Comic books in 'Comic History'

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1st printing. By S.T. Bende. MARVEL: THE MINI BOOK OF X MEN is the ultimate on-the-go handbook to the incredible X-Men of the Marvel Universe. Flip through fun quotes, origin stories, stunning artwork, and more with this unique miniaturized book, perfect for fans who want to learn the ins and outs of their favorite mutants-heroes and villains alike. From the most iconic X-Men like Professor X, Beast, Iceman, and Wolverine, to Sunspot, Banshee, and Iceman, this book truly has everything you need to know about the X-Men. Hardcover, 3-in. x 4-in., 304 pages, full color. Cover price $12.99.

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1st Edition - 1st printing. By Peter Sanderson. Cover by John Romita Sr. and Jr. For new comers and life-long comic fans alike, this massive tomb covers everything from the dawn of the Marvel Age in the 1960s all the way up to the new millennium - from the Avengers to Spider-Man to the X-Men and everyone in-between this book takes a look at the rosters, their friends, enemies, HQs, powers, and histories. Hardcover, 9 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 256 pages, full color. Cover price $49.50.

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1st printing.

By Emma Grange.

DK's Marvel: We Are Super Heroes introduces children to cool, inspirational characters with different backgrounds and personalities, from Miles Morales to America Chavez. Children will learn more about their favorite heroes, get to know new heroes, and discover the similarities with themselves. Celebrate who you are and show the world your Super Hero self!

Hardcover, 9-in. x 11-in., 32 pages, full color. All Ages

Cover price $16.99.

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1st printing. Written by Peter Sanderson. Art and cover by Brandon Peterson. Created in full collaboration with Marvel Comics, DK's Marvel Year by Year takes readers on an incredible century-spanning voyage through seven tumultuous decades of one of the world's most popular comic book publishers. This fully revised and updated edition includes 32 exciting new pages to cover the years since the original edition, including new feature spreads. This slipcased hardcover has been updated and expanded and includes new cover art by artist Brandon Peterson. Included in front cover sleeve are 2 prints of the cover art (full color and black & white version). Hardcover (with Slipcase), 9-in. x 12-in., 384 pages, full color. Cover price $50.00.

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1st printing. Cover by Dan Panosian. The most comprehensive history of Marvel Comics ever published, Marvel Year by Year is a fan-favorite title that offers a chronological account not only of Marvel Super Heroes such as the Avengers, Iron Man, Spider-Man, and Wolverine, but also the company that created them. The book highlights the debuts of Super Heroes and Villains, the geniuses who invented them, and the real-life events that shaped the times. It also details Marvel Comics' beginnings and landmarks in publishing, movies, and television. Hardcover (with Slipcase), 10-in. x 12-in., 400 pages, full color. Cover price $50.00.

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1st printing. Collects Marvels Snapshots: Sub-Mariner (2020 Marvel), Marvels Snapshots: Fantastic Four (2020 Marvel), Marvels Snapshots: Captain America (2020 Marvel), Marvels Snapshots: X-Men (2020 Marvel), Marvels Snapshots: Avengers (2020 Marvel), Marvels Snapshots: Spider-Man (2020 Marvel), Civil War: Marvels Snapshots (2020 Marvels), and Captain Marvel: Marvels Snapshots (2020 Marvel).

Written by Alan Brennert, Evan Dorkin, Sarah Dyer, Mark Russell, Jay Edidin, Barbara Randall Kesel, Howard Chaykin, Saladin Ahmed, Mark Waid, and Kurt Busiek (Curator). Art by Jerry Ordway, Benjamin Dewey, Ramón K. Pérez, Tom Reilly, Staz Johnson, Tom Palmer, Ryan Kelly, Claire Roe, and Howard Chaykin. Cover by Alex Ross.

Celebrate the history of the House of Ideas!

Curator Kurt Busiek and an awesome assemblage of talent present a series of tales featuring some of Marvel's greatest heroes - as seen through the wide eyes of ordinary residents of the Marvel Universe!

From the Sub-Mariner fighting in World War II to the dawn of the Marvel Age to the very different conflict of the superhuman Civil War, witness the lives, loves and losses of the everyday people caught up in the adventures of Spider-Man, Captain America, the Avengers, Captain Marvel and more! These unique perspectives include those of henchmen, first responders, old flames...and even a teenage pre-Cyclops Scott Summers!

Hardcover, 264 ages, full color. Rated T+

Cover price $34.99.

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1st printing. Collects Marvels Snapshots: Sub-Mariner (2020 Marvel), Marvels Snapshots: Fantastic Four (2020 Marvel), Marvels Snapshots: Captain America (2020 Marvel), Marvels Snapshots: X-Men (2020 Marvel), Marvels Snapshots: Avengers (2020 Marvel), Marvels Snapshots: Spider-Man (2020 Marvel), Civil War: Marvels Snapshots (2020 Marvels), and Captain Marvel: Marvels Snapshots (2020 Marvel).

Written by Alan Brennert, Evan Dorkin, Sarah Dyer, Mark Russell, Jay Edidin, Barbara Randall Kesel, Howard Chaykin, Saladin Ahmed, Mark Waid, and Kurt Busiek (Curator). Art by Jerry Ordway, Benjamin Dewey, Ramón K. Pérez, Tom Reilly, Staz Johnson, Tom Palmer, Ryan Kelly, Claire Roe, and Howard Chaykin. Cover by Alex Ross. Introduction by Kurt Busiek.

Celebrate the history of the House of Ideas!

Curator Kurt Busiek and an awesome assemblage of talent present a series of tales featuring some of Marvel's greatest heroes - as seen through the wide eyes of ordinary residents of the Marvel Universe!

From the Sub-Mariner fighting in World War II to the dawn of the Marvel Age to the very different conflict of the superhuman Civil War, witness the lives, loves and losses of the everyday people caught up in the adventures of Spider-Man, Captain America, the Avengers, Captain Marvel and more! These unique perspectives include those of henchmen, first responders, old flames...and even a teenage pre-Cyclops Scott Summers!

Softcover, 264 ages, full color. Rated T+

Cover price $24.99.

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1st printing. Written by Monte Beauchamp. Art by Ryan Heshka. No one has told the story of comic art in its own medium, until now. In Masterful Marks, top illustrators reveal how sixteen visionary cartoonists overcame massive financial, political, and personal challenges to create a new form of art that now defines our world. Superhero comics didn't exist until two teenagers from Cleveland created the first superhero of all time: Superman. Advertising artist Theodor Geisel released his first book in 1937 as Dr. Seuss, and children's literature was never the same. Charles M. Schulz's perseverance and passion gave the world Peanuts, the world's most famous comic strip. Featuring these tales, and profiling other giants, Masterful Marks illustrates how graphic storytelling became such a rich and popular medium. Hardcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 128 pages, full color. Cover price $24.99.

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1st printing. By Mike Benton. Featuring thirteen artists that created unforgettable characters that are still relevant to American Pop Culture today: Superman by Joe Shuster, Scrooge McDuck by Carl Barks, Pogo by Walt Kelly, Plastic Man by Jack Cole, The Spirit by Will Eisner, the Amazing Spider-Man by Steve Ditko, Captain Marvel (SHAZAM!) by C.C. Beck, Spacehawk by Basil Wolverton, and the Fantastic Four by Jack Kirby. Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 176 pages, full color. Cover price $29.95.

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1st printing. By Hillary Chute. Pulitzer Prize-winning author Art Spiegelman is one of our most influential contemporary artists; it is hard to overstate his effect on postwar American culture. MAUS has shaped the fields of literature, history, and art, and enlivened our collective sense of possibilities for expression. Richly illustrated with images from Art Spiegelman's work, MAUS NOW gathers together many of contemporary culture's leading critics, authors, and academics on the radical achievement and innovation of MAUS more than forty years since its first publication. Hardcover, 432 pages, Text (with B&W Illustrations). Cover price $28.00.

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1st printing. By Joanna Robinson, Dave Gonzales, and Gavin Edwards. How did an upstart studio conquer the world? In MCU, culture writers Joanna Robinson, Dave Gonzales, and Gavin Edwards draw on more than a hundred interviews with actors, producers, directors, and writers to present the definitive chronicle of Marvel Studios and its sole, ongoing production, the Marvel Cinematic Universe. For all its outward success, the studio was forged by near-constant conflict, from the contentious hiring of Robert Downey Jr. for its 2008 debut, Iron Man, all the way up to the disappointment of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania and shocking departures of multiple Marvel executives in 2023. Dishy and authoritative, MCU is the first book to tell the Marvel Studios story in full-and an essential, effervescent account of American mass culture. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 512 pages, full color. Cover price $19.99.

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1st printing.

By Benjamin Holcomb.

An obsessive examination of legendary toy company Mego and the extraordinary line of super-hero action figures that dominated the toy industry throughout the 1970's, Mego 8" Super-Heroes: World's Greatest Toys is a lavishly history illustrated with thousands of charts, checklists and color photographs. Featuring a chronological history of Mego, interviews with former employees and Mego vendors, fascinating discoveries never revealed elsewhere, and thorough coverage of each figure and packaging variant, this full-color hardcover is the definitive guide to Mego!

Hardcover, 9 1/2-in. x 12-in., 256 pages, full color.

Cover price $49.95.

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1st printing. By Gerard Jones. Animated by the stories of the last century's most charismatic and conniving artists, writers, and businessmen, Men of Tomorrow brilliantly demonstrates how the creators of the super-heroes gained their cultural power and established a crucial place in the modern imagination. Among the creators and purveyors of the comic book super-hero showcased include Bob Kane, Harry Donenfeld, Jack Liebowitz, Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster, Mort Weisinger, Stan Lee, and Will Eisner. Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 384 pages, Text Only. Cover price $26.00.

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1st printing. By Gerard Jones. Animated by the stories of the last century's most charismatic and conniving artists, writers, and businessmen, Men of Tomorrow brilliantly demonstrates how the creators of the super-heroes gained their cultural power and established a crucial place in the modern imagination. Among the creators and purveyors of the comic book super-hero showcased include Bob Kane, Harry Donenfeld, Jack Liebowitz, Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster, Mort Weisinger, Stan Lee, and Will Eisner. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 350 pages, Text Only. Cover price $25.99.

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Misprint edition with "Mickey is Sexy!" printed near page number at bottom of page 35. Articles by Walt Disney, Ray Bradbury, Jimmy Carter, Robin Williams and Steven Spielberg. Cover by Andy Warhol, illustrations by Wayne Thiebaud, Roy Lichtenstein and Don Eddy. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 64 Pages Full Color B&W Text. Includes bound-in animation cel. Cover price $2.50.

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1st printing. By Garry Apgar. Since his modest debut in 1928, Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse has evolved into arguably the world's most recognized and beloved fictional figure. MICKEY MOUSE: EMBLEM OF AMERICAN SPIRIT is the illustrated biography of a unique cartoon character, his life and times, and his impact and influence around the world in art and literature. Part art history and part cultural study, Apgar's Mickey Mouse narrates how the character was initially developed by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks, how his irrepressible spirit grew to huge popularity during the Depression, and how he became a politically charged cultural icon of international reach. Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 10-in., 336 pages, PC/PB&W. All Ages Cover price $40.00.

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1st Edition - 1st printing. By Pat Olliffe. When the world is overwhelmed with Super Villains, time-traveling conquerors, alien invaders, mythical beasts and robots bent on the total destruction of humanity... the Earth calls upon its mightiest heroes: The Mighty Avengers! Be here to witness the origin of the team as Iron Man, Thor, the Hulk, Ant-Man, and the Wasp assemble into the ultimate force for good! Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, full color. Cover price $8.99.

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1st printing.

Edited by Robert C. Harvey.

In this collection of more than a dozen interviews one of the giants of American comic strips talks about his life and his craft. The years spanning 1937 to 1986, when the interviews were conducted, embrace almost all of Caniff's career as he was producing the legendary Terry and the Pirates and his post-World War II masterpiece Steve Canyon.

In long interviews with such comics luminaries as Jules Feiffer and Will Eisner, Caniff (1907-1988) discusses his signature chiaroscuro style, his passion for realism in every detail, and his relationships with such other cartooning greats as Al Capp (Li'l Abner), Noel Sickles (Scorchy Smith), and Alex Raymond (Flash Gordon).

Besides interviewa this collection includes rare examples of Caniff's graphic art.

Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 274 pages, Text (with B&W Illustrations).

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Volume 20 - 1st printing. "Kyle Baker!" by Eric Nolan-Weathington Kyle Baker may well be the funniest man in comics. With books like The Cowboy Wally Show, Why I Hate Saturn, Plastic Man, and The Bakers on his resume, along with four (of his eight) Eisner Awards in the 'Best Writer/Artist Humor' category, it's hard to argue against him. But he does serious, too - and you can't get much more serious than Nat Turner. He is the all-around cartoonist - he can write, pencil, ink, and color with the best of them. His work has appeared in such diverse publications as The New York Times, Esquire, Rolling Stone, and MAD. Without question, Kyle Baker is a Modern Master, and this book presents a career-spanning interview and discussion of his creative process, plus plenty of rare and unseen art, including an 8-page color section, and a gallery of commissioned work! Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 120 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $14.95.

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Volume 22 - 1st printing. "Mark Buckingham!" From his early days drawing Miracleman, to his work on Death and Fables, Mark Buckingham entertained and amazed with a style that is both charming and sophisticated. Eric Nolen-Weathington explores the world of this master storyteller and designer. This book features a career-spanning interview with the artist, a discussion of his creative process, and reams of rare and unseen art! Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 120 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $14.95.

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Volume 26 - 1st printing. "Frazer Irving!" From his earliest work in Britain's 2000AD to his contributions with Wildstorm, Dark Horse, and Marvel Comics, and finally to his recent Batman work for DC Comics, Frazer Irving has been one of comics' top artists of the moody and the macabre. When not performing with his London-based band, this true Modern Master is hard at work redefining and challenging the boundaries of comic art with his innovative digital techniques and style. Irving's career is profiled through an exhaustive interview with the artist, where he outlines his creative process, and presents reams of rare and unseen art, including a gallery of commissioned pieces, and a full-color gallery of his work. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 120 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $15.95.

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1st printing.

Edited by Samantha Langsdale and Elizabeth Rae Coody.

Monsters seem to be everywhere these days, in popular shows on television, in award-winning novels, and again and again in Hollywood blockbusters. They are figures that lurk in the margins and so, by contrast, help to illuminate the center-the embodiment of abnormality that summons the definition of normalcy by virtue of everything they are not. Samantha Langsdale and Elizabeth Rae Coody's edited volume explores the coding of woman as monstrous and how the monster as dangerously evocative of women/femininity/the female is exacerbated by the intersection of gender with sexuality, race, nationality, and disability.

Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 256 pages, Text.

Featuring Contributions by Novia Shih-Shan Chen, Elizabeth Rae Coody, Keri Crist-Wagner, Sara Durazo-DeMoss, Charlotte Johanne Fabricius, Ayanni C. Hanna, Christina M. Knopf, Tomoko Kuribayashi, Samantha Langsdale, Jeannie Ludlow, Marcela Murillo, Sho Ogawa, Pauline J. Reynolds, Stefanie Snider, J. Richard Stevens, Justin Wigard, Daniel F. Yezbick, and Jing Zhang.

Cover price $30.00.

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1st printing.

Edited and Introduction by Jessica Baldanzi and Hussien Rashid.

Though the Marvel-verse is becoming much more racially, ethnically, and gender diverse, many of these comics remain shy about religion. The new Ms. Marvel, Kamala Khan, is a notable exception, not only because she is written and conceived by two women, Sana Amanat and G. Willow Wilson, but also because both of these women bring their own experiences as Muslim Americans to the character.

This distinct collection brings together scholars from a range of disciplines to engage with a single character, exploring Khan's significance for a broad readership. With essays from and about diverse voices on an array of topics from fashion to immigration history to fandom, this volume includes an exclusive interview with Wilson by gender studies scholar Shabana Mir.

Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 256 pages, Text (with B&W Illustrations).

Featuring Contributions by J. Richard Stevens, Martin Lund, Hussein Rashid, Sika A. Dagbovie-Mullins, Eric Berlatsky, Jessica Baldanzi, A. David Lewis, Peter E. Carlson, Antero Garcia, Winona Landis, Kristin M. Peterson, Aaron Kashtan, Nicholaus Pumphrey, José Alaniz and Shabana Mir.

Cover price $30.00.

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1st printing. By Billy Wreck and Danny Graydon. Cover by Alex Ross. Foreword by Roger Stern. Discover the secrets of Doctor Strange - Master of the Mystic Arts, Sorcerer Supreme and Marvel Comic's most magical Super Hero - in The Mysterious World of Doctor Strange. This lavishly illustrated guide offers a magical mystery tour of the unique, mind-bending universe of Stephen Strange, Marvel's magical super-hero extraordinaire. Packed with fantastic facts and astonishing artwork selected from over 50 years of Doctor Strange's awesome comic adventures, The Mysterious World of Doctor Strange will delight new and die-hard Marvel fans. Hardcover, 9-in. x 11-in., 176 pages, full color. Cover price $24.99.

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1st printing.

By Maya Phillips.

From the moment Maya Phillips saw the opening scroll of Star Wars, Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, her childhood changed forever. Her formative years were spent loving not just the Star Wars saga, but superhero cartoons, anime, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Harry Potter, Tolkien, and Doctor Who - to name just a few.

As a critic at large at The New York Times, Phillips has written extensively on theater, poetry, and the latest blockbusters-with her love of some of the most popular and nerdy fandoms informing her career. Now, she analyzes the mark these beloved intellectual properties leave on young and adult minds, and what they teach us about race, gender expression, religion, and more-especially as fandom becomes more and more mainstream.

Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 288 pages, Text.

Cover price $27.99.

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1st printing. By Scott Morse. Noble Boy is a biographical "board book" about animation design pioneer and legend Maurice Noble, who trained Scott Morse with a small group of hand-picked artists at various animation studios. Learn about this orchestrator of films that include Snow White and How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Hardcover, 30 pages, full color. Cover price $12.95.

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1st printing.

Story and art by Bill Griffith.

From Bill Griffith, creator of Zippy the Pinhead, comes the first-ever biography of Schlitzie, a major sideshow attraction from the early 1920s to the late 1960s.

Nobody's Fool follows the story of Schlitzie's long career. Today, Schlitzie is most well-known for his appearance in the cult classic Freaks. In researching Schlitzie's life (1901-1971), Griffith has tracked down primary sources and archives throughout the country, including conducting interviews with those who worked with him and had intimate knowledge of his life.

This graphic novel biography provides never-before-revealed details of his life, offering a unique look into his world and restoring dignity to his life by recognizing his contributions to popular culture.

Hardcover, 8-in. x 9-in., 256 pages, B&W.

Cover price $24.99.

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Volume 1 - 1st Printing. Collects classic newspaper comic strips including Flash Gordon strips from 1940, Tim Tyler's Luck strips from 1935, Secret Agent X-9 from 1937. Plus articles on Austin Briggs, Lyman Young, Charles Flanders and more. Edited and published by Woody Gelman. Associate Editor Len Brown. Contributors include Maurice Horn, Art Spiegelman, Ron Barlow, and David Kaler. Softcover, Horizontal format, 11-in. x 8 1/2-in., B&W.

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Volume 2 - 1st Printing. Collects classic newspaper comic strips includingRip Kirby comic strips from the 1940's, Just Kids strips from the 1930's, Popeye strips from the 1930's, Flash Gordon, Minute Movies and many mores. Softcover, Horizontal format, 11-in. x 8 1/2-in., B&W.

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Canadian edition with $1.25 cover price - 1 - Character/artist listing: Abomination by Ron Wilson; Absorbing Man by Ron Wilson; El Aguila by Dave Cockrum; A.I.M. by Luke McDonnell; Ajak by Ron Wilson; Alpha Flight by John Byrne; Alpha Primitives by Ron Wilson; American Eagle by Ron Wilson; Anaconda by Mark Gruenwald; Angar the Screamer by Brian Postman; Angel by Brian Postman; Annihilus by Luke McDonnell; Ant-Man by Brian Postman; Aquarian by Mark Gruenwald; Arabian Knight by Mark Gruenwald; Arcade by Bob Budiansky; Ares, God of War by Paul Smith; Ariel by Paul Smith; Arkon by Bob Budiansky; Arnim Zola by Jack Kirby; Asgard by Peter B. Gillis; Asgardians by Ron Wilson; Atlantis by Peter B. Gillis; Atlanteans by Paty Cockrum; Attilan by Peter B. Gillis; Attuma by Walt Simonson; Aurora by John Byrne; Avengers by John Byrne; Avengers Mansion by Eliot Brown; Avengers Quinjet by Eliot Brown; Alien Races by Paty Cockrum. Ed Hannigan/Joe Rubinstein cover. Cover price $1.25.

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Canadian edition with $1.25 cover price - Character/artist listing: Baron Mordo by Paul Smith; Baron Zemo by Mike Zeck; Basilisk by Sandy Plunkett; Batroc by Mike Zeck; Beast by Kerry Gammill; Beetle by John Byrne; Belladonna by Marie Severin; Binary by Dave Cockrum; Black Bolt by Mike Zeck; Black Cat by John Romita, Jr.; Black Knight by Kerry Gammill; Blacklash by Bob Layton; Black Mamba by Bob Layton; Black Panther by Keith Pollard; Black Widow by Frank Miller; Blastaar by Al Milgrom; Blitzkrieg by Joe Rubinstein; Blizzard by Bob Layton; Blob by Steve Leialoha; Blue Shield by Bret Blevins; Boomerang by John Byrne; Brother Voodoo by Keith Pollard; Brotherhood of Evil Mutants (old and new) by Paul Smith; Bullseye by Frank Miller; Cannonball by Bob McLeod; Captain America by Mike Zeck; Captain Britain by Bob Budiansky; Captain Marvel by John Romita, Jr.; Captain Universe by Bob Budiansky; Celestials by Keith Pollard; Champion of the Universe by Ron Wilson; Champions of Xandar by Brian Postman; Charlie-27 by Al Milgrom; Circus of Crime by Brian Postman and Mark Gruenwald (in Steve Ditko's style); Cloak & Dagger by Ed Hannigan; Cobra by John Romita, Jr.; Collective Man by Dan Reed; Alien Races by Paty Cockrum. Ed Hannigan/Joe Rubinstein cover. Cover price $1.25.

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Canadian edition with $1.25 cover price - Character/artist listing: Collector by Rudy Nebres; Colossus by Dave Cockrum; Constrictor by Denys Cowan; Contemplator by Marie Severin; Controller by Al Milgrom; Corruptor by Dan Reed; Crimson Dynamo by Mike Zeck; Crystal by John Byrne; Cyclops by Paul Smith; Daily Bugle by Eliot Brown; Daredevil by Frank Miller; Daredevil's apartment & billy club by Eliot Brown; Darkstar by Larry Hama; Dazzler by Frank Springer; Death Adder by Rick Bryant; Deathbird by Dave Cockrum; Deathlok by Mike Zeck; Defenders by Don Perlin; Defensor by Ed Hannigan; Demons by Dave Simons; Destiny by Paul Smith; Deviants by Mike Mignola; Devil-Slayer by Rudy Nebres; Diablo by John Byrne; Doc Samson by Alan Weiss; Doctor Doom by John Byrne; Doctor Doom's castle by Eliot Brown; Doctor Druid by Al Milgrom; Doctor Octopus by John Romita, Jr.; Doctor Strange by Paul Smith; Doctor Strange's Sanctum Sanctorum by Eliot Brown; Dormammu by Frank Miller; Dracula by Nestor Redondo; Alien Races by Paty Cockrum & Al Milgrom. Ed Hannigan/Joe Rubinstein cover. Cover price $1.25.

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Canadian edition with $1.25 cover price - Character/artist listing: Dragon Man by Paul Smith; Dreadknight by Dave Cockrum; Dreadnought by Luke McDonnell; Elders of the Universe by Mike Mignola; Electro by Mike Zeck; Elektra by Frank Miller; Enchantress by Keith Pollard; Enforcer by Rudy Nebres; Eternals by Ron Wilson; Eternity by Frank Miller; Europe/Balkan States by Mark Gruenwald & Rick Parker; Executioner by Keith Pollard; Falcon by Mike Zeck; Fantastic Four by John Byrne; Fantastic Four's Pogo Plane by Eliot Brown; Fantasticar by Eliot Brown; Fantastic Four HQ by Eliot Brown; Fixer by Sal Buscema; Fly by John Romita, Jr.; Frankenstein's Monster by Nestor Redondo; Frog-Man by Kerry Gammill; Galactus by John Byrne; Galactus' Heralds by Bob Budiansky; Gardener by Sal Buscema; Gargoyle by Bret Blevins; Geirrodur by Walt Simonson; Glorian by Kerry Gammill; Gorgon by Sandy Plunkett; Grandmaster by Rudy Nebres; Graviton by Mark Richards; Grey Gargoyle by Walt Simonson; Grim Reaper by Rudy Nebres; Guardian by John Byrne; Guardians of the Galaxy by Al Milgrom; Guardians of the Galaxy's ship by Eliot Brown; Guardsman by John Romita, Jr.; Gypsy Moth by Brian Postman; Alien Races by Paty Cockrum. Ed Hannigan/Joe Rubinstein cover. Cover price $1.25.

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Canadian edition with $1.25 cover price - The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe is a meticulously detailed, alphabetically arranged series of reference volumes that provides data (such as biographical info, weapons, and powers) for countless Marvel characters, both popular and obscure, both new (circa 1983) and old. Issue #9 includes entries ranging from Quasar to She-Hulk, with Quicksilver, Rogue, Sabretooth, Scarlet Witch, and others in between. Pages by Mike Grell, John Byrne, Mike Zeck, John Byrne, Walt Simonson, Paul Smith, Sandy Plunkett, Brent Anderson, and Kerry Gammill Cover price $1.25.

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Canadian edition with $1.25 cover price - Character/artist listing: Valkyrie by Bob McLeod; Vance Astro by Al Milgrom; Vanguard by Dave Cockrum; Vanisher by June Brigman; Vermin by Mike Zeck; Viper by Mike Zeck; Vision by Paul Smith; Vulture by Bret Blevins; Wakanda by Don McGregor & Rick Parker; Wasp by Paul Smith; Watchers by John Byrne; Werewolf by Don Perlin; Whirlwind by Kerry Gammill; White Queen by Paul Abrams; Will O' the Wisp by John Romita, Jr.; Wizard by John Byrne; Wolfsbane by Bob McLeod; Wolverine by John Byrne; Wonder Man by John Byrne; Wrecker by Keith Pollard; Wrecking Crew by Luke McDonnell; X-Men (and their allies, including the New Mutants) by Paul Smith; X-Men mansion & jet by Eliot Brown; Ymir by Walt Simonson; Yondu by Al Milgrom; Zeus by Bob Hall; Zodiac by Mike Mignola; Zzzax by Mike Zeck; Alien Races by Paty Cockrum. Ed Hannigan/Joe Rubinstein cover. Cover price $1.25.

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Volume 4 - 1st printing.

By JEFF CHRISTIANSEN, SEAN MCQUAID, DAVID WILTFONG, STUART VANDAL, RONALD BYRD, CHAD ANDERSON, MIKE FICHERA, JACOB ROUGEMONT, MADISON CARTER, MARK O'ENGLISH, MICHAEL HOSKIN, ERIC J. MOREELS, CHRIS BIGGS, GABE SHECHTER, AL SJOERDSMA and RICH GREEN. Cover by TOM GRUMMETT.

Continuing the most exciting and comprehensive Marvel Handbook ever assembled! This twelve-volume guide to the Marvel Universe features more than 100 huge entries in each tome!

This issue - from the Elf with a Gun to Guardians of the Galaxy! Spotlighting people (Eternity, Exodus, Falcon, Fin Fang Foom, Emma Frost, Nick Fury, Galactus, Gambit, two Ghost Riders, Gravity, Guardian), places (Genosha), teams (Excalibur, Exiles, Fantastic Four, Frightful Four, Generation X, the Great Lakes Initiative, the Hand), species (Eternals) and more!

Hardcover, 240 pages, full color.

Cover price $24.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $9.95

Add to cart Near Mint $9.95

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "1602 to Blackwing!"

Cover by TOM GRUMMETT.

AT LAST! The landmark encyclopedia-style OFFICIAL HANDBOOK OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE hardcover series finally is reprinted in softcover format!

Each volume has corrected any errors in all profiles - and features an all-new, 16-page "Where Are They Now?" update addendum with text and art! An indispensable resource for all true Marvel fans!

VOL. 1 spotlights hundreds of characters beginning with A and B - including Absorbing Man, Armadillo, Alpha Flight, the Avengers, two Baron Zemos, Beyonder, Black Knight (Whitman) and Beta Ray Bill!

Softcover, 256 pages, full color.

Cover price $19.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $12.00

Add to cart Fine $9.00

Volume 2 - 1st printing.

By JEFF CHRISTIANSEN, MICHAEL HOSKIN, ERIC J. MOREELS, DAVID WILTFONG, RONALD BYRD, SEAN MCQUAID, MARK O'ENGLISH, STUART VANDAL, MIKE FICHERA, MADISON CARTER, JACOB ROUGEMONT, AL SJOERDSMA, KYLE SIMS, CHRIS BIGGS, and CHAD ANDERSON. Cover by TOM GRUMMETT.

Continuing the most exciting and comprehensive Marvel handbook ever assembled! This twelve-volume guide to the Marvel Universe features more than 100 huge entries in each tome!

This issue - from Blade to the Crooked World! Spotlighting people (Blink, Blob, Bullseye, Cable, Luke Cage, Cannonball, Captain America, Captain Britain, Captain Marvel, Carnage, Amadeus Cho, Citizen V, Colossus), teams (the Brotherhood, Circus of Crime), species (the Brood, Celestials), items (the Cosmic Cube) and more!

Softcover, 240 pages, full color.

Cover price $19.99.

Add to cart Fine $17.75

Volume 3 - 1st printing.

By JEFF CHRISTIANSEN, SEAN MCQUAID, STUART VANDAL, MIKE FICHERA, MADISON CARTER, MICHAEL HOSKIN, RONALD BYRD, MARK O'ENGLISH, ERIC J. MOREELS, CHAD ANDERSON, DAVID WILTFONG, JACOB ROUGEMONT, AL SJOERDSMA, CHRIS BIGGS and RICH GREEN. Cover by TOM GRUMMETT.

Continuing the most exciting and comprehensive Marvel Handbook ever assembled! This twelve-volume guide to the Marvel Universe features more than 100 huge entries in each tome!

This issue - from Crimson Dynamo (Gennady Gavrilov) to the Elements of Doom! Spotlighting people (Crystal, Cyclops, Daredevil, Dazzler, Deadpool, three Deathloks, three Death's Heads, Dr. Doom, Dr. Octopus, Dr. Strange, Domino, Dracula, Drax, Dust, Echo, Elektra), places (the Daily Bugle, District X), teams (the Defenders), species (Demons, Deviants), alternate realities (Days of Future Past, Earth-A, Earth X) items (the Darkhold) and more!

Softcover, 240 pages, full color.

Cover price $19.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $14.00

Add to cart Near Mint $14.00

Blue Cover

NOTE This is a facsimile of the Blue 2nd printing of the first Over Street Price Guide from 1971 .

By Robert M. Overstreet.

The celebration of The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide's landmark 50th anniversary continues with this special facsimile edition of the famous, rare blue cover edition, the second printing of the first Guide from 1971, complete with minor corrections and additional vintage advertisements.

When the first printing sold out, the Guide was on its way to becoming The Bible of serious comic book collectors, dealers and historians. High grade copies of Overstreet #1 go for thousands of dollars, but now here's your chance to get a beautiful facsimile edition, complete with the original price listings and more! Note that MyComicShop founder Buddy Saunders has a full page ad in this issue.

This hardcover edition is limited to 400 copies.

Hardcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 232 pages, B&W.

NOTE: Limited to 400 copies.

Cover price $25.00.

Add to cart Near Mint $30.00

Add to cart Near Mint $30.00

Blue Cover - Signed and Numbered

NOTE This is a facsimile of the Blue 2nd printing of the first Over Street Price Guide from 1971 .

By Robert M. Overstreet.

The celebration of The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide's landmark 50th anniversary continues with this special facsimile edition of the famous, rare blue cover edition, the second printing of the first Guide from 1971, complete with minor corrections and additional vintage advertisements.

When the first printing sold out, the Guide was on its way to becoming The Bible of serious comic book collectors, dealers and historians. High grade copies of Overstreet #1 go for thousands of dollars, but now here's your chance to get a beautiful facsimile edition, complete with the original price listings and more! Note that MyComicShop founder Buddy Saunders has a full page ad in this issue.

This hardcover edition is limited to 100 numbered copies signed by creator, author and publisher Robert M. Overstreet!

Hardcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 232 pages, B&W.

NOTE: Limited to 100 copies.

Cover price $50.00.

Add to cart Near Mint $5.00

Add to cart Near Mint $5.00

Blue Cover

NOTE This is a facsimile of the Blue 2nd printing of the first Over Street Price Guide from 1971 .

By Robert M. Overstreet.

The celebration of The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide's landmark 50th anniversary continues with this special facsimile edition of the famous, rare blue cover edition, the second printing of the first Guide from 1971, complete with minor corrections and additional vintage advertisements.

When the first printing sold out, the Guide was on its way to becoming The Bible of serious comic book collectors, dealers and historians. High grade copies of Overstreet #1 go for thousands of dollars, but now here's your chance to get a beautiful facsimile edition, complete with the original price listings and more!

Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 232 pages, B&W.

Cover price $16.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $29.00

1st printing. By Santiago García and Bruce Campbell. For the first time in English, an essential history of the narrative art form's global rise. A noted comics artist himself, Santiago García follows the history of the graphic novel from early nineteenth-century European sequential art, through the development of newspaper strips in the United States, to the development of the twentieth-century comic book and its subsequent crisis. With such examples from around the world as Spain, France, Germany, and Japan, García illustrates how the graphic novel represents a new model for graphic narrative production that empowers authors and challenges longstanding social prejudices against comics. Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 376 pages, Text (with B&W Photos and illustrations). Cover price $60.00.

Add to cart Very Fine $4.00

Add to cart Fine $8.30

The Original Encyclopedia of Comicbook Heroes - Volume 1 - 1st printing. "BATMAN!" Written by Michael Fleischer. Everything you ever wanted to know about DC's Dark Knight - and so much more - can be found in this amazing volume, brought back into print for the first time in 30 years! Originally published in 1976, this extensive volume - the first in a series - includes everything you could want to know about Batman, his allies and enemies, weapons in his war on crime and his adventures from the 1930s to the 1970s! Softcover, 392 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $7.00

Add to cart Near Mint $8.00

Add to cart Very Fine $6.80

Add to cart Very Good $6.30

The Original Encyclopedia of Comicbook Heroes - Volume 2 - 1st printing. "WONDER WOMAN!" Written by Michael Fleischer. Originally published in 1976, this comprehensive volume includes every piece of information about Wonder Woman, her allies and enemies, weapons in her quest for peace and her adventures across the decades. Softcover, 272 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $7.00

Add to cart Very Fine $5.80

The Original Encyclopedia of Comicbook Heroes - Volume 3 - 1st printing. "SUPERMAN!" Written by Michael L. Fleisher. Everything you ever wanted to know about DC's Man of Steel can be found in this in-depth volume, brought back into print for the first time in 30 years! Originally published in 1978, this comprehensive volume includes every fact you could want to know about Superman! Softcover, 272 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $9.00

Add to cart Near Mint $9.00

1st printing. The Other History of the DC Universe (2021 DC) #1-5.

Written by John Ridley. Art by Giuseppe Camuncoli and Andrea Cucchi. Cover by Giuseppe Camuncoli.

The long-awaited miniseries written by Academy Award-winning screenwriter John Ridley (12 Years a Slave, Let It Fall) and beautifully illustrated by Giuseppe Camuncoli and Andrea Cucchi is now available in one volume!

The Other History of the DC Universe takes a look at the mythology of the DC Universe as seen through the prism of several generations worth of DC Super Heroes who come from historically disenfranchised groups.

Extensively researched and masterfully executed, The Other History of the DC Universe promises to be an experience unlike any other. You may think you know the history of the DC Universe...but the truth is far more complex. The Other History of the DC Universe isn't about saving the world — it's about having the strength to simply be who you are.

Hardcover, 256 pages, full color.

Cover price $29.99.

Add to cart Fine $13.00

1st printing. By Tom De Haven. Created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster during the Great Depression, Superman is both a transcendent figure and, when posing as his alter-ego, reporter Clark Kent, a humble working-class citizen. Orphan and immigrant, he shares a personal history with many Americans who came to this country seeking a better life, and his amazing feats represent the wildest realization of the American dream and De Haven, author of the Superman novel It's Superman!, reveals the character's invincible legacy. Haedcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 240 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter ilustrations and Photos). Cover price $24.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $18.00

Add to cart Near Mint $18.00

1st printing.

By Robert M. Overstreet. Cover by Joe Jusko.

The 50-year history of The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide is documented and celebrated in this lush history of book collectors and dealers alike have called "The Bible" of the comic book industry.

This book features an extensive interview with Bob Overstreet, commentaries from Paul Levitz, Maggie Thompson, Beau Smith, David T. Alexander, Buddy Saunders, Matt Nelson, Steve Borock, and others, as well as a behind-the-scenes look at the development of the Guide, a cover gallery, the Overstreet Hall of Fame, and more.

Includes vintage concept art, ad materials, a cover gallery spanning five decades, the complete Overstreet Hall of Fame, and more!

Hardcover, 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 320 pages, full color.

Cover price $30.00.

Add to cart Near Mint $7.00

Add to cart Near Mint $7.00

1st printing.

By Robert M. Overstreet. Cover by Joe Jusko.

The 50-year history of The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide is documented and celebrated in this lush history of book collectors and dealers alike have called "The Bible" of the comic book industry.

This book features an extensive interview with Bob Overstreet, commentaries from Paul Levitz, Maggie Thompson, Beau Smith, David T. Alexander, Buddy Saunders, Matt Nelson, Steve Borock, and others, as well as a behind-the-scenes look at the development of the Guide, a cover gallery, the Overstreet Hall of Fame, and more.

Includes vintage concept art, ad materials, a cover gallery spanning five decades, the complete Overstreet Hall of Fame, and more!

Softcover, 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 320 pages, full color.

Cover price $20.00.