Comic Books

New York: The Peanuts Company, 1967. Original Program . Oblong Paper. A rare original 24pg. souvenir program from the Off-Broadway musical hit of the late sixties "You're A Good Man Charlie Brown" that was based on Charles M. Schulz's Peanuts comic strips. LAID IN THE PROGRAM IS A HERALD PRINTED IN ORANGE AND BLACK THAT HAS BEEN SIGNED BY CHARLES M. SCHULZ. Includes an intro. by Schulz, along with many drawings of the peanuts gang along with photos from the show. Two small rubbed spots on the front cover of the program, and faint creasing to the corners of the herald. Vg.

New York: D.C. Comics, 1990. Original Artwork . Paper. Two pieces of original artwork of D.C. Comics super heroes Aquaman & Hawkman. The pieces are approx 9" x 13 1/2" and painted in vivid colors. The drawings are unsigned and are taped to cardboard ready to go to the printers. Would look great framed. Sold as a collection only.

Milano: Max Bunker Press, 1989. Softcover. Illustrated by Magnus (Roberto Raviola). The set reprints the first thirty-six issues of the series which were originally published in the 1960s. Kriminal is considered one of the first noir comics to appear in Italy together with Diabolik; the light eroticism which transpired from some of the stories created censorship problems for the authors. The average condition for the set is very good to near fine with light foxing to edges and very moderate shelf wear; one issue has a pen marking on front cover. In the Italian language. A nice set.; 12 x 17 cm.

Original Art. Original art for the syndicated strip Can You Beat It! from May 9, 1930. Ink on illustration board measuring 34 x 42 cm. Upper right corner is torn but without affecting the art, three pin sized holes on the edges. Italian born Ketten was a comic artist and illustrator who was particularly successful in the first half of the 20th century with features such as Can You Beat It?, The "Hurry Up" New Yorker and Poor Little Income! Signed and inscribed by Ketten on the lower right corner.

New York: MARVEL COMICS, 2004. Graphic Novels. Illus. by BYRNE, JOHN. New. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. HB - 1st. Print (Limited to 1470 copies) - NEW/NEW (Sealed in publisher's shrinkwrap) - In this collection of classic X-Men tales, our heroes take on The Hellfire Club, Jean Grey turns into The Dark Phoenix, Kitty Pride joins the group, and more. Reprints: X-Men #132-140, Annual #4, Phoenix: The Untold Story #1 one-shot and Phoenix from Bizarre Adventures #27....

New York: MARVEL COMICS, 1971. Bound Comic/Digest. Illus. by BUSCEMA, SAL. Near Mint. Comic. 1st Edition. Comic - 1st. Print - PGX Graded 9.2 (NM-) White Pages - This 2nd. issue of the famous Kree-Skrull War story arc features the story, "Judgment Day!" - The Kree Sentry arrives on Earth and explains his mission. He fights off the Avengers one by one and takes Captain Marvell away. Meanwhile in Alaska, Ronan explains his plan to reverse Earth back to its original state to stop the humans from developing too much. That's what he did with Hank Pym, transforming him into a savage Neanderthal....

New York: DC COMICS, 1967. Bound Comic/Digest. Illus. by ADAMS, NEAL (cover art) : PLASTINO, AL (interior art). Near Mint. Comic. 1st Edition. Comic - 1st. Print - CGC Slabbed & Graded 9.4 (NM) - Cream to Off-White Pages - The first of the classic Silver Age Neal Adams Superboy covers. Features, "The Big Fall", script by E. Nelson Bridwell, art by Al Plastino; Magic transfers Superboy's super strength and invulnerability powers to Lana Lang. and, "Superboy's Civil War Time Trip!", script by Jerry Siegel, art by George Papp....

unknown, 1945. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Size: 4" x 2.75". 8 pages. Text unmarked . Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Slight shelf-wear and bumping to corners. Authentic "Tijuana Bible". Undated (c 1945). Parody of Captain Marvel, Jr. (aka Shazam Jr., Shazam Family of Fawcett, the DC Comics) and Sivana Jr.The story features Sivana Jr using "whore dope" to compel a woman to work for him. Marvel Jr. intervenes but is distracted and allows Sivana to go on a crime spree in exchange for 15 minutes with the woman. Ends with the line "Well kiddie's so this is Sivana's bargain--Do you feel let down by your hero?--Well 'Tuff Shit.'". / Yellow cover stock. Saddle-stitched, single staple. Slight corrosion to staple. Some creasing and expected age-wear. Printing quality is nice (for the medium) with no dropout. Illustrator: unknown. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 8 ounces. Category: Comics, Graphic Novels::Tijuana Bibles, 8-Pagers; Inventory No:… Read More

Softcover. 192 pp. Signet/New American Library, New York (1966). First Edition. First Printing. "First Printing, November, 1966" stated on CP. D2955 in the Signet series. 50-cent OP on cover. Bright, clean, unmarked copy in Fine condition. Light creases on front card. Collectible quality. More photos on request. Shipped in a box within a box, in bubble wrap, with a tracking number.

This is a scarce, complete 6-volume "LITTLE ORPHAN ANNIE" Wee Little Books set by Harold Gray with original storage box. 1934; Whitman Publishing Co.; Racine, Wisconsin. All books are illustrated and in terrific condition. The set contains the following 6 books:* Little Orphan Annie Finds Mickey* Little Orphan Annie and Daddy Warbucks* Little Orphan Annie and the Lucky Knife* Little Orphan Annie and the Pinch-Pennys* Little Orphan Annie and Her Dog Sandy* Little Orphan Annie at Happy HomeCondition:"Finds Mickey" and "Happy Home" have some wear at the top edge of the spine...otherwise, the books are in terrific condition with no other condition issues found. All books are tightly bound with no cracks and no loose pages. All books appear unread with clean pages and no writing, stains, tears or foxing found. The slip case is clean with no stains and only a tiny tear at one corner by the opening. Overall the set is in great condition.

This is a scarce "Big Little Book" copy of "LITTLE ORPHAN ANNIE" by Harold Gray. Number 708. 1933 1st edition, 2nd printing (with 1928 copyright date and 3-title ad at the back of the book); Whitman Publishing Company; Racine, Wisconsin. Illustrated throughout. This title has the distinction of being the second Big Little Book ever published. The book is a reprint of the daily comic strip that appeared in the New York Daily News newspaper from October 1, 1931 to August 31, 1932. Scarce in any condition.Condition:Soiling/staining to the front cover; the spine has a stain at the left edge; small, light stain at the top-right corner of the back cover; the left and right edges of the bottom of the spine have chipped off. The top-right corner of the front cover is worn. Tight binding with no cracks. Page 234 is present but detached, and the top edge has torn off. The illustration opposite page 74 has been colored in with watercolor...the pages are otherwise clean with no other condition issues found. Tiny,… Read More

Dark Horse Comics, 2014. Paperback. Used- Fine Condition. Book is clean and tight. Book shows very light shelf wear. Book has very minor bumping to top right corner of cover. Book is signed by Ron Randall on the title page. No further markings inside the book. Photos are of the book we have here at Barbed Wire Books.

Dark Horse, 2017. Used - Near Fine. Cover shows very minor shelf wear. Otherwise cover, binding, and text block are all tight, bright, and clean. A beautiful copy! Photo is of the copy we have here at Barbed Wire Books.

Dark Horse, 2017. New. Still in publisher's shrink wrap. Photo is of the copy we have at Barbed Wire Books.

IDW, 2013. Fine. DJ shows very minor shelf wear including a small crease at the top of the spine. DJ is not price clipped. Book is "as new" and appears unopened / unread. Photo is of the copy we have here at Barbed Wire Books.