History & Price Guides Books


Super Friends: Fold and Mail Stationery (Super Heroes)Super Friends: Fold and Mail Stationery (Super Heroes)
Best Price: $3.58
The best crime fighters in the universe -- Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman & Robin, Green...
The Savage Mirror: The Art of Contemporary CaricatureThe Savage Mirror: The Art of Contemporary Caricature
Best Price: $29.94
Spider-Man: 30 Action-Packed Images of the Amazing Spider-Man/Postcard Book (Marvel Comics)Spider-Man: 30 Action-Packed Images of the Amazing Spider-Man/Postcard Book (Marvel Comics)
Best Price: $35.95
Comics Creators on Fantastic FourComics Creators on Fantastic Four
Best Price: $4.99
This is a great book for long-time fans of the Fantastic Four comic book series. Nearly every...
"May Contain Graphic Material": Comic Books, Graphic Novels, and Film"May Contain Graphic Material": Comic Books, Graphic Novels, and Film
Best Price: $34.94
Since the first Superman film came to the screen in 1978, films adapted from comics have become...


John Romita, And All That JazzJohn Romita, And All That Jazz
Best Price: $12.78
His was the art that transformed many comics from pedestrian to great performances. Under his...
The Francophone Bande Dessin?e (Faux Titre 265) (Faux Titre)The Francophone Bande Dessin?e (Faux Titre 265) (Faux Titre)
Best Price: $41.58
Purchased book believing it would provide survey history of topic. Book is actually an...
Li'l Abner: A Study in American Satire (Studies in Popular Culture)Li'l Abner: A Study in American Satire (Studies in Popular Culture)
Best Price: $18.72
Southwest literary humor and Yiddish humor collided in the ever-popular comic strip ?Li?l...
Fredric Wertham And the Critique of Mass CultureFredric Wertham And the Critique of Mass Culture
Best Price: $19.80
Too often remembered solely as the psychiatrist and cultural critic whose testimony in Senate...
The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide, 30e (Official Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide)The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide, 30e (Official Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide)
Best Price: $4.00
By the time any price guide is printed it is already out of date. The prices for comics from...


The Encyclopedia of American Comics: From 1897 to the PresentThe Encyclopedia of American Comics: From 1897 to the Present
Best Price: $19.00
This is very comprehensive. It details characters, and creators of both the strip and book...
Invaders from the North: How Canada Conquered the Comic Book UniverseInvaders from the North: How Canada Conquered the Comic Book Universe
Best Price: $25.08
What do Superman, Prince Valiant, Cerebus the Aardvark, and Spawn have in common? Their creators...
The Rough Guide to Graphic Novels 1 Limited Edition (Rough Guide Reference)The Rough Guide to Graphic Novels 1 Limited Edition (Rough Guide Reference)
Best Price: $23.09
The limited edition of The Rough Guide to Graphic Novels is the ultimate companion to the...
Astro Boy Fold and Mail StationeryAstro Boy Fold and Mail Stationery
Best Price: $1.97
Snail mail's too slow, airmail too expensive, and e-mail's too impersonal. Try Astro-mail, and...
The Marvel Encyclopedia: Limited EditionThe Marvel Encyclopedia: Limited Edition
Best Price: $620.00
The Deluxe Limited edition (which was limited to only 1200 copies) is in a maroon/red slip case...

Winsor McCay: Early Works, Vol. 3Winsor McCay: Early Works, Vol. 3
Best Price: $8.94
One of the better volumes in the series (along with Volume 4). As with the other volumes from...
Complete Mike Grell's Jon Sable, Freelance Volume 7 (Complete Mike Grell's Jon Sable, Freelance)Complete Mike Grell's Jon Sable, Freelance Volume 7 (Complete Mike Grell's Jon Sable, Freelance)
Best Price: $5.00
Continuing the re-presentation of the entire saga of Mike Grell's classic character, Jon Sable,...
Confessions, Romances, Secrets, & TempConfessions, Romances, Secrets, & Temp
Best Price: $5.10
A tour through the best of the romance genre of comics in the 1950s. Confessions, Romances,...
Crime Comics: The Illustrated History (Taylor History of Comics)Crime Comics: The Illustrated History (Taylor History of Comics)
Best Price: $19.75
Captain Gravity and the Power of the Vril (Captain Gravity)Captain Gravity and the Power of the Vril (Captain Gravity)
Best Price: $8.70
Created by Stephen Vrattos, written by Joshua Dysart, "Captain Gravity And The Power Of The...

Will Eisner And PS MagazineWill Eisner And PS Magazine
Best Price: $19.79
Ever wonder what Will Eisner did after The Spirit ended its memorable and historic run? Well,...
Batman CollectedBatman Collected
Best Price: $84.09
Chip Kidd, who also wrote a neat "Batman Animated" coffeetable book on the well-loved...
Dick Giordano: Changing Comics, One Day At A TimeDick Giordano: Changing Comics, One Day At A Time
Best Price: $19.95
This volume celebrates the achievements of one of comics' most prominent and affable...
Comics as CultureComics as Culture
Best Price: $25.00
Comics and cartoons are ingrained in American life. One critic has called comic books ?crude,...
The Comics (Studies in Popular Culture Series)The Comics (Studies in Popular Culture Series)
Best Price: $19.52
This trailblazing survey of an art form preferred by the masses was the pioneer study of the...

Garry Trudeau: Doonesbury and the Aesthetics of Satire (Great Comics Artists Series)Garry Trudeau: Doonesbury and the Aesthetics of Satire (Great Comics Artists Series)
Best Price: $14.96
Since 1968, Garry Trudeau (b. 1948) has brought his brand of political satire to bear on public...
Tarzan: The Joe Kubert Years Volume 3 (Tarzan: The Joe Kubert Years)Tarzan: The Joe Kubert Years Volume 3 (Tarzan: The Joe Kubert Years)
Best Price: $26.26
Excellent packaging and reproduction of great material. After Foster and Hogarth, Kubert is the...
Graphic Novels: A Genre Guide to Comic Books, Manga, and More (Genreflecting Advisory Series)Graphic Novels: A Genre Guide to Comic Books, Manga, and More (Genreflecting Advisory Series)
Best Price: $28.50
Adding graphic novels to your library collection is a surefire way to boost circulation and...
Batman in Detective Comics, Vol. II: Featuring the Complete Covers of the Second 25 Years (Tiny Folios)Batman in Detective Comics, Vol. II: Featuring the Complete Covers of the Second 25 Years (Tiny Folios)
Best Price: $7.10
The Ten Cent Plague: The Great Comic Book Scare and How It Changed AmericaThe Ten Cent Plague: The Great Comic Book Scare and How It Changed America
Best Price: $18.30
In the years between World War II and the emergence of television as a mass medium, American...

True Brit: Celebrating the Comic Book Artists of EnglandTrue Brit: Celebrating the Comic Book Artists of England
Best Price: $16.89
True Brit celebrates the rich history of British comic book artists with a wide selection of...
Alan Moore: Portrait Of An Extraordinary GentlemanAlan Moore: Portrait Of An Extraordinary Gentleman
Best Price: $19.00
Alan Moore is one of the greatest writers of our time. With Comic book titles, graphic novels,...
Complete Mike Grell's Jon Sable, Freelance Volume 6 (Complete Mike Grell's Jon Sable, Freelance)Complete Mike Grell's Jon Sable, Freelance Volume 6 (Complete Mike Grell's Jon Sable, Freelance)
Best Price: $10.27
Continuing the re-presentation of the entire saga of Mike Grell's classic character, Jon Sable,...
The Art Of Joseph Michael LinsnerThe Art Of Joseph Michael Linsner
Best Price: $13.69
This book is big and chock full of beautiful Linsner paintings (many of which are of his...
V For Vendetta As Cultural Pastiche: A Critical Study of the Graphic Novel and FilmV For Vendetta As Cultural Pastiche: A Critical Study of the Graphic Novel and Film
Best Price: $35.00
The 2005 James McTeigue and Wachowski Brothers film V for Vendetta represents a postmodern...

Art of Bryan TalbotArt of Bryan Talbot
Best Price: $8.95
Superman: The Complete HistorySuperman: The Complete History
Best Price: $7.58
As with Daniels's other comics histories, this is a beautiful coffee table book, thoroughly...
MarvelMarvel
Best Price: $39.97
This book, while lacking a little in historical content compared to Marvel: Five Fabulous...
The Comic Art Price GuideThe Comic Art Price Guide
Best Price: $7.25
Nestled within this August 2000 guide to original comic art is a small section on underground...
Faster than  a Speeding Bullet: The Rise of the Graphic NovelFaster than a Speeding Bullet: The Rise of the Graphic Novel
Best Price: $5.39
In this tiresome age of long-winded reiterations and thematic cudgels we must realize that the...

Collected Sandman Covers, 1989-1997Collected Sandman Covers, 1989-1997
Best Price: $70.00
This book is recommended for all art fans--you don't need to be familiar with the Sandman...
Ron Goulart's Great History of Comic Books/the Definitive Illustrated History from the 1890s to the 1980sRon Goulart's Great History of Comic Books/the Definitive Illustrated History from the 1890s to the 1980s
Best Price: $54.98
The Legion CompanionThe Legion Companion
Best Price: $47.94
This book is a collection of interviews with just about every Legion of Super-Heroes artist and...
The Art Of Greg Horn (Art of Greg Horn)The Art Of Greg Horn (Art of Greg Horn)
Best Price: $18.96
Those of us who are avid readers of Marvel Comics cannot be ignorant of Greg Horn's artistry -...
The Official Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide, 36th Edition (Official Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide)The Official Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide, 36th Edition (Official Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide)
Best Price: $18.72
This was an excellent, informative guide which gave prices for just about all the comics...

South Padre: The Island and Its PeopleSouth Padre: The Island and Its People
Best Price: $39.98
I have a summer home in the area but was not aware of the history or people that St. John wrote...
Brush Strokes With Greatness: The Life & Art Of Joe SinnottBrush Strokes With Greatness: The Life & Art Of Joe Sinnott
Best Price: $8.88
For those who may be unfamiliar with TwoMorrows Publishing, they put out the very best books...
Science of the X-MenScience of the X-Men
The story behind the book is probably more interesting than the book itself. For starters, let...
Photo-Journal Guide to Marvel Comics Volume III A-J (Photo-Journal Guide to Marvel Comics)Photo-Journal Guide to Marvel Comics Volume III A-J (Photo-Journal Guide to Marvel Comics)
Best Price: $16.34
The best visual reference available on comics! The Photo-Journal Guide to Marvel Comics Volume...
Marvel Visionaries: John Buscema HC (Marvel Visionaries)Marvel Visionaries: John Buscema HC (Marvel Visionaries)
Best Price: $15.30
I thought this would be a nice compendium of Buscema's best stuff all in one volume, but it's...

Mutts: 30 Postcards (Irresistible Postcards)Mutts: 30 Postcards (Irresistible Postcards)
Best Price: $1.49
These cards are gorgeous and any Mutts fan would love to receive these. I gave them to my 7 year...
Collectibly Mad: The Mad and Ec Collectibles GuideCollectibly Mad: The Mad and Ec Collectibles Guide
Best Price: $25.00
In this oversized volume, EC and MAD expert Grant Geissman presents a guide to vintage EC and...
Superman in the EightiesSuperman in the Eighties
Best Price: $7.21
In light of "The Crisis on Infinite Earths" that rest asunder the parallel dimensions...
The Essential Guide to World ComicsThe Essential Guide to World Comics
Best Price: $4.50
This book is vey comprehensive, easy to read.. full of colorful quality pictures, and...
500 Manga Heroes and Villains500 Manga Heroes and Villains
Best Price: $1.13
I alway enjoy checking out new points of view on Japanese manga criticism, so I ordered this...

Pokemon Summer 2000 Collector's Value GuidePokemon Summer 2000 Collector's Value Guide
Best Price: $4.00
I liked this book because it was easy to find the cards I wanted to look at in a short amount of...
The Comic Book in America: An Illustrated HistoryThe Comic Book in America: An Illustrated History
Best Price: $17.67
This is a good chronological history of America comic books from 1896 to 1993 (the year it was...
Children of the Yellow Kid: The Evolution of the American Comic StripChildren of the Yellow Kid: The Evolution of the American Comic Strip
Best Price: $13.31
Hard-core comics nerds might be familiar with the writing of Robert C. Harvey through his...
Tuff Stuff Standard Catalog Of Football CardsTuff Stuff Standard Catalog Of Football Cards
Best Price: $1.00
This catalog is arranged by manufacturer, then within each manufacturer, by year. That's OK if...
 
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