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GIL KANE THE ART OF THE COMICS By Daniel Herman. A comprehensive overview of the career of one of the most significant artists of comic book stories in the 20th century. This book takes an in-depth look at Gil Kane, his art, and the art of comic books. Features black-and white art, color art, and epilogue, footnotes, checklist, and interview with Gil Kane, and more!! Hermes, 2002. Out of Print. Condition: Fine. Very minor edge bending on the dust cover....More. Item Code: RB4452 Hard Cover with Dust Jacket, 8x11, 208pg, Partial Color $150.00 |
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GRAND MASTER OF ADVENTURE The Drawings Of J. Allen St. John First Edition. By David Spurlock. The exquisite pen, ink, and pencil illustrations of the grand Tarzan artist J. Allen St. John are collected here. Some of these flights-of-fantasy illustrations were found in the top pulp magazines of the 1920s and 1930s, such as Amazing Stories, Blue Book, and Weird Tales. Other illustrations include those found in Edgar Rice Burroughs' classic works Tarzan and the Golden Lion, Tarzan the Terrible, as well as in Burroughs' sci-fi creations, At the Earth's Core and Pirates of Venus. Vanguard,2005. Out of Print. Condition: Very Good. Light bumping and edge wear....More. Item Code: RB4453 Soft Cover, 8x11, 168pg, b&w $80.00 |
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BETTIE PAGE RULES By Jim Silke. Bursting at the seams with all-new pin-up paintings from Silke, capturing the fifties' most gorgeous women in sizzling detail, not to mention an all-new selection of never before seen photos of Bettie. Bettie is joined, in this dazzling collection of pin-ups and rarely-seen photos, by Brigitte Bardot, Sophia Loren, Marilyn Monroe and others. Silke offers his firsthand account of life behind the lens of the fifties pin-up scene. Dark Horse, 2007. Mature Readers. Out of Print. Condition: Fine. Corner bend....More. Item Code: RB4438 Soft Cover, 9x12, 128 pgs, Full Color $60.00 |
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VAMPS, TRAMPS & BEAUTIES Renowned American artist Greg Hildebrandt presents his delicious paintings celebrating the beauty of the female body. This is his first-ever pin-up collection. Internationally recognized for his work on The Lord of the Rings and Star Wars (film posters, calendars and book illustrations), Greg's creative focus is now on his American Beauties series of retro 1940's and 50's pin-ups. Virtual Graphics, 2013. Out of Print. Condition: Fine Minus. Slight bumped corner, light scratches on the front cover....More. Item Code: RB4440 Soft Cover, 8x10, 72pgs, Full Color $75.00 |
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PIN-UP The Illegitimate Art First Edition. By Jim Silke. Finally, a second book on glamour art by the author/artist of Bettie Page: Queen of Hearts. Now, for the first time, Jim Silke shares his hilarious first-person account of life as a "pinup" artist - from the comic-strip vixens that influenced his youth, to his real-life adventures photographing Hollywood's most beautiful starlets and models, to his slaving over magical images of Bettie Page, Brigitte Bardot and a host of other beauties. Lavishly illustrated - with over 100 new images by Silke and classic "girl artists" George Petty, Coby Whitmore, Enoch Bolles, Al Parker, Rolf Armstrong and others. Darkhorse, 2005. Out of Print. Condition: Fine. Slight edge wear....More. Item Code: RB4441 Soft Cover, 9x12, 96pg, Full Color $75.00 |
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THE NATIONAL CARTOONISTS SOCIETY ALBUM '88 First Edition. By Bill Janocha and Mort Walker. The National Cartoonists Society is the world’s largest and most prestigious organization of professional cartoonists. It was born in 1946 when groups of cartoonists got together to entertain the troops. They found that they enjoyed each other’s company and decided to get together on a regular basis. National Cartoonists Society, 1988. Out of Print. Condition: Very Good. Light cover wear with yellowing pages....More. Item Code: RB4442 Soft Cover, 9x11, 276pg, Text/b&w $50.00 |
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APHRODITE Volume 3 By Claire Wendling and Pierre Louÿs. Aphrodite Three is much darker than its predecessors, this new volume features illustrations of surprising intensity by an artist who has been hailed as one the most talented of her generation. While the first two volumes glorified feminine beauty and voluptuousness, the third explores the destructive repercussions of Chrysis' ambition. Humanoids, 2000. Out of Print. Condition: Very Good. Bumped corner scuffed cover....More. Item Code: RB4443 Hard Cover, 8x12, 64pg, Text/Full Color $75.00 |
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THE ART OF STAR WARS Episode 1 The Phantom Menace First Edition. By Jonathan Bresman. More than twenty years ago, movie-goers thrilled to the stunning designs that were created for the very first Star Wars movie. Thus began a tradition of creative brilliance that continues in Star Wars: Episode 1 The Phantom Menance. And once again a team of artists has been assembled to create a new galaxy of wonders, with an array of visuals more striking than ever before. Del Rey, 1999. Out of Print. Condition: Fine. One slightly bumped corner....More. Item Code: RB4444 Hard Cover with Dust Jacket, 9x12, 218pg, Text/Partial Color $60.00 |
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COMICS OF THE AMERICAN WEST By Maurice Horn. A history of Western comics including discussions of the contributions made by comic strips and comic books to the mythology of the West. Maurice Horn brings an international perspective to his survey of comics situated in the American West that includes several European comic books. Stoeger, 1978. Out of Print. Condition: Very Good. Corner bend, spine slightly sunned. ...More. Item Code: RB4432 Soft Cover, 8x11, 224pg, b&w $45.00 |
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DC COMIC SUPERHEROES 39 CENT STAMP SHEET Limited to 12,500. By DC Comics Illustrators. With the exception of Supergirl, who appeared in 1959, all the super heroes on these 2006 stamps were created during the Golden Age of Comics (the late 1930s to the early 1950s). Aquaman, Batman, Flash, Green Arrow, Green Lantern, Hawkman, Plastic Man, Supergirl, Superman, Wonder Woman. DC Comics, 2006. Out of Print. Condition: Very Fine/As New....More. Item Code: RB4433 na, 10x10, 1 print, Full Color $50.00 |
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DINOSAUR SHAMAN Nine Tales from the Xenozoic Age By Mark Schultz. This is the second volume of Mark Schultz's beautifully illustrated tale of the Xenozoic era, set a century after an apocalyptic upheaval on earth. Collects the Xenozoic Tales 5-8 issues. Kitchen Sink, 1990. Out of Print. Condition: Fine. Very Slight wear around the edges....More. Item Code: RB4434 Soft Cover, 10x11, 128pg, b&w $75.00 |
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SQUA TRONT 7 First Edition. By John Benson. Issue number 7 of the long-running EC Fanzine Squa Tront. Third issue to be edited by John Benson rather than Jerry Weist, and the first issue of the magazine/fanzine to be published by John Benson, rather than Jerry Weist. Jerry Weist, 1977. Out of Print. Condition: Fine. Light corner bumps....More. Item Code: RB4435 Soft Cover, 8x11, 52pgs, Partial Color $45.00 |
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MARADA THE SHE-WOLF First Edition. By Chris Claremont and John Bolton. Here John Bolton is together with X-Men writer of genius, Chris Claremont. A must-have book. Descended from Caesar, and preceded by her legendary reputation as a warrior, Marada crosses the Roman Empire from adventure to adventure. Stunningly illustrated and collected in its totality for the first time, in full color and accompanied by never-before-seen material. Occasional nudity, adult themes. Four complete stories of horror, sword and sorcery and a beautiful Conan-like adventuress. Titan, 2013. Out of Print. Condition: Fine. Very slight top corner bump....More. Item Code: RB4436 Soft Cover, 8x11, 62 pgs, Full Color $45.00 |
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FAMOUS WATER-COLOUR PAINTERS II. W. Russell Flint A.R.A. First Edition. By Russell Flint, G S. Sandilands and Studio Limited. Introduction by G. S. Sandilands. William Russell Flint’s paintings illustrated classical text and lovely women bringing him to the forefront of water color artists of his era. In 1920 a special number of the Studio was printed and was exhausted rapidly. The Studio Limited, 1928. Out of Print. Condition: Good. Retaped, cover sunned, bowed and front pages are yellowed/ stained....More. Item Code: RB4437 Hard Cover, 8x11, 20 pgs, Full Color $85.00 |
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THE PUNISHER In Intruder By Mike Baron. The Punisher tries to eradicate an extremist pseudo-military organization whose goals are the same as his, but whose methods are devastatingly different. Plus: more on the Punisher's past as Frank Castle! Marvel, 1989. Out of Print. Condition: Fine. Front cover corners bumped....More. Item Code: RB4426 Hard Cover with Dust Jacket, 8x11, 62 pgs, Full Color $35.00 |
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SPACE CLUSTERS #7 By Bryon Cover and Alex Nino. As 'Clusters' opens, Lieutenant Kara Basuto, a galactic bounty hunter, is in pursuit of Ethan Dayak, thief and murderer and the galaxy's most celebrated outlaw. Dayak has the uncanny luck to escape from Basuto's grasp time and again, although not without cost. In a desperate move to escape the relentless Basuto, Ethan Dayak decides to place his spaceship on autopilot, lock himself in suspended animation, and leave the galaxy altogether. DC, 1996. Out of Print. Condition: Fine. Light rub on the corners....More. Item Code: RB4427 Soft Cover, 8x11, 46 pgs, Full Color $40.00 |
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GET LOST The Comic Designed To Send You! By Ross Andru and Mike Esposito. Are you a fan of Kurtzman's Mad? Or Cracked? Then you must see Ross Andru and Mike Esposito's historic Mad-imitation comic, collected here. Three ground-breaking, laugh-filled issues were published before Bill Gaines sued the magazine's distributor, shutting down production of the magazine—even though Gaines lost the lawsuit. Notable spoofs here include Shane, Hondo, Stan Freberg, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Mike Hammer, Flash Gordon, The Invisible Man, Gunga Din, and the 1950s horror film classic, The Thing! Hermes, 2008. Out of Print. Condition: Fine. Slight edge wear....More. Item Code: RB4428 Soft Cover, 8x11, 96pgs, Full Color $60.00 |
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SUPER DUPER SUPERMEN Comic Book Heroes From The Forties And Fifties By Denis Gifford. British comic books began early in the 1940s after the last distribution of American comic books to the nation's newsagents and market stalls. These had been readily available since Famous Funnies first appeared in 1933. The war stopped the shipments, with more important things to ship from the US. Green Wood, 1992. Out of Print. Condition: Fine. Slight edge and corner wear....More. Item Code: RB4429 Soft Cover, 9x12, 96pgs, Text/Full Color $40.00 |
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SKETCHBOOK Boris Vallejo And Julie Bell By Nigel Suckling. Masters of fantasy art Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell reveal the creative process behind their finished masterpieces. The sketches, in a variety of media, provide us with insight into their artistic imagination. Some were produced for pure pleasure and experiment, others as preliminary ideas for commissioned work. These are stunning works of art in their own right, and an invaluable addition to the collector's portfolio. Over 150 sketches previously unpublished and finished paintings reveal the creative process at work. Thunder Mouth Press, 2001. Out of Print. Condition: Fine. Bumped corner....More. Item Code: RB4430 Hard Cover with Dust Jacket, 9x12, 160pg, Partial Color $75.00 |
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RICH CORBEN'S DENSAGA Volumes 1 By Richard Corben. Den is a sword and sorcery character created by Richard Corben. Den first appeared in the 1968 animated short film Neverwhere and has been appearing in comics since 1973, and in short stories that have been mostly collected in trade paperback. Tundra, 1992. Out of Print. Condition: Very Fine/As New....More. Item Code: RB4431 Soft Cover, 8x11, 32pg, Full Color $40.00 |
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CARL LUNDGREN Great Artist Signed/Limited First Edition. Signed & Limited To 3000. By Carl Lundgren. Autobiography of the American artist, Cal Lundgren. He self-published this book as promotional device to move into working as a fine artist. Gator,1993. Out of Print. Condition: Very Good. Book is tight, with the front cover detached from the first page....More. Item Code: RB4422 Soft Cover, 9x11, 120pg, Text/Full Color $75.00 |
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CHARACTER DRIVEN Art Of Brett Bean Signed First Edition. Signed. By Brett Bean. Character Driven has 76 pages of creatures, characters, environments, and doodles from the mind of Brett Bean. Brett drew on everything from his homework margins to the living room walls, thus starting his slow descent into the underbelly of visual design and illustration. Since those fateful years he's worked in video games, apps, card games, board games, books, and film. publisher,date. Out of Print. Condition: Very Fine. Very slight spine corner bumping....More. Item Code: RB4423 Hard Cover, 11x9, 76 pgs, Full Color $60.00 |
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THE COWBOY WALLY SHOW First Edition. Signed. By Kyle Baker. Kyle Baker's 1988 cult classic is re-presented in a handsome softcover 16th Anniversary Commemorative edition. The Cowboy Wally Show examines the career of TV and film's most notorious figure, a man willing to stuff unscrupulous, unwholesome and downright unhealthy diversions down the throats of an all too eager audience. DC Comics, 2003. Out of Print. Condition: Fine. Light bump on one corner....More. Item Code: RB4424 Soft Cover, 8x11, 128pg, b&w $35.00 |
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LOVE AND ROCKETS Book Two First Edition. By Jaime and Gilbert Hernandez. In 1982, Fantagraphics Books published the first issue of Love and Rockets by the Hernandez brothers (Gilbert, Jaime, and Mario), and the series has since gone on to become the publisher’s flagship title, a monumental work of graphic fiction. Fantagraphics Books, 1986. Out of Print. Condition: Very Good. Two bumped corners and slight rubbing....More. Item Code: RB4425 Soft Cover, 8x11, 150pg, b&w $40.00 |
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EXILE INTO CONSCIOUSNESS Signed/Limited Portfolio First Edition. Signed & Limited To 1000. Among the rarest of the rare on the Underground Comix Scene: Jaxon's distinctive signature graces the protective box containing these 86 loose sheets (8" x 11") of reproductions of his various drawings, paintings, and sketchbook doodles. The outer sides are printed in combinations of red, gold, and black; interiors are printed in black on white stock. Rip Off Press, 1970. Out of Print. Condition: Fine plus. Box shows slight wear....More. Item Code: RB4417 Portfolio Cardboard Box, 8x11, 86pg, b&w $450.00 |
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MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN DAILIES Volume 1 The Cobra Highly Recommended. By Lee Falk. Art by Phil Davis. The collected daily adventure 1934-36 comic strips of arguably the world's FIRST comic-strip, costumed, crime-fighter: Mandrake the Magician! Join Mandrake the Magician and his ever-faithful companion and trusty side-kick, Lothar, as they set out in search of high adventure in strange lands, strange dimensions and even stranger planets with nothing more than a top hat, a wand and the immense strength of Lothar, African Prince, to save the day! And the ability to create illusions (and magic?) to confuse the enemy! Titan, 2016. Out Of Print. Condition: Very Fine/As New....More. Item Code: RB4418 Hard Cover - No Dustjacket, 11x9, 240pg, b&w $50.00 |
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LADIES Retold Tales Of Goddesses and Heroines Signed First Edition. Signed. By Boris and Doris Vallejo. With ten signature paintings and numerous drawings, Boris Vallejo depicts the magic time when goddesses roamed the earth; they are the perfect accompaniment to Doris Vallejo's poetic and chilling retelling of ten classic tales. This is myth transfigured by a modern sensibility: retelling mythic tales from the points of view of the goddesses, heroines, sorceresses, princesses, wives, and daughters. ROC, 1992. Out of Print. Condition: Fine. Re-cased with one very slight bumped corner....More. Item Code: RB4419 Soft Cover, 9x11, 192 pgs, Full Color $75.00 |
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MEMORIES AND DREAMS The Art and Concepts of Gary Montalbano Signed First Edition. Signed. By Gary Montalbano. Memories Within Dreams follows the 25-year career of conceptual designer, illustrator, and fine artist Gary Montalbano. Gary has worked in animation and live-action as a visual development artist, conceptual designer, and art director (Marvel Productions, Universal Studios, Warner Bros., ILM, Film Roman, Sony, Rhythm & Hues, DIC Entertainment, Rough Draft, Nickelodeon, DreamWorks). Sarka-Novan, 2012. Out of Print. Condition: Fine. Bumped spine corner with a tiny rub on the signature page....More. Item Code: RB4420 Hard Cover with Dust Jacket, 11x10, 160pg, Full Color $60.00 |
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NEUROTICA The Darkest Art Of J.K. Potter Signed First Edition. Signed. By Lydia Lunch. A spiritual descendant of such surrealist artists as Man Ray and Hans Bellmer, J. K. Potter is one of the most talented and disturbing fantasy and horror artists of our time. Combining art and photography, he creates stunning images with an intensely dark psychological vision that is as horrifying as it is beautiful. This collection, his darkest yet, explores the artist's obsession with transformation and juxtaposition, often using the nude human body as his canvas. Overlook, 1996. Out of Print. Condition: Fine. Ink stained on the inside cover from the signed bookplate. Very light edge wear....More. Item Code: RB4421 Soft Cover with Dustjacket, 9x12, 128 pgs, Partial Color $100.00 |
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ERTE GRAPHICS First Edition. By Erté . The Russian-born, Paris-bred artist Erté (Romain de Tirtoff) is recognized as one of the foremost fashion and theatrical designers of the twentieth century. In 1968, when he produced his first lithographs, art lovers discovered that he had found another medium suited to his extraordinary talents. Dover, 1978. Out of Print. Condition: Fine. One slightly bumped corner with a small scribble and sunning on the front cover....More. Item Code: RB4413 Soft Cover, 8x11, 48pg, Full Color $50.00 |
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JACK MAGIC The Life and Art Of Jack Kirby Volume 1 &2 Set First Edition. By Greg Theakston & Jack Kirby. Jack Kirby is known as The King of Comics! Written by Greg Theakston, Jack's workmate and personal historian, it's a detailed study of Kirby's life and career. Included are extensive quotes from Kirby, Joe Simon, Will Eisner, and many more. Profusely illustrated with classic art and family photos. Volume One was long-awaited and did not disappoint Kirby's fans, and Volume 2 was no different. It includes some early rarities. It also includes a selection of photos that featuring Kirby family portraits and snapshots as well as shots of him at the drawing table, hanging with pals and in the army.publisher,date. Out of Print. Condition: Fine. Both have minor corner bumps and edge wear....More. Item Code: RB4414 Soft Cover, 8x11, 160pgs, $125.00 |
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OFFERINGS THE ART OF BROM By Brom. Introduction by Arnie Fenner. Celebrate the darkness! A brand-new collection of art from the master of fantasy and horror continues the theme of the extremely successful Darkwerks. Brom's characteristic and potent brand of sinister, disturbing imagery comes to life through a selection of the very best paintings and concept work of recent years. Paper Tiger, 2001. Out of Print. Condition: Fine. Cover has 2 bumped corners. Very Fine Dust Jacket....More. Item Code: RB4416 Hard Cover with Dust Jacket, 9x11, 128pg, Full Color $60.00 |
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JIM SILKE'S SKETCHBOOK Signed First Edition. Signed. By Jim Silke. Good girl artist Jim Silke mixes up a cocktail of finished pencil drawings, studies, and sketches. This gallery of beautiful women includes character designs, page layouts, and cover studies for comic book projects like Vampirella, Rascals in Paradise, and Bettie Page, Queen of the Nile. Jim Silke, 2003. Out of Print. Condition: Very Fine....More. Item Code: RB4408 Soft Cover, 8x11, 32pg, b&w $60.00 |
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HARD CURVES The Fantasy Art Of Julie Bell Signed First Edition. By Nigel Suckling and Julie Bell. A collection of Julie Bell's fantasy art containing beautiful heroic fantasy and science fiction illustrations featuring detailed renderings of the muscular human form and "metal flesh" paintings. Pavilion Books, 1995. Out Of Print. Condition: Very Good. One bumped corner with minor wear on the front cover/ scratches on the back....More. Item Code: RB4409 Soft Cover, 8x11, 128pg, Full Color $75.00 |
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FRANK CHO Sketches And Scribbles Book 4 Signed & Limited First Edition. Signed & Limited to 3000. By Frank Cho. Sketches and Scribbles is full of Frank Cho's amazing work! Beautifully illustrated edition. Monkey Boy, 2007. Out of Print. Condition: Fine. Light scratches on the covers....More. Item Code: RB4410 Soft Cover, 8x11, 80pg, b&w $100.00 |
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JOE KUBERT The War Years By Al Dellinges and Joe Kubert. This covers Joe Kubert's classic war stories. This volume contains articles and an interview with Kubert, plus other professionals (Neal Adams, Roy Thomas, and others) discussing his work. Contains a lot of art, most of it previously published, though also a few pages from Kubert's sketchbook. Al Dellinges. Out of Print. Condition: Very Good. Cover has minor wear and light thumbing on the pages edge....More. Item Code: RB4411 Soft Cover, 8x11, 120pg, b&w $65.00 |
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BATMAN DETECTIVE No. 27 First Edition. By Terry Marks and Michael Uslan. Detective No. 27 is an Elseworlds story retelling the Batman mythos. Bruce Wayne never becomes the caped crusader, instead joining a conspiracy known as the Secret Society of Detectives formed by Allen Pinkerton to fight the Knights of the Golden Circle shortly after the Cilvil War. The society consists entirely of top operatives worldwide, each receiving the designation Detective and a number in chronological order, with Wayne being #27. The story is told through Wayne's adventures starting in the year 1939 and flashbacks to the society's inception and earliest adventures. DC, 2003. Out of Print. Condition: Very Fine/As New. In Shrink Wrap....More. Item Code: RB4412 Hard Cover with Dust Jacket, 6x10, 96pg, Full Color $60.00 |
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ARIEL The Book Of Fantasy Volume 4 First Edition. By Thomas Durwood, Cover art by Michael Hague. Other artists include Ray Bradbury, John Berkey, Jane Yolen, Don Maitz. Not a graphic novel, highly illustrated short stories in an oversize paperback volume. Beautiful fantasy illustrations with vivid coloring! Also, includes a few black and white illustrations. Ballantine, 1978. Out of Print. Condition: Fine. 2 light bumped corner and light wear on the cover edges....More. Item Code: RB4404 Soft Cover, 9x12, 96 pg, Text/Partial Color $50.00 |
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CONAN The Frost-Giant's Daughter And Other Stories Volume 1 Signed & Limited First Edition. Signed & Limited. By Kurt Busiek, Cary Nord, Thomas Yeates, Dave Stewart. When the internationally famous barbarian hero returned to comics, with an all-new fresh start by award-winning writer Kurt Busiek (JLA/Avengers, Astro City) and dynamic artists Cary Nord, Thomas Yeates, and Dave Stewart, the result was instant sell-outs and multiple printings to keep up with the demand. Now Conan's earliest adventures are collected in a handsome 192-page collection. Catch all the action and savagery as he wars with the murderous Vanir, meets the Frost Giant's Daughter, and is taken as a slave by the ancient sorcerers of Hyperborea! Dark Horse, 2005. Out of Print. Condition: Very Fine....More. Item Code: RB4405 Hard Cover with Dust Jacket, 7x10, 192 pg., Full Color $100.00 |
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THE BOOK OF THE DRAGON Signed By Cabral Ciruelo. With consummate skill and dexterity, artist Cabral Ciruelo portrays and details the most dangerous and mysterious of creatures, the Dragon. Chimera, 2000. Out of Print. Condition: Fine. Very small creases on the lower spine....More. Item Code: RB4406 Soft Cover, 9x12, 128 pgs, Partial Color $55.00 |
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RASCALS IN PARADISE Signed & Limited First Edition. Signed & Limited to 1000. By Jim Silke. This action-packed future/past adventure tale finds a 25th century graduate of Granada Hills' Combat High, Dorine "Spicy" Saunders (a teenage bombshell with lots of attitude and very little clothing), on Trash 9 — a frontier planet populated by outcasts and outlaws. Dark Horse Comics, 1995. Out of Print. Condition: Very Good. Cover edge has small tear....More. Item Code: RB4398 Hard Cover, 8x11, 104pg, Full Color $100.00 |
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A CLOSER LOOK AT THE ART TECHNIQUES OF PATRICK WOODROFFE First Edition. By Patrick Woodroffe. You get a look behind the scenes of fantasy artist Patrick Woodroffe as he shares his marvelously inventive tricks of the trade. Drawing, etching, typography, silverpoint, mixed media, three-dimensional construction, watercolor, inking and tinting, oil painting, glazes, marbling and air brush - hundreds of works in progress become intricate and beautiful in the hands of this master draftsman and inventor. Harmony, 1986. Out of Print. Condition: Very Good. One slightly bumped corner with scuffing on the back cover. Signature of Bowman on the first page....More. Item Code: RB4399 Soft Cover, 8x11, 128pgs, Text/Partial Color $45.00 |
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WOMEN IN THE COMICS First Edition. By Maurice Horn. From the early creations of housewives, working girls, flappers, debutants and coquettes to the liberated super-heroines and sirens of the sexually mature seventies, Women In The Comics depicts with astonishing accuracy the trends that were to transform the predominantly male territory of the comics into a new scene where old taboos and stereotypes were challenged and often laid to rest. Chelsea House, 1980. Out of Print. Condition: Fine+. Light rubbing in the spine, with two slight bumped corner....More. Item Code: RB4401 Soft Cover, 9x11, 230pg, Text/Partial Color $45.00 |
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BONE #1 Out From Boneville First Edition. By Jeff Smith. This is the hardcover issue of the first graphic novel volume of the collected Bone series, collecting the first six installments (of 55) originally published between 1991 and 1993. Bone features three Schmoo-like brothers and alternates between comedy and drama in the storytelling. Cartoon, 1995. Out of Print. Condition: Very Good.Very slight bump on a corner. Dust jacket has a small stain....More. Item Code: RB4402 Hard Cover with Dust Jacket, 7x10, 144pg, b&w $50.00 |
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VERDILAK Adapted by Bo Hampton and Mark Kneece. Art by Bo Hampton. Beware of the Verdilak curse. Once under it, loved ones rise from the dead and can only feed upon the ones they love! This startling vampire tale is based on "La Famille de la Vourdalak" by A.K. Tolstoi and is a macabre symphony that builds inevitably to a crashing and monstrous finale! NBM, 1998. Out of Print. Condition: Fine. Slight rubbing on one corner....More. Item Code: RB4393 Hard Cover with Dust Jacket, 9x12, 72pgs, Full Color $40.00 |
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SWEDISH COMIC HISTORY By Fredrik Strömberg. Swedish comics are just now about to make it big abroad, but they have a long and intricate history — a history that goes back to (at least) the end of the 18th Century. This book chronicles the history of comics in Sweden, presenting major trends and creators, showing everything from ancient picture stories etched in stone by the Vikings to the vibrant and diverse comics culture of the 21st century. Swedish Comics Association, 2010. Out of Print. Condition: Fine. Very slight rubbing and thumbing on the bottom edge...More. Item Code: RB4394 Soft Cover, 9x9, 120 pgs, Text/Full Color $35.00 |
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THE SLINGS AND ARROWS COMIC GUIDE First Edition. By Frank Plowright. Cover Design by Frank Quitely. This is the first-ever comprehensive critical guide and assessment of over 2,500 titles — to the vast range of collectable comics. Aurum, 1997. Out of Print. Condition: Fine. One slightly bumped corner....More. Item Code: RB4395 Soft Cover, 6x9, 688pg, Text Only $40.00 |
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LOVE AND ROCKETS Book 3 First Edition. By Gilbert & Jaime Hernandez. In 1982, Fantagraphics Books published the first issue of Love and Rockets by the Hernandez brothers (Gilbert, Jaime, and Mario), and the series has since gone on to become the publisher’s flagship title, a monumental work of graphic fiction. Fantagraphics, 1987. Out of Print. Condition: Very Good. Rubbing and wear around the edges....More. Item Code: RB4396 Soft Cover, 8x11, 142 pgs, b&w $50.00 |
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THE MERCENARY Year 1000 The End Of The World V. Segrelles By Vicente Segrelles. Vicente Segrelles has a unique way of starting his stories. He’s not interested in the functional aspects of telling a story, so just drops us into something toward the end of a scene, enabling him to move more rapidly to the sequences he’s really interested in drawing. This time it’s the revelation that the monks with which the Mercenary is allied are aware the world will end in three years and it’s approaching the final opportunity to safely see the phenomenon that will bring it about. After the couple of pages of explanation Segrelles can move on to what he really enjoys painting: the serene scenes of the Mercenary on his dragon flying over exotic landscapes. RBM, 1996. Out of Print. Condition: Fine. Very light scratches on the covers....More. Item Code: RB4386 Soft Cover, 8x11, 46pg, Full Color $50.00 |
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