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Hardcover. NY, DC Comics, 1st, 2018, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 416 pages in color. A celebration of Detective Comics' amazing eight-decade run and Batman's 80 years, with reflections on Detective Comics by Cory Doctorow, Neil Gaiman, Glen David Gold, Senator Patrick Leahy, Denny O'Neil, Anthony Tollin, police chief Shelley Zimmerman and Paul Levitz. This special collector's edition also features the very first Batman story; the debuts of classic sidekicks and allies like Robin, Batgirl, Batwoman and even Bat-Mite; and the first stories of archvillains Two-Face, the Riddler and Man-Bat. Clean copy but an odor suggesting it was smoker-owned.

Softcover. San Diego, CA, IDW Publishing, 1st Edition, 2011, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 95 pages. Softcover. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR. Created, written, drawn and colored by Palle Schmidt. Color illustrations throughout. Clean and tight copy, inside and out.

Softcover. London, Plexus Publishing, 1st, 1990, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 256 pages, b&w illustrations. Dick Tracy is America's most famous detective and after Sherlock Holmes, the second most in the world. However, until now, an overview of this landmark comic strip has never been published. Full of history, old comic strips, Chester Gould interviews and sections of the most famous Dick Tracy strips. A bright, clean copy that has a light smoker's odor.

Softcover. 1st, Dover Publications, reprint, 1993, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, Vol. 2 ONLY of a 2 volume set. Plates 209-485 offering graphic depictions of industrial scenes and tradesmen of the past. Like new condition. This is a heavy and oversized book and will require extra shipping. International customers please ask for a shipping quote before purchasing. 

Hardcover. New York, Knopf, 1st, 1992, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 208 pages. Introduction by Arthur C. Danto. 196 color and b/w illustrations, 56 of which first appeared in The New Yorker.

Hardcover. San Diego, CA, IDW Publishing, 1st, 2014, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 108 pages. Hardcover, no dust jacket. Color illustrations. Stamped decorative covers. Clean, unmarked copy. Ditko's Shorts is a fun and incredibly fascinating compilation of short comics one, two and three pages in length. Only a brilliant master could tell a dramatic, compelling tale in such compact form. You'll thrill as Ditko walks this exciting high-wire act without a net! The many stories contained in this hardcover are fast-paced and sport terrific, compelling artwork as only Steve Ditko can draw it! The genres show the artist's great range. There's horror, fantasy, science fiction, western, and even humorous stories. Taken from rare comic books from a who's who of publishers, all the comics are meticulously restored and printed in a beautiful, large-format book.

Hardcover. Boom Sudios, reprint, 2010, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 144 pages. Color aty by Tony Parker. No dj issued. Volume 2 only of 6.

Softcover. Port Townsend WA, Feral House., 1st, 2008, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover in pictorial wraps, 220 pages. Dope Menace boasts hundreds of full color images from the wicked subgenre of drug-exploitation narratives. The covers that made these authors books so easy to pick up are collected here for the first time, in all their seductive glory. While we now enjoy this exploitative genre for its campy kitsch, gloriously bad writing, and outlandish misinformation, drug paperback books were once a transgressive medium with a perversely seductive quality. Dope Menace collects together hundreds of fabulously lurid and collectible covers in color, from xenophobic turn-of-the century tomes about the opium trade to the beatnik glories of reefer smoking and William S. Burroughs' Junkie to the spaced-out psychedelic '60s. Clean copy.

Hardcover. New York, Harper Design, 1st, 2014, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 256 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Color photographs. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. A lavish, gorgeously designed full-color collection that showcases the designs of Dorothy and Otis Shepard, two groundbreaking giants of early twentieth-century American advertising. Dorothy and Otis Shepard are the unsung heroes of early twentieth-century North American visual culture. Together, they were the first American graphic designers to work in multiple mediums and scales with equal skill and vision, and their work remains brilliant; yet their names are little known today. Dorothy and Otis chronicles their story in detail for the first time. It explores the Shepards' penchant for abstraction and modernism, and shows how the advent of billboard advertising inspired their creativity--large campaigns that matched the grandeur of their lifestyle. Throughout, it demonstrates how their influence touched all aspects of consumer culture--from collaborating on the packaging for Wrigley's Gum and designing uniforms and logos for the Chicago Cubs to planning and promoting the resort island Catalina, where Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Clark Gable, and other celebrities frequented.

Softcover. NP, Portable Playhouse/privately printed, 1st, 1960, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 103 pages, b&w graphic novel. The story of a struggle between benevolent scientist Dr. Atom (intent on establishing a nuclear energy business), and evil mastermind Volcane, who wants a worldwide energy monopoly. Cream colored wrappers with light soil, 5 1/2 by 7 inches, stapled binding is tight. The art is of high quality. INSCRIBED BY ARTIST/AUTHOR on title page. Very scarce, unusual.

Hardcover. NY, Metropolitan Books, 1st, 2020, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial boards with maroon cloth spine. WINNER OF SPECIAL JURY PRIZE AT 2021 FESTIVAL D'ANGOULEME - NAMED A BEST GRAPHIC NOVEL OF 2020 BY THE GUARDIANFrom "Britain's most loved comics artist" comes a superhero epic like no other-an ordinary man gains superpowers by donning women's clothing, saving London and maybe even himself. August Crimp can fly, but only when he wears women's clothes. Soaring above a gorgeous, lush vista of London, he is Dragman, catching falling persons, lost souls, and the odd stranded cat. After he's rejected by the superhero establishment, where masked men chase endorsement deals rather than criminals, August quietly packs up his dress and cosmetics and retreats to normalcy - a wife and son who know nothing of his exploits or inclinations.

Softcover. Toronto , Dragon Lady Press, reprint, 1987, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, illustrated wrappers with staple binding. 59 pages of b&w Buz Sawyer strips (August 29, 1945- May 25, 1946). Clean, very good.

Softcover. Toronto , Dragon Lady Press, reprint, 1987, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, illustrated wrappers with staple binding. 57 pages of b&w Buz Sawyer strips ( Buz Sawyer and the Mad Baron 5/27/46-12/21/46). Clean, very good.

Softcover. Toronto , Dragon Lady Press, reprint, 1987, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, illustrated wrappers with staple binding. 59 pages of b&w Buz Sawyer strips ( A $100,000 Reward and The Crystal Mountain 12/22/46-7/15/47). Clean, very good.

Softcover. Toronto , Dragon Lady Press, reprint, 1985, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, illustrated wrappers with staple binding. 62 pages of b&w On Stage strips (1/12/58-5/23/58 and 6/25/61-9/16/61). Clean, very good.

Softcover. Toronto , Dragon Lady Press, reprint, 1985, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, illustrated wrappers with staple binding. 65 pages of b&w Dick Tracy strips: Dick Tracy meets Splitscreen (5/14/82-8/25/82) and The Land of Plenty (12/25/83-4/29/84. Clean, very good.

Softcover. Toronto , Dragon Lady Press, reprint, 1985, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, illustrated wrappers with staple binding. 69 pages of b&w Green Beret strips: (5/26/67- 9/17/67) Clean, very good.

Softcover. Toronto , Dragon Lady Press, reprint, 1986, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, illustrated wrappers with staple binding. 70 pages of b&w Little Orphan Annie strips: (9/3/45- 2/9/46). Clean, very good.

Softcover. Toronto , Dragon Lady Press, reprint, 1986, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, illustrated wrappers with staple binding. 59 pages of Dick Tracy strips. Clean, very good.

Softcover. Toronto , Dragon Lady Press, reprint, 1986, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, illustrated wrappers with staple binding. 42 pages of Smilin' Jack strips (9/6/39-3/14/40). Clean, very good.

Softcover. Toronto , Dragon Lady Press, reprint, 1987, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, illustrated wrappers with staple binding. 64 pages b&w art by Starr: The Final Three Stories: 2/4/79-9/9/79. Clean, very good.

Paperback. Montreal, Drawn & Quarterly, 1st wraps, 2001, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Large softcover, 160 pages. Work by Miriam Katin, Nicholas Robel, Canadian war posters, a tribute to Herge (creator of Tintin) in comic strip form, 30 vintage Gasoline Alley Sunday strips, all color.

Softcover. Montreal, Drawn & Quarterly Publications, 1st, 1994, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 48 pages illustrated with art by Jacques Tardi, Maurice Vellekoop, Carol Tyler, Marcellus Hall, Avril and Petit Roulet. Cover by Seth. Clean, bright copy.

Hardcover. US, PM Press, 1st, 2013, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 208 pages, color illustrations. Like new in publisher's shrink-wrap. A declaration of love to Peter Kuper's adoptive city in which he has lived since 1977, this diary is a vibrant survey of New York City's history. Through Kuper's illustrations, this book depicts a climb to the top of the Brooklyn Bridge, the homeless living in Times Square, roller skaters in Central Park, the impact of September 11, the luxury of Wall Street, street musicians, and other scenes unique to the city. With comics, illustrations, and sketches, this work of art portrays everything from the low life to the high energy that has long made people from around the world flock to the Big Apple.