(W) Various (A) Various (CA) Lyman Anderson
In celebration of its 85th anniversary, DC Comics reprints for the very first time its first-ever published comic book, New Fun #1, the comic that transformed the fledgling industry by being the first ongoing title made up of new stories instead of reprints of newspaper comic strips. First published in 1935, this landmark comic book carried a diverse set of original content features cowboys, spies, detectives, funny animals, space explorers, soldiers of fortune and more, including features that were written by Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson, the founder of the company that would become DC Comics. This tabloid-size, black-and-white comic is reprinted as a commemorative hardcover and will include essays by comics historian ROY THOMAS and Nicky Wheeler-Nicholson, grand-daughter of Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson, and more. Collects New Fun #1.
SAVAGE SWORD CONAN ORIG MARVEL YRS OMNIBUS HC #3
(W) ROY THOMAS (A) John Buscema (CA) Ryan Brown
Writer ROY THOMAS and Conan artist supreme, John Buscema, are joined by a host of top-tier visual talents-Frank Brunner, Gene Colan, Sal Buscema, Ernie Chan and Carmine Infantino-to tell Conan's most savage tales. This volume's stories range from the young Cimmerian's exploits as a mercenary to his latter days as king of Aquilonia in the iconic "Scarlet Citadel." Anchoring it is Thomas and Buscema's 160-page adaptation of Conan the Buccaneer. It's a high-seas masterpieces that entangles Conan, a vile pirate and a beautiful princess with the forces of Thoth-Amon. Also featuring pinups galore, an exhaustive dictionary of Hyborian era names and places, and the stunningly painted, full-color masterpiece, "The Trail of the Bloodstained God." Collecting SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN (1974) #29-44 and MARVEL COMICS SUPER SPECIAL (1977) #9.
SAVAGE SWORD CONAN ORIG MARVEL YRS OMNIBUS HC #3
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(W) ROY THOMAS (A) John Buscema (CA) Earl Norem
Writer ROY THOMAS and Conan artist supreme, John Buscema, are joined by a host of top-tier visual talents-Frank Brunner, Gene Colan, Sal Buscema, Ernie Chan and Carmine Infantino-to tell Conan's most savage tales. This volume's stories range from the young Cimmerian's exploits as a mercenary to his latter days as king of Aquilonia in the iconic "Scarlet Citadel." Anchoring it is Thomas and Buscema's 160-page adaptation of Conan the Buccaneer. It's a high-seas masterpieces that entangles Conan, a vile pirate and a beautiful princess with the forces of Thoth-Amon. Also featuring pinups galore, an exhaustive dictionary of Hyborian era names and places, and the stunningly painted, full-color masterpiece, "The Trail of the Bloodstained God." Collecting SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN (1974) #29-44 and MARVEL COMICS SUPER SPECIAL (1977) #9.