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ABYSS #1. [SN10420] $30

Edgewater, NJ: Abyss, 1970. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 36pp, b&w, wraps. VG+ (corners rubbed). Stories by Bruce Jones, Jeff Jones, Kaluta, Wrightson.

ACBA SKETCHBOOK. [SN6929] $45

np: Academy of Comic Book Arts, 1975. 4to (11-13”), 48pp, 47 full-page illustrations, wraps. VF. Wrightson, Steranko, Jeff Jones, Michael Kaluta, Sergio Aragones, John Romita, Harvey Kurtzman, Russ Heath, Wally Wood, John Byrne, Neal Adams, Gil Kane, others.

ACBA SKETCHBOOK. [SN13449] $40

np: Academy of Comic Book Arts, 1975. 4to (11-13”), 48pp, 47 full-page illustrations, wraps. VF. Full-page original pieces by Wrightson, Steranko, Jeff Jones, Michael Kaluta, Sergio Aragones, John Romita, Harvey Kurtzman, Russ Heath, Wally Wood, John Byrne, Neal Adams, Gil Kane, Whelan, Walt Simonson, Howard Chaykin, others.

ACBA SKETCHBOOK. [SN15206] $30

np: Academy of Comic Book Arts, 1975. 4to (11-13”), 48pp, 47 full-page illustrations, wraps. Fine. Full-page original specialty drawings by Wrightson, Steranko, Jeff Jones, Michael Kaluta, Sergio Aragones, John Romita, Harvey Kurtzman, Russ Heath, Wally Wood, John Byrne, Neal Adams, Gil Kane, Whelan, Walt Simonson, Howard Chaykin, others.

Neal Adams. ALL DYNAMIC SPECIAL. [SN6934] $35

np: Dynapubs, nd (1970s). 8vo (8-9”), 32pp, b&w, wraps. VF. SIGNED by Steranko. This fanzine reprints a 16 page Neal Adams story: "The Case of the Wasted Water" from a giveaway comic. Illustrations by Steranko (cover), Stephen Fabian (two), Dennis Fujitake, Dan Adkins, and John Buscema (three).

ANOMALY #3. [SN10675M] $30

Wichita, KS: Jan Strnad, 1971. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 56pp, b&w, wraps. Fine. Wraparound cover and comics by Corben. Stories by Herb Arnold, Kenneth Smith. Krenkel portfolio. Robert Kline profile.

Steranko. ARGOSY VOL. 3, #2. [SN4949M] $10

Long Beach: Richard Kyle, 1990. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 80pp, wraps. Fine. Steranko cover painting for Philip Wylie's "The Savage Gentleman." Jack Kirby's "Street Code" (10 pages). More.

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.

BURIED TREASURE #2. [SN18911] $20

NY: Pure Imagination, 1986. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 56pp, b&w, wraps. NF. Reprints rare stories by Toth (three), Simon & Kirby, Bill Ward, and Frank Frazetta.

CHACAL #1. [SN10540] $25

1977. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 64pp, b&w, color wraps. Fine. Steve Fabian, Tim Kirk, Frazetta, Corben, Bok, Redondo. CL Moore interview.

Rick Griffin. CHANGES #3. [SN10653] $45

Oakland, CA: 1969. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 48pp, b&w, 4pp in color, color wraps. VG+ (light wear). A counterculture magazine with color Griffin covers, and full page illustrations by Crumb (in color), Spain, Jaxon, Kelley, Shelton, Metzger, others.

DARK AGE. [SN10289] $20

np: Dark Age Prod., 1982. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 48pp, 2 color and 56 b&w illustrations, wraps. VG+. A collection of fantasy art. Barr, Bode, Chaykin, Corben, Crandell, Fabian, J. Jones, Kaluta, Krenkel, Nino, Severin, Windsor-Smith, Wood, Wrightson, others.

FANFARE #1. [SN10351] $25

1977. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 64pp, b&w and color, wraps. Fine. Feldstein interview, Bakshi's Wizards, Lynda Carter and Wonder Woman, Broom Hilda, TV superheroes, William Stout.

FANFARE #2. [SN10350] $20

1978. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 64pp, b&w and color, wraps. Fine. Cover feature: The Movie Poster Art of Frank Frazetta with four color and 29 B&W illustrations and written by William Stout. Also, articles on Lost in Space, Lord of the Rings, and the Golddiggers.

FANFARE #3. [SN10352] $25

1980. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 64pp, b&w and color, wraps. Fine. Will Elder's movie poster art. Polish sculptor Szukalski. Japanese TV animation.

FANFARE #3. [SN10469] $20

1980. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 64pp, b&w and color, wraps. NF. Will Elder's movie poster art. Polish sculptor Szukalski. Japanese TV animation.

FANFARE #4. [SN10353] $30

1981. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 72pp, b&w and color, wraps. Fine (corner bumped). Alberto Vargas. Graham Ingels' pulp art. Charles Biro. 3-D. Huckleberry Hound.

FANTASTIC FANZINE #8-9. [SN10690] $20

1969. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 32pp, b&w, wraps. NF. Sal Buscema interview, prose story by Cockrum.

FANTASTIC FANZINE #11. [SN10349M] $45

1970. 4to (11-13”), 52pp, b&w, wraps. NF. 28 pages on Steranko: interview, unpublished art, checklist. Barry Smith Silver Surfer illustration. Cockrum.

FANTASTIC FANZINE #12. [SN10679] $20

1970. 4to (11-13”), 54pp, b&w, color wraps. Fine. Syd Shores interview. A number of Cockrum illustrations, including a painting of a female warrior nude.

FANTASY ILLUSTRATED #5 [SN17534] $50

Glendale: Bill Spicer, 1966. 1st. Small 4to (9-11”), 44pp, b&w, color wraps. NF. The first and only publication of a 15page Jeff Jones comic book story Alien Autumn. Comics by Bob Foster and Landon Chesney. Feiffer's Great Comic Book Heroes reviewed by Russ Manning! Richard Kyle reviews Blazing Combat. Color covers by Jones and Reed Crandell.

FORGOTTEN FANTASIES #1. [SN4373] $15

Richmond, VA: Fantasy Domain, nd (c1977). 4to (11-13”), 44pp, 43 b&w illustrations, wraps. VG+ (general light wear). Art zine with Charles Vess (eight full-page illustrations), Michael Kaluta (three). Steve Hickman interview with 15 full-page and three smaller illustrations.

FUNNYWORLD #12. [SN12762M] $40

1970. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 48pp, b&w, wraps. NF. Mike Barrier's classic fanzine. Bob Clampett interview. Underground comix survey. Carl Barks non-duck bibliography. Barrier review of Yellow Submarine. Wraparound color cover by George Metzger.

FUNNYWORLD #13. [SN4902] $35

1971. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 56pp, b&w, color wraps. VG+. Mike Barrier's classic fanzine. Interviews with Chuck Jones and Carl Stalling, Pepe, Daffy, Coyote, and Road Runner model sheets by Jones, Denis Kitchen on underground publishing, Harvey Pekar on R. Crumb, more.

FUNNYWORLD #19. [SN15884M] $20

1978. 4to (11-13”), 56pp, b&w, color wraps. VF. The cover features animation of the Frazetta painting Against the Gods, Richard Williams interview, Walt Disney's 1920s cartoons, Eric Knight at Walt Disney 1942-1943, more.

GATES OF EDEN #1. [SN4319] $15

Albany, NY: Fantaco, 1982. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 48pp, wraps. Covers slightly rubbed o/w VF. Color covers by Kaluta and Griffin. B&W stories by Jeff Jones, Spain, P. Craig Russell, Micheal T. Gilbert, Leialoha, Rick Geary, John Byrne, Jim Starlin, others.

GATES OF EDEN #1. [SN4318] $10

Albany, NY: Fantaco, 1982. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 48pp, wraps. Covers slightly rubbed o/w VF. Color covers by Kaluta and Griffin. B&W stories by Jeff Jones, Spain, P. Craig Russell, Micheal T. Gilbert, Leialoha, Rick Geary, John Byrne, Jim Starlin, others.

GRAPHIC ILLUSIONS. [SN10311M] $15

Van Nuys, CA: 1971. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 28pp, b&w, wraps. Fine. Ditko, Krenkel, Lindsay, Kirk, Jeff Jones, G. Barr, Williamson, Fabian, Evans.

GRAPHIC SHOWCASE #1. [SN10664] $25

1967. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 64pp, b&w, color wraps. NF. Stories by Kaluta, Hickman, Harper.

GRAPHIC SHOWCASE #1. [SN10665] $25

1967. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 64pp, b&w, color wraps. NF. Stories by Kaluta, Hickman, Harper.

GRAPHIC SHOWCASE #2. [SN10666] $25

1969. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 46pp, b&w, color wraps. NF. Kaluta (11 pages), Wrightson (eight pages), Hickman.

GRAPHIC SHOWCASE #2. [SN10669M] $15

1970. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 46pp, b&w, color wraps. NF. Gray Morrow covers, Michael Kaluta, Kenneth Smith, Hickman.

GRAPHIC STORY MAGAZINE #8. [SN7012] $30

Los Angeles: Bill Spicer, 1967. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 40pp, b&w, color wraps. NF. Color George Metzger covers and comix. Richard Kyle column. Charles Biro article.

GRAPHIC STORY MAGAZINE #9. [SN8550M] $30

Los Angeles: Bill Spicer, 1968. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 48pp, b&w, color wraps. NF. Alex Toth pin-up. George Metzger comix. Mike Barrier column. Dan Noonan interview.

GRAPHIC STORY MAGAZINE #13. [SN10674] $20

Los Angeles: Bill Spicer, 1971. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 68pp, b&w, color wraps. Fine. John Severin interview. Comics by Bob Foster, George Metzger. Adam Link story.

GRAPHIC STORY MAGAZINE #14. [SN6951] $45

Los Angeles: Bill Spicer, 1971-1972. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 84pp, over 100 b&w illustrations, color wraps. Fine. A special issue devoted to Basil Wolverton. Includes rare art and a long interview.

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.

HERITAGE #1A & #1B (SET). [SN6736] $100

Doug Murray & RichardGarrison, 1972. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 60pp & 72pp, b&w, color wraps. NF (light shelfwear). A high-quality fanzine devoted to Flash Gordon with glossy color covers and slick paper throughout. Covers by Alex Raymond, Frank Frazetta, Al Williamson & Gray Morrow, and Wally Wood. Stories by Neal Adams, Reed Crandall, Michael Kaluta, Jeff Jones, Frank Brunner, Bruce Jones, Esteban Maroto, Adolfo Buylla & Carlos Garzon, and Steve Harper. Portfolios by Al Williamson, Gray Morrow, Kenneth Smith, Mike Royer, and Stanley Pitt. Other illustrations by Berni Wrightson, George Evans, and Roy Krenkel. Also, a history of the Flash Gordon comic strip with photos of Alex Raymond in his studio and at home.

I'LL BE DAMNED #4. [SN12743] $25

Silver Spring, MD: 1971. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 20pp, b&w, wraps. NF. Wrightson color cover and first publication of Out on a Limb. Brunner, Morrow, Hickman, Sutton

IMAGINATION #1. [SN10425] $20

Flushing, NY: 1971. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 32pp, b&w, wraps. Fine. Wrightson (three pages), Kaluta (three pages), Jeff Jones (three pages), Neal Adams' unpublished Tangent strip (three pages).

INFINITY #2. [SN10510] $40

1971. 4to (11-13”), 48pp, b&w, wraps. VG+. Krenkel portfolio, Frazetta and Wrightson interviews, Kaluta, Wrightson, Steranko, Brunner, Jeff Jones.

INFINITY #3. [SN10365] $25

1971. 4to (11-13”), 36pp, b&w, wraps. Fine. Jeff Jones and Wrightson covers, ten-page Krenkel portfolio, two rare Mort Drucker comic pages, Mort Walker interview, Bruce Jones interview, Brunner, Wood, Williamson, Kaluta.

INFINITY #4. [SN10535M] $35

1972. 4to (11-13”), 52pp, b&w, color wraps. VG. Corben (color cover), Jones, Frazetta, Kaluta, Chaykin, Brunner, Williamson, Morrow, Wrightson.

INFINITY #5. [SN10315] $35

1973. 4to (11-13”), 52pp, b&w, color wraps. NF. Kaluta (color cover), Bode, Adams, Brunner, Krenkel, Corben, Maroto, Williamson, Morrow. This copy includes the color print of an early painting by Wrightson that is not attached and often missing from copies.

INSIDE COMICS VOL. 1, NO. 1. [SN19959] $6

1974. 4to (11-13”), 48pp, b&w, 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] $8

1974. 4to (11-13”), 48pp, b&w, color wraps. NF. Interview with Harvey Kurtzman; CC Beck on creating Comic Book Characters; Who Owns Original Art? by Steve Ditko.

MARVELMANIA MAGAZINE #4. [SN10364] $45

Culver City, CA: 1970. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 32pp, b&w, wraps. Fine. Conan article by Roy Thomas with pencil art by Barry Smith. Harlan Ellison Hulk story. Avengers article by Tony Isabella.

MARVELMANIA MAGAZINE #5. [SN10314] $45

Culver City, CA: 1970. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 32pp, b&w, wraps. Fine. Jack Kirby pencil cover.

MARVELMANIA MAGAZINE #6. [SN10363] $45

1970. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 32pp, b&w, wraps. VF. Neal Adams' pencil rough, early Barry Smith Medusa pin-up, seven pages Starhawk story by Roy Thomas & Dan Adkins.

NEAR MINT #1 . [SN6388] $10

San Francisco: Al Dellinges, 1980. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 32pp, b&w, wraps.
Toth, reprints of Murphy Anderson's Star Pirate #35 and Dick Briefer's Frankenstein.

NEAR MINT #2. [SN6390] $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 #2. [SN6389] $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 #2. [SN17611] $10

San Francisco: Al Dellinges, 1980. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 32pp, b&w, wraps. NF. 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.

Milton Caniff. NEAR MINT #4. [SN17706] $20

San Francisco: Al Dellinges, 1981. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 64pp, b&w, wraps. NF. This issue reprints in full Sigma Chi magazine's 1945 tribute to Caniff. Specialty art by Hal Foster, Fontaine Fox, Harold Gray, Gus Arriola, Siegel & Shuster, George Petty, many others.

NEAR MINT #5. [SN6394] $15

San Francisco: Al Dellinges, 1980. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 32pp, b&w, wraps.
. The Shadow special issue. Reprint of a Bob Powell Shadow story.

NEAR MINT #6. [SN6395] $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 #6. [SN6396] $10

San Francisco: Al Dellinges, 1980. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 32pp, b&w, wraps.
. Horror Movie Ads; Andre Le Blanc interview & comic story, Toth art, Don Martin T-shirt designs.

NEAR MINT #9. [SN6400M] $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 #9. [SN6401M] $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 #11. [SN6377] $10

San Francisco: Al Dellinges, 1981. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 32pp, b&w, wraps.
. Bill Dubay Interview; Smilin' Jack by Zack Mosley.

NEAR MINT #12. [SN6379] $10

San Francisco: Al Dellinges, 1981. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 32pp, b&w, wraps.
. Buck Rogers Issue; early Bill Plimpton comic story.

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 #15. [SN6382] $10

San Francisco: Al Dellinges, 1981. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 32pp, b&w, wraps.
. Pirates in comics and film.