100 Years of American Newspaper Comics
Maurice Horn. Gramercy, 1996. Copiously illustrated, comprehensive encyclopaedia of all the great daily and Sunday newspaper comics and their creators. Presents the evolution and history of the comics and features all the great and favourite strips: Blondie, Peanuts, Prince Valiant, Dick Tracy, Beetle Bailey, Flash Gordon etc. 64 pages of colour strips, 300 b&w strips. 496 pages. Hard Cover Part Colour 9" x 11" (23cm x 28cm) Dust Jacket. £25.00 Save £5.00

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Jeremiah Mercenaries CONTAINS ADULT MATERIAL. Hermann. SAF Comics, September 2003. First Edition. Jeremiah and Kurdy run into Angus in a resurrected ghost town. But who is he ...more...	Desperadoes Cromwell and J. Ruffner. Tundra, 1992. This is the story about the most famous band of outlaws in the entire West, The Prickler, Bertha Lou ...more...	Bonzer Australian Comics 1900s - 1990s Editor Annette Shiell, compiled by Mick Stone. Elgua Media. From 'Ginger Maggs' to 'Zero Assassin'. The first history of Australian comics. The book features a comprehensive ...more...

Adventure Heroes Legendary Characters from Odysseus to James Bond
Jeff Rovin. Facts On File, 1994. This action packed volume contains profiles of more than 500 dynamic characters appearing in folklore, mythology, literature, comic strips, radio, TV, stage, film, video and computer games. Entries listed A-Z with b&w illustrations. 314 pages. Soft Cover Black & White 8" x 11" (20cm x 28cm) ISBN: 0816028869
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The Great Comic Book Artists Volume 2 Ron Goulart. St Martins Press, 1993. Out of Print. Essays on the greatest comic book artists with examples of their work. Over 50 artists. Volume ...more...	The Complete Saga Of The Victims Alan Hewetson, Jesus Manuel 'Suso' Rego. Chimera Arts, 2003. Introduction by David Kerekes, Peter Normanton & John Gallagher. Presented here, is a complete reprinting of the ...more...	The Comic-Book Book Don Thompson, Dick Lupoff. Krause Publications. Edited by Don Thompson and Dick Lupoff. Comic book collectors relive the Golden Days, as they recall their favourite childhood ...more...

The Buster Index 1960 - 1995
Steve Holland. CJ Publication, 1995. This is a complete listing of all the characters, features, stories, etc. which appeared in the Buster comic from 1960 to 1995, together with details of artists where known. Comes complete with a full colour dustwrapper, specially drawn by Lew Stringer. 200 pages. Soft Cover Black & White 6" x 8" (15cm x 20cm) Dust Jacket

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Crikey! # 2 Edited by Brian M Clark. Sequential Media Publications, 2007. After a great start this new magazine for fans of British comics returns packed with features. ...more...	Crikey! # 1 Edited by Brian M Clark. Sequential Media Publications, 2007. Great new fanzine for the ever growing numbers of British comics collectors and enthusiasts. Launch issue ...more...

Collecting Original Comic Strip Art
Jeff Ellinport. Featuring an extensive price guide, this well-illustrated book is a complete reference on acquiring comic strip art, providing useful and practical information to both novice and experienced collectors. It also provides a brief look at the history and creative process that brings cartoon art to life, as well as an introduction to original comic strip art collecting. 144 pages, 150 b&w illustrations. 8½" x 11" (21cm x 28cm) Soft Cover Black & White

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The Comet Collectors Guide
David Ashford, Steve Holland. CJ Publication, 1992. This is a complete listing of everything which appeared in the 'COMET' comic from its beginning in 1946 to its demise in 1959. All picture strips, picture story strips, cartoon strips, text stories, features etc. are listed, together with publication dates, artists and scriptwriters names. Also included is a complete listing of all the 'Kit Carson', 'Claude Duval' and 'Buffalo Bill' strips together with issue numbers, publication dates and artist names. 160 pages. Soft Cover Black & White 6" x 8" (15cm x 20cm)

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The Comic Art Price Guide 2nd Ed., Pulps, Underground Comics, Monster Mags,Sci-Fi Fanzines
Jerry Weist. Arcturian Books. An invaluable book for all collectors, dealers and students of the genres. This essential reference book includes market reports for Comic Book Artwork, Pulp Magazines, Fanzines and Underground Comics, and recent trends in collecting, Comic Book Artist listings, Science Fiction and Pulp artist listings. Feature articles on how to bid at auction, buy rare original art, preservation and storage of art and the largest listing of Newspaper Strip Art. This book comes with our highest recommendation. Alex Ross cover art. 8 page colour insert and over 1500 b&w illustrations. 596 pages. Soft Cover Part Colour 7" x 10" (18cm x 25cm) ISBN: 0970092202

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Fawcett Companion The Best of FCA!
Paul Hamerlinck (Ed.), Marc Swayze (foreword). Editor Paul Hamerlinck has assembled the best art and articles from the long-lived Fawcett Collectors of America fan/pro-zine, devoted to the artists, writers, and editors of the MARVEL FAMILY, SPY SMASHER, BULLETMAN, and Co. Readers rave about the new FCA sections in ALTER EGO, and this book delivers even more including: A new JERRY ORDWAY cover; obscure art by C.C. BECK, MARC SWAYZE, KURT SHAFFENBERGER, & other greats; interviews and historical articles galore! 160-page Trade Edition. 160 pages. Soft Cover Part Colour ISBN: 1893905101
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The Guide to Dark Horse Comics
Charles W. Rozanski. Dark Horse. A super catalogue detailing and illustrating in full colour all the Dark Horse output from "Dark Horse Presents" to the latest issues of "Star Wars" in 1996. 96 pages. Soft Cover Full Colour

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The Illustrated Price Guide To Cult Magazines 1945 to 1969
Alan Betrock. Shake Books, 1994. '25 Years of Exploitation.' The Wildest, Weirdest, Sexiest mass-market magazines ever published. This illustrated price guide covers the golden age: the quarter century starting with the end of World War II and stopping at the end of the sensational sixties. More than a price guide, this book is a roadmap to just what was published and when. Includes five hundred titles and almost five hundred photos. This is the first book of its kind, and a must have for fans of the 50s and 60s. 160 pages. Soft Cover Black & White 8½" x 11" (21cm x 28cm) ISBN: 0962683361

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Sleazy Business: A Pictoral History Of Exploitation Tabloids 1959-1974 Alan Betrock. Shake Books, 1996. Everyone's seen the National Enquirer - but did you know that the Enquirer's roots are in sex, gore, and sensationalism? ...more...

Jack Kirby Checklist
TwoMorrows. Lists every Jack Kirby comic, plus books, portfolios, unpublished work, cross-references, reprints and more! A must for Ebay shoppers! 100 pages.

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Monster Magazine & Collector's Guide #2
Michael Pierce, John Ballentine. P & B, 2000. An amazing book and essential for all collectors of Horror magazines. Over 600 listings with over 5,200 eye catching cover photos of every monster magazine since the first Famous Monsters of Filmland. Includes all the great titles Cinefantasique, Castle of Frankenstein, Monster World, Scream Queens, Spacemen, Fangoria, Starlog etc. plus hundreds of rare issues, from the well known to the obscure. Plus full graded values of each issue. Indispensable. 360 pages. Soft Cover Black & White 8" x 11" (20cm x 28cm)
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Sixty Years Of The Beano & The Dandy D.C. Thomson & Co.. D.C. Thomson, 2002. Out of Print. Here is a kaleidoscopic journey through the Beano & Dandy back-catalogue of the last sixty ...more...	The Book of Sea Monsters Bob Eggleton, Nigel Suckling. Paper Tiger, 1998. Art by Bob Eggleton and text by Nigel Suckling. From the twilight depths of the ocean and the ...more...	Doctor Who: The Flood Scott Gray, Gareth Roberts, Martin Geraghty, David Roach et al. Panini Books, 2007. This volume is the fourth in a series reprinting all the comic ...more...

Paper Collectibles The Essential Buyer's Guide
Robert Reed. A valuable source of information on all types of paper ephemera, from almanacs to Valentines cards. More than 250 b&w photos and 8 pages of colour illustrate the most popular paper collectibles plus sections on the history of paper, collecting trends, tips and strategies and hoe to buy and sell. Included are postcards, paperbacks, magazines, newspapers, cereal boxes, Disneyana, fan magazines, movie posters, stills and much more. 166 pages. Soft Cover Part Colour
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Crikey! # 1 Edited by Brian M Clark. Sequential Media Publications, 2007. Great new fanzine for the ever growing numbers of British comics collectors and enthusiasts. Launch issue ...more...	The Classic Era Of Crime Fiction Peter Haining. Prion Books Ltd, 2002. First Edition. A brilliant follow-up to The Classic Era of American Pulp Magazines and The Classic Era of American ...more...	The Comic-Book Book Don Thompson, Dick Lupoff. Krause Publications. Edited by Don Thompson and Dick Lupoff. Comic book collectors relive the Golden Days, as they recall their favourite childhood ...more...

The Photo-Journal Guide to Comic Books (2 volumes)
Ernst Gerber, Mary Gerber. Gerber Publishing Company, 1989. First Edition. FIRST EDITION. A two-volume set featuring over 21,000 colour photos of rare comics 1933-1963, with a scarcity index, character, artist and title indexes, plus chapters on grading, values and preservation.

50,000 comics individually catalogued in this luxurious and invaluable book. 1200+ pages. Hard Cover Full Colour 10" x 14" (25cm x 36cm) Dust Jacket ISBN: 0962332801
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Vintage Illustrations Discovering America's Calendar Artists 1900 - 1960 Fox, Armstrong, Pressler, Kenyon, Thompson, Crandell (illus.). Collectors Press. This original book contains over 750 full colour and b/w illustrations. The authors bring us ...more...	The Chronicles Of Conan Volume 6 The Curse Of The Golden Skull & Other Stories Roy Thomas, illustrated by John Buscema, Neal Adams & others, character by Robert E Howard. Dark Horse Comics, 2004. Based on the character creation of ...more...	The Chronicles Of Conan Volume 5 The Shadow In The Tomb & Other Stories Roy Thomas, Robert E Howard, illustrated by John Buscema and Ernie Chua. Dark Horse Comics, 2004. Written by Roy Thomas, illustrated by John Buscema & ...more...

The Photo-Journal Guide to Marvel Comics (2 volumes)
Ernst Gerber, introduction by Stan Lee. Gerber Publishing Company, 1991. First Edition. FIRST EDITION. This set features over 7500 colour photos of Marvel Comics 1961-1991, with a scarcity index, character, artist and title indexes, plus chapters on grading, values and preservation.

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The Photo-Journal Guide to Comic Books (2 volumes) (Signed) (Limited Edition)
Compiled by Ernst and Mary Gerber. Gerber Publishing Company, 1989. First Edition. Very Fine. Limited Slipcased Edition of 900 numbered copies. Compiled by Ernst and Mary Gerber. Text and photographs by Ernst Gerber. Deluxe limited Edition. #551 of 900 copies. Two Volumes in Slip Case. Brown padded/bonded leather bindings. Contains 21,760 photographs of the covers of Golden and Silver Age Comic Books printed from 1935 thru 1965. Photographs of complete or near complete sets of Action, Batman, Detective, Flash, Superman, Captain America, Captain Marvel, etc., with a detailed realized 'Relative Value Index' of 50,000 comic books.

Many of the 21,000 photos of comic books are of the only known copies in existence. Printed on high gloss heavy stock paper. Volume 1 contains 10,700 colour illustrations, Volume 2 contains 11,060 colour illustrations in over 800 pages. Both volumes are contained in a brown leatherette slip case. 1200+ pages. Hard Cover Full Colour 10" x 14" (254mm x 356mm) ISBN: 096233281X and ISBN-13: 9780962332814 TWO volumes in SLIPCASE. LIMITED NUMBERED Edition (#551 of 900 copies) SIGNED by Ern

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The Photo-Journal Guide to Marvel Comics (Signed) (Limited Edition)
Ernst Gerber with and introduction by Stan Lee.. Gerber Publishing Company, 1991. First Edition. This is the single-volume limited edition with 16 additional pages of colour photos not featured in the 2 volume trade edition. This book features 17, 700 colour photos of Marvel Comics 1961-1991, with a scarcity index, character, artist and title indexes, plus chapters on grading, values and preservation. Padded leather bound edition contained in a brown leatherette slip case. 362 pages. Hard Cover Full Colour 10" x 14" (254mm x 356mm) Dust Jacket ISBN: 0962332887 LIMITED NUMBERED Edition (#1659 of 2500 copies) SIGNED by Ernst W. Gerber and Stan L

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The Rover Index (comics)
Colin Morgan. CJ Publication. A complete listing of all the stories etc. appearing in the 'Rover' from 1945 to 1973, with a brief synopsis for most entries. Soft Cover Black & White 6" x 8" (15cm x 20cm)

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The Standard Catalog Of Comic Books
John Jackson Miller, Maggie Thompson, Peter Bickford, Brent Frankenhoff. Krause Publications, 2002. From Krause Publishing, publisher of The Comic Buyers Guide comes a rival to brand leader Robert M. Overstreet's Comic Book Price Guide. This all B&W tome makes a promising start. This large format reference has sections on Creating The Standard, circulation, condition, creator reviews, a reference section and suggested further reading. 1240 pages covering over 145,000 comic books! 1240 pages. Soft Cover Black & White 9" x 11" (23cm x 28cm) ISBN: 0873419162
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The Sun Collectors Guide
David Ashford, Steve Holland. CJ Publication. This is the companion volume to the 'Comet Collectors Guide'. This is a complete listing of everything which appeared in the 'Sun' comic from its beginning in 1947 to its demise in 1959. All picture strips, picture story strips, cartoon strips, text stories, features etc. are listed, together with publication dates, artists and scriptwriters names. Also included is a complete listing of all the 'Dick Turpin', 'Robin Hood' and 'Billy the Kid' strips together with issue numbers, publication dates and artist names. 160 pages. Soft Cover Black & White 6" x 8" (15cm x 20cm)

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Super Detective Library An Illustrated Guide
David Ashford, Steve Holland. CJ Publication. This book is a must for any collector of, or anyone interested in, the 'Super Detective Library' published by AP/Fleetway in the 1950s and early 1960s. All the 188 titles in the series are listed and all the front covers are illustrated, together with details of artists, scriptwriters, publication dates, story titles etc. There is also an excellent introduction to the series. 150 pages. Soft Cover Full Colour Recommended.

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Thriller Picture Library An Illustrated Guide
David Ashford, Steve Holland. CJ Publication. This guide is a must for any collector of, or anyone interested in THE THRILLER PICTURE LIBRARY comics that were published by Fleetway in the 1950s & 1960s. There is an excellent introduction giving details of the series. Every front cover is illustrated together with details of story titles, artists, scriptwriters, dates of publication etc. 248 pages. Soft Cover Black & White 6" x 8" (15cm x 20cm) Recommended.

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The World Encyclopedia of Comics
Maurice Horn (Ed.). New English Library, 1976. Out of Print. Very Fine. With this epic encyclopedia, editor Maurice Horn attempts the huge task of providing an alphabetical index to the key creators & characters of the Comic books & associated newspaper strips. Such is the scale of the reference that the detailed index has 1,200 separate entries and a 10,000-name index to its credit. Each entry is written in clear, easy to understand style by the various contributors, with key & biographical dates supplied. There are 850 illustrations & creator photographs, plus a 64-page full colour central Comics section. For anyone interested in the history of American & European Comics, this is an essential first reference. It will appeal to scholars & interested fans alike. This is a UK 1st print edition, offered with its original dust wrapper, in very collectable condition. UK 1st print, minor foxing to outside of spine, attractive VF. Dust wrapper, minor chips to corners, 1' tear to back cover, FN. 786 pages. Hard Cover Part Colour 9" x 12" (23cm x 30cm) Dust Jacket ISBN: 0877540306 Highly Recommended.

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