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Flash Gordon and Jungle Jim HC (2011-2014 IDW) By Alex Raymond 1-1ST VF- 7.5

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Story and art by Alex Raymond. IDW's Library of American Comics is producing The Definitive Flash Gordon & Jungle Jim as part of the Ultimate Alex Raymond Collection. The Definitive Flash Gordon & Jungle Jim will present every Sunday by Raymond from both classic strips together for the first time, in the oversized 12" x 16" champagne edition format. The artist's post-war modernist detective series, Rip Kirby, is currently being collected. Eisner Award-winner Dean Mullaney is editing and designing the deluxe editions. "Although Flash Gordon has been previously reprinted, this-finally-is the first meticulously remastered and restored edition that prints the strip in a large size and in Raymond's original format that includes the Jungle Jim topper. We believe this will be the definitive edition for the ages." Created by Raymond in 1934, Flash Gordon is arguably the most famous science fiction comic strip of all time. It follows adventures of the title character and his companions-Dale Arden and Dr. Zarkov-as they leave Earth to discover the source of meteors that are threatening the planet, and gets waylaid on the planet Mongo, where they battle the evil Ming the Merciless. The three Earthlings encounter one strange race after another, from the water-breathing Shark-Men of the Undersea Kingdom, to the winged Hawkmen, to the ferocious Tusk-Men. All the while, Flash finds himself in the arms of one beautiful woman after another-much to Dale Arden's chagrin. Jungle Jim was created as a strip topper for Flash Gordon, and followed the life of Jim Bradley, who fought pirates, slave traders, and assorted villains in the exotic Southeast Asia of the 1930s. This neglected Raymond classic also features Jim's native cohort Kolu and femme fatale Lille DeVrille. Hardcover, 12-in. x 16-in., 176 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $75.00.

Flash Gordon and Jungle Jim HC (2011-2014 IDW) By Alex Raymond 2-1ST NM 9.4

Volume 2 - 1st printing. Story and art by Alex Raymond. IDW's Library of American Comics is producing The Definitive Flash Gordon & Jungle Jim as part of the Ultimate Alex Raymond Collection. The Definitive Flash Gordon & Jungle Jim will present every Sunday by Raymond from both classic strips together for the first time, in the oversized 12" x 16" champagne edition format! Hardcover, 12-in. x 16-in., 176 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $75.00.

Flash Gordon and Jungle Jim HC (2011-2014 IDW) By Alex Raymond 3-1ST NM 9.4

Volume 3 - 1st printing. Story and art by Alex Raymond. IDW's Library of American Comics is producing The Definitive Flash Gordon & Jungle Jim as part of the Ultimate Alex Raymond Collection. The third volume of the Definitive Flash Gordon & Jungle Jim includes every Alex Raymond Sunday from March 12, 1939 through the end of 1941. Flash, Dale Arden, and Dr. Zarkov have a lengthy adventure with Fria, the stunning Snow Queen of Frigia; Dale is captured by Ming's secret service, culminating in a fight to the finish between Flash and the merciless tyrant. Meanwhile, when radio signals from Earth find their way to Mongo, Flash and company must decide-do they stay on Mongo or return home to help overthrow "The Dictator"?! In the introduction by Bruce Canwell, Joe Kubert tells of being a 12-year-old making his first-ever trip out of Brooklyn to visit Alex Raymond at his Connecticut home! Plus, Howard Chaykin discusses the influences on Raymond's drawing style. Edited by Dean Mullaney, and designed by Lorraine Turner. Hardcover, 12-in. x 16-in., 160 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $75.00.

Flash Gordon and Jungle Jim HC (2011-2014 IDW) By Alex Raymond 4-1ST VF 8.0

Volume 4 - 1st printing. Story and art by Alex Raymond. Edited by Dean Mullaney. Designed by Lorraine Turner. Introduction by Bruce Canwell. The grand conclusion to the multiple Eisner Award-nominated editions of Alex Raymond's Flash Gordon and Jungle Jim! Reproduced in the over-sized Champagne Edition format are Raymond's spectacular Sunday pages from 1942-1944; also included is the first storyline by Austin Briggs, who followed Raymond's tenure.Hardcover, 12-in. x 16-in., 160 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $75.00.