Comic books in 'Comic Strip Reprints'

Volume 1 - 2nd and later printings. Story and art by Paul Kirchner. The bus comic strips were first published in 1978 in Heavy Metal magazine, where they appeared regularly for seven years. From the simple, mundane premise of a man waiting for his bus, the strips quickly slip into a weird yet hilarious world where cities are surreal labyrinths and bewilderment is just around the corner. Six to eight wordless panels is often all it takes Kirchner to display his sense for the bizarre. In the bus, fire hydrants come alive, buses chose to stray away from the law, the distant horizon might be just an arm's length away and the whole world might just turn out to be a two-dimensional panel messing with our sense of depth. Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 96 pages, B&W. Cover price $22.00.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. Story and art by Paul Kirchner. Between 1974 and 1986, Paul Kirchner created several comic strips such as Dope Rider and the bus. In 2012, French publisher Tanibis published an anthology of the bus strips that was nominated at the Angouleme International festival, proving that even a 30-year-old public transportation vehicle can take part in a Grand Prix. In 2013, Kirchner decided to relaunch the bus. His new ideas are on par with the original strips, proving that his creativity didn't end with the 80s. The crazy cartoon logic of the original strips is still present, and wackiness is the norm. Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 56 pages, B&W. Cover price $16.00.

1st printing. By Richard F. Outcault. Introduction by August Derleth. Includes fifteen stripes - reproduced in their original full color - that originally appeared in the New York Herald in 1903 and 1904. Softcover (Horizontal Format, Saddle Stitched/Stappled), 12-in. x 9-in., 32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.00.

1st printing.

By Rick Kirkman and Jerry Scott.

Baby Blues delightfully depicts the adventure that is parenting for Darryl and Wanda MacPherson-a daily adventure most of us are able to survive with the aid of humor.

Softcover (Horizontal Format), 11-in. x 9-in., 256 pages, full color.

Roy Crane art. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "The War in the Pacific!"

Story and art by Roy Crane.

Everywhere Buz goes, he finds high adventure and beautiful women. This book reprints all of the daily Buz Sawyer strips published during World War II. Buz serves aboard an aircraft carrier, flies combat missions against the notorious Japanese Zeros, crash lands behind enemy lines, and is captured by a Japanese submarine.

Also includes a selection of the best of the Sunday strips, which featured Buz Sawyer's pal and gunner, Roscoe Sweeny.

Hardcover, 9-in. x 9-in., 336 pages, B&W.

Cover price $35.00.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "Sultry's Tiger!"

Story and art by Roy Crane.

With this volume of Buz Sawyer reprints from 1945 to 1947, creator Roy Crane really hit his stride. Adventure and, of course, romance follow Buz on his globe-spanning travels. This volume contains both daily strips plus more full color Sunday pages than our first Buz volume!

A perfect combination of masterful cartooning and rip-roaring storytelling sure to please young and old alike.

Hardcover, 9-in. x 9-in., 210 pages, B&W.

Cover price $35.00.

Volume 3 - 1st printing. "Typhoons and Honeymoons!"

Story and art by Roy Crane.

The third installment in the rollicking adventures of bon vivant Buz Sawyer are brought vividly and gorgeously to life through creator Roy Crane's surefooted writing and stunning storytelling. Swashbuckling Buz sally-forths once again on a series of adventures filled with knock-out women, brutal assassins, and extremely bad weather.

Hardcover, 9-in. x 9-in., 224 pages, B&W.

Cover price $39.99.

Volume 4 - 1st printing. "Zazarof's Revenge!"

Story and art by Roy Crane.

This volume picks up where Book 3 left off and continues Roy Crane's classic strip through the end of the 1940s and into the 1950s - ten complete stories. And all of it is brought vividly to life through a rollicking series of adventures filled with knockout women, brutal assassins, and precarious situations.

Also: Roy Crane's acceptance speech for the Banshee Silver Lady Award; letters of congratulation from Walt Disney, J. Edgar Hoover, and Richard Nixon; and rare illustrations of Crane's own trip to Europe in 1922.

Hardcover, 9-in. x 9-in., 224 pages, B&W.

Cover price $39.99.

Stories and art by Roy Crane. Painted cover by Ken Steacy. Dragon Lady Press reprints the classic adventure strip from influential cartoonist Roy Crane. Picks up the strip from the end of WWII, where Dragon Lady Press' Classic Adventure Strips (1985) #7 left off. Collects the Buz Sawyer daily strip from August 29, 1945 to May 25, 1946. World War II may be over, but Buz and Sweeney still find no shortage of adventure in the South Pacific. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $5.95.

The Mad Baron. Stories and art by Roy Crane. Cover by Alex Toth. Dragon Lady Press reprints the classic adventure strip from influential cartoonist Roy Crane. Collects the Buz Sawyer daily strip from May 25 to Dec. 21, 1946 and the Sunday strips from Oct. 27 to Dec. 15, 1946. Buz and Sweeney fly all the way to the Arctic to battle the Mad Baron, an ex-Nazi with a yen for shooting down planes. Fun cover by Alex Toth. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $5.95.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $4.00

Stories and art by Roy Crane. Cover by Ken Steacy. Dragon Lady Press reprints the classic adventure strip from influential cartoonist Roy Crane. Collects the Buz Sawyer daily strip from 1946.12.22 - 1947.02.16 and the Sunday strips from Dec. 23, 1946 to July 19, 1947. Buz and Sweeney search for a legendary Mayan treasure. Final issue of the series. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $5.95.

Add to cart Very Fine $9.00

Add to cart Very Fine $9.00

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "The War in the Pacific!"

Story and art by Roy Crane.

Buz Sawyer fights the Japanese and romances beautiful island dames in this first year of Roy Crane's classic comic strip! The book includes all of the daily Buz Sawyer strips from 1943 and 1944.

Softcover (Horizontal Format), 10 1/2-in. x 8-in., 192 pages, B&W.

Cover price $25.00.

Add to cart Fine $6.00

Add to cart Fine $6.00

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "Sultry's Tiger!"

Story and art by Roy Crane.

Buz Sawyer was a popular comic strip that ran from November 1, 1943 to 1989. This collection follows the adventures of John "Buz" Sawyer from his days in the Navy as a fighter pilot in the Pacific Theatre of World War II, to his position as a trouble shooter for an oil company after the war, and his initial return to the Navy in the 1950's. Reprints Buz Sawyer strips from 1945 and 1946 (through April 16, 1946).

Softcover (Horizontal Format), 10 1/2-in. x 8-in., 206 pages, B&W.

Cover price $25.00.

Add to cart Near Mint $9.95

1st Printing - "Cafe Adam". 8 1/2" x 9", 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.95.

1st printing.

Story and art by Patrick McDonnell.

This book strikes a delicate balance between lighthearted fun and responsible social commentary through the exploits of Earl the dog and Mooch the cat, stars of the hit comic strip daily, Mutts! Earl and Mooch, along with supporting sidekicks Shtinky Puddin', Sourpuss, Guard Dog, and Crabby, humorously approach a range of subjects-from napping and daydreaming to summer vacations and Christmas anticipations.

Softcover (Horizontal Format), 10 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 208 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $16.99.

1st printing. By Bill Watterson. Softcover (Horizontal Format); 9-in x 12-in., 208 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $16.99.

2nd and later printings. By Bill Watterson. Softcover (Horizontal Format); 9-in x 12-in., 208 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $16.95.

1st Edition - 1st printing. By Bill Watterson. Includes cartoons from "Yukon Ho!" and "Weirdos from Another Planet!". Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 258 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $16.99.

1st Edition - 2nd and later printings. By Bill Watterson. Includes cartoons from "Yukon Ho!" and "Weirdos from Another Planet!". Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 258 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $16.99.

2nd Edition - 1st printing. By Bill Watterson. A collection of Calvin and Hobbes cartoons. The author won the 1986 Reuben Award as Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year. The second volume in the complete run of the strip, The Authoritative Calvin and Hobbes collects all the strips from Yukon Ho! and Weirdos from Another Planet!, originally published in 1987 and 1988. Hardcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 256 pages, B&W. Cover price $29.99.

Add to cart Fine $8.00

1st printing. By Bill Watterson. Includes cartoons fgrom Yukon Ho! and Weirdos from Another Planet! Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 256 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $16.99.

2nd and later printings. By Bill Watterson. Includes cartoons fgrom Yukon Ho! and Weirdos from Another Planet! Softcover, 81/2-in. x 11-in., 256 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $16.99.

1st printing. By Bill Amend. Includes cartoons from CLOSER, ROGER, THERE'S A MOSQUITO ON YOUR NOSE and WELCOME TO JASORASSIC PARK. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 256 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $14.95.

2nd and later printings. By Bill Amend. Includes cartoons from CLOSER, ROGER, THERE'S A MoSQUITO ON YOUR NOSE and WELCOME TO JASORASSIC PARK. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 256 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $14.95.

Add to cart Very Fine $5.00

Add to cart Fine $9.49

1st printing. By Sidney Harris. Got homework? A big meeting with the provost? Procrastinate with a collection of cartoons by Sidney Harris! Softcover, 8-in. x 8-in., 140 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.95.

1st printing. Collects Captain America 1940s Newspaper Strip (2010) #1-3. Story and art by KARL KESEL. Cover by BUTCH GUICE. Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Uncovered at last: The 1940s daily newspaper comic strip starring Captain America that you never knew about! Travel with us through the mists of time to the tumultuous days of World War II, when skinny Steve Rogers was transformed into the star-spangled, shield-slinging Super-Soldier! And what is a classic Cap adventure without the two-fisted might of his wise-cracking, jaw-jacking sidekick Bucky? Plus: Rampaging robots! Secret underground cities! Dangerous dames and femme fatales! No-good Nazis that deserve a sock to the kisser! All brought to you by acclaimed writer/artist Karl Kesel! Buy U.S. war bonds...and this! Softcover, 96 pages, full color. Cover price $14.99.

52 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $219.00 or Best Offer View scans 1/2" spine split from top. Staple rust with migration. Small strip of tape on inside back cover. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $129.95 or Best Offer View scan 1.5" Cumulative spine split. Only one staple (manufacturing). Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Comic strip reprints. Alex Schomburg cover (as "Xela"). 52 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Comic strip reprints. 52 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 9.4 $395.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Off white to white Slab: Scuffing to inner well of case Ohio. Label #2004504005 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

36 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.5 $210.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Label #4259266003

36 pages. Cover price $0.10.

"Sabotage After Sundown," "Spring a Trap," "His Own Capture," "The Onrush of Doom," "Wash Tubb's Wedding," and "Out in the Cold!" Toppsy Twins back-up story. 36 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Cover, story and art by Leslie Turner. Reprints select Captain Easy comic strips. FC, 32 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Soldier of Fortune!" By Roy Crane. Roy Crane is a GIANT among cartoonists and Fantagraphics is embarking upon an ambitious collection of his best work within CAPTAIN EASY, SOLDIER OF FORTUNE. Dig in and bask in the radiance of these FULL COLOR, prismatic Sunday strips! Discover with each page a buried treasure of adventure and chicanery replete with Crane's mastery of comics storytelling. Citing Crane's influence on comics, the artist Gil Kane once said, "Superman was Captain Easy; Batman was Captain Easy." BEWARE! Beautiful women! Pirates! Sunken ships! And fun! fun! FUN! are barely contained within this beautiful package brought to you by Fantagraphics, the torchbearer of quality when it comes to classic comic strip reprints. Hardcover, 10 1/2-in. x 14 1/2-in., 160 pages, full color. Cover price $39.99.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "Soldier of Fortune!" By Roy Crane. In Captain Easy Vol. 2: The Complete Sunday Newspaper Strips, Roy Crane's Soldier of Fortune, Captain Easy, fights for gold in the frozen north, is mistaken for a bandit, protects a formula for artificial diamonds, is stranded on a desert island, visits the tiny Balkan country of Kleptomania, and faces a firing squad. Captain Easy hobnobs with millionaires and bums and beautiful girls (of course), and winds up in the middle of a full-scale war. In short, it's another rousing series of adventure and humor encapsulating the gallantry, derring-do, and rough-and-tumble innocence of a bygone era and a bygone genre, written and drawn with panache, and practically painted in a vibrant spectrum of colors that you have to see to believe. Hardcover, 10 1/2-in. x 14 1/2-in., 144 pages, full color. Cover price $39.99.

Volume 3 - 1st printing. "Soldier of Fortune!" By Roy Crane. The third volume in Fantagraphics' ongoing reprint of Roy Crane's legendary action/comedy comic strip features what many consider the absolute peak of the series: "Temple of the Swinks." This, plus other rollicking stories of high adventure featuring (inevitably) pirates and (just as inevitably) beautiful women, all set in exotic locales, makes this latest volume a worthy addition to this popular series. Hardcover, 10 1/2-in. x 14 1/2-in., 144 pages, full color. Cover price $39.99.

Volume 4 - 1st printing. By Roy Crane. The fourth and final volume of Fantagraphics' popular Captain Easy series features lost cities, beautiful native girls and more heart-pounding exploits. Roy Crane's intrepid adventurer goes out with a bang and his adventures are presented, as ever, in glorious full-color with essays and other scholarly extras. Hardcover, 10 1/2-in. x 14 1/2-in., 144 pages, full color. Cover price $49.99.

1st Edition - 1st printing. By Larry Gonick and Craig Criddle. In engaging and humorous graphic style, these Cartoon Guides, featuring topics ranging from chemistry to sex, are complete, up-to-date discussions that use cartoon drawings to illustrate the various topics. Softcover, 232 pages, B&W. Cover price $13.00.

1st Edition - 2nd and later printings. By Larry Gonick and Craig Criddle. In engaging and humorous graphic style, these Cartoon Guides, featuring topics ranging from chemistry to sex, are complete, up-to-date discussions that use cartoon drawings to illustrate the various topics. Softcover, 232 pages, B&W. Cover price $13.00.

Updated Edition - 1st printing. By Larry Gonick and Craig Criddle. In engaging and humorous graphic style, these Cartoon Guides, featuring topics ranging from chemistry to sex, are complete, up-to-date discussions that use cartoon drawings to illustrate the various topics. Softcover, 230 pages, B&W. Cover price $16.95.

Updated Edition - 2nd and later printings. By Larry Gonick and Craig Criddle. In engaging and humorous graphic style, these Cartoon Guides, featuring topics ranging from chemistry to sex, are complete, up-to-date discussions that use cartoon drawings to illustrate the various topics. Softcover, 230 pages, B&W. Cover price $16.95.

Volume 1 - First Printing. Quill Edition. The Evolution of Everything, script and art by Larry Gonick; History from the Big Bang through the extinction of the Dinosaurs and the rise of Mammals. Softcover, 8" x 11", 208 pages, B&W. Cover price $6.50.

Add to cart Near Mint $12.00

1st printing. By Liza Donnell and Michael Maslin. What happens when two cartoonists for The New Yorker fall in love and marry? Lots of witty wordplay, skewering drawings, and a healthy dose of illustrative competition. For twenty years, veteran cartoonists Liza Donnelly and Michael Maslin have been exploring in their work the ins and outs of marriage. From whimsical and wacky to risqué and barbed, their humor allows us to laugh at our follies and foibles and the insanity that is inherent in the day-to-day workings of every marriage. From meeting, wooing, and dating to marrying, divorcing, and remarrying, from having sex to having kids, the course of true love never runs smooth–but its excellent fodder for talented humorists. Here, Donnelly and Maslin offer a his-and-hers view of marriage, a cartoon conversation about all that love entails. From the wedding day (And do you, Louise, take Jack to be your husband until really, really pissed-off do you part?) to cohabitation (And this is where I go to escape from where I go to escape) to parenting (Dad says its all right with him if I watch TV as long as its not all right with you), husband and wife give us hilarious insights into the way relationships work. Cartoon Marriage shares clever takes on male/female communication (You could at least acknowledge the fact that Im ignoring you) and renovation (Ive made a few improvements, but the way you see him now is pretty much the way I found Harold eleven years ago). And of course, what view of marriage would be complete without a trip to the bedroom: Owen, look, the good-sex fairy. Featuring more than two hundred hilarious cartoons, Cartoon Marriage is a deliciously witty true-to-life look at matrimony, children, happiness, connubial squabbling, and everything in between. Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 280 pages, B&W. Cover price $24.00.

Fanzine by Ed Aprill (co-founder of the Detroit Triple Fan Fair). Limited to print run of 500. Reprints old newspaper strips in a high quality magazine format. Al Williamson cover art. Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Modesty Blaise by Peter O'Donnell & Jim Holdaway, James Bond by Ian Fleming & John McLusky, Secret Agent X9 by Al Williamson & Archie Goodwin. Stiff cover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 80 pages, black and white. Cover price $5.00.

Fanzine by Ed Aprill (co-founder of the Detroit Triple Fan Fair). Limited to print run of 500. Reprints old newspaper strips in a high quality magazine format. Al Williamson cover art. Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Modesty Blaise by Peter O'Donnell & Jim Holdaway, James Bond by Ian Fleming & John McLusky, Secret Agent X9 by Al Williamson & Archie Goodwin. Stiff cover, 8.5" x 11", 84 pages, black and white. Cover price $5.00.