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$6 to $10 Books An assortment of books across all categories.
1980-1990: THE BEST COMICS OF THE DECADE VOL. II. [SN11937] $10 Seattle: Fantagraphics, 1990. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 128pp, b&w, wraps. VF. Comics by R. Crumb, Gilbert & Jaime Hernandez, Charles Burns, Lynda Barry, Will Eisner, Sergio Aragones, Roz Chast, others.
23RD ANNUAL SAN DIEGO COMIC CONVENTION. [SN6447] $10 1992. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 144pp, b&w, wraps. NF. Souvenir program book with biographies of the guests of honor and filled with full-page illustrations. Color cover painting by Ken Steacy.
COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL: SAN DIEGO 1998. [SN7853] $10 (no date). 1st. 4to (11-13"), 128pp, b&w, wraps. VF. Souvenir program book with biographies of the guests of honor and filled with full-page illustrations. Color cover painting by Alex Ross of Superman.
39TH SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL * 2008. [SN24457X] $10 2008. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 176pp, b&w, color wraps. VF. The souvenir program book features an Alex Ross Legion of Super-Heroes cover and a tribute to Dave Stevens. Essays on the 75th Anniversary of the American Comic Book; the 75th Anniversary of Doc Savage; the 75th Anniversary of King Kong; the 50th Anniversary of Famous Monsters of Filmland; the 50th Anniversary of the Legion of Super-Heroes. Full-page illustrations by Mike Golden, Bob Larkin, Wm Stout, others. Included is the SDCC Mad Special with a parody of Watchmen with art by Glenn Fabry.
A WALT DISNEY SILLY SYMPHONY BOOK TO COLOR. [SN1007M] $10 Racine, WI: Whitman, nd (c1975). Folio (13” or taller), 48pp, b&w, color wraps. VF.A facsimile of the 1930s original publication. A picture storybook with large pages with several illustrations/panels per page to color!
THE AMERICAN CARTOONIST V1 N1. [SN3943M] $10 NCS, 1977. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 12pp, b&w, color wraps. VF. The first issue of this newsletter for the National Cartoonists Society. Covers by Arnold Roth and Curt Swan.
ANIMATION BLAST #7. [SN22955X] $6 2001. 4to (8.5 x 11), 48 pages (16 in full color), wraps. VF. Contents: - Original cover by Aaron Springer.
ANIMATION BLAST #8. [SN22954X] $6 2002. 4to (8.5 x 11), 48 pages (16 in full color), wraps. VF. Contents: - Original cover by Gary Baseman.
BIG FUN COMICS MAGAZINE #2. [SN21116M] $10 Los Angeles: 2004. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 64pp, b&w, color wraps. VF. Scorchy Smith by Noel Sickles & Bert Christman (10/12-12/2/36), Captain Easy by Leslie Turner (1/17-2¾9), and Lance by Warren Tufts (three Sundays in color!). Plus a text piece on Bert Christman. Great reproduction.
BIG FUN COMICS MAGAZINE #3. [SN21127M] $10 Los Angeles: 2005. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 64pp, b&w, color wraps. VF. Scorchy Smith by Bert Christman (12/14/36 -2/17/37), Captain Easy by Leslie Turner (7/25-12/8/49), and Lance by Warren Tufts (three Sundays in color!). Plus a collection of Frank Robbins cartoon advertisements and a text piece on Bert Christman. Great reproduction.
BIG FUN COMICS MAGAZINE #4. [SN21141M] $10 Los Angeles: 2006. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 40pp, b&w, color wraps. VF. Scorchy Smith by Bert Christman (2/18-4/10/37), Captain Easy by Leslie Turner (12/9/49-2/4/50), and Lance by Warren Tufts (11 Sundays).
BLOOD 'N' THUNDER #1. [SN9304M] $6 2002. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 36pp, b&w w/color covers, color wraps. VF. A quarterly journal for fans of adventure, mystery and melodrama in American popular culture.
CINEFANTASTIQUE V27 #6. [SN12814] $10 1996. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 64pp, color and b&w, wraps. VF. This issue is devoted to the career of Terry Gilliam & the making of Twelve Monkeys.
CINEFANTASTIQUE V27 #9. [SN12816M] $10 1996. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 64pp, color and b&w, wraps. VF. The making of James and the Giant Peach.
CINEFANTASTIQUE V29 #11. [SN12820M] $10 1998. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 64pp, color and b&w, wraps. VF. The making of Buffy The Vampire Slayer's second season and a First Season Episode Guide, the making of Sphere.
CINEFANTASTIQUE V31 #8. [SN12824M] $8 1999. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 64pp, color and b&w, wraps. VF. The making of The X-Files final season and a Season Six Episode Guide, The Wild Wild West TV show and movie.
CINEFEX #79. [SN17763] $10 1999. 1st. Oblong 8vo (8-9" wide), 146pp, color, wraps. VG+. The Matrix, Deep Blue Sea, Wild Wild West, The Haunting.
CLASSIC ADVENTURE STRIPS (# 1). [SN6477] $10 Toronto: Dragon Lady Press, January 1985. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 64pp, b/w illustrations, 63pp of strips, color wraps. VF. Two complete Golden Age strips; King of the Royal Mounted by Jim Gary (1947) and Lee Falk's Mandrake the Magician from 1937.
CLASSIC ADVENTURE STRIPS (# 3). [SN6478] $10 Toronto: Dragon Lady Press, 1985. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 62pp, b/w illustrations, 52pp of strips, color wraps. VF. Milton Caniff's first Dickie Dare (5/7/34-9/13/34); Flash Gordon from 1966.
THE COMIC BOOK MARKETPLACE #52. [SN24800] $10 1997. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 80pp, color and b&w, wraps. NF. In this issue: "Everything's Archie!" "Esoteric Archie!" "Golden Girls! The Greatest Super Heroines of the Golden Age." Julius Schwartz. "Fandom Flashbacks: Soupy Sales." Lots more.
COMMUNICATION ARTS V20, #4 (#133). [SN14357] $10 1978. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 114pp, color and b&w, wraps. NF (coupon clipped). "A special issue on museum promotion" Portfolios: Brochures, Posters, Direct Mail, Exhibits, Museum Shops. Bernie Fuchs & Bob Peak gallery painting ad.
COMMUNICATION ARTS V21, #1 (#136). [SN14332] $10 1979. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 112pp, color and b&w, wraps. NF. Portfolios: Michael David Brown (27 illustrations), Bob Coonts (25 illustrations), David Gentleman (28 illustrations), colonial era signs.
COMMUNICATION ARTS V22, #2 (#143). [SN14326] $10 1980. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 106pp, color and b&w, wraps. NF. Portfolios: illustrators David Wilcox, Ariel Severino, Hal Riney of Ogilvy & Mather. Two Bernie Fuchs gallery illustrations.
COMMUNICATION ARTS V28 #5 (#187). [SN16602] $8 1986. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 118pp, color and b&w, wraps. NF (rear pages wavy). Portfolios: master scratchboard illustrator Douglas Smith, book dust-jacket designer/illustrator Louise Fili, Colossal Pictures, the Statue of Liberty exhibit.
COMMUNICATION ARTS V29, #5 (#195). [SN14345] $8 1987. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 126pp, color and b&w, wraps. NF. Portfolios: William Cone (14), Armando Testa (30 illustrations).
COMMUNICATION ARTS V29, #8 (198). [SN14998] $10 1988. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 128pp, color and b&w, wraps. NF. Portfolios: illustrator Kunio Hagio (15 color illustrations), assemblage artist Gene Hoffman.
DARK HORSE PRESENTS MONSTERS AND ALIENS 1999 CALENDAR. [SN8407] $10 np: Golden Turtle, 1998. 1st. Folio (13" or taller), 26pp, 13 color plates, wraps. VF in shrinkwrap. Art Adams, Mike Mignola, Stan Sakai, Steve Rude, John Bolton, others.
FOOM #18. [SN23326] $8 NY: Marvel, 1977. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 32pp, b&w, color wraps. VG (wrinkled). Spider-Man Issue. Interview with John Romita. Behind the scenes (making of) the Spider-Man Calendar 1978. Plus, rundowns of the latest news from each of the Marvel editors including Jack Kirby.
GATES OF EDEN #1. [SN4318] $10 Albany, NY: Fantaco, 1982. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 48pp, wraps. Covers slightly rubbed otherwise VF. Color covers by Kaluta and Griffin. Black & white stories by Jeff Jones, Spain, P. Craig Russell, Micheal T. Gilbert, Leialoha, Rick Geary, John Byrne, Jim Starlin, others.
GRAPHIC STORY MAGAZINE #15. [SN3215M] $10 Los Angeles: Bill Spicer, 1973. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 32pp, b&w, color wraps. VF. Gahan Wilson and Harry Harrison interviews.
HOGAN'S ALLEY #7. [SN19183] $7 Atlanta, GA: Bull Moose, 2000. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 144pp, b&w, wraps. VF. Three interviews: Lee Holley, Jan Eliot, Lee Salem. Toy Story 2, Mutts, Boondocks, Charles Atlas ads and parodies, early Fritzi Ritz, more.
HOGAN'S ALLEY #9. [SN19185] $7 Atlanta, GA: Bull Moose, 2001. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 144pp, b&w, wraps. VF. Carl Barks interview, Jim Meddick interview, Fred Flintstone, Ub Iwerks, Archie, more.
HOGAN'S ALLEY #12. [SN19188] $7 Atlanta, GA: Bull Moose, 2004. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 152pp, b&w, wraps. VF. Steamboat Willie, Dave Breger, Paul Murry, Al Capp's WWII strip Small Fry, David Silverman interview, Duck Dodgers, Beetle Bailey, more.
HOGAN'S ALLEY #13. [SN19189] $7 Atlanta, GA: Bull Moose, 2005. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 152pp, b&w, wraps. VF. Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko Reinventing Comics, George Luks and the Yellow Kid, Patrick McDonnell (Mutts), Ethel Hays: Cartooning Pioneer.
HOGAN'S ALLEY #14. [SN21790X] $7 Atlanta, GA: Bull Moose, 2006. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 144pp, b&w, wraps. VF. Interview with Dennis the Menace artist Marcus Hamilton, Ron Ferdinand creates a Dennis Sunday, Pogo, comic strips and sheet music, Bob Clampett on Beany & Cecil, Disney’s General Motors cartoon, more.
HOLLYWOOD REPORTER. [SN2192] $10 3/18/98. VF. Features a full-page color ad from George Lucas congratulating James Cameron (on Titanic's reaching the #1 highest grossing film over Star Wars). The ad depicts characters from all three Star Wars films going down on the Titanic!
ILLO #1. [SN22340X] $10 St. Louis: 2007. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 80pp, color, wraps. VF. From the publisher of Illustration Magazine, a new magazine dedicated to the field of contemporary illustration. Beautifully designed, with the highest quality reproduction and thick white stock. This inaugural issue features long features on Mitch O'Connell and Mark Schultz; and shorter articles on Nathan Jurevicius and Brian Taylor.
ILLUSTRATION MAGAZINE #18. [SN21974X] $10 St. Louis, MO: 2007. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 112pp, color, wraps. VF. This issue features articles on illustrators Al Anderson, Alberto Vargas, and Jack Potter, Part Two of the Cooper Studio story, and the Uneeda Biscuit Boy.
ILLUSTRATION MAGAZINE #19. [SN22563X] $10 St. Louis, MO: 2007. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 112pp, color, wraps. NF. This issue features articles on illustrators Louis Glanzman and Ed Emshwiller. Also, "the Evolution of the West Coast's leading art studio."
INSIDE COMICS VOL. 1, NO. 1. [SN19959M] $10 1974. 4to (11-13"), 48pp, color cover by Beck, b&w illustrations throughout, color wraps. NF. R. Crumb interview. A profile of the ACBA. The Great Comic Art Rip-off. Neal Adams editorial on National’s loss of 1900 pages of art.
INSIDE COMICS VOL. 1, NO. 2. [SN1544] $10 1974. 4to (11-13"), 48pp, color cover by Beck, b&w illustrations throughout, color wraps. NF. Interview with Harvey Kurtzman; CC Beck on creating Comic Book Characters; Who Owns Original Art? by Steve Ditko.
INSIDE COMICS VOL. 1, NO. 3. [SN24834] $10 Fall 1974. 4to (11-13"), 46pp, color wraps. NF. "The Comics Code: 20 Years of Self-Strangulation." Repression for the Hell of It: The Doonesbury Scandal." "American Dreaming: An Analysis of the Adventure Strip." More.
INSIDE COMICS VOL. 1, NO. 4. [SN24835] $10 Winter 1974-75. 4to (11-13"), 44pp, color wraps. NF. "Comics in the Library" by Will Eisner. Part 2 of "The Comics Code: 20 Years of Self-Strangulation." "May We Have the Next Slide Please" how the great Golden Age heroes might have appeared if drawn by today's comic standards by C.C. Beck.
KING OF THE ROYAL MOUNTED (DRAGON LADY PRODUCTIONS #1). [SN6498] $10 Toronto: Dragon Lady Press, 1985. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 66pp, color cover, color wraps. NF. 264 dailies by Jim Gray 12/5/49-11/25/50.
MAD #174. [SN23981] $10 NY: E.C. Publications, 1975. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 48pp, b&w, color wraps. Fine (very sharp).
MAD #175. [SN23982] $10 NY: E.C. Publications, 1975. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 48pp, b&w, color wraps. Fine (very sharp).
MAD #176. [SN23983] $10 NY: E.C. Publications, 1975. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 48pp, b&w, color wraps. Fine (very sharp).
MAD #187. [SN23994] $10 NY: E.C. Publications, 1976. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 48pp, b&w, color wraps. Fine (very sharp). Cover slightly askew.
MAD #189. [SN23996] $10 NY: E.C. Publications, 1977. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 48pp, b&w, color wraps. VF.
MAD #190. [SN23997] $10 NY: E.C. Publications, 1977. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 48pp, b&w, color wraps. Fine (very sharp).
MAD #191. [SN23998] $10 NY: E.C. Publications, 1977. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 48pp, b&w, color wraps. VF.
MAD #192. [SN23999] $10 NY: E.C. Publications, 1977. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 48pp, b&w, color wraps. Fine (very sharp).
MAD #194. [SN24001] $8 NY: E.C. Publications, 1977. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 48pp, b&w, color wraps. NF.
MAD #195. [SN24002] $10 NY: E.C. Publications, 1977. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 48pp, b&w, color wraps. VF.
MAD #197. [SN24004] $10 NY: E.C. Publications, 1978. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 48pp, b&w, color wraps. NF (top edge trimmed at an angle, slight dents to front cover).
MAD #198. [SN24005] $10 NY: E.C. Publications, 1978. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 48pp, b&w, color wraps. NF (very slight dent to back cover).
NATIONAL COMICS #1. [SN4164] $10 El Cajon, CA: Blackthorne, 1986. 1st. Small 4to (9-11”), 72pp, b&w, color wraps. Fine. Reprints Jerry Iger's golden age classic from 1940.
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WILDLIFE ART 1998 CALENDAR. [SN1218M] $10 Golden Turtle Press, 1997. 1st. Square 4to (11-13"), 24pp, 13 full-page color illustrations, wraps. VF in shrinkwrap. Kuhnert, Kuhn, Rungius, Carlson, Lenders, Clymer (2).
NEAR MINT #2. [SN6389M] $10 San Francisco: Al Dellinges, 1980. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 32pp, b&w, wraps. Milton Caniff article "Detour Guide for an Arm-Chair Marco Polo"; A page from Joe Kubert & Norman Maurer's 1954 Comic Book Illustration Course; "Comics and the Movies"; Caricature by William Auerbach Levy and Sam Berman.
NEAR MINT #3. [SN6391] $10 San Francisco: Al Dellinges, 1980. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 32pp, b&w, wraps. Al Capp; Sheena; Disney's Reluctant Dragon; Jack Davis.
NEAR MINT #6. [SN6395M] $10 San Francisco: Al Dellinges, 1980. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 32pp, b&w, wraps. Horror Movie Ads; Andre Le Blanc interview and comic story, Toth art, Don Martin T-shirt designs.
NEAR MINT #9. [SN6401] $10 San Francisco: Al Dellinges, 1981. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 32pp, b&w, wraps. Beauty and the Beast Theme issue; reprints a Bob Powell Mr. Mystic story, CC Beck.
NEAR MINT #13. [SN6380] $10 San Francisco: Al Dellinges, 1981. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 32pp, b&w, wraps. George Evans interview; early Bill Plimpton comic story.
NEAR MINT #22. [SN17608] $10 San Francisco: Al Dellinges, 1982. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 48pp, b&w, wraps. VG+. Flash Gordon. Golden Age artist Carl Pfeufer. Bob Bindig art portfolio. Dick Locher.
NEAR MINT #37. [SN6362] $10 San Francisco: Al Dellinges, 1986. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 48pp, b&w, wraps. Joe Kubert Interview from Alter Ego #6 (1963); Burne Hogarth.
NEAR MINT #39. [SN6364] $10 San Francisco: Al Dellinges, 1987. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 48pp, b&w, wraps. Secret Agent X-9. NCS cartoons presented to President Truman. 1933 Fortune magazine article on the comic strip business.
PRINT XLIX:III. [SN14376] $10 NY: 1995. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 128pp, color, wraps. VG+. Article by Chip Kidd on some of his more challenging book jacket designs (17 illustrations). Portfolio: Lisa Desimini book jacket artist.
QUESTAR #8 (V2 #4). [SN17420] $10 Pittsburgh: 1980. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 72pp, color and b&w, wraps. VG+. Interviews: Mark Hamill on Empire Strikes Back, Robert Bloch, Chuck Jones on Duck Dodgers, Harrison Ellenshaw matte painter on Empire Strikes Back.
ROUGH STUFF #2. [SN24870X] $7 Raleigh: TwoMorrows, 2006. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 112pp, b&w, color wraps. Light bump to corner otherwise VF. A magazine devoted to the pencil art of comic books. Featured artists in this second issue: Brian Apthorp, Frank Brunner, Jerry Ordway, and Matt Wagner. Interview with Paul Gulacy.
TIME OUT FOR LAUGHTER. [SN3643] $10 Chicago: Scott, Foresman & Co, 1953. 1st. Oblong 8vo (8-9" wide), 32pp, 39 cartoons, pictorial boards. NF. A slim cartoon collection. Cartoons by Charles Allen, Stanley Berenstain, George Clark, Roland Coe, Drucker, Syd Hoff, Jeff Keate, Reamer Keller, Hank Ketcham, Jane Spear King, Lichty, Harry Mace, Bill O’Malley, Irving Phillips, Mischa Richter, Salo, & Chas. Strauss.
Barker, Martin. A HAUNT OF FEARS. [SN16860] $10 Jackson: Univ. Press of Mississippi, 1992. 1st US. 8vo (8-9"), xxii, 239pp, 44 b&w illustrations, wraps. VF. “The Strange History of the British Horror Comics Campaign
Clarke, Phil & Mike Higgs. NOSTALGIA ABOUT COMICS. [SN7055M] $10 Birmingham, England: Pegasus, 1991. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 68pp, over 300 color illustrations, wraps. VF. A collection of British comic book covers and stories.
Dooley, Dennis & Gary Engle. SUPERMAN AT FIFTY! [SN7152] $10 NY: Collier, 1988. 1st PB. Small 4to (9-11”), 190pp, 5 full-page color and 2 b&w illustrations, wraps. VF. “The Persistence of a Legend!” an anthology of essays, histories, and creators’ perspectives (Curt Swan, Dennis O’Neil), even Harvey Pekar and R. Crumb.
Elrick, George S. FLIPPER: KILLER WHALE TROUBLE (BIG LITTLE BOOK #3 (2003)). [SN3683] $10 Racine, WI: Whitman, 1967. 1st. 24mo (5-6"), 252pp, 121 full-page color illustrations, pictorial boards. VG+ (mild cover rubbing). "An albino killer whale suddenly appears, providing quite an adventure for Flipper, Bud, and Sandy."
Gifford, Arnold. HOTEL FEVER. [SN3639] $9 NY: Popular Library, 1956. 1st. 16mo (6-7"), 192pp, wraps. VG+. A 1950s paperback with a fantastic salacious cover.
Goulart, Ron. GHOSTING. [SN10755] $8 Ontario: Worldwide Library, 1980. 1st. 16mo (6-7"), 192pp, wraps. NF (spine slanted). A murder mystery within the world of syndicated cartooning. "Comic strips are big business - and big business can be lethal!
Greene, Katherine and Richard. THE MAN BEHIND THE MAGIC: THE STORY OF WALT DISNEY. [SN25894] $10 NY: Viking, 1991. 4th. Small 4to (9-11"), 183pp, b&w, cloth spine. NF/NF (top and fore edge lightly spotted). A biography of Walt Disney.
Harvey, RC. CARTOONS OF THE ROARING TWENTIES, VOL. 1: 1921-23. [SN19960] $10 Seattle: Fantagraphics, 1991. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 72pp, over 140 b&w illustrations, wraps. Fine. A collection of cartoons by Sullivant (26), Crosby, James Montgomery Flagg, and 48 other cartoonists.
Isbouts, Jean-Pierre. DISCOVERING WALT: THE MAGICAL LIFE OF WALT DISNEY. [SN25826] $10 NY: Disney, 2001. 1st. Square 8vo (8-9"), 64pp, color and b&w, pictorial boards. Fine. A concise, profusely illustrated biography of Walt Disney.
Koller, E. L.. NEWSPAPER ILLUSTRATING. [SN1125] $10 Scranton, PA: International Correspondence Schools, nd. 1944 edition. 8vo (8-9”), 63pp, 23 b&w illustrations (4 double-page fold-outs), wraps. VG (Previous owner's name on EPs). One Illustration each by J.C. Coll and Everett Shinn.
Maltin, Leonard. THE DISNEY FILMS, 3RD EDITION. [SN25833] $10 NY: Hyperion, 1995. 1st thus. 4to (11-13"), 384pp, b&w, color wraps. Fine. Includes synopses, critique, stories of the filmmaking, credits, voices, songs for every animated and live-action feature film released during Walt Disney's lifetime.
Martinet, Jeanne. TRUER THAN TRUE ROMANCE. [SN7862] $10 NY: Watson-Guptill, 2001. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 112pp, color, wraps. VF. Ten DC romance comic stories with new dialogue for comic effect. From the back cover: “Truer Than True Romance is a loving send-up of a gem of American pop culture, the romance comic books of the 1940s to 1970s. Leaving the original DC Comics art untouched, humorist Jeanne Martinet has created completely new, hilarious tales of betrayal and heartbreak by providing all-new word balloons and captions for each story. Also featuring the original unedited splash pages, and a summary of the original plot, and more."
O’Sullivan, Judith. THE GREAT AMERICAN COMIC STRIP: ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF CARTOON ART. [SN20241] $10 Boston: Bulfinch, (no date). 1st. Oblong 4to (11-13” wide), 17 color and 120 b&w illustrations, wraps. NF.
Robert K. Abbett. Hill, Gene. THE OUTDOOR PAINTINGS OF ROBERT K. ABBETT. [SN1161] $10 NY: Peacock Press/Bantam, 1976. 1st. Oblong 4to (11-13" wide), 96pp, 48 color plates, wraps. Fine (edges of the oversize covers slightly rubbed). Paintings of western and sporting themes. Cowboys and bird dogs. One of the scarcest Peacock Press titles.
Azzedine Alaia. Baudot, Francois. ALAIA (UNIVERSE OF FASHION). [SN25900] $10 NY: Universe, 1997. 1st. 8vo (8-9"), 80pp, 48 full or double page color illustrations, cloth. Fine/Fine. A profile of the fashion designer, chronology, and 48 full or double page color photos of high fashion and design sketches.
Amid Amidi. BULLRIDING IN AMERICA. [SN23750M] $10 np: privately printed, 2003. 1st. 8vo (8-9"), 20pp, b&w, wraps. VF. #22 of 250 copies signed by the artist. This copy is also inscribed by the artist. Cartoons and caricatures of Amid's Spumco co-workers (created while working on the latest incarnation of Ren & Stimpy for TNN). Amid's cartooning style is best described as part of the "ugly" school. Amid is also co-blogger of Cartoon Brew, the publisher of Animation Blast, and author of several animation books.
Murphy Anderson. BUCK ROGERS (CLASSIC ADVENTURE STRIPS # 10). [SN6494] $10 Toronto: Dragon Lady Press, April 1987. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 72pp, b&w, color wraps. VG (folded for mailing). 270 dailies (12/29/47-10/30/48). New color cover by Anderson.
Alfred Andriola. Saunders, Allen. KERRY DRAKE BOOK 5 (REUBEN AWARD WINNER SERIES). [SN13726] $10 El Cajon, CA: Blackthorne, 1987. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 72pp, b&w, color wraps. Fine. A collection of this long-running adventure comic strip reprinting a 1946 anti-drug story.
Marshall Arisman. COMMUNICATION ARTS V24, #4 (#157). [SN14350] $10 1982. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 114pp, color and b&w, wraps. NF. Interview with Marshall Arisman (23 illustrations). Portfolio: Phillip Snyder's Christmas cards (10 illustrations)
Kia Asamiya. THE BATMAN: CHILD OF DREAMS. [SN18942] $10 NY: DC, 2003. 1st. Small 4to (9-11"), 372pp, b&w, color wraps. VF. An original graphic novel by the popular manga creator.
Kelly Asbury. THANKSGIVING PARADE. [SN6543] $6 NY: Price Stern Sloan, 2000. 1st. 16mo (6-7"), 14pp, 14 color illustrations, pictorial boards. VF. A baby board book illustrated by the director of Dreamworks' animated feature Spirit and Shrek 2.
Kelly Asbury. TURKEY TIME! [SN6545M] $6 NY: Price Stern Sloan, 2000. 1st. 16mo (6-7"), 14pp, 14 color illustrations, pictorial boards. VF. A baby board book illustrated by the director of Dreamworks' animated feature Spirit and Shrek 2.
new! Francois Ayroles. KEY MOMENTS FROM THE HISTORY OF COMICS. [SN26566X] $10 Toronto: Beguiling Books, 2009. 1st. 12mo (7-7.5"), 48pp, b&w, color wraps. VF. Limited to 1000 copies. A collection of 44 cartoons about comic strip and book creators, mostly American and European, and really only for the initiated. The humor is very dry and droll: "Winsor McCay has a second helping of rarebit." "Bill Watterson refusing offers." I saw the originals on display at the Museum of Comic Art in Angouleme earlier this year and fell in love with them.
Carl Barks. GLADSTONE COMIC ALBUM SERIES #23 - DONALD DUCK. [SN16528] $10 Prescott, AZ: Gladstone, nd (1990). 1st. 4to (11-13"), 48pp, color, wraps. VF. Trick or Treat from Donald Duck #26 (1952).
Carl Barks. THE CARL BARKS LIBRARY OF WALT DISNEY'S COMICS & STORIES IN COLOR #4. [SN5949] $9 Prescott, AZ: Gladstone, nd. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 56pp, color, wraps. Fine with trading card.
Philippe Berthet. Yann, PIN-UP 1. [SN7228] $10 France: Dargaud Benelux, 1994. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 46pp, color, pictorial boards. VF. Graphic novel. Text in French.
Bill, Tanquerelle, Fabien M, Gobi, and Witko. Frissen, Jerry. LUCHA LIBRE #1. [SN24680X] $6 Berkeley: Image, 2007. 1st American. Small 4to (9-11"), 48pp, color, wraps. VF. The English-language edition of the French bande dessinée series. This unveils the comic book adventures of Red Demon and his Luchadores 5 gang, previously only seen in the United States via the Muttpop line of designer toys. Also features articles on the culture of Mexican Wrestling (Lucha Libre) and the history of Muttpop's inception as a toy manufacturer.
Bill, Tanquerelle, Fabien M, Gobi, and Witko. Frissen, Jerry. LUCHA LIBRE #2. [SN24681X] $6 Berkeley: Image, 2007. 1st American. Small 4to (9-11"), 48pp, color, wraps. VF. The English-language edition of the French bande dessinée series. The lead story in this issue introduces Tequila. The secondary feature concludes the Luchadores story from the first issue. Other fascinating shorts round out the issue.
Bill, Tanquerelle, Fabien M, Gobi, and Witko. Frissen, Jerry. LUCHA LIBRE #3. [SN24682X] $6 Berkeley: Image, 2008. 1st American. Small 4to (9-11"), 48pp, color, wraps. VF. The English-language edition of the French bande dessinée series. The lead story in this issue takes the Luchadores to Polynesia and the Tikitis. A secondary story features Tequila. And other fascinating shorts round out the issue.
Bill, Tanquerelle, Fabien M, Gobi, and Witko. Frissen, Jerry. LUCHA LIBRE #4. [SN24683X] $7 Berkeley: Image, 2008. 1st American. Small 4to (9-11"), 64pp, color, wraps. VF. The English-language edition of the French bande dessinée series. This issue expands to 64 pages and features five stories: Luchadores Five, the Tikitis, Tequila, Profesor Furia, and Los Luchadoritos. Other short pieces round out the issue.
Bill, Tanquerelle, Fabien M, Gobi, and Witko. Frissen, Jerry. LUCHA LIBRE #5. [SN24684X] $7 Berkeley: Image, 2008. 1st American. Small 4to (9-11"), 56pp, color, wraps. VF. The English-language edition of the French bande dessinée series. This issue expands to 56 pages and features five stories: Luchadores Five, the Tikitis, Tequila, Profesor Furia, and Los Luchadoritos. Other short pieces round out the issue.
Sue Blanchard. I AM ALWAYS HUNGRY. [SN22778X] $10 np: privately printed, 2007. 1st. Oblong 8vo (8-9" wide), 64pp, b&w, color wraps. VF. Signed by the artist. A collection of fun ink drawings/illustrations from this illustrator-designer in the San Fernando Valley.
Theo Van Den Boogaard. Schippers, Wim T. LEON-LA-TERREUR. [SN1311] $10 Paris: L'Echo des Savanes./Albin Michel, 1983. 4to (11-13"), 48pp, 46pp in color, pictorial cloth. VG (spine tip bumped, 3 small nicks to edges). Tintin-inspired Geoff Darrow-esque comics.
George Booth. THINK GOOD THOUGHTS ABOUT A PUSSYCAT. [SN15965] $10 NY: Avon Flare, 1976. 1st PB. 4to (11-13"), 128pp, 112 cartoons, wraps. Fine. A collection of Booth's New Yorker cartoons 1969-1975.
Dik Browne. Walker, Mort. SET OF THREE HI & LOIS PAPERBACKS. [SN13635] $6 NY: Tempo, 1971-77. 16mo (6-7"), 480pp, 468 strips, wraps. All NF-Fine. Three mass market collections: Hi & Lois #2-4.
Rembrandt Bugatti. REMBRANDT BUGATTI, NEW YORK. [SN21746X] $10 NY: Graham & Sons, 2004. 1st. Square 8vo (8-9"), 40pp, 23 color photos, wraps. VF. A great introduction to one of the best animalier sculptors. Bugatti's sculptures have a gestural style reminiscent of Rodin.
Rick Burchett & Bret Blevins. McCloud, Scott & Paul Dini. SUPERMAN: ADVENTURES OF THE MAN OF STEEL. [SN8730] $10 NY: DC, 1998. 1st. Small 4to (9-11"), 144pp, color, wraps. NF. Reprints Superman Adventures #1-6. Inks by Terry Austin. Painted cover by Bruce Timm.
Charles Burns & Gary Panter. FACETASM. [SN19733] $10 NY: Gates of Heck, 1998. 16mo (6-7"), 36pp, b&w, pictorial boards. NF. 18 faces each by Burns & Panter can be mixed & matched to "tasm-utate into over 7,000!"
Ben Caldwell. THE DARE DETECTIVES! #1: THE SNOWPEA PLOT. [SN24719X] $6 Milwaukie: Dark Horse, 2004. 1st. 8vo (8-9"), 96pp, color, wraps. VF. An all-ages comic written & illustrated in color entirely by Ben!
Ben Caldwell. THE DARE DETECTIVES! #2: THE ROYALE TREATMENT. [SN24718X] $7 Milwaukie: Dark Horse, 2005. 1st. 8vo (8-9"), 96pp, color, wraps. VF. An all-ages comic written & illustrated in color entirely by Ben!
Milton Caniff. STEVE CANYON #4. [SN21009] $10 Princeton, WI: Kitchen Sink, 1983. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 64pp, b&w, color wraps. NF. Dec 31, 1947 to May 27, 1948. Reprinting dailies and Sundays from Caniff's own proofs and artwork. Plus: Dickie Dare.
Milton Caniff. STEVE CANYON #5. [SN10866M] $10 Princeton, WI: Kitchen Sink, 1984. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 64pp, b&w, wraps. NF. May 27, 1948. Reprinting dailies and Sundays from Caniff's own proofs and artwork. Plus: Male Call.
Milton Caniff. STEVE CANYON #6. [SN21522] $10 Princeton, WI: Kitchen Sink, 1984. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 64pp, b&w, color wraps. NF. Sept 12, 1948 to Feb 9 1949. Reprinting dailies and Sundays from Caniff's own proofs and artwork.
Milton Caniff. STEVE CANYON #9. [SN21013] $10 Princeton, WI: Kitchen Sink, 1985. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 72pp, b&w, color wraps. NF. Squarebound issue. Oct. 10, 1949 to Feb 18, 1950. Reprinting dailies and Sundays from Caniff's own proofs and artwork.
Al Capp. FEARLESS FOSDICK. [SN25160] $10 Princeton, WI: Kitchen Sink, 1991. 3rd. 4to (11-13"), 128pp, b&w, color wraps. Fine. Capp’s Dick Tracy parody. Five complete stories from the Li'l Abner comic strip 1947-1948. Foreword by Max Allan Collins.
Al Capp. FEARLESS FOSDICK: THE HOLE STORY. [SN25159] $10 Princeton, WI: Kitchen Sink, 1992. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 125pp, b&w, color wraps. NF (light corner wear). Capp’s Dick Tracy parody. Five more complete stories from the Li'l Abner comic strip 1956-1961.
Dick Cavalli. WINTHROP. [SN4214] $10 Akron, OH: Saalfield, 1968. 1st. Oblong 8vo (8-9" wide), Approx 160pp, approx 160 strips, wraps. Fine. A comic strip about a little boy. Cavalli was a faculty member of the Famous Artists Cartooning Course.
Jackie Chan. HOLLYWOOD REPORTER. [SN1035M] $10 1997. VF. "Salute to Jackie Chan."
Howard Chaykin. Goodwin, Archie. WOLVERINE/NICK FURY: THE SCORPIO CONNECTION. [SN9865] $10 NY: Marvel, 1989. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 64pp, color, boards. VF/VF. Graphic novel.
Howard Chaykin. HOWARD CHAYKIN SKETCHBOOK. [SN26530X] $10 np: Square 1 Press, 2009. 1st. 8vo (8-9"), 28pp, b&w, wraps. VF. One of 300 numbered copies. Howard's first sketchbook. Pencil versions and roughs, commissions, and a few rare or unpublished finished pieces. Wonder Woman, Batman, the Shadow, Cody Starbuck, Adam Strange, Tinkerbell, and more.
John Clymer. Weaver, Paul. THE WESTERN PAINTINGS OF JOHN CLYMER. [SN2320M] $10 NY: Peacock Press/Bantam, 1977. 1st. Oblong 4to (11-13" wide), 98pp, 46 full-page color illustrations, 4 b&w, wraps. NF. Crease to upper corner of the rear cover, very minor wear to edges of the oversize covers. "A portfolio of paintings selected from John Clymer: An Artist's Rendezvous with the Frontier West."
Dave Cooper. McInnes, Colin. COMPLETELY PIP AND NORTON VOLUME ONE. [SN25386] $10 Milwaukie: Dark Horse, 2002. 1st. Square 8vo (8-9"), 72pp, color, wraps. VF. A first printing of this collection of stories from various anthologies.
Richard Corben. FANTAGOR #3. [SN24050X] $6 Berkeley: Last Gasp, 1972. 1st. Small 4to (9-11"), 36pp, color, wraps. VF. A vintage underground comix unusual in that it is in full color. Four stories. No ads. Two stories (and three other pages) by Corben, one story each by Herb Arnold and Dresser, and a collaborative painting by Corben and Vaughn Bode.
Richard Corben. MIDNIGHT BATTLE PRINT. [SN3646] $10 Sal Quartuccio, 1974. 11" x 14" color print, VF. A warrior stands over a vanquished wolfman and pterodactyl as a nude female looks on.
Kinuko J. Craft. COMMUNICATION ARTS V23, #4 (#151). [SN4611M] $10 1981. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 108pp, color and b&w, wraps. NF. Portfolios: illustrators Kinuko Y. Craft (23 illustrations), James McMullan, Atari design.
Guido Crepax. ANITA LIVE VOL. 2. [SN7688] $10 NY: Eurotica, 1992. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 48pp, color, wraps. VF. Two erotic stories.
Robert Crumb. Pekar, Harvey. AMERICAN SPLENDOR PRESENTS BOB & HARV'S COMICS. [SN17521] $10 NY: Four Walls/Eight Windows, 1996. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 96pp, b&w, color wraps. VF. Collects Crumb's stories from Pekar's American Splendor.
Shamus Culhane. ANIMATION: FROM SCRIPT TO SCREEN. [SN17433] $10 NY: St. Martin's, 1988. 3rd. Small 4to (9-11"), xvi, 336pp, 9 color and over 130 b&w illustrations, wraps. Fine.
Michael Daley. BIOCREEP VOL. 4: STORY STASH. [SN24403X] $10 np: privately printed, 2008. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 32pp, color, wraps. VF. Signed by the artist. This San Francisco-based artist (a Cal State Fullerton grad, recently working at Leapfrog and Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends) collects his color illustrations & drawings. Storybook ideas. Storyboard action panels. Cartoons.
Louie del Carmen. ALTERNATING CURRENTS. [SN24385X] $10 np: privately printed, 2008. 1st. 8vo (8-9"), 36pp, color, wraps. VF. Signed by the artist. A great little sketchbook by this Los Angeles-based illustrator & animation artist currently storyboarding for Dreamworks. These mostly sci-fi themed drawings of alien peoples, places, and robots are reminiscent of Star Wars, The Fifth Element, Mezieres, and Moebius.
Louie del Carmen. RANDOM ANOMALIES. [SN22818X] $10 privately printed, 2006. 1st. Square 16mo, 48pp, color, wraps. VF. Signed by the artist. Fifteen editorial-style cartoons of fate & synchronicity by this Los Angeles based animation artist & director. These loose cartoony watercolor vignettes have real appeal. A great little sketchbook section closes out the book.
Louie del Carmen. WAYWARD TRAVELLER. [SN24384X] $10 np: privately printed, 2006. 8vo (8-9"), 36pp, color, wraps. VF. Signed by the artist. A great little sci-fi sketchbook by this Los Angeles-based illustrator & animation artist. These loose drawings of alien peoples and places are reminiscent of Star Wars, Blade Runner, Mezieres, and Moebius.
Ronnie del Carmen. PAPER BISCUIT 2.5. [SN24818X] $10 Piedmont: Paper Biscuit Industries, 2005. 1st. 16mo (6-7"), 40pp, b&w, color wraps. VF. Signed. "Frogg's Lament." "A Paper Biscuit Nina Adventure." This small 4.5" x 6" volume in the continuing story of Nina takes the form of an illustrated storybook with Ronnie slightly imitating the look of Ernest Shepard's illustrations for Kenneth Grahame's Wind in the Willows.
Ronnie Del Carmen. Gilroy, Henry. ALIENS: MONDO HEAT. [SN19484M] $10 Milwaukie: Dark Horse, 1996. 1st. Small 4to (9-11"), 36pp, color, wraps. VF. Ronnie del Carmen’s second comic book work! A rip-roaring 24-page action adventure comedy features the return of the alien exterminator Mondo Pest. This time around, Mondo has to rescue to young women on a jungle planet. This one-shot is the first publication of this story.
Renaud Dillies. BETTY BLUES. [SN22678X] $10 Geneva: Paquet, 2007. 1st. Small 4to (9-11"), 80pp, b&w, color wraps. VF. Unsigned.
Steve Ditko. STEVE DITKO'S 32-PAGE PACKAGE. [SN17525] $10 Bellingham, WA: Robin Snyder & Steve Ditko, 2000. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 32pp, b&w, wraps. Fine. Collects Ditko pages from Snyder's small press comics journal. Includes Ditko on the Spider-Man debate. Volume 5 in the Ditko Package series.
Brianne Drouhard. BANANA CAT. [SN22795X] $10 privately printed, 2005. 1st. 8vo (8-9"), 36pp, b&w, color wraps. VF. One of 300 numbered copies signed by the artist. Brianne is an animation character designer (Teen Titans, Class of 3000). Really charming designs & drawings in pencil and pen & ink.
Caroline Egan. Cameron, Devin. HOME ON THE RANGE. [SN25264] $10 NY: Golden, 2004. 1st. 8vo (8-9"), 24pp, color, pictorial boards. NF (bright & clean). A Little Golden Book for the Disney animated feature film.
Will Eisner. THE SPIRIT #19. [SN21531] $6 Princeton, WI: Kitchen Sink, 1978. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 60pp, b&w, color wraps. NF. Eisner's The Spirit and Life on Another Planet (the first chapter), Klaus Nordling's Lady Luck, Jules Feiffer's Clifford, and extras. Spirit stories in beautiful b&w with a new wraparound cover, watercolored by Eisner.
Will Eisner. THE SPIRIT #22. [SN21533M] $6 Princeton, WI: Kitchen Sink, 1979. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 60pp, b&w, color wraps. NF. Eisner's The Spirit and Life on Another Planet, Wood & Feiffer's Outer Space, The Spirit Checklist, and extras. Spirit stories in beautiful b&w with a new wraparound cover, watercolored by Eisner.
Will Eisner. THE SPIRIT #23. [SN21535M] $6 Princeton, WI: Kitchen Sink, 1980. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 60pp, b&w, color wraps. NF. Eisner's The Spirit and Life on Another Planet, Wood & Feiffer's Outer Space, The Spirit Checklist, and extras. Spirit stories in beautiful b&w with a new wraparound cover, watercolored by Eisner.
Will Eisner. THE SPIRIT #26. [SN21537] $6 Princeton, WI: Kitchen Sink, 1980. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 60pp, b&w, color wraps. NF. Eisner's The Spirit and Life on Another Planet (the last chapter), Wood & Feiffer's Outer Space, The Spirit Checklist, and extras. Spirit stories in beautiful b&w with a new wraparound cover by Eisner.
Will Eisner. THE SPIRIT #32. [SN21541] $6 Princeton, WI: Kitchen Sink, 1981. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 60pp, b&w, color wraps. NF. A new essay on comic art and portfolio by Eisner, The Eisner Checklist, and extras. Spirit stories in beautiful b&w.
Will Eisner. THE SPIRIT #33. [SN21542] $6 Princeton, WI: Kitchen Sink, 1982. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 60pp, b&w, color wraps. NF. Eisner's P*S years, The Eisner Checklist, and extras. Spirit stories in beautiful b&w with a new wraparound cover, watercolored by Eisner.
Will Eisner. THE SPIRIT #40. [SN21544] $6 Princeton, WI: Kitchen Sink, 1983. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 68pp, b&w, color wraps. NF. Eisner interviews Joe Kubert. Spirit stories in beautiful b&w with 16 pages in color.
Will Eisner. THE SPIRIT #41. [SN21545] $6 Princeton, WI: Kitchen Sink, 1983. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 68pp, b&w, color wraps. NF. Eisner interviews C. C. Beck. Spirit stories in beautiful b&w. 16 pages in color of The Spirit, Mr. Mystic, and Lady Luck.
Emonic (Emo Gonzales). EMONIC V3 SKETCHBOOK. [SN26847X] $8 privately printed, 2009. 1st. 8vo (8-9"), b&w illustrations, wraps. VF. Signed by the artist with a full-page drawing. Emonic (aka Emo Gonzales) is a young SF bay area artist-designer working in both traditional and digital media.
Stephen Fabian. Preiss, Byron. STARFAWN (FICTION ILLUSTRATED VOL. 2). [SN9258M] $10 NY: Pyramid, 1976. 1st. 16mo (6-7"), 128pp, color, wraps. Fine. Fabian's only graphic novel. A space fantasy.
Michael Ffolkes. I'M OUT OF PINK (CARTOONS FROM PLAYBOY). [SN8065] $10 Chicago: Playboy Press, 1972. 1st. 16mo (6-7”), 128pp, 125 cartoons, wraps. NF. 1961-1972.
Charles Flanders. COMIC STRIP SHOWCASE 1 . [SN20307] $10 Greenfield, WI: Arcadia, 1990. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 80pp, b&w, wraps. VF. Four Lone Ranger daily episodes. From the years 1938 to 1943. Artist Ed Kressy illustrates the very first episode. The other three are by Charles Flanders.
Rick Fletcher and Dick Locher. Collins, Max Allan. THE BEST OF THE TRIBUNE: DICK TRACY (#2). [SN6466M] $10 Toronto: Dragon Lady Press, October 1985. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 72pp, 65pp of strips, color wraps. VF. Reprints two Dick Tracy stories by Max Allan Collins. Dailies & Sundays 5/14/82 - 8/25/82 and 12/25/83 - 4/29/84.
Frank Frazetta. Kline, Otis Adelbert. MAZA OF THE MOON (F-321). [SN3637] $10 NY: Ace, nd. 1st. 16mo (6-7”), 176pp, color cover painting and 1 b&w illustrations, color wraps. VG. “This astonishing science-fiction classic begins like a prophecy of today’s space achievements – a missile is fired from earth to hit the surface of the Moon. It is successful and the missilemen are heroes, until…
Nicolas Fructus. THORINTH 1: THE FOOL WITH NO NAME. [SN24491] $10 Hollywood: Humanoids, 2002. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 56pp, color, pictorial boards. VG+ (nicks to edges). The first English translation of this French album. Same format and size of the French edition. OP.
Keith Giffen. Fleming, Robert Loren. HELL ON EARTH (DC SCIENCE FICTION GRAPHIC NOVEL #1). [SN17414] $10 NY: DC Comics, 1986. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 48pp, color, wraps. VF. An adaptation of the Robert Bloch short story.
Scott Gillis. Callahan, Bob. BARRY GIFFORD'S PERDITA DURANGO. [SN1644] $10 NY: Avon, 1995. 1st. 8vo (8-9”), 128pp, b&w, color wraps. VF. A graphic novelization of Gifford's novella.
Chester Gould. CELEBRATED CASES OF DICK TRACY 1931-1951. [SN25156] $10 NY: Chelsea House, 1980. 1st. 4to (11-13"), xxviii, 292pp, approx 1144 strips, wraps. VG- (spine rubbed and torn at bottom; front cover and first few pages creased at top corner, some thumbdents). Includes an interview with Chester Gould and a Introduction by Ellery Queen.
Chester Gould. DICK TRACY. [SN20246] $10 Long Beach: Tony Raiola/Pacific Comics Club, 1983. Oblong 4to (11-13" wide), 72pp, b&w, color wraps. VG+ (mild shelf wear). Dailies & Sundays from 7/14/40-10/20/40.
Tom Grindberg. Barr, Mike W. BATMAN: BRIDE OF THE DEMON. [SN19149] $10 NY: DC, 1990. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 96pp, color, leatherette. VF/VF. Graphic novel featuring Ra's al Ghul and Talia.
Bill Halliar. ROUGH BEASTS 4. [SN26548X] $7 np: privately printed, 2009. 1st. Small 8vo (7.5-8"), 52pp, color, wraps. VF. Signed by the artist. Bill Halliar inked Ben Caldwell's DRACULA All Action Classic, contributed some ink and color on Dare Detectives issue 2, and is artist on an upcoming All Action Classic. A fun collection of comic strips, illustrations and sketches, mostly involving creatures and monsters, including "Lost God Beasts of Forgotten Mystery Cults"!
V.T. Hamlin. ALLEY OOP: THE SAWALLA CHRONICLES APRIL 10-AUGUST 28, 1936. [SN8361M] $10 Park Forest, IL: Ken Pierce, 1983. 1st. Small 4to (9-11"), 80pp, b&w, wraps. NF (small scrape to back cover).
Brett Helquist. Snicket, Lemony. COUNT OLAF UNWANTED POSTER. [SN7283M] $10 NY: HarperCollins, 2001. 1st. An 8 ½ x 11 parchment poster with b&w illustrations on both sides, VF. A wanted poster for Count Olaf showing five of his disguises. "If you should see anyone who resembles these illustrations, experts advise you scream and run away." On the reverse are the covers for the first seven titles in the wonderfully arch best-selling children's series "A Series of Unfortunate Events".
Gilbert Hernandez. CHANCE IN HELL. [SN23329] $10 Seattle: Fantagraphics, 2007. 1st. 8vo (8-9”), 128pp, b&w, cloth. Fine/NF. A non-Love & Rockets graphic novel by Beto.
Greg & Tim Hildebrandt. Summers, Ian. THE ART OF THE BROTHERS HILDEBRANDT. [SN6048] $10 NY: Ballantine, 1979. 1st. Square 4to (11-13"), 23pp +, 40 color plates, 17 b&w illustrations, wraps. VG+ (light shelf wear, remainder mark). The Hildebrandt's paintings for Tolkien and other fantasy subjects.
Al Hirschfeld. TV GUIDE - JERRY SEINFELD COVER. [SN1710] $10 May 9-15, 1998. 1st. 12mo (7-7.5"), wraps. VF. One of four collectors' covers by Hirschfeld (A Fond Farewell to Seinfeld). This copy features a Hirschfeld cover painting of Jerry Seinfeld and a color interior gallery featuring all of Hirschfeld's 33 previous TV Guide covers. An excellent reference for Al Hirschfeld collectors.
Al Hirschfeld. TV GUIDE - JULIA LOUIS-DREYFUS COVER. [SN1712] $10 May 9-15, 1998. 1st. 12mo (7-7.5"), wraps. VF. One of four collectors' covers by Hirschfeld (A Fond Farewell to Seinfeld). This copy features a Hirschfeld cover painting of Julia Louis-Dreyfus and a color interior gallery featuring all of Hirschfeld's 33 previous TV Guide covers. An excellent reference for Al Hirschfeld collectors.
Al Hirschfeld. Lebell, June. KITCHEN CLASSICS FROM THE PHILHARMONIC: A CULINARY & MUSICAL CELEBRATION OF THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC . [SN24935] $10 NY: Doubleday, 1992. 1st. Small 4to (9-11"), 354pp, 40 b&w illustrations, cloth spine. Fine/NF. A cookbook illustrated by Al Hirschfeld.
Burne Hogarth. DRAGO. [SN11913] $10 Long Beach: Pacific Comics Club, 1985. 4to (11-13"), 64pp, 54 b&w Sundays, wraps. NF. Hogarth's adventure strip about a South American gaucho.
Romain Hugault. FINAL FLIGHT. [SN22676X] $10 Geneva: Paquet, 2007. 1st. Small 4to (9-11"), 56pp, color, wraps. VF. Signed by the artist. "1942-1945. Humanity is living its darkest moments of the 20th century. While the earth shakes under the bombs, the sky is the stage of intense combat. Among the clouds, planes strafe, men clash, and fates cross. In the solitude of their cockpits, four pilots, among the best their respective nations can offer, fly off into the darkened skies. Among those birds of prey, heading towards battle at 600 km/hour, how many realize that this will be their final flight?" Romain is an aviator himself and beautifully renders every plane. Text in English.
Adams Hughes & Rick Magyar. Barr, Mike W. THE MAZE AGENCY: BOOK 1. [SN7312M] $10 Wheeling, WV: Innovation, 1990. 1st. Small 4to (9-11"), 128pp, b&w, wraps. VF. Collects The Maze Agency #1-4 with an extra story and material. Berta Hummel. Wiegand, Sister M. Gonsalva. SKETCH ME, BERTA HUMMEL! [SN7774] $10 St. Meinrad, IN: Grail, 1951. 2nd. 8vo (8-9"), 94pp, 21 b&w plates, cloth. VG ex-library copy. The biography of Sister Berta Hummel, creator of the Hummel figures.
Al Jaffee. DeFuccio, Jerry. CLODS' LETTERS TO MAD. [SN17624M] $10 NY: Warner, 1974. 1st. 8vo (8-9"), 96pp, b&w, color wraps. Fine. An original Mad trade paperback.
Bill James. COMMUNICATION ARTS V24, #2 (#155). [SN14339] $10 1984. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 120pp, color and b&w, wraps. NF. Portfolios: illustrator Bill James, a 16-page gallery of trademarks. One Robert Peak gallery illustration.
James Jean. PRADA SPRING/SUMMER 2008 PRIVATE SALE INVITATION. [SN25757X] $10 NY: Prada, 2008. 1st. 7-½" x 5-½" card & envelope, color, VF/VF. Only 250 of these invitations were printed. A limited James Jean collectible. "Prada is pleased to invite you to the Spring/Summer 2008 Private Sale." In 2007, the Italian fashion label Prada hired James Jean to create designs for fabric prints and wallpaper for their Spring/Summer 2008 Collection. This item is in two parts: a cardstock invitation and the printed enclosure. The super-thick cardstock 7-½" x 5-½" card features a photograph of five Prada models (one wearing a James Jean skirt) posing against walls covered with James Jean's artwork. On the back is the invitation text and details. The four-flap fold-out envelope has the Prada logo on the outside and inside is James Jean artwork.
Benton Jew. STRIKING WORK! THE 2009 BENTON JEW SKETCHBOOK. [SN26574X] $10 np: privately printed, 2009. 1st. 8vo (8-9"), 40pp, b&w, color wraps. VF. One of 300 numbered copies signed by the artist. Benton is an illustrator, creature designer (Men in Black, The Mummy), storyboard artist (Star Wars: the Phantom Menace, Terminator 3, The Incredible Hulk, The Day the Earth Stood Still), and comic book artist (Savage She-Hulk). This sketchbook includes girls, creatures, life drawings of female models, pencil and inked versions of Vampirella, Catwoman, Wolverine, Jonah Hex, and illustrations of many other comic book characters.
Daan Jippes. Barks, Carl. WALT DISNEY'S DONALD DUCK FAMILY DAAN JIPPES COLLECTION VOL. 1. [SN24726X] $9 Timonium, MD: Gemstone, 2008. 1st. Small 4to (9-11"), 64pp, color, wraps. VF. From the publisher: "This new TP series collects the work of beloved Dutch Duck Man Daan Jippes - including his 'recreations' of Carl Barks tales not originally drawn by Barks! This issue, Donald's nephews bump Uncle Scrooge's money bin off of Killmotor Hill in 'Duckmade Disaster,' then survive 'The Day the Mountain Shook!"
Crockett Johnson. HAROLD AT THE NORTH POLE. [SN5481] $10 NY: HarperCollins, 1957. Later. Small 8vo (7.5-8"), 48pp, two-color illustrations on every page, pictorial boards. VF/VF. A children's book featuring Harold and his purple crayon.
Lynn Johnston. MORE THAN A MONTH OF SUNDAYS. [SN8332] $10 Kansas City: Andrews & McMeel, 1983. 1st. Oblong 4to (11-13" wide), 80pp, 79 Sundays in color, wraps. Fine.
Lynn Johnston. THE LIVES BEHIND THE LINES...20 YEARS OF FOR BETTER OR WORSE. [SN7860] $10 Kansas City: Andrews & McMeel, 1999. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 213pp, color and b&w illustrations, wraps. VF. A 20th anniversary retrospective with a book-length memoir by Johnston.
Jeffrey Jones. WITCHCRAFT & SORCERY #10. [SN1746] $10 1974. 4to (11-13”), 38pp, wraps. VG+. Newsprint yellowing otherwise nice flat copy. Jeff Jones color cover and very nice black & white interior illustration of a black cat.
William Joyce. Winthrop, Elizabeth. SHOES. [SN6136] $8 NY: Harper Collins, 1986. Weekly Reader edition. Square 8v0, 24pp, 27 color illustrations, pictorial boards. Fine without dust-jacket as issued. An early Joyce title.
Jack Katz. THE FIRST KINGDOM. [SN17304] $10 NY: Wallaby, 1978. 1st. 4to (11-13"), xviii, 196pp, b&w, color wraps. VG (covers shelf worn, interior quite nice). The first six issues of Jack Katz' epic sci-fi fantasy graphic novel collected.
Walt Kelly. ICELANDIC: A GUIDE TO THE SPOKEN LANGUAGE (TM 30-313). [SN3342] $10 Washington, DC: US War Dept., 1944. 1944 printing (possible 1st). 24mo (5-6"), 88pp, over 32 b&w illustrations, wraps. VG+ (covers very lightly worn). Another book in the language series. With similar cartoon illustrations but most likely not by Kelly.
Walt Kelly. MALAY: A GUIDE TO THE SPOKEN LANGUAGE (TM 30-339). [SN3341] $10 Washington, DC: US War Dept., 1943. 1943 printing (possible 1st). 24mo (5-6"), 88pp, over 32 b&w illustrations, wraps. VG+ (covers only lightly worn). Another book in the language series. With similar cartoon illustrations but most likely not by Kelly.
Walt Kelly. POGO VOL. 1. [SN19160M] $10 Seattle: Fantagraphics, 1992. 2nd. Oblong 4to (11-13" wide), viii, 68pp, 136 strips, wraps. NF. The first 136 strips. Introduction by RC Harvey.
Walt Kelly. THE COMPLETE POGO COMICS VOL. 1: POGO AND ALBERT. [SN20234] $10 Forestville, CA: Eclipse, 1989. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 63pp, color comics throughout, wraps. NF (upper right corner lightly rubbed).
Walt Kelly. Crouch, Bill, Jr. POGO: THE OKEFENOKEE STAR VOL. 1, #3. [SN3452] $10 Bridgeport, CT: Swamp Yankee Studios, 1979. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 48pp, b&w, color wraps. VG+ (covers lightly rubbed).
Sam Kieth. Verheiden, Mark. ALIENS: EARTH WAR. [SN19815] $10 Milwaukie: Dark Horse, 1991. 1st. Small 4to (9-11"), pp, color, wraps. VF. Published prior to the release of the third film, this mini-series features the continuing adventures of Ripley, Newt & Hicks. Includes five covers by John Bolton.
Everett Raymond Kinstler. Campbell, Wanda Jay. THE MYSTERY OF MCCLELLAN CREEK. [SN25251] $10 NY: Dutton, 1957. 1st. Small 8vo (7.5-8"), 191pp, b&w, cloth. Good ex-library copy with usual marks and stamps. A young adult mystery novel set in the Texas Panhandle. Illustrated with pen & ink drawings by Kinstler, before he moved on to painting presidential portraits.
Josh Kirby. IN THE GARDEN OF UNEARTHLY DELIGHTS: THE PAINTINGS OF JOSH KIRBY. [SN25157] $10 Surrey: Paper Tiger, 1991. 4to (11-13"), 143pp, color, wraps. VG+ (upper corner lightly bumped otherwise Fine). A comprehensive selection of paintings by this fantasy cover artist. Foreword by Brian Aldiss. From the back cover: "Bursting forth from these pages, with an exuberance reminiscent of Bruegel and Bosch, is a collection of paintings depicting fantastic imagined worlds peopled with the beautiful and the hideous."
Edward Koren. THE PENGUIN EDWARD KOREN. [SN7739] $8 NY: Penguin, 1982. 1st. Square 8vo (8-9"), 128pp, about 124 cartoons, wraps. VG+ (slight corner flair). A collection of New Yorker cartoons 1964-1979.
Bernard Krigstein. Cary, Joyce. THE HORSE'S MOUTH. [SN7778] $10 NY: Grosset & Dunlap, 1957. Small 8vo (7.5-8"), 291pp, wraps. VG. Color cover illustration by Krigstein of a female nude and an older woman.
Anita Kunz. COMMUNICATION ARTS V26, #4 (#171). [SN14336] $10 1984. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 122pp, color and b&w, wraps. Fine. Portfolios: Anita Kunz (18 color illustrations), courtroom artist Bill Robles, R/Greenberg movie posters and graphics.
Peter Kuper. EYE OF THE BEHOLDER. [SN17437] $9 NY: NBM, 1996. 1st. Square 8vo (8-9"), 96pp, b&w, color wraps. VF. A collection of the New York Times & nationally syndicated wordless comic strip.
Peter Kuper. TOPSY TURVY. [SN6240] $10 NY: Eye Press, 2000. 1st. 8vo (8-9"), 80pp, 55 b&w cartoons, wraps. VF. Political cartoons.
Manu Larcenet. Sfar, Joann and Lewis Trondheim,. DUNGEON PARADE VOL. 1: A DUNGEON TOO MANY. [SN24037X] $8 NY: NBM, 2006. 1st. Small 4to (9-11"), 64pp, color, wraps. NF (mild shelf wear). This book translates into English the French albums Donjon Parade Tome 1: Un donjon de trop and Donjon Parade Tome 2: Le Sage du ghetto. From the publisher: "The Parade branch of this great saga happens between the 1st and 2nd volumes of Zenith and presents light humorous stories of the adventures of Marvin the vegetarian dragon and Herbert the Timorous. In this volume, the ultimate horror: Dungeon has competition! Right in front of their noses, another dungeon has sprung up and is attracting away the adventurers Dungeon makes a lucrative business of luring then plundering and massacring. Unacceptable! Marvin and Herbert are on the case." "A merry adventure spoof, its small panels deep with color and dense with activity, with a full measure of slapstick, gore and jumping wordplay" -Kirkus Reviews.
Paul Linsley. BENTO BOX. [SN26528X] $10 np: Higher Ground Press, 2009. 1st. 8vo (8-9"), 40pp, color, wraps. VF. Paul Linsley works as a storyboard artist, character designer, visual development artist and art director for a variety of studios. He is a CalArts graduate who is currently on the faculty teaching Story Development, Figure Painting/Drawing, and Animal Drawing. This excellent full-color collection includes character designs; presentation boards; comic pages; animal, dinosaur, and creature drawings; and caricatures. His artwork is reminiscent of Humberto Ramos and Creaturebox.
Dick Locher. Collins, Max Allan. DICK TRACY (THRILLING ADVENTURE STRIPS #6). [SN6481] $10 Toronto: Dragon Lady Press, 1987. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 64pp, 54pp of strips, color wraps. Fine. Reprints a daily storyline "Dick Tracy Meets Big Brother".
Dick Locher. Collins, Max Allan. DICK TRACY (THRILLING ADVENTURE STRIPS #10). [SN6464] $10 Toronto: Dragon Lady Press, 1987. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 72pp, 50pp of strips, color wraps. VF. Reprints a story of daily strip (6/10/86-12/7/86) "The Russian Exchange"; Plus a full-page illustration by Toth.
James Marsh. COMMUNICATION ARTS V33, #2 (224). [SN16613] $10 1991. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 134pp, color and b&w, wraps. NF. Portfolio: illustrator James Marsh (16 color illustrations). Photographer Rick Rusing.
Val Mayerik. Gerber, Steve. VOID INDIGO. [SN8379] $10 NY: Marvel, 1984. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 48pp, color, wraps. Fine. Graphic novel.
Patrick McDonnell. MUTTS II "CATS AND DOGS". [SN19025] $10 Kansas City: Andrews McMeel, 1997. 1st. Small square 4to (9-11”), 128pp, about 41 Sundays and 243 dailies, wraps. NF (lower corners rubbed). The second English-language collection of this Reuben Award-winning strip.
Patrick McDonnell. OUR MUTTS. [SN19024] $10 Kansas City: Andrews McMeel, 2000. 1st. Small square 4to (9-11”), 128pp, about 41 Sundays and 243 dailies, wraps. NF (corners slightly rubbed). The fifth English-language collection of this Reuben Award-winning strip.
Robert McGinnis. THE ART OF ROBERT MCGINNIS. [SN24423] $10 Saugerties: Graphic Collectibles, 2008. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 20pp, 46 color illustrations, wraps. Fine. A wonderful full-color catalog of 45 original pieces by this artist ranging from the late 1950s to the present. Paintings in oil, tempera, or gouache. 25 pieces are previously unpublished.
Richard McGuire. NIGHT BECOMES DAY. [SN5310] $5.99 NY: Puffin, 1997. 1st PB. Square 8vo (8-9”), 40pp, Color illustrations, wraps. VF. Children's book featuring bold, simplified artwork.
Dave McKean. Gaiman, Neil. VIOLENT CASES. [SN19580] $10 Northampton, MA: Kitchen Sink, 1997. 3rd edition, 2nd printing. 4to (11-13”), 48pp, color, wraps. VF.
Terry Moore. STRANGERS IN PARADISE VOL. ONE. [SN6556] $8 Houston, TX: Abstract Studio, 1995. 7th. 4to (11-13”), 96pp, b&w, wraps. VF. Collects Strangers in Paradise #1-3.
Terry Moore. STRANGERS IN PARADISE: IT'S A GOOD LIFE. [SN6555] $10 Houston, TX: Abstract Studio, 1996. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 96pp, b&w, wraps. VF. Collects Strangers in Paradise #10-13.
Scott Morse. NOBLE BOY. [SN20611X] $7 Emeryville: Red Window/Adhouse, 2005. 1st. Oblong small 4to (9-11” wide), 32pp, color, pictorial boards. VF. SIGNED by the artist. Scott’s tribute to his mentor, Warner Bros. cartoon background designer Maurice Noble. Color paintings and rhyming text in a big ol’ board book format.
Jeffrey Moy. YOU ASKED FOR IT!. [SN24406X] $10 np: privately printed, 2005. 1st. 8vo (8-9"), 36pp, b&w, wraps. VF. One of 500 numbered copies signed by the artist. Tight commission-style pencil drawings of comic book superheroes & heroines. DC, Marvel, Image, etc. Jeffrey's worked in comics (Legionaires, Gen 13, Star Trek Voyager) and currently works as a conceptual artist for a software company.
Jose Munoz. Sampayo, Carlos. BILLIE HOLIDAY. [SN22431] $10 Seattle: Fantagraphics, 1993. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 56pp, b&w, color wraps. VF. A graphic novel. Out of print.
Glen Murakami. STAR WARS TALES #8. [SN7801M] $6 Milwaukie, OR: Dark Horse, 2001. 1st. Small 4to (9-11"), 64pp, color, wraps. VF. Signed by Glen Murakami. Death Star Pirates by Glen Murakami. The One that Got Away by Andi Watson. Two other comic book stories.
Glen Murakami. SUNDAY GIRL: THE THIRD COLLECTION OF DRAWINGS BY GLEN MURAKAMI. [SN10000X] $10 np: privately printed, 2002. 1st. 8vo (8-9"), 28pp, b&w, wraps. VF. One of 1000 numbered copies stamped with GM's "chop". A self-published booklet from the art director and co-producer of Batman Beyond and Justice League and producer of the upcoming Teen Titans
Jon J. Muth. Hesse, Karen. COME ON, RAIN. [SN5905] $10 NY: Scholastic, 1999. 2nd. Oblong 4to (11-13" wide), 32pp of watercolor paintings, pictorial boards. Fine (cover rubbed). Muth's first children's book.
Bill Nelson. COMMUNICATION ARTS V25, #1 (#160). [SN4612] $10 1983. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 114pp, color and b&w, wraps. NF. Portfolios: illustrator Bill Nelson, Posters.
Mark Okui. CALLING MONSTER ISLAND #9. [SN22813X] $6 Long Beach: Privately printed, 2006. 1st. 8vo (8-9"), 28pp, b&w, wraps. VF. This fanzine devoted to the classic monster movies is produced solely by Long Beach artist Mark Okui. This issue: Basil Gogos. Seeing Lucha Libre in TJ. A tribute to Vincent Price. This issue features individually silk-screened covers.
Mark Okui. CALLING MONSTER ISLAND #10. [SN22814X] $6 Long Beach: Privately printed, 2007. 1st. 8vo (8-9"), 28pp, b&w, wraps. VF. This fanzine devoted to the classic monster movies is produced solely by Long Beach artist Mark Okui. This issue: Lon Chaney Jr. Dracula vs. Frankenstein. Spider Baby. And the History of Calling Monster Island.
Mark Okui. CALLING MONSTER ISLAND #11. [SN25201X] $6 Long Beach: Privately printed, 2008. 1st. 8vo (8-9"), 36pp, b&w, color wraps. VF. This fanzine devoted to the classic monster movies is produced solely by Long Beach artist Mark Okui. This issue is devoted to Frankenstein with a few short articles (the longest is a Frankenstein timeline based upon the research of Forest J. Ackerman) and reproductions of Frankenstein film memorabilia: posters, lobby cards, photos, autographs, books.
Jerry Ordway. THE POWER OF SHAZAM!. [SN14871] $10 NY: DC, 1994. 1st. Small 4to (9-11"), 96pp, color, leatherette. VF/VF. A painted graphic novel.
Jose Ortiz. Segura, Antonio. ATTILA. [SN24490] $10 Rockville Center: Heavy Metal, nd (about 2002). 1st. 4to (11-13"), 48pp, color, pictorial boards. VF. A revenge story set in a post-apocalypse earth. A man and a woman meet both bent on killing the same man. Ortiz is best known for his work for Warren Publishing from 1974 to 1983. This story is one chapter from Hombre, a post-apocalyptic saga.
Michael Paraskevas. COMMUNICATION ARTS V35, #2. [SN8971] $10 1993. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 170pp, color and b&w, wraps. Fine. Portfolio: Michael Paraskevas profile (24 illustrations).
Michael Paraskevas. Paraskevas, Betty. SHAMLANDERS. [SN24871X] $10 San Diego: Harcourt Brace & Co, 1993. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 34pp, color, pictorial boards. VF/Fine. A fanciful children's picture book about Nowhere Land and its inhabitants the Shamlanders. With a wry rhyming text and gouche and acrylic illustrations by the well-known magazine illustrator (Esquire, Time, Sports Illustrated).
Steven Parke & Stephen John Phillips. Fuqua, Jonathon Scott. IN THE SHADOW OF EDGAR ALLAN POE. [SN14870] $10 NY: Vertigo/DC, 2002. 1st. Small 4to (9-11"), 96pp, color, leatherette. VF/VF. Years ago, this would have been called a fumetti, now it's a graphic novel. Digital illustration by Steven Parke. Photography by Stephen John Phillips
C. F. Payne. ILLUSTRATION '05 #2. [SN21975X] $9 St. Paul, MO: 2005. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 80pp, color, wraps. VF. Magazine and children’s book illustrator-caricaturist C.F. Payne is cover featured with a 29-page interview and 42 illustrations in color. Artist-nostalgist Leslie Cabarga is profiled.
Bob Peak. BOB PEAK: ORIGINALS. [SN25637X] $10 Privately printed, 2008. 1st. Oblong 8vo (8-9" wide), 52pp, over 90 color illustrations, wraps. NF (mild rubbing to corners otherwise Fine). An excellent full-color catalog of 89 original artworks by Bob Peak (1927-1992) ranging from movie posters (Rollerball, Apocalypse Now, The Black Stallion, Star Trek, Excalibur, etc.), TV Guide covers, magazine and advertising illustrations, sports and entertainment figures. Works in watercolor, gouache, acrylic, pastel, ink, and graphite, dating from the mid-1950s to the early 1990s.
Alice & Martin Provensen. Jackson, Kathryn. THE GOLDEN CIRCUS. [SN26929X] $10 NY: Golden, 2005. 1st thus. Small 4to (9-11"), 28pp, color, pictorial boards. VF. A new printing. Henry Raleigh. THE ILLUSTRATION COLLECTOR #26. [SN25038] $8 NY: Illustration House, 1990. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 16pp, 27 color and 37 b&w illustrations, wraps. NF. 34 pieces by Henry Raleigh and 30 pieces by a variety of other illustrators (Abbey, Booth, Bransom, Coll, Dunn, etc.) are fully described (with prices) and reproduced from the original art.
Randy Reynaldo. THE ROB HANES ARCHIVES. [SN2068] $10 Los Angeles: WCG Comics, 1996. 1st. Small 4to (9-11"), iv, 138pp, b&w, color wraps. Fine (very light edge wear). Comics from Adventure Strip Digest.
Alex Ross. Dini, Paul. JLA: LIBERTY AND JUSTICE. [SN24796] $10 NY: DC, 2003. 1st. Folio (13" or taller), 86pp, color, wraps. VF. From the back cover: "The League confronts a threat from space, but a much different menace from those they have faced before. This new danger arrives on our planet in the form of an alien disease - a cellular composition unlike anything on Earth, deadly to all who come in contact with it. The virus spreads quickly, setting off a chain reaction of global fear and panic. Soon the Justice League are under suspicion - are they ultimately responsible for this alien danger? Before long, paranoia, distrust, and an ensuing wave of hysteria threaten to rip the world apart. JLA: Justice and Liberty is not merely the story of one hero, but an epic tale of DC's most famous, colorful, and iconic characters, the first and greatest team in the history of comics - The Justice League of America."
P. Craig Russell. NIGHT MUSIC 1. [SN3950M] $10 NY: Eclipse, 1979. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 36pp, b&w, color wraps. NF. Two stories (one 23 pages and the other 10 pages).
P. Craig Russell. Thomas, Roy. ELRIC: THE DREAMING CITY. [SN5684] $10 NY: Marvel, 1980. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 48pp, wraps. One corner lightly bumped otherwise VF. A graphic adaptation of the Moorcock fantasy novel featuring the sickly albino prince and his magical soul-taking sword Stormbringer.
Mike Saenz. IRON MAN: CRASH. [SN19826] $10 NY: Marvel, 1988. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 72pp, color, wraps. VF. "The First Computer Generated Graphic Novel."
Gerald Scarfe. TARGET #17. [SN24831] $10 1985. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 34pp, b&w, wraps. Fine. "Southern Populism - Cartooning by Marlette." "With Malicious Intent - Libel and the Political Cartoonist." "Cartoonists and the Law." "Never Pointing a Different Way - Cartooning in Hungary." More.
Al Severin. LES PREMIÈRES AVENTURES DE BILL COSMOS (BILL COSMOS 1B: VERSION BRUNE). [SN25703X] $10 Cosmos comics / Fantôme Espagnol, 1994. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 16pp, b&w, color wraps. VF. Limited to 500 S&N copies. This copy is out-of-series, unsigned and unnumbered.
Everett Shinn. THE ILLUSTRATION COLLECTOR #33. [SN18662M] $10 NY: Illustration House, 1995. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 16pp, 5 color and 35 b&w illustrations, wraps. VF. Everett Shinn was a painter of the ash can school as well as an illustrator. 40 pieces from 1915-1920 fully described (with prices) and reproduced from the original art.
Jim Silke. BETTIE PAGE, QUEEN OF THE NILE. [SN20407] $10 Milwaukie: Dark Horse, 2000. 1st. Small 4to (9-11"), 128pp, color, wraps. VF. Silke's mini-series collected. Plus Dave Stevens' three cover illustrations and an introduction by Frank Cho.
Walter Simonson. WALTER SIMONSON SKETCHBOOK. [SN26531X] $10 np: Square 1 Press, 2009. 1st. 8vo (8-9"), 28pp, b&w, wraps. VF. One of 300 numbered copies. Simonson's first sketchbook. Pencil versions and roughs, commissions, and rare or unpublished finished ink pieces. Indiana Jones, Beta Ray Bill, Captain America, Superman, Batman, Thor, Manhunter, Star Trek Star Wars, and more.
Jeff Smith. BONE VOL. 1: OUT FROM BONEVILLE. [SN9290] $10 Columbus, OH: Cartoon Books, 1996. 5th. Small 4to (9-11"), 144pp, b&w, wraps. VF. Reprints Bone #1-6.
Sokal. INSPECTOR CANARDO: SHAGGY DOG STORY. [SN11713] $10 Rijperman/Fantagraphics, 1989. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 48pp, color, wraps. NF. Graphic novel.
Leslie Starke. STARKE AND UNASHAMED. [SN7793] $10 London: Max Reinhardt, 1953. 1st. 8vo (8-9"), 79pp, 74 b&w cartoons, cloth. Fine/Fine.
Joe Staton & Terry Beatty . Dini, Paul. BATMAN & SUPERMAN ADVENTURES: WORLD'S FINEST. [SN8732] $6 NY: DC, 1997. 1st. Small 4to (9-11"), 64pp, color, wraps. Fine. Painted cover by Bruce Timm.
Steranko. ARGOSY VOL. 3, #2. [SN2203] $10 Long Beach: Richard Kyle, 1990. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 80pp, wraps. Fine. Color cover painting by Steranko for Philip Wylie's "The Savage Gentleman," Jack Kirby's "Street Code" (10pp), more.
Tom Sutton. Preiss, Byron. SCHLOMO RAVEN (FICTION ILLUSTRATED VOL. 1). [SN9257] $10 NY: Pyramid, 1976. 1st. 16mo (6-7"), 128pp, color, wraps. Fine. A hardboiled detective parody in the Mad comics style. Colored and lettered by Kenneth Smith. Introduction by Harvey Kurtzman.
Tom Sutton. Preiss, Byron. SCHLOMO RAVEN (FICTION ILLUSTRATED VOL. 1). [SN24865] $8 NY: Pyramid, 1976. 1st. 16mo (6-7"), 128pp, color, wraps. NF (cover rubbed). A hardboiled detective parody in the Mad comics style. Colored and lettered by Kenneth Smith. Introduction by Harvey Kurtzman.
Arthur Szyk. CORONET #123. [SN7786] $10 1947. 1st. Small 8vo (7.5-8"), 160pp, wraps. NF (very flat & attractive). A full-color Arthur Szyk illumination of a Samuel Johnson quote. Also, a wraparound full-color cover painting of skaters in Central Park by Sheilah Beckett.
Arthur Szyk. CORONET #125. [SN7787] $10 1947. 1st. Small 8vo (7.5-8"), 192pp, wraps. NF (very flat & attractive). A full-color Arthur Szyk illumination of a Confucius quote. Also, a full-color painting by Peter Hawley.
Arthur Szyk. CORONET #127. [SN7785] $10 1947. 1st. Small 8vo (7.5-8"), 194pp, wraps. NF (very flat & attractive). A full-color Arthur Szyk illumination of a Charles Lamb quote. Also, a lovely wraparound full-color cover painting of a teenaged blonde on a beach by Frances Hook.
Gustaf Tenggren. Jackson, K. & B. THE SAGGY BAGGY ELEPHANT (#36). [SN13129] $10 NY: Simon & Schuster, 1947. 8th. 12mo (7-7.5"), 42pp, color, pictorial boards. VG (foil spine lifting & worn otherwise fairly clean & tight). A Little Golden Book.
Graham Thompson. BUGSY MALONE. [SN2262] $10 London: Wm Collins Sons & Co., 1976. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 64pp, color, wraps. VG+ (mild shelf wear). The comic book adaptation of Alan Parker's strange gangster film cast entirely with children and starring Jodie Foster.
Daniel Torres. SAXON (ROCCO VARGAS 3). [SN16566] $10 NY: Catalan, 1991. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 56pp, color, wraps. Fine. Clear line school. A graphic novel about a suave space adventurer Rocco Vargas. Text in English.
Wallace Tripp. Parish, Peggy. COME BACK, AMELIA BEDELIA. [SN10231] $8 NY: Harper & Row, 1971. Later. Small 4to (9-11"), 64pp, 60 color illustrations, pictorial boards. VF. A children's picture book with art by Wallace Tripp.
Ray Troll. FISH WORSHIP 1998 RAY TROLL CALENDAR. [SN2272M] $10 San Rafael, CA: Cedco, 1997. 1st. Square 4to (11-13"), 24pp, 12 full-page color illustrations, wraps. VF in shrinkwrap.
Lewis Trondheim. HARUM SCARUM. [SN21633M] $10 Seattle: Fantagraphics, 1997. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 48pp, color, wraps. VF. An English-language edition of a funny-animal action adventure comedy with a bunny, cat & dog battling monsters.
Garry Trudeau. DARE TO BE GREAT, MS. CAUCUS. [SN2277] $7 NY: Holt Rinehart and Winston, 1975. 1st. Small 8vo (7.5-8"), 128pp, 124 b&w strips, wraps. Fine. Joanie and Feminism.
Garry Trudeau. GUILTY, GUILTY, GUILTY!. [SN2278] $7 NY: Holt Rinehart and Winston, 1974. 1st. Small 8vo (7.5-8"), 128pp, 124 b&w strips, wraps. NF. Mark and Watergate.
Garry Trudeau. STILL A FEW BUGS IN THE SYSTEM. [SN8209] $10 NY: Holt Rinehart and Winston, 1972. 1st. Small 8vo (7.5-8"), 128pp, 124 b&w strips, wraps. NF. The first edition of the first collection of the syndicated Doonesbury strips. The b&w cover illustration was colored in later printings.
Garry Trudeau. STILL A FEW BUGS IN THE SYSTEM. [SN2279] $7 NY: Holt Rinehart and Winston, 1972. 1st. Small 8vo (7.5-8"), 128pp, 124 b&w strips, wraps. VG+ (small stain to fore-edge, short inkmark and small stain to rear wrap). The first edition of the first collection of the syndicated Doonesbury strips. The b&w cover illustration was colored in later printings.
Garry Trudeau. THE PRESIDENT IS A LOT SMARTER THAN YOU THINK. [SN2280] $7 NY: Holt Rinehart and Winston, 1973. 1st. Small 8vo (7.5-8"), 128pp, 124 b&w strips, wraps. NF.
Garry Trudeau. WOULDN'T A GREMLIN HAVE BEEN MORE SENSIBLE?. [SN2282] $7 NY: Holt Rinehart and Winston, 1975. 1st. Small 8vo (7.5-8"), 128pp, 124 b&w strips, wraps. Fine. Gas shortages and the energy crisis.
Warren Tufts. Yeo, Henry. CASEY RUGGLES, VOL. 3: KING OF THE HORSEMEN. [SN9021M] $10 np: Western Wind, 1979. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 36pp, 128 daily strips, wraps. NF. Reprints three complete stories from 1951.
Warren Tufts. Yeo, Henry. CASEY RUGGLES: THE PEARL GALLEON. [SN21715] $10 Long Beach, CA: Western Wind, 1981. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 52pp, 194 dailies, wraps. NF. Reprints three complete stories from 1953-1954. Some strips reproduced from the original art.
Warren Tufts. Yeo, Henry. CASEY RUGGLES: THE WHISPERER. [SN21716] $10 Long Beach, CA: Western Wind, 1981. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 52pp, 188 dailies, wraps. NF. Reprints three complete stories from 1950. Some strips reproduced from the original art.
Albert Uderzo. Goscinny, Rene. ASTERIX AND THE CAULDRON. [SN6549] $10 London: Hodder Dargaud, 1976. later. 4to (11-13"), 48pp, color, wraps. VF .
Albert Uderzo. Goscinny, Rene. ASTERIX AND THE LAUREL WREATH. [SN6548] $10 London: Hodder Dargaud, 1974. later. 4to (11-13"), 48pp, color, wraps. VF .
Albert Uderzo. Goscinny, Rene. ASTERIX IN SPAIN. [SN6551] $10 London: Hodder Dargaud, 1971. later. 4to (11-13"), 48pp, color, wraps. VF .
Albert Uderzo. Goscinny, Rene. ASTERIX IN SWITZERLAND. [SN6550M] $10 London: Hodder Dargaud, 1971. later. 4to (11-13"), 48pp, color, wraps. VF .
Albert Uderzo. Goscinny, Rene. THE MANSIONS OF THE GODS. [SN6552] $10 London: Hodder Dargaud, 1973. 8th. 4to (11-13"), 48pp, color, wraps. VF .
Boris Vallejo. Farmer, Philip Jose, commentary. BORIS VALLEJO'S 1998 FANTASY CALENDAR. [SN2300M] $10 NY: Workman, 1997. 1st. Square 4to (11-13"), 24pp, 13 color illustrations, wraps. VF in shrinkwrap. A series of paintings many never otherwise published.
Raeburn Van Buren. ABBIE AN’ SLATS (VOL. 1). [SN20288] $10 Park Forest, IL: Ken Pierce, 1983. 1st. Small 4to (9-11"), 80pp, b&w, color wraps. Fine. Reprints 240 dailies, from the beginning of the strip in 1937.
Raeburn Van Buren. ABBIE AN’ SLATS, VOL. 2. [SN20289] $10 Park Forest, IL: Ken Pierce, 1984. 1st. Small 4to (9-11"), 80pp, b&w, color wraps. VF. A collection of Sunday strips. Many reproduced from syndicate proofs revealing Van Buren's fine line.
Alberto Vargas. ALBERTO VARGAS POSTERBOOK. [SN25142] $10 Berlin: Taschen, 1991. Folio (13" or taller), six 31 x 44 cm color plates, in an illustrated folder. Fine plates in a NF folder.
Rick Veitch. HEARTBURST. [SN8380] $10 NY: Marvel, 1984. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 48pp, color, wraps. Fine. Graphic novel.
Charles Vess. VISIONS FROM THE BOOK OF NIGHT. [SN8211] $10 Cambridge, MA: Archival Press, 1978. 1st. VF in NF envelope. Plates 1, 2, 4, 5. Missing Plate 3.
Mort Walker. BEETLE BAILEY. [SN4211] $8 Akron, OH: Saalfield, 1968. 1st. Oblong 8vo (8-9" wide), Approx 160pp, approx 160 strips, wraps. Fine. A collection of strips from the 1960s.
Mort Walker. BEETLE BAILEY CELEBRATION. [SN4166] $10 Wilton, CT: Comicana/Andrews and McMeel, 1989. 1st. Small square 4to (9-11"), 128pp, approx 350 strips, wraps. NF.
Edmund F. Ward. THE ILLUSTRATION COLLECTOR #32. [SN19513M] $10 NY: Illustration House, 1995. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 16pp, 1 color and 51 b&w illustrations, wraps. VF. This golden age illustrator painted romantic and historical scenes similar to Dean Cornwell. 52 pieces fully described (with prices) and reproduced from the original art.
Andi Watson. DUMPED. [SN19801] $6 Portland, OR: Oni Press, 2002. 1st. Small 8vo (7.5-8"), 56pp, b&w, wraps. VF. A graphic novel.
Paul Wee. P. WEE SKETCHBOOK. [SN26527X] $10 np: privately printed, 2009. 1st. 8vo (8-9"), 32pp, b&w, wraps. VF. Signed by the artist. Paul has been an artist on The Simpsons since the second season. He is also a life drawing instructor and an amazing all-around artist. His long awaited sketchbook is filled with some of his favorite stuff culled from the last few years. Likenesses and caricatures, life drawings, quick sketches, Hellboy, Princess Leia, Black Canary vs. Black Catwoman, Power Girl vs. Luke Cage, Abe Sapien, Jimi Hendrix, The Simpsons Watchmen. Lovely stuff. Recommended by Glen Keane.
Bruno Werneck. SPLASH. [SN22594X] $10 np: privately printed, 2007. 1st. 8vo (8-9"), 36pp, color, wraps. VF. SIGNED by the artist. Bruno is an illustrator and a concept artist for Midway Games in Chicago. This book is comprised primarily of digital paintings. Really nice work beautifully reproduced on heavy glossy stock.
Bruno Werneck. SPLASH 2. [SN24372X] $10 np: privately printed, 2008. 1st. 8vo (8-9"), 36pp, color, wraps. VF. Signed by the artist. Bruno is an illustrator and a concept artist for Midway Games in Chicago. This book is comprised primarily of digital paintings. Really nice work beautifully reproduced on heavy glossy stock. Concept paintings of futuristic planets, gaming characters/concepts, as well as a faux 1950s sci-fi PB cover and digital paintings and drawings of Ghost, Hellboy, and the comic book characters.
David Wilcox. COMMUNICATION ARTS V22, #2 (#143). [SN4608] $10 May 1980. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 106pp, color and b&w, wraps. NF. Portfolios: illustrators David Wilcox, Ariel Severino, Hal Riney of Ogilvy & Mather. Two Bernie Fuchs gallery illustrations.
Mike Williams. KNUCKLE SANDWICH. [SN26529X] $10 np: privately printed, (no date). 1st. 8vo (8-9"), pp, b&w, wraps. VF. Signed by the artist. A sketchbook from an animation designer & instructor. Mike was part of the first wave of Cal State Fullerton graduates self-publishing and breaking into the animation industry.
Gahan Wilson. I PAINT WHAT I SEE. [SN6942] $10 NY: Simon & Schuster, 1971. 4to (11-13"), 126pp, 187 cartoons, wraps. VG-. A collection of Wilson's macabre cartoons, for The New Yorker, Playboy, and others. Wonderful cartoons of doctors' waiting rooms, nighttime sidewalks, open windows, hotel corridors, impending alleyways, and other ominous pleasures.
Berni Wrightson. King, Stephen. CYCLE OF THE WEREWOLF. [SN25388] $8 NY: Signet, 1983. 4th. 4to (11-13"), 128pp, 12 full-page color, 12 double-page b&w, and 12 text illustrations, illustrated endpapers, wraps. VG (moderate shelf wear, crease on back cover). While completing his Frankenstein, Wrightson continued his Franklin Booth-inspired style in the 12 beautiful pen & ink double-page landscapes in this book. The moody landscapes are balanced by 12 lurid paintings - 10 including the Werewolf himself. All of which illustrate a King novel.
Andrew Wyeth. ANDREW WYETH. [SN4384] $10 Ft. Lauderdale, FL: Museum of Art, 1983. 1st. Oblong 4to (11-13" wide), 68pp, 8 color and 21 b&w plates, wraps. NF. Limited to 2000 copies. Exhibition catalog. Paintings from public and private collections. |
