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Info: Your browser does not accept cookies. If you want to put products into your cart and purchase them you need to enable cookies. BrowseVintage Comics Fantagraphics is pleased to present collections of the finest comic book art and artists from the pioneering days of comic books in the middle decades of the 20th Century (and scholarly writing thereon). These lovingly-restored, beautifully-designed tomes present the best and most noteworthy work from the era, in genres ranging from superheroes to horror to crime to romance to humor. These books will hone your appreciation of the exciting and groundbreaking stories and artwork from the early days of comic books — not to mention providing a lot of fun reading! 
Squa Tront #13
John Benson, ed. The story behind Basil Wolverton’s first EC art; Howard Nostrand’s last interview; art from the unpublished third issue of Flip; Jack Davis’s WWII cartoons; plus EC era art by a host of greats.
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$9.99 
Strange and Stranger: The World of Steve Ditko
Blake Bell The first critical retrospective of the work of the reclusive Spider-Man co-creator traces his life and career, his stylistic innovations, and his philosophical principles, in a lushly-illustrated coffee-table book.
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$39.99 
Strange Suspense: The Steve Ditko Archives Vol. 1
Before Spider-Man and Dr. Strange, Steve Ditko conjured horrors at his drawing table. Pre-Code work from his first 2 years in the industry. Sold out, but available digitally from comiXology.
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$39.99 ![Sucker Bait and Other Stories (The EC Comics Library) [Oct. 2013]](http://www.fantagraphics.com/components/com_virtuemart/show_image_in_imgtag.php?filename=329f6261892285c2f04e958a8f57e98e.jpg&newxsize=145&newysize=&fileout= "Sucker Bait and Other Stories (The EC Comics Library) [Oct. 2013]")
Sucker Bait and Other Stories (The EC Comics Library) [Oct. 2013]
Graham Ingels, Al Feldstein et al. 25 classic horror stories involving swamps, maniacs, and dismemberment by the artist so good at gruesome, grisly depictions of the endless corruption of flesh and nature he earned the nickname "Ghastly."
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$28.99 
Supermen! The First Wave of Comic Book Heroes 1936-1941
An indispensable collection of comic book heroes from the best and the brightest of the first generation, including Jack Cole, Will Eisner, Bill Everett, Lou Fine, Fletcher Hanks, Jack Kirby, Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster, and Basil Wolverton.
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$26.99 ![Tales of Terror! [Hardcover Ed. - Sold Out]](http://www.fantagraphics.com/components/com_virtuemart/show_image_in_imgtag.php?filename=bookcover_tterrh.jpg&newxsize=145&newysize=&fileout= "Tales of Terror! [Hardcover Ed. - Sold Out]")
Tales of Terror! [Hardcover Ed. - Sold Out]
Grant Geissman & Fred Von Bernewitz An exhaustive compendium of EC Comics-related information, with hard-to-find interviews, rare art, a transcript of Bill Gaines' Senate Subcommittee testimony, and a full-color cover gallery checklist!
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$39.95 
The Art of Joe Kubert
Bill Schelly, ed. A deluxe, full-color coffee table book that honors this legendary creator with beautifully reproduced artwork from every phase of his career, spanning the history of comics, with critical commentary by the book’s editor.
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$39.99 
The Art of Joe Kubert + Man of Rock
Bill Schelly Celebrate the legendary creator whose career spans the history of comics with a comprehensive biography and a deluxe, full-color coffee table book with beautifully reproduced artwork from every phase of his career.
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$47.98 You Save: 20.00% ![The Comics Journal Library Vol. 8: The EC Artists [Pre-Order]](http://www.fantagraphics.com/components/com_virtuemart/show_image_in_imgtag.php?filename=38f53df8e72156f98d13ba265424dbf5.jpg&newxsize=145&newysize=&fileout= "The Comics Journal Library Vol. 8: The EC Artists [Pre-Order]")
The Comics Journal Library Vol. 8: The EC Artists [Pre-Order]
Ed. by Gary Groth & Mike Dean A definitive, profusely illustrated oral history of EC Comics: career-spanning conversations with Will Elder, John Severin, Harvey Kurtzman and Al Feldstein, plus William Gaines, Frank Frazetta, Joe Kubert & Al Jaffee.
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$28.99 
The Culture Corner
Basil Wolverton If life's conundrums perplex and mystify you, the remedy is at hand in this indispensable guide to life’s most worrisome and disconcerting social quandaries. These Golden Age strips are miniature masterpieces of visual humor.
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$5.75 You Save: 75.00% ![The Secret History of Marvel Comics: Jack Kirby and the Moonlighting Artists at Martin Goodman's Empire [Summer 2013]](http://www.fantagraphics.com/components/com_virtuemart/show_image_in_imgtag.php?filename=97268d28058bc7b3646e1af3a062486a.jpg&newxsize=145&newysize=&fileout= "The Secret History of Marvel Comics: Jack Kirby and the Moonlighting Artists at Martin Goodman's Empire [Summer 2013]")
The Secret History of Marvel Comics: Jack Kirby and the Moonlighting Artists at Martin Goodman's Empire [Summer 2013]
Blake Bell & Michael J. Vassallo Exposing the seamy underside of Martin Goodman's publishing empire. The never-before-told history of Goodman's pulps and scandal sheets and the Marvel artists who worked for them, with loads of unseen art.
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$39.99 
The Sincerest Form of Parody: The Best 1950s MAD-Inspired Satirical Comics
John Benson, ed. The best and funniest material from the bandwagon-jumping MAD imitators, with work by Jack Davis, Will Elder, Dick Ayers, Bill Everett, Jack Kirby and many more, plus expert commentary. An unprecedented collection!
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$24.99 
Unexplored Worlds: The Steve Ditko Archives Vol. 2
Steve Ditko More than 200 pages' worth of never-before-collected horror and science-fiction stories from the early career of a comics great, beautifully presented in a stunning hardcover volume. Introduction by series editor Blake Bell.
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$39.99 ![Walt Disney's Donald Duck Christmas Gift Box Set [U.S./CANADA ONLY - Nov. 2013]](http://www.fantagraphics.com/components/com_virtuemart/show_image_in_imgtag.php?filename=c49af1ec03cbcd13b744bbca4d3d4fde.jpg&newxsize=145&newysize=&fileout= "Walt Disney's Donald Duck Christmas Gift Box Set [U.S./CANADA ONLY - Nov. 2013]")
Walt Disney's Donald Duck Christmas Gift Box Set [U.S./CANADA ONLY - Nov. 2013]
Carl Barks A double dose of Disney's Donald Duck! A thoughtful, memorable, can’t-miss special Christmas item — at a very special price — handsomely presented in an inviting gift box set that will delight readers of any age.
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$49.99 ![Walt Disney's Donald Duck: A Christmas for Shacktown (The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library Vol. 11) [U.S./CANADA ONLY]](http://www.fantagraphics.com/components/com_virtuemart/show_image_in_imgtag.php?filename=9c9e0ad8f482812e1fc572282447abef.jpg&newxsize=145&newysize=&fileout= "Walt Disney's Donald Duck: A Christmas for Shacktown (The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library Vol. 11) [U.S./CANADA ONLY]")
Walt Disney's Donald Duck: A Christmas for Shacktown (The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library Vol. 11) [U.S./CANADA ONLY]
Carl Barks A classic Yuletide yarn, plus polar and tropical adventures, a couple spotlights on Gladstone Gander, and more rare one-pagers, supplemented with extensive series notes and behind-the-scenes essays by the world's foremost Duck experts.
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$28.99 ![Walt Disney's Donald Duck: Christmas on Bear Mountain (The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library Vol. 5) [U.S./CANADA ONLY - Nov. 2013]](http://www.fantagraphics.com/components/com_virtuemart/show_image_in_imgtag.php?filename=6b3d91506a9c6af098362387bdfe1336.jpg&newxsize=145&newysize=&fileout= "Walt Disney's Donald Duck: Christmas on Bear Mountain (The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library Vol. 5) [U.S./CANADA ONLY - Nov. 2013]")
Walt Disney's Donald Duck: Christmas on Bear Mountain (The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library Vol. 5) [U.S./CANADA ONLY - Nov. 2013]
Carl Barks Uncle Scrooge's first appearance, in one of Barks's funniest holiday stories! Journey to Volcania, "down under" and the West Indies with Donald and the nephews. Plus seven 10-pagers and abundant critical and historical notes.
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$28.99 ![Walt Disney's Donald Duck: Lost in the Andes (The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library Vol. 7) [New Printing Pre-Order - U.S./CANADA ONLY]](http://www.fantagraphics.com/components/com_virtuemart/show_image_in_imgtag.php?filename=d74eab0413a1d8bba619c602554d6d07.jpg&newxsize=145&newysize=&fileout= "Walt Disney's Donald Duck: Lost in the Andes (The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library Vol. 7) [New Printing Pre-Order - U.S./CANADA ONLY]")
Walt Disney's Donald Duck: Lost in the Andes (The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library Vol. 7) [New Printing Pre-Order - U.S./CANADA ONLY]
Carl Barks Classic adventure yarns by one of the medium's greatest artists and storytellers at his peak (1948-50). Meticulously restored and re-colored in a beautifully designed, affordable and accessible format.
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$28.99 ![Walt Disney's Donald Duck: The Old Castle's Secret (The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library Vol. 6) [U.S./CANADA ONLY]](http://www.fantagraphics.com/components/com_virtuemart/show_image_in_imgtag.php?filename=434b92591a69182ea015d9284c6fb41e.jpg&newxsize=145&newysize=&fileout= "Walt Disney's Donald Duck: The Old Castle's Secret (The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library Vol. 6) [U.S./CANADA ONLY]")
Walt Disney's Donald Duck: The Old Castle's Secret (The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library Vol. 6) [U.S./CANADA ONLY]
Carl Barks Spooky doings at Scrooge's ancestral castle Dismal Downs! Donald as a Wild West deputy! The rare "In Darkest Africa"! Plus a space race, the nephews vs. education, Gladstone Gander and more, with the usual expert story notes.
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$28.99 ![Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge: Only a Poor Old Man (The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library Vol. 12) [U.S./CANADA ONLY]](http://www.fantagraphics.com/components/com_virtuemart/show_image_in_imgtag.php?filename=b52a173c8d7ff1607a3ef3b12d0320a4.jpg&newxsize=145&newysize=&fileout= "Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge: Only a Poor Old Man (The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library Vol. 12) [U.S./CANADA ONLY]")
Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge: Only a Poor Old Man (The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library Vol. 12) [U.S./CANADA ONLY]
Carl Barks Our second Barks Library volume turns to the miserly, excessively wealthy Scrooge McDuck, whose giant money bin, lucky dime, and wrangles with nemeses the Beagle Boys are well-known to, and beloved by, young and old.
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$28.99 
Weird Horrors & Daring Adventures: The Joe Kubert Archives Vol. 1
Bill Schelly, ed. For the first time, 33 of the best stories from Kubert's early career, collected in one full-color volume, in a glorious variety of genres with a special emphasis on horror and crime. Meticulously restored, with historical notes.
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