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The Phantom: The Complete Newspaper Dailies Volume 14
$ 52.00 $ 60.00
AVAILABLE NOW
The critically acclaimed, best selling complete reprint of The Phantom continues!
Referred to by comic strip historian Maurice Horn as the “granddaddy of all costumed superheroes,” The Phantom was created in 1936 by Lee Falk with artwork by Ray Moore. The strip hit the funny pages of newspapers well before the Dark Knight or Superman made their first appearances and has been acknowledged as an influence on every “masked man of mystery” since. The Phantom set the standard for action, adventure, intrigue, and romance in adventure comic strips and comic books – it has frequently been copied but never equaled.
Included in this volume are seven complete continuities, reprinted for the first time in their entirety, "The Grove of the Sleeping Giant," “The Shoplifters,” “The Heavyweight Champion” “Wambo the Gambler,” “The White Princess,” “The Valley of No Return,” and “The Crown Jewels of Corba." Strips from this issue are taken directly from King Feature’s proofs.
Included in the volume is a comprehensive essay and documentary materials.
The Phantom The Complete Sundays: Volume Five 1953-1957
$ 60.00 $ 65.00
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The Phantom The Complete Sundays: Volume Five by Lee Falk and Wilson McCoy: 1953-1957; $65; ISBN 978-1-61345-169-4; full color; 9.25 x 13 inches by 1.25 inches; deluxe hardcover with dustjacket and endpapers; special essay with documentary materials; all Sundays digitally remastered; reprints twelve complete continuities
The long anticipated fifth volume of the reprint of the entire run of Lee Falk's full color Phantom Sundays, with art by Wilson McCoy continues! Fans of The Ghost Who Walks have waited for years to have a complete series of full size hardcover volumes featuring the complete Phantom Sundays and this is the fifth book in the series. As with Hermes Press’ complete reprint of The Phantom dailies, this book contains every strip digitally reconstructed to perfection.
Presented in Volume Five of the Complete Sundays are twelve storylines which encompass, “Madcap Miriam” (May 31, 1953- Oct 19, 1953) to “The Rattle” (August 26, 1956- January 13, 1957). In addition to the strips this volume contains documentary materials and a detailed essay. Don’t miss it!
Walt Kelly's Pogo: the Complete Dell Comics Volume Six
$ 42.00 $ 50.00
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Following on the heels of Hermes Press’ critically acclaimed Eisner nominated reprint of Walt Kelly’s Pogo stories from Animal Comics, Four Color Comics, and Pogo Possum in Walt Kelly’s Pogo the Complete Dell Comics Volumes One and Two ― with Volume Five having been released in December 2017― this sixth volume finishes off the complete reprint with Pogo Parade, a rare unpublished Pogo comic book, and more! Also included is a historical essay by noted comics historian Thomas Andrae.
Walt Kelly’s Pogo, acknowledged as one of the most important and influential comic strips of all time, first appeared not in newspapers but as a feature in the Dell comic book anthology Animal Comics, as well as in Dell’s Four Color Comics before getting its own title, Pogo Possum in 1949.
It was here, in the four color world of comic books, that the feature and its characters grew and matured, ultimately becoming one of the world’s most famous comic strips.
Now fans of Pogo can see it all from the beginning with Hermes Press’ reprint of the complete Dell Comics Pogo. Noted comics historian Thomas Andrae observed that with Pogo, “Walt Kelly created a strip that is both poetic and graphically stunning as well as an important commentary on our times.”
With Hermes Press’ complete reprint of Dell Comics Pogo admirers of this groundbreaking comics feature can now witness the strip’s evolution, in an archival hardcover, digitally reconstructed to perfection.
Sky Masters of the Space Force: the Complete Dailies 1958-1961
$ 42.99 $ 49.99
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Jack Kirby’s comic strip masterpiece is presented in an archival version featuring the complete dailies from Sky Masters of the Space Force. Veteran scripters Dick and Dave Wood provided these late-1950s space/action adventure stories starring Sky Masters of the Space Force and his gang of intrepid followers which closely resemble Kirby’s work on Challengers of the Unknown (which was being published at the same time). Kirby’s artwork is embellished by Wallace Wood and later by Marvel inker extraordinaire Dick Ayers.
Sky Masters was created at the beginning of the space race — when who would get into space and to the moon first —was a national obsession. The strip takes place in the not to distant future where the United States sends men into space but hasn’t ventured much further yet. The series in clearly anchored in the late 1950s/early1960s so it serves as a highly stylized period piece that still holds up very nicely. The material used in this archival edition ranges from original art, to press proofs, to tear sheets, and boasts the best reproduction of the strip ever.
Sky Masters of the Space Force: the Complete Dailies 1958-1961; Jack Kirby; Dick and Dave Wood; Wallace Wood and Dick Ayers; $49.99; ISBN 978-1-61345-129-8; hardcover with printed laminated cover; color and black and white; 272 pages; 9 x 10 landscape; matte coated stock paper; essays and documentary material.
Some reviews:
https://www.comicsreview.co.uk/nowreadthis/2018/05/27/sky-masters-of-the-space-force-the-complete-dailies/
The Phantom: The Complete Newspaper Dailies Volume 16
$ 54.00 $ 60.00
AVAILABLE NOW
The critically acclaimed, best selling complete reprint of The Phantom continues!
Referred to by comic strip historian Maurice Horn as the “granddaddy of all costumed superheroes,” The Phantom was created in 1936 by Lee Falk with artwork by Ray Moore. The strip hit the funny pages of newspapers well before the Dark Knight or Superman made their first appearances and has been acknowledged as an influence on every “masked man of mystery” since. The Phantom set the standard for action, adventure, intrigue, and romance in adventure comic strips and comic books – it has frequently been copied but never equaled.
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The Phantom: The Complete Newspaper Dailies Volume 15
$ 52.00 $ 60.00
AVAILABLE NOW
The critically acclaimed, best selling complete reprint of The Phantom continues!
Referred to by comic strip historian Maurice Horn as the “granddaddy of all costumed superheroes,” The Phantom was created in 1936 by Lee Falk with artwork by Ray Moore. The strip hit the funny pages of newspapers well before the Dark Knight or Superman made their first appearances and has been acknowledged as an influence on every “masked man of mystery” since. The Phantom set the standard for action, adventure, intrigue, and romance in adventure comic strips and comic books – it has frequently been copied but never equaled.
Included in this volume are thirteen complete continuities, reprinted for the first time in their entirety, "The Scorpia," “The Calyle’s Good Mark,” “The Crybaby” “The Underwater Diamond Thieves,” “The Betrothal,” “The Swamp Rats,” “Oogooru and the Witchmen,” "The Reporter," "The Monkey Tail," "The Gurk Twins," "The 50th Wife," "The Iron Dragon," and "The Werewolf." Strips from this issue are taken directly from King Feature’s proofs. Included in the volume is a comprehensive essay and documentary materials.
The Phantom Avon: The Complete Series Volume 9
$ 13.99 $ 14.99
For the first time ever, the Avon edition of The Phantom is back in print! Hermes Press is proud to announce that they will be publishing all fifteen pocket Avon books! This exciting installment, Volume 9 offers the classic Lee Falk tale: "Killer’s Town!"
Famed artist George Wilson (Dr. Solar, Magnus Robot Fighter, The Phantom) painted the cover for Volume #9 as he did with all of the covers used for the Avon series, and they are reproduced beautifully to keep all of the details from the original books intact for a new generation of Phans to enjoy!
In the far reaches of the peaceful jungle, a notorious international criminal establishes KILLER’S TOWN, a haven for thieves and murderers from many nations. There, with their stolen diamonds, gold, and other precious loot, they find safe refuge from the forces of law and order and are free to pursue their dissolute lives, protected from arrest and punishment.
When a beautiful and innocent young girl is trapped in this evil place, the terrorists are confronts by a mysterious and seemingly all-powerful force represented by THE SIGN OF THE SKULL, as the Phantom, single-handed, pits himself against the vicious world of KILLER’S TOWN.
The Phantom Avon: The Complete Series Volume 10
$ 13.99 $ 14.99
For the first time ever, the Avon edition of The Phantom is back in print! Hermes Press is proud to announce that they will be publishing all fifteen pocket Avon books!This exciting installment, Volume 10 offers the classic Lee Falk tale: "Google-Eyed Pirates!"
Famed artist George Wilson (Dr. Solar, Magnus Robot Fighter, The Phantom) painted the cover for Volume #10 as he did with all of the covers used for the Avon series, and they are reproduced beautifully to keep all of the details from the original books intact for a new generation of Phans to enjoy!
On a luxury liner in mid-ocean, a gang of weird pirates suddenly appears – as if out of nowhere. They rob the ship’s vaults and passengers – then disappear just as mysteriously as they had come. How?
Piracy – to the Phantom – is like a red cape to a bull. For centuries – since the first Phantom’s father was killed by pirates – the Phantom has been the nemesis of pirates everywhere. Now, once more, the Phantom must meet that threat as he rallies to seek out and destroy the mysterious GOGGLE-EYED PIRATES.
The Phantom Avon: The Complete Series Volume 8
$ 13.99 $ 14.99
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For the first time ever, the Avon edition of The Phantom is back in print! Hermes Press is proud to announce that they will be publishing all fifteen pocket Avon books, starting in August 2016 and continuing until the conclusion of the series in Volume 15! This exciting installment, Volume 8 offers the tale: "The Hydra Monster!"
Famed artist George Wilson (Dr. Solar, Magnus Robot Fighter, The Phantom) painted the cover for Volume #7 as he did with all of the covers used for the Avon series, and they are reproduced beautifully to keep all of the details from the original books intact for a new generation of Phans to enjoy!
What is the meaning of HYDRA – a mysterious evil that spans oceans and continents? Who are the black clad men– with V's tattooed on shaven skulls – who appear in the wake of wars, earthquakes, fires, and other catastrophes?
The final mumbled words of a dying man draw the PHANTOM into an amazing web of violence, crime, and murder – the web of THE HYDRA MONSTER.
Lara Parker Signed Dark Shadows the Complete Newspaper Strips SDCC
$ 95.00
We had some left over after SDCC: take advantage now and get your SIGNED limited edition!
Books will ship in 2-3 weeks due to being shipped back from SDCC.
Dark Shadows the Complete Newspaper Strips; ISBN 978-1-61345-140-3; artwork by Ken Bald; the complete one year run (March 14, 1971 through March 11, 1972) of the strip featuring all of the dailies and Sundays in full color. Essay by noted Dark Shadows scholar Dr. Jeffrey Thompson, documentary materials, examples of original artwork; 8.5 x 11 inches; landscape format; printed laminated cover; 224 pages; $50; available August 2018.
The iconic gothic romance vampire television series Dark Shadows was so popular and influential that it was adapted in numerous media. In addition to finding its way into 35 Gold Key comic books — all collected by Hermes Press in five hardcover volumes, Dark Shadows was also adapted into one of the most striking comic strips of the 1970s, running for only one year, from March 14, 1971 through March 11, 1972, with stand out, eye-catching artwork by seasoned comic book and comic strip artist Ken Bald.
Hermes Press' new archival edition of the strip features all of the dailies and Sundays, in their original half page format, and in full color, rarely seen documentary material, stills from the show that were used in preparation of the strip and more. The final word on this iconic newspaper strip highlighting the most historic and memorial gothic vampire series ever.
The iconic gothic romance vampire television series Dark Shadows was so popular and influential that it was adapted in numerous media. In addition to finding its way into 35 Gold Key comic books — all collected by Hermes Press in five hardcover volumes, Dark Shadows was also adapted into one of the most striking comic strips of the 1970s, running for only one year, from March 14, 1971 through March 11, 1972, with stand out, eye-catching artwork by seasoned comic book and comic strip artist Ken Bald.
Hermes Press' new archival edition of the strip features all of the dailies and Sundays, in their original half page format, and in full color, rarely seen documentary material, stills from the show that were used in preparation of the strip and more. The final word on this iconic newspaper strip highlighting the most historic and memorial gothic vampire series ever.
DC Comics Before Superman: Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson's Pulp Comics
$ 52.00 $ 60.00
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Before Batman and Superman were even a glimmer in Bill Finger and Jerry Siegel’s eyes, Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson created National Allied Publications, which would then go on to become DC Comics; one of the largest comic publishers in the world.
Nicky Wheeler-Nicholson (the Major’s granddaughter and noted comics historian) will contribute a historical essay that provides an in depth look at the formation of National Allied Publications and the man behind New Fun, New Comics, and other memorable original comics that predated DC Comics’ inception. Other contributions include an intro by Jim Steranko (Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.) and an afterward by David Armstrong.
All the comics included in this tome have been painstakingly reproduced and repaired to show how they would have looked back in the 1930s!
This groundbreaking book explores the history of DC Comics before it became the behemoth we know today; the pulp stories that formed the basis for all the different kinds of comics that exist today. Titles included in this historical reprint include Barry O'Neill and Fang Gow (script- Wheeler-Nicholson; art- Leo O'Mealia), Blood Pearls(script- Wheeler-Nicholson; art- Munson Paddock), Foe of the Borgias (script Wheeler-Nicholson; art- Sven Elven), The Golden Dragon (script Wheeler-Nicholson; art- Tom Hickey) and more!
The reviews are in, and it's good!
From the Comics Alternative Podcast: https://tinyurl.com/y8qx9s4g
From Pint O' Comics: http://pintocomics.com/major-direct-currents/
From the Mr. Media Podcast, author Nicky Wheeler-Nicholson discusses her newest book: https://tinyurl.com/y866hjap
From The Comics Journal: http://www.tcj.com/from-pulps-to-panels-a-conversation-with-nicky-wheeler-nicholson/?fbclid=IwAR1YtivXgwOtF60cs1NSJLLM-GNIBM_AfLEuQQME8tEb26-Wi4Se-cNatO4
Frank Thorne's Lann
$ 24.99 $ 29.99
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Move over Barbarella, here comes Lann!
While Frank Thorne is known primarily for his works Ghita (with a deluxe arrival reprint by Hermes Press in 2017 and Volume 2 coming in 2019) and Red Sonja, he also created the sexy cyber heroine Lann!
Bursting from the pages of Heavy Metal back in the 80s, the sexy dark haired super-spy Lann with her droid Glitch and Shard go on some exciting space adventures! Fresh from her recent rejuvenation treatment, Lann and her companions are sent on a mission to find two kidnapped girls from Neon-Six. The new adventure is filled with bed-hopping, zap guns, space ships, anatomically detailed robots, and lots and lots of sex!
This is a great X-rated space opera- Barbarella meets Blade Runner! Come along for the ride.
This deluxe limited edition is limited to 1,000 copies! It will also contain a historical essay and never before seen Frank Thorne art!
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Ditko Shrugged: The Uncompromising life of the artist behind Spider-Man and the rise of Marvel Comics PRE-ORDER
$ 44.99 $ 49.99
COMING CHRISTMAS 2019
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Ditko Shrugged: The uncompromising life of the artist behind Spider-Man and the rise of Marvel Comics
Steve Ditko was the last of a sturdy generation of American comic book artists who produced iconic, modern day mythology and was among the most influential and original creators of the 20th Century. A prime architect, together with Jack Kirby and Stan Lee, of a universe of heroic characters that took Marvel Comics from an underdog New York publisher in the 1960s to the world-recognized brand of comic book superheroes and multi-million-dollar movies of today, Ditko co-created Spider-Man but walked away from the character he designed over 50 years ago, to never again return to the enduring superhero and retreating completely from the public eye thereafter. Seeking his own individualistic paths for creative and personal expression would lead to condemnation from some, restricted work opportunities from others and a reclusive life peppered with memories of interfering editors; original artwork that had been stolen from him and a life-long adherence to his Objectivist convictions. With the book sourcing a decade-long correspondence between Steve Ditko and its author David Currie, the history of the formative years of American comic books and the rise of Marvel Comics is revealed, illuminated further by interviews with many other comic book creators from all periods. It’s an intrigue-filled story of heroes and villains, both fictional and real; visionary artists on zero-hour contracts and one man’s artistically productive and diligently uncompromising life.
"Comic books could have been a place to seriously examine ideas in fiction and fantasy. Like so many things, it self-destructed” – Steve Ditko
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“Steve Ditko was vital to the creation of Marvel Comics” – Neil Gaiman
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“Creation is a word of infinite stretchability” – Roy Thomas
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“Wally Wood and Steve Ditko got on well because they shared a mutual hatred of Stan Lee” – Ralph Reese
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“I was totally confused when he handed me a single paragraph and expected me to create a 17-page story out of it and, of course, my lefty brain immediately realized that I would be drawing and writing a story without getting paid for both!” – Ramona Fradon
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“By 1995, it was clear just how important Marvel’s intellectual property was, whether it was presented in comics or on TV or in the movies or in videogames. It wasn’t playtime anymore” – Danny Fingeroth
ISBN: 978-1-61345-177-9
Frank Thorne "Ghita" Limited Edition Lithograph on Watercolor Paper SDCC VOUCHER
$ 80.00
Frank Thorne, artist and storyteller extraordinaire, has created a limited eidtion lithograph of his famous warrior, Ghita, as a Comic-Con exclusive, printed on watercolor paper and measuring and impressive 18" x 24". This edition is signed but not numbered.
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Frank Thorne's Ribit! PRE-ORDER
$ 30.00 $ 34.99
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COMING WINTER 2019
Frank Thorne's Ribit!; ISBN 978-1-61345-184-7; limited edition (to 1000 copies); hardcover with special endleaves; full color; essay and interview with Frank Thorne; original art and documentary materials; 7.75 x 10.25; $34.99; The complete story arc; 144 pages; available in October/2019.
Franks Thorne's masterful blend of medieval sorcery and modern science comes together in another universe where only Ribit, the warrior woman created by magic, fights the final battle to save her world from the forces of chaos and darkness. Created as an extended narrative in four comic books released by Comico in 1989, the entire narrative has never been printed as Throne intended, as one complete story, until now! Limited to a print run of 1000 hardcovers, this graphic novel boasts the complete story, in glorious color, as well as an interview with Frank Thorne, original art and documentary materials.
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Ghita Volume II Limited Edition Giclée PRE-ORDER
$ 120.00
PRE-ORDER: AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 2019
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This was offered as part of our Kickstarter- we are doing it in an edition of 100. We have a few left over and decided to offer it on our website! It will be signed and numbered by Frank Thorne!
If ordered through here it will be shipped in September 2019, as we want to make sure our Kickstarter backers get their copies first.
The price includes shipping and handling.
Ghita: An Erotic Treasury Volume II Limited Edition PRE-ORDER
$ 150.00 $ 175.00
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Gladys Parker: A Life in Comics, A Passion for Fashion PRE-ORDER
$ 50.00 $ 59.99
COMING WINTER 2019
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Hermes Press is coming to slay the fashion industry- with some HERstory! Gladys Parker: A Life in Comics, A Passion for Fashion explores the history behind Mopsy and her creator Gladys Parker! This beautiful book will also provide a rarely seen collection of Mopsy stories and many of Parker’s earlier strips.
Cartoonist Gladys Parker was unique in comics. As with Frida Kahlo, it was impossible to tell where her art left off and its creator began. Parker mixed fashion and comics and created classic characters that mimicked her sense of fashion. In fact, Parker was an exact double for her ink-and-paper creation, Mopsy.
Tarpe Mills and Dale Messick both dressed to kill and included paper dolls featuring their heroines’ chic 1940s wardrobes. Tarpe Mills and Lily Renee were fashion models before they drew comics. But only Gladys Parker (and one other)* was a fashion designer with a successful line of clothing while at the same time drawing an equally successful comic strip. Parker’s dresses bearing the Gladys Parker label were sold at her own New York shop and at high-end department stores across the country – and she also found the time to costume Hollywood movies and the beauties that starred in them!
Who better to chronicle the story of Gladys Parker than comics herstorian Trina Robbins, who in the 1960s designed clothes for hippies and rock stars out of her East Village boutique, while drawing underground comix?
Johnny Hazard The Newspaper Dailies Volume Seven: 1954-1956 PRE-ORDER
$ 42.00 $ 50.00
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AVAILABLE Fall 2018
Frank Robbins’ masterpiece, one of the all-time greatest action/adventure newspaper comic strips, Johnny Hazard, returns with Volume Seven of the series! Continues the adventures of Johnny Hazard picking up the storyline where Volume Six left off. See more trend-setting artwork by comics legend Frank Robbins in one of the most important adventure strips ever to grace newspapers.
Includes the following stories: “What's my name?,” “A little birdie told me,” “It's a snap,” “Death at the Opera,” “There's no hiding place,” “The Car Thief,” “Project Heat-Barrier,” and “Hazard vs Hawkes.” Reproduced entirely from original King Features press proofs.
Mother Goth Rhymes PRE-ORDER
$ 24.99
COMING AUGUST 2019
Mother Goth invites you into her world of grim and gruesome tales that celebrate the macabre with a selection of poems created especially for you! Feel your spine tingle with a new look at some old classics, from “Rock-A-Bye Zombie” to “Roses are Dead,” these poems explore the dark underbelly of our childhood favorites.
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Mother Goth Rhymes SDCC VOUCHER
$ 49.99
Premiering at Comic-Con: the special signed limited edition of our upcoming Mother Goth Rhymes!
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Mother Goth invites you into her world of grim and gruesome tales that celebrate the macabre with a selection of poems created especially for you! Feel your spine tingle with a new look at some old classics, from “Rock-A-Bye Zombie” to “Roses are Dead,” these poems explore the dark underbelly of our childhood favorites.
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Nuke 'Em! Classic Cold War Comics Celebrating the End of the World PRE-ORDER
$ 41.99 $ 49.99
COMING FALL 2018
Nuke 'Em! Classic Cold War Comics Celebrating the End of the World; ISBN 978-1-61345-163-2; $49.99; Deluxe hardcover with printed laminated cover; historical essay and documentary materials; reprints the complete run of Atomic War! #1-4 (November, 1952-April, 1953) and the complete run of World War III #1-2 (March, 1952 and May, 1953).
Back in the 1950s during the “Cold War” every new day beckoned the possibility of the end of the world. Kids grew up in the shadow of bomb shelters and were treated to daily lessons at school on what to do in the event of a nuclear attack. Americans were besieged by constant reminders to police our borders, to carefully watch out for “foreigners” who might be spies, and to be ever vigilant in preparing to combat the “red” menace of communism.
Comic books of this era played on these fears with stories of atomic war and world war III. This new historic reprint looks back at those good ole days, which can be viewed in the perspective of today’s political climate.
This volume reprints the complete runs of Atomic War! and World War III and can be read merely as great action/adventure stories, classic “war” comics or as an eerie, unanticipated commentary on today’s tribulations. SPECIAL NOTE: if these extremely rare books were purchased at your local comic shop they would cost well over $1000 in low grade condition!
The Best of Alex Toth and John Buscema's Roy Rogers Comics PRE-ORDER
$ 52.00 $ 60.00
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The Best of Alex Toth and John Buscema’s Roy Rogers Comics: ISBN 978-1-61345-172-4; 7.75 x 10.25 inches; full color; hardcover; printed laminated cover; special endpapers; 272 pages of action packed Roy Rogers King of the Cowboys comics specially selected by Roy's son, Dusty, exclusively featuring the art of comic greats Alex Toth and John Buscema; $60; available March, 2019.
Hermes Press presents the comic book adventures of Roy Rogers, King of the Comics, originally published by Dell. This “best of” collection exclusively features the work of comic book masters Alex Toth and John Buscema. Each story was hand picked by Roy's son, Dusty and include his favorite tales. This volume features over 256 pages of comics created by two of the Silver Age's most important artists, Alex Toth and John Buscema. This book brings together not only the best western tales of America's favorite cowboy but also presents these stories by two of the most noteworthy artists of the period. This volume also includes, original artwork, documentary material, an introduction by Roy “Dusty” Rogers, Jr. and and an extensive essay. This book provides a welcome companion to Hermes Press' definitive reprint of the Roy Rogers newspaper strip: Roy Rogers King of the Cowboys: The Collected Dailies and Sundays, ISBN 978-1-93256-351-1.
The Phantom Avon Volume 11 PRE-ORDER
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For the first time ever, the Avon edition of The Phantom is back in print! Hermes Press is proud to announce that they will be publishing all fifteen pocket Avon books! This exciting installment, Volume 11 offers the classic Lee Falk tale: “The Swamp Rats!”
Famed artist George Wilson (Dr. Solar, Magnus Robot Fighter, The Phantom) painted the cover for Volume #11 as he did with all of the covers used for the Avon series, and they are reproduced beautifully to keep all of the details from the original books intact for a new generation of Phans to enjoy!
Who would dare to venture into the deadly reaches of the Great Swamp? Few who had entered into its mists had emerged to tell of their experiences. Yet, if no one knew the Great Swamp, what better hiding place could he find? So it is that a pack of ruthless escaped convicts set up their headquarters in the Great Swamp, leaving them free to plunder the surrounding areas. They call themselves the Swamp Rats – and only one man can meet the dual challenge of this evil gang and the treacherous swamp. He is the Phantom.
The Phantom Avon Volume 12 PRE-ORDER
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For the first time ever, the Avon edition of The Phantom is back in print! Hermes Press is proud to announce that they will be publishing all fifteen pocket Avon books! This exciting installment, Volume 12 offers the classic Lee Falk tale: “The Vampires and the Witch!”
Famed artist George Wilson (Dr. Solar, Magnus Robot Fighter, The Phantom) painted the cover for Volume #12 as he did with all of the covers used for the Avon series, and they are reproduced beautifully to keep all of the details from the original books intact for a new generation of Phans to enjoy!
A plague of human vampires – a 300-year-old witch who, legends says, can only be freed from her chains and returned to youth and beauty by a PHANTOM kiss.
Incredible in the twentieth century?
Yet a tiny nation is terrorized by these ghastly beings who inhabit a medieval torture chamber beneath an ancient castle ruin.
Follow the PHANTOM through a chilling web of superstition, fear, and deadly danger.
The Phantom the Complete Dailies Volume 17: 1961-1962 THE SY BARRY YEARS LIMITED EDITION PRE-ORDER
$ 125.00
COMING SUMMER 2019
This limited edition variant includes an all new cover penciled and inked by Sy Barry, and a signed limited edition numbered plate! We are only printing 225 of these VERY SPECIAL books, so pre-order yours today! Coming later this summer!
The critically acclaimed, best selling complete reprint of The Phantom continues!
Referred to by comic strip historian Maurice Horn as the “granddaddy of all costumed superheroes,” The Phantom was created in 1936 by Lee Falk with artwork by Ray Moore. The strip hit the funny pages of newspapers well before the Dark Knight or Superman made their first appearances and has been acknowledged as an influence on every “masked man of mystery” since. The Phantom set the standard for action, adventure, intrigue, and romance in adventure comic strips and comic books - it has frequently been copied but never equaled.
This exciting 17th volume begins the SY BARRY YEARS! Reprinted in all its black and white glory, journey with Hermes Press as we bring you four complete continuities drawn by Sy himself: “The Slave Market of Mucar,” “The Epidemic,” “The Wharf Rats,” and “The Mysterious Ambassador.” Strips from this issue are taken directly from King Feature’s proofs. Included in the volume is a comprehensive essay and documentary materials.
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The Phantom the Complete Dailies Volume 17: 1961-1962 THE SY BARRY YEARS PRE-ORDER
$ 60.00 $ 65.00
COMING SUMMER 2019
ISBN: 978-1-61345-175-5
The critically acclaimed, best selling complete reprint of The Phantom continues!
Referred to by comic strip historian Maurice Horn as the “granddaddy of all costumed superheroes,” The Phantom was created in 1936 by Lee Falk with artwork by Ray Moore. The strip hit the funny pages of newspapers well before the Dark Knight or Superman made their first appearances and has been acknowledged as an influence on every “masked man of mystery” since. The Phantom set the standard for action, adventure, intrigue, and romance in adventure comic strips and comic books - it has frequently been copied but never equaled.
This exciting 17th volume begins the SY BARRY YEARS! Reprinted in all its black and white glory, journey with Hermes Press as we bring you four complete continuities drawn by Sy himself: “The Slave Market of Mucar,” “The Epidemic,” and “The Wharf Rats.” Strips from this issue are taken directly from King Feature’s proofs. Included in the volume is a comprehensive essay and documentary materials.
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