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2 BudsArtBooks.com ♦ 530-273-2166 Featured New Items OVERSTREET @ 50 Five Decades of the Angouleme Exhibit Books Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide Highly Recommended. By ALIX L’ART DE JACQUES MARTIN Bob Overstreet, et al. Cover by Recommended. Contributors include . The 50-year history Gaëtan Akyüz, Stéphane Beaujean et of The Overstreet Comic Book al. Jacques Martin (1921-2010) was a Price Guide is documented and French comics artist and comic book cre- celebrated in this lush history of ator. He was one of the classic artists of “The Bible” of the comic book Tintin magazine, where he was a longtime industry. Veteran collectors, collaborator with Hergé. He is best known historians, dealers, and Bob for his series Alix. It stars an adolescent Overstreet himself detail the story boy who grows up fast fighting and surviv- of the Guide’s early days and ing one adventure after another in ancient, its importance to the vibrant pre-gunpowder Europe and Egypt, in the comic book market that exists times of Hur and chariot races, swords and gladiators. today. Includes Overstreet’s This volume is a catalog of his work, based on an exhibit at the favorite articles (1941: Comic Angoulême comics festival in . Text in French. Books Go to War; Origins of 9eArt Editions, 2018. the Dark Knight; L.B. Cole; ALIXH. HC, 10x13, 160pg, PC $80.00 Origins of Timely/Marvel), CALVO UN MAITRE DE (Wolf Cover) vintage concept art, a cover Highly Recommended. Limited, 1500. gallery spanning five decades, the complete Overstreet This is the catalogue to the museum Hall of Fame, and more. Gemstone, 2020. exhibition (“Calvo: a master of the fable”) OVER50. SC, 7x10, 320pg, PC $20.00 mounted for the Angoulême Comics Hardcover Edition: OVER50H. $30.00 Festival in January 2020. Working in ani- mation style that looks like classic Disney GROSS EXAGGERATIONS The Meshuga work from the 1940s (Calvo’s heyday), Comic Strips of Milt Gross Calvo changed the of comics with Oversized Newspaper Page size. his albums featuring animal heroes and Recommended. Presenting a powerful anti-Nazi stories, using animals comprehensive collection of the for all the players. Discover his superb major newspaper Sunday pages artwork with 150 pages of original artwork Milt Gross: Nize Baby, Count and previously unpublished documents. 9eArt Editions, 2020. Screwloose, and Dave’s Delicates- sen, along with other comic strips CALUNHW. HC, 10x14, 208pg, PC $90.00 and offerings from his popular Mouse Cover: CALUNH. $90.00 books and magazines. The king MR. LOYAL LIVRE CALVO of “screwball” comic strips, Milt Highly Recommended. Limited, 1500. Gross worked in movies In 1946, at the height of his talent, Calvo and , wrote wrote and drew this magnificent primer for humorous poetry and children, with bright colors and incredible illustrated novels, and, animation-style artwork. Joyful circus most prolifically, comic animals overflowing with vitality perform strips. Beginning in the their numbers illustrating each letter of the 1920s, his comics were alphabet (in French). This is as amazing born of the Yiddish humor as any Disney animation from the Golden in vaudeville and expand- Age...and has never been reproduced ed to lampooning all the better. Nearly all the illustrations are from the original drawings. foibles and fallacies of American life. IDW, 2020. 9eArt Editions. GROEXH. HC, 13x16, 144pg, PC $85.00 $69.00 MRLOYH. HC, 9x12, 32pg, PC $50.00 THE PULPSTER 29 MANARA ITINERAIRE D’UN MAESTRO DE PRATT A Highly Recommended. By CARAVAGE Mike Chomko, Will Murray Highly Recommended. Limited, 1500. et al. The Pulpster has two In 2019 the Angoulême comics festival in major themes this year: the France celebrated ’s fifty-year 100th anniversary of the birth career with a major exhibit of his original of author , and art. From his beginnings in Italian pulp the 100th anniversary of the comics to his biography of Caravaggio, debut of . The to his notable collaborations with Hugo annual magazine for PulpFest Pratt and , this traces is available despite PulpFest the unique career of a master of erotic being cancelled due to the art--with many examples of his very adult pandemic. It’s not a regular work. More than 150 exceptional pieces, edition, but almost twice as large as last year’s edition. including unpublished drawings, in b&w, PC and full color, Mike Chomko, 2020. superbly reproduced. Oversized art book. Text is in French. PULP29. SC, 8x11, 80pg, Text/PC $15.00 9eArt Editions, 1999. UNTAMED FRONTIERS Signed MANITH. HC, 10x13, 160pg, PC $80.00 Signed & numbered by both creators, from 350! By YOSHIHARU TSUGE ETRE SANS EXISTEA Gary A. Buckingham. Art by Daniel Parsons. An entirely Limited, 1200. This is the catalogue to new Tarzan novella, the museum exhibition (“Yoshiharu Tsuge: which takes place to be without existing”) mounted for the just before Tarzan Angoulême Comics Festival in January the Untamed, in 2020. Tsuge is a Japanese and which German mil- essayist, active in comics between 1955 itarists are coming and 1987. His works range from tales of to Africa, about to ordinary life to dream-like surrealism, and drag Tarzan into the often show his interest in traveling about Great War. Plus a Japan. This handsome catalog pays tribute second new short to the man considered the father of auto- story, introduction by Will Murray, and more. Provided biographic comics or “watakushi manga.” as the bonus publication for the 2020 ECOF/Burroughs 9eArt Editions, 2020. Convention. ECOF, 2020. YOSTH. 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BudsArtBooks.com ♦ 530-273-2166 3 PS Artbooks on Sale PRE-CODE CLASSICS THE UNSEEN Vol 1 PRE-CODE CLASSICS OF MYSTERY Vol 1 Collects #5-10 (#1-5), 1952-53. Highly Collects #1-6, 1951. Recommended. Recommended. The 1950’s--the Atomic Art by Lou Cameron, , Mike Age, the Cold War, and just before the Sekowsky et a Here comes the first vol- Space Race--and nothing could match ume of Ace Comics’ horror title, one that I the imagination like these great horror personally like quite a bit. Artist Lou Cam- comics. Some of the best non-EC horror eron is an unsung name from this time; stories came out of tiny publisher Stan- his Time Machine for dard, whose all-star artist set is his best known work, but early on he a high standard for his fellows. Both Mike was doing superior and imaginative art- Ross ( and ) work sometimes as good as a Frazetta or and offer multiple won- Williamson. And here’s Mike Sekowsky, derful Toth-style stories, inspired by the between his career beginning at Timely master. Jack Katz does his over-the-top thing. 2017. and ending up at DC Comics. 2018. PCEUN01H. HCW, 7x10, 216pg, FC $49.99 $19.95 PCW01H. HCW, 7x10, 216pg, FC $49.99 $19.95 PRE-CODE CLASSICS THE UNSEEN Vol 2 PRE-CODE CLASSICS WEIRD ADVENTURES Collects The Unseen #11-15 & Who Is THRILLERS Vol 1 Next? #5, 1953-54. Recommended. By Collects Weird Adventures #1, 1951, Alex Toth, Nicky Cardy, , and Weird Thrillers # 1-5, 1951-1952. Gene Fawcette et al. What a great time! Highly Recommended. By Frank Giaco- We loved to be scared--still do, it seems-- la, Alex Toth, , from the comfort of our own home, secure et al. Sporting what must surely be one in the knowledge that there’s no real of the finest (albeit short) runs of painted danger (or so we think). Final issues of covers, Ziff Davis’s Weird Thrillers and this excellent series from Standard, along the one-shot (numbered 10, go figure) with Who Is Next?, a suspense one-shot Weird Adventures remain one of the featuring a town terrorized by a serial field’s most overlooked entries. Until now. killer. 2018. Here also are Gene Colan, , PCEUN02H. HCW, 7x10, 216pg, FC $49.99 $19.95 Geroge Tuska, and ! These issues PRE-CODE CLASSICS TOM are in a class by themselves, as well as being some great CORBETT SPACE CADET Vol 1 sci-fi, fantasy and horror. And, oh, the covers...each one is a gem. 2016. Limited, 1700! Collects #1-7, 1952-54, PCWAT01H. HC, 7x10, 216pg, FC $59.99 $19.95 including the first three Four-Colors. Highly Recommended. By Alden PRE-CODE CLASSICS WEIRD HORRORS Vol 1 McWilliams, John Lehti, et Collects #1-5, 1952. Recommended. Art al. Al McWilliams does the inside art for by Morisi (PAM), Gus Ricca, George the first two issues. One of the great Dell Tuska, Charles et al. St. John’s titles of the early 1950s, complete with criminally overlooked Weird Horrors has stills and notes from the wildly popular a cover style that’s a riff on Marvel’s later TV show that this is based on. Incredibly and much-loved Amazing Adult Fantasy. great painted covers throughout. 2017. And believe me, you’ll have to go a long PCTCSC01H. HC, 7x10, 252pg, FC $59.99 $19.95 way to match this first volume, with work PRE-CODE CLASSICS TOM from Gus Ricca, George Tuska, Charles CORBETT SPACE CADET Vol 2 Sultan, Bob Forgione, Enrico Bagnoli, Rafael Astarita, Paul Gattuso, Don Limited, 700! #8-11 and Vol 2 #1-3, Perlin and Albert Tyler, many of whom 1954-55. Recommended. By Al McWil- are not household names though their styles deserve for liams, John Lehti, Frank Thorne, Mort them to be right up there with the very best. #3 has a hashish Meskin et al. Here we see the wonder and story! 2018. unbelievable expanse of the cosmos that PCWH01H. HC, 7x10, 184pg, FC $44.99 $19.95 surrounds us, ringed planets and moons, space pirates, lost races, and even a PRE-CODE CLASSICS WORLDS OF FEAR Vol 1 spaceship graveyard. This book is for ev- Limited, 1700! Collects #1-5, 1951-53. ery boy that lives inside every man. 2017. Highly Recommended. By Bernard PCTCSC02H. HC, 7x10, 180pg, FC Baily, George Evans, Sekowsky, Powell $59.99 $19.95 et al. From Fawcett, it’s 1952 and the best artists in the studio were working PRE-CODE CLASSICS UNKNOWN WORLD & hard to outdo the competition over at EC STRANGE STORIES FROM Comics. , Bernard Bai- ANOTHER WORLD Vol 1 ly (with some killer covers), Bob Powell Collects Unknown World #1, 1952 and (four top-drawer stories), George Evans Strange Stories from Another World (in his best EC style), Mike Sekowsky, #2-5, 1952-53. A magnificently-rendered Moe Marcus, Bob McCarty (under-rated splash page of “The Serpent Queen” with but fine arist), (Wally art by Bob McCarty, from the one-shot Wood’s studio-mate and collaborator) and painter Norman anthology Unknown World #1 (1952), Saunders! Lurid, fun horror and sci-fi. 2017. plus Strange Stories from Another World, PCWOF01H. HC, 7x10, 180pg, FC $59.99 $19.95 for four more issues (#2 to #5), every one featuring lushly painted covers by PRE-CODE CLASSICS WORLDS OF FEAR Vol 2 Norman Saunders. 2017. Limited, 700! Collects #6-10, 1952-53. PCEU01H. HCW, 7x10, 184pg, FC $44.99 $19.95 Recommended. Featuring artists and writers such as Sheldon Moldoff, Ber- PRE-CODE CLASSICS VOODOO Vol 1 nard Baily, Moe Marcus, Bob McCarty Collects #1-7, 1952-53. Recommended. (his work is this collection’s highlight, with Art by Robert Webb, Matt Baker et al. a fine story in every single issue), and Seven blood-soaked and brain-damaged Norman Saunders. 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HC, 9x12, 320pg, PC $60.00 $52.50 ny Rabbit’s last adventure with his best friend, the legendary dragon THE SEVEN LIVES OF By Vincent Bernière and Nicolas Tellop. Grahame. Simon & Schuster, 2020. Written in collaboration with some of the KENBHS. HC, 6x9, 216pg, Text/b&w $17.99 finest American and Bande Dessinée THE TALES OF KENNY RABBIT Signed journalists and legendary collaborators in Highly Recommended. the fields of art, music and film. A journey Profusely illustrated, all-ages through Jodo’s personal life, theater, life, his adventures. By Tony DiTerlizzi. rebirth as a 70s cinematic cult figure and of This adventurous hardcover boxed course, his work on Dune, the unfinished set includes Kenny & the Dragon masterpiece. Interviews, essays, illustra- (2008), and Kenny & the Book of tions and photographs including collabora- Beasts (1st edition, 2020). Kenny tions with Moebius. Humanoids, 2019. Rabbit lives in the sleepy little SEVLH. 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A success as a color comic and a test run in mag , collection of Stanislav Szu- Conan spinned off into his own magazine--with longer, more kalski’s (1893-1987) portraiture mature stories and art in b&w, behind beautiful painted covers. works, including essays and Conan took on a new savagery under Barry Windsor-Smith, background--a major survey of and . Fully painted covers by Boris this amazing mid-20th century Vallejo, Kaluta, and many others. Marvel, 2020. genius’s illustrations, , MARVASH. HC, 8x11, 224pg, FC $50.00 $39.95 and . This new edition MARVEL MONOGRAPH The Art of is upgraded and newly re-de- Highly Recommended. Mark Brooks’ photorealistic art style signed, and expanded with lends power to every character he depicts. Like Alex Ross, his images and texts never before attention to detail, his very real faces, his action sequences show published. He was a member of why he’s one of Marvel’s top cover artists. 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6 BudsArtBooks.com ♦ 530-273-2166 TAROT DEL New on Sale Recommended. By Tomas Hijo. Foreword by Guillermo del Toro. From the macabre DEMONS AND ANGELS The Mythology of world of Guillermo del Toro comes a S Clay Wilson Vol 2 deliciously twisted take on a traditional Second in the series reprinting his seventy-eight-card tarot deck. Designed best comics and chronicling his life in and illustrated by Tomás Hijo, this deck a series of prose chapters. Features features sumptuous original artwork his two solo comics, 2 and 22, strips inspired by the themes, imagery, and char- from Cocaine Comix, Knockabout, acters of some of del Toro’s most popular Weird Smut, and all his stories from films, including Pan’s Labyrinth, Crimson #6-11. Strips in MANY Peak, and The Shape of Water. obscure mags, as well as many never Insight Editions, 2020. published privately commissioned TARDEL. 88 cards, 3x6, FC $29.99 watercolors and paintings. ’S The Ultimate , 2015. History 40th Anniversary Edition PIH02H. HC, 8x11, 232pg, b&w $34.99 $17.50 Bargain Priced. Highly Recommend- See page 28 for Volume 3. ed. By , J. B. Kaufman et al. Celebrate 90 years of Mickey Mouse YOUR VIGOR FOR LIFE APPALLS ME with one of the most expansive illustrated By . A unique insight publications on the Disney universe: into a celebrated artistic mind, this behind-the-scenes shots, rare animation collection of 50 letters spans the years art, and vintage comics trace Mickey’s 1958-1977, during the course of which earliest , his comic book adven- a pensive high-school reject emerged tures, the world of Mickey merchandise into the limelight as American’s and memorabilia, with lots of cool 1930s most celebrated and controversial and 40s rarities, as well as the legendary countercultural cartoonist. Featuring Mickey Mouse Club. Excellent coverage of all the early, fun many facsimiles of Crumb’s actual Mickey with never before seen material. Taschen, 2020. handwritten letters, including many . 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BudsArtBooks.com ♦ 530-273-2166 7 UNBOUND Vol 1 Collects #1-5, complete. By David A Tale of Two Time Lords Avallone. Art by Ohta. Reality A Little Help from My Friends. Highly is shattering, the gate has been Recommended. Eisner-nominated writer opened for an invasion from the Jody Houser and artist Roberta Ingra- Great Old Ones and only model nata return for Year Two of the critically & spy Bettie Page can save the acclaimed Doctor Who comics, but the world. But first she’s reincarnated first one we’ve handled. This ties into the in the Hyborian Age, as a Red fan-favorite season 3 episode “Blink”, written Sonja-style warrior. In #2 she’s a by former showrunner Steven Moffat. The vampire, in fact, a Vampi-look-alike; 13th Doctor is back with her companions in #3 she’s on Mars with John Car- in a brand new time-traveling adventure ter; in #4 she’s a 6” tall fairy...Fun that takes her and the crew back to 1966 to stuff, nicely drawn. Complete series. Dynamite, 2020. meet her former self, still trapped without the BPU01. SC, 7x10, 128pg, FC $19.99 Tardis and fighting the Weeping Angels. Titan Comics, 2020. DOCWT. SC, 7x10, 112pg, FC $16.99 BIONIC By Koren Shadmi. Bionic is a coming-of-age tale for the digital ELVIRA MISTRESS OF THE DARK generation, taking place in the Vol 2 Elvira’s Inferno near future. It’s the story of Victor, Elvira’s temporal adventures land her in hot a geeky teenager on a hope- water! Her new nemesis sends her to the less quest to win the love of the worst place in the universe! See it all go to Hell gorgeous Patricia--but when she in the fifth exciting chapter brought to you in returns from a horrible accident Elvirascope (no special glasses required) by with astonishing new robotic parts, artist Dave Acosta (Twelve Devils Dancing) both their lives will be changed and written in Elviravision by David Avallone forever. Adult themes, nudity. (Bettie Page). Dynamite, 2019. , 2020. Mature readers. ELVIM02. SC, 7x10, 104pg, FC $17.99 $16.50 BIONI. SC, 7x10, 192pg, FC $19.99 $17.99 Vol 1 Timescream: #1-4, 20 variant THE Vol 1 covers. Recommended. ELVIM01. $17.99 $16.50 Recommended. Collects #1-4. GUNNING FOR RAMIREZ Vol 1 By Matt Hawkins. Art by Colleen By Nicolas Petrimaux. the deadliest Doran. Hundreds of millions of assassin in all of Mexico, a man with dozens healthy people worldwide contract of kills to his name, was actually a vacuum an aggressive cancer. After a repairman in Arizona? Falcon City, Arizona. leading cancer researcher loses his Jacques Ramirez works at Robotop, the lead- wife and watches his nine-year-old ing home appliance company in the Southwest daughter begin to succumb, he rac- . Jacques is efficient, thorough, es to stop a global conspiracy that and discreet. That last one is easy: he’s also could propel the world straight into mute. Two drug cartel members stumble upon WWIII. 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8 BudsArtBooks.com ♦ 530-273-2166 THE MAGICIANS Alice’s Story French Graphic Novels New Softcover edition--hardcover is sold out. Highly Recommended. LEONARDO 2 By Lev Grossman and Lilah Sturges. Highly Recommended. By The Magicians Alice’s Story is an all Stéphane Levallois. Planet Earth, new chapter set in the world of The Ma- engaged in an intergalactic conflict, gicians trilogy of novels by New York owes its salvation to the clone Times bestselling author Lev Gross- of Leonardo da Vinci and to the man, retelling the events of the first rebirth of his genius. Levallois novel through fan-favorite character draws from the painted and drawn Alice Quinn. And for me, unfamiliar with work of the Renaissance master, the series, I found it an outstanding combined with his own highly orig- stand-alone . It features inal art (similar to ), exceptionally good characterization selecting original drawings and and strong artwork. -Bud. Alice Quinn paintings by Leonardo. 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BudsArtBooks.com ♦ 530-273-2166 9 THE REGIMENT The True Story of the SAS Book 2 Comic Book Archives First published in France in 2017. Recommended. By Vincent Brugeas. Art by ABSOLUTE By Vol 1 Thomas Legrain. After the New Printing. Collects #20-34, 1984-85. disaster that was their first Oversized, Slipcase. Highly Recommended. mission, the SAS refused Art by Stephen R. Bissette, , Rick to give up, and their second Veitch, et al. Now DC Comics and Vertigo present wave of raids proved a an all-new vision of Alan Moore’s seminal tales. powerful validation of the Comprising three deluxe hardcover volumes concept behind their unit. debut completely new coloring for every page, Unfortunately, they still have many enemies at crafted by legendary color artist headquarters, and now they must capitalize on (Akira, ). This first volume includes their success. While they lack neither daring the Swamp Thing Annual #2, a monumental new nor imagination, they will have to contend with afterword from Bissette accompanied by a wealth an enemy who knows how to adapt, and learn of historic behind-the-scenes material from the to live with the terrible human cost of the war... title’s original creative team. DC Comics, 2020. Cinebook, 2020. ABS01H. HC, 9x13, 448pg, FC $99.99 $85.00 REG02. SC, 8x11, 56pg, FC $13.95 ABSOLUTE SWAMP THING By Alan Moore Vol 2 Book 1: First published in France in 2017. Collects #35-50, 1985-86. Oversized, Slipcase. REG01. $15.95 Recommended. Art by Stephen R. Bissette, John Totleben, , , Tom RONIN ISLAND Vol 3 Mandrake et al. This volume brims with horrors Series Conclusion. Collects including vampires, a werewolf #9-12, 2020. Recommended. with an unusual --and the debut of John By (Star Wars). Art ! Plus, Swamp Thing’s quest for by Giannis Milonogiannis. The self-discovery comes to its shattering conclusion, final battle for the island is and a of doom awakens an evil beyond here. Hana and Kenichi finally comprehension, bringing together Constantine, return to the home island seek- , Stranger, the Spectre and ing refuge with their new travel others.DC, 2020. companions, but are denied ABS02H. HC, 9x13, 424pg, FC $99.99 $85.00 entry by Elder Jin and the Islanders who fear the newly mutated byōnin ( who were once hu- ACCIDENTS AND OLD LACE AND OTHER STORIES By , et al. Highly Recom- mans). Caught between the Island’s defenses, the mended. The stories “Ghastly” drew Shogun’s oncoming forces, and deadly byōnin, while he was at the pinnacle of his at EC. 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10 BudsArtBooks.com ♦ 530-273-2166 Disney Archives DISNEY MASTERS Vol 12 WALT DISNEY’S Donald the Forgetful Hero Under the Polar Collected from , 1973, ‘76, WDC&S #228-235, FC #1025, 1055, 1073, ‘83 & ‘91. By . Donald Duck #68 & Dell Giant/Christmas Art by Max Monteduro, Christos Parade #26, 1959-60. By . Book 23. Kontrotis. wants Two dozen stories, including several offbeat to publish a tell-all interview with adventures with Scrooge, Gyro, Daisy & others. WWI flying ace Eddie Brickenbat- Huey, Dewey, and Louie earn a trip to the North ter. But the legendary hero has Pole in a submarine--and Donald stows away! amnesia and to cure it, Scrooge invents a flying sled! Donald’s tells Donald Duck to reenact the taking the nephews to South America. Each plane crash that caused Bricken- meticulously restored and newly colored, as batter to lose his memory! Then, in “Plantastic Voyage,” well as insightful story notes. Fantagraphics, 2020. Donald and Scrooge shrink down to the size of germs WD23H. HC, 8x10, 200pg, FC $29.99 $26.99 on a leaf. And Daisy Duck embarks on a super-secret WALT DISNEY’S DONALD DUCK Vol 18 & 19 Set mission in “The Dazzling Duck She-Venger.” Finally, Almost Gone! Collects Walt Disney’s Com- Mickey Mouse finds himself in a twisting film noir mys- ics & Stories #192-216 & more, 1956-58. tery in “The Case of the Cut-Off Calls!” Highly Recommended. By Carl Barks. Gift Fantagraphics, 2020. box set collects two volumes: In “The Lost Peg . HC, 8x10, 200pg, FC $29.99 DM12H $26.99 Leg Mine” (Vol 18), Uncle Scrooge, Donald, DISNEY MASTERS Vol 13 Mickey Mouse and the nephews are hot on the trail of a pair The Sunken City of old saddlebags filled with gold nuggets Collected from Walt Disney’s guarded by . In “The Black Pearls of Comics & Stories #197-216, Tabu Yama” (Vol 19), it’s Christmastime, and 1957-58. Highly Recommended. Donald, Uncle Scrooge, and the nephews are Art by . 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24 BudsArtBooks.com ♦ 530-273-2166 THE SPIRIT An 80th Anniversary Celebration TIMELY’S GREATEST The Golden Age New bargain-priced format. Our Simon & Kirby Omnibus By Will Highest Recommendation. Our Highest Recommendation. Joe Eisner. Introduction by . Simon and Jack Kirby created some Celebrate the 80th anniversary of Will of the 1940s’ most enduring creations, Eisner’s The Spirit with this best-of first at Timely and later at DC. Here is collection from Clover. 10 stories, five of their entire Timely output--all the ma- them with all-new coloring. Each story terial they contributed to from: Captain was hand-picked and is introduced by America #1-10, Marvel Mystery (the Vi- the likes of Paul Levitz, Denis Kitchen, sion) #12-25, USA #1--3, , , Craig #2, Young Allies #1; Mystic Comics #7, Yoe and others! Plus five pages of Spirit the incredibly rare Red #1 and pin-up art by Eisner. Clover Press, 2020. more. Marvel, 2019. . SC, 7x10, 80pg, PC SPIR80 $12.99 TIMGASKH. HCW, 8x11, 840pg, PC $150.00 $125.00 STARGIRL By Geoff Johns The Golden Age Sub-Mariner by Bill Everett--The Post- Art by Lee Moder, et al. War Years Omnibus: TIMGSPH. $125.00 $105.00 Courtney Whitmore’s new stepfather, , was once a costumed adventurer The Pre-War Years Omnibus: called Stripesy--sidekick to the Golden TIMGASH. $150.00 $125.00 Age’s Star-Spangled Kid. Finding the Kid’s costume, Courtney decides to modify it for herself and become the new Star-Span- Comic Strip Collections gled Kid--allowing her to fight crime and BARNABY Vol 1 annoy her stepdad at the same time! Daily Strips, 1942-43. DC Comics, 2020. Recommended. The long-lost . SC, 7x10, 416pg, FC $34.99 STARJG $29.99 comic strip masterpiece by - STEVE DITKO ARCHIVES Vol 1 Strange Suspense ett Johnson, legendary children’s Highly Recommended. Editing book author and creator of Harold and introduction by Blake Bell. and the Purple Crayon, collected Full-color reprints of every story from in full! Here is Barnaby’s talking dog and Fairy Godfather, Mr. those first two years of his career, O’Malley. Fantasy characters that clearly set the standard 1953-54. Beginning with Ditko’s very for Calvin and his invisible (to everyone but him) pet tiger, first story, in Fantastic Fears, to his short Hobbes. Here the fantastic and the surreal meld perfectly. stint in the /Jack Kirby studio, Fantagraphics, 2013. appearances in their Black Magic, to Dit- BAR01H. HCW, 11x7, 320pg, b&w $35.00 $17.50 ko’s eventual encampment at Charlton BARNABY Vol 3 Comics in 1954. Fantagraphics, 2014. Daily Strips, 1946-47. . SC, 7x9, 238pg, FC SRA01 Recommended. By Crockett $28.99 $14.50 Johnson. In its combination of STEVE DITKO ARCHIVES Vol 6 Outer Limits Crockett Johnson’s sly wit and 1958-59. Highly Recommended. O’Malley’s amiable windbaggery, By Steve Ditko. Edited by Blake Bell. a child’s feeling of wonder and an Pre-Marvel Ditko! Suspense and mystery adult’s wariness, highly literate jokes and a keen eye for the stories, quintessential space travel epics. ridiculous, Barnaby is a classic. Fantagraphics, 2016. Ditko rocketed into the vast outer reaches BAR03H. HCW, 11x7, 371pg, b&w $39.99 $19.99 of the universe to craft tales that tapped Vol 2 Daily Strips, 1944-45. BAR02H. $39.99 $19.99 into the fears and aspirations of middle America coming to terms with the Cold CASEY RUGGLES A Saga of the West Vol 1 War and the beginning of the space race. Special Sale Price 1949- All from the Charlton group like Space 55. Highly Recommended. Adventures, Outer Space, , is a rare artist’s artist. Unusual Tales. Fantagraphics, 2016. His assistants were also talented: SRA06H. HCW, 7x10, 216pg, FC $39.99 $19.99 (Superman artist), Edmond Good, Alex Toth, and the SUPERMAN The Golden Age Omnibus Vol 1 super DC creator . New edition. Collects Quality stories AND quality artwork. #1-31, Superman #1-7 and New York Casey Ruggles is a smart and brave World’s Fair Comics #1-2, 1938-40. adventurer, in and out of scrapes with nefarious villains and Our Highest Recommendation. By beautiful women. Classic Comics Press, 2018. . Art by , with CASR01H. HCW, 12x9, 336pg, FC $59.95 $24.95 Jack Burnley and . Fore- word and afterword by .This DONDI Vol 1 & 2 Set collects every single Superman story Sep 1955-Mar 57. Two-book from the fabled origin on for three full set. By Gus Epson and Irwin years--1938 to December, 1940! Here is Hasen. This won the National Car- the original Superman, who could only toonists Society Award for Best Story leap, not fly, and was operating way Strip in 1961 and 1962. Follow the outside the law. DC, 2019. refugee Dondi, who starts as orphan SG01H. HC, 8x12, 784pg, FC $99.99 $85.00 friend to G.I.s in Europe, and comes to America with the eternal hope for a better future. WALLY WOOD DARE-DEVIL ACES Classic Comics Press, 2007. Nearly 200 Highly Recommended. DNDP. SC, 11x8, 263pg, b&w $46.90 $19.95 pages spanning Wally Wood’s career, most never before collected, from titles I GO POGO like Avon’s Captain Savage and U.S. Facsimile of the 1952 first edition. Paratroops, DC’s All American Men Highly Recommended. By Walt Kelly. of War, Charlton’s War & Attack and This compilation features comics from D-Day, Harvey’s Warfront, Fight The the election year of 1952, during which Enemy,Total War and Blazing Combat. Pogo’s neighbors encouraged the reluc- Plus two full-length Steve Ditko & Wood tant possum to run for president. Their adult-themed Cannon stories, commen- rallying cry, “I Go Pogo,” parodied Dwight tary by J. David Spurlock, and more. D. Eisenhower’s “I Like Ike” slogan and , 2018. provided real-life fans with a write-in WALDA. SC, 8x11, 180pg, FC $24.95 candidate. Kelly’s sly humor and flair for creative language replete with malaprop- Hardcover: WALDAH. $39.95 isms and nonsense verse retain their imaginative verve for Deluxe Edition:Slipcase, 16-page bonus. comics enthusiasts of the twenty-first century. Dover, 2019. WALDAD. $69.95 IGOPO. SC, 6x9, 180pg, b&w $14.95

BudsArtBooks.com ♦ 530-273-2166 25 KING OF THE COMICS 100 Years of King Features WARREN TUFTS’ COMPLETE LANCE 1955-1960 New softcover edition of the sold-out Our Highest Recommendation. 2015 hardcover. Highly Recommend- Warren Tuft’s masterpiece ed. This is a centennial birthday bash Lance includes the entire run of this hosted by Dean Mullaney, Bruce magnificent comic strip in one volume Canwell, and Brian Walker, with with the Sundays in full glorious color! contributions by eight others. Tons of Each daily and Sunday has been ephemera, cool agency ads, Christmas beautifully restored by Manuel Caldas. cards, promotional drawings etc. Nomi- Also included in this volume: an in- nated For Two Eisner Awards. King was depth analysis of Tufts’ work on Lance the home for Buz Sawyer! Maggie & by Zoran Djukanovic, biographical and more. IDW, 2018. information, and more! This is one of KINC. SC, 9x12, 308pg, FC $39.99 $34.99 the best Sunday adventure strips you will ever see. MR. TWEE DEEDLE RAGGEDY Classic Comics Press, 2018. ANN’S SPRIGHTLY COUSIN WARTH. HC, 9x12, 368pg, FC $100.00 $55.00 Highly Recommended. By Johnny Gruelle. Edited by Rick Marschall. ZORRO The Dailies Signed Gruelle’s painterly color makes every Signed by . Highly page look like it was created on a can- Recommended. By Don McGregor. vas. Here we have Nemo mixed with the Art by Thomas Yeates, with Tod of Oz. Mr. Twee Deedle is a mag- Smith. Due to a special arrange- ical wood sprite who befriends the strip’s ment with the publisher, we have two human children. Gruelle depicts a this wonderful book, published in charming, fantastical child’s world, filled 2001, back in stock, discounted, with light whimsy and outlandish fantasy. and signed by artist Thomas Yeates (Prince Valiant). This Fantagraphics, 2012. collects the first year of a new Zorro newspaper strip, both MRTH. HC, 14x18, 128pg, FC $75.00 $24.99 dailies and Sundays, gorgeously illustrated. Image, 2001. ZORDA. SC, 11x8, 232pg, b&w $18.95 $14.95 PEANUTS The Complete Peanuts Vol 3 1955-56. Highly Recom- mended. By Charles M. Comic Reference & How-To Schulz. Linus learns to talk, Snoopy begins to explore his BATMAN The Definitive History of The Dark eccentricities, ’s unrequited Knight in Comics, Film and Beyond crush on Schroeder takes final Massive! For the first time, this deluxe shape, and Charlie Brown be- volume tells the complete story of comes... well, even more Charlie Batman and the many forms he’s taken throughout the years across comics, Brown-ish! Introduction by Matt TV, animation, film, video games, and Groening (). Fantagraphics, 2014. beyond. Exclusive commentary by key CP03. SC, 8x6, 320pg, b&w $22.99 $10.99 creators, including Neal Adams, Tim PRINCE VALIANT Vol 21 Burton, , , Sunday Pages, 1977-78. Recommend- , Grant Morrison, Julie ed. Written by , art by John Newmar, Christopher Nolan, Joel Cullen Murphy. Arn and Court Sir Schumacher, , and Zack Dinadan travel to France cleanse the Snyder. Insight Editions, 2019. country’s troubadours of scum. Val accom- BATDEH. HC, 9x13, 400pg, FC $75.00 $65.00 panies the Gunther of Germany to recover stolen holy relics and claim a wife in Je- COMIC BOOK CREATOR #22 rusalem. A Persian forces Queen All-new P. Craig Russell cover, and Aleta to seek refuge in a hidden city ruled it’s great. Highly Recommended. by women. Val competes in tournaments Edited by Jon B. Cooke. A career-span- but a tragic death impacts a member of ning, intimate interview (with photos and Val’s family. Plus: more dazzling commercial illustration work a gallery of PCR’s finest artwork) withP. . Next, almost completely by Hal Foster. Fantagraphics, 2020. Craig Russell unknown work of , on PV21H. HCW, 10x14, 112pg, FC $34.99 $27.95 Frank Quitely a Radisson hotel’s walls in Scotland! See our website for more volumes of Prince Valiant. Jeff Gelb says goodbye to writer Bill DAILIES Vol 1 Schelly. And more. TwoMorrows, 2020. Mature Readers. Special Sale Price Dailies, CBCR22. Magazine, 8x11, 84pg, FC $9.95 1948-49. Highly Recom- See our website (or inquire) for more Comic Book mended. By Frank Godwin. This Creator. follows the adventures of orphan Rusty Riley and his faithful dog, COMICS JOURNAL LIBRARY Flip. Leaving the orphanage, Rusty Vol 8 The EC Artists Part 1 is hired by wealthy racehorse Highly Recommended. By Gary owner Mr. Miles in the Bluegrass Groth. Archival interviews with region of Kentucky. Soon Rusty is thrust into the world of Harvey Kurtzman, , EC horse racing--as well as danger, lost treasure, criminals, and and Mad publisher Bill Gaines, and a beautiful comrade! Introduction by , inter- many more, as well as contemporary view with Frank Godwin’ s daughter Diane, plus a number of interviews with Mad artists, are reprinted Godwin illustrations! Classic Comics Press, 2013. in the first of a beautifully packaged RR01H. HC, 8x10, 344pg, PC $49.95 $19.95 two-volume set. Plus conversations with EC legends Will Elder, Al Feldstein, Joe Kubert, et al. Fantagraphics, 2013. SUPERMAN THE SILVER AGE CJL08. SC, 10x12, 192 pg, PC $28.99 $14.50 SUNDAYS Vol 2 1963-1966 Introduction by . Recom- DC COMPANION DUO BUNDLE mended. By Jerry Siegel. Art by Wayne Recommended. By Keith Davis Boring. 15 classic adventures. The and Doug Zawisza. Two great imp Mr. Mxyzptlk returns; Superman Companion books on special! The becomes Super-Cop when ’s Flash Companion recounts the scarlet entire police force is disabled; helps a speedster’s evolution from the Golden planet of blind people regain their sight, Age to the 21st century. And the Hawk- but loses his own powers; travels back man Companion features interviews in time with ; reunites with the and commentary from many who have mermaid Lori Lemaris; and more. IDW, 2019. helped Hawkman soar through the SUSS02H. HC, 9x12, 184pg, FC $49.99 $39.99 ages! Profusely illustrated with covers, splash pages and special artwork. TwoMorrows, 2008. Vol 1 1959-1963: 18 Adventures. SUSS01H. $49.99 $39.99 DCCOMP. SC, 8x11, 424pg, b&w $51.80 $29.95

26 BudsArtBooks.com ♦ 530-273-2166 THE PHANTOM UNMASKED America’s First At last, a thorough look at this worldwide phenomenon. Recommended. By Kevin Patrick. Making its debut as an American newspaper comic strip in 1936, The Phantom was the forerunner of the comic-book superhero genre. Superman was the first costumed hero with super powers..butThe Phantom was the first costumed hero. Despite its American origins, The Phantom comic strip has enjoyed far greater popularity with international audiences. University of Iowa, 2018. PHAUN. SC, 6x9, 258pg, Text Only $25.00 Pulps & Pulp Fiction BOOKERY’S GUIDE TO PULPS & RELATED STAN LEE’S ALLIANCES A Trick of Light MAGAZINES Second Edition By Stan Lee and Kat Rosenfield. One of the last Highly Recommended. By Tim creative acts of a master storyteller, this was first Cotrill. Foreword by Jim Steranko. introduced as a best-selling audiobook. The first The new 2020 edition of the most book edition features exclusive content, including complete data bonus chapters. “A wild but inventive introduction and price guide reference in print. to a new intergalactic struggle that promises Updated values as well as an more adventures to come.” -Kirkus Reviews. all-new color selection of classic Mariner Books, 2020. pulp covers and a comprehensive STATR. SC, 5x8, 352pg, Text Only $16.99 grading guide. Includes all pulp TARZAN AND THE CANNIBAL KING magazines, publishers, number of Deluxe Signed issues, major authors and cover Signed by Jake Saunders, Zavier Cabarga, artists, articles, and appendix. Ivy Press, 2020. Alex Niño, and Jim Gerlach. Limited, 300. BOOKGP. SC, 8x11, 332pg, PC $39.95 Highly Recommended. By Jake Saunders. CARSON OF VENUS The Edge of All Worlds Art by Alex Niño. An entirely new Tarzan novel, Bonus Novelette “ written by the author of Tarzan and the Martian Dark of the Sun” by Christopher Legion, with nine color paintings (three dou- Paul Carey. By Matt Betts. The ble-page fold outs), black and white spot illustra- first in a series of all-new novels tions and a full color wraparound dust jacket by expanding ERB worlds. When Alex Niño. Finely printed letterpress title page, a mysterious enemy attacks his color map endpapers, smyth-sewn and cased in adopted nation of Korva, Earthman Italian book cloth. Bound in green cloth with gold Carson Napier discovers his own embossed titles. ERB Books, 2017. arrival on Venus years ago may TARCKD. HC, 8x10, 256pg, PC $69.99 have unknowingly triggered the Regular Edition: Limited, 1700. TARCKH. $49.99 strike. The invaders’ trail of death and destruction sends Carson and his beloved princess Duare into battle. ERB, Inc, 2020. Statues & Fun Stuff CARSV. SC, 6x9, 252pg, Text Only $19.95 JOSEPH MICHAEL LINSNER’S DAWN Statue Hardcover W/Bonus Novelette: CARSVH. $34.95 Numbered from 705. Good Girl artist Linsner presents Dawn as an excellent new statue packed The Complete Paperback with fine detail and brilliant coloring. With sculpting Library Vol 1 by Steve Kiwus of RVCKVS International, and By Marilyn Ross. The classic guidance from her creator, Dynamite has spared no very first novel, first published by detail. Resin casting, hand painted, 12 inches high, Paperback Library in 1966. Hermes 6 inches in diameter. Beautifully illustrated large box. Press plans to reprint all 32 titles. Dynamite, 2018. Features the original painted art- JOSDA. 12” tall, FC $189.99 work on the cover. Victoria Winters accepts the offer to come to the DAWN FEMME FATALE GODDESS Collins House as governess. She PVC Diorama Statue becomes the target of someone in Recommended. Sculpted by Sam Greenwell. The the house determined to destroy ephemeral Dawn of Joseph Michael Linsner’s her. Hermes Press, 2020. comic books, returns as this 9-inch sculpture of her DARS01. SC, 6x9, 144pg, Text Only $14.99 in her Executive Goddess attire! Made of high-quality plastic with collectible-quality paint applications, this Vols 2-6: DARS02, S03, etc. ea: $14.99 statue comes packaged in a full-color window (on 3 DIGEST ENTHUSIAST Vol 11 sides) box. Diamond Select Toys, 2018. Recommended. By Steve Carper DAWFF. 9” tall, FC $55.00 and Peter Enfantino. Edited by Richard Krauss. Interviews with DC BOMBSHELLS MARY SHAZAM! Statue Numbered & limited, 5000. Recommended. The Janice Law, Paul D. Marks, and favorite youngster of the is now a Jeff Vorzimmer. Peter Enfantino drum major and the newest addition to the DC summarizes 1954’s final issues of Bombshells statue line. OK, ok, she’s now Mary Manhunt. Vince Nowell, Jr. grap- Shazam, according to DC. But this still captures ples with Beyond Infinity. And more. that Fawcett magic that fans so love from the Larque Press, 2020. 1940s, at least I think so as a fan myself. Except DIGE11. SC, 5x8, 160pg, Text/b&w that little is now a beautiful young $18.99 lady, with a winning smile and a salute to her fans. See our website (or inquire) for more Digest En- Designed by Lucia, sculpted by Tim Miller. thusiast. DC, 2019. DOC SAVAGE CLASSIC SUPERPACK #1 DCMS. 10.4” tall, FC $135.00 The Fortress of Solitude Collection DALI TAROT CARDS Volume 1-4 plus 2 prints. Deluxe folding traycase in velour, cards and Prints by Walter Baumhofer book. By Salvado Dali. Oversized boxed set of 78 & Robert G. Harris. Highly Rec- cards, previously done only as a limited edition in ommended. Sanctum assembles 1984. 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ERIC STANTON & THE HISTORY OF THE BIZARRE CALENDAR GIRLS, SEX GODDESSES, AND UNDERGROUND PIN-UP QUEENS OF THE 40S, 50S, AND 60S Recommended. By Richard Pérez Vintage full color pin-up photogra- Seves. Tracing the rise of commercial phy, 1940s-1960s. Highly Recom- fetish art from its shadowy beginnings mended. By the 1940s, the pin-up in the 1940s to its acceptance in phenomenon sold millions of calendars the 1970s, this illustrated biography and magazines--nudes, but provoca- explores the unconventional life and art tive, never explicit, flirtatious but also of Eric Stanton, a pioneering sexual freespirited. The images never crossed fantasist who helped shape the move- a certain moral line. From Bettie Page, ment. With more than 400 rare images, to June Wilkinson, including all of his paperback covers Diane Webber to Hollywood actresses and many strips including the infamous moonlighting for some extra money. Schiffer, 2019. “Sweeter Gwendoline” with Steve Ditko. Includes his infa- CALGH. HCW, 8x10, 400pg, FC $50.00 $42.50 mous circle of associates: Irving Klaw, John Willie, Bettie PINUPS PAST AND PRESENT Page, and Gene Bilbrew. Schiffer, 2018.Mature Readers. Bargain Priced & Entirely New! ERICSH. HC, 7x10, 288pg, PC $29.99 $26.99 Highly Recommended. By Jim Silke. TIJUANA BIBLES Art and Wit in America’s Forbid- Introduction by Nathalie Rattner. With den Funnies 1930s-1950s Hardcover more than 100 artists from the United By Bob Adelman. Introduction States, Europe, Australia, Japan, and by . These , a new unrivaled look at every under-the-counter mini-comics different direction pin-up art design had movie stars, comic strip has taken since the heady days of heroes, even gangsters engaged Bettie Page. More than 200 images: in explicit sex with males and fe- Gil Elvgren and Olivia De Berardinis, males, with exaggerated cartoony Patrick Nagel, and others. Every image has a caption with style. From Donald Duck to Flash details. Chartwell Books, 2018. Mature Readers. Gordon, Mae West to ... PINPASH. HCW, 9x11, 176 pg, FC $17.99 it’s everyone doing the nasty. Includes excellent articles and a complete bibliography. Simon & Schuster, 1997. BELGIAN LACE FROM HELL The Adult Material. Mythology of S Clay Wilson Vol 3 TIJUAH. HC, 12x9, 160pg, b&w $24.00 1990-2017. Edited by Patrick Rosenkranz. All his work from Zap TOKYO SWEET GWENDOLINE By Hajime Soraya- Comix #12 through #15; stories pub- Explicit and Kinky. ma, Katsuya Terada et al. A reunion lished in Taboo; Meadows from ; of the world famous masters of erotic illustrations for Grimm and Andersen art: fairy tales; book jackets and album cov- Hajime Sorayama, Rockin’ Jelly and , creators of ers. Plus, dozens of privately commis- Bean Katsuya Terada Pussycat! Kill! Kill! Kill! reunite to bring sioned paintings and the inside story of fans Tokyo Sweet Gwendoline. With a his outrageous life and tragic accident. nod to fetish photographer John Willie Fantagraphics, 2017. Adult Material. and his legendary fetish magazine Bi- PIH03H. HC, 8x11, 224pg, b&w $34.99 $17.50 zarre, which established the aesthetic of See volume 2 on page 7. modern bondage, these three legends CAVEWOMAN HABROK’S WITCH Nude Cover D express bondage fetish fantasy worlds in their own style, Limited, 450. Art & story by Devon including 60 artworks in full color and large sized, in this over- Massey. Cover by Budd Root. After defeat- sized deluxe softcover. Pan-Exotica, 2018. Adult Material. ing Meriem, Asa Habrok takes his trophy TOKSW. SC, 10x14, 72pg, FC $49.95 back to his barbaric home world. She encounters a threat even more dangerous Nude & Erotic Photography than the Iron Hawk--his mate. Bagged and boarded. Amryl, 2020. Mature Readers. FETISH FASHION CAVHWD. Comic, 7x10, 24pg, b&w Recommended. A massive new $12.00 collection with 480 amazing full- HABROK’S WITCH Nude Cover E and double-page photographs.The Limited, 450. CAVHWE. $12.00 best creations from 39 international designers are collected --latex, CAVEWOMAN SPELLBINDER Nude Cover D pasties, high heels, BDSM outfits, Limited, 450. Art & story by Devon masks, stylized hair, great vintage Massey. Cover by Budd Root. Meriem has & retro settings. From cosplay to fallen under the spell of Habrok’s consort bondage, from sex to the Sambra the Witch. Bagged and boarded ultimate in latex fetish scenes. An amazing array of different with certificate of authenticity. Amryl, 2020. girls, different nationalities, settings, expressions, this covers Mature Readers. the spectrum and then some you might never have imagined. CAVSPD. Comic, 7x10, 24pg, b&w $12.00 “An indispensable source of inspiration for every fetish fan.” See our website (or inquire) for more Some full nudity. Konemann, 2019. Mature Readers. Cavewoman. FETFAH. HC, 10x10, 480pg, FC $29.95 INNER CITY ROMANCE HISTORY OF SEXUAL PUNISHMENT IN PICTURES By Guy Colwell. Guy Colwell’s Inner 300 years of erotic spanking in pictures. City Romance trod new territory for From the punishments of classical times to , filled with stories today’s pornographic role-play. A vintage about prison, black culture, ghetto life, look at pain and pleasure, including rare the sex trade, and radical activism. It work from the 1940s, 50s and 60s, and portrayed the unpleasant realities of life what looks like some by John Willie. A in the inner city, where opportunities variety of bondage devices--which willing were limited and being on the lowest ladies bond to them--are also part of the rung of the economic ladder meant that wide-ranging overview. Perhaps 10 to 20% one’s vision of the American dream of the images are drawn. An outspoken was more about survival than lifestyle work with a unique collection of images. choices. Graphic sex; Colwell may be best known for his adult Ouch! very good. Introduction and chapter series, Doll. Fantagraphics, 2015. Adult Material. by chapter notes in English, French, Dutch, Spanish and INNC. SC, 8x10, 192 pg, b&w $24.99 $12.50 Italian. Goliath, 2019. Adult Material. HISEXH. HCW, 4x7, 272 pg, b&w $34.99 $29.99

28 BudsArtBooks.com ♦ 530-273-2166 THE LITTLE BOOK OF LEGS Recommended. Edited by Dian Hanson. Legs was a monster, nearly seven pounds. Packed with shapely legs spanning six decades, from the first shy emergence of the ankle in the 1910s, through the rolled stockings and rouged knees of the 1920s, to the Betty Grable ‘40s, the stockinged and stilettoed ‘50s, on into the sexually liberated ‘60s and ‘70s. 100 of the choicest photos from the original volume, as well as 38 new photos, from Betty Grable to Bettie Page. Taschen, 2019. Adult Material. LBLG. SC, 5x7, 194pg, PC $10.00 MORE DIRTY GIRLS HAVING FUN By Ellen Stagg. Photographer Ellen Stagg once again shows what makes her suc- cessful. Extremely seductive snapshots of lasciviously self-confident girls and passionate girl-girl action. Explicit show-all shots of single girls, girls together, ladies showing off themselves to the viewer, 2021 Calendars couples teasing the viewer. Girls on couches, chairs, pulling their tops down, We listed every one in our Holiday catalog in their bottoms up, posing in doorways and October/November, and they are running out windows, many outside in sunlit settings. Goliath, 2019. now after the new year. You can see what’s MOREDGH. HC, 6x9, 272 pg, FC $44.99 $39.99 left, many still, by going online and search- MS. SANDS PEEP SHOW ing “2021.” We were restocking them as late Uncensored & Beautifully Sexy By Ms. Sands. Drop-dead gorgeous girls as early December, so we’d have as many strip and pose in their favorite “sweet noth- as possible for at least some of January. ing” over a series of pictures. No modesty here, showing off their mischievous and exuberant sides, and bodies to be proud of--from amazing breasts to shaved nether regions. Whether it’s see-through bras, lace corsets, seductive tights, teasing hot pants or skimpy thongs--they disrobe piece by piece. More than 500 high-quality photographs. Goliath, 2019. Adult Material. PEEPSH. HCW, 6x8, 240pg, FC $44.99 $39.99 TOM KELLEY’S STUDIO Visionary Color Nude Photography: 1940s-1970s. Highly Recommend- ed. By Peter Doggett. Edited by Tom Kelley Jr and Tony Nourmand. In 1948, celebrity photographer Tom Kelley took a photograph of an out-of-work actress; it’s here on the cover. That actress was Marilyn Monroe. In 1953, this became Playboy’s first-ever centerfold. This is but one image from a vast, previously unseen archive of Kelley’s visionary nude photography, wonderful period pieces, often staged with fun backdrops, with each model identified. Reel Art, 2014. Mature Readers. TKSH. HCW, 10x12, 288pg, FC $49.95 A VISUAL HISTORY OF LOVEMAKING TOYS By Richard Battenberg. This pocket-sized reference to 500 years of pornographic history of sex with accessories, explained and richly illustrated. Scientific, raunchy, informative, and hot. The collected dil- do-in-action, and other sex toys, from early illustrations to photos taken in the early 20th century to the present day. Chapters: Sex Machines, Double Dongs, Pegging, Vibrators, Butt-Plugs, Strap-Ons. Subscribe! Goliath, 2019. Adult Material. VISUH. SC, 4x7, 256pg, b&w $39.99 $34.99 Receive our Email Newsletter every Friday. Find WOMEN OF THE SUN Bunny Yeager in Mexico out about all new arrivals and limited-time offers, Highly Recommended. Pioneer pho- plus special News & Notes. Bud writes every tographer Bunny Yeager, lauded for her word and personally recommends his favorites. collaborations with pin-up legend Bettie Go to our website and sign up or call for assis- Page, began her career as a model her- tance. self, then shot Playboy centerfold girls and gorgeous models. This handsome NO EMAIL? NO PROBLEM! You can request our new coffee-table hardcover showcases print newsletter (every 2 weeks). Call us or mail a stunning collection of unique photos us your request and we will add you to our mail- shot south of the border during the mid-1960s that has remained largely un- ing list. seen--until now. Over 200 rare images in both color and b&w. Cult Epics, 2020. Mature Readers. www.BudsArtBooks.com WOSUH. HC, 9x11, 200pg, PC $59.95 $49.95

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THE DINOSAURS DELUXE The beautiful and bizarre imagery of Signed & Limited 797/1000. By William this popular Polish surrealist is now Stout Drawings and commentary de- collected in an elegantly designed scribe the world of the dinosaur and how treasury. Morpheus International, 1998. dinosaurs moved, ate, lived, and died. Condition: Fine. There is a tear on Bantam Books, 1981. Out of Print. the top left corner of the dust jacket Condition: Very Fine book with Very and a crease on the back. There is Good slipcase. Small scuffs on front also an indentation on the back cover cover and tight binding. Slipcase has that matches up with the crease on significant bump on corner and damp the jacket. stain. RB1390. HC, 10x12, 72pg, FC $170.00 $125.00 RB1249. HC, 9x11, 176 pg, PC $150.00 THE BETTY PAGES 1-6, #8 SET PROMETHEAN ENTERPRISES Published by Greg Theakston. This set (ALL KINES COMICS) #4 contains The Betty Pages issues #1-6, Publisher File Copy. Highly Recom- #8, and the first issue of MovieStar News mended. Created by Bud Plant, Jim Betty Page: Queen of Curves. All issues Vadeboncoeur, Jr. and Al Davoren. come in a protective plastic bag. Pure Our underground/comic art fanzine Imagination, 1988-1991. Out of Print. published from 1969-1975. Cover Condition: Fine to Very Fine. Slight by Bob Zoell. backcover. cover wear and light thumbing. Wonderful spoof “Comic Book Fans” by Mature Readers. Vince Davis, “Blast the Rats,” one of the RB1354. Magazine, 5x8, 66pg each, b&w earliest articles on pre-code crime com- $300.00 ics. Edition size was probably 1500. Promethean Enterprises, BETTIE PAGE The Life of a Pin-Up Legend-Signed 1971. Out of Print. Condition: Very Fine. Slight cover wear by Dave Stevens on spine, tiny bump on the top right corner. RB1039. SC, 8x11, 76pg, b&w $125.00 Signed by Dave Stevens on the half-title page. First printing. The STEPHEN KING’S THE STAND PORTFOLIO BY ultimate girl-next-door, and one of the BERNI WRIGHTSON most popular Playboy centerfolds, Bet- illustrated King’s clas- tie Page challenged the conservative sic novel with 12 of his best pen & ink 1950s, posing as a fierce dominatrix drawings since his work on Frankenstein. among many other fetish scenari- This portfolio captures all of the art in os, from bondage and spanking, to almost original size half-tone prints. 12 just looking good in high heels and Large Prints enclosed within a Silver Foil nylons. And sometimes nothing else. Stamped Blue Folder. Glimmer Graphics, 500 photos. General Publishing Group, 1996. Out of Print. 1991. Out of Print. Condition: Fine Condition: Very Fine. Fresh a copy as you will find, with Prints. Very Good Envelope. Spine on no flaws at all. the folder has dirt stains and cover RB1042. HC, 9x11, 288pg, PC $250.00 $200.00 has numerous scuffs. Prints are per- KRONOTEKO ART OF fect except a half inch crease in the bottom left corner. First Edition. By Syd Mead. RB1512. 13x17, 12pg, b&w $200.00 Profusely illustrated in color. Text #2 in English. From the man whose By Wallace Wood, , Harvey design concepts made the motion Kurtzman, Warren Sattler, Reed Cran- pictures “Star Trek: The Motion dell, et al. Published by renowned artist Picture”, “Tron”, “Blade Runner”, Wallace Wood, Witzend is a critically “2010”, and anime like “Gundam”. acclaimed fanzine showcasing some This book is comprised completely of the best artists of the era. Issue #2 of illustrations on glossy heavy includes: by Gray Morrow, Hey paper stock and it is beautifully printed. This is a definitive Look (by Harvey Kurtzman, Feeble collection up to 1991 from the legendary designer. Bandai Co, Fable by Warren Sattler, Edgar Rice 1991. Out of Print. Condition: Fine. Cover has some light Burroughs portfolio by Reed Crandall, scuffing. 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