Comic books in 'Comic Strip Reprints'

Volume 24 - 1st printing. "Chin Chillar Posie: 1967-1969!"

Story and art by Chester Gould.

Chester Gould's morality play enters the late '60s, as the cartoonist tackles concepts of retribution, constitutional rights, economic warfare, and Space Age intrigue-all amidst the usual array of murder and violence. The stakes, however, seem higher, and the body count soars: death in space, on the high seas, behind closed doors-by gun, by laser, by asphyxiation, by explosion, and by freezing. Plus, a special feature about the aborted 1967 Dick Tracy TV show from the same producer who made Batman a pop culture icon. Included are all strips from July 3, 1967 to April 2, 1969.

Hardcover, 11-in. x 8 1/2-in., 264 pages, B&W.

Cover price $44.99.

Volume 25 - 1st printing. "Scorpio Diamonds: 1969-1970!"

Story and art by Chester Gould.

Dick Tracy closes out the 1960s by moonlighting-literally! The master sleuth takes a part-time second job as Head of Security and Law Enforcement for Diet Smith's operations based on the moon. Soon, Tracy learns that an international crime syndicate, the Apparatus, has infiltrated Smith's organization on the lunar surface.

All this and more in these classic Chester Gould comic strips, from April 3, 1969, to December 23, 1970.

Hardcover, 11-in. x 8 1/2-in., 296 pages, B&W.

Cover price $44.99.

Volume 26 - 1st printing. "Pouch Chameleon: 1971-1972!"

Story and art by Chester Gould.

Having returned to policing duty on Planet Earth, former Space Sheriff Tracy finds a world markedly changed from the one he left. Feeling handcuffed by expanded legal protections afforded suspects and stricter guidelines of evidence, Tracy all but begs bad guys to shoot first, and he may get his wish, thanks to nemeses such as explosion-crazed Jonny Scorn, the hand grenade-toting revolutionary called El Tigress, and the aptly-named Dope King. These early '70s adventures also see the dauntless detective facing off against one of the strip's best late-era grotesque villains: Pouch, who uses a repulsive hidden flap in his neck to hide anything from stolen diamonds to automatic pistols.

Volume 26 collects all dailies and Sundays from December 24, 1970 to September 27, 1972.

Hardcover, 11-in. x 8 1/2-in., 296 pages, B&W.

NOTE: "Chester Gould introduced a new hard-hitting type of realism [that] marked a radical and historical departure: the comics were no longer just funny." - Jerry Robinson, The Comics

Cover price $44.99.

Volume 27 - 1st printing. "Button Big Brass: 1972-1974!"

Story and art by Chester Gould.

With one end of a rope around Tracy's neck and the other end attached to an innocent young boy hanging out of a high-rise window, Chester Gould proves that he can still invent unique death traps for the sharp-jawed detective. The tension and excitement continue throughout the stories collected in this book as Tracy and his team are led on one relentless chase after another. And just when they think they've captured the criminal mastermind known as "Button," he escapes... and escapes again! Things never slow down in Dick Tracy Volume 27, which reprints all dailies and Sundays from September 28, 1972 to July 6, 1974.

Hardcover, 11-in. x 8 1/2-in., 296 pages, B&W.

Cover price $44.99.

Volume 28 - 1st printing. "Brain Lispy: 1974 to 1976!"

Story and art by Chester Gould.

The square-jawed detective fights a menagerie of grotesque villains in this staple of comics and crime fiction!

The square-jawed detective fights it out with one thug after another, including Lispy and the visually grotesque villain appropriately named The Brain. These stories are replete with murder, suicide, gangland execution, dope smuggling, a deadly natural disaster, and not one but two main characters on the verge of death.. All this and the return of retired Chief Brandon in the penultimate volume of Chester Gould's Dick Tracy, collecting strips from July 7, 1974 to March 14, 1976.

Hardcover, 11-in. x 8 1/2-in., 288 pages, B&W.

Cover price $44.99.

Volume 29 - 1st printing. "Pucker Puss Zero Nought: 1976 to 1977!"

Story and art by Chester Gould.

This volume completes the iconic comics written and drawn by Chester Gould.

After 46 years, 2 months, and 21 days writing and drawing Dick Tracy Chester Gould retired at the age of 77. In these historic final strips, Gould pits his dynamic detective against the latest in a long line of grotesque villains. Tracy, meanwhile, takes his law and order campaign to television, while his past catches up to him when a criminal he helped convict twenty years ago puts the detective on his "to kill" list. To round out this volume, the squad room is kept busy with two members of B.O. Plenty's extended family who are anything but law-abiding-Perfume Plenty and her larcenous cousin Dade. All this and more in the ultimate volume of Chester Gould's Dick Tracy, collecting strips from March 15, 1976 to December 25, 1977.

The series is ripe to introduce to crime prose readers who haven't previously ventured into comics.

Hardcover, 11-in. x 8 1/2-in., 288 pages, B&W.

Cover price $44.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. By E.C. Segar. Hardcover (Horizontal Format), 10 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in. 150 pages, B&W. Cover price $24.95.

Volume 6 - 1st printing. "1930-1931!" By E.C. Segar. Foreword by William DeMille. Edited and with introduction by Rick Marschall. Softcover (Horizontal Format), 10 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 150 pages, B&W. Cover price $14.95.

Volume 7 - 1st printing. "1931-1932!" By E.C. Segar. Foreword by Donald Phelps. Edited and with introduction by Rick Marschall. Softcover (Horizontal Format), 10 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 150 pages, B&W. Cover price $14.95.

Volume 8 - 1st printing. "1932-1934!" By E.C. Segar. Foreword by Ron Goulart. Edited and with introduction by Rick Marschall. Softcover (Horizontal Format), 10 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 150 pages, B&W. Cover price $14.95.

Volume 9 - 1st printing. "1934-1935!" By E.C. Segar. Foreword by Martin Williams. Edited and with introduction by Rick Marschall. Softcover (Horizontal Format), 10 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 150 pages, B&W. Cover price $14.95.

Volume 10 - 1st printing. "1935-1937!" By E.C. Segar. Foreword by Donald Phelps. Edited and with introduction by Rick Marschall. Softcover (Horizontal Format), 10 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 150 pages, B&W. Cover price $16.95.

Volume 11 - 1st printing. "1937-1938!" By E.C. Segar. Foreword by Donald Phelps. Edited and with introduction by Rick Marschall. Softcover (Horizontal Format), 10 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 150 pages, B&W. Cover price $16.95.

1st printing. By Gary Larson. Foreword by comedian Steve Martin. The Complete Far Side contains every Far Side cartoon ever syndicated-over 4,000-presented in chronological order by year of publication, with more than 1,100 that have never appeared in any previous publication. Also included are additional Far Side cartoons Larson created after his retirement: 13 that originally appeared in the last Far Side book, Last Chapter and Worse, plus six cartoons that periodically ran as a special feature in The New York Times' Science Times section. Complete with complaint letters, fan letters, and queries from puzzled readers alongside some of the more provocative or elusive panels, creator Gary Larson offers a rare glimpse into the mind of The Far Side in quirky and thoughtful introductions to each of the 14 chapters of this impressive two volume slipcase edition. Hardcover (2 Volumes with Slipcase), Cover price $130.00.

2nd and later printings. By Gary Larson. Foreword by comedian Steve Martin. The Complete Far Side contains every Far Side cartoon ever syndicated-over 4,000-presented in chronological order by year of publication, with more than 1,100 that have never appeared in any previous publication. Also included are additional Far Side cartoons Larson created after his retirement: 13 that originally appeared in the last Far Side book, Last Chapter and Worse, plus six cartoons that periodically ran as a special feature in The New York Times' Science Times section. Complete with complaint letters, fan letters, and queries from puzzled readers alongside some of the more provocative or elusive panels, creator Gary Larson offers a rare glimpse into the mind of The Far Side in quirky and thoughtful introductions to each of the 14 chapters of this impressive two volume slipcase edition. Hardcover (2 Volumes with Slipcase), volume 1- 668 pages, volume 2 612 pages, full color. Cover price $130.00.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "1972-1974!" Story and Art by Tom Batiuk. Since its debut on March 27, 1972, Funky Winkerbean has chronicled the lives of a group of students from the fictitious Westview High School. This volume, which presents the strip's first three years, introduces the strip's title character, Funky, and his friends Crazy Harry Klinghorn, Bull Bushka, Livinia Swenson, Les Moore, Holly Budd, and Roland Mathews. Volume 1 contains a charming autobiographical introduction by Tom Batiuk that shares his early attempts at cartooning, discusses his teaching career, and explains the genesis of Funky. Hardcover (Horizontal Format), 10-in. x 7-in., 486 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $45.00.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "1975-1977!" Story and Art by Tom Batiuk. Funky Winkerbean has chronicled the lives of a group of students from the fictitious Westview High School. This second volume, which presents strips from 1975 through 1977, sees the comic strip rounding into the form that will carry it into its middle years. With gentle humor and not-so-gentle puns, Les, Funky, Crazy Harry, and the gang comment on life's little absurdities. Volume 2 includes an introduction in which Tom Batiuk shares the creative and evolutionary processes in his development of these characters. Hardcover (Horizontal Format), 10-in. x 7-in., 504 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $45.00.

Volume 3 - 1st printing. "1978-1980!" Story and Art by Tom Batiuk. The Funkyverse continues to expand. In this third volume, award-winning cartoonist Tom Batiuk continues to chronicle the lives of a group of students from the fictitious Westview High School. Funky Winkerbean fans are introduced to a host of new characters, including black cheerleader Junebug Jones; Melinda Budd, Holly Budd's ambitious stage mother; Jerome the drum major; Nancy the school librarian; Ron the tennis pro; and many more. Hardcover (Horizontal Format), 10-in. x 7-in., 512 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $45.00.

Volume 4 - 1st printing. "1981-1983!" Story and Art by Tom Batiuk. In this fourth volume, cartoonist Tom Batiuk continues to chronicle the lives of the students and teachers at the fictitious Westview High School. Crazy Harry thrives as the repository for Batiuk's more outré ideas and situations. Whether it is living in his locker and playing frozen pizzas on his stereo, battling the Eliminator at Space Invaders, announcing that he is an air guitar player, or inviting Carl Sagan and ET to the Star Trek convention that he and the school computer would host, Crazy becomes Funky Winkerbean's naturaloutlier. Hardcover (Horizontal Format), 10-in. x 7-in., 500 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $45.00.

1st printing. Written by Ian Fleming. Art by John Mclusky. The daring James Bond is back in a hardcover edition collecting Ian Fleming's super spy's earliest adventures in comic strip form! This volume collects together the comic strips: "Casino Royale," "Live and Let Die," "Moonraker," "Diamonds Are Forever," "From Russia With Love," and "Dr. No." Hardcover (Horizontal Format), 12-in. x 9-in., 256 pages, B&W. Cover price $39.95.

1st printing. Story and art by Al Feldstein. Long considered to be prime examples of late 1940s "headlight" and "Good Girl" art comics, issues of Junior and Sunny have been quite difficult to find and very expensive to obtain. Until now! Created, written, and illustrated by the legendary E.C. Comics artist/writer/editor Al Feldstein for the notorious Victor Fox of Fox Feature Publications, The Complete Junior and Sunny presents the full run of these comics, along with a historical introduction by Grant Geissman. Although the stories are basically charming, "typical teenage" period pieces, Feldstein's artwork often pushes the envelope for the time, with titillating covers and often-suggestive images in the stories themselves. It's probably a good thing that Dr. Fredric Wertham never found out about Junior and Sunny! Seduction of the innocent, indeed! Hardcover, 400 pages, full color. Cover price $49.99.

1st printing.

Written by Alexander Braun and Winsor McCay. Art and cover by Winsor McCay.

Meet Little Nemo, a diminutive hero of comic history, but one of the greatest dream voyagers of the 20th century, and a masterpiece of narrative imagination. Created by Winsor McCay, restless sleeper Nemo travelled in a weekly, full-page comic strip from bed to Slumberland, a fantastical realm of colorful companions, psychedelic scenery, fears and adventures, all of which ended abruptly when Nemo awoke in the final panel.

TASCHEN's sumptuous Winsor McCay: The Complete Little Nemo 1905-1927 collects, for the very first time, and in full, glorious color, all 550 episodes of Little Nemo in Slumberland. In his extensive accompanying text, illustrated by historical photographs and documents, art historian and comics expert Alexander Braun places Winsor McCay's life and work within the cultural history of the U.S. media and entertainment industry.

Hardcover, 15-in. x 20-in., 708 pages, full color.

Cover price $200.00.

Add to cart Very Fine $40.00

Volume 1 - 2nd or later printing. "1905-1907!" Story and art by Winsor McCay. The most comprehensive collection of the landmark comic strip by the legendary Winsor McCay. This is a full-color oversized collection of the signature strip from America's greatest comic illustrator of all time. It includes rare Nemo promo art and the series that featured many of Nemo's characters first "Tales of The Jungle Imp" in color. Hardcover, 10 1/2-in. x 13-in., full color. Cover price $29.95.

Add to cart Fine $24.00

Add to cart Very Good $14.00

Volume 2 - 2nd and later printings. "1907-1908!" Story and art by Winsor McCay. The most comprehensive collection of the landmark comic strip by the legendary Winsor McCay. This is a full-color oversized collection of the signature strip from America's greatest comic illustrator of all time. Hardcover, 10 1/2-in. x 13-in., 96 pages, full color. Cover price $35.00.

Add to cart Very Fine $40.00

Volume 4 - 1st printing. "1910-1911!" Story and art by Winsor McCay. The most comprehensive collection of the landmark comic strip by the legendary Winsor McCay. This is a full-color oversized collection of the signature strip from America's greatest comic illustrator of all time. Hardcover, 10 1/2-in. x 13-in., 96 pages, full color. Cover price $35.00.

1st printing.

Written by Alexander Braun and Winsor McCay. Art and cover by Winsor McCay.

Though a diminutive hero of comic narrative, Winsor McCay's Little Nemo is one of the greatest cultural phenomenons in early 20th-century media and entertainment history. This sparkling reprint includes all 220 of Nemo's nighttime escapades through Slumberland from 1905 to 1909 alongside a 150-page illustrated essay from art historian Alexander Braun.

Hardcover, 13-in. x 17-in., 368 pages, full color.

Cover price $80.00.

1st printing. Collects Complete Little Nemo: 1905-1909 HC (2019 Taschen) By Winsor McCay and Complete Little Nemo: 1910-1927 HC (2019 Taschen) By Winsor McCay.

Written by Alexander Braun and Winsor McCay. Art and cover by Winsor McCay.

Meet Little Nemo, a diminutive hero of comic narrative, but one of the greatest dream voyagers of the 20th century. The master creation of Winsor McCay (1869-1934), restless sleeper Nemo inspired generations of artists with his weekly adventures from bed to Slumberland, a realm of colorful companions, psychedelic scenery, and thrilling escapades.

Nemo's creator Winsor McCay was a founding figure in the modern American entertainment industry, above all with his revolutionary comics, which set standards for panel layout and storytelling technique, timing and pacing, and architectural and other detail that left an inestimable influence on subsequent artists, including Robert Crumb and Federico Fellini.

TASCHEN's sumptuous Winsor McCay - The Complete Little Nemo collects, in full, glorious color, all 549 episodes of Little Nemo. In the illustrated essay, art historian and comics expert Alexander Braun places Winsor McCay's life and work within the cultural history of the U.S. media and entertainment industry, and explores the immense art historical value of McCay's dream narrative. At once an adventure story, visual delight, and piece of cultural history, this publication is a tremendous monument to one of the most innovative pioneers-and one of the most intrepid explorers-of comic history.

Hardcover, 11-in. x 14-in., 704 pages, full color.

Cover price $80.00.

1st printing.

Written by Alexander Braun and Winsor McCay. Art and cover by Winsor McCay.

Winsor McCay's Little Nemo is one of the greatest cultural phenomena of early 20th-century media. Nemo's dreamscape journey continues in this second volume, collecting all of his escapades from 1910 to 1927 in brilliant color and XXL resolution-329 episodes in total, including the legendary Airship Adventures. A delightful exploration of McCay's extraordinary art and storytelling.

Hardcover, 13-in. x 17-in., 344 pages, full color.

Cover price $80.00.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "1924-1927: Will Tomorrow Ever Come?!"

By Harold Gray.

The Complete Little Orphan Annie is the second series to be released under IDW's The Library of American Comics imprint, edited and designed by Dean Mullaney. Volume One will contain more than 1,000 daily comics in nine complete stories, from the very first strip in August 1924 through October 1927. In the pages of "Will Tomorrow Ever Come?" readers will discover how Annie escapes the orphanage and is ultimately adopted by "Daddy;" how she finds that loveable mutt Sandy and rescues him from being tortured; how she meets the Silos, who become recurring characters throughout the series; how she joins the circus and first encounters Pee Wee the elephant; and how, broke and alone, she hits the road on a succession of dangerous yet spiritually uplifting adventures. This volume also includes an index, and a biographical essay by Jeet Heer. "With Dick Tracy, Terry & the Pirates and Little Orphan Annie, IDW has the crown jewels of the world famous New York News-Chicago Tribune comics section, making the California-based company a major player in what has become a new golden.

Hardcover (Horizontal Format), 11 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 386 pages, PC/PB&W.

Cover price $39.99.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "1927-1929: The Darkest Hour is Just Before Dawn!"

By Harold Gray.

America's spunkiest kid stands for fair play as she gives the scoundrels and rats their just desserts! Little Orphan Annie-the original female comics hero-takes on chiseling business men and a gang of thieves, armed only with her sharp wit and a good left hook. Then she helps her surrogate parents by nursing "Daddy" Warbucks to health and helping save the Silos' family farm. And only that little chatter-box could become a cross between Robinson Crusoe and Dr. Doolittle when she and Sandy are shipwrecked on a deserted island. Enjoy all the unique adventure and earnest charm of Volume Two in The Library of American Comics presentation of Little Orphan Annie, containing nearly 1,000 comic strips from October 1927 to November 1929.

Hardcover (Horizontal Format), 11 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 322 pages, PC/PB&W.

Cover price $39.99.

Volume 3 - 1st printing. "1929-1931: And a Blind Man Shall Lead Them!"

By Harold Gray.

Now with all Sundays in color for the first time in more than 75 years. The action never stops as Annie gets shipwrecked with Spike Marlin for months on end. Then the Depression and rival businessmen wreck "Daddy" Warbucks's empire, leaving him broke and ruined. Volume 3 includes every daily and Sunday from April 1930 until the end of 1931.

Hardcover (Horizontal Format), 11 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 288 pages, PC/PB&W.

Cover price $39.99.

Volume 4 - 1st printing. "1932-1933: A House Divided (or Will Fate Trick Trixie?)!"

By Harold Gray.

Now with all the Sunday pages in full color! "A House Divided (or Does Fate Trick Trixie?)" finds "Daddy" Warbucks taking a new wife, Annie in the clutches of the Sisters of Suppression, and the spunkiest kid in America destined for adventures in Cosmic City. Containing every daily and Sunday strip from January 1932 through July 1933, printed directly from Harold Gray's original artwork. Edited and designed by Eisner-Award winner Dean Mullaney.

Hardcover (Horizontal Format), 11 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 272 pages, PC/PB&W.

Cover price $49.99.

Volume 5 - 1st printing. "1934-1935: The One-Way Road to Justice!"

By Harold Gray.

Together with the blind fiddler, "Uncle" Dan, Annie squares off against the Chizzler, then embarks on her first novel-length adventure. In a story lasting nearly a full year, Annie's supposed "real" parents-Boris and Libby Bleek, leaders of the criminal Ghost Gang-gain legal custody of her, while "Daddy" Warbucks is hounded into jail by the unscrupulous politician, Phil O. Bluster. Contains every daily and color Sunday strip from July 10, 1933 through February 10, 1935, printed directly from Harold Gray's original artwork.

Hardcover (Horizontal Format), 11 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 280 pages, PC/PB&W.

Cover price $49.99.

Volume 6 - 1st printing. "1935-1936: Punjab the Wizard!"

By Harold Gray.

Introducing one of the strip's most beloved characters, the mysterious Punjab the Wizard, and including one of the most famous Little Orphan Annie stories of all-that of the brilliant Eli Eon, who invents a material that never wears out and promises to make the world a better place for everyone. Unfortunately, for both Eli and the world, evil forces are determined to steal his formula and use it for their own purposes. The only ones in their way are Annie, "Daddy" Warbucks, and their new ally, the indomitable Punjab! Includes all dailies and color Sundays from February 1, 1935 through September 30, 1936. Edited and designed by Eisner-Award winner Dean Mullaney, with biographical text by Jeet Heer.

Hardcover (Horizontal Format), 11 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 280 pages, PC/PB&W.

Cover price $49.99.

Volume 6 - 2nd and later printings. "1935-1936: Punjab the Wizard!"

By Harold Gray.

Introducing one of the strip's most beloved characters, the mysterious Punjab the Wizard, and including one of the most famous Little Orphan Annie stories of all-that of the brilliant Eli Eon, who invents a material that never wears out and promises to make the world a better place for everyone. Unfortunately, for both Eli and the world, evil forces are determined to steal his formula and use it for their own purposes. The only ones in their way are Annie, "Daddy" Warbucks, and their new ally, the indomitable Punjab! Includes all dailies and color Sundays from February 1, 1935 through September 30, 1936. Edited and designed by Eisner-Award winner Dean Mullaney, with biographical text by Jeet Heer.

Hardcover (Horizontal Format), 11 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 280 pages, PC/PB&W.

Cover price $49.99.

Volume 7 - 1st printing. "1936-1938: The Omnipotent Mr. Am!"

By Harold Gray.

Introducing two of the strip's most incredible characters: The Asp-who has sometimes been likened to the Grim Reaper, and Mr. Am-who has been said might be a representation of the Almighty. Harold Gray is at the top of his game as he also introduces the mysterious Shanghai Peg and the frightening villain Boris Sirob, who actually kills both "Daddy" Warbucks and The Asp. "Daddy" dead? Wait until you read this one! Includes all dailies and color Sundays from October 1, 1936 through June 8, 1938.

Hardcover (Horizontal Format), 11 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 288 pages, PC/PB&W.

Cover price $49.99.

Volume 7 - 2nd and later printings. "1936-1938: The Omnipotent Mr. Am!"

By Harold Gray.

Introducing two of the strip's most incredible characters: The Asp-who has sometimes been likened to the Grim Reaper, and Mr. Am-who has been said might be a representation of the Almighty. Harold Gray is at the top of his game as he also introduces the mysterious Shanghai Peg and the frightening villain Boris Sirob, who actually kills both "Daddy" Warbucks and The Asp. "Daddy" dead? Wait until you read this one! Includes all dailies and color Sundays from October 1, 1936 through June 8, 1938.

Hardcover (Horizontal Format), 11 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 288 pages, PC/PB&W.

Cover price $49.99.

Volume 8 - 1st printing. "1938-1940: Shanghaied at the Last Port of Call!"

By Harold Gray.

Jack, Ace Chance, and Shanghai Peg each play unexpected parts in the conclusion to Harold Gray's most sophisticated story of the 1930s. Plus, Annie encounters the gangster Nick Gatt and is captured by the international criminal mastermind named Axel. Can "Daddy" save her??He brings along some heavy-duty help-Punjab, the Asp, and "Daddy's" old pal, Wun Wey-but things don't turn out as expected in Volume Eight of The Complete Little Orphan Annie. Contains all strips from June 9, 1938 - February 28, 1940.

Hardcover (Horizontal Format), 11 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 288 pages, PC/PB&W.

Cover price $49.99.

Volume 8 - 2nd and later printings. "1938-1940: Shanghaied at the Last Port of Call!"

By Harold Gray.

Jack, Ace Chance, and Shanghai Peg each play unexpected parts in the conclusion to Harold Gray's most sophisticated story of the 1930s. Plus, Annie encounters the gangster Nick Gatt and is captured by the international criminal mastermind named Axel. Can "Daddy" save her??He brings along some heavy-duty help-Punjab, the Asp, and "Daddy's" old pal, Wun Wey-but things don't turn out as expected in Volume Eight of The Complete Little Orphan Annie. Contains all strips from June 9, 1938 - February 28, 1940.

Hardcover (Horizontal Format), 11 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 288 pages, PC/PB&W.

Cover price $49.99.

Volume 9 - 1st printing. "1940-1941: Saints and Cynics!"

By Harold Gray.

Axel's back and this time he's not taking any chances! Meanwhile, the lives of gangster Nick Gatt and crusading District Attorney John Tecum become inextricably linked. Plus, Annie crosses paths with the selfish movie star Pete LaPlata, his selfless elderly parents, his discarded wife Peggy, and his neglected son Billy. It's high emotional drama leading into the return of the very much alive "Daddy" Warbucks, now converting his factories for the coming war...all in Volume Nine of The Complete Little Orphan Annie. Including dailies and Sundays from February 29, 1940 through November 23, 1941.

Hardcover (Horizontal Format), 11 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 296 pages, PC/PB&W.

Cover price $49.99.

Volume 10 - 1st printing. "1941-1943: The Junior Commandos!"

By Harold Gray.

When America enters the Second World War, Annie protects the home front by forming the Junior Commandos, a group that inspired tens of thousands of real life children to collect newspapers, scrap metal, and other items needed for the war effort. The fictional "Colonel Annie," meanwhile, finds herself face to face with fifth columnists and a Nazi submarine! Daddy Warbucks, true to his name, is back making munitions and leads a mysterious army overseas.

Hardcover (Horizontal Format), 11 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 296 pages, PC/PB&W.

Cover price $49.99.

Volume 11 - 1st printing. "1943-1945: Death Be Thy Name!"

By Harold Gray.

In the depths of the Second World War, Harold Gray paints a dark vision of stateside America when Annie's most loyal friends turn out to be a boarding house full of thieves, forgers, and mind readers. The red-garbed orphan sees how petty politicians and their underworld companions can deprive a small town of freedom just as easily as foreign spies, and that a big city can be home to a larger and even more dangerous threat to national security. Collects all Daily and Sunday strips from August 8, 1943 to April 14, 1945.

Hardcover (Horizontal Format), 11 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 296 pages, PC/PB&W.

Cover price $49.99.

Volume 12 - 1st printing. "1945-1947: It's Only a Paper Moon!"

By Harold Gray.

It's hard to keep a good man down and Oliver Warbucks is no exception. With reports of his death greatly exaggerated, "Daddy" is back and this time, with World War II over, he has to fight off a cadre of international businessmen who want him to hand over the secret of the atomic bomb! Meanwhile, Annie discovers that lying dogs don't always stay put when she has to stand trial for murder! And in a classic Harold Gray tale, the little redhead finds respite on a seemingly bucolic farm run by a young woman and her grandfather-but all is not what it seems. Volume Twelve reprints all daily and Sunday strips from April 15, 1945 to January 11, 1947.

Hardcover (Horizontal Format), 11 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 296 pages, PC/PB&W.

Cover price $49.99.

Volume 13 - 1st printing. "1947-1948: Spies and Counter Spies!"

By Harold Gray.

Will "The World's Greatest Cartoonist" get a chance to prove his worth? And if so, will the public take into their hearts an orphan character with the unlikely name of "Little Widget, the Waif"? That may be the least of Annie's worries as she finds herself caught between spies and counterspies in an adventure that reprises the quest for "Daddy"?Warbucks' atomic bomb formula! And if that weren't enough, the inscrutable Joe Christmas enters the picture, the mysterious Mr. Am returns, and Annie comes face to face with the man she most likely fears more than any other-the deadly criminal named Axel! Volume Thirteen of The Complete Little Orphan Annie reprints all daily and Sunday strips from January 12, 1947 to August 18, 1948.

Hardcover (Horizontal Format), 11 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 296 pages, PC/PB&W.

Cover price $49.99.

Volume 14 - 1st printing. "August 19, 1948 through March 12, 1950: Sunshine and Shadow!"

By Harold Gray.

A chronological reprinting of one of the most important comic strips of the 20th Century. Annie is a cultural icon-in both her red-headed, blank-eyed appearance, and as the embodiment of American individuality, spunk, and self-reliance. Even those who've never read the comic strip are keenly aware of the plucky orphan, her loveable mutt Sandy, and her adoptive benefactor, Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks, through the Broadway play, the hit movie, and the song "Tomorrow," made famous by both. Volume 14 reprints all daily and color Sunday strips from August 19, 1948 through March 12, 1950.

Hardcover (Horizontal Format), 11 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 272 pages, PC/PB&W.

Cover price $49.99.

Volume 15 - 1st printing. "March 13, 1950 to October 28, 1951: Open Season for Trouble!"

By Harold Gray.

It's "Open Season for Trouble" as America's spunkiest kid, "Daddy" Warbucks, and his bodyguards Punjab and The Asp battle wily Communist spies, search for a potentially game-changing mineral known as QX-7, contend with small-town cheats, and make a frightful discovery about disappearing patients at a shady rest home. The action ranges from the played-out mining town of Fiasco, where "Daddy" made his first million, to the land of the genii, where Punjab dispatches his enemies. Meanwhile, Annie and Sandy are separated, but their inevitable reunion may be a silver lining inside a very dark cloud! Volume 15 collects the daily strips and the full-color Sunday pages from March 13, 1950 to October 28, 1951.

Hardcover (Horizontal Format), 11 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 276 pages, PC/PB&W.

NOTE: "One of the most impressive comic-strip collections ever produced." - The Washington Times

Cover price $49.99.

Volume 16 - 1st printing. "1951-1953: Here Today Gone Tomorrow!"

By Harold Gray.

Annie might feel as if she's between a hammer and an anvil, but those are about the only menaces she avoids during the early 1950s! In less than two years of stories, the little orphan gets run over by a car, shot with a pistol, whacked with a bludgeon, firebombed in her bed, shoved in a gunny sack, caught in a tornado, flung overboard in a raging storm, and thrown alive into an underground cemetery vault. Meanwhile, "Daddy" Warbucks, Punjab, and the Asp are a thousand miles away, with no clue to the whereabouts of America's spunkiest kid.

"Here Today, Gone Tomorrow" reprints all daily and color Sunday strips from October 29, 1951 through July 5, 1953. Included are five stories replete with greed and murder, atomic boats, blackmailers, poisoners, and deadly mutineers-yet also filled with good Samaritans and friendship from the most unexpected quarter, while also posing the question: can romance survive in a town called Futility?

Hardcover (Horizontal Format), 11 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 280 pages, PC/PB&W.

Cover price $49.99.

Stories by Max Collins. Art and cover by Rick Fletcher. Dragon Lady Press celebrates the 50th anniversary of Chester Gould's classic crime strip. These issues present strips from the 1980s, when it was written by legendary crime writer Max Collins. Reprints the Dick Tracy comic strip from Oct. 4, 1981 (the series' fiftieth anniversary) to May 15, 1982. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $5.95.

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Who Shot Pat Patton? Stories by Max Collins. Art and cover by Rick Fletcher. Dragon Lady Press celebrates the 50th anniversary of Chester Gould's classic crime strip. These issues present strips from the 1980s, when it was written by legendary crime writer Max Collins. Reprints the Dick Tracy daily comic strip from Aug. 26, 1982 to Mar. 3, 1983. Tracy investigates the shooting of his former partner, police chief Pat Patton. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $5.95.

The Ghost of Itchy. Stories by Max Collins. Art by Rick Fletcher and Dick Locher. Cover by Rick Fletcher. Dragon Lady Press celebrates the 50th anniversary of Chester Gould's classic crime strip. These issues present strips from the 1980s, when it was written by legendary crime writer Max Collins. Reprints the Dick Tracy daily comic strip from mid-1983. Tracy's old foe Itchy seems to have returned from the dead, but it's actually his brother, Twitchy. This was also the last storyline artist Rick Fletcher worked on before his death, and was completed by his successor, Dick Locher. Final issue of the series. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $5.95.