Comic Books

New York: Popular Library., 1976. 1st Edition . Oversize Paper. The long history of the most famous of superheroes from the comic books to the movie serials to the early tv series. 100's of photos. There is a faint and minor damp spot to the very bottom edge of the white margins of approx. 30pgs in the back of the book, former owner's signature on the verso of the front cover, and a very minute corner crease to the bottom of the back cover, otherwise a very good copy. LAID IN IS A FULL FIGURE PORTRAIT OF KIRK ALYN IN HIS SUPERMAN COSTUME THAT HAS BEEN INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY HIM AT A LATER DATE. Fine.

London: George Newnes Limited, 1965. Bound in the publishers green cloth with gilt title lettering and illustration to spine and front board. The 190 pages remain in fresh, clean condition and are tightly bound. Book sits solid and square with all corners sharp. Top edge of pages dyed green as published. Gilt title lettering to spine and front board remain sharp and definite. Housed in the colourful Henry Ford dustwrapper with publishers printed price intact on front inside flap. Delightful dustwrapper artwork. Slight wear to the top of spine and overall light signs of handling otherwise dustwrapper remains fresh and bright with excellent colour tone. Protected in a removable archival booksleeve to preserve its condition. Photographs of the book and dustwrapper are available on request. A very tidy copy of an increasingly scarce Richmal Crompton William book.. First Edition. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Henry Ford.

New York: The Peanuts Company, 1967. Original Program . Oblong Paper. A rare original 24pg. souvenir program from the Off-Broadway musical hit of the late sixties "You're A Good Man Charlie Brown" that was based on Charles M. Schulz's Peanuts comic strips. LAID IN THE PROGRAM IS A HERALD PRINTED IN ORANGE AND BLACK THAT HAS BEEN SIGNED BY CHARLES M. SCHULZ. Includes an intro. by Schulz, along with many drawings of the peanuts gang along with photos from the show. Two small rubbed spots on the front cover of the program, and faint creasing to the corners of the herald. Vg.

Roma: A.N.A.F., 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. Ottobre 1972. Slightly bruised spine head. A fine copy. Collects six stories originally published from January 13, 1947 to December 11, 1948. Signed and inscribed by Al Williamson on the index page. Williamson was the artist on the same series during the late 1960s and through the 1970s. A well preserved copy with the added bonus of Williamson's signature. In the Italian language.; 25 x 35.2 cm; 147 pages; Signed by Artist.

Berkeley, CA: THE PRINT MINT, 1970. Bound Comic/Digest. Illus. by CRUMB, ROBERT : SHELTON, GILBERT : SPAIN : GREEN, JUSTIN : WILSON, S. CLAY. Very Fine. Comic. First Edition. Underground Comic - 1st. Print (VF+) A beautiful copy of a Scarce underground classic - These "Tales From The Behavioral Sink" include "Icecube of Blood" by SPAIN, "Chong Bo!" by Kim Deitch, "A Dirty Yuk" by Justin Green, art by Gilbert Shelton, R. Crumb, S. Clay Wilson, and more - Sorry Kids...for discriminating adults only...

Kenosha, Wis., 1942. Paperback. Near Fine/No Dust jacket. Text unmarked . Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Slight shelf-wear and bumping to corners. Wartime-era reprint of a few Captain Marvel Jr. stories in a smaller booklet format done by the Samuel Lowe Company listed in Overstreet as "The Mighty Midget Comics" series. No date (c 1942). Booklet is 5" x 3 7/8". 36 pages (including covers). Four-color cover, two-color interior (black, red). Back cover shows a war bonds ad (otherwise blank). Story contents include: "Captain Marvel Jr. and the Iron Heel of the Huns", "Sir Butch", " Captain Marvel Jr. The Return of Mr. Macabre". Near Fine/Fine condition. Unused, unread. Cover slightly mistrimmed and the top shows a sliver of art from another comic that was printed on the same sheet (Captain Marvel Adventures #11). Very light stress to spine. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 2 pounds. Category: Comics, Graphic Novels::General; Inventory No: 022936. BZDB373 Comics, Graphic… Read More

Kenosha, Wis., 1942. Paperback. Near Fine/No Dust jacket. Text unmarked . Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Slight shelf-wear and bumping to corners. Wartime-era reprint of a few Captain Marvel stories in a smaller booklet format done by the Samuel Lowe Company listed in Overstreet as "The Mighty Midget Comics" series. No date (c 1942). Booklet is 4 7/8" x 3 7/8". 36 pages (including covers). Four-color cover, two-color interior (black, red). Back cover shows a war bonds ad (otherwise blank). Story contents include: "Bumble Brained Bridegroom" "Captain Marvel and the Alaskan Adventure". Near Fine/Fine condition. Unused, unread. Very small nick, and chip near head of spine (reattached using archival adhesive). One page shows a small dog-ear. Book shows some binding, trimming and alignment quirks (one page has losts its right panel border, cover very slightly off-register, cover shows some small chipping to edges). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 2 pounds. Category:… Read More

Sydney: The Sunday Sun, 1946. Contains a variety of cartoons, including 'Bib and Bub' by May Gibbs (half page) and Bancks timeless Ginger Meggs (whole page). Eight page tabloid newspaper insert (305x380mm) printed in colour, a few marginal tears and chips but in remarkably good condition for an item of this age and nature (has not browned).

Sydney: The Sunday News, 1926. Rare children's section featuring Gumnut babies 'Bib and Bub' by May Gibbs (half-page), Fatty Fin by Syd Nicholls (full-page) and other cartoons. Significant for the final sequence of the Marmaduke comic strip which appears in this issue. Broadsheet newspaper segment of four pages measuring 480 x610 mm printed in colour; the margins are heavily chipped with significant loss, a fair copy.

SIGNED, HARDCOVER SPECIAL EDITION - UKO The Sketchbook Series: Create Somethin' Cool! Hardcover Special Edition by Uko Smith is a Signed (Signed by author UKO with his name and Thank You) Kenyatta Press Hardcover Special Edition. The book was published in 2010. Both the book and the boards are in very good condition (no dust jacket). This copy would make a special addition to any collection or library. You can buy with confidence, we have been selling books for over 45 years. Thanks for buying.

Softcover. 192 pp. Signet Books/ New American Library. (1964). First Edition. First Printing stated on CP. Bright, clean, and unmarked, with the exception of black marker over price on front card. D2439 in the Signet series. Near Fine. More photos on request. Shipped in a box within a bubble wrap media mailer, with a tracking number.

Hermes Press, 2013. Hardcover in fine condition and fine dust jacket. Illustrated paper-covered boards, 191 pages, 26cm tall, quarto. A collection of 7 Buck Rogers comic books in one volume. Comics #2-#7 were published in 1979 and 1980 as television tie-ins, #1 was published in 1964 predating the television series

This is a rare "Big Little Book" copy of "The Adventures of DICK TRACY Detective" by Chester Gould. Number W-707. 1932 1st edition, 1st printing; Whitman Publishing Company; Racine, Wisconsin. Illustrated throughout. This title has the distinction of being the first Big Little Book ever published and had only one print run. The book is a compilation of the Dick Tracy daily comic strip that appeared in the Detroit Mirror newspaper from November 19 to December 28, 1931 and April 12 to May 24, 1932. Rare in any condition.Condition:The illustrations after pages 118 and 294 have been partially colored in (and some of the red ink bled onto page 294)...other than that, the pages are clean and in very good condition; some light foxing to the rear pastedown and end paper. Tight binding with no loose pages. Light soiling to the back cover; staining to the left half of the front cover and on the spine. Light corner wear. The top-right corner of the spine has chipped off; 1" tear at the top-right corner of the… Read More

Lawrence, KS: Abingdon Book Shop, 1966. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). Near VG. 4to, 40pp, printed wrappers. Ninth amazing issue of this classic 1960s little magazine; includes poems by Charles Bukowski and others, very early underground comix work by S. Clay Wilson and a Gerard Malanga centerfold. This copy is addressed to poet Fielding Dawson and has a bump at top edge, original staple holes, and soiled covers with small cover tears and holes (no writing in interior).

Doyle, A. Conan. The Lost World.1912 Hodder And Stoughton/George H. Doran First U.S. Edition. THE FIRST PROFESSOR CHALLENGER ADVENTURE. RARE. Used. Good condition/ no DJ included. Maroon cloth-covered boards. Titling on spine worn off. Bright pages. Sixteen ochre and white plates (five by 'Maple White' and eleven by Joseph Clement Coll). All plates in nice condition and affixed to binding. 309 pages. 5 3/8 X 8. Summary: "The Lost World"chronicles the adventures of four men who travel to the jungles of South America. There they discover a plateau inhabited by dinosaurs and ape-men. It was Conan Doyle's ambition to write a popular "boy's book", a tale of suspense and adventure.