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1	Official Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide more books like this by Robert M Overstreet add to wishlist This price guide is a must-have for any comic book collector. It includes more than 2,000 black-and-white illustrations throughout the text, a gallery of hundreds of color images of some of the most popular collectible comic books, and informative essays written by top experts on comic book topics. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $18.27! \| SVS
2	The DC Comics Encyclopedia more books like this by Phil Jimenez add to wishlist Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, The Joker, Catwoman . . . more than 1,000 world-renownedQas well as lesser-known favorites and weird and wonderful one-offsQsuper heroes and super villains are represented in this, the definitive reference book for comic book fans all over the world. The illustrations feature work by the cream of DC Comics' ... see all copies from $8.83! new only from $18.00! \| first editions
3	The Golden Age of DC Comics: 365 Days more books like this by Les Daniels, Geoff Spear (Photographer), Chip Kidd (Designer) add to wishlist A lavishly illustrated volume of large-format photography features original comic book artwork that depicts DC Comics's most significant characters and artists, in a tribute that showcases both pop-culture favorites and lesser-known classics, complemented by introductory essays and researched inform see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.99! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Comic Book Checklist & Price Guide: 1961-Present more books like this by Maggie Thompson, Brent Frankenhoff, Peter Bickford add to wishlist Comic book enthusiasts of all interests will find the updated 12th edition of this price guide has more of the details they need and special options they seek. The 2006 Comic Book Checklist and Price Guide contains listings and updated prices (in US dollars) for more than 125,000 comics, including 5,000 new comics. An easy-to-follow checklist ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| SVS
5	The Great American Comic Strip: One Hundred Years of Cartoon Art more books like this by Judith O'Sullivan add to wishlist This lively overview of the comic strip in America combines a highly readable survey with a "Who's Who" directory of 275 leading comic-strip artists and creators, past and present. 20 color and 120 black-and-white illustrstions. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $25.00! \| first editions
6	Essential Avengers Volume 2 Tpb more books like this by Stan Lee, Don Heck (Illustrator), Roy Thomas add to wishlist The Avengers -- or "Earth's Mightiest Mortals", as they're also known -- are one of the hottest selling titles on the stands right now. Interest in Marvel's preeminent euper-team has never been hotter, sending Volume I of their Essential collection back to press faster than any other previous Essential volume. Now they're back for round two as ... see all copies from $6.85! new only from $9.99! \| SVS
7	The Standard Catalog of Comic Books more books like this by John Jackson Miller, Maggie Thompson, Peter Bickford add to wishlist As the demand for new and vintage comic books soars, Standard Catalog of' Comic Books delivers an unparalleled volume of comic book history and up-to-date prices (in US dollars). Now in its 4th edition, this reference features more than 5,000 new issues and over 50,000 new facts about comic books published in North America in the last 70 years. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.87! \| first editions
8	Manga! Manga!: The World of Japanese Comics more books like this by Frederik L Schodt add to wishlist A guide to Japanese comics, which explains the cultural and aesthetic background that produced manga, and includes 96 pages of manga reproduced in English translation. see all copies from $2.78! new only from $11.24! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	Completely Mad: A History of the Comic Book and Magazine more books like this by Maria Reidelbach add to wishlist This book is a history of the comic book and magazine that we know as 'Mad'. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.68! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	100 Years of American Newspaper Comics more books like this by Maurice Horn add to wishlist Copiously illustrated, comprehensive encyclopedia of all the great daily and Sunday newspaper comics and their creators. This spectacular volume, edited by a highly respected international authority, presents the evolution and history of the comics and features all of America's favorite strips: Blondie, Peanuts, Prince Valiant, Dick Tracy, Beetle ... see all copies from $2.10! new only from $36.87! \| first editions
11	Children of the Yellow Kid: The Evolution of the American Comic Strip more books like this by Robert C Harvey, Richard V West, Brian Walker add to wishlist Traces the development of the comic strip since its birth at the turn of the century. The reproductions of vintage strips are strikingly pristine, due to the use of original artwork rather than published versions in the production of the volume. The author, a seasoned writer and scholar of the subj see all copies from $11.95! new only from $81.26! \| first editions
12 view cover	Comic Book Culture: An Illustrated History more books like this by Ron Goulart add to wishlist Drawing from one of the most extensive collections in America, comic expert Ron Goulart leads readers on a fantastic cultural journey back to the legends of Superman, Batman, Captain America, and many other classic characters from the golden age of comic book art. Full-color reproductions of over 440 popular comic book covers, many reprinted here ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.70! \| first editions
13	The Many Lives of the Batman: Critical Approaches to a Superhero and His Media more books like this by Roberta E Pearson add to wishlist Examines the Batman phenomenon and discusses different manifestations of the character in comic books, television, and film. see all copies from $25.40! first editions
14 view cover	Comics Values Annual: The Comic Book Price Guide more books like this by Alex G Malloy add to wishlist With box office hits like "Spider-Man", "Superman", "X-Men", "Hulk", the "Fantastic Four" and many others ushering in new comic book fans, and renewing interest among former collectors, comprehensive price guides are a must have. This edition gives a brief overview of the industry, a grading guide, and features an interview with a comic book ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Avengers Volume 1 more books like this by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby (Illustrator), Don Heck (Illustrator) add to wishlist Pick up the adventures of "Earth's Mightiest Heroes" from day one with the "Marvel Masterworks"! Comicdom's greatest assemblage of super heroes burst onto the scene in 1963 as Marvel Comics revolutionized the comic-adventure art form. Gathering together to face the evil Loki, Iron Man, the Incredible Hulk, Ant-Man, the Wasp, and the Mighty Thor ... see all copies from $3.50! new only from $13.44! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	How to Read Superhero Comics and Why more books like this by Geoff Klock add to wishlist Superhero comic books are traditionally thought to have two distinct periods, two major waves of creativity: the Golden Age and the Silver Age. In simple terms, the Golden Age was the birth of the superhero proper out of the pulp novel characters of the early 1930s, and was primarily associated with the DC Comics Group. Superman, Batman, Green ... see all copies from $23.62! new only from $27.45! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Comic Books as History more books like this by Joseph Witek add to wishlist This well focused and perceptive analysis of a phenomenon in our popular culture--the new respectability of the comic book form--argues that the comics medium has a productive tradition of telling true stories with grace and economy. It details vividly the outburst of underground comics in the late 1960s and a70s, whose cadre of artistically ... see all copies from $15.55! new only from $26.42! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide more books like this by Robert M Overstreet add to wishlist Lists current prices for comic books and offers advice on collecting, storing, and selling them. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.94! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Comics as Culture more books like this by M Thomas Inge add to wishlist Comics and cartoons are ingrained in American life. One critic has called comic books "crude, unimaginative, banal, vulgar, ultimately corrupting." They have been regarded with considerable suspicion by parents, educators, psychiatrists, and moral reformers. They have been investigated by governmental committees and subjected to severe censorship. ... see all copies from $15.88! new only from $26.76! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Commies, Cowboys, and Jungle Queens more books like this by William W. Savage, Jr. add to wishlist in the confusing decade following World War II, comic books were all the rage. They treated such issues as the atomic and hydrogen bombs, communism, and the Korean War, and they offered heroes and heroines to deal with these problems. Using five representative cartoon stories, historian William Savage looks at the immense popularity of comic books ... see all copies from $5.05! new only from $11.63! \| SVS
21 view cover	500 Manga Heroes and Villains more books like this by Helen McCarthy add to wishlist Fans of the Japanese cartoon art genre called manga, and of anime--manga-style films--will treasure this illustrated history of Japanese comics. Separate chapters are devoted to male and female heroes and villains, non-humanoid characters, and even manga depictions of historical and literary characters. Approximately 200 memorable color ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
22 view cover	Peanuts, the Home Collection: Collector's Guide to Identification and Value more books like this by Freddi Margolin, Sandra Cramer, Charles M Schulz (Foreword by) add to wishlist "The Peanuts Home Collection" is a comprehensive collector's guide listing more than 2,000 Peanuts items with 1,200 photos, 200 in color. The book is uniquely organized by "room" with the collectibles described and depicted in chapters corresponding to rooms where they would logically be found: bedroom, bathroom, etc. Collectibles include lunch ... see all copies from $14.99! new only from $36.80! \| first editions
23 view cover	Pirates & the Mouse: Disney's War Against the Underground more books like this by Bob Levin add to wishlist -Two excerpted chapters in The Comics Journal last year proved to be one of the mag's most popular features in recent memory - Of interest to Disneyana collectors and Disney-haters alike - Legal precedents will make this a popular library and academic text - Major review attention - Advance reading copies - Widespread cultural appeal see all copies from $4.01! new only from $4.01! \| signed copies \| first editions
24 view cover	The comics. more books like this by Coulton Waugh add to wishlist This trailblazing survey of an art form preferred by the masses was the pioneer study of the subject. It shows the evolution and subgenres of the comics from The Yellow Kid in 1895 through the first decade of the modern comic book in the 1940s. First published in 1947 and long out of print, this is considered by diehard aficionados of the comics ... see all copies from $5.52! new only from $21.44! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25	Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe more books like this by Peter Sanderson add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.45! \| first editions

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	The Marvel Comics Encyclopedia: A Complete Guide to the Characters of the Marvel Universe by DK Publishing (Creator) see all from $16.50! new only from $75.00!
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