BOOKS & MAGAZINES ABOUT VINTAGE AMERICAN COMICS

 

All items in this section are new and therefore mint unless otherwise stated.

 

ALL STAR COMPANION

Vol 1                £14.50

 

ALTER EGO

3 FN                 £5

5 NM                £8

6 NM                £8

7 NM                £8

10 NM               £8

11 NM               £6

13 VG               £3

14 FN               £4

15 VF               £5

16                     £4.55

17 NM               £5

19 VF               £4

19 FN               £3.50

20                     £4.55

20 VF               £4

21 VG               £3

22 VF               £4

23 FN               £3.50

25 NM               £4.50

26 NM               £4.50

27 NM               £4.50

29 NM               £4.50

29                     £4.55

30 NM               £4.50

32 VF               £4

34                     £4.50

40                     £4.50

43                     £4.30

56                     £5

57                     £5

58                     £5

60                     £5

64                     £5

68                     £4.85

69                     £4.80

71                     £4.80

72                     £4.80

75                     £4.80

79                     £4.85

80                     £4.85

81                     £4.85

82                     £4.85

83                     £4.85

87                     £4.99

88                     £4.99

89                     £4.99

 

AL WILLIAMSON: HIDDEN LANDS

SC                    £15.50 Retrospective of Al Williamson’s work, with many full stories reprinted; includes complete and previously unpublished issue of Jann of the Jungle.

 

AMAZING HEROES

15 VF               £2

21 VF               £2

31 VF               £2

35 VF               £2

69 VF               £2

107 VF              £2

121 VF              £2

183 VF              £2

 

AMAZING WORLD OF CARMINE INFANTINO

SC VF              £12                  

 

AMAZING WORLD OF DC Self-published DC fanzine of the 1970s with extremely low distribution.

2 VG                 £8.50 Cary Bates/ Elliott S Maggin

3 VF                 £26 Julius Schwartz

5 VF                 £21 Sheldon Mayer

6 FN                 £10 Joe Orlando

7 NM                £20 Superman

7 FN                 £10 Superman

8 FN                 £10 Carmine Infantino

9 FN                 £20 Legion of Super-Heroes

10 VF               £17.50 Sol Harrison/Jack Adler

11 FN/VF          £14 Super-Villains

13 FN/VF          £13.50 Supernatural/Comedy

14 FN               £10 Justice League of America

16 GD               £3.75 Golden Age Heroes

17 GD/VG         £5 Shazam

 

ART OF NICK CARDY

SC VF              £25 Signed limited edition (583 of 1000)

 

BACK ISSUE

16                     £5

19                     £5

24                     £4.80

30                     £4.85 

32                     £4.85

37                     £4.99

 

CHARLTON BULLSEYE

4 VF                 £12.25

 

CHARLTON SPOTLIGHT

6                      £4.99

 

COMIC BOOK ARTIST

1st series

6 NM                £5

8 NM                £5

8 VF                 £4

10 NM               £5

24 NM               £5

2nd series

1 NM                £6

2 NM                £6

 

COMIC BOOK HEAVEN

5                      £1.50

6                      £1.50

7                      £1.75

9                      £2.70

 

COMIC BOOK MARKETPLACE

50 FN               £4

51 NM               £5

52 NM               £5

53 NM               £5

55 NM               £5

59 NM               £5

62 NM               £5

63 NM               £5

65 NM               £5

66 NM               £5

67 NM               £5

68 NM               £5

69 NM               £5

69 VF               £4

70 NM               £5

71 NM               £5

72 NM               £5

73 NM               £5

75 NM               £8

76 NM               £5

78 NM               £5

79 NM               £5

80 NM               £6

81 VF               £4

82 NM               £5

83 NM               £5

84 NM               £5

85 NM               £5

86 NM               £5

87 NM               £5

88 NM               £5

89 NM               £5

89 VF               £4

90 NM               £5

90 FN               £3

91 NM               £5

94 NM               £5

94 VF               £4

95 NM               £5

96 NM               £5

97 NM               £5

98 NM               £5

100 NM             £5

101 NM             £5

111 NM             £5

112 NM             £5

117 NM             £5

118 NM             £5

118 FN              £3

120 NM             £5

Spec Ed 2 NM   £7

Spec Ed 5 NM   £6

 

COMIC BOOKS & OTHER NECESSITIES OF LIFE

SC                    £8.50 Collection of Mark Evanier columns from CBG.

 

COMIC EYE

NN SC              £5

Comic creators’ reminiscences about comics – in comics form!

 

COMIC READER

176                   £2

177                   £2

178                   £2

182                   £2

186                   £2

187                   £2

190                   £2

 

COMICS FORUM

23                     £3

25                     £3

 

COMICS INTERVIEW

53 VF               £2

61 VF               £2

62 VF               £2

77 VF               £2

83 VF               £2

84 VF               £2

95 VF               £2

106 VF              £2

 

COMICS JOURNAL

201                   £4.50

212                   £4.50

218                   £5.25

236                   £4.50

243                   £4.55

244                   £4.55

246                   £5.35

247                   £5.35

249                   £4.99

 

COMICS SCENE

2 VF                 £2.50

 

COMIX THE UNDERGROUND REVOLUTION

SC                    £14.99 History and analysis of Underground Comix.

 

CONFESSIONS, ROMANCES, SECRETS AND TEMPTATIONS

SC                    £6.50 History of the St. John romance line, with much previously unseen artwork.

 

DC VAULT

HC                    £29.99 Oversized landscape spiral-bound history of DC Comics from the 1930s to date, with more than 25 plastic encased facsimile artefacts, such as

Junior JSA Membership certificate, badges, Christmas cards, reproduction sketches and other memorabilia. By Martin  Pasko & Paul Levitz; by far the most lovingly produced history of DC to date from a unique insider’s perspective.

 

DICK GIORDANO: CHANGING COMICS, ONE DAY AT A TIME

SC                    £12.99

 

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF COMIC BOOK HEROES

Vol 1                 £12.99 Batman; new edition.

 

F.O.O.M. Cult self-published Marvel Fanzine of the 1970’s

5 VF                 £11.50

6 NM                £17.75

7 NM                £17.75

7 FN/VF            £12

7 VF                 £14

 

FROM THE TOMB Full-colour fanzine devoted to horror comics

15                     £3.95

18 VF               £3.50

21                     £4.95

23                     £4.95

25                     £4.95

26                     £4.95

 

FUN COMICS

2 VF                 £3

 

GIL KANE – ART OF THE COMICS

SC                    £19.99

 

GLX SPTZL GLAA!

1 VF                 £4 1977 fanzine devoted to artistry of Sheldon Mayer.

 

HEROINE ADDICT/HEROINES SHOWCASE

9 FN                 £3

18 NM               £4

 

HOLY SHIT

HC                    £8.50 An appreciation of the world’s strangest comics

 

HOW TO DRAW FROM LIFE

SC                    £18.99 Joe Kubert’s guide book on the human form.

 

JUSTICE LEAGUE COMPANION

SC                    £16.99 Silver Age retrospective with many interviews and much unpublished art.

 

LEGION OUTPOST

BEST OF SC     £11.99

 

LOU FINE READER

SC                    £16.99

  

MARVEL VAULT

HC                    £32.99 Oversized landscape spiral-bound history of Marvel Comics from the 1940s to date, with more than 30 plastic encased facsimile artefacts, such as

MMMS kit, visitors pass, reproduction sketches and other memorabilia. By Roy Thomas & Peter Sanderson; by far the most lovingly produced history of Marvel to date from a unique insider’s perspective. Featured in our Cover Gallery. To see the book and memorabilia, follow this link:

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MEDIASCENE

10 VF               £8 Steranko art

 

MODERN MASTERS Focus on modern comics’ superstars

Vol 3                 £9.99 Bruce Timm

Vol 5                 £9.99 Jose Luis Garcia Lopez

Vol 8                 £9.99 Walter Simonson

Vol 9                 £9.99 Mike Wieringo

Vol 10               £9.99 Kevin Maguire

Vol 11               £9.99 Charles Vess

 

NEMO

1 NM                £6

2 NM                £5

3 FN                 £3

4 FN                 £3

6 FN                 £3

7 VF                 £4

8 VF                 £4

9 VF                 £4

10 VF               £4

  

PANELHOUSE

1 VF                 £2

4 VF                 £1.50

5 VF                 £1.50

 

ROCKET’S BLAST COMICOLLECTOR

1 (2000) NM       £6.50

 

ROUGH STUFF

2 NM                £5

 

SPOOKY Warren fanzine

Vol 2 #2            £3.50

 

STEVE DITKO READER

Vol 3                 £16.99

 

STEVE DITKO SPACE WAR

SC                    £10.99 Reprints 1950’s Ditko stories.

 

TAARU!

1                      £1.25  Jack Kirby Tribute ‘Zine

 

TITANS COMPANION

SC                    £16.99

 

UNDERSTANDING COMICS

SC                    £16.99 Scott McCloud’s famous exposition on the narrative structure of the medium.

 

WEIRD-BUT-TRUE TOON FACTOIDS

HC                    £3 Bizarre Comics trivia.