Comic books in 'Comic History'

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Comics Around the World and Entries A-B!" Edited by Maurice Horn. The World Encyclopedia of Comics is the first comprehensive survey of this universally popular art form. Hardcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 150 pages, B&W.

Complete Edition - 2nd and later printings - DOES NOT INCLUDE DUST JACKET. "Entries A-Z!" Collects World Encyclopedia of Comics HC (1976) Vol. 1-6. Edited by Maurice Horn. The World Encyclopedia of Comics is the first comprehensive survey of this universally popular art form. Includes over 1,200 entries, 850 illustrations, 10,000 names index, and more! Hardcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 790 pages, B&W.

Complete Edition - 1st printing. "Entries A-Z!" Collects World Encyclopedia of Comics HC (1976) Vol. 1-6. Edited by Maurice Horn. The World Encyclopedia of Comics is the first comprehensive survey of this universally popular art form. Includes over 1,200 entries, 850 illustrations, 10,000 names index, and more! Softcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 784 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $10.00.

Revised and Updated Edition - 1st printing. Edited by Maurice Horn. The World Encyclopedia of Comics is the first comprehensive survey of this universally popular art form. Includes over 1,400 entries, 1,000 illustrations, over 10,000 names index, and more! Softcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 1,060 pages, PC/PB&W.

Revised and Updated Edition - 2nd and later printings. Edited by Maurice Horn. The World Encyclopedia of Comics is the first comprehensive survey of this universally popular art form. Includes over 1,400 entries, 1,000 illustrations, over 10,000 names index, and more! Softcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 1,060 pages, PC/PB&W.

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1st printing.

Edited by John Morrow and Jon B. Cooke.

In 1994, amidst the boom-&-bust of comic book speculators, The Jack Kirby Collector #1 was published for true fans of the medium. That modest labor of love spawned TwoMorrows Publishing, today's premier purveyor of publications about comics and pop culture. Celebrate our 25th anniversary with this special retrospective look at the company that changed fandom forever! Co-edited by and featuring publisher John Morrow and Comic Book Artist/Comic Book Creator magazine's Jon B. Cooke, it gives the inside story and behind-the-scenes details of a quarter-century of looking at the past in a whole new way. With an Introduction by Mark Evanier, Foreword by Alex Ross, Afterword by Paul Levitz, and a new cover by Tom McWeeney!

Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 224 pages, full color.

Cover price $37.95.

1st printing. By Daniel Best. Todd McFarlane. One of the most popular comic book artists of all time. Creator of SPAWN. Artists of THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, THE HULK, and BATMAN. However there is another side to the man. A side that not many people have seen, let alone read about. For the first time various legal battles waged by McFarlane, and others against him, are laid bare. Tony Twist, Neil Gaiman, and more! Todd McFarlanes legal battles have cost and all come down to three core choices. Find out what they are. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 206 pages, Text. Cover price $18.00.

1st printing. Collects Phoenix The Untold Story (1984 Marvel) and material from Not Brand Echh (1967-1969) #4 and 8 and Rampaging Hulk (1977-1981 Magazine) #2.

Written by Doug Moench, Chris Claremont, Roy Thomas, Gary Friedrich, and John Byrne. Art by Tom Sutton, Walt Simonson, John Byrne, Alfredo Alcala, and Terry Austin. Cover by John Byrne and Terry Austin. Back Cover by Gil Kane and Dave Cockrum.

Includes: Behind the scenes extras for the Silver Age and Bronze Age of the X-Men. Character designs. Articles. A cover gallery for Uncanny X-Men (1963-2011 1st Series) #67-93. New pages that were added to reprints. Original art. An Official Marvel Index to the X-Men gallery. A gallery of covers for reprints and collected editions. And, a collec tion of Introductions and Afterwords by Stan Lee, Roy Thomas, Steve Englehart, Chris Claremont, Terry Austin, Jon B. Cooke, and Bruce Canwell.

Hardcover, 304 pages, full color.

NOTE: This collection was originally available only in the X-Men: Children of the Atom HC Slipcase Box Set (2020 Marvel).

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Marvel 75 Anniversary Edition - 1st printing. BY Michael Mallory. X-Men: The Characters and Their Universe tells the story of this unique band of Marvel Comics' heroes from their creation in 1963 to the present as one of the globe's hottest franchises. This colorful, lavishly illustrated volume also traces how the characters have been adapted into the media of television and film, including the groundbreaking 1992 animated series and blockbuster feature films, including X-Men III: The Last Stand. Hardcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 288 pages, full color. Cover price $24.99.

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Updated Edition

1st printing.

By Peter Sanderson.

Following exciting new developments in the X-Men universe, this revised edition of the Ultimate X-Men includes the best of the two feature films (X-Men: The Movie and X-2: X-Men United) and the animated television series. Each chapter focuses on a different decade in X-Men history, revealing new characters and their powers, the major stories and their settings.

Hardcover, 10-in. x 12-in., 184 pages, full color.

Cover price $24.99.

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Revised Edition

2nd and later printings. NOTE: Covers on reprints may vary.

By Peter Sanderson. Forward by Stan Lee.

Learn everything you ever wanted to know about Marvel's Merry Mutants! This revised edition of X-Men: The Ultimate Guide includes additional information from the X-Men films and animated series, as well as exciting details on new characters and current plotlines from the comics.

Hardcover, 10 1/2-ib. x 12-in., 184 pages, full color.

Cover price $24.99.

1st printing. This volume collects R.F. Outcault's Yellow Kid in its entirety, for the first time since its original publication in 1895-1898, with extensive text on the antecedents of the Kid (aka Mickey Dugan) that includes historical information and discussion on the evolution of the first cartoon character loved by everyone, the ancestor to such icons as Mickey Mouse, Bugs Bunny, and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Hardcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 302 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $55.00.

1st printing. This volume collects R.F. Outcault's Yellow Kid in its entirety, for the first time since its original publication in 1895-1898, with extensive text on the antecedents of the Kid (aka Mickey Dugan) that includes historical information and discussion on the evolution of the first cartoon character loved by everyone, the ancestor to such icons as Mickey Mouse, Bugs Bunny, and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Softcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 302 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $39.95.

1st printing.

Written by Florent Gorges. Art and cover by Yoshitaka Amano.

A beautiful celebration of the life and imagery of Japan's master of fantasy and science fiction art! This landscape-style hardback contains nearly 400 illustrations and photos from the incredible career of Final Fantasy designer Yoshitaka Amano-a journey that began with his first job at 15, working on Speed Racer!

Author Florent Gorges is one of France's leading videogame historians. Amano contributed rare archival images, photos, and artwork to book.

Hardcover (Horizontal Format), 11-in. x 10-in., 328 pages, full color.

Cover price $49.99.

Limited Edition - 1st printing.

Written by Florent Gorges. Art and cover by Yoshitaka Amano.

A beautiful celebration of the life and imagery of Japan's master of fantasy and science fiction art! This landscape-style hardback contains nearly 400 illustrations and photos from the incredible career of Final Fantasy designer Yoshitaka Amano-a journey that began with his first job at 15, working on Speed Racer!

This ultimate tribute to fantasy and science fiction artist Yoshitaka Amano includes a slipcase containing the 328-page hardback Yoshitaka Amano: The Illustrated Biography-Beyond the Fantasy, Amano's 96-page Paris Sketchbook, a region-free Blu-ray with almost 3 hours of discussion, commentary, and live drawing, 2 mini-lithographs, and a signed card! Limited to 500 copies for the direct market.

Author Florent Gorges is one of France's leading videogame historians. Amano contributed rare archival images, photos, and artwork to book.

Hardcover (Horizontal Format with Slipcase), 11-in. x 10-in., 328 pages, full color.

NOTE: Limited to 500 copies.

Cover price $149.99.

1st printing.

By Patrick A. Jankiewicz.

You Wouldn't Like Me When I'm Angry: A Hulk Companion is the incredible true story behind The Incredible Hulk TV series in one Hulk sized book!

For 5 seasons, Dr. David Banner traveled the backroads of America on his quest to cure himself of the monster he became. The book also tells the tragic story of star Bill Bixby, whose real-life misfortunes left him resembling his tormented alter ego, David Banner.

Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 528 pages, B&W.

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1st printing. Contributions by Jerry Robinson, Michael Chabon, and Jules Feiffer. This program has information about creators, characters, and key issues that shaped the Golden Age of Comics. Features Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman, Joker, Captain America, Captain Marvel, Daredevil (original) and many, many more! Softcover, 64 pages, B&W.

1st printing. By Mark Voger. Holy phenomenon! In the way-out year of 1966, the action comedy Batman starring Adam West premiered and triggered a tsunami of super swag, including toys, games, Halloween costumes, puppets, action figures, and lunch boxes. Meanwhile, still more costumed avengers sprang forth on TV (The Green Hornet, Ultraman), in movies (The Wild World of Batwoman, Rat Pfink and Boo Boo), and in animation ("Space Ghost," "The Marvel Super Heroes"). Zowie! traces the history of the superhero genre from early films, through the 1960s TV superhero craze, and its pop culture influence ever since. This history, in pop art colors that conjure the period, spotlights the coolest collectibles and kookiest knockoffs every '60s kid begged their parents for, and features interviews with the TV stars (West, Burt Ward, Yvonne Craig, Frank Gorshin, Burgess Meredith, Cesar Romero, Julie Newmar, Van Williams), the artists behind the comics (Jerry Robinson, Dick Sprang, Carmine Infantino, Joe Giella), and others. Hardcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 192 pages, full color. Cover price $43.95.