BOOKS DESIGNED TO BRING BACK YESTERDAY
THE HARVEY KURTZMAN
HISTORY OF COMIC ART FROM ARGH TO ZAP
Harvey Kurtzman’s brilliant talent has launched such permanent segments of the American idiom as MAD magazine, HUMBUG, TRUMP, HELP, and LITTLE ANNIE FANNY.
The time has again come for another Kurtzman creation! This time the Kurtzman touch gives birth to the first bible of comic book art…A HISTORY OF COMIC ART “FROM ARGH TO ZAP!”
In this superb 9 x 12 hardcover, Harvey Kurtzman carefully analyzes the classic work of the great comic book artists. His commentary delightfully carries you from the dawn of the Golden Age of comic book art to the current genius of the underground artists,
Over 15 entire stories have been fully reproduced directly from the original drawings. Here you have complete stories by FRANK FRAZETTA, AL. WILLIAMSON. ROY KRENKEL, JACK DAVIS, GRAHAM INGELS, WALLY WOOD, ROBERT CRUMB, HARVEY KURTZMAN, plus many, many others.
CLOTHBOUND 208 pages (16 in full color) $14.95
CAPTAIN AMERICA
by JOE SIMON and JACK KIRBY
In 1941 two of the greatest superhero teams were born simultaneously…SIMON and KIRBY and CAPTAIN AMERICA and BUCKY! Working together for only 10 issues of CAPTAIN AMERICA, Simon and Kirby’s dynamic artistry soared to instant success. This deluxe 812 x 11 clothbound collector’s edition has reprinted the greatest stories of those first 10 issues of CAPTAIN AMERICA! This 128 page bonanza brings you the ORIGIN of both CAPTAIN AMERICA and the RED SKULL, THE RETURN OF THE RED SKULL, HORROR HOSPITAL, CAPTAIN AMERICA MEETS THE FANG, as well as many other stories from the files of Simon and Kirby’s CAPTAIN AMERICA!
CLOTHBOUND 128 pages $6.95
FLASH GORDON
INTO the WATER WORLD of MONGO
by Alex Raymond
Now at last the companion volume to our first unforgettable FLASH GORDON edition is available! The full development of Alex Raymond’s illustrative genius is dramatically reproduced in this 9 x 12 hardcover volume. A complete two and a half years of FLASH GORDON have been painstakingly reprinted from the original proofs beginning with FLASH’s entrance into the Water World at April 12, 1936 to his banishment to the Forest Kingdom of Mongo on October 10, 1938. This surprise package of 1971 is ready for immediate shipment.
CLOTHBOUND – 144 pages $12.95
ALEX RAYMOND’S
FLASH GORDON
Alex Raymond was an illustrator’s illustrator. His FLASH GORDON from the 1930’s were unique examples of comic art that step beyond Camp and Pop into the realm of Fine Art. See Flash, Dale and Dr. Zarkov battle the tyrant Ming in this handsome 9- 12 hardcover collector’s edition ExtraA biography of Alex Raymond by Al Williamson.
CLOTHBOUND $12.95
Deluxe 11″/14″ Collectors Edition $19.95
TERRY AND THE PIRATES
Comic strips have never been the same since that day in 1934 when Terry Lee and Pat Ryan sailed into the China Sea! View the Oricnt as it was and never will be again as TERRY AND THE PIRATES set sail again in Nostalgia Press’ hardcover volume bringing you this strip from its very first day! From Oct. 22, 1934 to Dec. 13, 1935.
CLOTHBOUND – 196 pages $12.50
EC. HORROR LIBRARY OF THE 1950’s
Dim the lights and close the doors as those FETID FOLKTALES of the 1950’s bubble forth in FULL COLOR from the witch’s cauldron. A selection of the greatest scare stories from HAUNT OF FEAR, TALES FROM THE CRYPT, and VAULT OF HOROR…including a rare unpublished TERROR TALE.
CLOTHBOUND – 208 pages $19.95
NOSTALGIA COMICS
An exciting bi-monthly publication dedicated to reprinting the classics of the comic strip from the 1930’s and 1940’s. Already planned for the first issues are Alex Raymond’s RIP KIRBY, vintage POPEYE, the daily FLASH GORDON, MINUTE MOVIES, GASOLINE ALLEY, BRICK BRADFORD, SECRET AGENT X-9. The PHANTOM and many other classics!
Single Copy $3.00
6 Issue Subscription $15.00
LEE FALK’S
THE PHANTOM
The sign of the PHANTOM Y has meant excitement for readers all over the world ever since it first appeared! Now on 80 thrill-packed pages follow THE GHOST WHO WALKS through one of his best adventures from the ’30’s!
PAPERBOUND 80 pages $3.00
LEE FALK’S
MANDRAKE the MAGICIAN
When these two hats get tossed into the ring, anything can happen and usually does! Lee Falk has been mixing the real and the fantastic for years ever since 1934! Phil Davis added the art that kept MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN filled with excitement! See how it all began…
CLOTHBOUND – 96 pages $5.95
FANTASY FOTOS SET 1: CAPT. MARVEL, MR. SPOCK, FRANKENSTEIN’S MONSTER
The real thing! Actual Giant-Sized 8″x10″ photographs of the most popular heroes of the century. Capt. Marvel, who thrilled millions during the ’40’s; Mr. Spock, the futuristic folk hero of today; and the immortal creation; Frankenstein’s Monster.
…$3.00
‘2001: A SPACE ODDYSSEY’ POSTCARD SET
4 beautiful extra large postcards from the greatest SF movie of our times. Send them to friends, relatives; they’ll know your ahead of your time. Buy 2 sets – one for your room.
…$1.25