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Art Out of Time: Unknown Comic Visionaries, 1900 - 1969
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Dan Nadel, Nadel, Dan, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket, New York, Abrams, 2006, 1st, 9780810958388, 11.5 inches, 8.5 inches, 318 pages, 350 color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

With promotional materials laid in. In five thematic sections, this anthology is a counter history of comics, containing nearly 30 undiscovered visionary...

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Batman: The Sunday Classics 1943-1946
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Bob Kane, Kane, Bob, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket, New York, Sterling Publishing, 2007, 1st, 9781402747182, 12.25 inches, 9.25 inches, 208 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

This is the entire Sunday run of Batman, written by Bill Finger and Al Schwartz, penciled by Bob Kane and Jack Burnley, and inked by Charles Paris: three...

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Batman: The War Years 1939-1945
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Roy Thomas, Thomas, Roy, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket, New York, Chartwell Books, 2015, 2nd, 9780785832836, 11.25 inches, 8.5 inches, 300 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

"Presenting Over 20 Classic Full Length Batman Tales from the DC Comics Vault!" From the publisher: For the first time, after 80 dark yet wonderful...

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Behaving Madly: Zany, Loco, Cockeyed, Rip-off, Satire Magazines
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Ger Apeldoorn, Craig Yoe, Apeldoorn, Craig Yoe, Ger, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, IDW Publishing, San Diego, CA, 2017, 2nd, 11.25 inches, 9 inches, 208 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

Out of print. From the publisher: When Mad was turned into a magazine in 1954, every publisher and his uncle came up with his own version, often...

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Blazing Combat - Hardcover
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Archie Goodwin, Goodwin, Archie, Fine, issued without dustjacket, Fantagraphics, Seattle, 2009, 3rd Edition 2018, 10.25 inches, 8.5 inches, viii, 207 pages, black & white illustrations throughout with 20 in color, hardcover, pictorial boards, English

A hardcover collection of the complete four issue run of Warren's legendary comic magazine, Blazing Combat (1965-1966). Stories by Gene Colan, Reed...

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Blazing Combat - Hardcover 1st
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Archie Goodwin, Goodwin, Archie, Near Fine (corners and spine bumped, spine ends lightly worn), Fantagraphics, Seattle, 2009, 1st, 10.25 inches, 8.5 inches, viii, 207 pages, black & white and color, hardcover, pictorial boards, English

A hardcover collection of the complete four issue run of Warren's legendary comic magazine, Blazing Combat (1965-1966). Stories by Gene Colan, Reed...

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Buried Treasure #1 - From the Estate of Nick Meglin
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From the collection of Nick Meglin with a Certificate of Authenticity, Fine, Pure Imagination, New York, 1986, 1st, 10.7 inches, 8.25 inches, 52 pages, black & white illustrations, Softcover, color wraps, English

This copy is from the collection of longtime Mad Magazine editor Nick Meglin with a Certificate of Authenticity "Madly Yours, From The Estate Collection of...

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Buried Treasure #2
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Near Fine (old price label on the cover, , very flat, tight, clean), Pure Imagination, New York, 1986, 1st, 11 inches, 8.5 inches, 56 pages, black & white, softcover, wraps

A nice Pure Imagination reprint zine printed on meduim weight white stock. This issue features rare 1940s-50s romance comic stories. By Simon & Kirby,...

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Buried Treasure #2 - From the Estate of Nick Meglin
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From the collection of Nick Meglin with a Certificate of Authenticity, Near Fine, Pure Imagination, New York, 1986, 1st, 10.7 inches, 8.25 inches, 52 pages, black & white, Softcover, color wraps, English

This copy is from the collection of longtime Mad Magazine editor Nick Meglin with a Certificate of Authenticity "Madly Yours, From The Estate Collection of...

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Collected Jack Kirby Collector Vol. 2
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Fine, Twomorrows, Raleigh, NC, 2004, 1st, 11 inches, 8.5 inches, 160 pages, black & white illustrations throughout, Softcover, color wraps, English

This out of print collection reprints the sold out issues #10-12 plus 30 pieces of Kirby art never before published! Steranko inked and colored the cover...

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Collected Jack Kirby Collector Vol. 2
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Near Fine (light wear, very flat, tight, clean), Twomorrows, Raleigh, NC, 2004, 1st, 11 inches, 8.5 inches, 160 pages, black & white illustrations throughout, Softcover, color wraps, English

This out of print collection reprints the sold out issues #10-12 plus 30 pieces of Kirby art never before published! Steranko inked and colored the cover...

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Collected Jack Kirby Collector Vol. 3
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Very Fine, Raleigh, NC, Twomorrows, 2006, 1st, 978-1-893905-02-3, 11 inches, 8.5 inches, 176 pages, color and black & white, Softcover, color wraps, English

From the publisher: Reprints JKC #13, 14 & 15 plus 30 pieces of Kirby art never before published! New cover design, but same content as previous...

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Collected Jack Kirby Collector Vol. 3
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Near Fine (light wear, very flat, tight, clean), Raleigh, NC, Twomorrows, 2006, 1st, 9781893905023, 11 inches, 8.5 inches, 176 pages, black & white illustrations throughout, Softcover, color wraps, English

From the publisher: Reprints JKC #13, 14 & 15 plus 30 pieces of Kirby art never before published! New cover design, but same content as previous...

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Collected Jack Kirby Collector Vol. 6
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Very Fine, Twomorrows, Raleigh, NC, 2008, 1st, 11 inches, 8.5 inches, 288 pages, black & white illustrations throughout, Softcover, color wraps, English

Out of print. A gargantuan 288-page trade paperback, reprinting the sold-out issues #23-26 of The Jack Kirby Collector, the critically-acclaimed magazine...

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Comic Book Artist Vol. 2, #6 - Will Eisner Tribute issue
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Fine, Marietta, Top Shelf, 2005, 1st, 9781891830785, 11 inches, 8.5 inches, 252 pages, black & white with 24 pages in color, softcover, color wraps, English

"Special Tribute: Honoring the Great Master Will Eisner." The CBA All-Star Tribute Honoring the Great Sequential Art Master, Will Eisner. This...

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Comic Book Culture
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Ron Goulart, VF/VF price-clipped dust jacket, Goulart, Ron, Collectors Press, 2000, 1st, cloth

By a prolific author of both fiction and nonfiction and a longtime comics historian, an illustrated history of the early days of comics through the war...

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Comic Books And Comic Art
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Fine, Sotheby's, 1991, 1st, pictorial boards

The catalogue to Sotheby's first auction of comic book collectibles and artworks. Describes 347 items.

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Comic Wars: How Two Tycoons Battled over the Marvel Comics Empire - And Both Lost
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Dan Raviv, Raviv, Dan, Very Fine in Fine dustjacket, New York, Broadway Books, 2002, 1st, 9780767908306, 9.5 inches, 6.25 inches, 306 pages, black & white illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

From the dustflap: Embarrassed billionaires tried to keep a lid on this story, but it cried out to be told: how America's greatest comic-book company was...

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Comic-Con International: San Diego 2017 Souvenir Book
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Gary Sassaman, Sassaman, Gary, Very Fine, San Diego, 2017, 1st, 11 inches, 8.5 inches, 272 pages, over 400 color illustrations, softcover, color wraps, English

The 2017 souvenir book with tributes to: 66 pages devoted to the Jack Kirby Centennial 40 pages devoted to the Will Eisner Centennial Reed...

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Comic-Con: 40 Years of Artists, Writers, Fans & Friends
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Gary Sassaman, Jackie Estrada, Sassaman, Jackie Estrada, Gary, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket, Chronicle Books, San Francisco, 2009, 1st, 12.25 inches, 9.25 inches, 208 pages, over 650 color and black & white illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

From the dustjacket: Since 1970, when a group of comic book lovers organized the first show, Comic-Con International has been the place for insiders to...

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Comics about Cartoonists: Stories About the World's Oddest Profession
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Craig Yoe, Yoe, Craig, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, San Diego, IDW Publishing, 2013, 1st, 9781613773468, 11.25 inches, 8.75 inches, 192 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

From the publisher: What's cooler than comics about cartoonist? NOTHING! This is mind-blowing, full-color hardback book collects rare comics about real...

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Comics about Cartoonists: Stories About the World's Oddest Profession
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Craig Yoe, Yoe, Craig, Near Fine, issued without dustjacket (a few light bumps to the edges otherwise Fine), San Diego, IDW Publishing, 2013, 1st, 9781613773468, 11.25 inches, 8.75 inches, 192 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

From the publisher: What's cooler than comics about cartoonist? NOTHING! This is mind-blowing, full-color hardback book collects rare comics about real...

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Comics, Comix & Graphic Novels: A History of Comic Art
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Roger Sabin, Sabin, Roger, Fine in Near Fine dustjacket (spine sunned), London, Phaidon Press, 1996, 1st, 9780714830087, 11.75 inches, 10.25 inches, 240 pages, over 600 color and black & white illustrations, Hardcover, cloth, English

Out of print . From the publisher: For more than a century the comic book has been a familiar and popular artform. As vehemently criticized as it is...

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Comics, The Golden Age #3
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Fine, Ron Goulart, Goulart, Ron, New Media, 1984, 1st, Softcover, color wraps

A fanzine dedicated to the Golden Age edited by Ron Goulart. Hero Profile on Plastic Man. Interview with Creig Flessel. 28 pages reprinting really obscure...

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Comics: A Global History, 1968 to the Present
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Dan Mazur, Alexander Danner, Mazur, Alexander Danner, Dan, Fine, Thames & Hudson, London, 2014, 9780500290965, 10 inches, 7.25 inches, 320 pages, about 290 color and black & white illustrations, Softcover, French wraps, English

Comics, manga, bandes dessinées, fumetti, tebeo, historietas, no matter the name, they have been a powerful medium across four continents for...

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Comix: A History of Comic Books in America
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Les Daniels, Daniels, Les, Near Fine in Near Fine dustjacket (topedge slightly spotted, slight toning, otherwise very sharp), New York, Bonanza, 1971, 11.2 inches, 8.75 inches, x, 198 pages, black & white illustrations throughout with 16 pages in color, hardcover, boards, English

This 1971 history of comics, written by Les Daniels with graphics and graphic design by The Mad Peck, wore its counterculture sensibilities on its sleeve....

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Commies, Cowboys, and Jungle Queens: Comic Books and America, 1945-1954
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William W. Savage Jr., Savage Jr., William W., Fine, Middletown, CT, Wesleyan University Press, 1998, 1st, 9780819563385, 8.5 inches, 5.5 inches, 152 pages, Softcover, color wraps, English

Includes five short comic book stories. From the publisher: Comic books crystallize the social and political problems of a troubled period in American...

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Confessions, Romances, Secrets, & Temptations: Archer St. John and the St. John Romance Comics
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John Benson, Benson, John, Very Fine, Seattle, Fantagraphics, 2007, 1st, 9781560977919, 9 inches, 6 inches, 112 pages, over 100 black & white illustrations, softcover, color wraps, English

Out of print. From the publisher: A tour through the best of the romance genre of comics in the 1950s. "Confessions, Romances, Secrets, and...

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Creators of the Superheroes
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Thomas Andrae, Andrae, Thomas, Very Fine, Neshannock, PA, Hermes Press, 2011, 1st, 9781932563535, 11 inches, 8.5 inches, 192 pages, over 400 color and black & white illustrations, Softcover, wraps, English

From the publisher: The ultimate book about the creators of comic books! Professor Thomas Andrae, noted comics historian and author, co-writer with Bob...

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Creepy Archives Vol. 1 - First Printing
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Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket, Dark Horse, Milwaukie, 2008, 1st, 11 inches, 8.75 inches, 248 pages, color and black & white, hardcover, boards, English

Out of print. Volume One reprints the first five terrifying issues of the magazine's original run, reprinted in the original magazine size! Featuring work...

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Creepy Archives Vol. 1 - First Printing in Publisher's Shrinkwrap
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Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket in publisher's shrinkwrap, Dark Horse, Milwaukie, 2008, 1st, 11 inches, 8.75 inches, 248 pages, color and black & white, hardcover, boards, English

Out of print. Volume One reprints the first five terrifying issues of the magazine's original run, reprinted in the original magazine size! Featuring work...

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Creepy Archives Vol. 2 - Hardcover First
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Near Fine in Near Fine dustjacket (lower corners and spine ends lightly bumped, interior Very Fine), Dark Horse, Milwaukie, 2008, 1st, 10.8 inches, 8.4 inches, 296 pages, color and black & white, hardcover, boards, English

Out of print. From the publisher: This vein-chilling second volume showcases work by some of the best artists to ever work in the comics medium,...

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Creepy Archives Vol. 3 - Hardcover First
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Bump to the foreedge of the rear board otherwise Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket, Dark Horse, Milwaukie, 2009, 1st, 11 inches, 8.75 inches, 288 pages, color and black & white, hardcover, boards, English

Out of print. From the publisher: Fans of horror comics and jaw-dropping artwork, rejoice! Dark Horse Comics continues to showcase its dedication to...

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Creepy Archives Vol. 5 - Hardcover First
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Small bump to the lower front corner otherwise Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket in publisher's shrinkwrap, Dark Horse, Milwaukie, 2010, 1st, 11 inches, 8.75 inches, 240 pages, color and black & white, hardcover, boards, English

Out of print. Collecting Creepy issues #21-#25. From the publisher: Enter a world of the finest in scary storytelling and dazzling artwork! Creepy...

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DC Comics Before Superman: Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson's Pulp Comics
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Nicky Wheeler-Nicholson, Wheeler-Nicholson, Nicky, Fine, issued without dustjacket, Neshannock, PA, Hermes Press, 2018, 1st, 9781613451649, 10.25 inches, 7.75 inches, 256 pages, color and black & white illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

Out of print. From the publisher: Before Batman and Superman were even a glimmer in Bill Finger and Jerry Siegel's eyes, Major Malcolm...

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DC Comics Rarities Archives Vol. 1
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Very Fine in Fine dustjacket, DC, New York, 2004, 1st, 10.5 inches, 7 inches, 348 pages, color, Hardcover, leatherette, English

From the publisher: For the first time ever, in one huge collection, three of DC Comics' most hard to find early anthology titles are reprinted in their...

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DC Comics: A Visual History - Updated Edition
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Alan Cowsill, Alex Irvine, Matthew Manning, Michael McAvennie, Daniel Wallace, Cowsill, Alex Irvine, Matthew Manning, Michael McAvennie, Daniel Wallace, Alan, Very Fine in Fine slipcase, New York, DK Publishing, 2014, 1st revised, 9781465433848, 12.625 inches, 10.5 inches, 376 pages, color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

From the publisher: Updated and expanded edition, with 16 new pages to cover 2010-2014! Featuring a new slipcase design along with two NEW prints by Jim...

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DC Comics: Sixty Years of the World's Favorite Comic Book Heroes
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Les Daniels, Daniels, Les, Topedge soiled otherwise Very Fine in Fine price-clipped dustjacket, Abrams, New York, 1995, 1st, 12.2 inches, 9.4 inches, 256 pages, 600 color illustrations, hardcover, cloth, English

A breezy 60th anniversary history of the comic book publisher. Written by Les Daniels who 25 years earlier wrote Comix: A History of Comic Books in America...

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DC Comics: The 75th Anniversary Poster Book
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Robert Schnakenberg, Schnakenberg, Robert, Fine, Philadelphia, Quirk Books, 2010, 1st, 978-1594744624, 14 inches, 11 inches, 208 pages, Over 300 color illustrations, Hardcover, French wraps, English

This copy comes with a 12-page 11x14 inch preview booklet promoting the book prior to publication. From the inside flap: Here are 100 of the most...

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DC Showcase Presents: The Phantom Stranger, Vol. 1
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Very Fine, DC Comics, New York, 2006, 1st, 10.25 inches, 6.75 inches, 543 pages, black & white, Softcover, color wraps, English

From the publisher: Over 500 pages of supernatural phenomena with tales from the Phantom Stranger and his skeptical counterpart Dr. 13! This volume...

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DC Showcase Presents: The Phantom Stranger, Vol. 2
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Very Fine, DC Comics, New York, 2008, 1st, 10.25 inches, 6.75 inches, 496 pages, black & white, Softcover, color wraps, English

From the publisher: The adventures of the Phantom Stranger continue in this volume collecting stories from Phantom Stranger #22-41, Justice League of...

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Divas, Dames & Daredevils: Lost Heroines of Golden Age Comics
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Fine, Mike Madrid, Madrid, Mike, Exterminating Angel Press, 2013, 9781935259237, 9 inches, 7 inches, 240 pages, black & white illustrations throughout, Softcover, color wraps, English

From the publisher: Comics Alliance and Comics Blend Best Comic Book of the Year BUST Magazine "Lit Pick" Recommendation "Mike Madrid gives these...

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EC Archives: Crime Illustrated
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Al Feldstein, Feldstein, Al, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket, Dark Horse, Milwaukie, 2021, 1st, 11.25 inches, 8.5 inches, 192 pages, black & white with some color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

From the publisher: Contained here is the complete run of Crime Illustrated, an innovative "Picto-Fiction" magazine containing illustrated prose stories...

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EC Archives: Two-Fisted Tales, Vol. 3
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Al Feldstein, Feldstein, Al, Very Good+ in Very Good+ dustjacket (corners bumped, interior Fine), Milwaukie, Dark Horse, 2014, 1st, 978-1-61655-291-6, 11.25 inches, 8.5 inches, 216 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

Before Two-Fisted Tales burst onto the scene in 1950, war comics were largely unsophisticated, focusing only on action and adventure--wartime propaganda,...

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EC Archives: Two-Fisted Tales, Vol. 4
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Al Feldstein, Feldstein, Al, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket in publisher's shrinkwrap, Milwaukie, Dark Horse, 2019, 1st, 978-1-50670-849-2, 11.25 inches, 8.5 inches, 216 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

Before Two-Fisted Tales burst onto the scene in 1950, war comics were largely unsophisticated, focusing only on action and adventure--wartime propaganda,...

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EC Archives: Two-Fisted Tales, Volume 2
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Harvey Kurtzman, Kurtzman, Harvey, Very small bumps to corners otherwise Very Fine/Very Fine, Gemstone, Timonium, MD, 2007, 1st, 11.25 inches, 8.5 inches, 212 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

Reprints Two-Fisted Tales #24-29 Writer-artist-editor (and all-around comics visionary) Harvey Kurtzman teamed up with legendary artists Wally Wood,...

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EC Covers: Artist’s Edition
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Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, in publisher's shrinkwrap, in Fine box, San Diego, IDW Publishing, 2013, 1st, 9781684057689, 22 inches, 15 inches, 160 pages, color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

In Stock Now! This gigantic (15 x 22 inches!) tome reproduces over 140 pieces of  original EC cover art-- Horror, War, Science Fiction,...

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EC Portfolio Two - Limited Edition - Signed by Harvey Kurtzman
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Only 1,100 copies printed. This copy is signed by Harvey Kurtzman under the first page of his story "Air Burst!" ("Regards from Harvey Kurtzman")., Fine (very flat, binding tight, clean), Russ Cochran, Adel, IA, 1972, 1st, 16 inches, 11.5 inches, 48 pages, black & white, softcover, color wraps, English

This copy is boldly signed by Harvey Kurtzman under the first page of his story "Air Burst!" ("Regards from Harvey Kurtzman"). The EC Portfolios were...

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