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Comic books January 1990

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Clive Barker Illustrator SC (1990) 1-1ST

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    1st printing. Text by Fred Burke. Introduction by Stephen R. Bissette. Featuring sketches and artwork by Clive Barker the writer, director, producer and creator of such classic horror tales as Hellraiser, Night Breed, and Weaveworld. Softcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 128 pages, PC/PB&W. Mature Readers Cover price $19.95.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Comic Book Makers SC (1990 Crestwood) 1-1ST

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    1st printing. By Joe Simon and Jim Simon. Joe Simon, first editor of Marvel Comics and the creator of Captain America, takes you back tot he birth of the comic book industry, the early backroom publishing offices, collaborations (and feuds) among writers, artists, and publishers, the art studios, working conditions, and the creators of superheroes that generated fortunes for the publishers but often left the creators struggling to survive. The young men in the Golden Age of comic books were as bizarre as the characters they created. Includes memoirs on Simon and Kirby; The Captain America Wars; the untold origin of Spider-Man; and more! Softcover 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 208 pages, B&W (with 16 full color pages). Cover price $18.95.

  • Issue #8
    Comic Relief (1989) 8

    Reprints political cartoons, Joe Bob Briggs and Ian Shoales columns, and comic strips: Calvin & Hobbes, The Far Side, Outland, Doonesbury, and Life In Hell (Matt Groening) Cover price $2.50.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Comic Strip Showcase TPB (1990 Arcadia) 1-1ST

    Volume 1 - 1st printing. "The Lone Ranger!" Here he is at last...for the first time in any newspaper...THE LONE RANGER, man of mystery, masked idol of millions, modern Robin Hood, hard-riding, fast-shooting hero of the Western Plains. HI-YO, SILVER! AWAY! Comic Strip Showcase 1 collects classic Lone Ranger comic strips which ran from 09/12/38 to 12/71. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 74 pages, B&W. Cover price $7.95.

  • Issue #2-1ST
    Comic Strip Showcase TPB (1990 Arcadia) 2-1ST

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    Volume 2 - 1st printing. "Polly and Her Pals!" By Cliff Sterrett. Enter the imaginative world of Cliff Sterrett, one of the Grand Masters of comic art, a graphic innovator and one of the comics most important artists. Sterrett's world is the strip called POLLY AND HER PALS, an abstract and stylized strip centering around the very funny family relationships of Maw and Paw Perkins and their beautiful daughter, Polly. POLLY has rarely been collected. Here at last is a book edition of more than a year's worth of daily strips, including all of 1931! Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 178 pages, B&W. Cover price $13.95.

  • Issue #3-1ST
    Comic Strip Showcase TPB (1990 Arcadia) 3-1ST

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    Volume 3 - 1st printing. "2 Exciting Aviation Strips by Russell Keaton!" Includes Skyroads (03/12/35 to 09/28/35) and Flyin' Jenny (10/03/39 to 12/30/39). Skyroads featured a wide variety of characters having adventures in the early days of aviation. In these episodes, amnesiac flyboy "Wing Walker" gets mixed up with wealthy pilot Skid Bankhead and the beautiful Patty. A daring maneuver saves Skid and his squadron when Chinese fighters engage them. Flyin' Jenny was an early female action hero, a test pilot in an adventure comic strip. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 80 pages, B&W. Cover price $7.95.

  • Issue #4-1ST
    Comic Strip Showcase TPB (1990 Arcadia) 4-1ST

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    Published 1987 by Arcadia Publications Volume 4 - 1st printing. Featuring Captain Midnight. Includes "Captain Midnight" dailies from June 29, 1942 to March 20, 1943. Nazi-punching action and intrigue with the legendary radio-show hero, in these strips from the height of WWII. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 80 pages, B&W. Cover price $7.95.

  • Issue #1-1ST

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    Expanded Edition - 1st printing. By Will Eisner. This is the best single book on how to tell a story with words and pictures, by the master of the form and the father of the graphic novel. Legendary comics creator Will Eisner turns a fine eye toward the principles of graphic storytelling in this extraordinary work, based on his popular Sequential Art course at New York's School of Visual Art. One of the most insightful and dynamic examinations of the comic art form to date! Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 164 pages, B&W. Cover price $22.99.

  • Issue #845
    Comics Buyer's Guide (1971) 845

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    January 26, 1990. 4-issue Green Arrow: Longbow Hunters sequel is by Mike Grell and Michael Davis - 'Song of the Dragon' stars Shado, the female ninja; Disney Publications Editor-in-Chief Len Wein talks of Roger, Tracy, others; Planet of the Apes - series extended beyond original 4 issues; The Simpsons to be weekly TV series; 'Ernie,' a comic strip like none you've seen before. Cover price $2.25.

  • Issue #77
    Comics Interview (1983) 77

    Interviews with Dean Motter and Mark Askwith (on The Prisoner), William Van Horn, actress Yvonne Craig and Batman movie executive producers Michael Uslan and Ben Melnicker. Cover price $4.50.

  • Issue #3

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  • Issue #44
    Comics Values Monthly (1986) 44

    Marvel, DC, independent color, independent black & white comic values; top 100 comics; all new comic price trends; future picks. Cover features the cover of Judge Dredd (1983 Eagle/Quality) #2 by Brian Bolland. Cover price $2.50.

  • Issue #2339
    Commando War Stories in Pictures (1961 D. C. Thomson Digest) 2339
    • Water damage: Slight. Foreign edition: UK.
    • Water damage: Moderate. Foreign edition: UK.

    Weekly British War comics digest. "One Man and His Goat" Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 68 pages, B/W.

  • Issue #2340
    Commando War Stories in Pictures (1961 D. C. Thomson Digest) 2340

    Weekly British War comics digest. "On the Run!" Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 68 pages, B/W.

  • Issue #2341
    Commando War Stories in Pictures (1961 D. C. Thomson Digest) 2341
    • Foreign edition: UK.
    • Water damage: Extensive.

    Weekly British War comics digest. "Fighting Millionaire" Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 68 pages, B/W.

  • Issue #2342
    Commando War Stories in Pictures (1961 D. C. Thomson Digest) 2342
    • Water damage: Slight. Foreign edition: UK.

    Weekly British War comics digest. "Know Your Enemy" Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 68 pages, B/W.

  • Issue #2343
    Commando War Stories in Pictures (1961 D. C. Thomson Digest) 2343
    • Water damage: Slight. Foreign edition: UK.
    • Water damage: Slight. Foreign edition: UK.
    • Water damage: Moderate. Foreign edition: UK.
    • Water damage: Moderate.

    Weekly British War comics digest. "Secret of the Alps" Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 68 pages, B/W.

  • Issue #2344
    Commando War Stories in Pictures (1961 D. C. Thomson Digest) 2344
    • Water damage: Slight. Foreign edition: UK.
    • Water damage: Slight. Foreign edition: UK.

    Weekly British War comics digest. "Winner Takes All!" Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 68 pages, B/W.

  • Issue #2345
    Commando War Stories in Pictures (1961 D. C. Thomson Digest) 2345
    • Water damage: Slight. Foreign edition: UK.

    Weekly British War comics digest. "Demon Driver" Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 68 pages, B/W.

  • Issue #2346
    Commando War Stories in Pictures (1961 D. C. Thomson Digest) 2346


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    Weekly British War comics digest. "Cross of Fire" Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 68 pages, B/W.

  • Issue #1-1ST

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    1st printing.

    Story and art by Eddie Campbell.

    "One of the most Original artists working in the comic strip medium, Eddie Campbell's skill is that of the great storyteller, who can happily let the point of the tale slip away, so intriguing is his manner of telling." - NEW MUSICAL EXPRESS

    "Alec is magic...I like it because it fills me in on what would have happened to Jack Kerouac and Neal Cassady if they'd traded in the Lincoln for a Ford Transit and moved to Southend-On-Sea. On the Pier as opposed to On the Road." - ALAN MOORE

    "There's more to this stuff than the gags, but the puzzled good humour of MacGarry as 'life happens to him' is the endearing factor for me in all of the stories." - BRIAN BOLLAND.

    Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 138 pages, B&W. Mature Readers

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Complete Alec TPB (1990 Acme Press/Eclipse) 1-1ST


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    1st printing.

    Story and art by Eddie Campbell.

    "One of the most Original artists working in the comic strip medium, Eddie Campbell's skill is that of the great storyteller, who can happily let the point of the tale slip away, so intriguing is his manner of telling." - NEW MUSICAL EXPRESS

    "Alec is magic...I like it because it fills me in on what would have happened to Jack Kerouac and Neal Cassady if they'd traded in the Lincoln for a Ford Transit and moved to Southend-On-Sea. On the Pier as opposed to On the Road." - ALAN MOORE

    "There's more to this stuff than the gags, but the puzzled good humour of MacGarry as 'life happens to him' is the endearing factor for me in all of the stories." - BRIAN BOLLAND.

    Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 138 pages, B&W. Mature Readers

    Cover price $12.95.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Complete Color Polly and Her Pals HC (1990-1991 Kitchen Sink) Series 1: The Surrealist Period 1-1ST

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    Volume 1 - 1st printing. "1926-1927!" Story and art by Cliff Sterrett. Foreword by Art Spiegelman. Arguably the greatest of the forgotten American comic strip classics, POLLY can now be enjoyed in the format in once enjoyed - full page, full color glory! Hardcover, 10 1/2-in. x 13-in., 96 pages, full color. Cover price $34.95.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Complete Life in Northwest Nowhere TPB (1990) 1-1ST

    1st printing. By Mervinius. Introduction by Bruce Levene. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 176 pages, B&W.

  • Issue #34
    Conan Saga (1987) 34
    Published Jan 1990 by Marvel.

    John Buscema reprint; King Kull reprint by Howard Chaykin/Neal Adams; Jim Starlin cover reprint Cover price $2.25.

  • Issue #228
    Conan the Barbarian (1970 Marvel) 228

    Cover art by Rod Ramos. Red Teeth, script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Dwayne Turner (breakdowns), inks by Rod Ramos (finishes); Politics is a tough profession, especially in the Hyborean Age. But what Conan discovers is a political situation in a remote city that turns even his blood cold! 36 pgs. Cover price $1.00. Cover price $1.00.

  • Issue #228MJ
    Conan the Barbarian (1970 Marvel) Mark Jewelers 228MJ

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    Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Cover price $1.00.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Conan the Barbarian The Horn of Azoth GN (1990 Marvel) 1-1ST

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    Marvel Graphic Novel - 1st printing.

    Written by Gerry Conway and Roy Thomas. Art by Mike Docherty. Painted cover by Dorian Vallejo.

    The mighty Conan sets out on a harrowing quest that will decide the fate of the world!

    Softcover, 64 pages, 8 1/4-in. x 11-in., full color.

    Cover price $8.95.

  • Issue #13
    Count Duckula (1989 Marvel) 13
    • Light staple rust.

    Danger Mouse backup story Cover price $1.00.

  • Issue #251
    Cracked (1958 Major Magazine) 251

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    Art by John Severin, Don Martin, Walter Brogan, Rurik Tyler, Mike Ricigliano, Don Orehek, Rob Orzechowski, Pat Boyette, Henry Boltinoff, Vic Martin, the Phillips Studio, Gary Fields, and Bill Wray. Parodies of "Lethal Weapon" and "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids." Severin cover. Cover price $1.49.

  • Issue #81
    Cracked Collectors Edition (1974) 81

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    100 pages. "Sick Salute to the 1980's." All reprints with art only by John Severin. Cover price $2.75.

  • Issue #8
    Cracked Monster Party (1988) 8

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  • Issue #1-1ST
    Creatura HC (1990 Heavy Metal/tundra) 1-1ST

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    1st printing. Story and art by Paolo Eleuteri Serpieri. Translated by Michela Nonis. Lettered by Adam Kubert. From the pages of Heavy Metal comes a riveting story of a dying world, a living God, a beautiful woman, and a moment in the future when time stops. Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 64 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $14.95.

  • Issue #17
    Crisis (1988 Fleetway) UK 17
  • Issue #48
    Critters (1986) 48

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    Fantagraphics long-running anthropomorphic anthology (i.e., funny animal comic). An issue-length Birthright story, part 2 of 3; story by Steven A. Gallacci, art by Gallacci and Monika Livingston. Black and white; 24 pages. Cover by Livingston. Cover price $2.00. Cover price $2.00.

  • Issue #4
    Cyber 7 Book II (1989) 4
    Published Jan 1990 by Eclipse.
  • Issue #1-1ST
    CyberpunkTrek TPB (1990 Topper Books) 1-1ST

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    1st printing. By Jim Meddick. CYBERPUNKTREK is a collection of Robotman comic strips from the late 20th Century. Softcover, 8-in. x 8-in., 112 pages, B&W.

  • Issue #3
    Damage Control (1989 2nd Series) 3
    Published Jan 1990 by Marvel.

    Acts of Vengeance Aftermath - "If You Picket It'll Never Heal!" Guest-starring She-Hulk. Story by Dwayne McDuffie. Art by Ernie Colon. New York City is in ruins, Albert is missing, and Robin is trying to keep the company from disintegrating. Plus, the final fate of Avengers Mansion. Featuring appearances by Captain America, Wasp and Nick Fury. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $1.00.

  • Issue #276
    Daredevil (1964 1st Series) 276
    • Paper: White
    • Slab: Debris trapped between case and inner well
    • Label #0286176004
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

    Cover pencils by John Romita, Jr., inks by Al Williamson. The Hundred Heads of Ultron starring Daredevil, Gorgon, Karnak, Number Nine, Brandy Ash, Skip Ash, and Ultron 13, script by Ann Nocenti, pencils by John Romita, Jr., inks by Al Williamson; DD tries to save Number Nine from Ultron who has decided to take her as his bride; Acts of Vengeance crossover. 36 pgs. Cover price $1.00. Cover price $1.00.

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    $12 DAREDEVIL #276 (1990): Newsstand Edition! VF+

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  • Issue #276MJ
    Daredevil (1964 1st Series) Mark Jewelers 276MJ

    Mark Jewelers Advertisement Insert Variant. Cover pencils by John Romita, Jr., inks by Al Williamson. The Hundred Heads of Ultron starring Daredevil, Gorgon, Karnak, Number Nine, Brandy Ash, Skip Ash, and Ultron 13, script by Ann Nocenti, pencils by John Romita, Jr., inks by Al Williamson; DD tries to save Number Nine from Ultron who has decided to take her as his bride; Acts of Vengeance crossover. 36 pgs. Cover price $1.00. Cover price $1.00.

  • Issue #7

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  • Issue #1-1ST
    DC Archive Editions Batman HC (1990-2012 DC) 1-1ST
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    Volume 1 - 1st Printing. Collects DETECTIVE COMICS (1939-1940) #27-50. WRITTEN BY BILL FINGER. ART BY BOB KANE. COVER BY KANE. The first BATMAN ARCHIVES collection features the very first appearance of Batman. Includes all the covers! Hardcover, 304 pages, full color. Cover price $39.95.

  • Issue #1DF-1ST
    DC Archive Editions Batman HC (1990-2012 DC) 1DF-1ST

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    Dynamic Forces Signed Edition - Volume 1 - 1st Printing. Signed and numbered by Bob Kane on title page. Limited to 525 copies and includes a numbered certificate of authenticity from Dynamic Forces.

    Collects DETECTIVE COMICS (1939-1940) #27-50. WRITTEN BY BILL FINGER. ART BY BOB KANE. COVER BY KANE. The first BATMAN ARCHIVES collection features the very first appearance of Batman. Includes all the covers! Hardcover, 304 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 525 copies. Cover price $39.95.

  • Issue #1N-1ST
    DC Archive Editions Batman HC (1990-2012 DC) 1N-1ST

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    No Dust Jacket - Volume 1 - 1st Printing. Collects DETECTIVE COMICS (1939-1940) #27-50. WRITTEN BY BILL FINGER. ART BY BOB KANE. COVER BY KANE. The first BATMAN ARCHIVES collection features the very first appearance of Batman. Includes all the covers! Hardcover, 304 pages, full color. Cover price $39.95.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    DC Archive Editions Justice League of America HC (1990-2012 DC) 1-1ST

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    Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Brave and the Bold (1955-83 DC) #28-30 and Justice League of America (1960-1987 1st Series) #1-6.

    DC Comics has created some of the world's most legendary super-heroes. In the 1950s, they decided to bring them all together and form the Justice League of America. In this beautiful hardcover book, Batman, Superman, the Flash, Green Lantern, Martian Manhunter, Wonder Woman, and Aquaman come together to form the most powerful super-hero group of all time.

    Included in these stories is the origin of the League itself as well as its first battle against the alien menace, Starro the Conqueror.

    Hardcover, 224 pages, full color.

    Cover price $39.95.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    DC Archive Editions Legion of Super-Heroes HC (1990-2012 DC) 1-1ST

    Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Adventure Comics (1938-1983 1st Series) #247, 267, 282, 290, 293, 300-305 , Action Comics (1938-2011 DC) #267, 276, 287, 289, Superboy (1949-1979 1st Series DC) #86, 89, 98, and Superman (1939-1986 1st Series) #147.

    Written by Jerry Siegel, Otto Binder, and Robert Bernstein. Art by Al Plastino, George Papp, Jim Mooney, John Forte, and Curt Swan. Foreword by Mike Gold. Cover by Curt Swan and Murphy Anderson.

    The brave young adventurers known as Cosmic Boy, Lightning Lad, and Saturn Girl join Superboy and dare to bring about a new age of heroes! Set in the future of the 30th century these young heroes must band together to protect the galaxy from space-born threats.

    Hardcover, 264 pages, full color.

    Cover price $39.95.

  • Issue #25
    DC Direct Currents (1988) 25

    Cover feature: Batman: Digital Justice; interview with Pepe Moreno; back cover features the cover of Sugar and Spike #83

  • Issue #241
    DC Heroes Role-Playing Game Justice League Sourcebook SC (1990 Mayfair) #241

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    DCHRPG #241 - By Ray Winninger. Cover by Kevin Maguire and Joe Rubinstein. This extensive volume provides your imagination everything it needs to bring your favorite super-heroes, their supporting cast, and enemies to life. Play as the Guy Gardner, Captain Atom, even Red Tornado and Vixen and take on the diabolical likes of the Tattoed Man, Abra Kadabra, the Shadow Thief, the Shaggy man, T.O. Morrow, and more! These game rules work in conjunction with the award-winning DC Heroes Role-Playing Game. Softcover, 128 pages, text with B&W(Blue) illustrations. Cover price $12.00.

  • Issue #252
    DC Heroes Role-Playing Game The New Titans Sourcebook SC (1990 Mayfair) #252

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    DCHRPG #252 - Cover by Geaorge Perez. This extensive volume provides your imagination everything it needs to bring your favorite super-heroes, their supporting cast, and enemies to life. Play as the Robin the Boy Wonder, Wonder Girl, even Cyborg and Starfire and take on the diabolical likes of Deathstroke the Terminator, Doctor Light and the Fearsome Five, Brother Blood, Trigun, and more! These game rules work in conjunction with the award-winning DC Heroes Role-Playing Game. Softcover, 128 pages, text with B&W(Blue) illustrations. Cover price $9.95.

  • Issue #14

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