Thursday, September 14, 2017

Three more Underwood Sale Books, as well as Virgil Finlay File Copies and...a cute Mouse Guard ABC for all ages. Catwoman, Kong of Skull Island 2, Lovecraft 2, The Black Bat and the Shadow, The Complete Sheena, and several fun oversize Vintage Calendars, from DC and Marvel.

Last week Frazetta's Telling Stories at half price just took off! Thanks! This week we have three more Underwood Sale Books, as well as Virgil Finlay File Copies. And...a cute Mouse Guard ABC for all ages, Catwoman, Kong of Skull Island 2, Lovecraft 2, The Black Bat and the Shadow, The Complete Sheena, and several fun oversize Vintage Calendars, from DC and Marvel.

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Underwood Books Now on Sale

 
SAVAGE ART 20th Century Genre & The Artists That Defined It
Pulp Cover Art. Recommended. Introduction by Frank M. Robinson. Savage Art showcases the art of the pulps: the lurid and violent illustration which prefigured and helped create the visual language in movie poster art, comic books, and multi-million copy video games. Featuring classic illustration by pulp artists Walter Baumhofer, Rafael de Soto, Jerome Rozen, and others, this beautifully produced full-color collection documents Depression-era fantasy, from crime and hero pulps, to science fictiion and "spicy" titles. Underwood Books., 2010...More.

Item Code: SAVAH
Hard Cover, 9x12, 112pg, Full Color
$15.00 $9.95

 
STRANGE DAYS Aliens, Adventurers, Devils and Dames
Oversized 11x15. Recommended. Edited by Arnie and Cathy Fenner. 32 full-color, framable examples of this best of the fabled pulp covers. Included are works by some of its most renowned artists, including Virgil Finlay, Hannes Bok, Edd Cartier, Margaret Brundage, Jerome Rozen, Enoch Bolles, and Walter Baumhoffer. Presented in an oversized 11" x 15" format and printed on heavy stock, Strange Days is a must-have collection for any pulp or period art fan. Underwood Books, 2009...More.

Item Code: STRDH
Soft Cover, 11x15, 32pg, Full Color
$17.95 $9.95

 
SWORD'S EDGE Paintings Inspired by Robert E. Howard
Highly Recommended. Edited by Arnie Fenner, Cathy Fenner and Manuel Auad. Countless artists have painted Robert E. Howard's characters through the years, but few more brilliantly than legendary Spanish painter Sanjulián. With the impact of a battle axe, Sword's Edge collects an action-filled group of paintings that brings Howard's classic stories to vivid life. Best known in the United States for his cover paintings for the comic magazine Vampirella, Sanjulián has been rightly called an artist's artist for his masterful compositions and vibrant use of color. Underwood Books., 2010...More.

Item Code: SWOEH
Hard Cover, 9x12, 48pg, Partial Color
$19.95 $10.95

Sanjulian was featured on the cover of our last catalog, below. His work also appears in Masters of Spanish Comic Art [MASCBAH. $39.95] and Illustrators Quarterly Special Volume 1: Spanish Artists [IQS01. $34.99], the latter now out of print but still available from us. Both are highly recommended and have been very popular.

Last week we began these Underwood Sale Books with Telling Stories: The Comic Book Art of Frank Frazetta [TELSH. $49.95, your price $24.95]. It is already THE most popular book we've listed in many months.

We have plenty of copies left, in case you missed it. Also available is Telling Stories Deluxe/Numbered [TELSSD. $500] and Deluxe/Lettered editions [TELSSDL. $650].

 

Underwood Books Publisher File Copies

 
VIRGIL FINLAY STRANGE SCIENCE
Highly Recommended. Virgil Finlay's Strange Science is a magnificent collection of Finlay's best science fiction and horror illustrations -- inspired monsters and alien creatures, displaying the jewel-like rendering of Finlay's painstaking stipple technique. This lavish collection, carefully reproduced and printed on quality art paper, creates a lasting tribute to a unique 20th century artist. Includes a foreword by Robert Bloch and an introduction by Harlan Ellison. Underwood-Miller, 1992. Out of Print....More.

Item Code: VFSTR
Soft Cover, 8x11, 150pg, b&w
$50.00

 
VIRGIL FINLAY STRANGE SCIENCE Hardcover
Highly Recommended. Virgil Finlay's Strange Science is a magnificent collection of Finlay's best science fiction and horror illustrations -- inspired monsters and alien creatures, displaying the jewel-like rendering of Finlay's painstaking stipple technique. This lavish collection, carefully reproduced and printed on quality art paper, creates a lasting tribute to a unique 20th century artist. Includes a foreword by Robert Bloch and an introduction by Harlan Ellison. Underwood-Miller, 1992. Out of Print.. These copies have slightly scuffed covers....More.

Item Code: VFSTRH
Hard Cover, 8x11, 150pg, b&w
$85.00

 
VIRGIL FINLAY WOMEN OF THE AGES
Highly Recommended. Virgil Finlay, the acknowledged master of fantasy, SF and horror illustration, frequently featured beautiful women. Aand very often nude or nearly so. Women of the Ages offers the best of these ravishing illustrations--women from the legendary past to the fantastic future. These exquisite line drawings display the unique, jewel-like rendering of Finlay's painstaking technique. Virgil Finlay's Women of the Ages is a lavish cornerstone collection from the work of one of science fiction's greatest illustrators. Underwood-Miller, 1992. Out of Print....More.

Item Code: VFWOMH
Hard Cover, 9x11, 148pg, b&w
$75.00

We have very limited numbers of each of these. But we also have just listed an exceptional variety of Rare and Out of Print Virgil Finlay collections, including one or two more of the same titles above. But since they are not File Copies and also may not be as-new condition, we have listed them separately, in the Rare and Out of Print section of our website. You will find additional Underwood titles, plus scarce early Donald M. Grant and Gerry de la Ree limited printings.

Interest in Finlay is strong, evidenced to us by brisk sales for the Virgil Finlay 2018 Calendar. One's going on my wall [SVF18. $11.95].

 

Art Books & More

 
R CRUMB THE SKETCHBOOK Volume 2 1968-1975
Recommended. By Robert Crumb. This book contains hundreds of sketches from the master of underground comic art, including cover roughs for Zap, Motor City and Despair comics, the introduction of Aline, the first female Yetis, Flakey Foont and Mr. Natural, Honeybunch Kaminski, San Francisco drug culture and big buoyant butts, all wrapped up in a quality hard cover featuring front and back illustrations newly hand-colored by Crumb himself. This combines the two middle volumes from the second boxed set, produced directly from the original artworks now belonging to an ardent French collector, into one fat 444-page Crumb feast, at an irresistible price. Taschen, 2017. Adult Material...More.

Item Code: RCSK02H
Hard Cover, 9x11, 444pg, Partial Color
$39.99

 
ALSO AVAILABLE
R CRUMB THE SKETCHBOOK Volume 1 1964-1968
Recommended. By Robert Crumb. When Taschen released the first limited edition of Crumb Sketchbooks 1982–2011, fans drooled over the gorgeous packaging of this six-volume boxed set, the artist's thoughtful editing, the hand-written introduction, and signed art print. But not everyone could afford the $1000 price. Demand increased when the second boxed set, 1964–1982, was released.This combines the two earliest volumes from the first limited edition, direct from the original artwork, into one fat 440-page Crumb feast, for an irresistible price. Taschen, 2016. Mature Readers...More.

Item Code: RCSK01H
Hard Cover, 9x11, 440pg, Partial Color
$39.99

There's lots more R. Crumb on our website.

 
MOUSE GUARD ALPHABET BOOK With Bookplate
Includes color illustrated unsigned bookplate. Recommended. By David Petersen. Art by Serena Malyon. The ABCs, through the lens of the award-winning and fan-favorite world of Mouse Guard, featuring alphabetic poems by David Petersen and gorgeously illustrated paintings by Serena Malyon. Learn the ABCs in the world of David Petersen's Mouse Guard where brave mice protect one another from predators large and small, explore the expansive nature around them, and thrive in harsh conditions. It's a world with rich culture and stalwart friendships, worth exploring one letter at a time. All ages. Archaia, 2017...More.

Item Code: MGABH
Hard Cover - No Dustjacket, 8x8, 64pg, Full Color
$16.99

 
ALSO AVAILABLE
ART OF MOUSE GUARD 2005-2015 Signed
Signed illustrated bookplate! Highly Recommended. By David Peterson. Since its debut in 2005, Mouse Guard has become a New York Times bestseller, Eisner-Award winner, and an influential staple of comics. In honor of the ten-year anniversary of the series' debut issue, a stunning celebration of the world, characters, and artistic process of David Petersen's beloved series, with his personal commentary throughout. Exclusive: each copy comes with a full color, specially illustrated bookplate David created and signed for us. Archia, 2015...More.

Item Code: ARMGHS
Hard Cover - No Dustjacket, 12x12, 224pg, Full Color
$59.99

 
STEVE RUDE ARTIST IN MOTION Deluxe Hurt
Signed, numbered, limited, 1000! Highly Recommended. By Steve Rude and John Flesk. For over two decades, Steve Rude has galvanized the art world as a comic magazine artist and illustrator. Flesk Publications released this oversized color collection detailing Rude's distinguished career. The book explores Rude's versatility in several subjects and mediums. Chapters cover his comics and illustration work, private commissions, animation material, life-drawings, and an elaborate sketchbook section. Numerous finished paintings are accompanied by preliminary work, such as sketches, color roughs, and use of reference materials. Flesk, 2006. Note: For this book, the slipcase spine area is imperfect, however the book itself is practically new....More.

Item Code: STERDR
Hard Cover, 9x12, 208pg, Full Color
$59.95 $29.95

I'd forgotten what a supelative art collection this is until I examined it again. It shows Rude's influences, like Andrew Loomis and perhaps Alex Ross. Fine, fine work by an uncompromising artist. Check it out!

This is from Flesk Publishing, so it qualifies for the still-going Buy-One, Get-One Free Flesk Sale. You get your choice FREE of James Bama Personal Works and/or James Bama Sketchbook. See our Blog for the complete listing of regular and sale-priced Flesk titles (scroll down past the August 31st blog with Thomas Haller Buchanan). Mr. Monster is part of the special also with a FREE Mr. Monsters Vs. Gorzilla.

 
BEYOND DUALITY The Esoteric Realism of Beny Tchaicovsky
An art book presenting the art of Beny Tchaicovsky, a pioneer in 3D computer animation. This hardcover collection explores Tchaikovsky's award-winning computer graphics as well as his otherworldly, surrealist paintings. Although his life was tragically cut short, one could not ask for a more complete and perfect catalogue raisonné of Tchaicovsky's works than this stunning compilation. Includes paintings and stills from his CG work, as well as QR-code links to clips of his videos, Last Gasp, 2016...More.

Item Code: BEYDH
Hard Cover - No Dustjacket, 13x11, 162pg, Full Color
$39.95 $34.95

 
THE THRILLING COMIC BOOK COVER ART OF ALEX SCHOMBURG
Highly Recommended. By J. David Spurlock. Alex Schomburg produced the most dazzling array of high quality comic book covers in the Golden Age of American comics (1933-1955). This book collects, for the first time, a host of tantalizing Schomburg treasures in one volume. Super-heroes, jungle girls, robots, wild animals, and space travelers abound in these romantic and nostalgic pop art icons of the bygone WWII era. Vanguard, 2005...More.

Item Code: THRC
Soft Cover, 9x11, 112pg, Full Color
$24.95

Also available in the hardcover edition [THRCH. $34.95]

 
KIRBY 100
Highly Recommended. Art by Bruce Timm, Alex Ross, Drew Friedman et al. Edited by John Morrow and Jon B. Cooke. The party starts here! TwoMorrows and the Jack Kirby Collector magazine celebrate Jack Kirby's 100th birthday in style with the release of KIRBY100, a full-color visual holiday for the King of comics! It features an all-star line-up of 100 comics pros who critique key images from Kirby's 50-year career, admiring his page layouts and storytelling skills, and lovingly reminiscing about their favorite characters and stories. Featured are Bruce Timm, Alex Ross, Drew Friedman, Walter Simonson, John Byrne, Joe Sinnott, Steve Rude, Adam Hughes, Wendy Pini, John Romita Sr., Dave Gibbons, P. Craig Russell, and dozens more of the top names in comics. TwoMorrows, 2017...More.

Item Code: KIR100
Soft Cover, 9x11, 224pg, Full Color
$34.95 $29.95

The Deluxe Hardcover edition is now sold out.

 
THE OCCULT WITCHCRAFT & MAGIC An Illustrated History
Back in stock. By Christopher Dell. Packed with authoritative text and a huge and inspired selection of images, some chosen from unusual sources, including some of the best-known representations of magic and the occult from around the world spanning ancient to modern times. The curious history of magic and the powers of the occult, witchcraft, ritual, and the imagination, profusely illustrated with 400 artworks and photographs in b&w and color. Thames & Hudson, 2016...More.

Item Code: OCWH
Hard Cover, 8x10, 400pg, Full Color
$39.95 $34.95

 
ALSO AVAILABLE
ILLUSIONS The Art of Magic Posters from the Golden Age of Magic
Highly Recommended. By Jacques Ayroles, David Ben, Ersy Contogouris et al. 250 breathtaking posters, most from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, recapture magnificent, large-format chromolithographs that immortalize the magicians and the acts that marked the world of modern magic. Seven author-experts introduce this fabulous array of color and imagery. Poster designers and printers were inspired by all variety of phantasmagoric imagery: devils and demons, skeletons and skulls, cards and rabbits, alluring assistants and symbols of exoticism. 5 Continents, 2017...More.

Item Code: ILLMH
Hard Cover - No Dustjacket, 10x12, 248pg, Full Color
$45.00

 

Graphic Novels

 
CATWOMAN By Jim Balent Book One
Collects #1-13. By Jo Duffy and Chuck Dixon. Collected for the first time, the very beginning of Catwoman's first ongoing series, drawn by ‘90s superstar artist Jim Balent, and written by comics legends Jo Duffy and Chuck Dixon. By night Selina becomes the world's greatest thief...known as Catwoman. What starts out as a job for Gotham City's newest crime boss, Bane, the man who broke Batman's back, ends up being the start of Selina's journey to becoming more than a thief. It may even turn her into the last thing she ever thought she'd be--a hero. DC, 2017...More.

Item Code: CATW01
Soft Cover, 6x10, 328pg, Full Color
$29.99 $26.99

More Catwoman is on our website.

 
KONG OF SKULL ISLAND Volume 2
Recommended. By James Asmus. Art by Carlos Magno and Brad Simpson. We're very impressed with these beautifully drawn new adventures on Skull Island. In this new episode, two fractured and combative civilizations are forced to unite when their island is destroyed. Washing up on the shores of Skull Island, they must defend their people against an endless horde of dinosaurs and monsters. With the help of Kong, who is sympathetic to a beautiful and capable island girl, lies hope for survival.  BOOM! Studios and DeVito Artworks unleash an original graphic novel. Boom, 2017...More.

Item Code: KONS02
Soft Cover, 7x10, 112pg, Partial Color
$19.99 $17.99

 
ALSO AVAILABLE
KONG OF SKULL ISLAND Volume 1
By James Asmus. Art by Carlos Magno and Brad Simpson. Based on Kong of Skull Island created by Joe Divito. Cover by Nick Robles. Ten pages of variant covers by Adam Hughes, Paul Pope, Ryan Sook, Stan Sakai and others! Two fractured and combative civilizations are forced to unite when their island is destroyed. Washing up on the shores of Skull Island, they must defend their people against an endless horde of dinosaurs and monsters. With the help of Kong lies hope for survival. Behind a superb painted cover is an entirely new and unique story of our noble giant ape! Boom, 2017...More.

Item Code: KONS01
Soft Cover, 7x10, 112pg, Full Color
$16.99 $15.49

More Kong: King Kong vs. Tarzan in both SC and deluxe signed hardcover with extra features.

 
H.P. LOVECRAFT'S WORLDS Volume 2 Dagon and Other Tales
By Steven Philip Jones. Art by Aldin Baroza, Sergio Cariello, Rob Davis et al. Lovecraft classic tales true to the source but brought into the modern age, even more terrifying. Five stories: "Dagon”, a nuclear submarine, crew picks up castaway on uncharted island in the middle of the Atlantic. "Arthur Jermyn": the Jermyns have lived in their Gothic estate in Cambridgeshire for centuries with a cursed, black history of murder and blood-- until the birth of Arthur Jermyn. "Picture in the House": Lorraine Claude is fascinated with the morbid and weird, but a sudden thunderstorm drives her to the arms of a very friendly and very old cannibal. Caliber, 2017...More.

Item Code: HPLW02
Soft Cover, 7x10, 166pg, b&w
$16.99

 
ALSO AVAILABLE
H.P. LOVECRAFT'S WORLDS Volume 1 The Lurking Fear and Other Tales
By Steven Philip Jones. Art by Octavio Cariello. Four stories adapted to comics: "The Lurking Fear" -- Arthur explores a sinkhole where bodies are found, savagely torn apart as if by wild animals. "Beyond the Wall of Sleep" shows that the power of the mind is a mysterious thing when a researcher finds that he and a criminal patient are somehow linked. "The Tomb" -- Jervas Dudley, who is convinced ghosts exist, visits the site where his ancestors perished 200 years ago. "The Alchemist"-- for 600 years the male descendants of the Chabrillane family have all inexplicably perished on their 32nd birthday. Now, the last Count is turning 32. Caliber, 2017...More.

Item Code: HPLW01
Soft Cover, 7x10, 24pg, b&w
$14.99

There's more HPL on our website, including the luxurious slipcased Complete Works for just $29.95.

 

Olivia and Vintage 2018 Calendars

 
ART OF OLIVIA FEATURING BETTIE PAGE 2018 Calendar
Highly Recommended. By Olivia De Berardinis. The 2017 edition of this calendar was one of our first calendars to sell out. A classic collection of elegant paintings from the world's most renowned pin-up artist, Olivia De Berardinis. This features Bettie Page in a half dozen sexy poses and costumes. Plus another half dozen new ladies, drawn as only Olivia can. Ozone, 2017. Mature Readers...More.

Item Code: OLI18
12x12, 24pg, Full Color
$14.99

Olivia this year combined her regular calendar with Olivia Bettie, mixing several Bettie images with other new work. Last year Bettie was an early sell-out for us, so be warned. See more Olivia on our website, including her latest Beauties Beasts.

 
VINTAGE DC COMICS BATMAN 2018 Calendar
Recommended. One of DC Comic's most iconic super heroes returns in this collector's edition of Golden Age Batman cover art. Classic works by Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson and others, including his best-known villains. The bat-cycle on the cover, coming through a flaming image, is typical of the cool work here. The 9x13 inch wire-bound wall calendar opens to 9x26 inches. The image for each month is perforated and easily removable to fit any standard 9x12 inch frame. DC, 2017...More.

Item Code: VINB18
Wirebound, 9x13, 24pg, Full Color
$18.95

 
VINTAGE DC COMICS SUPERMAN 2018 Calendar
Recommended. Rarely-seen Golden Age Superman cover art, from his own title, Action Comics and those wonderful World's Finest covers with Batman and Robin. Includes several great wartime covers with Superman fighting the Axis forces. These eco-friendly calendars are made using sustainable materials from cover to cover. The 9x13 inch wire-bound wall calendar opens to 9x26 inches. The image for each month is perforated and easily removable to fit any standard 9x12 inch frame. Asgard, 2017...More.

Item Code: VIDS18
Wirebound, 9x13, 24pg, Full Color
$18.95

 
VINTAGE WONDER WOMAN 2018 Calendar
Recommended. Take a nostalgic journey to the past. Memorable characters leap through time with this unique collection of faithfully restored cover reproductions from the Golden Age of Comics. This is the seminal period for Wonder Woman, and many of these covers are just amazing, iconic works. They often had little to do with the story inside, but like Superman covers, featured WW doing her thing. Then later super-villains began to appear and reappear, and here you'll find the earliest foes. Each image is perforated for easy removal to be displayed as an individual poster, and it's big enough to work that way. Asgard, 2017...More.

Item Code: VINW18
Wirebound, 9x13, 24pg, Full Color
$18.95

 
VINTAGE DC COMICS 2018 Calendar
Recommended. The Golden Age and the Silver Age meet here, with iconic images from a handsome selection of top-notch Golden Age comics covers. Witness the Golden Age of Comics as it evolves into the Silver Age with this collector's edition of Vintage DC Comics. Images include early Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, All Star Comics, and World's Finest, with Batman, Robin and Superman. Each picture is perforated and removable to do second duty as a print. Asgard, 2017...More.

Item Code: VID18
Wirebound, 9x13, 24pg, Full Color
$18.95

 
VINTAGE SCI-FI 2018 Calendar
Highly Recommended. One of our best-sellers every year. It's all pulps here, with wonderful covers. This collection of cover art from the Golden Age of Science Fiction--the 1940s and early 1950s--emphasizes covers from Planet Stories and Startling Stories. 12 archival-quality prints disguised as a calendar. Each month's image is perforated for easy removal and then display as a print. Asgard, 2017...More.

Item Code: VINS18
Wirebound, 9x13, 24pg, Full Color
$18.95

This Vintage series is very attractive, oversized and with good choices in the covers they picked. Choices run from the early 1940s and wartime covers, to the early 1950s and the more "modern" look of Wonder Woman, Batman and Superman. 

Vintage Sci-Fi is always one of our better sellers, with good pulp covers, this year featuring Planet Stories and Startling.

 

Pulp Reprints

 
THE SHADOW #120
The Cup of Confucius and No Time for Murder. Recommended. By Walter B. Gibson and Theodore Tinsley. Art by Edd Cartier, Earl Mayan, and Albert Micale. The Shadow must learn the deadly secret that lurks within the priceless “Cup of Confucius." Then a feathered figure of the Quetzal promises death to all, until The Shadow proves it’s “No Time for Murder” in a magic-based mystery that reveals the secret behind Houdini’s greatest illusion! BONUS: “The Shadow on the Silver Screen” examines the 1946 Monogram films starring Kane Richmond! Original color pulp covers by George Rozen and Modest Stein and the classic interior illustrations by Edd Cartier and Paul Orban, with historical commentary by Will Murray. Sanctum, 2017...More.

Item Code: SHT120
Soft Cover, 7X10, 128pg, Text/b&w
$14.95

Issues back to #90 are all available, and then sporadic issues before that. Also see the website for multi-packs, The Shadow Annuals 1 and 2, and graphic novels.

 
THE BLACK BAT #8
The White Witch and The Black Bat's Summons. Recommended. By Norman A. Daniels and Norvell Page. Art by Virgil E. Pyles and Rudolph Belarski. The Nemesis of Crime fights to save a city from sinister looters, pitting himself against evil murderers with blank faces in “The Black Bat’s Summons.”  Then, a Master Hypnotist materializes the Grim Reaper in his audience, hurling Tony Quinn into the bizarre mystery of “The White Witch." Golden Age of Comics Bonus: The Mask returns in an illustrated adventure by Kin Platt from Nedor's Exciting Comics plus the origin of Platt's Super-Mouse, the ONLY non-DC Golden Age superhero to continue into the Silver Age! Sanctum. 2017...More.

Item Code: BLB08
10/7/2017 0:00, SHADOW #120, 0, 0, 7x10, 0
$14.95

All back issues are available at the same price [BLB01, BLB02 etc].

The Black Bat is considered an inspiration for the creation of Batman, and previous issues nicely discuss the similarities of story and hero. It's a fine hero title that today is scarce and highly sought after; I rarely see these for sale in the original publication. Sanctum is doing a good job reprinting these with lots of extras in each issue.

 

Sheena Queen of the Jungle

 
SHEENA QUEEN OF THE JUNGLE Volume 3 Slipcased Hurt
Limited, 125. Collects #11-18, 1951-52. Recommended. By Roy Thomas. Foreword by James Heath Lantz. The eight final issues of Fiction House's original run of comics, including several fabulous final covers by the superb Maurice Whitman. Inside each issue are three classic stories, most by journeyman Robert Webb, also known for his work on Classics Illustrated, along with some rare appearances of Jay Disbrow plus all the back-up stories by Charles Sultan and others. Classic Good-girl art! PS Artbooks, 2014. Out of Print.. Note: The slipcases for these are bumped and have slight tears....More.

Item Code: SHE03DR
Hard Cover - No Dustjacket, 7x10, 314pg, Full Color
$64.99 $24.99

All three of the slipcased editions of Sheena are on sale, and all three are sold out from our source. We have the fewest left of Volume 3, just 11, plus a handful of these slightly hurt editions. 

These are sleepers that you could regret if you miss them. Sheena is THE jungle queen, and these collect a ton of classic good-girl covers and stories from the Fiction House issues. The title ran from the early 1940s to the early 1950s, because it was not only quarterly but irregularly published due to the wartime paper shortages. The first issues are killer, big 64-pagers with wonderful covers. But even the later issues with those beautiful Maurice Whitman covers are desirable. You still have a chance to score a complete set, in cool illustrated slipcases, at a bargain price.

Vol 1 and Vol 2 [SHE01D, SHE02D. $64.99, your price $27.99 each]

Also don't miss the never-before-collected Sheena pulp magazine reprints.

 

Bargain Books up to 75% Off

These books are low in stock, and may have already been marked down once. I've marked them down even further just for this listing, to clear them out to make way for new items. First come, first served.

ADVENTURES OF SUPERGIRL Volume 1 [ADSG01. $16.99 $9.99].
THE COLLECTOR By Toppi [COLSH. $34.99 $14.99].

DEADMAN KELLEY JONES Gallery Edition [DEAKJH. $125.00 $99.00].
ELSEWORLDS BATMAN Volume 1 [ELWB01. $34.99 $19.99].

GARTH WILLIAMS American Illustrator A Life [GWAH. $26.95 $15.95].
HERB TRIMPE'S THE INCREDIBLE HULK Artist's Edition [HTIAEH. $125.00 $99.00].

JOHNNY HAZARD Volume 2 [JH02H. $49.99 $24.99].
THE OSAMU TEZUKA STORY A Life in Manga and Anime [OSAM. $29.95 $18.95].

You can see all of our discounted items on the website, under Closeouts at the end of each category (such as Artists and Illustration, Comics Related, etc).

 

Rare & Out of Print

This is the week of Virgil Finlay. We added copies of Far Beyond, Phantasms, Women of the Ages, Strange Science and Volumes from the Gerry de la Ree collection, including one that is signed by Gerry.

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Mature Readers

Mondo Erotica: The Art of Roberto Baldazzini is a nice surprise. It's a beautiful production, with lots of work we've not seen before, lots of color, and of course his trademark beautiful, stylish women both tasteful and explicit. Baldazzini's work was regularly in Glamour International issues as well as NBM adult graphic novels.

Two new Cavewoman Budd Root Nude Covers this week: It's A Girl's Life and It's a Girl's Life Tiger, two variants with the same interior contents. See all the Cavewoman variant covers plus Budd's excellent artbook, Cave Paintings, on our website.

And finally we have four new adult calendars: Mystique X-posed 2018, Xxplicit Babes Nude & Naughty, and Big Boob Girls Xposed. 'Nuff said, I do believe.

Also we have two sexy statues that have been reduced.

PHOENIX ARCHER Statue [PHOA. $219.99 $149.99].
RED ASSASSIN Statue [REDA. $219.99 $149.99].

Nude Photography  |  Erotic Art   |  Erotic Films: DVDs  |  Adult Graphic Novels  |  All Pin-Up & Adult

 

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