Golden Age comic books issue 1

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1st printing. Collects Air Fighters Comics Vol. 1 (1941-1943) #12, Air Fighters Comics Vol. 2 (1943-1945) #2, 7, and Airboy Comics Vol. 02 (1945 Hillman) #12, Airboy Comics Vol. 03 (1946 Hillman) #6 and 12, Airboy Comics Vol. 04 (1947 Hillman) #10, and Airboy Comics Vol. 09 (1952 Hillman) #2. By Fred Kida. Introduction by Timothy Truman. From the pages of Air Fighters Comics and Airboy Comics comes The Complete Golden Age Airboy & Valkyrie! Inspired by Milton Caniff's Terry & the Pirates, Airboy and Valkyrie had a love/hate relationship that brought tension and drama to their stories. The Fred Kida stories collected in this volume inspired comic greats such as Alex Toth. For the first time, their complete adventures will be digitally restored and reprinted in one volume. Cover price $24.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "January-March 1940!" Collects Fight Comics (1940) #1-3.

Cover by Will Eisner.

Join us, as we delve into the pages of this classic comic from Fiction House featuring the talents of Will Eisner, Lou Fine, George Tuska, Alex Blum, Fred Schwab, Steve Broder, Fletcher Hanks, Maurice Gutwirth, Klaus Nordling, Leonard Frank, William Wills, Dan Zolnerowich, John Celardo, Edd Ashe, August Froehlich, Leo Mprey, and Charles Sultan.

And remember, the 1st Rule of Fight Comics: You must talk about Fight Comics. The 2nd Rule of Fight Comics: You must talk some more about Fight Comics. The 3rd Rule of Fight Comics: Go buy Fight Comics before your shop sells out! And the 4th Rule of Fight Comics: Everybody needs to buy Fight Comics!

Hardcover(with Slipcase), 184 pages, full color.

Cover price $56.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $31.00

Add to cart Near Mint $31.00

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "January-March 1940!" Collects Jungle Comics (1940 Fiction House) #1-3. Cover by Lou Fine. Jungle Comics ran for almost 15 years and there's no wonder with a roster of creative talent like Lou Fine, Alex Blum, Taylor Martin, Fletcher Hanks, Chuck Winter, Art Peddy, Henry Kiefer, George Wilson, Bill Allison, Dick Briefer, Will Eisner, Ken Jackson, R. Louis Golden, Rafael Astarita, Charles Sultan, Robert Lewis and Bob Powell all serving us such jungle treats as these. Alex Blum created Kaanga, Lord of the Jungle, who after losing his family in the Congo, was adopted by a local tribe of "ape-men" where he tackled everything from bad animals to dinosaurs to witch doctors to Germans, appearing in all 163 issues! Hardcover, 208 pages, full color. Cover price $52.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "October 1941-February 1942!" Collects Rangers [of Freedom] Comics (1941-1952) #1-3. Stories and art by Joe Doolin, Bob Jenney, Jim Chambers, Stan Aschmeier, Al Walker, Walter Galli, Richard Case, and Don Lynch. The Rangers of Freedom were "Biff" Barkley, "Tex" Russell and Peter Cabot, three young men who were recruited by the FBI because their physical and mental fortitude made them "the best specimens of American youth." They donned patriotically themed bulletproof costumes, but they had no secret identities. Together with Ranger Girl they fought villainous Nazis and Japanese forces led by the Super-Brain and the Black Dragon Society. Though they had no powers, the Rangers were good fighters. And they needed to be - as Superbrain's hooded axeman raises his bloody blade over Ranger Girl - the Freedom Trio slammed into action in the classic "The Headsman of Hate"! Hardcover, 184 pages, full color. Cover price $52.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $34.00

Add to cart Near Mint $34.00

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "1944 to Spring 1946!" Collects The Spirit (1944-1950 Quality) #1-4. Cover by Lou Fine. Featuring Stories by Lou Fine and Will Eisner. The Spirit is a fictional masked crime fighter created by cartoonist Will Eisner, who fights crime with the blessing of the city's police commissioner Dolan, an old friend. Despite the Spirit's origin as detective/criminologist Denny Colt, his real identity was rarely referred to after his first appearance, and for all intents and purposes he was simply "The Spirit." The stories are presented in a wide variety of styles, from straight forward crime drama and noir to lighthearted adventure, from mystery and horror to comedy and love stories, often with hybrid elements that twisted genre and reader expectations. Quality Comics was an American comic book publishing company that operated from 1937 to 1956 and was largely influential in creating the Golden Age of comic books. From 1940-1950, printer Everett M. "Busy" Arnold reprinted Eisner's Spirit stories under his Quality Comics banner. Comic book stories from the 1940s and 1950s may depict some ethnic and racial prejudices that were once commonplace in American culture. Such depictions were wrong then and are wrong today. While not representing the publisher's view of today's society, these stories are printed as they were originally created, because to do otherwise would be the same as claiming these prejudices never existed. Hardcover, 208 pages, full color. Cover price $52.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "1944 to Spring 1946!" Collects The Spirit (1944-1950 Quality) #1-4. Cover by Lou Fine. The Spirit is a fictional masked crime fighter created by cartoonist Will Eisner, who fights crime with the blessing of the city's police commissioner Dolan, an old friend. Despite the Spirit's origin as detective/criminologist Denny Colt, his real identity was rarely referred to after his first appearance, and for all intents and purposes he was simply "The Spirit." The stories are presented in a wide variety of styles, from straight forward crime drama and noir to lighthearted adventure, from mystery and horror to comedy and love stories, often with hybrid elements that twisted genre and reader expectations. Quality Comics was an American comic book publishing company that operated from 1937 to 1956 and was largely influential in creating the Golden Age of comic books. From 1940-1950, printer Everett M. "Busy" Arnold reprinted Eisner's Spirit stories under his Quality Comics banner. Comic book stories from the 1940s and 1950s may depict some ethnic and racial prejudices that were once commonplace in American culture. Such depictions were wrong then and are wrong today. While not representing the publisher's view of today's society, these stories are printed as they were originally created, because to do otherwise would be the same as claiming these prejudices never existed. Hardcover (with Slipcase), 208 pages, full color. Cover price $62.99.

2nd Edition - Volume 1 - 1st printing. Art by Reed Crandall, Louis K. Fine, Will Eisner, Paul Gustavson, Jack Cole, Al Bryant, Chuck Cuidera, Jim Mooney, and more. Featuring adventures with Plastic Man, Phantom Lady, the HUman Bomb, Doll Man, Uncle Sam, the Spirit, Blackhawk, and more! Softcover, 150 pages, B&W. Cover price $24.95.

Volume 1 - 1st printing.

Written by Cyril Pedrosa and Roxanne Moreil. Art and cover by Cyril Pedrosa.

A medieval saga with political intrigue reminiscent of Game of Thrones, The Golden Age is an epic graphic novel duology about utopia and revolution!

In the kingdom of Lantrevers, suffering is a way of life - unless you're a member of the ruling class. Princess Tilda plans to change all that. As the rightful heir of late King Ronan, Tilda wants to deliver her people from famine and strife. But on the eve of her coronation, her younger brother, backed by a cabal of power-hungry lords, usurps her throne and casts her into exile.

Now Tilda is on the run. With the help of her last remaining allies, Tankred and Bertil, she travels in secret through the hinterland of her kingdom. Wherever she goes, the common folk whisper of a legendary bygone era when all men lived freely. There are those who want to return to this golden age-at any cost. In the midst of revolution, how can Tilda reclaim her throne?

Hardcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 224 pages, full color.

Cover price $29.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Story and art by Eisner/Iger Studios. Swing into the Golden Age of comics with this spectacular collection of classic SHEENA: QUEEN OF THE JUNGLE! Featuring digitally-remastered classic artwork by Will Eisner/Jerry Iger studios and over 10 of the best SHEENA stories from the 1930s, 40s, and 50s, this collection is a must-have for fans of classic comics! Over 144 pages of digitally-re-mastered classic stories of SHEENA from the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s - Reprinting stories from JUMBO COMICS and SHEENA COMICS. Featuring an essay by current SHEENA writer Steven E. de Souza (Die Hard, Commando, Tomb Raider)! Softcover, full color. NOTE: See also Golden Age Sheena: Queen of the Jungle TPB (1999) Cover price $18.99.

Add to cart Very Fine $20.00

Add to cart Very Fine $24.00

1st Edition - 1st printing. Collects Golden Age (1993) #1-4.

Written by James Robinson. Art and cover by Paul Smith.

A new edition of the classic collection featuring the classic miniseries by James Robinson (STARMAN) and Paul Smith (Uncanny X-Men)! Don't miss this unique look at the classic heroes of the JSA in a tale pits them against the greatest evil of their time.

Softcover, 200 pages, full color.

NOTE: This is a New Re-titled Edition of Golden Age TPB (1995 DC). - Odinson, Lone Star Comics Archivist Cover price $19.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $17.95

Add to cart Near Mint $17.95

Add to cart Very Fine $14.25

3rd Edition - 1st printing. Collects Golden Age (1993) #1-4. Written by James Robinson. Art and cover by Paul Smith. Presenting the critically acclaimed and thought-provoking alternate history tale of the JSA. The heroes of WWII find themselves face to face with a new kind of oppression in McCarthy-Era America! What is a hero to do in a world that doesn't want them? Softcover, 200 pages, full color. Teen Cover price $24.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects All-Winners Comics (1941-1947) #1-4. Written by Carl Burgos, Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Joe Simona, and Bill Everett. Art by Carl Burgos, Al Avison, Jack Kirby, Joe Simon, Bill Everett, Jack Binder, Paul Gustavson, Paul Reinman, Allen Simon Mike Sekowsky, John Forte, Bob Powell, Howard James and Al Gabrielle. Cover by Alex Schomburg. Marvel Comics proudly presents more Golden Age greats from 1941-42 - newly remastered and restored. The Human Torch, Captain America, the Sub-Mariner, the Destroyer, the Whizzer and more battle for victory for America - both together and in solo adventures! Softcover, 288 pages, full color. Cover price $29.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Mystic Comics (1940-1942 1st Series) #1-4. Cover by ALEX SCHOMBURG. Hot on the heels of the smash comic book hit of 1939, Marvel Comics, publisher Martin Goodman called up two companion titles to join his emerging comics line, post-haste. And now, for the first time in 70 years, the Marvel Masterworks bring the last of that trio of titles-Mystic Comics! Chock full of pulp-style men of action, hard-boiled gumshoes, mythical strongmen, undead avengers, and-of course-super heroes, Mystic Comics is a roller-coaster thrill ride back to the earliest days of comic books, when freewheeling writers and artists threw out wild ideas to a public with an insatiable appetite for comics. In this fully restored collection you'll encounter comics first super-stretching hero-Flexo the Rubber Robot; the hero from beyond the grave-the Blue Blaze; the Dynamic Man, Master Mind Excello, the invisible Dr. Gade, Dakor the Magician, Zara of the Jungle, the Space Rangers, Hercules, the devil-possessed Black Widow, and more! Featuring an in-depth introduction by noted comics and pulp historian Will Murray, this volume is a priceless adventure into the Golden Age of comics! Hardcover, 272 pages, full color. Cover price $59.99.

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Mark Buckingham Cover

1st printing. Collects Miracleman (2015 Marvel) #1-6.

Written by Neil Gaiman. Art and cover by Mark Buckingham.

Award-winning writer NEIL GAIMAN (Sandman) and artist MARK BUCKINGHAM (Fables) unveil Miracleman's Golden Age!

Atop Olympus, Miracleman presides over a brave new world forged from London's destruction. It is a world free of war, of famine, of poverty. A world of countless wonders. A world where pilgrims scale Olympus's peak to petition their living god while, miles below, the dead return in fantastic android bodies. It is an Age of Miracles -- but is humankind ready for it? Do we even want it? Is there a place for humanity in a world of gods?

Gaiman and Buckingham delve into the lives of lonely idealists, rebellious schoolchildren and fracturing families, exploring the human constant in a changing world of gods and miracles.

Hardcover, 192 pages, full color. Mature Readers

Cover price $29.99.

Joe Quesada Cover

1st printing. Collects Miracleman (2015 Marvel) #1-6.

Written by Neil Gaiman. Art by Mark Buckingham. Cover by Joe Quesada.

Award-winning writer NEIL GAIMAN (Sandman) and artist MARK BUCKINGHAM (Fables) unveil Miracleman's Golden Age!

Atop Olympus, Miracleman presides over a brave new world forged from London's destruction. It is a world free of war, of famine, of poverty. A world of countless wonders. A world where pilgrims scale Olympus's peak to petition their living god while, miles below, the dead return in fantastic android bodies. It is an Age of Miracles -- but is humankind ready for it? Do we even want it? Is there a place for humanity in a world of gods?

Gaiman and Buckingham delve into the lives of lonely idealists, rebellious schoolchildren and fracturing families, exploring the human constant in a changing world of gods and miracles.

Hardcover, 192 pages, full color. Mature Readers

Cover price $29.99.

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Cover by Brad Gorby. Edited by Bill Black. Written by Bill Black. Art by Harry Anderson, Rafael Astarita, Al Avison, Dick Ayers, Matt Baker, Dan Barry, Ken Battlefield, Jack Binder, Charles Biro, Nick Cardy, John Cassone, Arturo Cazeneuve, Jack Cole, L.B. Cole, Steve Ditko, Will Eisner, Lee Elias, Lou Fine, Leonard Frank, Frank Frazetta, Bob Fujitani, Syd Greene, John Giunta, Fred Guardineer, Graham Ingels, Fred Kida, H.C. Kiefer, Bernie Krigstein, Alan Mandel, Hi Mankin, Norman Maurer, Ralph Mayo, Mort Meskin, Ruben Moreira, William Overgard, R.S. Pious, Al Plastino, Bob Powell, Charles M. Quinlan, Mac Raboy, Jerry Robinson, Alex Schomburg, Mike Sekowsky, Lin Streeter, Alex Toth, Bill Ward, Maurice Whitman, Ogden Whitney, Bob Wood, Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. AC Comics presents its own version of an Official Handbook, only focusing on the countless Golden Age heroes revived and revised by AC, from well-known figures like Green Hornet to obscure ones like Airmale and Stampy. Listings include creators, supporting characters, weapons, appearances, and profile pics by the artists most associated with the character. This makes this a rare reference guide to heroes of the 1940s and 50s from publishers like Fiction House, Magazine Enterprises, Ace, Nedor, MLJ, Hillman, Holyoke, Harvey, Prize, Fox, Chesler, Columbia, Novelty Press, Four Star, Enwil, Fawcett, Sterling, Lev Gleason, and Spark. 72 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.95.

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1st printing.

Written by Chip Kidd. Photography by Geoff Spear. Art by C.C. Beck, Mac Raboy and Jack Kirby.

The World's Mightiest Mortal made his debut in Whiz Comics in 1940, and outsold his biggest competitor, Superman, by 14 million copies a month. It wasn't long before a variety of merchandise was licensed and a fan club was created to keep up with the demand. These collectibles now sell for outrageous prices on eBay and in comic book stores and conventions. Seventy years later, an unprecedented assortment of these artifacts are gathered together by award-winning writer/designer Chip Kidd and photographer Geo Spear. Join Kidd, Spear, and the World's Mightiest Mortal in this first, fully authorized celebration of ephemera, artwork, and rare, one-of-a-kind toys, and recapture the magic that was the power of SHAZAM!

Softcover, 8-in. x 10-in., 246 pages, full color.

NOTE: "Back when comic books were king, when they sold their most, the World's Mightiest Mortal reigned supreme. No one held a candle to him. This book celebrates the lost wonder of the character who dominated the greatest period of the comic book art form. Chip Kidd has created a tribute to my personal favorite super hero -- one that he has always deserved." - Alex Ross

Cover price $24.99.

Add to cart Very Fine $8.80

Add to cart Very Fine $11.75

1st printing. Written by Les Daniels. Art by Chip Kidd. Photographs by Geoff Spear. A wonderful look at the origins of arguably the greatest super hero of all time - Superman! Hardcover, 96 pages, full color.

2nd Edition - Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Action Comics (1938 DC) #1-31, Superman (1939 1st Series) #1-7, New York World's Fair (1939) 1939 and 1940.

Written by Jerry Siegel. Art by Joe Shuster, Jack Burnley and Wayne Boring. Cover by Joe Shuster. Foreword and afterword by Jim Steranko.

The early adventures of Superman are back in print in this massive hardcover as he battles social injustice and political corruption, fighting for the common man. Includes the first appearances of Lois Lane and Lex Luthor.

Hardcover, 784 pages, full color.

Cover price $99.99.

1st printing. Cover by Peter Poplaski. In a full eighteen adventures, Superman's travels take him around the globe as well as through time and space. The Man of Steel solves the case of the Curiosity Crimes, becomes a rival for Cleopatra's affections in ancient Egypt, is exposed to radiation that turns him into Superbabe, battles a prehistoric animal called a "Paleomatzoball" (!), reprises the "Superman's Service to Servicemen" series with a couple of services for veterans, encounters an ancient civilization in the lost valley of Ru, meets up with Angus the talking dog, and to top it all off, witnesses Lois marrying Clark Kent-or does he?! Superman was created in 1938 by two ambitious Cleveland youngsters, Joe Shuster and Jerry Siegel. Their defender of the oppressed became an enduring smash sensation in comics, radio, animation, television, and motion pictures. He remains the little guy's White Knight, battling terrestrial and extra-terrestrial menaces and standing for Truth, Justice, and the American Way. Hardcover, 180 pages, full color. Cover price $49.99.

1st printing. Collects stories from Marvel Comics (1939) #1, Marvel Mystery Comics (1939-1949) #2-31, Human Torch Comics (1940-1954) #2-6, Sub-Mariner Comics (1941-1955) #1-4, All Winners Comics (1941-1947) #1-4, Daring Mystery Comics (1940-1942) #7-8 and Comedy Comics (1942-1946 Timely) #9.

Written by Bill Everett, Carl Burgos, and John Compton. Art by Bill Everett and Carl Burgos., Cover by Bill Everett.

Hardcover, 864 pages, full color.

Cover price $150.00.

1st printing. Collects stories from Marvel Comics (1939) #1, Marvel Mystery Comics (1939-1949) #2-31, Human Torch Comics (1940-1954) #2-6, Sub-Mariner Comics (1941-1955) #1-4, All Winners Comics (1941-1947) #1-4, Daring Mystery Comics (1940-1942) #7-8 and Comedy Comics (1942-1946 Timely) #9.

Written by Bill Everett, Carl Burgos, and John Compton. Art by Bill Everett and Carl Burgos., Cover by Bill Everett.

Hardcover, 864 pages, full color.

Cover price $150.00.

1st printing. Edited by Greg Sadowski. A long-overdue celebration of the classic comic book covers that jostled for attention monthly on mid-20th century newsstands. Majestic, iconic, chaotic and sometimes downright weird, Action! Mystery! Thrills! unfurls 160 classic covers in full-sized glory. Featuring scores of cover artists including Carl Barks, Charles Biro, Dick Briefer, L.B. Cole, Jack Cole, Reed Crandall, Will Eisner, Bill Everett, Lou Fine, Walt Kelly, Jack Kirby, Mac Raboy, and Alex Schomburg. A must for anyone with even the passing interest in the Golden Age! Hardcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 200 pages, full color. Cover price $29.99.

1st printing. by William Ritt and Clarence Gray. Man against Beast! Four giant jaguars, half-mad with hunger, held by slender chains an inch away from their prey! Brick Bradford, blond invader of the Indian kingdom of Amaru, must push his survival skills and bravery to the limits if he hopes to escape the City Beneath the Sea! Featuring the strips from 8/21/1933 to 06/29/1934. Softcover (Horizontal Format, Saddle-Stitched/Stapled), 13 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 96 pages, full color.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Story by William Ritt. Art and cover by Clarence Gray. In the years before the Internet, Pacific Comics Club collects classic comic strips in a high-quality format for fans. Featuring the Sunday strips from 11/25/1934 to 08/11/1935. Adventurer Brick Bradford, along with his cohorts Professor Horatio Southern and Brick's girlfriend April Southern, find a lost kingdom. Softcover (Horizontal Format, Saddle-Stitched/Stapled), 11-in. x 8.5-in., 52 pages, B&W. Cover price $4.95.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Story by William Ritt. Art and cover by Clarence Gray. In the years before the Internet, Pacific Comics Club collects classic comic strips in a high-quality format for fans. Featuring the strips from 2/8/1937 to 1/8/1938. Adventurer Brick Bradford and his cohorts Sandy Sanderson, scientist Kalla Kopak, and girlfriend June Salisbury shrink down to explore the atoms of a coin, which they find are separate planets with their own civilizations. Softcover (Horizontal Format, Saddle-Stitched/Stapled), 13 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 96 pages, B&W.

Includes Signed and Numbered Art Page (Limited to 1,000 copies)

Signed and Numbered by Burne Hogarth - 1st printing.

Story and art by Burne Hogarth. Edited by Maurice Horn.

This is a beautiful collection of comic strips featuring the adventures of Edgar Rice Burroughs' mighty lord of the jungle - Tarzan! Reproduced from the original Sunday pages. Also includes an original art page also signed and numbered (the art page is limited to 1,000 copies).

Includes Introductory Essays by Burne Hogarth and Maurice Horn.

Hardcover (with Slipcase), 19 1/2-in. x 28 1/2-in., 154 pages, full color.

NOTE: Book Limited to 2,000 copies.

Does NOT Include Art Page

Signed and Numbered by Burne Hogarth - 1st printing.

Story and art by Burne Hogarth. Edited by Maurice Horn.

This is a beautiful collection of comic strips featuring the adventures of Edgar Rice Burroughs' mighty lord of the jungle - Tarzan! Reproduced from the original Sunday pages.

Includes Introductory Essays by Burne Hogarth and Maurice Horn.

Hardcover (with Slipcase), 19 1/2-in. x 28 1/2-in., 154 pages, full color.

NOTE: Book Limited to 2,000 copies.

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Story and art by Jose Calderon. 24 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.75.

Add to cart Fine $11.75

1st printing. Edited by Ron Goulart. This issue examines the early history of DC Comics. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 106 pages, B&W. Cover price $12.95.

Add to cart Very Fine $40.00

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects material from Flash Comics (1940-1949 DC) #1-22. Written by Gardner Fox. Art by Dennis Neville and Sheldon Moldoff .Cover by Moldoff A new archive introducing Hawkman! Gardner Fox's stories took the reincarnated Egyptian prince and pitted him against common criminals and uncommon masked felons. Plus, an introduction by Sheldon Moldoff. Hardcover, 225 pages, full color. Cover price $49.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects ADVENTURE COMICS (1938-1983)#40-57, NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR 1939, and NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR 1940. Written by Gardner Fox. Art by Bert Christman, Creig Flessel, Chad Grothkopf, and Ogden Whitney. Cover by Crieg Flessel. The first batch of Wesley Dodd's adventures as Sandman are chronicled in this volume featuring an intro by Jim Amash, co-editor of Alter Ego. Hardcover, 228 pages, full color. Cover price $49.95.

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Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects More Fun Comics (1935-1947) #52-70. Written by Jerry Siegel, Art and cover by Bernard Baily. Thrill to the early adventures of one of DC's most powerful supernatural characters! This volume presents the earliest Spectre stories and features an introduction by noted comics historian Jerry Bails. Hardcover, 224 pages, full color. Cover price $49.95.

1st printing.

Written by Mike Madrid and Maria Elena Buszek.

Wonder Woman, Mary Marvel, and Sheena, Queen of the Jungle ruled the pages of comic books in the 1940s. But many heroines of the WWII-era have been forgotten.

Through twenty-eight full reproductions of vintage Golden Age comics, Divas, Dames & Daredevils reintroduces their ingenious abilities to mete out justice to Nazis, aliens, and evildoers of all kinds. Each spine-tingling chapter opens with Mike Madrid's insightful commentary about heroines at the dawn of the comic book industry and reveals a universe populated by extraordinary women - superheroes, reporters, galactic warriors, daring detectives, and ace fighter pilots - who protected America and the world with wit and guile.

Softcover, 7-in. x 10-in., 240 pages, B&W.

Cover price $16.95.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "September 1939-January 1941!" Collects Amazing Man Comics (1939) #5-18. Stories by Bill Everett, Louis Glanzman, Sam Glanzman, Carl Burgos, Paul Gustavson, John F. Kolb, Frank Thomas, Tarpe Mills, A.L. Kirby, Martin Filchock, Robert Louis Golden, Harold Hughes, John Giunta, Malcolm Kildale, and David C. Cooke. Cover by Bill Everett. Amazing Man was the second superhero after Superman to have a comic book named after him. Historians credit his creation variously to writer-artist Bill Everett and art director Lloyd Jacquet, founder of The Funnies Inc., although some credit may be due to Grace Everett, who helped with research. In 1914, an orphaned child named John Aman was chosen by the Tibetan Council of Seven and trained to be a superman, both in mental and physical perfection. His powers include super strength, invulnerability and the ability to make himself disappear in a cloud of green vapour. When he turned twenty-five, after his final tests, he is sent into the world to combat crime and injustice, returning to America to become the heroic Amazing Man. Hardcover (with Slipcase), 184 pages, full color. Cover price $62.99.

Volume 1 -1st printing. "June 1944-August 1947!" Collects stories from Fight Comics (1940-1954) #32-52. Cover by Joe Doolin. The Tiger Girl, created by Robert Webb, was also known as Princess Vishnu. She was brought from India to Africa by her father Rajah Vishnu, after the death of her Irish mother. She was an excellent leader andpretty good in a fight, especially when she used her whip and her tiger ring, which gave her added strength when she looked at it and was accompanied by her companions: Benzali, a tiger, and Abdola, an Indian man. She protected her lost civilization from outsiders and others who meant harm. House artists Joe Doolin and Maurice Whitman produced a number of memorable Tiger Girl covers starting with Fight Comics #49 replacing Señorita Rio and staying on the cover until her very last appearance in Fight Comics #81. She ultimately became one of Fiction House's longest-lived characters - her stories continued to be published for over a decade until the company ceased operations in 1954. Tiger Girl first appeared in Fight Comics #32 (June 1944) published by Fiction House. She appeared a further 33 times in Fight comics, plus 12 appearances in Jungle Girls and 11 appearances in Jungle Comics. Featuring stories by Joe Dodlin, Robert Webb, Alex Blum, Matt Baker, and Iger Shop. Hardcover (with Slipcase), 184 pages, full color. Cover price $62.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "July and December 1950!" Collects Out of This World Adventures (1950 Avon) Pulp #1-2.

The wonderful folk at PSArtbooks bring you a fabulous two issue volume in the Ace Double format with 64 pages in full color illustrated by the legendary Joe Kubert with able assists by John Giunta. Also featuring an early Conanesque tryout, "Crom the Barbarian" by famed writer Gardner Fox. Complemented by stories from Lester del Rey and A.E. Van Vogt, among others.

Softcover, 264 pages, full color.

Cover price $34.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. A bookshelf format reprint overview of the best Golden Age action-adventure heroes, as originally published by Fawcett, Fiction House & Lev Gleason and featuring classic stories starring Spy Smasher, Bulletman, Ibis, Minute Man, Mr. Scarlet, Crimebuster, Ironjaw, and Senorita Rio! Fourteen full-length stories in all, with art by Mac Raboy, Bob Fujitani, Nick Cardy, Fred Kida, Jerry Grandenetti, and more! Softcover, 8-in. x 9-in., 266 pages, B&W. Cover price $29.95.

1st printing. Masked adventurers are the focus, and if you're partial to the Golden Age variety, this book is for you. Fourteen stories in all, starring Black Terror, Fighting Yank, Golden Lad, Tomboy, Daredevil, Miss Victory, Phantom Lady, Miss Masque and others. Art by Baker, Meskin, Cardy, and more. Plus an interview with Jerry Robinson. Softcover, 140 pages, B&W. Cover price $24.95.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. A collection of complete stories by the greatest artists of the Golden Age, including two Flame adventures drawn by the great Lou Fine, Espionage by Will Eisner, The Black Terror and Fighting Yank, both by Mort Meskin and Jerry Robinson. Softcover, 8-in. x 8-in., 152 pages, B&W. Cover price $24.95.

This special-format annual features 12 full vintage Golden Age stories, including three adventures of M. E.'s The Avenger, all drawn by Bob Powell, two stories starring Holyoke/Tem's Cat-Man and Kitten, including the origin and first appearance of Kitten, and the origin of Cat-Man; four tales of Harry "A" Chesler's Rocketman and Jetgirl, a pair of Bill Ward-drawn Bulletman mysteries, and a Powell Strongman story. 6-in. x 8-in., 120 pages, B&W. Cover price $15.95.

Add to cart Fine $14.00

Add to cart Very Good $9.00

1st printing. "The Greatest Covers of Detective Comics from the '30s to the '50s!" By Joe Desris. Hardcover, 9 1/2-in. x 12-in., 144 pages, full color.

Add to cart Very Good $8.00

1st printing. By Richard O'Brien. "1937-1945" Relive the first adventures of some of comics greatest heroes. Also learn the history of your favorite characters and the artist and writers who brought them to life. Included are full size, full color facsimiles of the most prized action covers. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 102 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $6.95.

Add to cart Very Good $29.00

1st Edition - Signed by Bill Schelly.

1st printing.

By Bill Schelly.

Includes photos and gorgeous illustrations by Steve Ditko, Jim Starlin, Jim Steranko, Dave Stevens, R. Crumb, Bernie Wrightson, and an introduction by former editor-in-chief at Marvel Comics, Roy Thomas.

Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 144 pages, B&W.

NOTE: Limited to a 1,000 copies. Signature is on page 5 with Table of Contents.

Cover price $11.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $7.00

Add to cart Near Mint $7.00

1st printing. By Les Daniels. From the late 1930s to the mid-1950s, DC Comics blazed a creative, innovative trail in popular culture, and the company has remained at the forefront of the comics ever since. In this impeccably researched and brilliantly illustrated "blast from the past," comics historian Les Daniels, graphic designer Chip Kidd, and photographer Geoff Spear dive deep into the DC archives, offering an unprecedented '365 image' visual tour of the world of the DC comic-book heroes and artists. Hardcover (Horizontal Format), 9 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., full color. Cover price $29.95.

NOTE: All Text is in Italian - Volume 1 - 1st printing. By Alberto Becattini. Hardcover, 9 1/2-in. x 12-in., 80 pages, Full Color.

NOTE: All Text is in Italian.

1st printing.

By John Wade.

A Journey into Space with 1950s Radio, TV, Movies, Comics, and Books

John Wade grew up in the 1950s, a decade that has since been dubbed the "golden age of science fiction." For him, the super-accuracy and amazing technical quality of today's science fiction films pale into insignificance beside the radio, early TV and B-picture films about people who built rockets in their back gardens and flew them to lost planets, or tales of aliens who wanted to take over, if not our entire world, then at least our bodies.

This book is a personal account of John Wade's fascination with the genre across all the entertainment media in which it appeared, the sort of stuff he reveled in as a young boy, and still enjoys today.

Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 240 pages, full color.

Cover price $42.95.

Add to cart Very Good $10.00

1st printing. Millions know and love the legends of Jesse James, Annie Oakley, Davy Crockett, and others who settled the Wild West. They are indelibly linked to the spirit of America and have inspired countless writers, artists, directors, and musicians all over the world. Now for the first time in one volume are their stories in comic form, originally printed in the 1940s and 50s, that will ensure a new generation sees why these true tales are so integral to the idea and appeal of America. Hardcover, 144 pages, full color. Cover price $24.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Cover by Robert Webb. Edited by Bill Black. Art by Robert Webb, plus touch-ups by Alex Blum, Matt Baker and David Heames. AC Comics/Paragon presents a tribute to Sheena, the jungle queen who inspired a generation through her 1950s TV series and comics, featuring vintage Good Girl art by Robert Webb. Sheena faces The War Elephant of Gondora, The Ape Worshippers, The Peg-Legged Slaver King of the Congo and other threats in classic stories from Fiction Houses Jumbo Comics of the 1940s. Also featuring a historical overview by publisher Bill Black. Sheena Queen of the Jungle; Eyes Of A Killer Cat; The Peg-Legged Slaver King Of The Congo; The Dancing Warriors Of Kalonga; The Valley Of Eternal Sleep; The War Elephant of Gondora; Sheena And The Hidden Valley. Softcover, 80 pages, B&W. NOTE: See also Golden Age Sheena: Best of Queen of the Jungle TPB (2008). Cover price $11.95.

Add to cart Very Fine $19.75

Add to cart Fine $14.75

1st printing. Written by Kevin Juaire and David Campiti. Art by Ron Lim and Michael Whitherby. Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 86 copies.