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  • Issue #1-1ST
    Superman The Golden Age Sundays: 1946-1949 HC (2014 IDW/DC) 1-1ST

    1st printing. Cover by Peter Poplaski. 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. Hardcover, 180 pages, full color. Cover price $49.99.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Superman The Silver Age Dailies HC (2013 DC/IDW) 1-1ST

    Volume 1 - 1st printing "1959-1961!" Written by Jerry Siegel. Art by Curt Swan. Cover by Peter Poplaski. The Man of Steel comes to the Library of American Comics! In partnership with DC Entertainment, the Eisner Award-winning imprint will produce deluxe archival editions of the Superman newspaper strip that ran from 1939-1966. The Dailies will be released in three sub-sets, starting with The Silver Age, then The Atomic Age, and finally, The Golden Age. (Sundays will be released in a separate, concurrent series.) These Silver Age classics have never been reprinted. The first volume boasts art by Curt Swan and Wayne Boring and Stan Kaye, as Superman co-creator Jerry Siegel scripts stories by Otto Binder, Robert Bender, Jerry Coleman, and a new version of his own classic "Superman Returns to Krypton!" The book includes almost 800 strips, the complete episodes from December 15, 1958 - July 1, 1961. This is the series Superman fans have been waiting for! Hardcover (Horizontal Format), 11-in. x 8 1/2-in., 288 pages, B&W. Cover price $49.99.

  • Issue #2-1ST
    Superman The Silver Age Dailies HC (2013 DC/IDW) 2-1ST

    Volume 2 - 1st printing "1961-1963!" Written by Jerry Siegel. Art by Wayne Boring and Stan Kaye. Cover by Peter Poplaski. Wayne Boring and Stan Kaye provide the artwork, and once again, Superman co-creator Jerry Siegel scripts adaptations of stories that first appeared in comic books. Siegel and Boring offer alternate versions of now classic stories originally written by Siegel himself, Bill Finger, Edmond Hamilton, and Leo Dorfman-and drawn in comic books by Curt Swan, Al Plastino, Kurt Schaffenberger, and Boring himself. Hardcover (Horizontal Format), 11-in. x 8 1/2-in., 288 pages, B&W. Cover price $49.99.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Superman The Sunday Classics HC (1998 Slipcase Edition) 1-1ST

    Slipcased Edition - 1st printing. "1939-1943" Collects Superman's Sunday comic strips 1939-1943. By Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster. A handsome hardcover collection of the first three years of the Siegel and Shuster Superman Sunday comic strips! Hardcover (horizontal format with slipcase), 12-in. x 9-in., 192 pages, full color. Cover price $60.00.

  • Issue #1N-1ST
    Superman The Sunday Classics HC (1998 Slipcase Edition) 1N-1ST


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    No Slipcase Included - 1st printing. Collects Superman's Sunday comic strips 1939-1943. By Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster. A handsome hardcover collection of the first three years of the Siegel and Shuster Superman Sunday comic strips! Hardcover, 12-in. x 9-in. (horizontal format), 192 pages, full color. NOTE: This Volume does not come with a slipcase. Cover price $60.00.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Surf's Up TPB (2003 AM) The Sixth Sherman's Lagoon Collection 1-1ST

    1st printing.

    Story and art by Jim Toomey.

    Whether you are a faithful follower of the silly yet sophisticated strip or new to Sherman's underwater world, Surf's Up will be a book you can't put down. Once you've seen the world through the eyes of Sherman, you'll never look at marine life the same way again.

    Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 9-in., 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $10.95.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Surfer Safari TPB (2005 AM) The Tenth Sherman's Lagoon Collection 1-1ST

    1st printing.

    Story and art by Jim Toomey.

    This tenth Sherman's Lagoon collection includes all the "up-there" topics that "down-there" sea animals usually miss out on: things like which swimmers taste better, those in one- or two-piece suits; how to repair a dryer at 20,000 leagues; and where to find psychiatric help on a coral reef. You could say Sherman's just a regular guy with a slightly salty look at how things work.

    Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 9-in., 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $10.95.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Surviving the Great Indoors TPB (2019 Andrews McMeel) A Baby Blues Collection 1-1ST


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    1st printing.

    Written by Rick Kirkman. Art and cover by Jerry Scott.

    The zaniest and most-relatable newspaper comic about parenting life is back with a brand-new collection. Baby Blues transcends the comic page by fusing the award-winning imaginations of Rick Kirkman and Jerry Scott with familiar family life. Kirkman and Scott intuitively balance the humorous with the poignant through relatable and sometimes all-too-familiar parenting scenes.

    This latest collection includes a year's worth of strips, many with commentary by Jerry and Rick.

    Softcover, 11-in. x 9-in., 208 pages, full color.

    Cover price $18.99.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Take Our Cat, Please! TPB (2008 Andrews McMeel) A Get Fuzzy Collection 1-1ST

    1st printing. By Darby Conley. Satchel, the Shar-pei-Lab mix in the Get Fuzzy family who actually believes what TV commercials say, and his owner-housemate Rob Wilco, a single, somewhat befuddled, Red Sox-best-sellers obsessed ad exec, endure the scourge of their daily existence, Bucky Katt. Whether baiting the ferret down the hall for battle, gorging on rubber bands (and the ensuing gastric consequences), or joining the gun repair club, Bucky continuously tests the patience and endurance of his hapless mates. Softcover, 8-in. x 9-in., 128 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $10.95.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Take Us to Your Mall TPB (1995 Andrews McMeel) A FoxTrot Collection 1-1ST

    1st printing.

    Story and art by Bill Amend.

    A collection of FoxTrot comic strips, featuring even more hilarious adventures with the Fox family.

    Softcover, 8-in. x 8-in., 128 pages, B&W.

    Cover price $8.95.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Tales from the Deep That Are Completely Fabricated TPB (2015 AM) The Twentieth Sherman's Lagoon Collection 1-1ST

    1st printing. By Jim Toomey. Sherman's Lagoon is an imaginary lagoon somewhere in the tropics, inhabited by a cast of sea creatures whose lives are curiously similar to our own. Sherman, the main character, is a great white shark who is completely unaware of how intimidating his species can be. He gets pushed around by the other characters, namely: Hawthorne the hermit crab, Fillmore the sea turtle, and his wife, Megan, who is another great white shark, of course. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 9-in., 128 pages, full color. Cover price $14.99.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Tall Tales HC (2008 Abrams Books) By Al Jaffee 1-1ST

    1st printing. By Al Jaffee. Tall Tales was an innovative newspaper strip syndicated internationally by the New York Herald Tribune from 1957-1963. Whereas newspaper strips are square, single-panel, or multiple-panel horizontal gag cartoons, Al Jaffee, known for the Fold-In in MAD Magazine, once again altered the format of his work to create a vertical strip - the first, and last, in newspaper history. Tall Tales contains the best 120 wordless strips out of over 2,200, scanned from the original files. The book features a new preface by Jaffee and an introduction by Stephen Colbert of Comedy Central's The Colbert Report. Hardcover, 4 1/2-in. x 9-in., 128 pages, B&W. NOTE: In 2016, AL JAFFEE was recognized by Guinness Book of World Records for the world record for Longest Career as a Comics Artist. A record of 73 years and three months. - Odinson, Lone Star Comic Archivist Cover price $14.95.

  • Issue #1
    Tarzan Folio (1969 House of Greystoke) 1

    Tarzan (Sunday Page) Folio #1 reproduces the first 28 Sunday pages (from 1931) drawn by Rex Maxon. 10.25 x 13.75, b&w, 30 unbound pages.

  • Issue #5B
    Tarzan Folio (1969 House of Greystoke) 5B
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    8.5 x 11 format of Tarzan (Sunday Page) Folio #5. Drawn by Hal Foster. The featured stories are Tarzan and the Vikings & The Sinister Safari. 8.5 x 11 (NOTE: also published in 11 x 14 format), b&w, 60 pages

  • Issue #1
    Tarzan Series (1986 Blackthorne) 1

    Volume 1 – 1st printing. Stories by Burne Hogarth, plus introduction by Maurice Horn. Art by Burne Hogarth. Cover by Burne Hogarth. Reprints the Tarzan Sunday comic strip from Apr. 27, 1941 - Aug. 2, 1942. Blackthorne's Comic-Strip Preserves reprints Burne Hogarth's well-regarded run on the Tarzan comic strip. The Lord of the Jungle faces the menaces of Dagga Ramba and the Fatal Fountain. Also, a critical essay on Burne Hogarth's art, and a list of story titles for the Tarzan Sunday strips from 1937 to 1950. The Magic of Burne Hogarth (Introduction); Tarzan Against Dagga Ramba; Tarzan and the Fatal Fountain. 72 pages, B&W. Cover price $5.95.

  • Issue #3
    Tarzan Series (1986 Blackthorne) 3

    Volume 3 – 1st printing. Stories by Russ Manning. Art by Russ Manning and Mike Royer. Cover by Russ Manning. Reprints the Tarzan Sunday comic strip from Jul. 12, 1970 - Apr. 2, 1972 (strips #2053 - 2143) and Feb. 5, 1978 - Jan. 28, 1979 (strips #2448 - 2498). Blackthorne's Comic-Strip Preserves reprints celebrated fantasy artist Russ Manning's run on the Tarzan comic strip. Including a visit to the subterranean world of Pellucidar, and a biographical sketch of Tarzan creator Edgar Rice Burroughs. Edgar Rice Burroughs; The Slave Traders; Dead Moon of Pellucidar. 72 pages, B&W. Cover price $5.95.

  • Issue #4
    Tarzan Series (1986 Blackthorne) 4

    Volume 4 – 1st printing. Stories by Archie Goodwin and Mike Grell. Art by Gil Kane and Mike Grell. Cover by Gil Kane. Reprints the Tarzan Sunday comic strip from Jun. 1, 1979 - Mar. 2, 1980 (strips #2520 - 2555) and Mar. 14, 1982 - Nov. 14, 1982 (strips #2639 - 2674). Blackthorne's Comic-Strip Preserves reprints the Tarzan comic strip when it was run by comics legends Archie Goodwin, Mike Grell and Gil Kane. Grell (Jon Sable, The Warlord) writes his own material, while Kane interprets scripts by Batman and Marvel writer Archie Goodwin. Edgar Rice Burroughs; Tarzan. 72 pages, B&W. Cover price $5.95.

  • Issue #11
    Teenie Weenies (1950 Ziff Davis) 11
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    Stories and art by William Donahey and others. Adventures of the Borrowers-like tiny people known as the Teenie Weenies. The Teenie Weenies had their own Sunday newspaper strip; each strip consists of an illustration with an accompanying text story and cut-out. Plus; Judy and Jack dream themselves into Storyland, where they follow a pieman to a fair. A Woman's Way; Fowl Talk; Trailing Arbutus; Cooking Oil; Tilly's House; Spring Greens; Uninvited Guest; A New House; No Cats or Dogs; Judy and Jack: An Adventure At the Fair; Much Too Much; A Bad Duckling; Cooperation; A Watchbug; Moonses; An Invention; Snapping Snapper; A Stranger; The Prowler; A Bath in a Cup; Canned Summer; Atomic Muscles; A Tiny Man. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Tequila Mockingbird HC (2004 Harry N. Abrams, Inc.) A Book of Animal Cartoons 1-1ST

    1st printing.

    By Leo Cullum.

    Beloved New Yorker cartoonist Leo Cullum returns with a whole menagerie of creatures faced with surprisingly human predicaments in Tequila Mockingbird, featuring a collection of 125 hilarious cartoons that provide tidbits of engaging advice from the animal kingdom that even the wisest humans can benefit from.

    Hardcover, 8-in. x 8 1/2-in., 128 pages, B&W.

    Cover price $19.95.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Terry and the Pirates Color Sundays HC (1991-1993 NBM) 1-1ST

    Volume 1 - 1st printing. "1934-1935!"

    Story and art by Milton Caniff.

    NBM/Flying Buttress collects the Sunday pages of Caniffs influential adventure strip in full-color hardcover editions. In the very earliest days of Terry and the Pirates, the Sunday strips had a separate storyline from the daily strip. Adventurous kid Terry and his tough-guy pal Pat have their first encounter with the person who will become their most persistent, enigmatic opponent: The Dragon Lady!

    Hardcover (Horizontal Format), 11 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 112 pages, full color. Cover price $35.00. Cover price $35.00.

  • Issue #2-1ST
    Terry and the Pirates Color Sundays HC (1991-1993 NBM) 2-1ST

    Volume 2 - 1st printing. "1935-1936!"

    Story and art by Milton Caniff.

    Caniff. NBM/Flying Buttress collects the Sunday pages of Caniffs influential adventure strip in full-color hardcover editions. Pat, Terry and Connie cross paths with Captain Blaze; if that wasnt enough to deal with, The Dragon Lady returns.

    Hardcover (Horizontal Format), 11 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 112 pages, full color. Cover price $35.00. Cover price $35.00.

  • Issue #3-1ST
    Terry and the Pirates Color Sundays HC (1991-1993 NBM) 3-1ST

    Volume 3 - 1st printing. "1937!"

    Story and art by Milton Caniff.

    This series of beautiful Hardcover volumes collect the complete run of the Sunday comic strip from 1934-1946.

    Hardcover (Horizontal Format), 11 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 112 pages, full color. Cover price $35.00.

  • Issue #4-1ST
    Terry and the Pirates Color Sundays HC (1991-1993 NBM) 4-1ST

    Volume 4 - 1st printing. "1938!"

    Story and art by Milton Caniff.

    This series of beautiful Hardcover volumes collect the complete run of the Sunday comic strip from 1934-1946.

    Hardcover (Horizontal Format), 11 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 112 pages, full color. Cover price $35.00.

  • Issue #5-1ST
    Terry and the Pirates Color Sundays HC (1991-1993 NBM) 5-1ST

    Volume 5 - 1st printing. "1939!"

    Story and art by Milton Caniff.

    NBM/Flying Buttress collects the Sunday pages of Caniffs influential adventure strip in full-color hardcover editions. Its the debut of one of Caniffs most chillingly odd characters: Sanjak, the ambiguous, hypnotic woman in a mans suit who has innocent April Kane obeying her every command. Klang, the Dragon Lady, De Plexus, and Capt. Blaze get crossways with each other.

    Hardcover (Horizontal Format), 11 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 112 pages, full color. Cover price $35.00. Cover price $35.00.

  • Issue #6-1ST
    Terry and the Pirates Color Sundays HC (1991-1993 NBM) 6-1ST

    Volume 6 - 1st printing. "1940!"

    Story and art by Milton Caniff.

    NBM/Flying Buttress collects the Sunday pages of Caniffs influential adventure strip in full-color hardcover editions. Raven Sherman takes a stand against a cholera outbreak; Raven and Dude see sparks; Terry and Pat rescue a mysterious guerilla fighter who turns out to be, yes, The Dragon Lady.

    Hardcover (Horizontal Format), 11 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 112 pages, full color. Cover price $35.00. Cover price $35.00.

  • Issue #7-1ST
    Terry and the Pirates Color Sundays HC (1991-1993 NBM) 7-1ST

    Volume 7 - 1st printing. "1941!"

    Story and art by Milton Caniff.

    This series of beautiful Hardcover volumes collect the complete run of the Sunday comic strip from 1934-1946.

    Hardcover (Horizontal Format), 11 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 112 pages, full color. Cover price $35.00.

  • Issue #8-1ST
    Terry and the Pirates Color Sundays HC (1991-1993 NBM) 8-1ST

    Volume 8 - 1st printing. "1942!"

    Story and art by Milton Caniff.

    NBM/Flying Buttress collects the Sunday pages of Caniffs influential adventure strip in full-color hardcover editions. Pat runs into his old flame Normandie, who now has a husband and child; if that wasnt bad enough, the husband is none other than the annoying, dishonest Tony Sandhurst. Also, the first appearance of Flip Corkin, the ace pilot based on a real-life war hero.

    Hardcover (Horizontal Format), 11 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 112 pages, full color. Cover price $35.00. Cover price $35.00.

  • Issue #9-1ST
    Terry and the Pirates Color Sundays HC (1991-1993 NBM) 9-1ST

    Volume 9 - 1st printing. "1943!"

    Story and art by Milton Caniff.

    NBM/Flying Buttress collects the Sunday pages of Caniffs influential adventure strip in full-color hardcover editions. Terry, now an adult, officially becomes a flight officer in the military, facing action in the skies and romance on the ground as the Pacific war heats up.

    Hardcover (Horizontal Format), 11 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 112 pages, full color. Cover price $35.00. Cover price $35.00.

  • Issue #10-1ST
    Terry and the Pirates Color Sundays HC (1991-1993 NBM) 10-1ST

    Volume 10 - 1st printing. "1944!"

    Story and art by Milton Caniff.

    This series of beautiful Hardcover volumes collect the complete run of the Sunday comic strip from 1934-1946.

    Hardcover (Horizontal Format), 11 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 112 pages, full color. Cover price $35.00.

  • Issue #11-1ST
    Terry and the Pirates Color Sundays HC (1991-1993 NBM) 11-1ST

    Volume 11 - 1st printing. "1945!"

    Story and art by Milton Caniff.

    NBM/Flying Buttress collects the Sunday pages of Caniffs influential adventure strip in full-color hardcover editions. As American forces are about to open up a major offensive in the Pacific, The Dragon Lady takes Terry hostage to ensure safe passage out of Indochina, and only Pat can save him.

    Hardcover (Horizontal Format), 11 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 112 pages, full color. Cover price $35.00. Cover price $35.00.

  • Issue #12-1ST
    Terry and the Pirates Color Sundays HC (1991-1993 NBM) 12-1ST

    Volume 12 - 1st printing. "1946!"

    Story and art by Milton Caniff.

    This series of beautiful Hardcover volumes collect the complete run of the Sunday comic strip from 1934-1946. Featuring Terry's final goodbye to Jane Allen, a poignant farewell from Milton Caniff to his beloved readers.

    Hardcover (Horizontal Format), 11 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 112 pages, full color. Cover price $35.00.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Terry and the Pirates HC (1970 Nostalgia) The Golden Age of Comics 1-1ST


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    "The Golden Age of The Comics No. 4" on cover but this is actually the 6th book in series.

    1st printing. Story and art by Milton Caniff. Collects TERRY AND THE PIRATES comic strips. The cover lists this as "The Golden Age of The Comics No. 4" but the inside has a list of the series from Nostalgia Press, and this is actually the 6th book. Hardcover (Horizontal Format), 11-in. x 8 1/2-in., 212 pages, B&W.

  • Issue #3-1ST
    Terry and the Pirates HC (2022- Clover Press) The Master Collection 3-1ST


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    Volume 3 - 1st printing. "1937: The Return of the Normandie Drake!"

    Story and art by Milton Caniff.

    The saga continues in Terry and the Pirates Volume 3, reproduced from Milton Caniff's personal set of color syndicate tabloid proofs!

    The Dragon Lady gets a bang out of her time with Papa Pyzon, but Terry, Pat, and Connie escape, only to have their first meeting with the lowest of the low, Tony Sandhurst-and is Pat in for a surprise when he meets Mrs. Sandhurst! Despite saving Sandhurst's miserable life on multiple occasions, Tony connives to bring charges against Pat. Friends and a former lover help acquit him, even as Connie finds a new ally, the gentle giant, Big Stoop. Burma and Captain Judas both make return appearances, and the year ends with Terry, Burma, and Connie assisting ragtag Chinese peasants, unaware a new menace grows near.

    The Library of American Comics and Clover Press are proud to publish Terry and the Pirates: The Master Collection, the ultimate edition of Caniff's masterpiece. We present the Sundays in an unmatched color fidelity and larger than they have ever before been reprinted-an unparalleled upgrade that no Terry fan can afford to pass up.

    Hardcover, 11-in. x 14-in., 164 pages, full color.

    NOTE: "In [these] pages, we see Milton Caniff emerging as one of the most gifted writers of narrative in the American 20th century. We see more clearly now that he was engaged in writing and drawing a picaresque novel, as full of adventures as Don Quixote, Tom Jones, or Huckleberry Finn." - Pete Hamill

    Cover price $100.00.

  • Issue #5-1ST
    Terry and the Pirates HC (2022- Clover Press) The Master Collection 5-1ST


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    Volume 5 - 1st printing. "1939: The Hypnotic April Kane!" Story and art by Milton Caniff. The saga continues in Terry and the Pirates Volume 5, reproduced from Milton Caniff's personal set of color syndicate tabloid proofs! In the heart of Indo-China Terry, Pat, Connie, and Big Stoop take the good (teenaged southern belle April Kane) with the bad (the twin villainy of Baron DePlexus and Sanjak). Later, back in Hong Kong, competition from young Deeth Crispin III forces Terry to take dancing lessons-from the Dragon Lady! When the dust settles the three kids are scooped up and held captive in an expansive net that also leaves Pat and the Dragon Lady in the clutches of Warlord Klang! Escape causes the heroes to scatter. Pat and April are snatched up by Cap'n Blaze and his daughter, Cheery-who really fails to live up to her name!-with the menace of Singh-Singh lurking in the wings... This tabloid-sized Volume 5 containing the 1939 dailies and Sundays is an unparalleled upgrade that no Terry fan can afford to pass up. Hardcover, 11-in. x 14-in., 164 pages, full color. NOTE: "Caniff's complete run on the strip is strongly recommended for all libraries. [He introduced] one colorful and memorable character after another-including heiress Normandie Drake, the slippery and beautiful Burma, and perhaps the series' finest creation, the haughty, dangerous, and complex Dragon Lady." - Library Journal Cover price $100.00.

  • Issue #7-1ST
    Terry and the Pirates HC (2022- Clover Press) The Master Collection 7-1ST


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    Volume 7 - 1st printing. "1941: Raven, Evermore!" Story and art by Milton Caniff. The saga continues in Terry and the Pirates Volume 7, reproduced from Milton Caniff's personal set of color syndicate tabloid proofs! Embroiled in the guerilla struggle against the invader, Terry meets Madame Lustre (AKA Burma!) and matches wits German officers Kiel and Wolff. When Terry eventually reunites with Dude Hennick and Raven Sherman, the stage is set for one of the greatest stories in comics history, with Death waiting to strike unexpectedly. Terrys road leads back to Hong Kong for a major reunion and a welcome-home kiss from April, but the delightful Miss Kane has secret troubles in the form of small-time grifter Sammy the Tapper. Everyones fortunes are poised to change as Christmas arrives and America charges headlong into World War II! This tabloid-sized Volume 7 containing the 1941 dailies and Sundays is an unparalleled upgrade that no Terry fan can afford to pass up. Hardcover, 11-in. x 14-in., 164 pages, full color. Cover price $100.00.

  • Issue #8-1ST
    Terry and the Pirates HC (2022- Clover Press) The Master Collection 8-1ST


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    Volume 8 - 1st printing. "1942: A World at War!" Story and art by Milton Caniff. The saga continues in Terry and the Pirates Volume 8, reproduced from Milton Caniff's personal set of color syndicate tabloid proofs! Pat Ryan's bittersweet reunion with the entire Sandhurst family-including young daughter Merrily-is cut short when they are captured and placed in a Japanese prisoner of war camp. Even worse, human weasel Tony Sandhurst is revealed as an Axis conspirator! Pat revs up an escape for Normandie, Merrily, and himself, but their path to freedom intersects with the Dragon Lady. When the Sandhurst women find themselves on their own behind enemy lines, their privations finally end in the same U.S. Army camp hospital where Terry Lee is recuperating! Terry has happy encounters with nurse Taffy Tucker and aviator Flip Corkin, and a less-pleasant encounter with the conniving redhead known only as Rouge! This tabloid-sized Volume 8 containing the 1942 dailies and Sundays is an unparalleled upgrade that no Terry fan can afford to pass up. Hardcover, 11-in. x 14-in., 164 pages, full color. NOTE: "Terry significantly altered and dominated the landscape of the newspaper comic strip. [Caniff's] work is notable for its reliance on character instead of plot to dictate the action. The other thing Caniff brought to the comic strip was sex. Terry's female characters practically oozed sexuality in a way that previous strips had never dared." - The Harrisburg Patriot News Cover price $100.00.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Thatch Featuring Politically Correct Person TPB (1991) 1-1ST

    1st printing. By Jeff Shesol. The times, they are a-changin'. And, as always, a bewildered nation turns first to its comic pages to determine what's really going on. THATCH, as featured in The New York Times, Newsweek, and the Wall Street Journal, provides some insightful clues. Join Thatch, Tripp, and friends in the politically correct, emotionally charged world of Wayland University. Softcover (Horizontal Format), 9-in. x 6-in., 112 pages, B&W. Cover price $8.00.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Thimble Theatre The Pre-Popeye Comics of E. C. Segar HC (2024 Fantagraphics) Revised and Expanded Edition 1-1ST


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    1st printing. A revised and expanded edition of the Eisner Award nominated classic collection, featuring a new 4-page, all Segar Sunday section. More than a decade before he created the world's most famous cartoon sailor, Elzie Crisler Segar began his comics career in the movies. He drew cartoons for silent movie theater slides, the Charlie Chaplin comic strip, and a daily strip about Chicago's movies and entertainment. Then, in 1919, he penned his own "small screen" creation for the newspapers, Thimble Theatre, where Popeye was to be born a decade later. This comprehensive volume features examples of all E.C. Segar's early comics and illustrations, with over 100 pre-Popeye Thimble Theatre Sunday pages including the complete run of the famed Western desert saga, a series that rivals his later work in superb art, storytelling, and humor. Newly revised and expanded, this new printing contains ten additional pages plus a 1920s-style Sunday comics section insert paying tribute to Segar and his comic creations featuring Charlie Chaplin's Comic Capers and Popeye's "The Jeep." Text and illustrations offer an in-depth history and commentary on the life and work of E. C. Segar by historians Paul C. Tumey and Jeet Heer, and best-selling author and journalist Michael Tisserand. Thimble Theatre is an essential part of any comics lover's library. Hardcover, 11-in. x 17-in., 152 pages, full color. Cover price $100.00.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Think iFruity TPB (2000 Andrews McMeel) A FoxTrot Collection 1-1ST

    1st printing. By Bill Amend. A collection of FoxTrot comic strips, featuring the cartoons from November 9, 1998 - September 12, 1999. Softcover, 8-in. x 8-in., 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.95.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    This Little Piggy Stayed Home TPB (2004 Andrews McMeel) A Pearls Before Swine Collection 1-1ST

    1st printing.

    By Stephan Pastis.

    Rat, Pig, Zebra, and Goat - Pastis's own merry band of rabble rousers - explore the strange and wonderful world around them, a placethat looks suspiciously like our own.

    Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 9-in., 128 pages, B&W.

    Cover price $10.95.

  • Issue #6
    Thrilling Adventure Strips (1986) 6

    Dick Tracy. Stories by Max Collins. Art and cover by Dick Locher. Dragon Lady Press reprints classic comic strips from the Chicago Tribune syndicate. This issue focuses on the later days of Chester Gould's classic crime strip, when it was written by legendary crime writer Max Collins. Reprints the Dick Tracy daily strip from April 30, 1984 to November 25, 1984. Also featuring an introduction by Max Collins. Making Immortality Possible: An Introduction; Dick Tracy Meets Big Brother. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

  • Issue #12
    Tip Top Comics (1936) 12

    Stories and art by Hal Foster, Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Bill Conselman, Charlie Plumb, Bernard Dibble, Gus Mager, Mo Leff, Paul Berdanier, Becky Sharp, Laverne Harding, Harry O'Neill, H. E. Homan, R. M. Brinkerhoff, Robert Dickey, and Fred Methot. Sometimes listed as Tip Top Comics Vol. 1 #12. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. Tarzan discovers the secret of the Egyptians, the long-imprisoned barbarian king known as Kamur, in "The Egyptian Saga" with art by Hal Foster. When Jim Hardy gets a job driving an armored car, gangster "Rocks" Roscal sees a chance for revenge. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. The Captain and the Kids; Tarzan of the Apes; Peter Pat; Percy Penguin; Frankie Doodle; Be a Cartoonist; Cynical Susie; Broncho Bill; Looy Dot Dope; Opportunity Knox; Benny; Freddie and Fritz; How to Make It; Bucky and His Pals; Mr. and Mrs. Beans; Hawkshaw the Detective; How It Began; Of All Things; For Junior Readers; Phil Fumble; Fritzi Ritz; Back Home Again; All In The Family; Billy Make Believe; Drums of Doom; Joe Jinks; Grin and Bear It; Little Mary Mixup; Ella Cinders; Chris Crusty; Danny Dingle; Li'l Abner; The Young Idear. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #15
    Tip Top Comics (1936) 15
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Cover by Rudolph Dirks. Stories and art by Hal Foster, Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Bill Conselman, Charlie Plumb, Bernard Dibble, Rudolph Dirks, Mo Leff, Paul Berdanier, Becky Sharp, Laverne Harding, Harry O'Neill, H. E. Homan, R. M. Brinkerhoff, Robert Dickey, and Fred Methot. Sometimes listed as Tip Top Comics Vol. 2 #3. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. Tarzan must battle the Sultan's champion wrestler to win freedom for himself and the maiden, in Tarzan Sunday strips with art by Hal Foster. Broncho Bill suspects he knows the identities of the masked riders. Profiles of baseball greats Lou Gehrig, Bobby Lowe, and Chuck Klein. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. The Captain and the Kids; Tarzan of the Apes; Peter Pat; Percy Penguin; Frankie Doodle; Cynical Susie; Broncho Bill; Looy Dot Dope; Opportunity Knox; Benny; How to Make It; Bucky and His Pals; Mr. and Mrs. Beans; Hawkshaw the Detective; How It Began; Phil Fumble; Fritzi Ritz; All in the Family; Billy Make Believe; Ghost Plane of Geyser Gulch; Joe Jinks; Little Mary Mixup; Ella Cinders; Chris Crusty; Danny Dingle; Li'l Abner. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #16
    Tip Top Comics (1936) 16
    • INTERIOR is complete. Back cover missing, front cover detached. 3/4" spine split through several wraps, centerfold detached at one staple.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Cover by Hal Foster. Stories and art by Hal Foster, Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Bill Conselman, Charlie Plumb, Bernard Dibble, Rudolph Dirks, Dick Moores, Mo Leff, Paul Berdanier, Becky Sharp, Laverne Harding, Harry O'Neill, H. E. Homan, R. M. Brinkerhoff, Robert Dickey, and Fred Methot. Sometimes listed as Tip Top Comics Vol. 2 #4. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. Aboard a ship, Tarzan must battle an array of wild creatures, including an ape who has never heard of Tarzan, in Tarzan Sunday strips with art by Hal Foster. Phil Fumble learns that bribing stray cats with food to keep them from yowling doesn't work. Little Mary Mixup learns a similar lesson after she saves a little boy who fell in the water. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. Energetic Tarzan and the monkeys cover by Hal Foster. The Captain and the Kids; Tarzan of the Apes; Peter Pat; Percy Penguin; Frankie Doodle; Cynical Susie; Broncho Bill; Looy Dot Dope; Opportunity Knox; Benny; Jim Hardy; How to Make It; Bucky and His Pals; Mr. and Mrs. Beans; Hawkshaw the Detective; How It Began; Phil Fumble; Fritzi Ritz; All in the Family; Billy Make Believe; Ghost Plane of Geyser Gulch; Joe Jinks; Grin and Bear It; Little Mary Mixup; Ella Cinders; Chris Crusty; Danny Dingle; Li'l Abner. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #22
    Tip Top Comics (1936) 22
    • Includes back cover.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Cover by Al Capp. Stories and art by Hal Foster, Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Bill Conselman, Charlie Plumb, Rudolph Dirks, Gus Mager, Bernard Dibble, Dick Moores, Mo Leff, Paul Berdanier, Johnny Devlin, Harry O'Neill, H. E. Homan, R. M. Brinkerhoff, Robert Dickey, and Ben Batsford. Sometimes listed as Tip Top Comics Vol. 2 #10. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. No matter how many times Tarzan and Bohgdu the ape save Sybil Stonely, she still refuses to believe she's in danger, in Tarzan Sunday strips with art by Hal Foster. Wally waits for Fritzi Ritz and Nancy on a street corner, in a very early strip that showcases Ernie Bushmiller's good-girl art. The Cartoonists Club page features the first published work by future Beetle Bailey artist Mort Walker, then only 13 years old. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. The Captain and the Kids; Tarzan of the Apes; Peter Pat; Percy Penguin; Frankie Doodle; Broncho Bill; Looy Dot Dope; Opportunity Knox; Benny; How to Make It; Bucky and His Pals; Mr. and Mrs. Beans; Hawkshaw the Detective; How It Began; Phil Fumble; Fritzi Ritz; All in the Family; Billy Make Believe; The Mad Moon Mine; Joe Jinks; Little Mary Mixup; Ella Cinders; Chris Crusty; Danny Dingle; Li'l Abner. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #23
    Tip Top Comics (1936) 23
    • Trimmed
    • RESTORATION. TRIMMED. Tear seal and color touch. Centerfold coming loose at one staple. Water spotting.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Stories and art by Hal Foster, Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Bill Conselman, Charlie Plumb, Rudolph Dirks, Gus Mager, Bernard Dibble, Dick Moores, Mo Leff, Paul Berdanier, Johnny Devlin, Harry O'Neill, H. E. Homan, R. M. Brinkerhoff, Robert Dickey, and Ben Batsford. Sometimes listed as Tip Top Comics Vol. 2 #11. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. Tarzan and Sybil discover a lost Viking outpost on the African coast, in Tarzan Sunday strips with art by Hal Foster. Sybil wants Tarzan to help Prince Thorik claim his Viking throne. A librarian is mystified when Looy Dot Dope balances a dozen books on his head. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. The Captain and the Kids; Tarzan of the Apes; Peter Pat; Percy Penguin; Frankie Doodle; Broncho Bill; Looy Dot Dope; Opportunity Knox; Benny; How to Make It; Bucky and His Pals; Mr. and Mrs. Beans; Hawkshaw the Detective; How It Began; Phil Fumble; Fritzi Ritz; Back Home Again; All in the Family; Billy Make Believe; The Mad Moon Mine; Joe Jinks; Little Mary Mixup; Ella Cinders; Chris Crusty; Danny Dingle; Li'l Abner. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #25
    Tip Top Comics (1936) 25

    Stories and art by Hal Foster, Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Bill Conselman, Charlie Plumb, Rudolph Dirks, Gus Mager, Bernard Dibble, Dick Moores, Mo Leff, Paul Berdanier, Johnny Devlin, Harry O'Neill, H. E. Homan, R. M. Brinkerhoff, Robert Dickey, and Ben Batsford. Sometimes listed as Tip Top Comics Vol. 3 #1. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. After rescuing her from the modern-day Viking encampment, Tarzan must save Sigreda from cannibals, in Tarzan Sunday strips with art by Hal Foster. Soon he is caught in the middle of the battle between Ruvald's forces and Eric the Red's. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. The Captain and the Kids; Tarzan of the Apes; Peter Pat; Percy Penguin; Frankie Doodle; Broncho Bill; Looy Dot Dope; Opportunity Knox; Benny; How to Make It; Bucky and His Pals; Mr. and Mrs. Beans; Hawkshaw the Detective; How It Began; Phil Fumble; Fritzi Ritz; Back Home Again; All in the Family; Billy Make Believe; The Haunted House on the Hill ; Joe Jinks; Little Mary Mixup; Ella Cinders; Chris Crusty; Danny Dingle; Li'l Abner. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #29
    Tip Top Comics (1936) 29
    • Water spots.
    • Centerfold detached at one staple.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Cover by Rudolph Dirks. Stories and art by Hal Foster, Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Bill Conselman, Charlie Plumb, Rudolph Dirks, Gus Mager, Dick Moores, Paul Berdanier, Harry O'Neill, Fred Methot, Alan Maver, Ed Dodd, J. Carver Pusey, R. M. Brinkerhoff, Robert Dickey, and Ben Batsford. Sometimes listed as Tip Top Comics Vol. 3 #5. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. Tarzan is locked in battle with a hostile ape tribe when an even greater danger arrives in the form of a hunting party, in Tarzan Sunday strips with art by Hal Foster. The corrupt guides for the hunting party plot to steal its riches for themselves. Jim Hardy tries to prove his love for Nancy by giving himself up to the sheriff. Mammy Yokum disguises herself as a jockey, in a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. Li'l Abner; The Captain and the Kids; Tarzan of the Apes; Jim Hardy; The Volcano Vulture; Net Results; Bumps; Divot Diggers; Broncho Bill; Stamp Tips; Opportunity Knox; Benny; Home Towners; Frankie Doodle; Bucky and His Pals; Buster Beans; Hawkshaw the Detective; How It Began; Tip Top Cartoon Club; Phil Fumble; Fritzi Ritz; Twice Told Tales; Joe Jinks Featuring Dynamite Dunn; Little Mary Mixup; Ella Cinders; Chris Crusty. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #31
    Tip Top Comics (1936) 31
    • Water damage with staple rust/migration.

    Stories and art by Hal Foster, Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Bill Conselman, Charlie Plumb, Rudolph Dirks, Gus Mager, Dick Moores, Paul Berdanier, Harry O'Neill, Fred Methot, Alan Maver, Ed Dodd, J. Carver Pusey, R. M. Brinkerhoff, Robert Dickey, and Ben Batsford. Sometimes listed as Tip Top Comics Vol. 3 #7. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. Tarzan's pursuit of corrupt guide Gorrey is complicated by a flash flood, in Tarzan Sunday strips with art by Hal Foster. Now Tarzan must rescue Gloria and Dick from the rushing waters. Jim Hardy is offered a job on the Hub City newspaper, but that means leaving Nancy in their small town, with Lola still plotting against her. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. Li'l Abner; The Captain and the Kids; Tarzan of the Apes; Jim Hardy; Fury of '49; Bumps; Divot Diggers; Broncho Bill; Stamp Tips; Opportunity Knox; Benny; Home Towners; Frankie Doodle; Bucky and His Pals; Buster Beans; Hawkshaw the Detective; How It Began; Tip Top Cartoon Club; Phil Fumble; Fritzi Ritz; Twice Told Tales; Joe Jinks Featuring Dynamite Dunn; Little Mary Mixup; Ella Cinders; Chris Crusty. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #32
    Tip Top Comics (1936) 32
    • INCOMPLETE. Three center wraps missing, affects art and story. Lateral spine tears, center wrap detached and damaged.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
    • INCOMPLETE. Centerfold missing. affects art and story. Tarzan pages intact. 6.5" cumulative spine split, cover detached at one staple.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
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    Cover by Paul Berdanier. Stories and art by Hal Foster, Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Bill Conselman, Charlie Plumb, Rudolph Dirks, Gus Mager, Dick Moores, Paul Berdanier, Harry O'Neill, Fred Methot, Alan Maver, Ed Dodd, J. Carver Pusey, R. M. Brinkerhoff, Robert Dickey, and Ben Batsford. Sometimes listed as Tip Top Comics Vol. 3 #8. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. Tarzan pursues Gorrey into the jungle, aided by Flint, who is secretly plotting against him, in Tarzan Sunday strips with art by Hal Foster. But Gorrey has won the favor of Nakonia, princess of the lost city, who has trained lions at her command. In his first job as reporter, Jim Hardy must rescue Miss Plant after she is kidnapped by gangsters. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. Li'l Abner; The Captain and the Kids; Tarzan of the Apes; Jim Hardy; Fury of '49; Bumps; Divot Diggers; Broncho Bill; Stamp Tips; Opportunity Knox; Benny; Home Towners; Frankie Doodle; Bucky and His Pals; Buster Beans; Hawkshaw the Detective; How It Began; Tip Top Cartoon Club; Phil Fumble; Fritzi Ritz; Twice Told Tales; Joe Jinks Featuring Dynamite Dunn; Little Mary Mixup; Ella Cinders; Chris Crusty. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.