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  • Issue #2
    Flash Gordon (1981 Pacific Comics Club Presents) 2

    Prisoner of Ming! Stories, art and cover by Austin Briggs. Pacific Comics Club presents reprints of the Flash Gordon strip by Briggs, the successor to creator Alex Raymond. Collects daily strips from 08/27/1940 to 11/13/1940. Flash and Princess Lita join forces with the Freemen, but they are betrayed. This leads to a gun battle, a chase through an underground passageway, and imprisonment in Ming's dungeon - all in a day's work for Flash Gordon. Softcover (Saddle-Stitched/ Stapled), 10-in. x 14-in., 18 pages, B&W.

  • Issue #2-1ST
    Flash Gordon Classic Collection HC (2024 Mad Cave Studios) The Complete Sunday Strips 2-1ST


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    Volume 2 - 1st printing. "April 25, 1937 to January 12, 1941!" Written by Alex Raymond and Don Moore. Art and cover by Alex Raymond. Restoration by Peter Maresca. Introduction by Doug Murray. Science fiction's most enduring icon Flash Gordon returns in a newly restored edition, collecting his ongoing adventures with Dale Arden and Dr. Hans Zarkov on the mysterious planet Mongo. In this volume, the escalating tensions between Flash and Ming threaten to bring about a full-scale planetary war...and only Ming's estranged son-in-law, Prince Barin, can avert it. This collection reprints all of Alex Raymond's Sunday strips from April 25, 1937 to January 12, 1941, the period considered his artistic peak, and has been restored from the original tearsheets to present the series as intended. Hardcover, 11-in. x 10-in., 208 pages, full color. Cover price $49.99.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Flash Gordon Sundays HC (2017 Titan Comics) By Dan Barry 1-1ST

    Volume 1 - 1st printing. "The Death Planet!" Story and art by Dan Barry. Reprinting of the iconic Flash Gordon series by Dan Barry! Featuring classic strips from the beginning of Dan Barry's run, from 1967 - 1971, including Captured on Pluto, Invasion, The Cosmic Tower and Radiation Giants! Hardcover, (Horizontal Format), 11 1/2-in. x 10-in., 228 pages, full color. Cover price $49.99.

  • Issue #1-REP
    Flash Gordon The Complete Daily Strips TPB (1988 Kitchen Sink) 1-REP

    Second (and possibly later) printing - Nov. 1988. By Dan Barry and Hatvey Kurtzman. Collects the Daily strips from November 1951 to April 1953. Softcover, 10 1/2-in. x 13-in., 136 pages, B&W. Cover price $13.95.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Flyin' Jenny SC (1987 Arcadia Publications) 1-1ST

    1st Printing. Cover, stories and art by Russell Keaton. This book contains comic strip reprints of Flyin' Jenny originally released by The Bell Syndicate, Inc. in 1941. Flyin' Jenny was an early female action hero, a test pilot in an adventure comic strip. Working for Swiftwing, Jenny gets into an air race with fellow female barnstormer Donna. But Jenny stops to rescue the handsome injured man who signaled to her from the woods, even though it costs her the race. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 72 pages, B&W. Cover price $7.95.

  • Issue #7-1ST
    For Better or for Worse The Complete Library HC (2017- IDW) 7-1ST


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    Volume 7 - 1st printing. "2000-2003!" Story and art by Lynn Johnston. Collect the beloved newspaper comic strip that chronicles the saga of the Patterson family in real time, over three decades, in this definitive edition. The Pattersons must weather a host of tumultuous changes as the strip enters the 21st century-Elizabeth moves in with her boyfriend, Michael and Weed move to Toronto, Elizabeth moves in with her boyfriend, April forms a garage band, and Michael and Deana get married and anticipate the birth of their first child. More laughs, tears, heartache, and smiles from Lynn Johnston as she takes her strip into the 21st century! Included are every comic strip from January 2, 2000 to May 27, 2003. Hardcover, 11-in. x 9-in., 544 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $49.99.

  • Issue #8-1ST
    For Better or for Worse The Complete Library HC (2017- IDW) 8-1ST


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    Volume 8 - 1st printing. "2003-2006!" Story and art by Lynn Johnston. Collect the beloved newspaper comic strip that chronicles the saga of the Patterson family in real time, over three decades, in this definitive edition. The Patterson family drama continues in this penultimate volume in the series. Elizabeth begins her teaching career when she graduates from university and moves to the fictional Indigenous town of Mtigwaki in northern Ontario, Michael's writing career shifts gears when he goes freelance but finds it isn't easy to manage when their second child is on the way, and April enters her teenage years, starts high school, and forms a garage band called 4Evah. For Better or For Worse continues to delight readers of every age in this saga spanning four generations of Pattersons! Collecting every strip from May 4, 2003 to July 29, 2006. Hardcover, 11-in. x 9-in., 512 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $49.99.

  • Issue #9-1ST
    For Better or for Worse The Complete Library HC (2017- IDW) 9-1ST


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    Volume 9 - 1st printing. "2006-2008!" Story and art by Lynn Johnston. The For Better or For Worse saga comes to an end in this final volume that finishes collecting Lynn Johnston's comic strip masterpiece. A fire at Michael and Deanna's apartment building leaves their family without a place to stay, but this coincides with John's retirement and desire to downsize their house. April takes one last summer trip to the farm and gets a job at a veterinarian clinic. And finally, the entire cast comes together for the wedding of Elizabeth and Anthony. This volume collects every strip from July 20, 2006, to the series' conclusion on August 30, 2008, plus all of the new strips created for the second run in newspapers! Hardcover, 11-in. x 9-in., 496 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $49.99.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Founding Fathers Funnies HC (2016 Dark Horse) 1-1ST

    Volume 1 - 1st printing.

    Story and art by Peter Bagge.

    America's Founding Fathers were brilliant, brave, forward thinking . . . and ridiculous, at least in the eyes of cartoonist and history buff Peter Bagge!

    Collecting all Founding Fathers Funnies cartoons from Apocalypse Nerd and Dark Horse Presents, this volume also delivers several brand-new stories and helpful biographical information on the colorful revolutionaries Bagge respectfully skewers!

    Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 80 pages, PC/PB&W.

    Cover price $14.99.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Four Cases of Murder TPB (1989 Malibu Graphics) Starring Perry Mason 1-1ST

    1st printing. Story and art by Erle Stanley Gardner. Edited by Tom Mason. Starring Perry Mason, this collection of crime dramas includes The Case of the Innocent Thief, The Case of the Nervous Horse, The Case of the Missing Husband, and The Case of the Constant Cricket. Softcover (Horizontal Format), 136 pages, B&W. Cover price $17.95.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Fowl Language: Winging It TPB (2019 Andrews McMeel) 1-1ST


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    1st printing.

    By Brian Gordon.

    Everyone's favorite parenting cartoon featuring ducks presents a comprehensive view of the early parenting years in all of their maddening cuteness and sanity-depriving chaos. The new collection will include fifty comics that have appeared on the website and will feature fifty never-before-seen cartoons.

    Fowl Language: Winging It is organized into 10 thematic chapters-including Babies: Oh Dear God, What Have We Done?; Pooping: Get Your S*** Together; and Holidays: Magic Traditions and Tragic Overeating-each of which begins with a hilarious, illustrated 500-word essay.

    Softcover, 160 pages, full color.

    Cover price $14.99.

  • Issue #1-REP
    FoxTrot TPB (1989 Andrews McMeel) A FoxTrot Collection 1-REP

    2nd and later printings. By Bill Amend. Introduction by Bill Watterson. It's the very first collection of FoxTrot comic strips, featuring the hilarious adventures with the Fox family. Softcover, 8-in. x 8-in., 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $6.95.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    FoxTrot: Beyond a Doubt TPB (1997 Andrews McMeel) 1-1ST

    1st printing. By Bill Amend. This volume collects cartoons from "The Return of the Iguana" and "At Least this Place Sells T-Shirts!" Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 256 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $14.95.

  • Issue #1-REP
    FoxTrot: Beyond a Doubt TPB (1997 Andrews McMeel) 1-REP

    2nd and later printings. By Bill Amend. This volume collects cartoons from "The Return of the Iguana" and "At Least this Place Sells T-Shirts!" Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 256 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $14.95.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Frank and Steinway TPB (2013 Willow Creek Press) 1-1ST

    1st printing. By Wil Panganiban. Foreword by Michael Jantze. A collection of comic strips. Softcover (Horizontal Format), 9-in. x 6-in., 96 pages, full color. Cover price $10.95.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Frequently Asked Questions TPB (2008 An Unshelved Collection) 1-1ST

    1st printing. Features the sixth year of Unshelved, not-available-online Conference Tips, Unshelved Book Club comic strip book reviews, and the great Unshelved-Sheldon Plastic Coffee Cup Lid Comic Strip Challenge with all-new color commentary by comics journalist Gary Tyrell. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 136 pages, B&W. Cover price $17.95.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    From Krakow to Krypton: Jews and Comic Books TPB (2008) 1-1ST

    1st printing. By Arie Kaplan. Jews created the first comic book, the first graphic novel, the first comic book convention, the first comic book specialty store, and they helped create the underground comics (or Comix) movement of the late 60s and early 70s. Many of the creators of the most famous comic books, such as Superman, Spiderman, X-Men, and Batman, as well as the founders of MAD magazine, were Jewish. From Krakow to Krypton: Jews and Comic Books tells their stories and demonstrates how they brought a uniquely Jewish perspective to their work and to the comics industry as a whole. Over-sized and in full color, From Krakow to Krypton is filled with sidebars, cartoon bubbles, comic book graphics, original design sketches, and photographs. It is a visually stunning and exhilarating history. 8-in x 11-in., 240 pages, PC/PBW. Cover price $25.00.

  • Issue #5
    Funnies, The (1936-1942 Dell) 5
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s)
    • Label #4223897006
    • 1" Spine split/chew. Interior margin pieces missing. Water damage.
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    New Years cover. Contains comic strip reprints, text articles, and activity pages. In order of appearance: "The Nut Brothers", "Mr. Blotto", and "Our Boarding House" by Gene Ahern; "Herky" by Clyde Lewis; "Dan Dunn" by Norman Marsh; "Mutt and Jeff" and "Cicero's Cat" by Bud Fisher; "Boots" by Edgar Martin; "Everybody's Playmate" by A. W. Nugent; "Captain Easy, Soldier of Fortune" by Roy Crane; "Reg'lar Fellers" and "Daisybelle" by Gene Byrnes; "Ben Webster's Page" by Jay Jerome Williams (as Edwin Alger); "Otto Honk" by Bela Zaboly; "Out Our Way" by J. R. Williams; "Tailspin Tommy" by Hal Forrest; "From the Notes of Major Cosmo Strange, D.S.O." by George Baker; "Scribbly" by Sheldon Mayer; "The Tiny Mites" by Hal Cochran and George Scarbo; "Annibelle" by Dorothy Urfer; "Salesman Sam" by C. D. Small; "Bronc Peeler and Coyote Pete" by Fred Harman; "Alley Oop" by V. T. Hamlin; "Flapper Fanny" by Gladys Parker; "G Men on the Job" by Dick Blair and Milt Youngren; "Tad of the Tanbark" and "Don Dixon and the Hidden Empire" by Bob Moore and Carl Pfeufer; "Og, Son of Fire" by James Irving Crump; "From the Notes of Major Cosmo Strange, D.S.O." by George Baker; "Myra North, Special Nurse" by Ray Thompson and Charles Coll; "Home Magic" by A. W. Nugent; "Myra North, Special Nurse" by Ray Thompson and Charles Coll; "Freckles and his Friends" by Merrill Blosser; and "Stories in Stamps" by I. S. Klein. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #12
    Funnies, The (1936-1942 Dell) 12
    • CGC Qualified
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Slab: Minor side edge crack
    • Pages 18, 19, and 24 missing, affects story. INCOMPLETE.
    • Label #0004220013
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    Contains comic strip reprints, text articles, activity pages, and a text story. In order of appearance: "Alley Oop" by V. T. Hamlin; "Herky" by Clyde Lewis; "Home Magic" by A. W. Nugent; "Dan Dunn" by Norman Marsh; "Our Boarding House" by Gene Ahern; "Ben Webster's Page" by Jay Jerome Williams (as Edwin Alger); "G Men on the Job" by Dick Blair and Milt Youngren; "Captain Easy, Soldier of Fortune" by Roy Crane; "Stranger than Fiction" by Richard W. Thomas and Walter Galli; "Boots" and "Bootkins" by Edgar Martin; "Bronc Peeler" by Fred Harman; "The Tiny Mites" by Hal Cochran and George Scarbo; "Out Our Way" by J. R. Williams; "Tailspin Tommy" and "Four Aces" by Hal Forrest; "Stories in Stamps" by I. S. Klein; "Og, Son of Fire" by James Irving Crump; "The Worry Wart" by J. R. Williams; "Scribbly" by Sheldon Mayer; "Don Dixon and the Hidden Empire" and "Tad of the Tanbark" by Bob Moore and Carl Pfeufer; "Reg'lar Fellers" and "Daisybelle" by Gene Byrnes; "Mutt and Jeff" and "Cicero's Cat" by Bud Fisher; "Everybody's Playmate" by A. W. Nugent; "Freckles and his Friends" by Merrill Blosser; "Now You Tell One!" by Edward Courtney Dunkle; "Heroes' Hall of Fame" by Benjamin D. Allen (as Stookie Allen); and "Be a Big Leaguer" by Ed Cronin. "Shark Hunters of Aran, Part One" text story by H. T. Sperry, illustrated by Walter Cole Brigham. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #30
    Funnies, The (1936-1942 Dell) 30
    • Paper: Slightly britle
    • Label #1482295024
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    • Cover detached at two (of three) staples, 3" spine split from bottom.
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    Stories and art by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Roy Crane, V. T. Hamlin, Fred Harman, J. R. Williams, Gene Byrnes, Al McWilliams, Jim Gary, Hal Forrest, Walt Spouse, C. D. Small, Fred Harman, and Win Smith. The Funnies presented reprints of classic comic strips, including Roy Crane's influential Captain Easy, alongside original material. With the departure of former editor MC Gaines, this issue debuts several new features, including Edgar Rice Burroughs' authorized comic-strip adaptation of John Carter, Warlord of Mars. This is the first appearance of John Carter of Mars in a comic book. Another character making his comics debut is the early toon Bosko, in an adaptation of his 1931 Looney Tunes cartoon, Bosko Shipwrecked! Tex Ritter tracks down cattle rustler Dorgan, but Dorgan has dynamite, in an adaptation of the 1939 Western movie Sundown on the Prairie. Plus a comics adaptation of The Marvelous Land of Oz featuring art by Walt Spouse. Gene Autry: The Ghost of Winter Ranch; Salesman Sam; Alley Oop; Red Ryder; Bosko; Out Our Way; Four Aces; Everybody's Playmate; Tex Ritter: Sundown on the Prairie; John Carter, Warlord of Mars; Our Boarding House; The Crime Busters; Stranger Than Fiction; Oz; Captain Easy; Bronc Peeler. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #36
    Funnies, The (1936-1942 Dell) 36
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Label #4392532012
    • 2" spine split with tape. Cover oxidation. Water spotting.

    Cover by John Coleman Burroughs. Stories and art by John Coleman Burroughs, Roy Crane, V. T. Hamlin, Chester Gould, Gaylord Du Bois, Al Micale, J. R. Williams, Al McWilliams, Walt Spouse, C. D. Small, Hugh Harman, and Win Smith. The Funnies presented reprints of classic comic strips, including Roy Crane's influential Captain Easy, alongside original material. Searching for the canal that leads to Helium, John Carter, Dejah Thoris and Sola are spotted by the savage green Martians, in the official comic-strip adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs' A Princess of Mars. John Carter provides a distraction so the women can get away, but he is captured by the green Martians for use in their gladiatorial games. Bosko loses his overcoat that has $8 in it, so he goes around cutting the tails off of every overcoat in town until he finds it. Plus a text story featuring Dick Tracy. Cover and John Carter art by John Coleman Burroughs, son of Edgar Rice Burroughs. John Carter Warlord of Mars; The Sky Ranger; Salesman Sam; Alley Oop; Bosko; Tom Beatty: The Hand of Horror; Lightning Jim; Out Our Way; Dick Tracy: The Famon Gang; Find the Errors; Our Boarding House; The Crime Busters; This Curious World; Oz; Captain Easy; Mr. District Attorney. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #43
    Funnies, The (1936-1942 Dell) 43
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • 6 center wraps missing.
    • Label #4471846001
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    Rex King of the Deep; John Carter; Capt. Easy

    Stories and art by Roy Crane, V. T. Hamlin, John Coleman Burroughs, Gaylord Du Bois, Bob Jenney, Al McWilliams, Walt Spouse, Walker Harman, and Win Smith. The Funnies presented reprints of classic comic strips, including Roy Crane's influential Captain Easy, alongside original material. Appointed to the palace of the Jeddak of Zodanga after rescuing the Jeddak's cousin, John Carter uses the opportunity to track down Dejah Thoris. But believing Carter was dead, she has sworn to marry the son of her captor, in the official comic-strip adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs' A Princess of Mars. John Carter art by John Coleman Burroughs, son of Edgar Rice Burroughs. Captain Easy and Wash Tubbs try to make ends meet with a traveling medicine show. John Carter Warlord of Mars; The Sky Ranger; Alley Oop; Bosko; What Would You Do?; Rex, King of the Deep; Oz; Captain Easy; The O'Malley Kids; Whitey Harrison; Mr. District Attorney; Speed Martin. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #61
    Funnies, The (1936-1942 Dell) 61
    • Cover and centerfold detached. Tape on interior pages.
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    Cover by Dan Gormley. Stories and art by Victor Bloom, Maurice Kashuba, Gordon A. J. Peterson, Erwin Hess, E. C. Stoner, and Bob Jenney. The Funnies presented reprints of classic comic strips alongside original material. Captain Midnight escorts his sidekick Chuck to a summer vacation home, but Ivan Shark and his gang are waiting to ambush them. A dying man tells Phantasmo and Whizzer that the politician "Big Tom" Morgan is really bank robber "Cracker" Gorman. This issue features one of the first comic-book appearances of funny-animal Andy Panda, a Walter Lantz character, soon to be the long-running star of this comic. Joe Snoope; Phantasmo, the Master of the World; Captain Midnight; Philo Vance; The Sky Ranger; Rex, King of the Deep; Mr. District Attorney; The Rocket Boys in Space; Andy Panda; Navy Bob Steele; It's Nature!; The Black Knight; Speed Martin. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #62
    Funnies, The (1936-1942 Dell) 62

    Cover by Dan Gormley. Stories and art by Victor Bloom, Dan Gormley, Maurice Kashuba, Gordon A. J. Peterson, Erwin Hess, E. C. Stoner, and George Kerr. The Funnies presented reprints of classic comic strips alongside original material. Ivan Shark thinks he has Captain Midnight and his friends captured at last. Phantasmo uses his astral powers against wartime saboteurs. While returning to American in his experimental super-sub, Rex and his crew stumble on the underwater base of Captain Mars. You're in the Army Now; Phantasmo, the Master of the World; Captain Midnight; Philo Vance; Rex, King of the Deep; Mr. District Attorney; The Rocket Boys in Space; Andy Panda; Navy Bob Steele; It's Nature!; The Black Knight; Speed Martin. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #6
    Funny Stuff (1995 Comic Relief) 6

    Comic strip reprints: Dilbert, Bizarro, Mixed Media, Foxtrot, Zippy the Pinhead, I Need Help, For Better or For Worse, Shoe, and Off the Mark. Also columns by Dave Barry, Madeleine Begun Kane, Ann B. Shy, Jim Kokoris, Stephanie Brush, Joel Greenwald, and Mickey Guisewite. 8-in. x 10.25-in.; black and white; 80 newsprint pages. Cover price $3.95.

  • Issue #7
    Funny Stuff (1995 Comic Relief) 7
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    Funny Stuff (1995 Comic Relief) 8
  • Issue #9
    Funny Stuff (1995 Comic Relief) 9

    Comic strip reprints: Dilbert, Bizarro, Mixed Media, Foxtrot, Zippy the Pinhead, I Need Help, For Better or For Worse, Shoe, and Off the Mark. Also columns by Dave Barry, Madeleine Begun Kane, Mark Miller, Stan Sinberg, Stephanie Brush, and Laurel Lloyd Earnshaw. 8-in. x 10.25-in.; black and white; 80 newsprint pages. Cover price $3.95.

  • Issue #10
    Funny Stuff (1995 Comic Relief) 10

    Comic strip reprints: Dilbert, Bizarro, Mixed Media, Foxtrot, Zippy the Pinhead, I Need Help, For Better or For Worse, Shoe, and Off the Mark. Also columns by Dave Barry, Madeleine Begun Kane, Mark Miller, Mickey Guisewite, and Stephanie Brush. 8-in. x 10.25-in.; black and white; 80 newsprint pages. Cover price $3.95.

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    Funny Stuff (1995 Comic Relief) 11
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    Funny Stuff (1995 Comic Relief) 12
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    Funny Stuff (1995 Comic Relief) 14
  • Issue #2-1ST
    Garfield Complete Works HC (2018- Ballantine Books) 2-1ST


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    Volume 2 - 1st printing. "1980-1981!"

    Story and art by Jim Davis.

    Together for the first time, a beautifully packaged, full-color collector's edition of the second year of Garfield strips, featuring an introduction by Jim Davis and never-before-seen material from the archives. From teasing the constantly clueless Odie and Jon to planning his next lavish meal, Garfield has done quite a bit in the last forty years. Garfield Complete Works Volume Two collects Garfield's antics from 1980-81 in a gorgeous full-color package.

    Hardcover, 8-in. x 7-in., 320 pages, full color. All Ages

    Cover price $30.00.

  • Issue #10-1ST
    Garfield Fat Cat 3-Pack TPB (1993-2001 Ballantine) 1st Edition 10-1ST

    Volume 10 - 1st printing. Collects Garfield TPB (1980-2000 1st Edition) Vol. 28-30. By Jim Davis. Three Garfield classics in one hefty volume! Includes: "Garfield Life in the Fat Lane!", "Garfield Tons of Fun!" and "Garfield Bigger and Better!" Softcover (Horizontal Format), 8 1/2-in. x 5-in., 384 pages, B&W. All Ages Cover price $9.95.

  • Issue #24-1ST
    Garfield Fat Cat 3-Pack TPB (2003-Present) Full Color Edition 24-1ST


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    Volume 24 - 1st printing. Collects Garfield TPB (1980-2000 1st Edition) Vol. 70-72. By Jim Davis. THREE BOOKS IN ONE MEANS THREE TIMES THE FUN! The tubby trickster is at it again, and the jokes always on Jon! Over the years, Garfields pulled some great stunts on his hapless—and helpless—owner: gluing the phone to Jons ear; greasing the bottom of his shoes; and giving Jon a Mohawk while he slept (hey, you snooze, you lose!). But its all in fun. Deep down, Garfield knows he needs Jon. Who else is going to pay the pizza delivery guy? Kick back, relax, and join the fat cat for an extra-large laughfest of hilarious high jinks! The GARFIELD FAT CAT 3-PACK series collects the GARFIELD comic-strip compilation books in a new, full-color format. Garfield may have gone through a few changes, but one thing has stayed the same: his enormous appetite for food and fun. So enjoy some supersized laughs with the insatiable cat, because too much fun is never enough! Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 288 pages, full color. All Ages Cover price $16.00.

  • Issue #1-REP
    Garfield TPB (2000-Present Ballantine/Random House Worlds) Garfield Classics 1-REP

    Volume 1 - Reprint. "Garfield At Large: His First Book!" By Jim Davis. Collects the Garfield Daily comic strip. Introducing fifteen pounds of furry feline philosophy - Garfield America's greatest cat! This book features strips from June 19, 1978 – January 22, 1979. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 9-in., 96 pages, full color. All Ages Cover price $16.00.

  • Issue #3-1ST
    Garfield TPB (2000-Present Ballantine/Random House Worlds) Garfield Classics 3-1ST

    Volume 3 - 1st printing. "Garfield Bigger than Life: His 3rd Book!" By Jim Davis. Born in the kitchen of Mama Leone's Italian restaurant in 1978, Garfield has grown into worldwide celebrity status. His antics with his feckless owner, Jon Arbuckle, his drooling doggy pal, Odie, and his beloved teddy bear, pooky, have brought laughter to millions daily. Now, the world's most beloved, wisecracking, nap-taking, lasagna-loving, Monday-hating fat cat is back in this third compilation of classic Garfield cartoons published in a new oversized, splashy, full-color format. This book features strips from August 27, 1979 – March 30, 1980. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 9-in., 96 pages, full color. All Ages Cover price $10.95.

  • Issue #4-REP
    Garfield TPB (2000-Present Ballantine/Random House Worlds) Garfield Classics 4-REP


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    Volume 4 - 2nd and later printings. "Garfield Weighs In: His 4th Book!" By Jim Davis. Now in a bigger, bolder full-color format! America's sassiest, grouchiest, funniest, and chubbiest cat is up to his old tricks, and performing some new ones in this fourth collected extravaganza featuring Garfield's only biography of his creator, Jim Davis! This book features strips from March 31, 1980 – November 2, 1980. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 9-in., 96 pages, full color. All Ages Cover price $9.95.

  • Issue #8-1ST
    Garfield TPB (2000-Present Ballantine/Random House Worlds) Garfield Classics 8-1ST

    Volume 8 - 1st printing. "Garfield Tips the Scales: His 8th Book!" By Jim Davis. Collects the Garfield Daily comic strip. You've made him the favorite cat of all time! This book features strips from August 16, 1982 – March 20, 1983. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 9-in., 96 pages, full color. All Ages Cover price $10.95.

  • Issue #12-1ST
    Garfield TPB (2000-Present Ballantine/Random House Worlds) Garfield Classics 12-1ST

    Volume 12 - 1st printing. "Garfield Out to Lunch: His 12th Book!" By Jim Davis. Collects the Garfield Daily comic strip. This book features strips from December 31, 1984 – August 4, 1985. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 9-in., 96 pages, full color. All Ages Cover price $10.95.

  • Issue #16-1ST
    Garfield TPB (2000-Present Ballantine/Random House Worlds) Garfield Classics 16-1ST


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    Volume 16 - 1st printing. "Garfield Rounds Out: His 16th Book!" By Jim Davis. Collects the Garfield Daily comic strip. America's best-loved cat tips the laughter scales with his sixteenth book! This book features strips from May 18, 1987 – December 19, 1987. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 9-in., 96 pages, full color. All Ages Cover price $11.95.

  • Issue #20-1ST
    Garfield TPB (2000-Present Ballantine/Random House Worlds) Garfield Classics 20-1ST

    Volume 20 - 1st printing. "Garfield Takes Up Space: His 20th Book!" By Jim Davis. Collects the Garfield Daily comic strip. Throwing his weight around, the world's funniest cat is ready for anything in his 20th book. This book features strips from October 1, 1989 – May 5, 1990. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 9-in., 96 pages, full color. All Ages Cover price $14.00.

  • Issue #21-1ST
    Garfield TPB (2000-Present Ballantine/Random House Worlds) Garfield Classics 21-1ST

    Volume 21 - 1st printing. "Garfield Says a Mouthful: His 21st Book!" By Jim Davis. Collects the Garfield Daily comic strip. When Garfield talks, people listen - in his 21st full-course performance! This book features strips from May 6, 1990 – December 4, 1990. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 9-in., 96 pages, full color. All Ages Cover price $14.00.

  • Issue #23-1ST
    Garfield TPB (2000-Present Ballantine/Random House Worlds) Garfield Classics 23-1ST

    Volume 23 - 1st printing. "Garfield Keeps His Chin Up: His 23rd Book!" By Jim Davis. Collects the Garfield Daily comic strip. Garfield's Backwith a Bellyful of Laughs! What are calories to a cat? For Garfield, they're a delicious way of life. But what do you expect from a feline who is able to eat tall lasagnas in a single gulp? So whether he's chaperoning Jon on a date, sleeping 'til noon, or tormenting the odiously lovable Odie, Garfield will never miss his next mealor the chance to make us laugh! The Garfield Classics series collects the early years of the Garfield comic strips in a larger, full-color format. Garfield may have gone through a few changes, but one thing has stayed the same: his enormous appetite for food and fun. So laugh along with the classic cat, because classics are always in style. This book features strips from July 8, 1991 – February 4, 1992. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 9-in., 96 pages, full color. All Ages Cover price $14.00.

  • Issue #24-1ST
    Garfield TPB (2000-Present Ballantine/Random House Worlds) Garfield Classics 24-1ST

    Volume 24 - 1st printing. "Garfield Takes His Licks: His 24th Book!" By Jim Davis. Collects the Garfield Daily comic strip. Eat, Sleep, and Be Merry—with Garfield! Just as day becomes night, summer becomes fall, and breakfast becomes lunch (with ample time for snacks in between!), Garfield becomes plumper and funnier with every meal he devours and every practical joke he performs. So whether hes nudging Odie off the coffee table or doing lunch with Jon's goldfish, Garfield is in it for the fun—and so are we! The GARFIELD CLASSICS series collects the early years of the GARFIELD comic strip in a larger, full-color format. Garfield may have gone through a few changes, but one thing has stayed the same: his enormous appetite for food and fun. So laugh along with the classic cat, because classics are always in style. This book features strips from February 5, 1992 – September 5, 1992. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 9-in., 96 pages, full color. All Ages Cover price $14.00.

  • Issue #31-1ST
    Garfield TPB (2000-Present Ballantine/Random House Worlds) Garfield Classics 31-1ST


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    Volume 31 - 1st printing. "Garfield Hams it Up: His 31st Book!" By Jim Davis. Collects the Garfield Daily comic strip. Gear up for a gluttony of fun in Garfield's 31st Collection! This book features strips from March 12, 1996 – October 12, 1996. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 9-in., 96 pages, full color. All Ages Cover price $14.00.

  • Issue #32-1ST
    Garfield TPB (2000-Present Ballantine/Random House Worlds) Garfield Classics 32-1ST

    Volume 32 - 1st printing. "Garfield Thinks Big: His 32nd Book!" By Jim Davis. Collects the Garfield Daily comic strip. This book features strips from October 13, 1996 – May 13, 1997. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 9-in., 96 pages, full color. All Ages Cover price $14.00.

  • Issue #36-1ST
    Garfield TPB (2000-Present Ballantine/Random House Worlds) Garfield Classics 36-1ST


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    Volume 36 - 1st printing. "Garfield Hogs the Spotlight: His 36th Book!" By Jim Davis. Collects the Garfield Daily comic strip. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 9-in., 96 pages, full color. All Ages Cover price $14.00.

  • Issue #37-REP
    Garfield TPB (2000-Present Ballantine/Random House Worlds) Garfield Classics 37-REP

    Volume 37 - 2nd and later printings. "Garfield Beefs Up: His 37th Book!" By Jim Davis. Collects the Garfield comic strips. In a new larger full color format, Garfield spreads even more mirth - and his girth - to cartoon lovers everywhere. Whether he's dissking fun at Jon's latest date, punting kicking Odie off the kitchen table, or beefing up on burgers, this well-rounded cat has an insatiable appetite for fun. This book features strips from September 12, 1999 – April 8, 2000. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 9-in., 96 pages, full color. All Ages Cover price $8.95.

  • Issue #38-1ST
    Garfield TPB (2000-Present Ballantine/Random House Worlds) Garfield Classics 38-1ST

    Volume 38 - 1st printing. "Garfield Gets Cookin: His 38th Book!" By Jim Davis. Collects the Garfield comic strips. In a new larger full color format, Garfield spreads even more mirth - and his girth - to cartoon lovers everywhere. This book features strips from April 9, 2000 – November 4, 2000. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 9-in., 96 pages, full color. All Ages Cover price $13.00.