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Adventures of Captain Jack (1986) 1 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4645780002

Mike Kazalehs space-faring hero faces The Beatniks from Space and A Wiz There Wuz. Story, art and cover by Kazaleh. Black and white; 32 pages. Mature readers. Cover price $2.00.

Agency GN (2018 Fantagraphics) By Katie Skelly 1-1ST FN+ 6.5

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1st printing.

Story and art by Katie Skelly.

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED! For three grueling years, Katie Skelly gathered intelligence in the wilds of online, meticulously documenting a private universe of sass photography, fascist surgery, horny skeletons, yonic portals, thrill-seeking vegetation, and multitudinous wry glances and stammered phrases! Now the fruits of her labor may be readily plucked in the compendium of sexed-up webcomics you've been waiting for all your life!

Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 108 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $25.00.

Amazing Heroes (1981) 1 VG

In this spectacular first issue: John Byrne interview; Dial "H" for Hero - Hero History and index; Walt Disney's Condorman movie preview. Plus: Editorial; Star Wars by Archie Goodwin and Al Williamson; Star Hawks by Archie Goodwin and Gil Kane; Comics Report. Fantastic Four cover by John Byrne. The Shadow illustration on inside back cover by Mitch O'Connell. Cover price $1.50.

Amazing Heroes (1981) 69 FN 6.0

In this issue: Frank Miller interview (guest appearance by Bill Sienkiewicz); Hero History of the Phantom Stranger; Star Hawks by Gil Kane and Roger McKenzie - "Deathsearch" concludes. Plus: Editorial; Newsflashes; Coming Distractions; The Comic Book Heroes book excerpt; The Golden Age Directory - JSA and the Marvel Family; Comics in Review by R.A. Jones - The Badger, The Shadow War of Hawkman, Captain Britain, Peter Porker the Spectacular Spider-Ham, Somerset Holmes, Moonshadow; Amazing Readers. Batman/Elektra cover by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley. Cover price $1.95.

Amazing Heroes (1981) 197 VG/FN 5.0

The Once & Future Wonder Woman - Dan Thorsland, Jill Thompson & William Messner-Loebs take the world's most famous super-heroine in new directions; The Original Princess Diana, an essay/feature by Richard Howell - in the fifty years since her creation, Charles Moulton's brainchild has probably survived more changes (in politics, editors and fashion) than any other comics character; a look at the history of Marvel super-hero action figures; Joe Matt interview. Wonder Woman cover by Brian Bolland. Cover price $3.95.

Art Young's Inferno HC (2020 Fantagraphics) 1-1ST VF 8.0

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1st printing.

Story and art by Art Young.

In 1934, Art Young created his satirical take on Dante's Inferno, producing not just one of the most searing indictments of capitalism ever published but also an exquisite work of art. Capitalist oligarchs, condemned to Hell, lead a hostile takeover, throw out Satan, and turn the Inferno into the last bastion of the free market. Each page of Young's art has been scanned from the original art and is reproduced here in full color.

Inferno also includes a new introduction by Steven Heller, a foreword by editor Glenn Bray, and the original 1934 essays by Young himself.

Hardcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 188 pages, B&W.

Cover price $29.99.

Birdland (1990 Eros Comix) 2 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4600447001

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Story and Art by Gilbert Hernandez. 24 Pages, B&W. Cover price $2.25.

Comics Journal (1977) 84 VG+ 4.5

Cover by Michael T. Gilbert on Elric. Interview with Michael T. Gilbert (Elric). Harlan Ellison on novelist Bill Starrs struggle with his publisher. Cartoon characters and surrealism. How the Direct Sales Market changed comics. Cartoons by Stu Potts. Plus reviews, columns, letters, and news. Black and white; 114 pages. Cover price $2.50.

Complete Peanuts Boxed Set HC (2004- Fantagraphics) SET#05 FN+ 6.5

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SET 5 - NOTE: Printings on Books may vary. "1967-1970!" Contains Complete Peanuts Hardcover (2004- ) Vol. 9-10. By Charles M. Schulz. This boxed set collects the current (1969-1970) and previous (1967-68) volumes, in a new slipcase designed by the Award-winning graphic novelist, Seth. It's the perfect gift book item of the season! Hardcover (Slipcase), 8 1/2-in. x 7-in., Vol. 9 - 330 pages and Vol. 10 - 328 pages, B&W. Cover price $49.99.

Critters (1986) 2 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #4651642003

Fantagraphics long-running anthropomorphic anthology (i.e., funny animal comic). Gnuff in Hello City Life, story and art by Freddy Milton; Captain Jack and His Crew, story and art by Mike Kazaleh; Chapter Two of Birthright by Steven A Gallacci. Black and white; 32 pages. Cover by Gallacci. Cover price $2.00. Cover price $2.00.

Critters (1986) 4 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4615070004

Fantagraphics long-running anthropomorphic anthology (i.e., funny animal comic). Gnuff in Political Animals, story and art by Freddy Milton; the debut of Lionheart, story and art by Tom Stazer; Chapter Four of Birthright by Steven A Gallacci. Black and white; 32 pages. Painted cover by Ken Macklin. Cover price $2.00. Cover price $2.00.

Critters (1986) 5 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4615070005

Fantagraphics long-running anthropomorphic anthology (i.e., funny animal comic). Gnuff in Wheres Gnicky?, story and art by Freddy Milton; the debut of Nilson Groundthumper, story and art by Stan Sakai; Chapter Five of Birthright by Steven A Gallacci. Black and white; 32 pages. Cover by Milton. Cover price $2.00. Cover price $2.00.

Critters (1986) 8 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4615070008

Fantagraphics long-running anthropomorphic anthology (i.e., funny animal comic). The return of Jack Bunny, story and art by Mark Armstrong; Lionheart in Detour, Part One, story and art by Tom Stazer; a tribute to Walt Kellys Pogo by Ty Templeton. Black and white; 32 pages. Cover by Armstrong. Cover price $2.00. Cover price $2.00.

Dalgoda (1984) 1 CGC 9.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4664298024

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Eightball (1989 Fantagraphics) 3 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4552113018

Cover art by Daniel Clowes. Pastor Robert Tilton; text and illustration feature about a sleazy TV evangelist. Part Three--Like A Velvet Glove Cast In Iron; Clay stays with the part-fish Tina and her mother. The Stroll; a person walks home and relfects on the people and incidents they observe. The Young Manhood Of Dan Pussey; Dan Pussey tries to broaden his work. What Can Robots Do?; adapts answers given by people in an old folks home and originally published in Duplex Planet. Scripts and art by Daniel Clowes. 28 pgs. $2.00. Cover price $2.00.

Eightball (1989 Fantagraphics) 7 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4551049006

Cover art by Daniel Clowes. Needledick The Bug-F*cker; Needledick is unfulfilled. Part Seven--Like A Velvet Glove Cast In Iron; Clay meets Mr. One Thousand. Art School Confidential; Clowes discusses the con of art schools. Chicago; Clowes extols the virtues of his new home town. Scripts and art by Daniel Clowes. 24 pgs. $2.50. Cover price $2.50.

I Before E (1991) 1 VF- 7.5

Cover by Sam Kieth. "Agatha Moore: The First Mist-ery," script by John F. Holland, art by Sam Kieth; Agatha Moore meets the mysterious Mist. Character Sketches by Sam Kieth. "Frog," script and art by Sam Kieth; Two kids find some frogs and bring them home. "From the Vaults" portfolio illustrations by Sam Kieth. "George," script and art by Sam Kieth; Hitchhikers disappear when they meet George. "Killing Time," script by Sam Kieth and John F. Holland, art by Sam Kieth; A man relives his life while awaiting death. "The Great American Murder," script by John F. Holland, art by Sam Kieth; Agatha Moore solves a murder mystery. "Video," script by Paul Alexander, art by Sam Kieth; A mean video store owner gets his just desserts. 52 pgs., full color. $3.95. Cover price $3.95.

I Before E (1991) 2 VF 8.0

Cover by Sam Kieth. "Wa-Hooma! The Beast that Walks Just Like a Regular Guy!," script by Ty Templeton, art by Sam Kieth; A man gets turned into a monster by aliens. "Losing ...Is," script and art by Sam Kieth; Wazoo alienates "Is" and goes looking for him. "De Grand Wazoo: Sunset," script and art by Sam Kieth; Is goes looking for a missing object. "Dr. Weird," script by Ty Templeton, art by Sam Kieth; The mystic Dr. Weird must contend with a difficult problem. I Before E portfolio by Sam Kieth. 52 pgs., full color. $3.95. Cover price $3.95.

Krazy and Ignatz 1939-1940: A Brick Stuffed with Moom-Bims TPB (2007 Fantagraphics) 1-1ST FN 6.0

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1st printing. By George Herman. Designed by Chris Ware. Edited by Bill Blackbeard. George Herriman integrated full, spectacular color into Krazy Kat in June, 1935. The gorgeous evolution continues in this third color volume, which includes the Sunday strips from all of 1939 and 1940. Included is an unpublished Herriman painting from the 1920s. Softcover, 9-in. x 11 1/2-in., 120 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.95.

Love and Rockets (1982 1st Series) Magazine 13 CGC 9.2

Paper: White

Label #4584621009

Cover art by Jaime Hernandez. Untitled story, script and art by Jaime Hernandez; Maggie and Hopey hit the thrift stores, then trail around town trying to find a new place to live; Terry is cold on the idea of putting Maggie up; Maggie heads back to Izzy's to get ready for work, and hears from Izzy how Hopey took the (misreported) news of Maggie's death in Chepan. "Boys Will Be Boys," script and art by Gilbert Hernandez; Heraclio and Pepo try to fix newcomer Anacleto up with one of the women of Palomar. Lloyd Llewellyn character profile by Daniel Clowes. Untitled Lloyd Llewellyn story, script and art by Daniel Clowes; Irving Melvin plays his last practical joke. One-page La Toña story, script and art by Jaime Hernandez. "Young Locas," script and art by Jaime Hernandez; Maggie is planning on leaving Sal's Garage because her job there is causing her to lose her friends; She forgets all about it when Harvey introduces her to her first pro-solar job. "An American in Palomar," script by Gilbert Hernandez, art by Gilbert Hernandez; Howard Miller walks the streets of Palomar photographing its citizens; He has an encounter with Tonantzin, who gets the idea he can help her get noticed by Hollywood. Joint letter to the editor from comic book creators Adam Philips and Kurt Busiek. 1st printing (2nd to 5th printings exist for most issues in this series). Mature readers. 44 pgs., B&W. Cover price $2.25.

Murder by High Tide HC (2011) Gil Jordan, Private Detective 1-1ST VF 8.0

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1st printing. Another classic from the Golden Age of Franco-Belgian comics, finally brought to American readers. Imagine Hergé (Tintin) put in service of a series of wise-cracking, fast-paced detective stories - punctuated with scenes of spectacular vehicular mayhem - and you'll see why 50 years later Gil Jordan is still considered a masterpiece in Europe. Hardcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 96 pages, full color. Cover price $18.99.

Newave The Underground Mini Comix of the 1980s HC (2010) 1-1ST VF/NM 9.0

Signed and remarked by artist Gary Fields (splash, personalized). Certification not included.

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1st printing. By Jeff Gaither, Michael Roden, Wayno, Artie Romero, Brad Foster, Fred Hembeck, Mary Fleener, The Pizz, Rick Geary, Dennis Worden, Steve Willis, Roy Tompkins, Tom Christo, pher, XNO, Clay Geerdes, Bob X, Jim Siergey, J.R. Williams, Jim Blanchard, Norman Dog, Molly Kiely, Mack White, Daniel Clowes, Doug Allen, Art Penn, Sam Henderson, Gary Whitney, George Erling, Bob Vojtko, Doug Potter, David Miller, Jim Ryan, Par Holman, Roger May, Meher Dada, Wayne Gibson, Tom Motley, Marc Arsenault, Ion, Bruce Chrislip, Dale Luciano, C. Bradford Gorby, Robin Ator, Douglas O'Neil, C. E. Emmer, Kurt Wilcken, Doug Holverson, Jamie Alder, Tom Hosier, Steven Noppenberger, W.C. Pope, Jim Gillespie, John Howard, Tucker Petertil, Gary Lieb, Bob Conway, and Jim Thompson. NEWAVE! is a gigantic collection of the best small press cartoonists to emerge in the 1970s after the first generation of underground cartoonists (such as R. Crumb, Gilbert Shelton, and Art Spiegelman) paved the way. These cartoonists, inspired by the freewheeling creative energy of the underground commix movement, began drawing and printing their own comix. The most popular format was an 8 1/2" x 11" sheet, folded twice, and printed at local, pre-Kinkos print shops on letter-size paper; because of the small size, they were dubbed "mini comix." As they evolved many different artists, one by one, became interested in this do-it-yourself phenomenon. By the 1980's they became known as Newave Comix, a term taken from England's Newave rock 'n' roll movement. An explosion of do-it-yourself artists emerged. Many talented artists went onto bigger and better things, others have disappeared into the fog never to be heard from again. Inspired by the creative freedom of their underground predecessors and unrestrained by commercial boundaries or editorial edicts, their work was particularly innovative and experimental. Here you will find a group of artists who could not get any attention from the mainstream, who were driven by the inner need to express themselves. This group was a pioneering force that still leaves a wake and an imprint on the alternative comix scene today. NEWAVE features over 700 pages of comics, as well as a historical introduction by editor Michael Dowers, and interviews with several of the more prominent artists featured, such as Brad Foster, Artie Romero, Steve Willis, Dennis Worden, Bob X, J.R. Williams, Roger May, Tom Hosier, George Erling, and Bob Vojtko. Hardcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 750 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $24.99.

Snoopy vs. the Red Baron HC (2015 Fantagraphics) 1-1ST NM 9.4

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1st printing. Snoopy Vs. the Red Baron collects all of Schulz's daily and Sunday newspaper strips starring Snoopy as the famous World War I flying ace, as seen in next month's The Peanuts Movie, perennially battling the infamous German Red Baron. These Snoopy and Red Baron encounters are some of the most inspired-and most popular-episodes in all of Peanuts, and among the stories most beloved by children and adults alike. Hardcover, 200 pages, B&W. All Ages Cover price $24.99.

Squa Tront (1967-2022 Jerry Weist/Fantagraphics) 7 CGC 8.5

Paper: White

Label #4584621017

1st printing. Squa Tront is the most famous of the EC fanzines. This 54-page issue includes a 16-page comic sized color insert called "Lucky Fights It Through" with art by Harvey Kurtzman. The main article this issue examines Roy Krenkel's work for Creepy. Original publication price was $4.00 Cover price $4.00.

Squa Tront (1967-2022 Jerry Weist/Fantagraphics) 8 CGC 8.0

Paper: White

Label #4584621018

1st printing. Squa Tront is the most famous of the EC fanzines. The main article this issue is a highly entertaining 24-page transcript of panel discussions from the 1972 EC convention with lots of photos of the talent that made EC great. Other features this issue include the artwork of Al Williamson and a Johnny Craig Cover Gallery. Cover price $3.00.

Uncle Scrooge (2025 Fantagraphics) 1D CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Variant Cover D.

Label #4669675006

Limited 1 for 10 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. (W) Francesco Artibani, Jonathan H. Gray (A) Alessandro Perina (CA) Daan Jippes, Ulrich Schroeder "Flintheart Glomgold's Sinister Secret," Part 1 of 3! Fandom asked, and Fantagraphics answers: thelegacy Disney comic books return to comic shops! And Scrooge McDuck's ruthless rival, second-richesttycoon Flintheart Glomgold, returns to Duckburg—claiming he's reformed for good, and inviting Huey,Dewey, and Louie to his luxurious new island estate! Since when was Glomgold a good guy… or a bigspender? Soon a trail of deadly trouble ensnares Scrooge and Donald Duck, pointing them to the Amazonand the legendary lost city of Z… where the thrills and chills are only beginning! Cover price $5.99.

Usagi Yojimbo (1987 1st Series Fantagraphics) 1 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Slab: Chipped/broken bracket

Label #4614671023

First printing. A duel puts Stan Sakai's rabbit samurai in an introspective mood, and he recalls his early combat training with the lion-maned Sensei Katsuichi. Parts 1 and 2 of Samurai. Story, art and cover by Sakai, plus Waddlewalk by Dennis Fujitake. Black and white; 32 pages. Other titles featuring Usagi Yojimbo include Albedo, Doomsday Squad #3 and Space Usagi. NOTE: Some issues from #1-10 were reprinted. Reprints are so noted in the reprint edition's indica. Cover price $2.00.

Usagi Yojimbo (1987 1st Series Fantagraphics) 1 CGC 9.2

Paper: White

Label #3863597014

First printing. A duel puts Stan Sakai's rabbit samurai in an introspective mood, and he recalls his early combat training with the lion-maned Sensei Katsuichi. Parts 1 and 2 of Samurai. Story, art and cover by Sakai, plus Waddlewalk by Dennis Fujitake. Black and white; 32 pages. Other titles featuring Usagi Yojimbo include Albedo, Doomsday Squad #3 and Space Usagi. NOTE: Some issues from #1-10 were reprinted. Reprints are so noted in the reprint edition's indica. Cover price $2.00.

Usagi Yojimbo (1987 1st Series Fantagraphics) 1 FN/VF 7.0

First printing. A duel puts Stan Sakai's rabbit samurai in an introspective mood, and he recalls his early combat training with the lion-maned Sensei Katsuichi. Parts 1 and 2 of Samurai. Story, art and cover by Sakai, plus Waddlewalk by Dennis Fujitake. Black and white; 32 pages. Other titles featuring Usagi Yojimbo include Albedo, Doomsday Squad #3 and Space Usagi. NOTE: Some issues from #1-10 were reprinted. Reprints are so noted in the reprint edition's indica. Cover price $2.00.

Usagi Yojimbo Summer Special (1986) 1 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4651642015

Reprints the first Usagi Yojimbo stories, The Goblin of Adachigahara and Lone Rabbit and Child, from Albedo comics #2 – 4, and includes a new story of Stan Sakais rabbit samurai, The Confession. Served as a sort of pilot for the Fantagraphics Usagi series that debuted in July 87. Story, art and wraparound cover by Sakai. Also features an intro by Mark Evanier and a pin-up by Sergio Aragones. Cover price $2.75. Cover price $2.75.