Comic Art/Cartoons/Humor/Animation/Graphic Novels from Gargoyle Books

Ballantine, 1987. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. Near Fine. Based on a surrealistic monthly comic strip that the cartoonist did for Heavy Metal magazine, 1979-85, this graphic novel from 1989 collects those strips into this first book (recently reissued). This is the original FIRST EDITION, First Printing, from March 1987, not the reprint. Unpaginated. Oblong 24mo… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Gotham Book Mart, 1973. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. Fine. Gorey, Edward. Another of Gorey's delightful little books from Gotham Book Mart, this one produced in honor of the 50th season of the New York City Ballet, with which Gorey was associated & a loyal patron for many decades. Unpaginated. The… Read more about this item

Bell/Crown, 1965. First Thus . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. An in-your-face culinary excursion "designed to take care of the needs of the androgynous" defined here as "limp-wristed," billing itself as "the complete compendium of campy cuisine and menus for men...or what have you." With tongue-in-cheek humor, it strove to appeal to "straights & other types of squares" as well… Read more about this item

New York, New York: Fantod Press, 1966. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Wraps. Near Fine. Gorey, Edward. A Near Fine FIRST EDITION, First Printing (Toledano A20a), from 1966 in book form (published the year before in Holiday magazine) of another of Gorey's works issued with a an anagrammed pseudonym. "Mrs. Regera Dowdy" makes a reappearance as translator… Read more about this item

New York, New York: Fantod Press, 1966. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Wraps. Near Fine. Gorey, Edward. Another deliciously decadent Gorey story about children gone astray, this one featuring little Henry Clump, who finds out at age 3 that "his heart was wicked, but that God loved him nonetheless." An exquisite FIRST EDITION, First Printing (Toledano A23a),… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1962. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Soft cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Gorey, Edward. A tale of a delightfully wicked ride on an abandoned railroad handcar, dedicated to actress Lillian Gish. Orig. published in '"Holiday" magazine under a different title in 1962, this is the FIRST EDITION, First Printing, in book… Read more about this item

New York/San Diego: Ivan Obolensky, Inc., 1961. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good. The true FIRST EDTION, First Printing (Toledano A7a), from 1961, with the spoof Limitation Notice to copyright page, unpaginated. Black/red/white decorative wrappers with the original $1.50 price to front cover. Condition is VG: completely clean & unmarked inside, with mild page… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Gotham Book Mart, 1973. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. Fine. Gorey, Edward. A fanciful little book featuring 50 Gory cats. Unpaginated. The First Trade Edition, First Printing (Toledano A50c, released after signed & numbered editions) from 1973, this small softcover 24mo (nearly square 5.5" x 5.6") has soft gray wrappers… Read more about this item

New York, New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1950. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Addams, Chas. A different Addams collectible, long out-of-print! This was a one-time collaborative effort between the famed macabre cartoonist & noted crime writer/biographer of Al Capone, featuring essays & many never-before-collected delightfully bizarre Addams' cartoons. 135 pages. Cartoons originally published… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Paul S. Eriksson, Inc., 1965. 1st Edition 5th or later Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. Heller, Suzanne. The premier collection of cartoons wryly depicting the trials & tribulations of childhood, with illustrations by the author humorously depicting each fresh misery. Unpaginated. A FIRST EDITION, Eleventh Printing, from 1965, this small oblong hardcover 24… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Paul S. Eriksson, Inc., 1965. 1st Edition 5th or later Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. Heller, Suzanne. Second collection of cartoons wryly depicting the trials & tribulations of childhood, with illustrations by the author humorously depicting each fresh misery. A FIRST EDITION, Sixth Printing, from 1965, this small oblong hardcover 24 mo has… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1979. First Thus 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Gorey, Edward. Orig. published in '"Holiday" magazine & then in book format in 1962, this is the First edition (4th printing) from Harcourt, published posthumously by the Gorey estate shortly after his death in 2000(though no additional dates in book). Small,… Read more about this item

Munich, Germany: Braun & Schneider, 1969. Fifth Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Comic story about 2 mischievous German boys, whose crimes are told here "in pictures & in rhymes,'' in 56 pages, with colorful illustrations on each. Orig. published in German in 1961 & in this English-language edition in 1962, this is a 1969 Fifth Edition, maintaining… Read more about this item

San Diego, California: IDW Publishing, 2014. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. As New. Hardman, Gabriel; Rausch, Drew. Complete run of 10 comics published 2014/15 that served as a sort of sequel to the Tim Burton movie from 1990. Written by queer Canadian comic creator Kate Leth, illustrated by Drew Rausch, inked & lettered by various other… Read more about this item

Akashic Books, 2014. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. As New. Brozman, Owen. In a sequel to this author/illustrator's team New York Times Best-selling classic, "Got the F**k to Sleep,'' they address every parent's dilemmas when it comes to getting your child to eat what you put in front of them. Both men are parents raising daughters, &… Read more about this item

Signet, 1969. Paperback Original (PBO) 1st Printing. Soft cover. Near Fine. Travel back to 1969 when one of the most popular shows on TV was this one: Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, featuring up-& coming comic artists like Goldie Hawn, Ruth Buzzi, Arte Johnson, Henry Gibson, Lily Tomlin, Byron Gilliam, Jo Anne Worley, & more, many of whom faded… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Signet/New American Library, 1969. Paperback Original (PBO) 5th or later Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. Frith, Michael K.. Harvard Lampoon magazine offers a brilliant parody of J.R.R. Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, in 160 pages, brilliant cover art by Michael K. Frith. First published in this paperback original (PBO) format by… Read more about this item

Image Comics/Aegis Entertainment, 1993. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. Fine. Comic, black wrappers, unpaginated. The elusive #1 issue in a series of 4, representing the first Homage Studios crossover. It tells the story of 3 players--WarBlade, Ripclaw, & a woman named Misery--in a meeting between Marc Silvestri's Cyberforce & Jom Lee's WildC.A.T.S. BOTH these creators have… Read more about this item

Elgin, Illinois: David C. Cook Publishing Company, 1957. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. Good. Comic book, SIGNED by Zamperini to front cover. Based on the author's autobiography of the same name, first published by Dutton in1956. which, in turn, was the basis for 3 Hollywood films. This title is extremely scarce in this comic book… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: William Morrow & Co, 1987. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. Chronicles the obscure, rarely seen early cartoons that Theodor Geisel--Dr. Theophrastus Seuss--produced before he became the beloved children's author, including selections from magazines like "Judge,'' "Life,'' "College Humor,'' & "Liberty." A FIRST EDITION, First Printing, from 1987, this square… Read more about this item