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Carl Barks, Barks, Carl, 3 Fine volumes in Near Fine slipcase (just slight toning to the spines,otherwise all three volumes are glossy, tight and Very Fine, light shelfwear to the slipcase), Another Rainbow, Scottsdale, AZ, 1984, 1st, 12.75 inches, 9.25 inches, 772 pages, color and black & white, hardcover, pictorial cloth, English

The Carl Barks Library is the ultimate archival collection of Carl Barks' justly famous duck stories. This set reprints Uncle Scrooge Comics #1-20...

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Carl Barks, Barks, Carl, From the library of Disney Legend Burny Mattinson, 3 Very Fine volumes in Near Fine slipcase (mild rubbing to one corner and light shelfwear to slipcase), Another Rainbow, Scottsdale, 1985, 1st, 12.75 inches, 9.25 inches, 748 pages, black & white with color plates, hardcover, pictorial cloth, English

One of the scarcer sets in this series. Reprints Uncle Scrooge Comics #21-43 and Barks' original pencil art for The Lemonade King. Also includes essays by...

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Carl Barks, Barks, Carl, 3 Very Fine volumes in Fine slipcase, Another Rainbow, Scottsdale, AZ, 1983, 1st, 12.75 inches, 9.25 inches, 744 pages, black & white and color, hardcover, pictorial cloth, English

The Carl Barks Library is the ultimate archival collection of Carl Barks' justly famous duck stories. Chronologically reprints the ten-pagers that...

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Carl Barks, Barks, Carl, From the library of Disney Legend Burny Mattinson, Faint razor slice to the spine of Volume 2 otherwise the three volumes are Very Fine in a Near Fine slipcase (light shelfwear to slipcase), Another Rainbow, Scottsdale, AZ, 1983, 1st, 12.75 inches, 9.25 inches, 744 pages, black & white and color, hardcover, pictorial cloth, English

The Carl Barks Library is the ultimate archival collection of Carl Barks' justly famous duck stories. Chronologically reprints the ten-pagers that...

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Carl Barks, Barks, Carl, 3 Very Fine volumes in Near Fine slipcase (light shelfwear to slipcase), Another Rainbow, Scottsdale, AZ, 1985, 1st, 12.75 inches, 9.25 inches, 746 pages, color and black & white, hardcover, pictorial cloth, English

The Carl Barks Library is the ultimate archival collection of Carl Barks' justly famous duck stories. Chronologically reprints the ten-pagers that...

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Carl Barks, Barks, Carl, From the library of Disney Legend Burny Mattinson, 3 Very Fine volumes in Near Fine slipcase (moderate scrape along the bottom edge and light shelfwear to slipcase), Another Rainbow, Scottsdale, AZ, 1985, 1st, 12.75 inches, 9.25 inches, 746 pages, color and black & white, hardcover, pictorial cloth, English

The Carl Barks Library is the ultimate archival collection of Carl Barks' justly famous duck stories. Chronologically reprints the ten-pagers that...

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Carl Barks, Barks, Carl, #642 of 1875 copies signed by Barks, Fine in Fine slipcase, Another Rainbow, Scottsdale, AZ, 1981, 1st, 13 inches, 11 inches, 311 pages, 135 color plates (12 gate-folds), numerous black & white illustrations and photographs, Hardcover, maroon leather in matching slipcase, English

While well-heeled collectors can buy the original paintings (I witnessed a money bin painting sell at auction for over $250,000!), this book is the only...

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Carl Barks, Barks, Carl, Very Fine, Gladstone, Prescott, AZ, 1998, 1st, 11 inches, 8.4 inches, 192 pages, color, softcover, wraps, English

One of seven rebound collections of Walt Disney comic albums published by Gladstone. Each discount-priced volume had 2-4 albums that were part of Gladstone...

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Carl Barks, Barks, Carl, Very Fine, Gladstone, Prescott, AZ, 1998, 1st, 11 inches, 8.4 inches, 200 pages, color, softcover, wraps, English

One of seven rebound collections of Walt Disney comic albums published by Gladstone. Each discount-priced volume had 2-4 albums that were part of Gladstone...

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Carl Barks, Barks, Carl, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Fanagraphics Boooks, Seattle, 2012, 9781606995747, 10.3 inches, 7.6 inches, 240 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

From the publisher: Anchored by the Dickensian "A Christmas for Shacktown," this volume collects the universally beloved comics adventures of Donald...

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Carl Barks, Barks, Carl, From the library of Disney Legend Burny Mattinson, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Seattle, Fantagraphics, 2012, 1st, 9781606995747, 10.3 inches, 7.6 inches, 234 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

From the publisher: Anchored by the Dickensian "A Christmas for Shacktown," this volume collects the universally beloved comics adventures of Donald...

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Carl Barks, Barks, Carl, From the library of Disney Legend Burny Mattinson, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Seattle, Fantagraphics, 2017, 1st, 9781683960454, 10.3 inches, 7.6 inches, 200 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

From the publisher: The Disney Ducks go on a perilous jungle quest and start a risky business! When Uncle Scrooge loses some vital papers in a plane...

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Carl Barks, Barks, Carl, From the library of Disney Legend Burny Mattinson, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Seattle, Fantagraphics, 2016, 1st, 9781606999202, 10.3 inches, 7.6 inches, 225 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

From the publisher: There are sea monsters, millionaires, spies, and more in the latest volume of Carl Barks's internationally beloved Donald Duck...

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Carl Barks, Barks, Carl, From the library of Disney Legend Burny Mattinson, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Seattle, Fantagraphics, 2018, 1st, 9781683961239, 10.3 inches, 7.6 inches, 200 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

From the publisher: In these Donald Duck and Uncle Scrooge comics, beloved worldwide, there's an exploding volcano, a dinosaur stampede, and a rocket...

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Carl Barks, Barks, Carl, Fine, issued without dustjacket, Fantagraphics, Seattle, 2013, 9781606996539, 10.3 inches, 7.6 inches, 240 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

Donald and his nephews face high-tech Wild West villainy and much more in this collection, which includes "extras" such as "In Darkest Africa," unreleased...

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Carl Barks, Barks, Carl, From the library of Disney Legend Burny Mattinson, Two pinholes to the topedge of the front board otherwise Fine, issued without dustjacket, Seattle, Fantagraphics, 2013, 1st, 9781606996539, 10.3 inches, 7.6 inches, 240 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

24 pages of extra material: story notes, first appearances, key panels. From the publisher: Donald and his nephews face high-tech Wild West villainy...

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Carl Barks, Barks, Carl, From the library of Disney Legend Burny Mattinson, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Seattle, Fantagraphics, 2015, 1st, 9781606998342, 10.3 inches, 7.6 inches, 210 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

From the publisher: In this collection of short comics by the world-renowned Carl Barks, Donald, Uncle Scrooge, and the nephews go on a wild parrot...

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Carl Barks, Barks, Carl, Fine, issued without dustjacket, Seattle, Fantagraphics, 2017, 1st, 9781683960454, 10.3 inches, 7.6 inches, 200 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

The Disney Ducks go on a perilous jungle quest and start a risky business! When Uncle Scrooge loses some vital papers in a plane crash in the jungles of...

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Carl Barks, Barks, Carl, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Seattle, Fantagraphics Books, 2014, 1st, 9781606997413, 10.3 inches, 7.6 inches, 216 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

From the publisher: Donald Duck, Huey, Dewey and Louie go to catch a unicorn for Uncle Scrooge in one of the stories in this collection of world-famous...

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Carl Barks, Barks, Carl, From the library of Disney Legend Burny Mattinson, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Seattle, Fantagraphics, 2014, 1st, 9781606997413, 10.3 inches, 7.6 inches, 224 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

Out of print. From the publisher: Donald Duck, Huey, Dewey and Louie go to catch a unicorn for Uncle Scrooge in one of the stories in this...

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Carl Barks, Barks, Carl, From the library of Disney Legend Burny Mattinson, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Seattle, Fantagraphics, 2015, 1st, 9781606998748, 10.3 inches, 7.6 inches, 236 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

From the publisher: This volume kicks off with "Trick or Treat" -- a comic-book version of the classic Disney animated short, with nine pages restored --...

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Carl Barks, Barks, Carl, From the library of Disney Legend Burny Mattinson, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Seattle, Fantagraphics, 2020, 1st, 9781683963837, 10.3 inches, 7.6 inches, 200 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

From the publisher: In this collection of internationally acclaimed Donald Duck comics, Donald and the nephews are stranded in the Arctic and face peril...

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Carl Barks, Barks, Carl, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Fantagraphics, Seattle, 2013, 1st, 10.25 inches, 7.5 inches, 216 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

From the publisher: Volume 5 of Carl Barks' world-famous Disney comics includes Uncle Scrooge's first appearance, a Christmas tale and many other...

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Carl Barks, Barks, Carl, Very Fine in Very Good+ slipcase (moderate wear to the slipcase edges), Fantagraphics, Seattle, 2013, 1st, 10.25 inches, 7.5 inches, 216+240 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

The slipcase is rather shelfworn, but it has protected these two volumes from any wear. From the publisher: Volume 5 of Carl Barks' world-famous...

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Carl Barks, Barks, Carl, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Seattle, Fantagraphics, 2016, 1st, 9781606999202, 10.25 inches, 7.5 inches, 232 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

From the publisher: There are sea monsters, millionaires, spies, and more in the latest volume of Carl Barks's internationally beloved Donald Duck...

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Carl Barks, Barks, Carl, From the library of Disney Legend Burny Mattinson, Near Fine, issued without dustjacket (light bump to the tail of the spine, covers lightly rubbed), Seattle, Fantagraphics, 2021, 1st, 9781683964018, 10.3 inches, 7.6 inches, 210 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

From the publisher: In this collection of internationally acclaimed Duck comics, Uncle Scrooge has adventures in outer space and on the high seas!...

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Carl Barks, Barks, Carl, From the library of Disney Legend Burny Mattinson, Near Fine, issued without dustjacket (two corners lightly bumped, light cover wear), Seattle, Fantagraphics, 2012, 1st, 9781606995358, 10.3 inches, 7.6 inches, 240 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

From the publisher: Uncle Scrooge classics for all ages! This volume starts off with "Only a Poor Old Man," the defining Uncle Scrooge yarn (in fact...

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Carl Barks, Barks, Carl, From the library of Disney Legend Burny Mattinson, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Seattle, Fantagraphics, 2022, 1st, 9781683965657, 10.3 inches, 7.6 inches, 208 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

From the publisher: This volume of the world-famous Duck comics introduces Magica De Spell, Scrooge's sorceress nemesis! Plus adventures in the frozen...

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Carl Barks, Barks, Carl, From the library of Disney Legend Burny Mattinson, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Seattle, Fantagraphics, 2014, 1st, 9781606997956, 10.3 inches, 7.6 inches, 244 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

From the publisher: Collects further Carl Barks Uncle Scrooge/Donald Duck stories -- including the one that inspired Raiders of the Lost Ark. Uncle...

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Carl Barks, Barks, Carl, From the library of Disney Legend Burny Mattinson, Near Fine, issued without dustjacket (lower corners lightly bumped ow Fine), Seattle, Fantagraphics, 2020, 1st, 9781683962915, 10.3 inches, 7.6 inches, 200 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

From the publisher: In these comics, Uncle Scrooge and Donald Duck space race to a moon of gold, discover the secret of a ghost ship, and go on a...

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Carl Barks, Daan Jippes, Barks, Daan Jippes, Carl, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Fantagraphics, Seattle, 2022, 9781683966531, 10.4 inches, 7.6 inches, 200 pages, color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

Includes the Junior Woodchucks stories, written by Barks, with art by (internationally acclaimed Duck artist) Daan Jippes! From the publisher: In this...

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Carl Barks, Floyd Gottfredson, Barks, Floyd Gottfredson, Carl, Very Fine, Gladstone, Prescott, AZ, 1998, 1st, 11 inches, 8.4 inches, 200 pages, color, softcover, wraps, English

One of seven rebound collections of Walt Disney comic albums published by Gladstone. Each discount-priced volume had 2-4 albums that were part of Gladstone...

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The Shazam! Archives, Vol. 1
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C.C. Beck, Beck, C.C., Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket, New York, DC Comics, 1992, 1st, 9781563890536, 10.5 inches, 7 inches, 208 pages, color, Hardcover, leatherette, English

Reprints the Captain Marvel stories from Whiz Comics #2-15. When young radio reporter Billy Batson speaks the name of an ancient wizard "SHAZAM!" he is...

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The Shazam! Archives, Volume 1
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C.C. Beck, Beck, C.C., Very Fine/Very Fine, DC Comics, New York, 1992, 1st, 10.5 inches, 7 inches, 208 pages, color, Hardcover, leatherette, English

Reprints the Captain Marvel stories from Whiz Comics #2-15. When young radio reporter Billy Batson speaks the name of an ancient wizard "SHAZAM!" he is...

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Charles Biro, Biro, Charles, Very Fine, Fantagraphics, Seattle, 2022, 9781683964643, 14.3 inches, 10.9 inches, 216 pages, color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

From the publisher: Before EC, before His Name is…Savage!, before underground comix, this volume collects a pioneering attempt -- from the...

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Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom Archives Vol. 2
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Paul S. Newman, Frank Bolle, Newman, Paul S., Bolle, Frank, Very Fine in Near Fine dustjacket (light wrinkles to bottom edge of dustjacket), Milwaukie, Dark Horse, 2005, 1st, 978-1-59307-327-5, 10.5 inches, 7 inches, 200 pages, color, Hardcover, leather, English

When Physicist Doctor Phillip Solar's experimental nuclear power caused him to absorb a dangerous amount of atomic radiation, the scientist miraculously...

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Franklin Booth, Booth, Franklin, Very Good+ (light bump to the spine, corners rubbed, mild cover wear), Nostalgia Press, New York, 1976, 1st, 12 inches, 9 inches, 71 pages, 60 full-page and 2 text illustrations, softcover, wraps, English

The Nostalgia Press reprint of the 1925 60 Drawings. Excellent reproduction of the very best works by this pen & ink artist from the golden age of...

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Arnold Drake, Bob Brown, Drake, Arnold, Brown, Bob, Very Fine, DC Comics, New York, 2008, 1st, 10.25 inches, 6.75 inches, 527 pages, black & white, Softcover, color wraps, English

Penciled and inked by Bob Brown. Written by Arnold Drake. From the publisher: Thrill to more than 500 pages of comic action collected from CHALLENGERS...

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Arnold Drake, Bob Brown, Drake, Arnold, Brown, Bob, Near Fine (thumbdent to the front cover, light cover wear, very flat, tight, clean), DC Comics, New York, 2008, 1st, 10.25 inches, 6.75 inches, 527 pages, black & white, Softcover, color wraps, English

Written by Arnold Drake. Penciled and inked by Bob Brown. From the publisher: Thrill to more than 500 pages of comic action collected from CHALLENGERS...

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John Buscema, Buscema, John, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, IDW/Editions Deesse/Casal Solleric, Palma, 2012, 1st thus, 11.5 inches, 9.5 inches, 328 pages, approximately 500 color and black & white illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards

Out of print and scarce in all editions. This is the IDW edition of the catalogue for the artist's comprehensive museum exhibition in Palma, Spain in...

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John Buscema, Buscema, John, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, IDW/Editions Deesse/Casal Solleric, Palma, 2012, 2nd, 11.5 inches, 9.5 inches, 328 pages, approximately 500 color and black & white illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards

Out of print and scarce in all editions. This is the IDW edition of the catalogue for the artist's comprehensive museum exhibition in Palma, Spain in...

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John Buscema, Buscema, John, Near Fine, issued without dustjacket (light rubbing to the covers very light bump to the upper corner, other corners and spine ends sharp, interior new and unread), IDW/Editions Deesse/Casal Solleric, Palma, 2012, 1st thus, 11.5 inches, 9.5 inches, 328 pages, approximately 500 color and black & white illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards

Out of print and scarce in all editions. This is the IDW edition of the catalogue for the artist's comprehensive museum exhibition in Palma, Spain in 2009....

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John Buscema, Buscema, John, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, in publisher's shrinkwrap, in Fine box, San Diego, IDW Publishing, 2021, 1st, 9781684058716, 17 inches, 12 inches, 192 pages, color, hardcover, pictorial boards, English

In Stock Now! Buscema was a true "artist's artist," his stellar anatomy, coupled with dynamic storytelling, made him one of the most revered and...

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Stan Lee, John Buscema, Lee, Stan, Buscema, John, Very Fine, San Diego, IDW, 2022, 1st, 9781684058853, 12 inches, 8.2 inches, 144 pages, color, Softcover, French wraps, English

Considered by many to be one of the pinnacles of Silver Age comic book art--now presented in IDW's critically acclaimed Artisan Edition format--you've never...

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Edmond-François Calvo, Calvo, Edmond-François, Limited to 1500 copies, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Festival International de la Bande Dessinee, Angouleme, 2020, 1st, 13.75 inches, 10 inches, 208 pages, over 180 color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

Now in stock! With two different covers available: Mice or Wolf. Take your pick!  This is the catalogue to the museum exhibition ("Calvo: un...


Male Call (1945)
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Milton Caniff, Caniff, Milton, Near Fine in Very Good+ dustjacket (a few nicks to edges of bright, clean dustjacket), Simon & Schuster, New York, 1945, 3rd, 7.75 inches, 10 inches, 64 pages, 112 black & white strips, hardcover, cloth spine, pictorial boards, English

A beautiful copy of the original collection from 1945! The original dustjacket was tape re-enforced on the backside at some time, leading to some...

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Alberto Becattini, Antonio Vianovi, Milton Caniff, Becattini, Antonio Vianovi, Alberto, Caniff, Milton, Fine, Glamour International, Florence, 2001, 1st, 8.25 inches, 6.325 inches, 144 pages, over 100 black & white illustrations with 16 pages in color, Softcover, French wraps, Italian

A profile of the legendary creator of Terry & the Pirates and Steve Canyon, with numerous illustrations from the span of Caniff's career, with a full...

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The Complete Dickie Dare
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Milton Caniff, Caniff, Milton, Fine, Fantagraphics, Agoura, CA, 1986, 1st, 8.4 inches, 10.9 inches, xxii, 148 pages, black & white, softcover, color wraps, English

A beautiful, unread copy. The complete run of Dickie Dare by Milton Caniff: 440 strips 1933-1934. Edited and with an introduction by Richard Marschall. The...

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