GARY ARLINGTON (CONCEIVED BY) / SAN FRANCISCO COMIC BOOK COMPANY

Skull Comics No. 1

San Francisco, CA: San Francisco Comic Book Company / Rip Off Press, 1970. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. Illustrated by Irons, Sheridan, Jaxon, Schrier, and Hayes. B&W Illustrations; This comic book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some beginning rubbing and bumping. There is some light toning to the rear cover. The text pages are clean and bright, but have some generalized light toning due to the acid content of the paper. "Though horror and violence had already surfaced in some undergrounds (e. G, Bogeyman) , nothing compared to Skull Comix #1, which featured the decapitation of a naked woman and zombies on peyote, and those were mere harbingers of what was to come. Skull explored all manner of the horror genre, from interpreting the classic writings of Edgar Allan Poe to modern elucidations and hallucinations. Skull didn't venture quite so extensively as its spiritual compatriot Slow Death, so it might not be considered as broadly entertaining, but it mined the traditional horror genre unlike any other anthology in the underground. The macabre tales of H. P. Lovecraft were prominently featured in the fourth and fifth issues of the series. The series finale in issue #6 featured a gruesome, marvelous full-length epic of horror by Tom Veitch, illustrated in two parts by Greg Irons and Richard Corben.". Very Good+ .

S. Howlett-West BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 36825

Catalogue: Comic Books

Keywords: Comic Books Gary Arlington San Francisco Comic Book Company Rip Off Press Underground Comics

CONWAY, GERRY

Savage Tales Featuring Ka-Zar: Lord of the Hidden Jungle November 1974; Vol. 1, No. 7

New York, NY: Marvel Comics Group, 1974. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Comic Book. Illustrated by Boris Vallejo. Cover Art; This is an oversized comic-book. The cover art is by Boris Vallejo. The comic is in Very Good- condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The covers of the book have some bumping, rubbing and edgewear, along with some light chipping. The staples are a bit loose. The text pages are clean, but starting to tone, especially at the edges. " 2 All-New, All-Great Epics of the Savage Land, with an Extra: Brak the Barbarian in the Unspeakable Shrine.. Very Good- .

S. Howlett-West BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 44636

Catalogue: Comic Books

Keywords: Comic Books Gerry Conway Boris Vallejo Alfredo Alcala Hidden Jungle Brak The Barbarian

GRAY, HAROLD

Little Orphan Annie Bucking the World

New York, NY: Cupples & Leon Company, 1929. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by Harold Gray. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping, rubbing and fraying. There is a small circular patch of color missing from the top front corner of the book cover. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's name pencilled on the front pastedown page. "Little Orphan Annie is a daily American comic strip created by Harold Gray and syndicated by the Tribune Media Services. The strip took its name from the 1885 poem "Little Orphant Annie" by James Whitcomb Riley, and made its debut on August 5, 1924, in the New York Daily News. The plot follows the wide-ranging adventures of Annie, her dog Sandy and her benefactor Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks. Secondary characters include Punjab, the Asp and Mr. Am. The strip attracted adult readers with political commentary that targeted (among other things) organized labor, the New Deal and communism. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good .

S. Howlett-West BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 46549

Catalogue: Comic Books

Keywords: Comic Books Harold Gray Little Orphan Annie Humor

CHARLTON COMICS GROUP

Wyatt Earp, Frontier Marshal Vol. 1 No. 61

Derby, CT: Charlton Comics Group, 1965. Paperback. Color Illustrations; This comic has illustrated covers and a stapled spine. The comic is in Good only condition and was Issued without a dust jacket. The spine joints and edges, along with the corners and edges of the book covers have some rubbing, nicking and creasing, along with a couple of small chips missing. There are several burn spots to the rear cover, one of which has burned through three interior pages. The text pages are clean, but noticeably toned. "Wyatt Berry Stapp Earp (March 19, 1848 – January 13, 1929) was an American Old West gambler, a deputy sheriff in Pima County, and deputy town marshal in Tombstone, Arizona Territory, who took part in the gunfight at the O. K. Corral, during which lawmen killed three outlaw cowboys. He is often regarded as the central figure in the shootout in Tombstone, although his brother Virgil was Tombstone city marshal and Deputy U. S. Marshal that day, and had far more experience as a sheriff, constable, marshal, and soldier in combat.". Good .

S. Howlett-West BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 33787

Catalogue: Comic Books

Keywords: Comic Books Charlton Comic Group Wyatt Earp, Frontier Marshall History Americana Western Americana Comic books