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FLEETWAY PICTURE LIBRARY SC AIR WAR STORIES

(W) Various (A) Various

Originally published in War Picture Library #49 and Air Ace Picture Library #11, #37 and #54, these four stories showcase the art of the great Ferdinando Tacconi. His style is immediately recognizable, with a very clear line work and some interesting curly cues done in pen and ink. He wisely used an uncluttered art that, with the passage of time, became more and more limited to the essential. The care he applied to the environment and details of each panel he drew, especially in his way of presenting vehicles or his beloved aircraft, made him one of the top artists around the world. In fact, Tacconi would never hide his deep love for flying machines, which accompanied him throughout his career, both inside and outside the comic pages he drew.

FLEETWAY PICTURE LIBRARY SC JOHN STEEL

(W) Various (A) Luis Bermejo

Dark and violent tales of intrigue, espionage, spying and adventure post World War Two! John Steel takes on gangsters, Nazis, and spies in post-War London's Soho, Berlin and Hong Kong. "Blues For Danger" from Thriller Picture Library #363 (1961/Art by Luis Bermejo); "Violent Tempo" from Thriller Picture Library #367 (1961/Art by Reg Bunn); "City of Shadows" from Thriller Picture Library #395 (1962/Art by Luis Bermejo); and "The Rising Tide" from Thriller Picture Library #403 (1962/Art by Luis Bermejo).

ILLUSTRATORS SPECIAL #7

PIRATES

(W) Peter Richardson (A) Various

Avast, me hearties! Hoist high the Jolly Roger for a perilous voyage through 100 years of piracy illustrations from comics, magazines and books! Divided into 5 sections: "Under the Black Flag", "Sweep the Spanish Main", "Swashbucklers of the Seven Seas", "Four Fabled Sea Raiders", and "The Sea-Faring Man with One Leg", along with special sections on Howard Pyle and Norman Mills Price. Featured artists include Ron Embleton, NC Wyeth, Frank Schoonover, Cecil Glossop, Graham Coton, James McConnell, DC Eyles, Sep Scott, Fortunino Matania, Will Eisner, Edward Mortelmans, Peter Jackson, Alex Nino, Jose Salinas, Reed Crandall, Wally Wood and many more! A showcase some of the greatest pirate art ever published in comics, books, magazines, posters, including many versions of Treasure Island.