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Eerie Archives Vol. 1 - Hardcover First Printing
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Very Fine in Fine dustjacket, Dark Horse, Milwaukie, 2009, 1st, 11 inches, 8.75 inches, 256 pages, color and black & white, hardcover, boards, English

Out of print. Collects Warren's black & white horror magazine Eerie #1-5. Includes the work of Frank Frazetta, Alex Toth, Neal Adams, Joe Orlando, Gray...

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Eerie Archives Vol. 2 - Hardcover First Printing
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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

A pristine first printing hardcover. Out of print in hardcover. From the publisher: When publisher Jim Warren created Creepy magazine in 1962, he soon...

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Eerie Archives Vol. 3 - Hardcover First Printing
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Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket, Milwaukie, Dark Horse, 2010, 1st, 9781595823694, 11 inches, 8.75 inches, 240 pages, color and black & white, hardcover, boards, English

Out of print. From the publisher: Cousin Eerie is back with dozens of blood-chilling tales of terror and the macabre! Dark Horse Comics continues its...

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Eerie Archives Vol. 9
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Near Fine in Very Good+ dustjacket (light wear to book, moderate edgewear to dustjacket), Milwaukie, Dark Horse, 2012, 1st, 978-1-59582-773-9, 11 inches, 8.75 inches, 272 pages, color and black & white, hardcover, boards, English

Out of print. From the publisher: Eerie Archives Volume 9 collects issues #42-#46 of the original Eerie magazine run. This volume features classic...

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Famous First Edition: New Fun #1 C-63
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Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket, Burbank, DC Comics, 2020, 1st, 9781779501196, 15.25 inches, 10.75 inches, 48 pages, black & white with 4 pages in color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

Comic book history in your hands!  From the publisher: For the first time ever, the very first comic book published by DC Comics is reprinted....

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Fiction House: From Pulps to Panels, From Jungles to Space
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Mitch Maglio, Maglio, Mitch, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, San Diego, IDW, 2017, 1st, 9781631408670, 11.25 inches, 8.8 inches, 300 pages, color and black & white illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

Out of print. A great illustrated history of a publishing house that spanned the pulp era and comic book era, full of great art and comics. From the...

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Flashback #16: Pep Comics #17
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VG (covers & edges lightly rubbed), DynaPubs, nd (circa 1972-3), color wraps

Reprints Pep Comics #17 (MLJ Magazines, 1941) featuring The Shield, Sgt. Boyle, Madam Satan, the origin of The Hangman, the death of The Comet, and more.

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Flashback #2: The Human Torch #5
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VG (covers & edges lightly rubbed), DynaPubs, nd (circa 1972), wraps

Reprints The Human Torch #5 (Timely, 1941), a 60-page story with the Sub-Mariner.

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Flashback #5: Military Comics #1
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VG (covers & edges lightly rubbed), DynaPubs, nd (circa 1972-3), color wraps

Reprints Military Comics #1 (Comic Magazines, 1941) featuring the first appearance of The Blackhawks and the origins of Miss Liberty and Death Patrol (by...

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Four Color Fear: Forgotten Horror Comics of the Fifties
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Near Fine (back cover creased at the lower corner otherwise new and unread), Fantagraphics, Seattle, 2010, 2nd, 10.2 inches, 6.75 inches, 320 pages, color illustrations, Softcover, wraps, English

From the publisher: A massive collection of never-before-collected pre-Comics Code horror comics of the 1950s. Of the myriad genres comic books ventured...

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Four Color Fear: Forgotten Horror Comics of the Fifties
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Greg Sadowski, ed., Sadowski, ed., Greg, Near Fine (back cover creased at the lower corner, , light shelfwear, interior flat, tight, clean), Fantagraphics, Seattle, 2010, 2nd, 10.2 inches, 6.75 inches, 320 pages, color illustrations, Softcover, wraps, English

From the publisher: A massive collection of never-before-collected pre-Comics Code horror comics of the 1950s. Of the myriad genres comic books ventured...

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From Aargh! to Zap! Harvey Kurtzman's Visual History of the Comics
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Harvey Kurtzman, Kurtzman, Harvey, Very Good+ (mild cover wear, one bent corner, spine tight and unbroken, interior sound), Prentice Hall, New York, 1991, 1st, 15 inches, 11 inches, 96 pages, about 400 illustrations, most in color, softcover, wraps, English

Harvey Kurtzman's very personal history of American comic books culled from his experiences and memories. The oversize glossy color format allows for...

Ghosts and Girls of Fiction House! (Chilling Archives of Horror Comics)
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Michael Price, Price, Michael, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, San Diego, IDW, 2015, 1st, 9781631404047, 11.25 inches, 8.8 inches, 152 pages, color and black & white illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

Out of print. A great illustrated history full of great Golden Age comics art and stories. From the publisher: The publisher Fiction House was...

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Government Issue: Comics for the People, 1940s-2000s
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Richard Graham, Graham, Richard, Near Fine (overhanging corners lightly bent, light rubbing to covers, interior very flat, tight, clean), Abrams Comicarts, New York, 2011, 1st, 11 inches, 7.89 inches, 304 pages, color, Softcover, stiff oversize wraps, English

From the publisher: Since the 1940s, federal and state government agencies have published comics to disseminate public information. Comics legends Will...

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Graphic Gallery 1 - From the Estate of Nick Meglin
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From the collection of Nick Meglin with a Certificate of Authenticity, Very Fine, Russ Cochran, Adel, IA, 1973, 1st, 11 inches, 8.5 inches, 60 pages, over 100 black & white illustrations, softcover, wraps, English

The very first issue of Russ Cochran's seminal 1970s original comic art catalog and gallery. Sharp reproduction on slick stock. Frank Frazetta: 25 ink...

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Graphic Gallery 1 - From the Estate of Nick Meglin
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From the collection of Nick Meglin with a Certificate of Authenticity, Near Fine (light shelfwear, flat, tight), Russ Cochran, Adel, IA, 1973, 1st, 11 inches, 8.5 inches, 60 pages, over 100 black & white illustrations, softcover, wraps, English

The very first issue of Russ Cochran's seminal 1970s original comic art catalog and gallery. Sharp reproduction on slick stock. Frank Frazetta: 25 ink...

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Graphic Gallery 10 - From the Estate of Nick Meglin
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From the collection of Nick Meglin with a Certificate of Authenticity, Near Fine (light shelfwear, flat, tight), Russ Cochran, West Plains, MO, 1977, 1st, 11 inches, 8.5 inches, 64 pages, over 100 black & white illustrations, softcover, color wraps, English

Russ Cochran's seminal 1970s original comic art catalog and gallery. Sharp reproduction on slick stock. Alex Raymond is the featured artist with four...

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Graphic Gallery 2 - From the Estate of Nick Meglin
  $100.00
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From the collection of Nick Meglin with a Certificate of Authenticity, Near Fine (light bend at one corner otherwise Fine, flat, tight), Russ Cochran, Adel, IA, 1973, 1st, 11 inches, 8.5 inches, 64 pages, over 100 black & white illustrations, softcover, wraps, English

Russ Cochran's seminal 1970s original comic art catalog and gallery. Sharp reproduction on slick stock. Originals by Frank Frazetta, Carl Barks, Harold...

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Graphic Gallery 3 - From the Estate of Nick Meglin
  $100.00
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From the collection of Nick Meglin with a Certificate of Authenticity, Near Fine (light bend at one corner otherwise Fine, flat, tight), Russ Cochran, Adel, IA, c1974, 1st, 11 inches, 8.5 inches, 64 pages, over 100 black & white illustrations, softcover, wraps, English

Russ Cochran's seminal 1970s original comic art catalog and gallery. Sharp reproduction on slick stock. An early issue. Featuring over 100 works...

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Graphic Gallery 4 - From the Estate of Nick Meglin
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From the collection of Nick Meglin with a Certificate of Authenticity, Near Fine (light bump at one corner otherwise Fine), Russ Cochran, Adel, IA, 1974, 1st, 11 inches, 8.5 inches, 72 pages, 19 color and over 100 black & white illustrations, softcover, color wraps, English

Russ Cochran's seminal 1970s original comic art catalog and gallery. Sharp reproduction on slick stock. In color: Harvey Kurtzman & Will Elder's...

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Graphic Gallery 6 - From the Estate of Nick Meglin
  $60.00
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From the collection of Nick Meglin with a Certificate of Authenticity, Near Fine (light bump at one corner otherwise Fine), Russ Cochran, West Plains, MO, 1975, 1st, 11 inches, 8.5 inches, 68 pages, 4 full-page color and over 100 black & white illustrations, softcover, color wraps, English

Russ Cochran's seminal 1970s original comic art catalog and gallery. Sharp reproduction on slick stock. The color centerspread is Richard Corben's Tarzan...

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Graphic Gallery 9 - From the Estate of Nick Meglin
  $50.00
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From the collection of Nick Meglin with a Certificate of Authenticity, Near Fine (light bump at one corner otherwise Fine), Russ Cochran, West Plains, MO, 1976, 1st, 11 inches, 8.5 inches, 64 pages, 5 color and over 100 black & white illustrations, softcover, color wraps, English

Russ Cochran's seminal 1970s original comic art catalog and gallery. Sharp reproduction on slick stock. Four Ken Barr paintings in color. Alex Raymond,...

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Harvey Horrors Collected Works: Black Cat Mystery, Volume One
Harvey Horrors Collected Works: Black Cat Mystery, Volume One
  $48.00
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Print run of 1674 copies, Very Fine, Christopher Fowler (Foreword), Fowler (Foreword), Christopher, PS Artbooks, 2012, 1st, 9781848632875, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

"Strangest Tales of Fear and Terror!" Art by Lee Elias, Vic Donahue, Bob Powell, Tom Hickey, Howard Nostrand, Rudy Palais, Joe Certa and Manny Stallman....

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Harvey Horrors Collected Works: Chamber of Chills, Volume One
Harvey Horrors Collected Works: Chamber of Chills, Volume One
  $95.00
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Print run of 674 copies, Very Fine, Joe Hill (Foreword), Hill (Foreword), Joe, PS Artbooks, 2011, 1st, 9781848631601, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

Art by Al Avison, Bob Powell, George Appel, Vic Donahue, Rudy Palais, John Giunta, Lee Elias, Pierce Rice, Joe Certa, Warren Kremer, Abe Simon and Manny...

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Harvey Horrors Collected Works: Tomb of Terror, Volume One
Harvey Horrors Collected Works: Tomb of Terror, Volume One
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Print run of 1694 copies, Very Fine, Jones (Foreword), Stephen, PS Artbooks, 2011, 1st, 9781848632196, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

Art by Bob Powell, Warren Kremer, Joe Certa, Lee Elias, Moe Marcus, Rudy Palais, Manny Stallman, and Abe Simon. From the publisher: Tales beyond...

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Harvey Horrors Collected Works: Witches Tales, Volume 4
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Limited to 1,674 copies, Very Fine, PS Artbooks, East Yorkshire, 2013, 1st, 10.5 inches, 7.25 inches, 288 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

Reprinting Issues 22 - 28 (December 1953 - December 1954). From the publisher: Long before Blair Witch, Harvey was scaring the bejabers out of...

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Harvey Horrors Collected Works: Witches Tales, Volume One
Harvey Horrors Collected Works: Witches Tales, Volume One
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Print run of 674 copies, Very Fine, Campbell (Foreword), Ramsey, PS Artbooks, 2011, 1st, 9781848632080, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

Art by Al Avison, Rudy Palais, john Sink, Tom Gill, Al Luster, Manny Stallman, Bob Powell, Tom Hickey, Vic Donahue, Lee Elias, and John Giunta. From the...

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Heart Throbs: The Best of DC Romance Comics - Hardcover First
  $250.00
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Naomi Scott, Scott, Naomi, Near Fine in Near Fine dustjacket (light wear to the cloth corners, corners pointed, remainder stamp on the bottom, sharp, tight, clean), New York, Simon & Schuster, 1979, 1st, 0671247735, 10.25 inches, 7.25 inches, 256 pages, color, Hardcover, cloth, English

"From the annals of romance comic history come the stormiest, most tempestuous, heart-throbbing stories about the rough, tough road to true love." From...

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House of Secrets: The Bronze Age Omnibus Vol. 2
$125.00   $112.00
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Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket, DC, New York, 2019, 9781401294656, 11.5 inches, 8 inches, 872 pages, color, Hardcover, boards, English

The first collection of House of Secrets in color (after the black & white newsprint DC Showcase collection). Collects House of Secrets (1956-1978...

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Illustrators Quarterly Special: The illustrated History of Warren Magazines Revised and Expanded Edition - Limited Edition
  $45.00
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Limited edition, Very Fine, London, Book Palace, 2023, 1st revised, 9781913548209, 11 inches, 9 inches, 152 pages, color illustrations throughout, Softcover, wraps, English

From the publisher: Back by popular demand: The Illustrated History of Warren Magazines - Revised and Expanded edition. For those that missed out on...

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Illustrators Quarterly Special: The illustrated History of Warren Magazines Revised and Expanded Edition - Limited Hardcover Edition
  $110.00
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Limited to 150 hardcover copies, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, London, Book Palace, 2023, 1st revised, 9781913548117, 11.25 inches, 9.25 inches, 152 pages, color illustrations throughout, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

This revised hardcover edition is limited to just 150 copies and comes with six color prints of classic Warren covers - each reshot from the original...

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Inhumans: The Origin of the Inhumans
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Very Good+ (moderate wear to covers, interior flat, tight, clean), Marvel, New York, 2013, 1st, 10.2 inches, 6.7 inches, 424 pages, color, Softcover, color wraps, English

Collects Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) #36, 38,41-48,50, 52, 54-61 and material from Thor (1962-1996 1st Series Journey Into Mystery) #146-152. Written...

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James Warren, Empire of Monsters: The Man Behind Creepy, Vampirella, and Famous Monsters
  $150.00
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Bill Schelly, Schelly, Bill, Fine, issued without dustjacket (sharp spine ends and corners, slightest rubbing to the covers), Seattle, Fantagraphics, 2019, 1st, 9781683961475, 9.25 inches, 6.25 inches, 352 pages, black & white with 8 pages in color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

A very sharp copy of this scarce title. This profusely illustrated biography of James Warren and his eponymous publishing house sold out in record time and...

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Justice League of America Archives, Volume 7
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Very Fine/Very Fine, DC Comics, New York, 2001, 1st, 10.5 inches, 7 inches, 228 pages, color, Hardcover, leatherette, English

Reprints Justice League of America #51-57, 59 and 60, featuring the return of super-villain threats such as the Royal Flush Gang and the Queen Bee! Plus the...

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Justice League of America Archives, Volume 8
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Very Fine/Very Fine, DC Comics, New York, 2003, 1st, 10.5 inches, 7 inches, 228 pages, color, Hardcover, leatherette, English

Including the start of Denny O'Neil's and Dick Dillin's run on JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA, this hardcover reprints JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #61-66, and...

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Mad Super Special No. 134 - Mad Stocking Stuffer
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Very Fine, Time Inc. Books, New York, 1999, 1st, 10.5 inches, 8.25 inches, 80 pages, black & white, Softcover, color wraps, English

Mad Stocking Stuffer. Stories and art by Drew Friedman, Don Martin, Al Jaffee, Dick DeBartolo, Stan Hart, Mike Snider, Don (Duck) Edwing, Tom Koch, Gilbert...

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Mad Vol. 1 (1986) The Complete EC Comics Library
  $90.00
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Near Fine, issued without dustjacket (mild wear to the edges, Interior Very Fine, tight, clean), Russ Cochran, West Plains, MO, 1986, 1st, 12.5 inches, 9.5 inches, 172 pages, color, hardcover, pictorial cloth, English

The ultimate archival reprinting of the first six issues of the Mad comic book. Reproduced from new plates of the original art, newly colored by the...

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Marvel Chronicle: A Year by Year History - Box
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Peter Sanderson, Sanderson, Peter, Very Fine in Very Fine hinged box, New York, DK Publishing, 2008, 1st, 9780756641238, 12.75 inches, 10.75 inches, 352 pages, over 600 color illustrations, Hardcover, die-cut pictorial boards, English

From the publisher: Dig into the archives of Marvel Comics with this massive compendium. Every iconic hero and villain of the Marvel Comics Universe is...

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Marvel Comics in the 1960s: An Issue-By-Issue Field Guide to a Pop Culture Phenomenon
  $20.00
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Pierre Comtois, Comtois, Pierre, Near Fine (corner of front cover curled, otherwise Fine), Raleigh, NC, TwoMorrows, 2009, 1st, 9781605490168, 11 inches, 8.5 inches, 224 pages, black & white illustrations, Softcover, color wraps, English

From the publisher: After being relegated to the realm of children's literature for the first 25 years of its history, the comic book industry...

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Marvel Comics Index Vol. 1, #1: The Amazing Spider-Man
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George Olshevsky, VF, Olshevsky, George, G & T Enterprises, 1976, 1st, color wraps

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Marvel Comics Mini-Books Collectible Boxed Set
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Mark Evanier, Evanier, Mark, Very Fine in Very Fine slipcase, New York, Marvel, 2020, 2nd, 9781419743429, 6.5 inches, 4.7 inches, 384 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

From the publisher: Reprinted for the first time, the world's smallest comic books--originally printed in 1966 and now enlarged to a more readable...

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Marvel The First 80 Years: The True Story of a Pop-Culture Phenomenon
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Jonathan Wilkins, Wilkins, Jonathan, Fine, issued without dustjacket, Titan, London, 2020, 9781787735088, 11.25 inches, 8.25 inches, 160 pages, color illustrations throughout, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

A breezy history of Marvel Comics in all media through the end of the Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase Three. From the publisher: An in-depth,...

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Masters of American Comics
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John Carlin, Paul Karasik, Brian Walker, Carlin, Paul Karasik, Brian Walker, John, Fine, issued without dustjacket, New Haven, CT, Yale University Press, 2005, 1st, 9780300113174, 12.5 inches, 9 inches, 328 pages, 283 color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

This book is out of print and includes high resolution photographs of the artwork from the MOCA exhibition! In-depth analysis of fifteen artists--Winsor...

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MD (The Complete EC Comics Library)
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Fine, Russ Cochran, 1988, 1st, pictorial cloth

This volume from the New Direction Set reprints the complete run of MD #1-5. Each issue featured an artist line-up of Ingels, George Evans, Joe Orlando, and...

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MD (The Complete EC Comics Library)
  $25.00
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VF, Russ Cochran, 1988, 1st, pictorial cloth

This volume from the New Direction Set reprints the complete run of MD #1-5. Each issue featured an artist line-up of Ingels, George Evans, Joe Orlando, and...

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National Comics #1
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Fine, Blackthorne, 1986, 1st, color wraps

Reprints Jerry Iger's golden age classic from 1940.

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Not Brand Echh: The Complete Collection
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Fine, New York, Marvel, 2019, 1st, 9781302918828, 10.25 inches, 6.75 inches, 480 pages, color, Softcover, color wraps, English

Marvel makes fun of itself. Mad magazine-like parodies of Marvel comics and characters, but produced in-house by the very bullpen that created the comics...

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Our Artists At War: The Best Of The Best American War Comics
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Richard Arndt, Steven Fears, Arndt, Steven Fears, Richard, Very Fine, Raleigh, NC, TwoMorrows Publishing, 2021, 1st, 978-1-60549-108-0, 11 inches, 8.5 inches, 160 pages, color illustrations throughout, Softcover, color wraps, English

From the publisher: Our Artists At War is the first book ever published in the US that solely examines War Comics published in America. It covers the...

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