to life! Includes exclusive X-Men art!

    Stunning photographs combine with lively illustrations and engaging, age-appropriate stories in DK READERS, a multilevel reading program guaranteed to capture children's interest while developing their reading skills and general knowledge.

    Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 48 pages, full color. Level 4: Proficient Readers

    Cover price $3.95.

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    Doctor Moebius and Mister Gir SC (2023 Dark Horse) Interviews with Jean "Moebius" Giraud 1-1ST


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    Interviews with Jean "Moebius" Giraud.

    1st printing. Art and cover by Jean "Moebius" Giraud. Translated by Edward Gauvin. Working closely with publisher Casterman and Moebius Production, Dark Horse now brings you Numa Sadoul's landmark interviews with Jean "Moebius" Giraud. The master reflects on his many lives as an artist and man, from his Heavy Metal breakthrough era to a year before his untimely passing. Numa Sadoul-whose exclusive fourteen-hour interview with Hergé in 1971 was the basis of the 2003 documentary Tintin and I-is known for his book-length conversations with such major comics figures as Jacques Tardi, André Franquin (Spirou), and Albert Uderzo (co-creator of Astérix). Edward Gauvin, translator of over three hundred graphic novels, brings us Sadoul's English-language debut, as he explores the mind of the maestro Mœbius. Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 288 pages, full color. Cover price $29.99.

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    Don Heck: A Work of Art HC (2014 TwoMorrows) 1-1ST

    1st printing.

    Foreword by Stan Lee. Afterword by Beau Smith.

    Don Heck remains one of comics' legendary names, considered an "artist's artist," respected by peers, and beloved by fans. Author John Coates has meticulously researched and chronicled information on Don's storied 40-year career, including his time at DC, Dell, Gold Key, and as "ghost" artist on Lee Falk's The Phantom newspaper strip. From personal recollections from Don's surviving family, long-time friends, and industry legends, to rare interviews with Heck himself, this book is full of insight into the early days of Marvel Comics. It also features an extensive art gallery.

    Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 192 pages, full color.

    Cover price $39.95.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Donald Duck 50 Years of Happy Frustration HC (1984) 1-1ST

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    1st printing. Celebrate Donald Duck's 50th birthday (1934-1984) with this authorized Anniversary Edition. Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 96 pages, PC/PB&W. All Ages Cover price $14.95.

  • Issue #1S-1ST
    Donald Duck 50 Years of Happy Frustration HC (1984) 1S-1ST

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    1st printing - Signed "Another Rainbow Special Edition". Celebrate Donald Duck's 50th birthday (1934-1984) with this authorized Anniversary Edition. Includes signed bookplate, as well as letters from Clarence Nash, Carl Barks, and Jack Hannah. Limited to 700 copies. Hardcover with Slipcase, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 96 pages, PC/PB&W. All Ages Cover price $14.95.

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    Dr. Seuss Goes to War HC (2001 New Press) The World War II Editorial Cartoons of Theodor Seuss Geisel 1-1ST


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    1st printing. By Richard H. Minear. Introduction by Art Spiegelman. For decades, readers throughout the world have enjoyed the marvelous stories and illustrations of Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss. But few know the work Geisel did as a political cartoonist during World War II, for the New York daily newspaper PM. In these extraordinarily trenchant cartoons, Geisel presents a provocative history of wartime politics (Entertainment Weekly). Dr. Seuss Goes to War features handsome, large-format reproductions of more than two hundred of Geisels cartoons, alongside insightful (Booklist) commentary by the historian Richard H. Minear that places them in the context of the national climate they reflect. Pulitzer Prize winner Art Spiegelmans introduction places Seuss firmly in the pantheon of the leading political cartoonists of our time. Hardcover, 9-in. x 9-in., 272 pages, B&W. NOTE: Fascinating. —The New York Times Book Review Cover price $25.00.

  • Issue #1-1ST

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    1st printing. By Richard H. Minear. Introduction by Art Spiegelman. For decades, readers throughout the world have enjoyed the marvelous stories and illustrations of Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss. But few know the work Geisel did as a political cartoonist during World War II, for the New York daily newspaper PM. In these extraordinarily trenchant cartoons, Geisel presents a provocative history of wartime politics (Entertainment Weekly). Dr. Seuss Goes to War features handsome, large-format reproductions of more than two hundred of Geisels cartoons, alongside insightful (Booklist) commentary by the historian Richard H. Minear that places them in the context of the national climate they reflect. Pulitzer Prize winner Art Spiegelmans introduction places Seuss firmly in the pantheon of the leading political cartoonists of our time. Softcover, 9-in. x 9-in., 288 pages, B&W. NOTE: Fascinating. —The New York Times Book Review

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Drawing France HC (2010 UPM) French Comics and the Republic 1-1ST

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    1st printing. By Joel E. Vessels. In France, Belgium, and other Francophone countries, comic strips, called bande dessinee or "BD" in French, have long been considered a major art form capable of addressing a host of contemporary issues. Among French-speaking intelligentsia, graphic narratives were deemed worthy of canonization and critical study decades before the academy and the press in the United States embraced comics. Author Joel E. Vessels examines the trek of BD from it being considered a fomenter of rebellion, to a medium suitable only for semi-literates, to an impediment to education, and most recently to an art capable of addressing social concerns. Hardcover, 304 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations).

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    Drawn to Purpose: American Women Illustrators and Cartoonists HC (2018 UPoM) 1-1ST

    1st printing. Written by Martha Kennedy. Published in partnership with the Library of Congress, Drawn to Purpose: American Women Illustrators and Cartoonists presents an overarching survey of women in American illustration, from the late nineteenth into the twenty-first century. Martha H. Kennedy brings special attention to forms that have heretofore received scant notice-cover designs, editorial illustrations, and political cartoons-and reveals the contributions of acclaimed cartoonists and illustrators, along with many whose work has been overlooked. Hardcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 256 pages, full color. Cover price $50.00.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    EC Comics Race, Shock, and Social Protest SC (2019 RUP) Comics Culture 1-1ST


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    1st printing.

    By Qiana Whitted.

    Entertaining Comics Group (EC Comics) is perhaps best-known today for lurid horror comics like Tales from the Crypt, but during its 1950s heyday, EC was also an early innovator in another genre of comics: the so-called "preachies," socially conscious stories that boldly challenged the conservatism and conformity of Eisenhower-era America. EC Comics examines a selection of these works - sensationally-titled comics such as "Hate!," "The Guilty!," and "Judgment Day!" - and explores how they grappled with the civil rights struggle, antisemitism, and other forms of prejudice in America.

    Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 164 pages, PC.

    Cover price $29.95.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Ed Brubaker Conversations HC (2016) 1-1ST

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    1st printing. Ed Brubaker has emerged as one of the most popular, significant figures in comics since the 1990s. Most famous as the man who killed Captain America in 2007, Brubaker's work on company-owned properties such as Batman and Captain America and creator-owned series like Criminal and Fatale live up to the usual expectations for the superhero and crime genres. This collection of interviews explores the sophisticated artist's work, drawing upon the entire length of the award-winning Brubaker's career. Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 146 pages, Text. Cover price $40.00.

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    Ed Piskor HC (2020 FB) Fantagraphics Studio Edition 1-1ST

    1st printing.

    Story and art by Ed Piskor.

    From Public Enemy to Professor X, this collection of scans of raw, un-retouched original art gives insight into the creative and drawing processes of the best-selling, award-winning Hip Hop Family Tree Tree/X-Men graphic novelist.

    This career overview of one of comics' greatest creators collects raw, un-retouched original pages from the best-selling series Hip-Hop Family Tree and X-Men: Grand Design, and includes commercial art, designs for a line of Public Enemy action figures, and much more. It features over 150 pages of exact facsimiles of the artwork sitting on Piskor's drawing table, at the exact size created, scanned in full color to showcase every detail in the artist's process - from blue pencil, to Wite-Out, to swaths of deep, inky blacks. Each piece is annotated by Piskor personally. It's like sitting in the author's studio! A must-have book for students, educators, and collectors.

    Hardcover, 17-in. x 23 1/2-in., 192 pages, full color.

    Cover price $150.00.

  • Issue #1-1ST

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    1st printing. By Jeff Lenburg. Foreword by Norman Maurer. This is the most comprehensive book on the animated cartoons ever produced, with inside stuff on every series made between the years 1909 and 1981. Betty Boop, Mickey Mouse, Bugs Bunny, Popeye, Rocky and Bullwinkle, Huckleberry Hound, Top Cat, Spider-Man, The Flintstones - they're all here along with information on their creators, directors, producing studios, episode titles, voices, running times, dates of release, and little-known items about the origin of each series. Softcover, 9-in. x 11 1/2-in., 192 pages, B&W. All Ages Cover price $14.95.

  • Issue #1-REP
    Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoon Series SC (1983 Da Capo Press) 1-REP


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    2nd and later printings. By Jeff Lenburg. Foreword by Norman Maurer. This is the most comprehensive book on the animated cartoons ever produced, with inside stuff on every series made between the years 1909 and 1981. Betty Boop, Mickey Mouse, Bugs Bunny, Popeye, Rocky and Bullwinkle, Huckleberry Hound, Top Cat, Spider-Man, The Flintstones - they're all here along with information on their creators, directors, producing studios, episode titles, voices, running times, dates of release, and little-known items about the origin of each series. Softcover, 9-in. x 11 1/2-in., 192 pages, B&W. All Ages Cover price $14.95.

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    Encyclopedia of Black Comics SC (2017 Fulcrum) 1-1ST

    1st printing. By Sheena C. Howard. The Encyclopedia of Black Comics focuses on people of African descent who have published significant works in the United States or have worked across various aspects of the comics industry. The book focuses on creators in the field of comics: inkers, illustrators, artists, writers, editors, Black comic historians, Black comic convention creators, website creators, archivists and academics, as well as individuals who may not fit into any category but have made notable achievements within and/or across Black comic culture. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 208 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $23.95.

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    1st printing.

    By Jeff Rovin.

    Superman! Captain America! Batman! Bulletman! Tarzan! The Phantom! The Micronauts! Miss Fury! The Shadow! Green Hornet! Dazzler!

    Featuring hundreds of entries. This is the first WHO's WHO of the world's most dynamic crime fighter! This book contains a complete dossier on each character, including name, alter ego, occupation, and brief personal history.

    Includes quotes from each hero revealing the hero's perspectives on such topics as: goodness, justice, benevolence, love, matrimony, communication, fair play, organized labor, the environment, and metaphysics!

    Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 444 pages, text (with B&W and full color illustrations).

    Cover price $29.95.

  • Issue #1-REP
    Encyclopedia of Superheroes HC (1985 Facts on File) 1-REP

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    2nd and later printings.

    By Jeff Rovin.

    Superman! Captain America! Batman! Bulletman! Tarzan! The Phantom! The Micronauts! Miss Fury! The Shadow! Green Hornet! Dazzler!

    Featuring hundreds of entries. This is the first WHO's WHO of the world's most dynamic crime fighter! This book contains a complete dossier on each character, including name, alter ego, occupation, and brief personal history.

    Includes quotes from each hero revealing the hero's perspectives on such topics as: goodness, justice, benevolence, love, matrimony, communication, fair play, organized labor, the environment, and metaphysics!

    Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 444 pages, text (with B&W and full color illustrations).

    Cover price $29.95.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Encyclopedia of Superheroes SC (1985 Facts on File) 1-1ST


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    1st printing.

    By Jeff Rovin.

    Superman! Captain America! Batman! Bulletman! Tarzan! The Phantom! The Micronauts! Miss Fury! The Shadow! Green Hornet! Dazzler!

    Featuring hundreds of entries. This is the first WHO's WHO of the world's most dynamic crime fighter! This book contains a complete dossier on each character, including name, alter ego, occupation, and brief personal history.

    Includes quotes from each hero revealing the hero's perspectives on such topics as: goodness, justice, benevolence, love, matrimony, communication, fair play, organized labor, the environment, and metaphysics!

    Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 444 pages, text (with B&W and full color illustrations).

    Cover price $19.95.

  • Stan Lee (1922-2018)

    His Universe. His Legacy. His Heroes.

    "In Stan Lee: A Life of Marvel, we tell the story of Stan the Man from multiple perspectives — including classic interviews with him detailing how he and the Marvel braintrust of artists and writers created Spider-Man, The Hulk, Fantastic Four, and other heroes and villains. This collectors issue spans the Silver Age of comic books, which Lee helped define, and explores how that Big Bang is still expanding into television and movies today.

    Accompanied by galleries of photos and illustrations, A Life of Marvel includes:

    Exclusive interviews with other comic book and movie greats about Stan Lees influence (and influences).

    A breakdown of his most famous characters — as well as a rundown of Lees own many pop culture cameos and appearances.

    Tributes and remembrances of fans as well as the actors that brought his characters to life, including a first-person account from Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige about the last time he met with Lee.

    While one story cannot contain his entire legacy, one word can: Excelsior!" - Anthony Breznican

    Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 80 pages, full color.

    NOTE: "This is an absolutely amazing look back at the life and career of an incredible man - THE MAN - Stan Lee." - Odinson, mycomicshop.com Archivist

    Cover price $14.99.

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    Eric Stanton and the History of the Bizarre Underground HC (2018 Schiffer) 1-1ST


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    1st printing.

    Written by Dian Hanson. Art and cover by Eric Stanton.

    Tracing the rise of commercial fetish art from its shadowy beginnings in the 1940s to its acceptance in the 1970s, this illustrated biography explores the unconventional life and art of Eric Stanton, a pioneering sexual fantasist who helped shape the movement. With more than 400 rare images and interviews with Stanton's family and closest associates, this biography chronicles the infamous circle of patrons, publishers, and cult icons populating his subterranean world, including Irving Klaw, John Willie, Bettie Page, Steve Ditko, and Gene Bilbrew. It is the untold, secret history of a misunderstood culture, the abuses of government authority, social intolerance, and gangsters. But above all, it is a tale about survival against all odds and an artist who had the courage to stay true to himself.

    Hardcover, 288 pages, PC/PB&W. Mature Readers

    Cover price $29.99.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Erotic Comics HC (2008 Abrams) A Graphic History from Tijuana Bibles to Underground Comix 1-1ST


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    1st printing. By Tim Pilcher and Gene Kannenberg, Jr. Cover by Garyle (in the style of Bill Ward). Back Cover by Bill Ward. Foreword by Aline Kominsky-Crumb. This international survey of erotic comics chronicles a groundbreaking form of sexual expression up to 1970, the years when mainstream culture spurned explicit eroticism. In the 1930s, American ?Tijuana Bibles, little pornographic comic books that parodied popular comics and comic strips, were widely available. World War II gave a boost to erotic comics, especially illustrated pin-ups. This set the stage for men's magazines such as Playboy, which included racy cartoons from the beginning, and fetish comics. The flowering of the counterculture in the next decade gave rise to underground comics, whose acknowledged master was Robert Crumb. A parallel development occurred in Europe, where erotic comics like Barbarella were suddenly the rage. Erotic Comics tells this story with hundreds of illustrations, informative text, and insights from key artists, writers, and publishers. It's sexy, artistic, entertaining, intriguing, and informative. Hardcover, 10-in. x 10-in., 192 pages, PC/PB&W. Mature Readers Cover price $29.95.

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    Essential Batman Encyclopedia HC (2008 Del Rey Books) 1-1ST

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    1st printing. By Robert Greenberger. "The ultimate guide to the man behind the mask...and the mythology behind the man!" Featuring complete details of Batman's origins as well as biographies of almost every character in the Batman universe, this comprehensive, fully illustrated encyclopedia contains everything Batman and comic book fans ever wanted to know about the Dark Knight. Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 388 pages, B&W.

  • Issue #1-REP
    Essential Batman Encyclopedia HC (2008 Del Rey Books) 1-REP

    2nd and later printings. By Robert Greenberger. "The ultimate guide to the man behind the mask...and the mythology behind the man!" Featuring complete details of Batman's origins as well as biographies of almost every character in the Batman universe, this comprehensive, fully illustrated encyclopedia contains everything Batman and comic book fans ever wanted to know about the Dark Knight. Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 388 pages, B&W.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Essential Batman Encyclopedia SC (2008 Del Rey Books) 1-1ST

    1st printing. By Robert Greenberger. "The ultimate guide to the man behind the mask...and the mythology behind the man!" Featuring complete details of Batman's origins as well as biographies of almost every character in the Batman universe, this comprehensive, fully illustrated encyclopedia contains everything Batman and comic book fans ever wanted to know about the Dark Knight. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 388 pages, B&W. Cover price $29.95.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Essential Marvel Saga TPB (2008 Marvel) 1-1ST

    Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Marvel Saga (1985-1987) #1-12.

    Written by PETER SANDERSON. Cover by RON FRENZ.

    See for yourself how the Marvel Age of Heroes began as one of comicdom's coolest chroniclers follows the FF, Spider-Man, the X-Men, Daredevil and others from origins into adventure! Recounting the first appearances of Marvel's greatest menaces-including Doctor Octopus, Doctor Doom, Magneto and Loki! The awakening of the Sub-Mariner and Captain America! Ancient enigmas, wartime wonders and more from the first years of the House of Ideas!

    Softcover, 440 pages, B&W.

    Cover price $16.99.

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    $12 Marvel Comics Essential Official Handbook Marvel SAGA Vol #1 (2008) TPB NEW

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  • Issue #2-1ST
    Essential Marvel Saga TPB (2008 Marvel) 2-1ST

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    Volume 2 - 1st printing. Collects Marvel Saga (1985-1987) #13-25.

    Written by PETER SANDERSON, STAN LEE, FRANK MILLER, and ROY THOMAS. Art by KEITH POLLARD, JACK KIRBY, STEVE DITKO, and DON HECK. Cover by KEITH POLLARD.

    Nick Fury's first mission with S.H.I.E.L.D.! Kang's first invasion! Doctor Strange's first battle with Dormammu! The Trial of the Gods! The Coming of Galactus! And those are only a few of the earth-shaking adventures from the second installment of the Marvel Universe's most formative years! The origin of the Green Goblin and the death of Baron Zemo! The Inhumans' Great Refuge and the Savage Land! Spider-Man vs. Daredevil, the Avengers vs. the X-Men and six, count 'em, SIX Avengers who started out on the wrong side of the law! Plus: the Juggernaut and the Scorpion! The Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, the Frightful Four, the Masters of Evil and so much more!

    Softcover, 472 pages, B&W.

    Cover price $16.99.

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    Essential Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe TPB (2006 Marvel) 1-1ST

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    Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe (1983-1984 Marvel) #1-15. Written by MARK GRUENWALD, PETER SANDERSON, and ELIOT R. BROWN. Art by JOHN BYRNE, DAVE COCKRUM, BOB LAYTON, and JOHN ROMITA JR. Cover by JOHN BYRNE. A picture's worth a thousand words, and there have always been top supplies of both in the ever-moving manuals of marvels and miscreants! Now, witness first-hand the series that started it all in Mark Gruenwald's original fifteen issues worth of secrets, super-powers and schematics! About the best, by the best! Softcover, 544 pages, B&W. Cover price $16.99.

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  • Issue #2-1ST
    Essential Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe TPB (2006 Marvel) Deluxe Edition 2-1ST

    Volume 2 - 1st printing. Collects The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition (1985-1988) #8-14. Cover by Ron Frenz and Joe Rubinstein. Featuring entries by MARK GRUENWALD, PETER SANDERSON, ELIOT R. BROWN, JOHN BYRNE, DAVE COCKRUM, BOB LAYTON, JOHN ROMITA JR., and more. Full-blown infotainment marks the halfway point of the encyclopedia of the Marvelous - highlighting members of the Avengers and the X-Men, and most of the Fantastic Four! Iron Man! Luke Cage! The Punisher! The horrors of Hydra and the menace of the Maggia! Magneto, Mystique and more! Special Feature: mapping the mysteries of Marvel's Manhattan! Softcover, 496 pages, B&W. Cover price $16.99.

  • Issue #3-1ST
    Essential Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe TPB (2006 Marvel) Deluxe Edition 3-1ST

    Volume 3 - 1st printing. Collects The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition (1985-1988) #15-20. Cover by Keith Pollard. Featuring entries by MARK GRUENWALD, PETER SANDERSON, ELIOT R. BROWN, JOHN BYRNE, DAVE COCKRUM, BOB LAYTON, JOHN ROMITA JR., and more. How many rooms in the X-Mansion? What makes web-shooters work? Find out as Spider-Man and the X-Men join forces to highlight the third volume of this Guide to the Greats! Featuring full profiles on Rogue, Shadowcat, Storm, the White Queen, Wolverine and more! The Scarlet Witch, the Silver Surfer and so many more in glorious color! The secrets of S.H.I.E.L.D.! The schematics of the Sentinels! The story of Subterranea and the wonders of Wakanda! Plus: details on more than a hundred alien races! Softcover, 496 pages, B&W. Cover price $16.99.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Essential Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Update '89 TPB (2006) 1-1ST

    Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Update '89 #1-8. Written by PETER SANDERSON, PETER WOHL, MARCUS MCLAURIN, GLENN HERDLING, and LEN KAMINSKI. Cover by RON FRENZ. Origins and updates of the eighties' elite in one easy installment! Trace major revisions to major characters such as Archangel and Vision, the Red Skull, S.H.I.E.L.D., the Hulk, and Hobgoblin - and many more! Featuring the debut stats of Apocalypse, Sinister, Venom and more! Plus: Marvel's first go-round of profiles for herodom's best supporting casts! Softcover, 496 pages, B&W Cover price $16.99.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Excelsior! The Amazing Life of Stan Lee HC (2002 Simon & Schuster) A Fireside Book 1-1ST

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    1st printing.

    By Stan Lee and George Mair. Cover by John Romita, Sr.

    The man behind the X-Men, Spider-Man, the Incredible Hulk, and a legion of other superheroes tells his own Marvel-ous story in a book packed with punch, humor, insider info, and a gallery of archival works, some never before published.

    Hardcover, 246 pages, Text (with B&W Photos).

    Cover price $40.00.

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    Excelsior! The Amazing Life of Stan Lee SC (2002 Simon & Schuster) A Fireside Book 1-1ST


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    1st printing.

    By Stan Lee and George Mair. Cover by John Romita, Sr.

    The man behind the X-Men, Spider-Man, the Incredible Hulk, and a legion of other superheroes tells his own Marvel-ous story in a book packed with punch, humor, insider info, and a gallery of archival works, some never before published.

    Softcover, 246 pages, Text (with B&W Photos).

    Cover price $14.00.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Expanding Art of Comics: Ten Modern Masterpieces HC (2017 Pyr) 1-1ST

    1st printing.

    By Thierry Gronesteen and Aaron Miller.

    In The Expanding Art of Comics: Ten Modern Masterpieces prominent scholar Thierry Groensteen offers a distinct perspective on important evolutions in comics since the 1960s through close readings of ten seminal works.

    He covers over half a century of comics production, sampling a single work from the sixties (Ballad of the Salt Sea by Hugo Pratt), seventies (The Airtight Garage of Jerry Cornelius by Moebius), eighties (Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons), and nineties (Epileptic by David B.). Then this remarkable critic, scholar, and author of The System of Comics and Comics and Narration delves into recent masterpieces, such as Building Stories by Chris Ware. Plus: Fun Home by Alison Bechdel; Pretending is Lying by Dominique Goblet; The Arrival by Shaun Tan; Habibi by Craig Thompson; and The Grand Narrative: Alpha, Beta by Jens Harder.

    Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 240 pages, B&W.

    Cover price $65.00.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Expanding Art of Comics: Ten Modern Masterpieces SC (2019 UPoM) 1-1ST


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    1st printing.

    By Thierry Gronesteen and Aaron Miller.

    In The Expanding Art of Comics: Ten Modern Masterpieces, prominent scholar Thierry Groensteen offers a distinct perspective on important evolutions in comics since the 1960s through close readings of ten seminal works.

    He covers over half a century of comics production, sampling a single work from the sixties (Ballad of the Salt Sea by Hugo Pratt), seventies (The Airtight Garage of Jerry Cornelius by Moebius), eighties (Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons), and nineties (Epileptic by David B.). Then this remarkable critic and scholar delves into recent masterpieces, such as Building Stories by Chris Ware.

    Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 252 pages, Text (with B&W Illustrations and photos).

    Cover price $30.00.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Exploring Calvin and Hobbes SC (2015 Andrews McMeel) 1-1ST

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    1st printing. By Bill Watterson. Exploring Calvin and Hobbes is the catalogue for an exhibit by the same name at the Billy Ireland Cartoon Museum at Ohio State University, which opened in March 2014. The exhibit is Bill Watterson's personal exploration of how the wonder of Calvin and Hobbes came to be. It includes original art of Calvin and Hobbes, along with Watterson's original commentary on each. The show also includes art from cartoonists who Watterson has identified as influential in the development of his art, including Peanuts, Pogo, Krazy Kat, Doonesbury, Pat Oliphant, Jim Borgman, Flash Gordon, Bloom County, and Steadman. Softcover (Horizontal Format), 11-in. x 8-in., 160 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $19.99.

  • Issue #1-REP
    Exploring Calvin and Hobbes SC (2015 Andrews McMeel) 1-REP

    2nd and later printings. By Bill Watterson. Exploring Calvin and Hobbes is the catalogue for an exhibit by the same name at the Billy Ireland Cartoon Museum at Ohio State University, which opened in March 2014. The exhibit is Bill Watterson's personal exploration of how the wonder of Calvin and Hobbes came to be. It includes original art of Calvin and Hobbes, along with Watterson's original commentary on each. The show also includes art from cartoonists who Watterson has identified as influential in the development of his art, including Peanuts, Pogo, Krazy Kat, Doonesbury, Pat Oliphant, Jim Borgman, Flash Gordon, Bloom County, and Steadman. Softcover (Horizontal Format), 11-in. x 8-in., 160 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $19.99.

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    Fantastic Four #1 Panel By Panel HC (2021 Abrams ComicArts) 1-1ST


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    1st printing.

    Writtenb by Stan Lee. Art and cover by Jack Kirby. Commentary by Tom Brevoort, Chip Kidd, and Mark Evanier.

    The first issue of Fantastic Four by legendary creators Stan Lee and Jack Kirby introduced fans to a now-iconic team of super-heroes-Mister Fantastic, the Invisible Girl, the Human Torch, and the Thing-ushering in the modern Marvel Age of comics. Kirby's artistic contributions in this comic book revolutionized visual storytelling and brought a new reality to the way comics stories could be told, the ripple effects of which continue to influence comic book art to this day.

    Sixty years after its publication in November 1961, this reimagining by award-winning graphic designer Chip Kidd uses an original copy of the comic book to present the classic story in a whole new way that is sure to engage both lifelong fans and the latest generation of Marvel enthusiasts.

    The book also includes text by Marvel editor Tom Brevoort and historian Mark Evanier.

    Hardcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 260 pages, full color.

    Cover price $40.00.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Fantastic Four The First 60 Years HC (2022 Titan Comics) Comics Creators Characters Culture 1-1ST


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    1st printing.

    Introduction by Marco Rizzo.

    Explore the rich comic book history of Marvel's First Family in this lavish guide to the adventures of Reed Richards, Sue Storm, Johnny Storm and Ben Grimm! A.K.A. Mr. Fantastic, the Invisibile Woman, the Human Torch and the Thing.

    Meet the talented writers and artists who have brought over 60 years of stories to life, creating iconic foes such as Doctor Doom, Mole Man, and Galactus along with fan-favorite allies such as the Silver Surfer and Agatha Harkness!

    Hardcover, 128 pages, full color.

    Cover price $24.99.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Fantastic Four The Ultimate Guide HC (2005 DK Publishing) 1-1ST

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    1st printing.

    By Tom DeFalco.

    Discover everything you need to know - the history, the adventures, the trials and tribulations - in this definitive visual guide to the unique world of the Fantastic Four!

    Hardcover, 10 1/2-in. x 12-in., 144 pages, full color.

    Cover price $24.95.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Fantastic Four The Universal Guide SC (2007 Marvel Digest) 1-1ST

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    1st printing. Written by Tom DeFalco. This book came packaged as bonus material with the Fantastic Four 2: Rise of the Silver Surfer DVD. A comprehensive look of the heroes, villains, allies, places, things, and stories that encompass the Fantastic Four's history. Softcover, 5-in. x 6-in., 146 pages, full color.

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  • Issue #1-1ST

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    1st printing. By Gary Gerani and Paul H. Schulman. 190 science fiction and fantasy shows explored with over 350 photos! Includes behind the scenes looks and a complete index of landmark series of American and British shows! Featuring Captain Video, Superman, The Twilight Zone, The Outer Limits, The Addams Family, Batman and Robin, Star Trek, Frankenstein, the Bionic Woman, and many, many more! Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 192 pages, B&W.

  • Issue #1-REP
    Fantastic Television HC (1977 Harmony Books) 1-REP


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    2nd and later printings. By Gary Gerani and Paul H. Schulman. 190 science fiction and fantasy shows explored with over 350 photos! Includes behind the scenes looks and a complete index of landmark series of American and British shows! Featuring Captain Video, Superman, The Twilight Zone, The Outer Limits, The Addams Family, Batman and Robin, Star Trek, Frankenstein, the Bionic Woman, and many, many more! Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 192 pages, B&W.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Fantastic Television SC (1977 Harmony Books) 1-1ST

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    1st printing. By Gary Gerani and Paul H. Schulman. 190 science fiction and fantasy shows explored with over 350 photos! Includes behind the scenes looks and a complete index of landmark series of American and British shows! Featuring Captain Video, Superman, The Twilight Zone, The Outer Limits, The Addams Family, Batman and Robin, Star Trek, Frankenstein, the Bionic Woman, and many, many more! Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $6.95.

  • Issue #1-REP
    Fantastic Television SC (1977 Harmony Books) 1-REP

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    2nd and later printings. By Gary Gerani and Paul H. Schulman. 190 science fiction and fantasy shows explored with over 350 photos! Includes behind the scenes looks and a complete index of landmark series of American and British shows! Featuring Captain Video, Superman, The Twilight Zone, The Outer Limits, The Addams Family, Batman and Robin, Star Trek, Frankenstein, the Bionic Woman, and many, many more! Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $6.95.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Fantasy of the 20th Century HC (2001 Collectors Press) An Illustrated History 1-1ST


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    1st printing. By Randy Broecker. Ever since ancestral storytellers drew myths and monsters, lost worlds, dragons, and heroes from the very mist of their imaginations, fantastical tales have allowed us to visit magical worlds "beyond" while nestled comfortably in an armchair. This is the stuff dreams are made of and where the past gives way to Fantasy of the 20th Century. From Beowulf to Bilbo Baggins, Shelley to Lovecraft, Doyle and Poe, author Randy Broecker chronicles the world of fantasy, offering a wide-embracing view of the genre, revealing how the fantasy story has evolved over the centuries into the entertainment found in modern-day books, comics, and films. Hardcover, 10-in. x 13-in., 256 pages, full color. Cover price $60.00.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Fantasy of the 20th Century SC (2001 Collectors Press) An Illustrated History 1-1ST

    1st printing. By Randy Broecker. Ever since ancestral storytellers drew myths and monsters, lost worlds, dragons, and heroes from the very mist of their imaginations, fantastical tales have allowed us to visit magical worlds "beyond" while nestled comfortably in an armchair. This is the stuff dreams are made of and where the past gives way to Fantasy of the 20th Century. From Beowulf to Bilbo Baggins, Shelley to Lovecraft, Doyle and Poe, author Randy Broecker chronicles the world of fantasy, offering a wide-embracing view of the genre, revealing how the fantasy story has evolved over the centuries into the entertainment found in modern-day books, comics, and films. Softcover, 10-in. x 13-in., 256 pages, full color. Cover price $19.95.