Bringing Up Father (Ehé-Catl #3)
George McManus. Real Free Press, 1975. Reprints examples of George McManus' early work on the strip from pre 1920. Bringing Up Father is the delightful story of an Irish-American, Jiggs who has come into money but would still rather eat corned beef and cabbage and hang about a tavern with his friends, rather than be “respectable” much to the consternation of his wife a social climber. 48 pages. Soft Cover Black & White 8½" x 11½" (215mm x 291mm)

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Prince Valiant: In The Days of King Arthur volume 1 1937-1938 Harold R Foster. Libri Impressi, 2008. The first of 22 volumes reprinting one of the greatest newspaper adventure strips of all time. Of course there ...more...	Illustration, issue 8 Summer 2006 Edited by Ruth Prickett & Chiara Nicolina. Guineapiguana Publications, Summer 2006. Published by Tina Franz in the UK, with editorial content by Ruth Prickett & ...more...	Illustration, issue 9 Autumn 2006 Edited by Ruth Prickett & Chiara Nicolina. Guineapiguana Publications, Autumn 2006. This issue features an interview with Jan Pienkowski, Storyboard artists of the film industry, ...more...

Cartoon America: Comic Art In The Library Of Congress
Edited & compiled by Harry Katz, foreword by James H. Billington. Harry N. Abrams, 2006. Cartoon America collects the very best examples from 250 years worth of work. These range across magazines, Comic books, animated films, newspapers, editorial cartoons & much more. It focuses more than 40 artists, with numerous others being represented. There are essays by 16 writers, some of whom are artists themselves. Many images are reproduced from the original artboard, animation cell, sketches or cartridge paper that they were created on. The effect is immediate and decidedly intimate. Among the artists represented are Charles Addams, Herb Block, Milton Caniff, Robert Crumb, Hal Foster, Harold Gray, George Herriman, Al Hirschfield, Winsor McCay, R.F. Outcault, Alex Raymond, Charles Schulz & The Walt Disney Studios. There are further thematic essays, which inform the reader of the subject's epic scope. It concludes with an index & brief biographical details of the main artists discussed.

This is a beautifully realised fully illustrated reference. One, which is destined to become a standard reference about the subject. For anyone interested in American popular arts this edition is highly recommended. 324 pages. Hard Cover Full Colour 11" x 11" (279mm x 279mm) Dust Jacket ISBN: 0810954907

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The Comics Before 1945
Brian Walker. Harry N. Abrams, 2006. In their first five decades, the funnies became an essential element of American life. This followed on from the development the Yellow Kid, who first appeared in 1895. Comic strip characters such as Mutt & Jeff, the Katzenjammer Kids, Krazy Kat, Tarzan, Dick Tracy, Popeye, Blondie, Li'l Abner were everywhere. In addition to the daily & Sunday newspaper strips they appeared in live-action and animated films, stage plays, and radio programs. They became an intrinsic part of American society, with their catchphrases accepted into everyday language.

In Brian Walker's detailed & lavishly illustrated reference we take a chorological look at the various decades, from the turn-of the 20th century until the mid-1940s. Also included are 21 in-depth biographies of the most influential creators, plus a detailed bibliography & full index. It's large format & beautiful illustrations will make this a standard reference for many years to come. For anyone interested in American popular culture or the history of its comic strips this is a book to treasure. 336 pages. Hard Cover Part Colour 13" x 15" (330mm x 381mm) Dust Jacket ISBN: 0610949709
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The Comic Strip Art of Lyonel Feininger
Lyonel Feininger. Fantagraphics Books, 2007. Lyonel Feininger is well regarded as fine artist; however in the early days of his career he produced two marvellous comic strips that greatly advanced what was possible in the young medium. Working for the Chicago Sunday Tribune in 1906 he produced both The Kin-Der-Kids and Wee Willie Winkie's World. The Kin-Der-Kids were a bizarrely drawn group of oddly named individuals Strenuous Teddy, Piemouth and Mysterious Pete who featured in equally bizarre dreamlike adventures. Sort of The Dead-End Kids meets Little Nemo.

Wee Willie Winkie is similar to Dreams Of The Rarebit Fiend but has a much darker sometimes nightmarish tone suggesting that something stronger than cheese was consumed before bedtime. It allowed Feininger to let his imagination run wild.

This great new edition from Fantagraphics will hopefully introduce these strips to a larger audience that the might find out why comics historians speak as highly of Lyonel Feininger as they do George Herriman and Winsor McCay. 56 pages. Soft Cover Full Colour 10½" x 13" (266mm x 330mm) ISBN: 1560978201 and ISBN-13: 9781560978206

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Don Winslow Of The Navy Original Radio Broadcasts Long Playing Record
Frank V Martinek. Mark 56 Records, 1973. Out of Print. Near Mint. 12' LP with matching record sleeve. Produced by George Garabedian, sleeve notes by Jim Harmon. Created by Frank V. Martinek, Don Winslow was one of the classic newspaper strips of the Golden-age. Here is your chance to listen to two episodes from the original radio broadcasts as he takes on two 'special assignments.' This is the original 30 year old US edition 12' long-playing record & is scarce in this condition. LP appears unplayed, NM; sleeve, minimal corner bumping, otherwise as new, VF/ NM. Record No: 626 mono. 12" x 12" (30cm x 30cm)

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Dreams and Other Stories (Ehé-Catl #4)
Winsor McCay. Real Free Press, 1976. Out of Print. A wonderful collection of strips and illustrations from comic's pioneer Winsor McCay. As the editorial in this issues says, “Before Surrealism, before Dada, there was Winsor McCay.” Considered by many to be the first true comic strip artist, McCay was clearly influenced by the Art Nouveau movement. He created the first successful animated cartoon with Gertie the Dinosaur (around 1909 to 1913 depending on who you believe).

It's difficult to comprehend now, but while already tremendously successful with Little Nemo he simultaneously produced his other masterpiece, Dreams of the Rarebit Fiend under the alias “Silas”. He once commented on his success by saying “I never thought about the money I would receive for my drawings. I simply drew and drew.” This collection highlights this attitude.

There are several political cartoons that show a very sharp sense of humour as well as many examples of his whimsy with Rarebit Fiend, Little Nemo, Little Sammy Sneeze, Hungry Henrietta and others. 48 pages. Soft Cover Black & White 8½" x 11½" (215mm x 291mm)

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Father Of The Comic Strip Rodolphe Töpffer
David Kunzle. University Press Of Mississippi, 2007. This critical study by David Kunzle is the first to appear in English on Rodolphe Töpffer, the Swiss journalist who many believe created the first comic strips, as we know them. Töpffer, born Geneva in 1799 was a schoolmaster, later a professor, polemic journalist and art critic. He was also a landscape draftsman and a writer of fiction, travel tales and social criticism, which is where his “little follies” come in.

Today we'd think of these tales as Graphic Novels. The characters he created including Messrs. Jabot, Festus and Cryptogame became instantly famous across Europe and the USA and were widely copied. There is a companion book available Rodolphe Topffer: The Complete Comic Strips, which is a facsimile edition of the strips themselves. Soft Cover Black & White 8½" x 11" (215mm x 279mm) (ISBN-13: 9781578069484)

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Gasoline Alley and Moon Mullins Long Playing Record
Mark 56 Records, 1973. Out of Print. Near Mint. 12' LP with matching record sleeve. Produced by George Garabedian, sleeve notes by Jim Harmon. Two classic newspaper strips, which had run in American syndicated newspapers since the 1920s (including New York's Daily News and the Chicago Tribune), are brought to life in these original radio broadcasts. Side one recreates Gasoline Alley, whilst side two gives us Moon Mullins. This is an original 30 years old US edition 12' long-playing record & is scarce in this condition. LP appears unplayed, NM; sleeve, minimal corner bumping, otherwise as new, VF/ NM. Record No: 631 mono. 12" x 12" (30cm x 30cm)

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The Incredible Upside-Downs of Gustave Verbeek
Gustave Verbeek. Real Free Press, 1973. This is a rare reprint of a UNIQUE comic strip. Way back in 1903 the comic strips of the New York Herald were limited to six panels. Not as you might imagine much room to tell a story. Gustave Verbeek solved this problem in a most ingenious manner. He designed the pages so that they could be read once the normal way and then the page turned upside-down to be read again with seemingly new illustrations.

Thus the two main characters Little Lady Lovekins and Old Man Muffaroo frequently changed from one to the other depending on which way up you held a page.

Similar artistic slight of hand resulted in a lady with a fancy hat morphs into duck, similarly a raft on a river becomes a shelter on the shore. The were just 64 of these strips created, Verbeek probably saved his sanity by leaving the world of newspaper comic strips moving on to create fine art. The work he left behind remains a charming world of strange whimsy, a delight for children and adults alike. Soft Cover Black & White 12½" x 9" (317mm x 229mm)

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Innocence & Seduction: The Art Of Dan DeCarlo
Bill Morrison, foreword by Josie DeCarlo. Fantagraphics Books, 2006. For nearly sixty years Dan DeCarlo (1919-2001) was pre-eminent in his chosen field, popular illustration. His unique gifts & beautiful line made his art suitable for the bubblegum adventures of Archie & friends at Riverdale High, Millie The Model, My Friend Irma, or the more knowing cartoon gags that he also created.

This absorbing retrospective from Bill Morrison takes in these career highs plus many lesser know creations such as Jetta Of The 21st Century, The Yardbirds, Kool Aid Man, Josie & The Pussycats. It is beautifully & lavishly illustrated throughout with finished Comics, sketches & original artwork samples. For those interested in DeCarlo's enviable gifts & extensive career this is a book to savour. 208 pages. Hard Cover Part Colour 10" x 12" (25cm x 30cm) ISBN: 1560977108 and ISBN-13: 9781560977100
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Jane (The Misadventures of a Bright Young Thing)
Don Freeman & Norman Pett. Titan Books, Spring 2009. These are the cartoon strip (mis)adventures of Britain's first and best loved World War II Pin-up -- the scintillating, blue eyed, blond-haired, clothes-phobic cartoon legend that is Lady Jane Gay. The ever patriotic Jane wasted no time in joining up after Britain's entry into the war. Following a brief stint as a chauffeur, secretary and with the W.A.A.F.S.

Jane finally joined Army Intelligence in 1941 where she stayed off and on for the remainder of the war, battling 5th columnists and Nazi spies. The strip originally appeared in the Daily Mirror in 1932 and ran to 1959 and she was at her most famous and inspirational during the war years. 256 pages. Hard Cover Part Colour 8" x 11" (200mm x 274mm) (ISBN-13: 9781848561670)

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Joe Palooka Original Radio Broadcasts Long Playing Record
Ham Fisher. Mark 56 Records, 1973. Out of Print. Near Mint. 12' LP with matching record sleeve. Produced by George Garabedian, sleeve notes by Jim Harmon. Joe Palooka is one of the most enduring characters created for a newspaper strip. This would-be prize-fighter was created by Ham Fisher in 1928. Here are two episodes of the classic Joe Palooka from vintage American radio broadcasts. This is the original 30 year old US edition 12' long-playing record & is scarce in this condition. LP appears unplayed, NM; sleeve, minimal corner bumping, otherwise as new, VF/ NM. Record No: 663 mono. 12" x 12" (30cm x 30cm)

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Jungle Jim Original Radio Broadcasts Long Playing Record
Mark 56 Records, 1973. Out of Print. Near Mint. 12' LP with matching record sleeve. Produced by George Garabedian, sleeve notes by Jim Harmon. Jungle Jim turned out to be the other classic strip from master illustrator Alex Raymond, the first being Flash Gordon. By marvellous coincidence both appeared in the same syndicated Sunday page in 1934. This is your chance to hear two original radio broadcasts of Jungle Jim. The original 30 year old US edition 12' long-playing record is scarce in this condition. LP appears unplayed, NM; sleeve, minimal corner bumping, otherwise as new, VF/ NM. Record No: 604 mono. 12" x 12" (30cm x 30cm)

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Just When You Thought Things Couldn't Get Worse
Edward Sorel. Fantagraphics Books, 2007. Just When You Thought Things Couldn't Get Any Worse collects the best of Edward Sorel's work from the past thirty years. These comic strips and editorial cartoons originally appeared in such magazines as The Nation and Village Voice, which should give you an inkling of his stance on subjects ranging from the cynical nature of political and religious leaders, to more general social and cultural commentary to Sorel's own autobiographical sketches.

Some of the best editorial cartooning to come out of the USA in recent years with strong links to past masters of the art. Soft Cover Part Colour 8" x 10" (203mm x 254mm) (ISBN-13: 9781560978589)

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King Portfolio One (Limited Edition)
Featuring Alex Raymond, edited & published by Russ Cochran. Russ Cochran, 1976. First Edition. Out of Print. Very Fine. King Portfolio One was produced by Russ Cochran as a large format B&W anthology. It features a collage of classic newspaper strips, including sixteen pages Alex Raymond's Jungle Jim & Flash Gordon. The remainder is compiled from other vintage strips, including Polly & Her Pals, Herriman's Krazy Kat, Mandrake The Magician, closing with a page of Hal Foster's Prince Valiant. As expected from publisher Russ Cochran, the reproduction is exceptional.

This is an uncommon large format reference, printed on glossy stock, had a very LIMITED print-run & is offered here in very attractive condition. Please note, the portfolio was created with a deckle edge, in order to create a vintage appearance. Rare deckled front edge. First print, slight dust shadow to top edge & light finger marks, VF. 44 pages. Soft Cover Black & White 12" x 8" (30cm x 20cm)

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Kyle Baker Cartoonist
Kyle Baker. Kyle Baker Publishing, 2004. A series of hilarious, all new, one-page gags, from top-flight cartoonist Kyle Baker. These poke fun at all aspects of modern life & its culture. Kyle Baker's work is featured in such esteemed US periodicals as The New Yorker, Vibe, Mad & Esquire, whilst his cartoons have appeared on MTV and BET TV. 128 pages. Soft Cover Black & White 7" x 10" (18cm x 25cm)

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Leonard Starr's Mary Perkins On Stage Volume One
Leonard Starr. Classic Comics Press, 2006. Finally available in collected form! The first three stories from the classic Reuben award winning comic strip, Mary Perkins On Stage. Originally published February 1957 to January 1958. Leonard Starr's beautifully realistic and detailed artwork is shown off to best advantage with the crisp reproduction by the Classics Comics Press. A massively undervalued strip in this country, hopefully these new collections will earn Mary a legion of new admirers. Introduction by Walt Simonson. As a bonus the book comes with a lovely colour print featuring the same image as the cover printed on quality art stock paper. 160 pages. Soft Cover Black & White 11" x 8½" (279mm x 215mm) (ISBN-13: 9781424310234)

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Leonard Starr's Mary Perkins On Stage Volume Two
Leonard Starr. Classic Comics Press, 2006. Finally available in collected form! Six more stories from the classic Reuben award winning comic strip, Mary Perkins On Stage. Originally published January 1958 to April 1959. Leonard Starr's beautifully realistic and detailed artwork is shown off to best advantage with the crisp reproduction by the Classics Comics Press. A massively undervalued strip in this country, hopefully these new collections will earn Mary a legion of new admirers. Introduction by Kurt Busiek. As a bonus the book comes with a lovely colour print featuring the same image as the cover printed on quality art stock paper. 160 pages. Soft Cover Black & White 11" x 8½" (279mm x 215mm) (ISBN-13: 9781424310234)

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Literary Life
Posy Simmonds. Jonathan Cape, 2003. From the author of Gemma Bovary, a series of brilliant cartoons, depicting "Literary Life". There are approximately 50 of Posy Simmonds' cartoons, as currently being serialised in the Saturday Review supplement of the Guardian newspaper. Her literary contemporaries, such as A.N. Wilson, Nicholas Garland and Georgina Metcalf, have classed these as works of genius, wickedly funny & she has created her own masterpiece. 96 pages. Hard Cover Black & White 8" x 12" (20cm x 30cm) Dust Jacket. £14.99 Save £1.00

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Mandrake The Magician Original Radio Broadcasts Long Playing Record
Mark 56 Records, 1973. Out of Print. Near Mint. 12' LP with matching record sleeve. Produced by George Garabedian. A classic newspaper strip, Mandrake The Magician, which had run in American syndicated newspaper strip, is brought to life in two original radio broadcasts. The character was the creation of Lee Falk and Phil Davis in 1934. Titled simply as Adventure No.1 & Adventure No.2. This is the original 30 year old US edition 12' long-playing record & is scarce in this condition. LP appears unplayed, NM; sleeve, minimal corner bumping, otherwise as new, VF/ NM. Record No: 623 mono. 12" x 12" (30cm x 30cm)

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Nick Carter Master Detective Original Radio Broadcasts Long Playing Record
Mark 56 Records, 1973. Out of Print. 12' LP with matching record sleeve. Produced by George Garabedian. From his debut in 1886, Nick Carter became one of the most successful crime fighters in American fiction. As created by John Russell Coryell, Nick Carter would be the star of his own radio show from 1943 through 1955. This is your chance to hear two of these exciting episodes. This is an original US edition 12' long-playing record, over 30 years old and is very scarce in this condition. LP appears unplayed, NM; sleeve, as new, NM. Record No: 619 mono. 12" x 12" (30cm x 30cm)

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Passionella And Other Stories
Jules Feiffer. Fantagraphics, 2006. Collects Feiffer's finest extended graphic narratives of the late 50s and early 60s. The centrepiece, Passionella, is a retelling of Cinderella set in modern Hollywood. It concerns a chimney sweep whose fairy godmother transforms her into the 'mysterious exotic bewitching temptress' - and movie star - Passionella.

Feiffer has had one of the most varied and illustrious careers of any 20th century cartoonist. For over 40 years he contributed strips to The Observer and Playboy and branched into theatre in the 60s. 180 pages. Hard Cover Black & White ISBN: 1560970979

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Red Ryder Original Radio Broadcasts Long Playing Record
Mark 56 Records, 1973. Out of Print. Near Mint. 12' LP with matching record sleeve. Produced by George Garabedian, sleeve notes by Jim Harmon. Thrill to the exploits of western hero Red Ryder and his trusty Indian boy sidekick Little Beaver in a recording from the Golden-age of radio. Second only to The Lone Ranger, Red Ryder was a famous Comic book character, originally created by Jim Harmon in 1938. This original 30 year old US edition 12' long-playing record is scarce in this condition. LP appears unplayed, NM; sleeve, minimal corner bumping, otherwise as new, VF/ NM. Record No: 629 mono. 12" x 12" (30cm x 30cm)

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Sad Sack Original Radio Broadcasts Long Playing Record
Mark 56 Records, 1975. Out of Print. Near Mint. 12' LP with matching record sleeve. Produced by George Garabedian. As created by George Baker in 1942 Pvt. Sad Sack soon became a household name and his cartoon strips were loved by millions. After the war Sad Sack joined civilian life and these original radio broadcast from 1946 recreate this era. This is an original US edition 12' long-playing record, over 25 years old and unlikely to be found again in this condition. LP appears unplayed, NM; sleeve, minimal corner bumping, otherwise as new, VF/ NM. Record No: 682 mono. 12" x 12" (30cm x 30cm)

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Scorchy Smith and the Art of Noel Sickles
Dean Mullaney, art by Noel Sickles. IDW Publishing, 2008. Noel Sickles drew comics for three brief years, yet his groundbreaking work on the 1930s aviation adventure series Scorchy Smith is a milestone in the history of newspaper comic strips. Over the past 70 years, however, readers have seen only occasional excerpts of this seminal work.

Now IDW's Library of American Comics presents Scorchy Smith and The Art of Noel Sickles, a comprehensive, oversized 352-page volume that collects, for the first time, every Sickles Scorchy strip, from December 1933 through November 1936. It also features extensive DVD-style extras examining Sickle's life and the decades-long influence of his work, while also showcasing the breadth of his career as one of America's foremost magazine illustrators.

Pete Hamill observed, “Sickles was the first comics artist to use the brush boldly, in an impressionistic way” as he pioneered the use of chiaroscuro and Craftint shading in comics. Together with his studio partner, Milton Caniff of Terry and the Pirates fame, Sickles created a method of dramatic comics storytelling and illustration that influenced generations of artists who followed. Longtime Spider-Man artist John Romita noted that during the 1950s, “the whole industry was copying from photostats of the Scorchy Smith dailies by Noel Sickles.”

Having blazed a trail through the comic's world, Sickles left the medium in favour of a 40-year career as one of America's most successful magazine illustrators. A regular at Life magazine, his work also appeared in Look, Reader's Digest, National Geographic, and the Saturday Evening Post. Sickles won the National Cartoonist Society's Advertising and Illustration Award in both 1960 and 1962. He eventually settled in Tucson, Arizona and turned to painting, winning further acclaim for his Western canvases. Edited by Dean Mullaney. Designed by Mullaney and Dale Crain. Comics reprinted in black & white with 60 pages in colour. Contains full index. 352 pages. Hard Cover Full Colour 11" x 11" (279mm x 279mm) (ISBN-13: 9781600102066) Highly Recommended.

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Skippy (Ehé-Catl #2)
Percy Crosby. Real Free Press, 1975. Artist Percy Crosby was known as the "Rembrandt of American cartoonists". An accomplished fine artist as well, he created the beloved Skippy character in 1923. Skippy's adventures reflected Crosby's own childhood, and Crosby truly remained a boy at heart, penning such lines as one of Skippy's prayers, "Oh, Lord, give me strength to brush my teeth every night, and if Thou canst not give me strength, give me strength not to worry about it."

The son of an artist, Crosby's talents emerged at a young age as he would "borrow" his father's paints and create designs on the family's back fence. Skippy often reflected his creator's artistic talents by carrying his signature artist's brush and bucket of red house paint in many of the comic strips.

Known as the "All American Boy", Skippy appeared in hundreds of newspapers worldwide, and his readers numbered in the millions. A commercial sensation, there were countless dolls, toys, food products, comic books, "Big Little" books and promotional items bearing his name and image. He was the subject of a 1929 novel, a 1931 feature film starring Jackie Cooper and inspired a radio show. The first four-colour reprint made of any comic strip character was a Skippy comic given as a premium with Phillip's toothpaste in the 1930s. Generations of children and dogs became his namesakes, and adults and kids alike were avid fans. 48 pages. Soft Cover Black & White 8½" x 11½" (215mm x 291mm)

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Skippy Crayon And Coloring Book
Artwork by the strips creator Percy Crosby. McLoughlin Bros. Inc. Springfield , Mass. USA, 1931. Intriguing item redolent of a bygone age. Only one page used by an enthusiastic amateur! 24 pages. Soft Cover Part Colour 10" x 13" (250mm x 330mm)

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Superman The Dailies 1939 - 1942
Jerry Siegel, Joe Schuster. DC Comics. A stunning slip cased hard cover collection reprinting the newspaper strips from 1939 - 1942. Available for the first time in their entirety, this mammoth volume includes the first three years worth of strips by Siegel and Schuster. 560 pages. Hard Cover Black & White Dust Jacket ISBN: 1563894718
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Toonerville Trolley
Fontaine Fox, Herb Galewitz, Don Winslow. Weathervane Books, 1977. Out of Print. Fontane Fox was one of the most popular American cartoonists of the 20th Century, and his cartoons have been syndicated across the USA for more than 40 years. Broad humour and a marvellous cast of characters. Book Fine, DJ Fine slightly faded at spine. B&W cartoons compiled by Herb Galewitz and Don Winslow. 184 pages. Hard Cover Black & White Dust Jacket ISBN: 0517165430
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The Very Best Of Herman
Jim Unger. Grub Street, 1993. Celebrated newspaper strip syndicated all over the world. 96 pages. Soft Cover Black & White 9" x 6" (23cm x 15cm) ISBN: 0948817844
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