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Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collection: Great Power
Volume #1 in the
Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collections
Written by STAN LEE
Penciled by STEVE DITKO with JACK KIRBY
Cover by STEVE DITKO
In 1962, in the pages of a comic book slated for cancellation, Stan Lee
and Steve Ditko gave birth to one of the most enduring icons in American
popular culture: the Amazing Spider-Man! Turning the concept of a super
hero on its head, they imbued the young, guilt-ridden Peter Parker with
the fantastic powers of an arachnid and the fantastic pressures of an
everyday teenager. The combination was pure magic. Now, you can leap
into Spider-Man's web-slinging world from the very beginning, including
the tragic origin that started it all; the first appearances of the
Daily Bugle and J. Jonah Jameson; and the debut of classic villains
including the Green Goblin, Dr. Octopus, the Sandman, the Vulture and
Electro! Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #1-17 and ANNUAL #1, and
material from AMAZING FANTASY (1962) #15.
504 PGS
Deadly Hands of Kung Fu: Out of the Past
Written by MIKE BENSON, GERRY
CONWAY & CHRIS CLAREMONT
Penciled by TAN ENG HUAT, DICK GIORDANO & MARSHALL ROGERS
Cover by DAVE JOHNSON
Murder! Mystery! Martial arts! Shang-Chi's former lover is murdered
while working deep undercover for MI-6. Shang-Chi travels to England,
but learns that all is not as it seems -- and if he's not careful, he'll
be next to die! As Shang-Chi battles mystical kung-fu masters in the
streets of London and learns terrible truths about his fallen comrade,
Misty Knight and Colleen Wing pitch in -- but they soon discover the
danger is greater than any of them had feared! And no one saw the final
twist of the knife coming! Old friends, new enemies, espionage and kung
fu collide in this riveting adventure! Plus, classic tales featuring the
Sons of the Tiger and the Daughters of the Dragon! Collecting DEADLY
HANDS OF KUNG FU (2014) #1-4, and material from DEADLY HANDS OF KUNG FU
(1974) #1 and #32-33.
160 PGS.
Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor Volume 13
Written by GERRY CONWAY
Penciled by JOHN BUSCEMA with RICH BUCKLER, SAL BUSCEMA, ARVELL JONES
& KEITH POLLARD
Cover by GIL KANE
Prepare to behold one of the greatest sagas in the annals of Asgard when
the Mighty Thor teams up with Hercules! It's page after page of boasts,
battles and broken bones as the two titans fight their way into Pluto's
underworld to save the lovely Krista! And that's not all we have in
store for you: Thor, Sif and Balder's journey across the cosmos to stop
the mysterious Black Stars from destroying the Rigellian homeworld; the
unstoppable Destroyer returns; Galactus' herald Firelord makes his
debut; and the origin of Ego the Living Planet is revealed! With scripts
by Gerry Conway and art by the incomparable John Buscema, there's no
doubt they're Marvel Masterworks of the highest order! Collecting THOR
(1966) #217-228 and MARVEL TREASURY EDITION #3
256 PGS.
Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor Volume 5
Written by STAN LEE
Penciled by JACK KIRBY
Cover by JACK KIRBY & RICHARD ISANOVE
A masterpiece of immortal action, cosmic scope and boundless drama, Stan
Lee and Jack Kirby's THOR marks a cornerstone of the Marvel Universe --
and in this collection they kick their efforts up a cosmic notch! It
begins when Thor is captured by Rigellian colonizers and pitted against
Ego, the Living Planet! The action continues non-stop from there as Thor
faces the High Evolutionary and his man-beasts, battles the Ulik the
Troll in the under-earth menace's first appearance, and confronts the
unstoppable Destroyer! There's a soft spot to these tales, too, as Thor
struggles to reconcile his love for the mortal Jane Foster. And when
Lady Sif returns, the cup runneth over with drama and delight!
Collecting THOR (1966) #131-140 and ANNUAL #2.
264 PGS.
Moon Knight Epic Collection: Bad Moon Rising
Volume #1 in the Moon
Knight Epic Collections
Written by DOUG MOENCH, DAVID ANTHONY KRAFT, BILL MANTLO & STEVEN
GRANT
Penciled by DON PERLIN, KEITH GIFFEN, MIKE ZECK, JIM MOONEY, JIM CRAIG,
GENE COLAN, KEITH POLLARD & BILL SIENKIEWICZ
Cover by BILL SIENKIEWICZ
Discover the many faces of the Moon Knight! Mercenary. Werewolf hunter.
Super hero. Millionaire playboy. Cab driver. Ghost? Moon Knight is many
things to many people, with the multiple personalities to match! Follow
the Fist of Khonshu as he battles to find his place in the Marvel
Universe in this collection of his earliest appearances. From his
startling debut as a nemesis of Werewolf by Night to an unlikely stint
with the Defenders, from encounters with Spider-Man and the Thing to the
solo adventures that shaped a legend, relive the rise of the moon's
specter of vengeance! Collecting WEREWOLF BY NIGHT (1972) #32-33; MARVEL
SPOTLIGHT (1971) #28-29; DEFENDERS (1972) #47-50; PETER PARKER, THE
SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN (1976) #22-23; MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE (1974) #52; MOON
KNIGHT (1980) #1-4 -- plus material from HULK MAGAZINE #11-15, #17-18
and #20; and MARVEL PREVIEW #21.
504 PGS.
Spider-Man Newspaper Strips Volume 2
Written by STAN LEE
Penciled by JOHN ROMITA SR. & LARRY LIEBER
Cover by JOHN ROMITA SR.
Extra! Extra! Read all the Spidey strips by Stan "The Man" Lee and
"Jazzy" John Romita! The second volume compiling all of Stan and John's
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN newspaper strips in chronological order, this titanic
tome brings you the classic panels that hit the papers in the late
1970s and early 1980s! All the daily strips are printed in the original
black and white, and all the Sundays in color, ready to spin a web of
enchantment upon anyone who reads them! Collecting the AMAZING
SPIDER-MAN newspaper strips from Jan. 29, 1979, to Jan. 11, 1981.
312 PGS
Thor Epic Collection: The God of Thunder
Volume #1 in the Thor Epic
Collections
Written by STAN LEE with LARRY LIEBER & ROBERT BERNSTEIN
Penciled by JACK KIRBY with JOE SINNOTT, DON HECK & AL HARTLEY
Cover by JACK KIRBY
Pull up a seat to the beginning of one of the greatest tales of modern
myth: the epic saga of the Mighty Thor! While vacationing in Norway, Dr.
Donald Blake discovered a strange, gnarled cane. Upon striking it, a
shower of lightning rained down -- and the hobbled doctor found himself
transformed into Thor, God of Thunder! In these pages, you'll journey
across the Rainbow Bridge to Eternal Asgard -- and meet Lord Odin,
Heimdall, Balder and Thor's evil half-brother, Loki, for the first time.
And to top it off, the mythological origins of Asgard are revealed in
fan-favorite backup features! Collecting JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY (1952)
#83-109.
480 PGS
Teen Titans: A Celebration of 50 Years
Written by BOB HANEY, MARV
WOLFMAN, GEOFF JOHNS and others
Art by NICK CARDY, GEORGE PEREZ, MIKE McKONE and others
Cover by GEORGE PEREZ
On sale NOVEMBER 5 * 400 pg, FC, $75.00 US
TEEN TITANS: A CELEBRATION OF 50 YEARS collects a wide range of stories
featuring comics' greatest teen superteam, including Nightwing, Cyborg,
Superboy, Beast Boy, Starfire, Raven and more! This anthology collects
stories from some of the industry's legendary talents, including Marv
Wolfman, George Perez and Geoff Johns.
Superman: The Golden Age Sundays 1946-1949
Various (w & a) * Pete
Poplaski (c)
In a full eighteen adventures, Superman's travels take him around the
globe as well as through time and space. The Man of Steel solves the
case of the Curiosity Crimes, becomes a rival for Cleopatra's affections
in ancient Egypt, is exposed to radiation that turns him into
Superbabe, battles a prehistoric animal called a "Paleomatzoball" (!),
reprises the "Superman's Service to Servicemen" series with a couple of
services for veterans, encounters an ancient civilization in the lost
valley of Ru, meets up with Angus the talking dog, and to top it all
off, witnesses Lois marrying Clark Kent--or does he?!
Superman was created in 1938 by two ambitious Cleveland youngsters, Joe
Shuster and Jerry Siegel. Their defender of the oppressed became an
enduring smash sensation in comics, radio, animation, television, and
motion pictures. He remains the little guy's White Knight, battling
terrestrial and extra-terrestrial menaces and standing for Truth,
Justice, and the American Way.
HC * FC * $49.99 * 180 pages * 9.25" x 12"
* Collects nearly 170 sequential Sunday pages from August 11, 1946 to
October 16, 1949!
Worst of Eerie Publications
Various (w) * Dick Ayers, Chic Stone,
Domingo Mandrafina, and more (a) * TBD (c)
Collected for the first time in a deluxe edition are the comics that
deserve it the least: the infamous Eerie Publications' horror comics!
Incredibly gory and crazy, the Eerie Pubs pushed the boundaries of good
taste with blood-drenched, spine-cracking tales ripped (and redrawn)
from the pages of Pre-Code horror comics. Illustrated terror by Dick
Ayers, Chic Stone, Domingo Mandrafina, the Iger Shop, and many other
unsung masters of the morbid, presented in glorious, carefully
re-mastered black and white. And who can forget those nausea-inducing
covers? A dirty dozen of deadly, full-color covers are reproduced for
your discomfort and revulsion. Gratuitous gore! Multi-Monster Madness!
Bound Beauties!
The Rise of Aurora West (Battling Boy)
(W) Paul Pope, J T
Petty (A/CA) David Rubin
The extraordinary world introduced in Paul Pope's Battling Boy is rife
with monsters and short on heroes, and in this action-driven extension
of the Battling Boy universe, we see it through a new pair of eyes:
Aurora West, daughter of Arcopolis's last great hero, Haggard West. A
prequel to Battling Boy, The Rise of Aurora West follows the young hero
as she seeks to uncover the mystery of her mother's death, and to find
her place in a world overrun with supernatural monsters and
all-too-human corruption.
The Warren Commission Report: A Graphic Investigation into the Kennedy Assassination
(W) Ernie Colon, Dan Mishkin (A/CA) Ernie
Colon, Jerzy Drozd
Within days of the murder of President John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B.
Johnson appointed a seven-member commission to investigate the
assassination. In its report, the Warren Commission determined that
there was "no credible evidence" conflicting with its conclusion of a
lone gunman. The Warren Commission Report: A Graphic Investigation into
the Kennedy Assassination breaks down how decisions in the days that
followed the assassination not only shaped how the commission
reconstructed events but also helped foster the conspiracy theories that
play a part in American politics to this day.
Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse Vol. 6: "Lost In Lands Long Ago" (Vol. 6) (Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse)
by Floyd
Gottfredson; edited by David Gerstein and Gary Groth
$35.00 / HC / 288 pgs / BW with some color /
10.5 x 8.75
MICKEY MOUSE VOLS 5 & 6 GIFT BOX SET
by Floyd Gottfredson; edited by David Gerstein and Gary Groth
$49.99 / HC / 576 pgs / BW with some color /
10.5 x 8.75
Fantagraphics' award winning archival series continues with Mickey and
Goofy enter a prehistoric lost world teeming with danger. From
stampeding brontosaurs to saber-tooth tigers, all of Goofy's least
favorite Stone Age scares are here. Author Floyd Gottfredson produced a
cavalcade of rip-roaring tales starring Mickey and Lost in Lands of Long
Agois no exception. Also included are several other stories and more
than 30 pages of rare behind-the-scenes art, vintage publicity material,
and fascinating commentary by a clan of Disney cave bears.
Nancy Loves Sluggo: Complete Dailies 1949-1951
by Ernie
Bushmiller; Introduction by Ivan Brunetti
$39.99 / SC / 336 pgs / BW with spot-color /
8.5 x 8.5
Connoisseurs including Art Spiegelman, Daniel Clowes, Joe Brainard, and
Andy Warhol have recognized that Ernie Bushmiller's Nancyapproached its
own kind of zen-like cartoon perfection. Fantagraphics' beloved
Nancyseries finally packages Nancywith the reverence it deserves. Our
third volume contains another full three years of daily Nancystrips,
from an era many regard as Bushmiller's finest.
The Ghost Of The Grotto: Starring Walt Disney's Donald Duck
by Carl Barks
$12.99 / SC / 96 pgs / FC / 5.5 x 7.25
One of Donald Duck's most famous adventures leads off our new line of
affordable kid-sized Donald Duck books: budget-minded books packed with
fun, laughs, and adventure in every 96-page edition. Each story is
complete with all the original story and art. Includes the title story
plus bonus stories, all written and drawn by Disney legend Carl Barks!
Exploring Calvin and Hobbes: An Exhibition Catalogue
(W/A/CA) Bill Watterson
Exploring Calvin and Hobbes is the catalogue for an exhibit by the same
name at the Billy Ireland Cartoon Museum at Ohio State University, which
opened in March 2014. The exhibit is Bill Watterson's personal
exploration of how the wonder of Calvin and Hobbes came to be. It
includes original art of Calvin and Hobbes, along with Watterson's
original commentary on each. The show also includes art from cartoonists
who Watterson has identified as influential in the development of his
art, including Peanuts, Pogo, Krazy Kat, Doonesbury, Pat Oliphant, Jim
Borgman, Flash Gordon, Bloom County, and Steadman. (STK648088) NOTE:
This item may be available through other retail outlets before shipping
to comic book specialty shops.
The Batman Files
(W) Matthew K. Manning (A) Various
Unearthed from the depths of the Batcave, The Batman Files begins with
Bruce Wayne's childhood drawings and continues along a time line of
significant events in Batman's life. Complete and authentic in every way
possible, all of Batman's friends and foes appear throughout the
dossier to provide a framework of the Caped Crusader's entire career.
Completely outlining Batman's war on crime, The Batman Files includes
in-depth computer files, news articles, crime scene photos, blueprints,
schematics, and actual maps of Gotham City that were collected, and in
many cases even drawn, by the Caped Crusader himself. (STK648086) (C:
0-1-0)
HC, 10x13, 308pgs,
75 Years of Marvel Comics
(W) Roy Thomas (A) Various
From the very first issue of pulp impresario Martin Goodman's Marvel
Comics in 1939, Marvel created a mythological universe grounded in a
world that readers recognize as close to their own, brimming with humor
and heartache. In the early 1960s, this audacious approach launched the
creation of heroes who have since become household names -- Spider-Man,
The Incredible Hulk, the Fantastic Four, Iron Man, the Avengers, Thor,
the X-Men, the list goes on. In celebration of Marvel's 75th
anniversary, TASCHEN presents a magnum opus of the most influential
comic book publisher today, with an inside look not only at its
celebrated characters, but also at the "bullpen" of architects whose
names are almost as familiar as the protagonists they brought to life --
Stan "the Man" Lee, Jack "King" Kirby, along with a roster of greats
like Steve Ditko, John Romita, John Buscema, Marie Severin, and
countless others. With essays by comics historian and former Marvel
editor-in-chief Roy Thomas, this book delves into the heart of thousands
of costumed characters who continue to fight the good fight in comics,
movies, and toy aisles of the world.
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