Comic Books

Arizona, USA: Another Rainbow Publishing, 1986. Red pictorial bd, pp 214. Tight and clean copy. Overweight. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. 127pp in original color stiff wraps. Text is in Japanese. MANGA - JAPANESE COMICS. One page has a small corner fold.

IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. 128pp in color stiff wraps. Text is in Japanese. MANGA - JAPANESE COMICS. Small edge tear on back cover.

London, Titan Books, 2004.. 1st edition in this format, 1st impression with full print number from 1 to 10. Facsimile of the very first Dan Dare story, which was renamed Voyage to Venus by Titan Books and reprinted in two volumes. This first part was reprinted from the Eagle Number 1, 14th of April 1950, to Number 40, 12th of January 1951. Includes a Who's who in Dan Dare and an article about the genesis of Dan Dare, illustrated with rarely seen artwork and merchandise. Now scarce. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

London, Titan Books, 2004.. 1st edition in this format, with full print number from 1 -10. Facsimile of the very first Dan Dare story, which started in the "Eagle" comic in April 1950. This volume is part 2 of that story, reprinted from the "Eagle" dated 19 January 1951, No. 41, up to 28 September 1951 Volume 2 No. 25. Includes a "Who's who in Dan Dare", the first part of an interview with creator Frank Hampson, and a short Dan Dare story set in Mars, 1988. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

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).

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

New York: DC Comics, 1998. First Edition thus, First Printing. Hardcover. Quarto. 10.5 x 7 inches. 240 pp. Fine / Fine. First volume in the Wonder Woman Archives series of the hardcover DC Archive Editions. Reprints of classic Golden Age of Comics stories of Wonder Woman from issues of All-Star Comics, Sensation Comics, and Wonder Woman. All covers by H.G. Peter. Foreword by Judy Collins. Textured red leatherette on board, with gold stamping. Dust jacket now in protective archival cover.

By Peter Newell, author of "The Hole Book". The Rocket Book, Harper & Brothers Stated October, 1912 First Printing. USED. GOOD+ CONDITION/ NO DUST JACKET INCLUDED. 7 1/8 X 8 7/8. Seller's Note: Sadly, (no one is sadder than me) the Front paper paste-down label has been removed from cover. Minor corner-bumps. No titling on spine if printed there originally. Pages are all present, in nice shape, and affixed to binding. HOLE-DRILLED straight through the book. RARE IN THIS FIRST PRINTING.

Simon & Schuster, 1956. Hardcover. In good condition with dust jacket in fair to good condition with significant wear and tear to the edges..

Seattle: Fantagraphics Books, 2006. First edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published Seattle: Fantagraphics Books, 2006, first printing. Small 8vo., 644pp. Purple printed boards with purple ribbon marker. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. . 1st. Hard. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo.

Burbank, CA: Starburns Press, 2017. Near Fine. Interior is pristine. Black cloth binding shows very minor shelf wear. Overall a gorgeous copy. Photo is of the copy we have here at Barbed Wire Books.

Seattle, WA: Fantagraphics Books, 2011. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in Fine dust jacket. Cover shows very minor rubbing at corners and along spine edges. DJ has two faint sticker shadows on the back. Else As New. Photo is of the copy we have here at Barbed Wire Books.

Stated First Edition.
Book cover near new, light edge wear - pages clean, bright and unmarked – spine solid and undamaged. Includes bound-in inserts of 8 "City of Terror" trading cards plus mini-comic book "Two Fisted Sisters".
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NY: Harry N. Abrams, 2002. Signed First edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published NY: Harry N. Abrams, 2002, first printing. Folio, 9 3/4" x 13", 336pp., 776 illustrations, 100 plates in full color. Boldly inscirbed by author to cartoonist Mary Anne Case: "To Mary Anne, A true cartoonist and comics fan - Brian Walker." Pictorial laminated boards, color pictorial endpapers. Fine in near fine dust jacket with slight wear at the spine ends. . Signed by Author. 1st. Hard. Fine/Near Fine. Folio.