Hardcover. NY, Abrams, 1st, 2015, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 220 pages. Will Eisner (1917-2005) is universally considered the master of comics storytelling, best known for The Spirit, his iconic newspaper comic strip, and A Contract With God, the first significant graphic novel. This seminal work from 1978 ushered in a new era of personal stories in comics form that touched every adult topic from mortality to religion and sexuality, forever changing the way writers and artists approached comics storytelling. Noted historian Paul Levitz celebrates Eisner by showcasing his most famous work along-side unpublished and rare materials from the family archives. Also included are original interviews with creators such as Jules Feiffer, Art Spiegelman, Scott McCloud, Jeff Smith, Denis Kitchen, and Neil Gaiman--all of whom knew Eisner and were inspired by his work to create their own graphic novels for a new generation of readers.

Hardcover. Seattle, Fantagraphics, 1st, 2008, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Two hardcovers, 650 pages. The complete WWII cartoons of the greatest cartoonist of the Greatest Generation, in a beautiful, oversized, two-volume slipcased set. During WWII, the closest most Americans ever came to the war was through the cartoons of Bill Mauldin, the most beloved enlisted man in the U.S. Army. Fantagraphics Books brings together Mauldin's complete works from 1940 through the end of the war. This collection of over 600 cartoons, most never before reprinted, is more than the record of a great artist: it is an essential chronicle of America's citizen-soldiers from peace through war to victory. Bill Mauldin knew war because he was in it. He had created his characters, Willie and Joe, at age 18, before Pearl Harbor, while training with the 45th Infantry Division and cartooning part-time for the camp newspaper. His brilliant send-ups of officers were pure infantry, and the men loved it. With their heavy brush lines, detailed battlescapes, and pidgin of army slang and slum dialect, Mauldin's cartoons and captions recreated on paper the fully realized world of the American combat soldier. Their dark, often insubordinate humor sparked controversy among army brass and incensed General George S. Patton, Jr. DUE TO WEIGHT, DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY.

Hardcover. Montreal, Drawn and Quarterly, 1st, 2010, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover. Excellent copy of the First Edition, First Printing of this graphic novel in which Daniel Clowes presents scenes from the life of an awkward, crabby non-hero named Wilson. 77 pages, illustrated. No dust jacket issued.

Hardcover. UK, PS Publishing, 1st, 2013, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 288 pages, illustrated throughout in color and b&w. Light shelf-wear to boards, else a clean, tight copy.

Hardcover. UK, PS Publishing, 1st, 2013, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 233 pages, illustrated throughout in color and b&w. Light shelf-wear to boards, else a clean, tight copy. Collects October 1952-October 1953, Issues 15-21.

Hardcover. New York, United Publishers, 1st, 1945, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Non-paginated. Hardcover with no dust jacket. Cartoon illustrations in black and white. Previous owner's name on front fly leaf, otherwise clean, tight copy with moderate fraying to cover edges.

Hardcover. UK, PS Artbooks, 1st, 2024, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial boards, unpaginated. Color comics from the 1940s, all by Basil Wolverton, featuring Space Patrol and Spacehawk. Clean, like new.

Hardcover. NY, DC Comics, 2023, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, Wonder Woman, arguably the best-known female superhero in the world, and star of her own monthly comics, was introduced in the early 1940s in these quirky tales written by the inventor of the lie detector, psychologist William Moulton Marston. In these stories, Wonder Woman travels from Paradise Island to Man's World, where she serves as an emissary of peace, using her bracelets and lasso of truth to stop injustice. These stories introduce the mythology of Wonder Woman as she battles the powers of evil--from crooked business owners to Nazi spies. Still in publisher's shrinkwrap. Due to size and weight, DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY.

Softcover. NY, DC Comics, 1st, 2020, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 320 pages. For the first time ever, DC collects the best Wonder Woman tales from the 1950s. In this decade, the Amazon Princess fought for justice against spy rings, robots, hidden societies of evil, supernatural beings, and much more. Plus, a female reporter uncovers Diana's greatest secrets on a trip to Paradise Island. Clean, bright copy.

Hardcover. New York, Chartwell Books, reprint, 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. Despite the fact that she's famous now, Wonder Woman had humble beginnings among a slew of other female super heroes that had their inception in the 1940s, but were seen very little after then. Created during World War II to foil Axis plots and defeat Nazis, she still fights to this day for truth, honor, and the little guy. Wonder Woman: The War Years (1941-1945) details how she used her super speed, strength, and Golden Lasso of Truth during World War II to bring peace and justice to a turbulent world.

Softcover. Los Angeles, Deborah Caplan & Associates, 1st, 1985, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Non-paginated. Softcover. Black and white comics by Matt Groening. True first edition - stated first printing December 1985 0n copyright page. Measures 12" X 12". Bright, clean copy.

Softcover. Raleigh NC, TwoMorrows Publishing, 1st, 2023, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 126 pages. Working With Ditko takes a unique and nostalgic journey through comics' Bronze Age, as editor and writer Jack C. Harris recalls his numerous collaborations with legendary comics master Steve Ditko! It features never-before-seen preliminary sketches and pencil art from Harris' tenure working with Ditko on The Creeper, Shade the Changing Man, the Odd Man, the Demon, Wonder Woman, Legion of Super-Heroes, The Fly, and even Ditko's unused redesign for Batman! Plus, it documents their work on numerous independent properties, and offers glimpses of original characters from Ditko's drawing board that have never been viewed by even his most avid fans! This illustrated volume is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to experience the creative comic book process by one of the industry's most revered creators, as seen through the eyes of one of his most frequent collaborators! Bright, clean copy.

Hardcover. Norristown, PA, Comico, 1st, 1986, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 64 pages. Hardcover. SIGNED BY AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR ON TITLE PAGE. Extensive color illustrations by Mitch O'Connell throughout. 1 out of 2000 copies. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket.

Hardcover. New York, Harry N. Abrams, 1st, 1970, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 233 pages. Profusely illustrated with 189 drawings, including 32 in color. Red, black, and white illustrated dust jacket with clear plastic guard. Introduction by Lloyd Goodrich (of New York's Whitney Museum). Dust jacket spine with light fading, previous owner's inscription on half-title page. Otherwise clean.

Hardcover. NY, Farrar Straus and Young, 1st, 1958, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover. Introduction by John Steinbeck. 175 pages of some of Capp's classic comic strips. Some edge wear to front cover, otherwise clean, tight copy.

Hardcover. Boston, Bulfinch, 1st, 2005, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 144 pages. Celebrates the artistry and graphic design that transformed Joseph Pulitzer's New York World at the turn of the twentieth century, presenting a wide array of cartoons, caricatures, typography, photography, drawings, maps, and other artwork from a variety of legendary illustrators.

Hardcover. New York, Gallery Books , reprint, 1989, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 160 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Extensive b&w illustrations throughout. Gilt titles on spine. Light edge wear to bottom edge. Faint foxing to top edge, otherwise a clean, tight copy. Whether producing strips, social comment in magazines like Punch or Lilliput, savage caricature of allies and enemies, or a daily chronicle of events at home or abroad, little escaped the cartoonists pen during World War II and they encapsulated the great dramas in a way impossible in prose. This book is divided into chapters covering the war year-by-year, each chapter prefaced with a concise introduction that provides a historical framework for the cartoons of that year. Altogether some 300 cartoons, in color and black and white, have been skillfully blended to produce a unique record of World War II.

Softcover. Hanover NH, Steerforth Press, 1st, 2004, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 384 pages. Softcover. Light edgewear to wrappers.

Hardcover. New York , Pantheon, 1st, 2010, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 56 pages, b&w graphic novel drawn by Burns. No dj issued. Fusing the unsettling kitsch of EC horror comics, the storytelling sensibility of Euro-classics like Tintin, and the astute observations about young adults that made Black Hole so engrossing, Burns has turned out a haunting first chapter in what promises to be a spellbinder. The opening pages flip among the various realities of Doug, a young man recovering from a head injury of some kind with only a box of pills and some strawberry Pop-Tarts to speed his recovery. Flashbacks and dreams switch among various scenes: Doug and his hypocrite father; a wild party gone awry when Doug's crush object's crazy (but unseen) boyfriend goes on a rampage; and, most mysteriously, another world--found behind a hole in a brick wall--where dead cats live, worms weep, and a giant hive rules a grim city of deformed creatures. Burns's control of the story is masterful--the recurring imagery make it unclear just which is the reality and which is the dream. His sharply delineated art captures a grotesque yet sympathetic view of kids thrust far beyond a world that they can control or even understand.

Softcover. Milwaukee, Kitchen Sink Press, 1st, 1972, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 28 pages including semi-glossy color covers, with b/w interior. Stories include: Cubist Be Bop Comics; Girls Birls Girls strip (where a woman is reduced to legs and vagina); Remember 'Keep on Truckin'?'; The Many Faces of R, Crumb; Fuzzy the Bunny in 'Nut Factory Blues," etc. Stated first printing; conforms to points listed in Kennedy. Saddle stapled comic book. Light shelfwear.

Hardcover. Great Britain, The Observer, 1st, 2006, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 128 pages. Hardcover. Color and b/w illustrations throughout. Decorative endpapers. In excellent shape. Binding tight, clean inside and out.

Hardcover. Seattle, Fantagraphics, 1st, 2014, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 200 pages. This volume covers 1947 through 1949, and includes stories about women from all walks of life from French widows to American teenagers. Simon and Kirby invented the romance comics genre and explored all the flirtations, dalliances, and passions of the young men and women who populated their stories. Get swept away by the sheer delirium that these pages induced so long ago. These comics have been meticulously restored in order to produce one of the most striking and faithful reproductions of 1940s.

Softcover. San Francisco, Apex Novelties, 1st, 1971, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover with color wraps. 24 pages all written and drawn by R. Crumb. Characters include Pete the Plumber, Mr. Natural, Horny Harriet Hotpants, and Stinko the Clown. Adults only.

Softcover. San Francisco, Apex Novelties, 1st, 1971, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover. .50 cents cover price. Raunchy, raucous comic book from underground commix legend R. Crumb. Staple-bound as issued. Spine edge lightly rubbed, but binding is tight. Cover printed in color, inside in black and white. Inside is tanned throughout, otherwise clean and unmarked. Characters include Pete the Plumber, Mr. Natural, Horny Harriet Hotpants, and Stinko the Clown.