Comic books in 'Comic Strip Reprints'

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1st printing. Written by Frank Richards. Art by Reg Bunn and Charles Henry Chapman. Introduction by Norman Wright. Billy Bunter had a long career at Fleetway. He began in hugely popular text stories and then went on to further fame as a purely slapstick character in the pages of Knockout and Valiant, where his depiction was almost totally unrelated to his original conception. The strips that appeared in Comet take us firmly back to the roots that established the popularity of the characters: exciting dramatic adventures featuring not only Billy Bunter but also the cast of other Greyfriars characters. This volume comprises the very best of the Comet Billy Bunter dramatic strips, including all those drawn by Reg Bunn ("The Famous Five") and C.H. Chapman ("Greyfriars School" and "Bunter of Greyfriars") that most admirers would consider the pick of the crop, or as Billy Bunter might say, the icing on the cake... Hardcover, 9-in. x 11-in., 224 pages, B&W. Cover price $54.99.

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1st printing. Written by Rick Kirkman. Art and cover by Jerry Scott. Daryl and Wanda are deep in the trenches of childrearing and earning their stripes as parents to Zoe, Hammie, and Wren. Baby Blues expertly illustrates why Band-Aids remain in short supply, tattling and teasing lead to time-outs, and an unplanned visit to the dentist or auto mechanic occurs just when the bills seem to be caught up. Softcover (Horizontal Format), 11-in. x 9-in., 208 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $18.99.

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1st Printing - "Bless This Home Office". 8 1/2" x 9", 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.95.

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Volume 1 - 1st printing. Story, art and cover by Chic Young, plus a foreword by J.V. Connolly. A collection of 100 Blondie comic strips from 1938 - 1944. The classic domestic comedy strip that inspired a series of movies and even a sandwich shop. Former flapper Blondie tries to adjust to a settled suburban existence with her new husband, Dagwood Bumstead. Each one-page strip has a title added for this edition. Dagwood's method for smoothing his hair back doesn't win Blondie's approval; Blondie experiences empty-nest syndrome when "Baby Dumpling" grows up into schoolboy Alexander; Blondie gets jealous when Dagwood rescues a lady swimmer. Also featuring an introduction by J.V. Connolly, president of King Features Syndicate. Hardcover (with Dust Jacket), 6-in. x 7 1/2-in., 124 pages, B&W. Cover price $1.00.

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1st printing. By Dean Young and Rick Marschall. Introduction by Bob Hope. Chic Young's BLONDIE appears in more newspapers than any other comic strip character in history, and for more than fifty years has made us all laugh. In celebration, here is a glorious tribute to Blondie and Dagwood Bumstead, America's favorite family. Here's the behind-the-scenes story of the strip, and a colorful selection of the best of Blondie - all packed with fun, hilarity,sentiment and love. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 144 pages, PC/PB&W. All Ages Cover price $10.35.

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1st printing. By Berke Breathed. Painted cover by Jim Newport. Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 224 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $24.95.

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1st printing. "Five Years of Basic Naughtiness!" By Berke Breathed. Painted cover by Jim Newport. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 224 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $12.95.

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2nd and later printings. "Five Years of Basic Naughtiness!" By Berke Breathed. Painted cover by Jim Newport. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 224 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $12.95.

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Volume 3 - 1st printing. "1984-1986!" Story and art by Berkeley Breathed. Introduction by Ted Koppel. The third volume of Pulitzer Prize-winning creator Berkeley Breathed's Bloom County Library starts off exactly where volume two left off, collecting the beloved and nationally syndicated newspaper comic strips from 1984 to 1986. These strips are the prime period for Bloom County, the mid-1980s. Berkeley Breathed's amazing cast of characters (Opus, Bill the Cat, Milo Bloom, Cutter John, Steve Dallas, more) are ingrained into the cultural zeitgeist of the time. Softcover, 11-in. x 8 1/2-in., 268 pages, full color. Cover price $34.99.

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2nd and later printings. By Berke Breathed. Softcover (Horizontal Format) 9 1/2-in. x 6-in., 148 pages, B&W. Cover price $6.95.

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Volume 1 - 1st printing. "1980-1982!" Story and art by Berkeley Breathed. Collecting every strip from December 8, 1980, through September 26, 1982, in chronological order, with a new cover inset by Breathed. Berkeley Breathed's Bloom County burst onto the American comic scene in December 1980 and it soon became one of the most popular comic strips of all time. The endearing and quirky denizens of the strip included Milo Bloom, Steve Dallas, Michael Binkley, Cutter John, Bill the Cat, and Opus the penguin. Bloom County was a strip that dealt with many issues relevant to the period. Occasional "Context Pages" are being added throughout this collection, giving the reader a greater understanding of the time. This is the first time Bloom County has been collected in a handsome hardcover library, five volumes in all. Each newspaper strip is reproduced in chronological order from first to last. Great effort has been made to ensure the highest production values are achieved. Most strips were either shot from printer's proofs or Breathed's own original art. This is the first of five volumes. Book design by Eisner Award-winning designer Dean Mullaney. Hardcover, Horizontal Format), 11-in. x 8 1/2-in., 288 pages, full color. Cover price $39.95.

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1st printing. By Darby Conley. The wacky triumvirate of Bucky, Satchel, and Rob are back in this fourth Get Fuzzy collection. Softcover, 8-in. x 9-in., 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $10.95.

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Volume 3 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Derek Evernden.

Collecting the latest and funniest of Bogart Creek, Derek Evernden's laugh out loud funny, single-panel comics of absurd and dark humour. If life scares the hell out of you one minute and cracks you up the next, you'll feel right at home in Bogart Creek.

Softcover (Horizontal Format), 6-in. x 6-in., 136 pages, B&W.

NOTE: "As good as cartoons get" - Ron Hauge, writer: The Simpsons, Seinfeld, Ren and Stimpy

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1st printing. Story and art by Bill Barnes and Gene Ambaum. Features the fourth year of Unshelved, including not-available-online Conference Tips and the unique Unshelved Book Club full-page full-color comic strip book talks. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 120 pages, B&W. Cover price $11.95.

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1st printing. Story and art by Ollie Harrington. African-American newspapers of the 20th century had their own comics, and Ollie Harrington was widely known as the best of the Black cartoonists. Here are years worth of his weekly cartoon panel Dark Laughter, featuring the beloved ne'er-do-well Bootsie, highlighting Black life and issues of the day. Softcover, 8-i x 11-in., 156 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $20.00.

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1st printing. Story and art by Stephan Pastis. The familiar gang of characters cook up hilarity with their banter on current events, bicyclists, and the strip's creator, Stephen Pastis. Some of the action this time around features Rat in his very own movie, driven by the brilliant plot of "Rat kicks Pig," and Croc's pursuit of a job with the one weapon in his skillset: drinking. Pastis's Breaking Stephan is sure to entertain with its perfect chemistry of commentary, satirical logic, and dark wit. Softcover, 8-in. x 9-in., 178 pages, full color. Cover price $14.99.

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"Jewels of Jeopardy," "The Dungeon of Doom," "Too Little Too Late," "The Ladder of Death," "The Ancient Vengeance," and "Peace to the Prairie!" Alex Schomburg cover. Cover price $0.10.

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Reprint. 1st Dilbert Book. Softcover, 8.5" x 9", 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $8.95.

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1st printing. Story and art by George McManus. Starring Maggie and Jiggs, this volume features classic comic strips by George McManus. Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 180 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.95.

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Stories by Phil Nowlan. Art and cover by Russell Keaton (credited as Dick Calkins). Reprints of the early comic strip that defined "science fiction" for an entire generation. 20th-century soldier Buck Rogers is revived in the 25th century to have space adventures. Reprints the Buck Rogers Sunday strips from number 277 to number 288. Reproduced in full color and full size, the Sunday strips (with a different storyline than the daily strip) follow the adventures of Buddy Deering, younger brother of Buck's compadre Wilma Deering. Buddy and Alura are captured while infiltrating the Neptunian pirates' underground base, and Alura is released only after her memory has been wiped. 12.5-in. x 15.75-in., 20 pages, Full Color.

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Stories by Phil Nowlan. Art and cover by Russell Keaton (credited as Dick Calkins). Reprints of the early comic strip that defined "science fiction" for an entire generation. 20th-century soldier Buck Rogers is revived in the 25th century to have space adventures. Reprints the Buck Rogers Sunday strips from number 397 to number 408. Reproduced in full color and full size, the Sunday strips (with a different storyline than the daily strip) follow the adventures of Buddy Deering, younger brother of Buck's compadre Wilma Deering. A mysterious new planet appears from another universe and settles into orbit around the sun, and Buck is determined to explore it, despite the unknown dangers. 12.5-in. x 15.75-in., 20 pages, Full Color.

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1st printing. By G.B. Trudeau. Soothsayers warn that Y2K will be filled with awesome portents. What could be more portentous than the election of Minnesota's new governor, Jesse "Mind Over Body" Ventura - and who could have foreseen that his very first political appointees would be the Dukester and "Buck Wild" Honey/ Softcover, 9-in. x 11-in., 152 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $14.95.

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

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1st printing. By Darby Conley. This second full-color treasury of the outrageous antics of Bucky Katt - the Siamese smart-ass who exists under the protest of the sweet-tempered shar-pei/Lab mix, Satchel Pooch, and Rob Wilco, the human who keeps the refrigerators stocked - is sure to attract more readers of Get Fuzzy, the strip voted Best Comic Strip of 2002 by the National Cartoonist Society. Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 256 pages, full color. Cover price $16.95.

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1st printing.

By Scott Adams.

So far, all the people that have read this book have had affairs with attractive celebrities soon after finishing it. We can't promise that will happen to you, but hey, you're probably doing just fine without any help.

Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 112 pages, B&W.

Cover price $7.95.

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2nd and later printings.

By Scott Adams.

So far, all the people that have read this book have had affairs with attractive celebrities soon after finishing it. We can't promise that will happen to you, but hey, you're probably doing just fine without any help.

Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 112 pages, B&W.

Cover price $7.95.

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Roy Crane art. Cover price $0.10.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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

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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.

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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.

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

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36 pages. Cover price $0.10.

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36 pages. Cover price $0.10.

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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.

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1st printing. By Scott Adams. A collection of black-and-white Dilbert strips follows the hapless, cynical engineer as he navigates the perils of corporate life with his not-so-trusty companions, Dogbert and Ratbert. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 9-in., 128 pages, B&W Cover price $9.95.

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1st printing.

Story and art by Jim Toomey.

Welcome to the world of Sherman's Lagoon! Sherman is a carefree shark; he's carefree because he doesn't know any better. Fillmore the Sea Turtle, Sherman's sidekick, is a philosophical sort who does what he can to make up for Sherman's lack of sense. Ernest is a fish of indeterminate species with the technical savvy and dubious intentions of an ace computer hacker-in fact, he is one. Sherman's wife, Megan, possesses a ruthless yet nurturing nature. Hawthorne, the macho hermit crab, is not actually a hermit, but he is actually crabby. Thornton is an expatriate polar bear who drifted into the tropical lagoon on a wayward iceberg and decided to stay. Captain Quigley, the token human (or "hairless beach ape" in the local dialect), is bent on Sherman's destruction. This ambition may be traced to the fact that Quigley is a crusty old fisherman and Sherman is a fish. Or it may be traced to a long-ago incident in which Sherman ate Quigley's leg!

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

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2nd or later printing.

Story and art by Jim Toomey.

Welcome to the world of Sherman's Lagoon! Sherman is a carefree shark; he's carefree because he doesn't know any better. Fillmore the Sea Turtle, Sherman's sidekick, is a philosophical sort who does what he can to make up for Sherman's lack of sense. Ernest is a fish of indeterminate species with the technical savvy and dubious intentions of an ace computer hacker-in fact, he is one. Sherman's wife, Megan, possesses a ruthless yet nurturing nature. Hawthorne, the macho hermit crab, is not actually a hermit, but he is actually crabby. Thornton is an expatriate polar bear who drifted into the tropical lagoon on a wayward iceberg and decided to stay. Captain Quigley, the token human (or "hairless beach ape" in the local dialect), is bent on Sherman's destruction. This ambition may be traced to the fact that Quigley is a crusty old fisherman and Sherman is a fish. Or it may be traced to a long-ago incident in which Sherman ate Quigley's leg!

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

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Tabloid newspaper comic strip reprints: Tarzan (Russ Manning), Wonder Woman, Buz Sawyer (Roy Crane), On Stage (Leonard Starr), Modesty Blaise (Romero), Popeye (E.C. Segar), Terry and the Pirates (Milton Caniff), Gordo, Little Orphan Annie (Harold Gray), and Johnny Hazard (Frank Robbins). Text story, "The Flame Horror" by Lester Dent. Black and white; 24 pages. Cover price $1.25.

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Tabloid newspaper comic strip reprints: Tarzan (Russ Manning), Wonder Woman, Buz Sawyer (Roy Crane), On Stage (Leonard Starr), Modesty Blaise (Romero), Popeye (E.C. Segar), Terry and the Pirates (Milton Caniff), Gordo, Little Orphan Annie (Harold Gray), and Johnny Hazard (Frank Robbins). Text story, "The Flame Horror" by Lester Dent. Black and white; 24 pages. Cover price $1.25.

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Tabloid newspaper comic strip reprints: Tarzan (Russ Manning), Wonder Woman, Buz Sawyer (Roy Crane), Alley Oop (V.T. Hamlin), On Stage (Leonard Starr), Modesty Blaise (Romero), Popeye (E.C. Segar), Terry and the Pirates (Milton Caniff), Gordo (Gus Arriola), Little Orphan Annie (Harold Gray), and Johnny Hazard (Frank Robbins). Text story, "The Flame Horror" by Lester Dent. Black and white; 24 pages. Cover price $1.25.

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Tabloid newspaper comic strip reprints: Tarzan (Russ Manning), Wonder Woman, Buz Sawyer (Roy Crane), Alley Oop (V.T. Hamlin), On Stage (Leonard Starr), Modesty Blaise (Romero), Popeye (E.C. Segar), Terry and the Pirates (Milton Caniff), Gordo, Little Orphan Annie (Harold Gray), and Johnny Hazard (Frank Robbins). Text story, "The Flame Horror" by Lester Dent. Black and white; 24 pages. Cover price $1.25.

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Tabloid newspaper comic strip reprints: Wonder Woman, Buz Sawyer (Roy Crane), Alley Oop (V.T. Hamlin), On Stage (Leonard Starr), Modesty Blaise (Romero), Popeye (E.C. Segar), Terry and the Pirates (Milton Caniff), Gordo, Little Orphan Annie (Harold Gray), and Johnny Hazard (Frank Robbins). Plus two original strips: Spicy Third Reich Stories & Todd Steele's World. Black and white; 40 pages. Cover price $2.00.