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Hardcover. Garden City, NY, Blue Ribbon Books , Reprint, 1943, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover, 361 pages, illustrated throughout with b&w cartoon-strips. Dust jacket worn, chipped, rubbed. Spine slightly cocked. Internally clean.

Softcover. Golden CO, Fulcrum Publishing, 1st, 2014, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 126 pages. Story and color illustrations by Gill INSCRIBED BY GILL on the first page with a sketch of Bass Reeves. Clean, bright copy.

Softcover. NY, DC Comics, reprint, 2005-09, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Seven softcover volumes. Collects the earliest adventures of Batman and Robin as they battle a variety of villains including the Monk and the Joker. The early adventures of Batman including his very first appearance in Detective Comics and his first solo comic are included in Volume 1, the first of a series that prints every Batman story in order. While the dialogue and artwork and plots are very basic and crude which is normal for early comics, it does show how Batman started with the basic familiar origin story still there. The action is set in New York, not Gotham and the art is by Bob Kane, the original creator. The first 7 volumes in the series are offered here.

Softcover. NY, Watson-Guptill, 1st pbk, 2001, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 292 pages. A detailed resource on the comics and collectibles inspired by the classic character provides close-up photography and information on everything Batman, from the history of the character's graphic design to sixteen new pages of obscure memorabilia. Chip Kidd, who also wrote a neat "Batman Animated" coffee able book on the well-loved and critically acclaimed "Batman: The Animated Series" that debuted in 1992, turns here to the hobby (and serious business, for some) of collecting. He includes his own childhood remembrances of Bat-items, as well as wonderfully quirky photography. This book, full-color throughout, is not a "guide" to the collectibles, as it does not include price values or manufacturers (it does give the year and dimensions for each piece pictured). Plus, there is an editorial comment on the Andy Warhol Batman piece that's got a bit of an attitude. Clean copy.

Softcover. NY, DC Comics, 1st, 2002, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 189 pages in color. Sixteen vintage stories from the golden years illustrated by Bob Kane. Clean copy.

Softcover. NY, DC Comics, 1st, 2004, Foftcover, Continuing DC Comics' decades series devoted to the Caped Crusader, this volume looks at the Dark Knight's beginnings! Featuring Batman stories from BATMAN #7, 15, 20, 31, 37, 47, 48, 49, DETECTIVE COMICS #27, 33, 38, 49, 80, REAL FACT COMICS #5, STAR-SPANGLED COMICS #70, and WORLD'S FINEST COMICS #30, this volume includes Batman's first appearance and the debut of Robin, the first telling of his origin, and the debuts of the Joker, Two-Face, Catwoman and the Mad Hatter. 192 pages in color. Clean and bright but has a smoke odor.

Hardcover. Boston, Little Brown , 1st, 1994, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover. Pop-up color diorama with punch-out characters from the animated TV show. Adventures in which Batman encounters his arch enemies - Two-Face, Poison Ivy and The Joker in order to rescue Catwoman. It opens up into four separate play areas - the Bat Cave, the Joker's secret headquarters, Two-Face's hideout and Poison Ivy's greenhouse.

Hardcover. NY, Sterling, 1st, 2007, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, illustrated in b&w by Bob Kane. In a bright dust jacket.

Softcover. NY, DC Comics, 1st pbk, 2002, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 248 pages in color. The Dark Knight Strikes Again is Frank Miller's follow-up to his hugely successful Batman: the Dark Knight Returns, one of the few comics that is widely recognized as not only reinventing the genre but also bringing it to a wider audience.Set three years after the events of The Dark Knight Returns, The Dark Knight Strikes Again follows a similar structure: once again, Batman hauls himself out of his self-imposed retirement in order to set things right. However, where DKR was about him cleaning up his home city, Gotham, DKSA has him casting his net much wider: he's out to save the world. The thing is, most of the world doesn't realize that it needs to be saved--least of all Superman and Wonder Woman, who have become little more than superpowered enforcers of the status quo. So, the notoriously solitary Batman is forced to recruit some different superpowered allies. Clean, bright copy.

Hardcover. New York, Sterling, reprint, 2007, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. Originally published in 1990 by Kitchen Sink Press. Color throughout. 208 pages. When Bob Kane's seminal Batman first reached newspapers during World War II, only a small group of papers published it. So the early Batman and Robin comic strips have remained among the most elusive works in comics' history. Not anymore: these rare Sunday color pages are now reprinted in a generously sized format worthy of their importance. The many fans of the Caped Crusader will thrill to see Batman and the Boy Wonder do battle once again with both common thugs and outrageous villains in order to save Gotham City from plot after evil plot. Making their nefarious way across these illustrated panels are some of the Caped Crusader's most indelible adversaries, including the Joker, Catwoman, Penguin, and Two-Face. In addition to behind-the-scenes information and rare promotional materials, this deluxe edition collects the first four years of the classic Batman and Robin newspaper comics exactly as written and illustrated by the strip's most famous writers and artists. Among the classic stories are: ?The Penguin's Crime-Thunderstorms," ?Catwoman's Grasshopper Chase," and ?Half Man?Half Monster."

Hardcover. New Yory, Sterling, reprint, 2007, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. Originally published in 1990 by Kitchen Sink Press. Color throughout. 208 pages.

Hardcover. New York, DC Comics/Kitchen Sink Press, 1st, 1991, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 209 pages. Hardcover with slipcase. Illustrated with full color reproductions of classic Batman strips from 1943-1946. Clean, tight copy.

Hardcover. New York, Chartwell Books, 3rd pr., 2015, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 304 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. Color, black and white pictures throughout. For more than 75 years, through countless comics, television, and movies, Batman has been a symbol of strength and perseverance. He was created in 1939, on the brink of World War II -- a volatile time, when we needed a hero most. Who better to come to the rescue than the Caped Crusader? For the first time, Batman: The War Years 1939-1945 details The Dark Knight's involvement in the war and his fight against some very real villains.

Hardcover. Seattle WA, Fantagraphics Books, 1st thus, 2002, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Originally released as Minimum Wage Book One and a subsequent series of the Minimum Wage comics with new material added. Bob Fingerman tells the story of Rob and Sylvia, two twentysomethings navigating the labyrinth of contemporary life in New York From pandering and peddling porn, to battling bellicose Brooklyn bozos, grappling with unsatisfactory careers, potential parenthood, nuptials and vicissitudes aplenty."

Hardcover. Cambridge MA, Candlewick Press, 1st, 2007, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket, color throughout. This exhilarating graphic-novel edition of an ancient classic honors the spirit of the original as it attracts modern readers. The epic tale of the great warrior Beowulf has thrilled readers through the ages - and has been reinvented for a new generation with Gareth Hinds's masterful illustrations. Grendel's black blood runs thick as Beowulf defeats the monster and his hideous mother, while somber hues overcast the hero's final, fatal battle against a raging dragon. Speeches filled with courage and sadness, lightning-paced contests of muscle and will, and funeral boats burning on the fjords are all rendered in glorious and gruesome detail. Told for more than a thousand years, Beowulf's heroic saga finds a true home in this graphic-novel edition. Clean copy.

Hardcover. New York, Macmillan, 1st, 1951, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, color illustrated boards with a maroon cloth spine. 92 pages illustrated in b&w by the Berenstains. Cover with light edgewear, rubbing, previous owner's signature on front fly leaf. Lacks dust jacket.

Hardcover. Boston, MA, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1st, 2006, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 320 pages. Hardcover with no dust jacket. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. Color comics in center. Celebrating the best in graphic storytelling and literary comics, a diverse collection, guest edited by the award-winning author of The Quitter and American Splendor, features excerpts from graphic novels, pamphlet comics, newspapers, magazines, mini-comics, and the Web, from Robert Crumb, Chris Ware, Kim Deitch, Jaime Hernandez, Alison Bechdel, Joe Sacco, and others.

Hardcover. Boston, MA, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1st, 2006, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 320 pages. Hardcover with no dust jacket. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. Color comics in center. Celebrating the best in graphic storytelling and literary comics, a diverse collection, guest edited by the award-winning author of The Quitter and American Splendor, features excerpts from graphic novels, pamphlet comics, newspapers, magazines, mini-comics, and the Web, from Robert Crumb, Chris Ware, Kim Deitch, Jaime Hernandez, Alison Bechdel, Joe Sacco, and others.

Hardcover. Boston, MA, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1st, 2006, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 320 pages. Hardcover with no dust jacket. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. Color comics in center. Celebrating the best in graphic storytelling and literary comics, a diverse collection, guest edited by the award-winning author of The Quitter and American Splendor, features excerpts from graphic novels, pamphlet comics, newspapers, magazines, mini-comics, and the Web, from Robert Crumb, Chris Ware, Kim Deitch, Jaime Hernandez, Alison Bechdel, Joe Sacco, and others.

Hardcover. Boston, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 4th printing, 2010, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 327 pages, illustrated throughout in color and b&w. Light shelf-wear to illustrated boards, else a clean, tight copy.

Hardcover. Boston, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 4th printing, 2010, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 327 pages, illustrated throughout in color and b&w. Light shelf-wear to illustrated boards, else a clean, tight copy.

Hardcover. New York, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1st, 2011, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 332 pages. Hardcover with no dust jacket. Color, black and white pictures throughout. Features excerpts from graphic novels, newspapers, webcomics, and other sources and features work by up-and-coming contributors as well as such established artists as Joe Sacco, Jeff Smith, and Dash Shaw. Last 16 pages have a light tan stain (coffee or tea?) along bottom edge, about 1/4'' at worst down to just a sliver. Otherwise clean, unmarked.

Hardcover. Boston, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1st, 2012, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 360 pages. Hardcover. Extensive b&w and color illustrations throughout. Includes extensive bibliography. Very slight edge wear, otherwise clean, tight copy.

Hardcover. New York, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2nd pr., 2013, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 400 pages. Hardcover with no dust jacket. Clean, unmarked copy. Color, black and white pictures throughout. Showcases the work of both established and up-and-coming contributors. Editor Jeff Smith--creater of the classic comic Bone, a comedy/adventure about three lost cousins from Boneville--has culled the best stories from graphic novels, pamphlet comics, newspapers, magazines, mini-comics, and web comics to create this cutting-edge collection. Color and b&w illustrations.