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----------------------------------------------------- **** NEW CATALOGING, INDEXING AND CORRECTIONS FOR AUGUST 1, 2012 ----------------------------------------------------- Father of the Bride : Comedy in Three Acts / by Caroline Francke ; based on the novel, Father of the bride, by Edward Streeter, illustrated by Gluyas Williams. -- New York : Dramatists Play Service, 1951. -- Acting ed. -- 79 p. : ill. ; 19 cm. -- Illustrations are stage directions only, with no cartoons by Williams. -- Call no.: PS3511.R244F3 Streeter, Edward, 1891- ----------------------------------------------------- Father of the Bride / by Edward Streeter ; illustrated by Gluyas Williams. -- New York : Simon and Schuster, 1949 -- 244 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.-- Call no.: PS3537.T828F3 ----------------------------------------------------- **** NEW CATALOGING, INDEXING AND CORRECTIONS FOR AUGUST 2, 2012 ----------------------------------------------------- Stan Lee : Comic Book Superhero / by Martin Gitlin. -- Edina, Minn. : ABDO Pub. Co., 2010. -- 112 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm. -- (Essential Lives) -- "Essential library"--back cover. -- Includes bibliographical references (p. 102, 106-108) and index. -- Summary (from SkyRiver): Presents a biography of comic book writer, editor, and producer Stan Lee, covering his upbringing, creation of characters such as Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four, work with Marvel, and more. -- Call no.: PN6727.L44 Z5G5 2010 ----------------------------------------------------- Roosevelts Reden und Taten im Scheinwerfer der Presse und Karikatur / Martin Pase. -- 2. Nachkriegsaufl. -- Reedy, W. Va. : Liberty Bell Publications, 1982. -- 117 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. -- Originally published: Leipzig/Berlin : Lühe-Verlag, 1942? -- Includes bibliographical references. -- Call no.: E807.P374 1982 Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945. Pasemann, Ernst. ----------------------------------------------------- Stan Lee : Comic Book Genius / Steven Otfinoski. -- New York : Franklin Watts, 2007. -- 111 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm. -- (Great Life Stories) -- Includes bibliographical references and index. -- Contents: A child of the depression ; Love and war ; In a rut ; Fantastic developments ; The Marvel age ; Comic book ambassador ; Expanding the empire ; Not so marvelous -- Spidey forever. -- Summary (from SkyRiver): Describes the life and accomplishments of the writer and editor who helped introduce such comic book characters as Spider-Man and the Incredible Hulk. -- Call no.: PN6727.L44 Z5 O8 2007 ----------------------------------------------------- Stan Lee : Writer & Creator / by Sue Hamilton. -- Edina, Minn : Abdo Pub., 2007. -- 32 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- (Comic Book Creators) -- Includes index. -- Contents: Stan "The Man" Lee ; Sometimes, It's Who You Know ; Wonder Writer ; Army Man ; Model Marries The Man ; The Comics Code Authority ; The Wonderful Web They Wove ; Fun With Superheroes ; Fantastic Fan Clubs ; The Marvel Method ; Publisher, Promoter, & Positive Influence ; Stan "The Chairman" ; POW! Entertainment. -- Summary (from SkyRiver): Discusses the life and career of comic book writer and creator Stan Lee, including his childhood, education, military service, and success as the creator of such characters as Spider-Man and the Hulk. -- Call no.: PN6727.L44 Z5H3 2007 ----------------------------------------------------- **** NEW CATALOGING, INDEXING AND CORRECTIONS FOR AUGUST 3, 2012 ----------------------------------------------------- Children's Digest, no. 68 (May 1957) COMICS CONTENTS: "Tall Tale" p. 24-28 -- "The City and the Volcano" (Lost Cities of History) p. 41-47 -- ""The Sultan and the Emperor Come to Cambridge"* (Great Hoaxes) p. 60-62 -- "Rough and Ready" (Zachary Taylor) p. 99-101 -- "Roughing It" (Buster Bunny) p. 119 -- Call no.: AP201.C46no.68 ----------------------------------------------------- Heavy Metal, v. 31, no. 1 (Mar. 2007) CONTENTS: "Living Underwater with the Noron" (Galactic Geographic) p. 8-9 -- "Tess Fowler" (Gallery) p. 13-16 -- "Dossier" text p. 18-19 -- "Inferno" p. 21-26 -- "The Sea and Me" p. 28-35 -- "Ophidia" (Regulator, no. 3) p. 37-61, 98-118 -- "Forbidden Parts" p. 64-75 -- "Sataka" p. 78-81 -- "Leonardo" p. 84-86 -- "Pherone, episode 2" p. 87-98 -- "The Art of Michael Calandra" (Artist's Studio) p. 119-122 -- Call no.: PN6728.H43v.31no.1 ----------------------------------------------------- Ricky Nelson, no. 1192 (June-Aug. 1961) CONTENTS: "Seat of the Mighty" (Ricky Nelson) 1 p. -- "The Hong Kong Adventure" (Ricky Nelson) 21 p. -- "Fall Guy" (Ricky Nelson) 8 p. -- Call no.: PN6728.2.D4R477no.1192 ----------------------------------------------------- Schtroumpf : les Cahiers de la Bande Dessinée, no. 35 (1978) CONTENTS: "Dossier Victor Hubinon" p. 6-45 -- "Schtroumpf-Bis" p. 46-47 -- Call no.: PN6745.S37no.35 ----------------------------------------------------- Treasure Chest of Fun and Fact, v. 18, no. 4 (Oct. 25, 1962) CONTENTS: "Fearless Ferdy" p. 3-8 -- "Sudden Death" (Sports Spectacular) p. 9-11 -- "Treasure Jests" p. 12 -- "He Showed the Way : The Story of St. Charles Borromeo" p. 13-17 -- "Super T.C. Mistake Page" p. 18-19 -- "Wastebasket"* (Patsy Planner) p. 20-21 -- "The Sacrements, III" text p. 22-23 -- "It's Only a Giant Inagua!"* (Chuck White and His Friends) p. 24-29 -- "The Story of Pope John XXIII, Who Won Our Hearts" p. 30-34 -- "Halloween Suits-Faces" (Ali) p. 35 -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P43T7v.18no.4 ----------------------------------------------------- Treasure Chest of Fun and Fact, v. 18, no. 10 (Jan. 17, 1963) CONTENTS: "Do You Know Your Money?" p. 3-7 --"Fearless Ferdy" p. 8-13 -- "The Youthful Queen" (Sports Spectacular) p. 14-15 -- "Spinning Spokes" p. 16-19 -- "Talking It Over With Father John" text p. 20-21 -- "First to America" p. 22-26 -- "Pelota Cookies"* (Patsy Planner) p. 27-28 -- "Tricked, and by a Simpering Child!"* (Chuck White and His Friends) p. 29-34 -- "Boxing Kangaroo(s)"* (Pierre) p. 35 -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P43T7v.18no.10 ----------------------------------------------------- Ricky Nelson. -- New York : Dell Publishing Co., 1958-1961. -- col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- Published no. 956 - no. 1192 (June-Aug. 1961). -- Four-color series numbering appears without the Four-color series title: issues 956, 998, 1115 and 1192. -- Adventure story genre. -- LIBRARY HAS: no. 956-1192. -- Call no.: PN6728.2.D4R477 Four color ; no. 956 Four color ; no. 998 Four color ; no. 1115 Four color ; no. 1192 Nelson, Rick, 1940-1985 ----------------------------------------------------- "Seat of the Mighty" (Ricky Nelson) 1 p. in Ricky Nelson, no. 1192 (June-Aug. 1961). -- Summary: Gag strip about a "muscle-man" football player. -- Call no.: PN6728.2.D4R477no.1192 ----------------------------------------------------- "The Hong Kong Adventure" (Ricky Nelson) 21 p. in Ricky Nelson, no. 1192 (June-Aug. 1961). -- Summary: Ricky and Bruce win a contest for a trip to the orient on Tip Top Airlines. -- Call no.: PN6728.2.D4R477no.1192 ----------------------------------------------------- "Fall Guy" (Ricky Nelson) 8 p. in Ricky Nelson, no. 1192 (June-Aug. 1961). -- Begins: "Let's see now, golf clubs for this afternoon, slacks, blue tie and jacket for tonight" -- Call no.: PN6728.2.D4R477no.1192 ----------------------------------------------------- Comic-con : 40 Years of Artists, Writers, Fans & Friends / foreword by Ray Bradbury. -- San Francisco, Calif. : Chronicle Books, 2009. -- 207 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 32 cm. -- Book about the San Diego Comic-Con. -- Call no.: PN6702.S3C6 2009 ----------------------------------------------------- Top Dog. -- New York : Marvel Comics Group, 1985-1987. -- col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- (Star Comics) -- Cover title: The Secret Life of Top Dog. -- Published no. 1 (Apr. 1985) - no. 14 (June 1987) -- Funny animal genre. -- LIBRARY HAS: no. 1-14. -- Call no.: PN6728.5.M3T6 CEASE AND ADD 246 ----------------------------------------------------- The Stuff of Dreams. -- Seattle, Wash. : Fantagraphics Books, 2002-2005. -- ill. ; 26 cm. -- Published 2002 - no. 3 (Aug. 2005) -- "A Kim Deitch comic book." -- Alternative genre. -- LIBRARY HAS: no. 2-3 (2004-2005). -- Call no.: PN6728.7.F34S83 ----------------------------------------------------- The Stan Lee Universe / Danny Fingeroth and Roy Thomas, editors. -- Raleigh, NC : TwoMorrows Publishing, 2011. -- 175 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. -- "Interviews with and mementos from 'the man' who changed comics and pop culture." -- Call no.: PN6727.L44 Z5S75 2011 ----------------------------------------------------- The Town that Forgot Santa. -- W.T. Grant Co., 1961. -- 24 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- Christmas story, fantasy and advertising genres. -- Call no.: PN6728.25.G66T6 1961 ----------------------------------------------------- "Dossier Victor Hubinon" p. 6-45 in Schtroumpf : les Cahiers de la Bande Dessinée, no. 35 (1978). -- Contents: "Entretien avec Victor Hubinon" p. 6-17 ; "Buck Danny" p. 18-35 ; "De Surcouf à Barbe Rouge" p. 36 ; "Le Démon des Caraïbes" p. 37-38 ; "Tiger Joë" p. 39 ; "Surcouf, Stanley, Mermoz, et les Autres" p. 40 ; "Le Style de Victor Hubinon" p. 41 ; "Bibliographie de Victor Hubinon" p. 43-45 -- Call no.: PN6745.S37no.35 ----------------------------------------------------- "Entretien avec Victor Hubinon" / Isabelle Forestier ; Jean Léturgie. p. 6-17 in Schtroumpf : les Cahiers de la Bande Dessinée, no. 35 (1978). -- (Dossier Victor Hubinon) -- "Propos recueillis à Ville-My, Décmbre 1977." -- Call no.: PN6745.S37no.35 ----------------------------------------------------- "Buck Danny" /Alan Rodier. p. 18-35 in Schtroumpf : les Cahiers de la Bande Dessinée, no. 35 (1978). -- (Dossier Victor Hubinon) -- Title from contents page. -- Call no.: PN6745.S37no.35 ----------------------------------------------------- "De Surcouf à Barbe Rouge" / Jean Léturgie. p. 36 in Schtroumpf : les Cahiers de la Bande Dessinée, no. 35 (1978). -- (Dossier Victor Hubinon) -- Article compares the biographical pirate comic Surcouf with the pirate adventure series Barbe Rouge, both by Charlier and Hubinon. -- Call no.: PN6745.S37no.35 ----------------------------------------------------- "Le Démon des Caraïbes" / Jean Léturgie. p. 37-38 in Schtroumpf : les Cahiers de la Bande Dessinée, no. 35 (1978). -- (Dossier Victor Hubinon) -- Article on the pirate series by Charlier and Hubinon. -- Call no.: PN6745.S37no.35 ----------------------------------------------------- "Tiger Joë" / Jean Léturgie. p. 39 in Schtroumpf : les Cahiers de la Bande Dessinée, no. 35 (1978). -- (Dossier Victor Hubinon) -- Brief article about the jungle adventure series by Charlier and Hubinon. -- Call no.: PN6745.S37no.35 ----------------------------------------------------- "Surcouf, Stanley, Mermoz, et les Autres" / Jean Léturgie. p. 40 in Schtroumpf : les Cahiers de la Bande Dessinée, no. 35 (1978). -- (Dossier Victor Hubinon) -- Article on biographical comics by Hubinon. -- Call no.: PN6745.S37no.35 ----------------------------------------------------- "Le Style de Victor Hubinon" / Jean Léturgie. p. 41 in Schtroumpf : les Cahiers de la Bande Dessinée, no. 35 (1978). -- (Dossier Victor Hubinon) -- Call no.: PN6745.S37no.35 ----------------------------------------------------- "Bibliographie de Victor Hubinon" / Henri Filippini, Jean Léturgie, André Leborgne. p. 43-45 in Schtroumpf : les Cahiers de la Bande Dessinée, no. 35 (1978). -- (Dossier Victor Hubinon) -- Title from contents page. -- Call no.: PN6745.S37no.35 ----------------------------------------------------- "Schtroumpf-Bis" / Henri Filippini, Jean Léturgie, Numa Sadoul. p. 46-47 in Schtroumpf : les Cahiers de la Bande Dessinée, no. 35 (1978). -- Brief reviews of: "Frank Frazetta 2" ; "A Bas Toutes les Armées!" (Cabu) ; "Cracher dans l'Eau ça ne Fait Plus de Ronds" (Gébé) ; "Trashman" (Spain) ; "La Société es Bulles" (Wilbur Leguèbe) ; "La Ville qui n'Existait Pas" (Bilal & Christin) ; "Les Naufragés du Temps 5: Tendre Chimère" (Paul Gillon) ; "Valentin: Aux Fous" (Tabary) ; "Histoires Immobiles de Récits Inachevés" (Régis Franc) ; "Polonius" (Tardi) ; "Mister Palmer et Docteur Supermarketstein" (Pétillon) ; "Barre-Toi de mon Herbe" (Fmurr). -- Call no.: PN6745.S37no.35 ----------------------------------------------------- "Frank Frazetta 2" / Numa Sadoul. p. 46 in Schtroumpf : les Cahiers de la Bande Dessinée, no. 35 (1978). -- (Schtroumpf-Bis) -- Reviews a collection of drawings published by Éd. du Chêne. -- Call no.: PN6745.S37no.35 ----------------------------------------------------- "A Bas Toutes les Armées!" / Numa Sadoul. p. 46 in Schtroumpf : les Cahiers de la Bande Dessinée, no. 35 (1978). -- (Schtroumpf-Bis) -- Reviews the album by Cabu. -- Call no.: PN6745.S37no.35 ----------------------------------------------------- "Cracher dans l'Eau ça ne Fait Plus de Ronds" / Numa Sadoul. p. 46 in Schtroumpf : les Cahiers de la Bande Dessinée, no. 35 (1978). -- (Schtroumpf-Bis) -- Reviews the album by Gébé. -- Call no.: PN6745.S37no.35 ----------------------------------------------------- "Trashman" / Numa Sadoul. p. 46 in Schtroumpf : les Cahiers de la Bande Dessinée, no. 35 (1978). -- (Schtroumpf-Bis) -- Reviews an album by Spain Rodriguez. -- Call no.: PN6745.S37no.35 ----------------------------------------------------- "La Société es Bulles" / Numa Sadoul. p. 46 in Schtroumpf : les Cahiers de la Bande Dessinée, no. 35 (1978). -- (Schtroumpf-Bis) -- Reviews a book about comics by Wilbur Leguèbe. -- Call no.: PN6745.S37no.35 ----------------------------------------------------- "La Ville qui n'Existait Pas" / Henri Filippini. p. 46 in Schtroumpf : les Cahiers de la Bande Dessinée, no. 35 (1978). -- (Schtroumpf-Bis) -- Reviews the album by Bilal & Christin. -- Call no.: PN6745.S37no.35 ----------------------------------------------------- "Les Naufragés du Temps 5: Tendre Chimère" (Paul Gillon) / Henri Filippini. p. 47 in Schtroumpf : les Cahiers de la Bande Dessinée, no. 35 (1978). -- (Schtroumpf-Bis) -- Reviews the album by Paul Gillon. -- Call no.: PN6745.S37no.35 ----------------------------------------------------- "Valentin: Aux Fous" / Jean Léturgie. p. 47 in Schtroumpf : les Cahiers de la Bande Dessinée, no. 35 (1978). -- (Schtroumpf-Bis) -- Reviews an album by Tabary in the series Valentin le Vagabond. -- Call no.: PN6745.S37no.35 ----------------------------------------------------- "Histoires Immobiles de Récits Inachevés" / Jean Léturgie. p. 47 in Schtroumpf : les Cahiers de la Bande Dessinée, no. 35 (1978). -- (Schtroumpf-Bis) -- Reviews the album by Régis Franc. -- Call no.: PN6745.S37no.35 ----------------------------------------------------- "Polonius" / Jean Léturgie. p. 47 in Schtroumpf : les Cahiers de la Bande Dessinée, no. 35 (1978). -- (Schtroumpf-Bis) -- Reviews the album by Picaret and Tardi. -- Call no.: PN6745.S37no.35 ----------------------------------------------------- "Mister Palmer et Docteur Supermarketstein" / Henri Filippini. p. 47 in Schtroumpf : les Cahiers de la Bande Dessinée, no. 35 (1978). -- (Schtroumpf-Bis) -- Review of the second Jack Palmer album by Pétillon. -- Call no.: PN6745.S37no.35 ----------------------------------------------------- "Barre-Toi de mon Herbe" / Henri Filippini. p. 47 in Schtroumpf : les Cahiers de la Bande Dessinée, no. 35 (1978). -- (Schtroumpf-Bis) -- Review of an album by Fmurr. -- Call no.: PN6745.S37no.35 ----------------------------------------------------- "Fearless Ferdy" / by Frank Moss ; illustrated by Frank Borth. p. 3-8 in Treasure Chest of Fun and Fact, v. 18, no. 4 (Oct. 25, 1962). -- Begins: "At last the wasps tire of attacking the humiliated nature students and retire to repair their damaged nest" -- "To be continued." -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P43T7v.18no.4 ----------------------------------------------------- "Sudden Death" (Sports Spectacular) / by Jim Zofkie ; Dick Giordano, art. p. 9-11 in Treasure Chest of Fun and Fact, v. 18, no. 4 (Oct. 25, 1962). -- Begins: "The 1958 world's championship professional football game is the most bruising pigskin battle on record." -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P43T7v.18no.4 ----------------------------------------------------- "Treasure Jests" p. 12 in Treasure Chest of Fun and Fact, v. 18, no. 4 (Oct. 25, 1962). -- Four gag cartoons about smoke signals, whales, astronauts and astronomers. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P43T7v.18no.4 ----------------------------------------------------- "He Showed the Way : The Story of St. Charles Borromeo" / Dick Giordano. p. 13-17 in Treasure Chest of Fun and Fact, v. 18, no. 4 (Oct. 25, 1962). -- Begins: "Charles Borromeo was only 21 when he became a cardinal and was made Papal Secretary of State. It was during a time of great peril for the Church" -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P43T7v.18no.4 Charles Borromeo, Saint, 1538-1584. ----------------------------------------------------- "Super T.C. Mistake Page" / Frank Borth. p. 18-19 in Treasure Chest of Fun and Fact, v. 18, no. 4 (Oct. 25, 1962). -- A 2 page drawing of a scene approximately set in the old west. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P43T7v.18no.4 ----------------------------------------------------- "Wastebasket"* (Patsy Planner) / B. Haines. p. 20-21 in Treasure Chest of Fun and Fact, v. 18, no. 4 (Oct. 25, 1962). -- Begins: "You can make an attractive wastebasked for your room or for a gift." -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P43T7v.18no.4 ----------------------------------------------------- "The Sacrements, III" / by William Girard. text p. 22-23 in Treasure Chest of Fun and Fact, v. 18, no. 4 (Oct. 25, 1962). -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P43T7v.18no.4 ----------------------------------------------------- "It's Only a Giant Inagua!"* (Chuck White and His Friends) / by Max Pine ; illustrated by Fran Matera. p. 24-29 in Treasure Chest of Fun and Fact, v. 18, no. 4 (Oct. 25, 1962). -- Begins: "The castaways discover the island of Tapu Nui is inhabited, but a huge kind of lizard!" -- "To be continued." -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P43T7v.18no.4 ----------------------------------------------------- "The Story of Pope John XXIII, Who Won Our Hearts" / Joe Sinnott. p. 30-34 in Treasure Chest of Fun and Fact, v. 18, no. 4 (Oct. 25, 1962). -- Begins: "Angelo Roncalli, new priest and future pope, returned to Rome for further study at the university. During this time, an important event took place in the chambers of Pope Pius X." -- "To be continued." -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P43T7v.18no.4 ----------------------------------------------------- "Halloween Suits-Faces" (Ali) / Marvin Townsend. p. 35 in Treasure Chest of Fun and Fact, v. 18, no. 4 (Oct. 25, 1962). -- Silent strip, in which Ali trades his turban for a witch hat and tries to fly with a broom. -- Silent strip. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P43T7v.18no.4 ----------------------------------------------------- "Tall Tale" p. 24-28 in Children's Digest, no. 68 (May 1957). -- "Pike went fishing every day hoping to catch a whale." -- Call no.: AP201.C46no.68 ----------------------------------------------------- "The City and the Volcano" (Lost Cities of History) / script by Carl Memling ; illustrated by John Getzer. p. 41-47 in Children's Digest, no. 68 (May 1957). -- Begins: "In 79 A.D., over eighteen hundred years ago, the seaport city of Pompeii in southern Italy was six hundred years old." -- Call no.: AP201.C46no.68 ----------------------------------------------------- "Roughing It" (Buster Bunny) p. 119 in Children's Digest, no. 68 (May 1957) ; reprinted from Supermouse, no. 16 (1951). -- Begins: "This looks like a good spot to pitch our tent!" -- Call no.: AP201.C46no.68 ----------------------------------------------------- "The Sultan and the Emperor Come to Cambridge"* (Great Hoaxes) 3 p. in True Comics, no. 49 (May/June 1946) ; reprinted (p. 60-62) in Children's Digest, no. 68 (May 1957). -- SUMMARY: College students at Cambridge University impersonate the Sultan of Zanzibar and the Emperor of Abyssinia. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.49. Call no.: AP201.C46no.68 ADD REPRINT INFO ----------------------------------------------------- "Rough and Ready" (Zachary Taylor) 3 p. in True Comics, no. 79 (Oct. 1949) ; reprinted (p. 99-101) in Children's Digest, no. 68 (May 1957). -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.79. Call no.: AP201.C46no.68 ADD REPRINT INFO ----------------------------------------------------- "Living Underwater with the Noron" (Galactic Geographic) / by Karl Kofoed. p. 8-9 in Heavy Metal, v. 31, no. 1 (Mar. 2007). -- Call no.: PN6728.H43v.31no.1 ----------------------------------------------------- "Tess Fowler" (Gallery) p. 13-16 in Heavy Metal, v. 31, no. 1 (Mar. 2007). -- Call no.: PN6728.H43v.31no.1 ----------------------------------------------------- "Dossier" / by S.C. Ringgenberg. text p. 18-19 in Heavy Metal, v. 31, no. 1 (Mar. 2007). -- Contents: "Magnus the Magnificent" ; "James Bama, American Realist." -- Call no.: PN6728.H43v.31no.1 ----------------------------------------------------- "Magnus the Magnificent" in Heavy Metal, v. 31, no. 1 (Mar. 2007). -- (Dossier) / by S.C. Ringgenberg. -- Article on Magnus Robot Fighter. -- Call no.: PN6728.H43v.31no.1 ----------------------------------------------------- "James Bama, American Realist" in Heavy Metal, v. 31, no. 1 (Mar. 2007). -- (Dossier) / by S.C. Ringgenberg. -- Reviews the book by Brian Kane. Bama is a paperback cover painter. -- Call no.: PN6728.H43v.31no.1 ----------------------------------------------------- "Inferno" / by Azpiri. p. 21-26 in Heavy Metal, v. 31, no. 1 (Mar. 2007). -- Call no.: PN6728.H43v.31no.1 ----------------------------------------------------- "The Sea and Me" / by Raul Trevino. p. 28-35 in Heavy Metal, v. 31, no. 1 (Mar. 2007). -- Call no.: PN6728.H43v.31no.1 ----------------------------------------------------- "Ophidia" (Regulator, no. 3) / by Corbeyran, E. Moreno and M. Moreno. p. 37-61, 98-118 in Heavy Metal, v. 31, no. 1 (Mar. 2007). -- Call no.: PN6728.H43v.31no.1 ----------------------------------------------------- "Forbidden Parts : a Tale of Argstein" / artist, Eckart Breitschuh ; writer, Josef Rother. p. 64-75 in Heavy Metal, v. 31, no. 1 (Mar. 2007). -- Call no.: PN6728.H43v.31no.1 ----------------------------------------------------- "Sataka" / by Luis Royo. p. 78-81 in Heavy Metal, v. 31, no. 1 (Mar. 2007). -- Call no.: PN6728.H43v.31no.1 ----------------------------------------------------- "Leonardo" / by Felix Vega. p. 84-86 in Heavy Metal, v. 31, no. 1 (Mar. 2007). -- Call no.: PN6728.H43v.31no.1 ----------------------------------------------------- "Pherone, episode 2" / by Patrick Baggatta & Victor Kalvachev. p. 87-98 in Heavy Metal, v. 31, no. 1 (Mar. 2007). -- Call no.: PN6728.H43v.31no.1 ----------------------------------------------------- "The Art of Michael Calandra" (Artist's Studio) p. 119-122 in Heavy Metal, v. 31, no. 1 (Mar. 2007). -- Calandra is a "horror, fantasy, and pin up" artist. -- Call no.: PN6728.H43v.31no.1 ----------------------------------------------------- "Do You Know Your Money?" / by Ruth Burton ; R. Crandall, art. p. 3-7 in Treasure Chest of Fun and Fact, v. 18, no. 10 (Jan. 17, 1963). -- Begins: "WOuld you know a counterfeit bill if you saw one?" -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P43T7v.18no.10 ----------------------------------------------------- "Fearless Ferdy" / by Frank T. Moss ; illustrated by Frank Borth. p. 8-13 in Treasure Chest of Fun and Fact, v. 18, no. 10 (Jan. 17, 1963). -- Begins: "Abercrombie, the carnival bear, is trapped in the camp kitchen." -- This episode "brings to a close the first adventure of Fearless Ferdy." -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P43T7v.18no.10 ----------------------------------------------------- "The Youthful Queen" (Sports Spectacular) / by Jim Zofkie. p. 14-15 in Treasure Chest of Fun and Fact, v. 18, no. 10 (Jan. 17, 1963). -- Begins: "At Cathedral High School in San Diego, California, everyone was talking about the amazing tennis ability of ayoung girl, Maureen Connolly." -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P43T7v.18no.10 ----------------------------------------------------- "Spinning Spokes" p. 16-19 in Treasure Chest of Fun and Fact, v. 18, no. 10 (Jan. 17, 1963). -- Begins: "Well old-timer, I did it again. Another grueling race and another exiting win." -- About a road race from New York to Paris beginning Feb. 12, 1908. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P43T7v.18no.10 ----------------------------------------------------- "Talking It Over With Father John" text p. 20-21 in Treasure Chest of Fun and Fact, v. 18, no. 10 (Jan. 17, 1963). -- Account of seeing the heavens from the Vatican observatory. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P43T7v.18no.10 ----------------------------------------------------- "First to America" p. 22-26 in Treasure Chest of Fun and Fact, v. 18, no. 10 (Jan. 17, 1963). -- Begins: "Columbus was the first man to make a lasting discovery of America, but historians generally agree today that Vikigns landed and lived on our continent for a time around the year 1000." -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P43T7v.18no.10 ----------------------------------------------------- "Pelota Cookies"* (Patsy Planner) / B. Haines. p. 27-28 in Treasure Chest of Fun and Fact, v. 18, no. 10 (Jan. 17, 1963). -- Begins: "Make pelota cookies to serve your friends after the skating party." -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P43T7v.18no.10 ----------------------------------------------------- "Tricked, and by a Simpering Child!"* (Chuck White and His Friends) / by Max Pine ; Fran Matera, art. p. 29-34 in Treasure Chest of Fun and Fact, v. 18, no. 10 (Jan. 17, 1963). -- Begins: "To save the others, a surrender is being arranged." -- Summary: Spies in a submarine are trying to get the sonar secrets of a Professor Kindler." -- "To be continued." -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P43T7v.18no.10 ----------------------------------------------------- "Boxing Kangaroo(s)"* (Pierre) p. 35 in Treasure Chest of Fun and Fact, v. 18, no. 10 (Jan. 17, 1963). -- Silent strip. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P43T7v.18no.10 ----------------------------------------------------- **** NEW CATALOGING, INDEXING AND CORRECTIONS FOR AUGUST 6, 2012 ----------------------------------------------------- Bart Simpson's Pal Milhouse. #1. -- Santa Monica, CA : Bongo Comics, 2012. -- 30 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- (Simpson's One-shot Wonders) -- Funny kid genre. -- Call no.: PN6728.8.B58B3 2012 ----------------------------------------------------- Avigon : Gods & Demons / writer, Ché Gilson ; artist, Jimmie Robinson. -- Berkeley, Calif. : Image Comics, 2005. -- 1 v. : ill. ; 26 cm. -- Fantasy, android character. -- Call no.: PN6727.R586A92 2005 ----------------------------------------------------- The Inspector / Steinberg. -- New York : Viking Press, 1973. -- 1 v. : chiefly ill. ; 25 x 28 cm. -- Call no.: NC1429.S588 I5 1973 Steinberg, Saul. ----------------------------------------------------- Sanjulian Master Visionary. -- Howell, NJ : S.Q. Productions Inc., 2001. -- 72 p. : chiefly ill. ; 28 cm. -- "Volume one." -- Manuel Perez Clemente Sanjulian was born in Barcelona in 1941. -- Call no.: NC987.5.S3S3 2001 Sanjulian, 1941- ----------------------------------------------------- Close to Home Exposed : a Close to Home Collection / John McPherson. -- Kansas City : Andrews McMeel Pub., 2002. -- 143 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. -- Call no.: PN6728.C535E9 2002 ----------------------------------------------------- Rapture / writer Taki Soma, Michael Avon Oeming ; artist, Michael Avon Oeming. -- Milwaukie, Or. : Dark Horse, 2010. -- 1 v. : ill. ; 26 cm. -- "This volume collects # 1-6, of Rapture, originally published May 2009 through January 2010 by Dark Horse Comics; and "Rapture" originally published in the February 2009 issue of MySpace Dark Horse Presents." -- "After warring for a century, Earth's greatest champions and villains suddenly disappear, leaving the planet decimated. Like a rapture, the powers are gone and humanity is left behind to pick up the pieces. Among this wreckage, two lovers, Evelyn and Gil, find themselves separated by a continent and willing to do anything to find each other again. But when a strange being named "The Word" turns Evelyn into a champion with an angelic spear, she finds the force of her love for Gil clashing with her newfound power. Love and destiny collide in what will become the worse breakup-ever." -- Superhero genre. -- Call no.: PN6727 .O4R3 2010 ----------------------------------------------------- The Executive / by Philip Louis Gabriel ; illustrated by Virgil Partch. -- New York : Citadel Press, 1959. -- 95 p. : ill. ; 27 cm. -- Call no.: PS3513.A223E9 Gabriel, Philip Louis, 1908- ----------------------------------------------------- Blinded : the Story of Paul the Apostle / Steve Ross. -- New York : Seabury Books, 2008. -- 1 v. : ill. ; 26 cm. -- Summary (from SkyRiver): Saul of Tarsus is good at his job. He hunts down "Flesh Eaters," members of a strange and threatening religious sect that meets in secret and worships by eating and drinking the body and blood of their Lord. What happens when Saul discovers that's he's wrong? What happens when he becomes the Apostle Paul? -- Biographical genre. -- Call no.: PN6727.R657B55 2008 ----------------------------------------------------- Zombiepowder / story & art by Tite Kubo ; translation, Akira Watanabe. -- San Francisco, Calif. : Viz Media, 2006-2007. -- ill. ; 20 cm. -- (Shonen Jump Graphic Novel) -- "First published in Japan in 1999 by Shueisha". -- Complete in 4 vols. -- Contents: v. 1. The Man with the Black Hand ; v. 2. Can't Kiss the Ring (of the Dead) ; v. 3. Peirce Me Standing in the Firegarden ; v. 4. Walk like a Zombie. -- Horror genre. -- LIBRARY HAS: v. 1-4. -- Call no.: PN6790.J33 K77Z613 2006 COMPLETE HOLDINGS ----------------------------------------------------- The Art of P. Craig Russell / edited by Joe Pruett ; designed by P. Craig Russell, Joe Pruett ; production assists by Doug Dabbs, April Doster, Nate Pride. -- Norcross, Georgia : Desperado Publishing Company, 2007. -- 266 p. : ill. (part col.) ; 28 x 28 cm. -- "A retrospective." -- Call no.: PN6727.R85 Z5A8 2007 ----------------------------------------------------- Comic-Con International : San Diego Souvenir Book. -- San Diego, CA : Comic-Con International, 2011. -- 192 p. : ill. ; 28 cm -- On p. 149-154, 156-162: Stupid, stupid rat creatures! 20 years of Bone: an interview with Jeff Smith. -- Call no.: PN6702.S3 2011 ----------------------------------------------------- The Truth about the Sabbath / art and script by Jim Pinkoski. -- Frederick, MD : Amazing Facts, 1988. -- 56 p. : ill. ; 27 cm. -- Religious genre. -- Call no.: BV125.P5 1988 ----------------------------------------------------- Batman : 288 Coloring & Activity Pages. -- Ashland, OH : Bendon Publishing International, 2010. -- 288 p. : chiefly ill. ; 27 cm. -- Call no.: PN6728.B37C58 2010 ----------------------------------------------------- Moxie, My Sweet : Finecomix Draws the Stories of Mark Campos. -- Seattle, WA : FineComix, 2005. -- 1 v. : ill. ; 23 cm. -- Alternative genre. -- Call no.: PN6727.C27222M6 2005 ----------------------------------------------------- Top 10 : the Forty-Niners / Alan Moore, writer ; Gene Ha, artist ; Art Lyon, colorist ; Todd Klein, lettering, logos and design. -- La Jolla, Calif. : Americas Best Comics, 2005. -- 1 v. : col. ill. 26 cm. -- "A prequel to Top 10." -- Summary (from SkyRiver): The year is 1949, and science-heroes and war champions are gathering in the city of Neopolis, now under construction as a home for those with extra-human powers and talents. One of those heroes is a very young ace pilot, Steve Traynor, also known as Jetlad, fresh from the battle-torn skies of Europe, and anxious for a new life and career. With him is his former enemy combatant Leni Muller, the Sky Witch, ready to prove herself worthy of the chance given to her in Neopolis. They are hardly prepared for the challenges facing the experimental city. Science crime and unearthly gang violence has swiftly followed the heroes into this new, wide-open environment. Will their courage and skills be enough for the tasks ahead? -- Superhero genre. -- Call no.: PN6727.H2T6 2005 ----------------------------------------------------- The Comic Book Holocaust / by Johnny Ryan. -- Oakland, Calif. : Buenaventura Press, 2006. -- 126 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. -- Sexual parodies of comic strips old and new. -- Alternative and parody genres. -- Call no.: PN6727.R92C6 2006 ----------------------------------------------------- Political Cartoons and Caricatures from the Collection of Michael Alexander Kahn / curated by Michael Alexander Kahn and Jenny E. Robb. -- New York : Grolier Club, 2007. -- 62 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm. -- "Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Grolier Club March 21-May 25, 2007." -- Includes bibliographical references (p. 61-62). -- Contents: American historical cartoons : antebellum -- American historical cartoons : the Civil War ; American historical cartoons : post-Civil War ; American magazines -- Caricatures with the hat theme ; Chinese cultural revolution propaganda posters ; Britain's greatest cartoonists : Hogarth and Gillray ; World War II ; Personages ; America's greatest 19th-century cartoonist : Nast ; International magazines. -- Call no.: NC1763.P66K3 2007 Kahn, Michael A., 1949- ----------------------------------------------------- **** NEW CATALOGING, INDEXING AND CORRECTIONS FOR AUGUST 8, 2012 ----------------------------------------------------- The Omnipotent Mr. Am : Daily and Sunday Comics 1936-1938 / by Harold Gray. -- San Diego, Calif. : IDW Publishing, 2011. -- 294 p. : ill. (part col.) ; 23 x 29 cm. - (The Library of American Comics) -- (Harold Gray's Little Orphan Annie ; 7) -- Series title also appears as: The Complete Little Orphan Annie. -- Adventure story genre. -- Call no.: PN6728.L55L57 2011 ----------------------------------------------------- The Last Port of Call : Daily and Sunday Comics 1938-1940 / by Harold Gray. -- San Diego, Calif. : IDW Publishing, 2012. -- 294 p. : ill. (part col.) ; 23 x 29 cm. -- (The Library of American Comics) -- (Harold Gray's Little Orphan Annie ; 8) -- Series title also appears as: The complete Little orphan Annie. -- Adventure story genre. -- Call no.: PN6728.L55L58 2012 ----------------------------------------------------- A Trip to Outer Space with Santa. -- New York : Sales Promotions, Inc., 195-? -- 16 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- "Your store name and message goes here"--back cover. -- A Christmas story, in the advertising genre. -- Call no.: PN6728.25.S27T7 1950z ----------------------------------------------------- Chic Young's Blondie : From Honeymoon to Diapers & Dogs, Complete Daily Comics 1933-1935 / edited and designed by Dean Mullaney; associate editor Bruce Canwell ; art director Lorraine Turner ; introduction by Brian Walker ; production assistance by Joseph Ketels, Jackson Glassey. -- San Diego, Calif. : IDW Publishing, 2012. -- 279 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 23 x 29 cm. -- (The Library of American Comics) -- "This book concludes our two-volume collection that reprints, for the very first time, the earliest Blondie comic strips. Our first volume detailed Blondie and Dagwood's courtship and ended with their momentous wedding. The comics in this book pick up the story with the young couple on their madcap honeymoon followed by their attempts to settle in to a middle class life of married bliss." -- Call no.: PN6728.B55C66 2012 ----------------------------------------------------- The Complete Steve Canyon / stories and art by Milton Caniff. -- San Diego, Calif. : IDW Publishing, 2012- . -- ill. (some col.) ; 22 x 29 cm. -- (The Library of American Comics) -- Edited by Dean Mullaney ; with historical essays by Bruce Canwell (v. 1). -- Contents: v. 1: 1947-1948. -- Adventure story genre. -- LIBRARY HAS: v. 1. -- Call no.: PN6728.S76C243 2012 ----------------------------------------------------- **** NEW CATALOGING, INDEXING AND CORRECTIONS FOR AUGUST 8, 2012 ----------------------------------------------------- Krazy & Ignatz : "Love in a Kestle or Love in a Hut" : Convening the Full-Page Comic Strips, 1916-1918 / by George Herriman ; edited by Bill Blackbeard. -- Seattle : Fantagraphics Books, 2010. -- 175 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 31 cm. -- Funny animal genre. -- Call no.: PN6728.K7B53 2010 ----------------------------------------------------- Krazy & Ignatz : "A Kind, Benevolent and Amiable Brick" : Convening the Full-Page Comic Strips, 1919-1921 / by George Herriman ; edited by Bill Blackbeard ; with an introduction by Bob Callahan. -- Seattle, Wash. : Fantagraphics Books, 2011. -- 170 p. : ill. ; 31 cm. -- Summary (from SkyRiver): Collects the strips from years 1919 to 1921, including an essay detailing the comic's ascent to a full feature and a look at George Herriman's early days as a journalist and illustrator. -- Funny animal genre. -- Call no.: PN6728.K7B54 2011 ----------------------------------------------------- Krazy & Ignatz : "A Kat a'Lilt with Song" : Convening the Complete Full-Page Comic Strips, with Some Extra Dailies, 1931-32 / by George Herriman ; edited by Bill Blackbeard and Derya Ataker. -- Seattle, Wash. : Fantagraphics Books, 2004. -- 128 p. : ill. ; 31 cm. -- Funny animal genre. -- Call no.: PN6728.K7B554 2004 ----------------------------------------------------- Krazy & Ignatz : "Necromancy by the Blue Bean Bush" : Compounding the Complete Full-Page Comic Strips, with Some Extra Rarities, 1933-34 / by George Herriman ; edited by Bill Blackbeard and Derya Ataker. -- Seattle, Wash. : Fantagraphics Books, 2004. -- 108 p. : ill. ; 31 cm. -- Funny animal genre. -- Call no.: PN6728.K7B555 2004 ----------------------------------------------------- Krazy & Ignatz : "A Brick Stuffed with Moom-Bims" : Congregating the Complete Full-Page Comic Strips, with Addenda, 1939-40 / by George Herriman ; edited by Bill Blackbeard with an introduction by Jeet Heer. -- Seattle, Wash. : Fantagraphics Books, 2007. -- 117 p. : col. ill. ; 31 cm. -- Funny animal genre. -- Call no.: PN6728.K7B558 2007 ----------------------------------------------------- Krazy & Ignatz : "A Wild Warmth of Chromatic Gravy" : Coalescing the Complete Full-Page Comic Strips, with the Usual Extra Rarities, 1935-36 / by George Herriman ; edited by Bill Blackbeard. -- 2nd ed. -- Seattle, Wash. : Fantagraphics Books, 2008. -- 117 p. : col. ill. ; 31 cm. -- Funny animal genre. -- Call no.: PN6728.K7B556 2005 ----------------------------------------------------- Krazy & Ignatz : "a Ragout of Raspberries" : Culling Together the Complete Full-Page Comic Strips, with Addenda, 1941-42 / by George Herriman ; edited by Bill Blackbeard with an introduction by Jeet Heer. -- Seattle, Wash. : Fantagraphics Books, 2007. -- 117 p. : col. ill. ; 31 cm. -- Funny animal genre. -- Call no.: PN6728.K7B559 2007 ----------------------------------------------------- Krazy & Ignatz : "He Nods in Quiescent Siesta" : Completing the Full-Page Comic Strips, 1943-44 / by George Herriman ; edited by Bill Blackbeard ; with contributions by Jeet Heer and Michael Tisserand. -- Seattle, Wash. : Fantagraphics Books, 2008. -- 80 p. : col. ill. ; 31 cm. -- Summary (from SkyRiver0: Collects the strips from the last two years of the series, including complete, full-color Sunday pieces, in a treasury that offers a retrospective look at Herriman's life at the drawing table, previously unseen samples of original art, and a selection of Krazy Kat dailies from the creator's final years. -- Funny animal genre. -- Call no.: PN6728.K7B56 2008 Tisserand, Michael, 1963- ----------------------------------------------------- J. Scott Campbell's Danger Girl Sketchbook / J. Scott Campbell, art, concept, commentary ; Scott Dunbier, editor. -- San Diego, CA : IDW Publishing, 2011. -- 66 p. : col. ill. ; 32 cm. -- Call no.: PN6727.C2723D33 2011 ----------------------------------------------------- The Freebooters Collection / Barry Windsor-Smith, writer, artist, colorist, editor ; Alexander Bialy, production, computer lettering ; Tom Vincent, color ; June Kostar, hand lettering ; Diana Schutz, original editor. -- Seattle, WA : Fantagraphics Books, 2005. -- 174 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 32 cm. -- Other title: Barry Windsor-Smith, Storyteller, 2005. -- Republication of works that originally appeared in Storyteller. -- Fantasy genre. -- Call no.: PN6737.W52F74 2005 ----------------------------------------------------- **** NEW CATALOGING, INDEXING AND CORRECTIONS FOR AUGUST 9, 2012 ----------------------------------------------------- Dark Shadows : the Original Series Story Digest : Interrupted Voyage / by D.J. Arneson ; art by Joe Certa ; digital coloring, Eileen Sabrina Herman. -- Neshannock, Pa. : Hermes Press, 2011. -- 127 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm. -- "For the first time in over forty years read the original, first graphic novelization of Dark Shadows The Original Series entitled "Interrupted Voyage", a complete extended story with over thirty-five illustrations." -- Summary (from SkyRiver): Angelique casts Barnabus back in time to seventeenth century Salem. -- Format is illustrated text. -- Vampire characters. -- Call no.: PS3551.R485 I5 2011 Arneson, Donald, 1932- Certa, Joe, 1919-1986. ----------------------------------------------------- Milton Caniff's Steve Canyon : the Complete Series. -- Neshannock, Pa. : Hermes Press, 2011. -- 254 p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm. -- "The complete reprint of Dell Comics' tie-in with Milton Caniff's legendary newspaper strip." -- Reprints stories from Four Color, no. 519, 578, 641, 737, 804, 939, 1033 (1953-1959), with artwork by William Overgard, Ray Bailey, and Milton Caniff. -- "Volume one." -- Adventure story genre. -- Call no.: PN6728.S76D4 2011 Bailey, Ray, 1913-1975. ----------------------------------------------------- **** NEW CATALOGING, INDEXING AND CORRECTIONS FOR AUGUST 13, 2012 ----------------------------------------------------- Charlie McCarthy, no. 1 (Mar./May 1949) CONTENTS: "Cast of Characters" p. 2-3 of cover -- "Charlie McCarthy, Cowboy Detective" (Charlie McCarthy) 26 p. -- "Charlie and Mortimer at the Circus" (Charlie and Mortimer) 6 p. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.D4C47no.1 ----------------------------------------------------- Juxtapoz, no. 140 (=v. 19, no. 9)(Sept. 2012) COMICS CONTENTS: "Daniel Clowes" p. 34-45 -- Call no.: N1.J8v.19no.9 ----------------------------------------------------- Berkeley Breathed's Outland : the Complete Library : Sunday Comics 1989-1995 / stories and art by Berkeley Breathed ; edited by Scott Dunbier ; designed by Dean Mullaney, creative director ; associate editor Bruce Canwell ; art direction and color re-creation Lorraine Turner with an assist by Jason Buhrman. -- San Diego, California : IDW Publishing, 2012. -- 300 p. : col. ill ; 22 x 29 cm. -- Funny animal genre. -- Call no.: PN6728 .O85B4 2012 ----------------------------------------------------- Al Capp's Li'l Abner : Complete Daily & Sunday Comics, 1939-1940 / edited and designed by Dean Mullaney ; associate editor, Bruce Canwell ; associate art director, Lorraine Turner ; contributing editor, Denis Kitchen. -- San Diego : IDW Publishing, 2011. -- 250 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 32 cm. -- (The Library of American Comics) -- "Volume three." -- Adventure story genre. -- Call no.: PN6728.L5C203 2011 ----------------------------------------------------- Al Capp's Li'l Abner : Complete Daily and Sunday Comics 1941-1942 / co-editor and designer, Dean Mullaney ; co-editor, Bruce Canwell ; art director, Lorraine Turner. -- San Diego, CA : IDW Publishing, 2012. -- 253 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 32 cm. -- (The Library of American Comics) -- "Volume four." -- Adventure story genre. -- Call no.: PN6728.L5C204 2012 ----------------------------------------------------- Rehabilitating Mr. Wiggles. vol. 2 / Neil Swaab. -- New York : Nantier, Beall, Minoustchine, 2005. -- 75 p. : ill. ; 21 x 26 cm. -- (Attitude, Featuring) -- Alternative and funny animal genres. featuring a teddy bear. -- Call no.: PN6727.S85R42 2005 ----------------------------------------------------- Comic-Con : Episode IV : a Fan's Hope. -- New York : DK Publishing, 2011. -- 192 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm. -- "An all-access look at the world's largest pop culture event by Morgan Spurlock featuring photography by Alba Tull." -- Summary (from SkyRiver): Photographs depict the people who attended San Diego Comic-Con in 2010, including professionals, persons from the entertainment world, and fans, some in costume and some not, with quotations from some of the participants. -- Call no.: PN6702.S3C59 2011 Spurlock, Morgan, 1970- ----------------------------------------------------- Signs of Laughter / edited by Tom Gallagher. -- Greenwich, Conn. : Fawcett Publications, 1970. -- 128 p. : ill. ; 18 cm. -- (A Fawcett Gold Medal Book ; D2914) -- Mostly texts of funny signs. -- Cartoon illustrated. -- Call no.: PN6261.S5 1970 ----------------------------------------------------- Sir! : Jokes for Private Parties / selected by the editors of Sir magazine ; frisky sketches by Irwin Greenberg. -- New York : Volitant Publishing Corp., 1966. -- 192 p. : ill. ; 18 cm. -- "A Volitant paperback book." -- Cartoon illustrated. -- Call no.: PN6731.S54S5 1966 ----------------------------------------------------- Girls Making Comics : a Midsummer Night's Dream / Hannah Hallman, et al. ; edited by Ursula Murray Husted ; based on the play by William Shakespeare. -- Minneapolis : Printed by Bookmobile, 2011. -- 45 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm. -- "This book is the end result from a comics workshop for teenage girls originally funded by the Buckman Fellowship Program at the University of Minnesota." -- "With support from kickstarter.com, the Buckman Fellowship Program, Altered Esthetics." -- New wave genre. -- Call no.: PN6726.G56 2011 ----------------------------------------------------- Tibet / text by Daniel De Bruycker and Martine Noblet ; translation by Maureen Walker. -- Hauppauge, NY : Barron's, 1995. -- 75 p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm. -- (Tintin's Travel Diaries) -- Includes bibliographical references and index. -- Summary (from SkyRiver): Explores the history, geography, and culture of Tibet, using Hergé's original cartooning along with modern photographs. -- Call no.: DS786.B738 1995 ----------------------------------------------------- The Very Silly Mayor / by Tom Tomorrow. -- Brooklyn, N.Y. : Ig Publishing, 2009. -- 1 v. : col. ill. ; 24 x 26 cm. -- Summary (from SkyRiver): When the mayor of a pretty good, medium-sized city begins to make decisions that are not only silly but dangerous, as well, Sparky the penguin is the only citizen willing to speak out. -- Funny animal fiction. -- Call no.: PN6727.P42V4 2009 ----------------------------------------------------- The Future's So Bright I Can't Bear to Look / Tom Tomorrow. -- New York : Nation Books, 2008. -- 153 p. : col. ill. ; 21 cm. -- Political genre. -- Call no.: PN6727.P42F8 2008 ----------------------------------------------------- Sergio Aragonés : Five Decades of His Finest Works / foreword by Patrick O'Donnell. -- Philadelphia, Pa. : Running Press, 2010. -- 271 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 32 cm. -- (Mad's Greatest Artists) -- Contents: A Mad look at Sergio Aragonés ; The 1960s ; The 1970s ; The 1980s ; The 1990s ; The 2000s. -- Call no.: PN6727.A722S38 2010 ----------------------------------------------------- "Daniel Clowes" / interview by Kristin Farr ; portrait by Terry Lorant. p. 34-45 in Juxtapoz, no. 140 (=v. 19, no. 9) (Sept. 2012). -- Cover feature. -- Call no.: N1.J8v.19no.9 ----------------------------------------------------- Star Wars / by Bonnie Burton ; illustrated by Matt Busch and Tom Hodges. -- New York : DK Publishing, 2007. -- 96 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm. -- (You Can Draw) -- Originally published: London : Dorling Kindersley, 2006. -- Cover title: You Can Draw Star Wars. -- Call no.: NC1764.B87 2007 Burton, Bonnie, 1972- ----------------------------------------------------- Maximum FF : a Visual Exegesis of Fantastic Four #1 / by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby ; conceived and orchestrated by Walter Mosley ; essay by Mark Evanier ; design by Paul Sahre. -- New York : Marvel Enterprises, 2005. -- 236 p. : chiefly col. ill. ; 31 cm. -- "Contains material originally published in magazine form as Fantastic Four #1." -- Superhero genre. -- Call no.: PN6728.F33M33 2005 ----------------------------------------------------- Champion Sports. -- New York : National Periodical Publications, 1973-1974. -- col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- Published no. 1 (Oct.-Nov. 1973)- no. 3 (Feb./Mar. 1974). -- Sports genre. -- LIBRARY HAS: no. 1-3. -- Call no.: PN6728.4.N3C47 COMPLETE HOLDINGS ----------------------------------------------------- "Cast of Characters" p. 2-3 of cover in Charlie McCarthy, no. 1 (Mar./May 1949). -- Shows and describes Charlie, Mortimer Snerd, The Young Newspaper Publisher, Bessie (Mortimer's cow), Irmatrude (Charlie's faithful steed), Coyote Kane (gunman), and Judge Rawson. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.D4C47no.1 ----------------------------------------------------- "Charlie McCarthy, Cowboy Detective" (Charlie McCarthy) 26 p. in Charlie McCarthy, no. 1 (Mar./May 1949). -- Call no.: PN6728.1.D4C47no.1 ----------------------------------------------------- "Charlie and Mortimer at the Circus" (Charlie and Mortimer) 6 p. in Charlie McCarthy, no. 1 (Mar./May 1949). -- Call no.: PN6728.1.D4C47no.1 ----------------------------------------------------- Doc Macabre / written by Steve Niles ; art by Bernie Wrightson. -- San Diego, CA : IDW Publishing, 2011. -- 88 p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm. -- Horror genre. -- Call no.: PN6727.W7D6 2011 ----------------------------------------------------- George R.R. Martin's Doorways / created & written by George R.R. Martin ; art by Stefano Martino ; colors by Charlie Kirchoff ; letters by Shawn Lee & Neil Uyetake. -- San Diego, CA : IDW Publishing, 2011. -- 88 p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm. -- "Originally published as George R.R. Martin's Doorways issues #1-4." -- "Dr. Thomas Mason had a regular life, with a regular job, and a regular girlfriend. Until one night, zapped from somewhere else, a mysterious young woman named Cat ends up in his E R. Pursued by the government and twisted creatures from her own world, Cat inadvertently embroils Tom in her quest for freedom. Which takes him to alternative Earth's he never imagined, and which he may never get back from!" -- Science fiction genre. -- Call no.: PN6767.M364D6 2011 ----------------------------------------------------- The Right Hon. William Ewart Gladstone from Judy's Point of View, as Shewn in Her Cartoons during the Last Ten Years. -- London : "Judy" Office, 1878? -- 69 plates ; 28 cm. -- Cover title, copy 1: Cartoons of Rt. Hon. W. E. Gladstone. -- Political cartoons. -- Call no.: DA563.35.J9 Gladstone, W. E. (William Ewart), 1809-1898. ----------------------------------------------------- **** NEW CATALOGING, INDEXING AND CORRECTIONS FOR AUGUST 14, 2012 ----------------------------------------------------- Better Together / by Ryan Claytor. -- East Lansing, MI : Elephant Eater Comics, 2012. -- 8 p. : col. ill. ; 22 cm. -- "From Ryan to Candace on our wedding day." -- Autobiographical and romance genre. -- Call no.: PN6727.C557B4 2012 ----------------------------------------------------- **** NEW CATALOGING, INDEXING AND CORRECTIONS FOR AUGUST 15, 2012 ----------------------------------------------------- The Great Ice Age / by Geronimo Stilton ; interior illustrations by Wasabi! Studio and color by Davide Turotti ; translation by Nanette McGuinness. -- New York : Papercutz, 2010. -- 56 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm. -- (Geronimo Stilton ; 5) -- Summary (from SkyRiver): When the Pirate Cats travel back in time to the ice age to capture a great wooly mammoth, Geronimo and the gang try to stop them. -- Translation of: Geronimo Stilton la Grande Era Glaciale. -- Funny animal and prehistoric adventure genres. -- Call no.: PN6768.G43G713 2010 ----------------------------------------------------- The Coliseum Con / by Geronimo Stilton ; script by Demetrio Bargellini ; based on an original idea by Elisabetta Dami ; interior illustrations and color by Ambrogio M. Piazzoni ; translation by Nanette McGuinness. -- New York : Papercutz, 2009. -- 1 v. : col. ill. ; 24 cm. -- (Geronimo Stilton ; 3) -- Summary (from SkyRiver): Geronimo Stilton travels back in time to try and stop the Pirate Cats from infliltrating the Roman Senate and taking credit for building Rome's largest amphitheater, the Colosseum. -- Translation of: Geronimo Stilton La Truffa del Colosseo. -- Funny animal and historical adventure genres. -- Call no.: PN6768.G43T713 2009 ----------------------------------------------------- Robin Hood : People's Outlaw and Forest Hero : a Graphic Guide / Paul Buhle ; illustrations by Chris Hutchinson, Gary Dumm, and Sharon Rudahl. -- Oakland, CA : PM Press, 2011. -- 106 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. -- Includes bibliographical references. -- Partly in comics format, historical genre. -- Call no.: PR2125.B8 2011 ----------------------------------------------------- The Anti-Capitalist Resistance Comic Book / Gord Hill. -- Vancouver : Arsenal Pulp Press, 2012. -- 96 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. -- "In this startling, politically astute graphic novel, Gord Hill documents anti-capitalist and anti-globalization movements around the world, from the 1999 'Battle of Seattle' against the World Trade Organization to the Toronto G20 summit in 2010. The dramatic accounts trace the global origins of public protests against those in power, then depict recent events based on eyewitness testimony; they paint a vivid and historically accurate picture of activists who bring the crimes of governments and multinationals to the world's attention." -- Political genre. -- Call no.: HN17.5.H54 2012 Hill, Gord, 1968- ----------------------------------------------------- The 500 Years of Resistance Comic Book / Gord Hill ; introduction, Ward Churchill. -- Vancouver : Arsenal Pulp Press, 2010. -- 87 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. -- Introduction by Ward Churchill has title: Reflections on Gord Hill's 500 years and the nature of indigenous resistance. -- Includes bibliographical references: p. 21-25. -- -- "A powerful and historically accurate graphic portayal of Indigenous resistance to the European colonization of the Americas, beginning with the Spanish invasion under Christopher Columbus." "Other events depicted include the 1680 Pueblo Revolt in New Mexico; the Inca insurgency in Peru from the 1500s to the 1780s; Pontiac and the 1763 Rebellion & Royal Proclamation; Geronimo and the 1860s Seminole Wars; Crazy Horse and the 1877 War on the Plains; the rise of the American Indian Movement in the 1960s; 1973's Wounded Knee; the Mohawk Oka Crisis in Quebec in 1990; and the 1995 Aazhoodena/Stoney Point resistance." -- Historical genre. -- Call no.: E59.G6H54 2010 ----------------------------------------------------- Comic-Con International : San Diego 2012 Souvenir Book. -- San Diego, CA : Comic-Con International, 2012. -- 192 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. -- Running title: Comic-Con international 2012 Souvenir Book. -- Call no.: PN6702.S3 2012 San Diego Comic-Con (43rd : 2012) ----------------------------------------------------- Gutwrencher / written by Shannon Eric Denton ; story by Steve Niles, Keith Giffen, and Shannon Eric Denton ; art by Anthony Hightower ; colors by Carlos Badilla ; letters by Ed Dukeshire. -- San Diego, CA : IDW Publishing, 2011. -- 1 v. : col. ill. ; 27 cm. -- "Originally published by Image Comics as Gutwrencher issues #1-3." -- "In rural New England, a hiker is infected with an ancient curse days before his ten-year high school reunion. If his soul is pure he will be able to resist its bloodlust, if not, nothing will be able to stop him!" -- Horror genre. -- Call no.: PN6727.H508G8 2011 ----------------------------------------------------- The Road to Hana Coloring Book / story & illustrations by Renee K. Coates. -- Maui : Road to Hana, LLC, 2008. -- 34 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. -- Call no.: DU628.M3C6 2008 ----------------------------------------------------- **** NEW CATALOGING, INDEXING AND CORRECTIONS FOR AUGUST 16, 2012 ----------------------------------------------------- "One Head Too Many!" / script by Stan Lee ; art by Bill Everett. p. 1-7 in Marvel Masterworks presents Atlas Era Menace (New York : Marvel Publishing, 2009) ; reprinted from Menace, no. 1 (Mar. 1953). -- Begins: "Your Name is Lou Briggs. You live in a plain, furnished room in an ordinary apartment house in upper Manhattan!" -- Call no.: PN6728.2.M3M43 2009 ----------------------------------------------------- "Quest" text p. 8, 14 in Marvel Masterworks presents Atlas Era Menace (New York : Marvel Publishing, 2009) ; reprinted from Menace, no. 1 (Mar. 1953). -- Begins: "The sharp morning air blew through the tent in which Crowley the archaeologist sat, writing his notes from yesterday's work." -- Call no.: PN6728.2.M3M43 2009 ----------------------------------------------------- "The Man Who Couldn't Move" / script by Stan Lee ; art by George Tuska. p. 9-13 in Marvel Masterworks presents Atlas Era Menace (New York : Marvel Publishing, 2009) ; reprinted from Menace, no. 1 (Mar. 1953). -- Begins: "You're just a no-good down-and-out bum named Willie Luke, so why should a beautiful dame stop her custom-built convertible to give you the eye?" -- Call no.: PN6728.2.M3M43 2009 ----------------------------------------------------- "Poor Mister Watkins" / script by Stan Lee ; art by Werner Roth. p. 15-19 in Marvel Masterworks presents Atlas Era Menace (New York : Marvel Publishing, 2009) ; reprinted from Menace, no. 1 (Mar. 1953). -- Begins: "Your name is Harry Higgins and you're a great little ol' practical joker! The only thing you're serious about is the luscious little blonde who works as a librarian!" -- Call no.: PN6728.2.M3M43 2009 ----------------------------------------------------- "They Wait in Their Dungeon!" / script by Stan Lee ; art by Russ Heath. p. 20-25 in Marvel Masterworks presents Atlas Era Menace (New York : Marvel Publishing, 2009) ; reprinted from Menace, no. 1 (Mar. 1953). -- Begins: "Of all the prisons in the world the most feared and the most hated is the one that you are the warden of! It sits ion its cold grey slab of rock in the middle of the sea, and it's known to the world outside simply as 'Drury's Dungeon'!" -- Call no.: PN6728.2.M3M43 2009 ----------------------------------------------------- "The Man in Black" / script by Stan Lee ; art by George Tuska. p. 27-33 in Marvel Masterworks presents Atlas Era Menace (New York : Marvel Publishing, 2009) ; reprinted from Menace, no. 2 (Apr. 1953). -- Begins: "Your name is Ivan Muloff and you're a communist spy! You're standing on the corner of Fifth and Main, waiting for a man in black to walk by, because you're going to kill him!" -- Call no.: PN6728.2.M3M43 2009 ----------------------------------------------------- "Fair Exchange" text p. 34, 41 in Marvel Masterworks presents Atlas Era Menace (New York : Marvel Publishing, 2009) ; reprinted from Menace, no. 2 (Apr. 1953). -- Begins: "Bart Farrington paced his cell angrily and thought about the past." -- Call no.: PN6728.2.M3M43 2009 ----------------------------------------------------- "Burton's Blood!" / script by Stan Lee ; art by Bill Everett. p. 35-40 in Marvel Masterworks presents Atlas Era Menace (New York : Marvel Publishing, 2009) ; reprinted from Menace, no. 2 (Apr. 1953). -- Begins: "It's the year 1998, and the world's worst atomic war is in progress! Nations are being destroyed, populations are being wiped out, millions are dead or dying, but you, John Burton, you watch all this, and laugh!" -- Vampire story. -- Call no.: PN6728.2.M3M43 2009 ----------------------------------------------------- "Rocket to the Moon" / script by Stan Lee ; art by Joe Sinnott. p. 42-46 in Marvel Masterworks presents Atlas Era Menace (New York : Marvel Publishing, 2009) ; reprinted from Menace, no. 2 (Apr. 1953). -- Begins: "Your name is Lars Sugger and you hate the man you work for more than anything else in the world!" -- Call no.: PN6728.2.M3M43 2009 ----------------------------------------------------- "On with the Dance!" / script by Stan Lee ; art by Russ Heath. p. 47-51 in Marvel Masterworks presents Atlas Era Menace (New York : Marvel Publishing, 2009) ; reprinted from Menace, no. 2 (Apr. 1953). -- Begins: "Your name is Stella Stevens! You're a dancer! You've got a dollar sign for a heart and a piece of ice for a soul! This is your story." -- Call no.: PN6728.2.M3M43 2009 ----------------------------------------------------- "Men in Black" / script by Stan Lee ; art by John Romita. p. 53-57 in Marvel Masterworks presents Atlas Era Menace (New York : Marvel Publishing, 2009) ; reprinted from Menace, no. 3 (May 1953). -- Begins: "A list of all the sins of which man is capable would fill volumes much thicker than this one! Bu one of the most dangerous of all sins is bigotry! This is your story, Jim Horton, for you are a bigot!" -- Men dress in black sheets and terrorize immigrants. -- Call no.: PN6728.2.M3M43 2009 ----------------------------------------------------- "The Urge to Kill" text p. 58, 65 in Marvel Masterworks presents Atlas Era Menace (New York : Marvel Publishing, 2009) ; reprinted from Menace, no. 3 (May 1953). -- Begins: "He felt it again. There was no denying it, this time." -- Call no.: PN6728.2.M3M43 2009 ----------------------------------------------------- "Werewolf!" / script by Stan Lee ; art by Bill Everett. p. 59-64 in Marvel Masterworks presents Atlas Era Menace (New York : Marvel Publishing, 2009) ; reprinted from Menace, no. 3 (May 1953). -- Begins: "Since the beginning of time, there have been tales of hideous creatures, half man and half wolf! Most people laugh at such legends, and call them fantasies, but you, Waldo Forrest, you believe that werewolfes do exist!" -- Call no.: PN6728.2.M3M43 2009 ----------------------------------------------------- "Rodeo!" / script by Stan Lee ; art by Russ Heath. p. 66-70 in Marvel Masterworks presents Atlas Era Menace (New York : Marvel Publishing, 2009) ; reprinted from Menace, no. 3 (May 1953). -- Begins: "Your name is Wes Kincaid and the one thing you want most in the world is to kill Tex Robbins, the cowboy on the bucking bronco!" -- Call no.: PN6728.2.M3M43 2009 ----------------------------------------------------- "You're Gonna Live Forever" / script by Stan Lee ; art by Joe Maneely. p. 71-77 in Marvel Masterworks presents Atlas Era Menace (New York : Marvel Publishing, 2009) ; reprinted from Menace, no. 3 (May 1953). -- Begins: "How does it feel, Harry Sikes, to have every cop in the state on your trail? How does it feel to be listed as public enemy #1? How does it feel to know that there's a price on your head, dead or alive, and that thousands of men are trying to collect it?" -- Call no.: PN6728.2.M3M43 2009 ----------------------------------------------------- "A Vampire is Born" / script by Stan Lee ; art by Fred Kida. p. 79-84 in Marvel Masterworks presents Atlas Era Menace (New York : Marvel Publishing, 2009) ; reprinted from Menace, no. 4 (June 1953). -- Begins: "Midnight. Your coffin lid creaks open, your small beady eyes peer out, your tongue darts hungrily between your parched lips, you have a thirst! A thirst such as no normal human being can ever know!" -- Call no.: PN6728.2.M3M43 2009 ----------------------------------------------------- "Escape to the Moon!" / script by Stan Lee ; art by Russ Heath. p. 85-89 in Marvel Masterworks presents Atlas Era Menace (New York : Marvel Publishing, 2009) ; reprinted from Menace, no. 4 (June 1953). -- Begins: "I've got it! The element used in making the hydrogen bomb! The Reds will pay me any amount for the contens of thsi package! It means the complete destruction of the United States!" -- Call no.: PN6728.2.M3M43 2009 ----------------------------------------------------- "The Scheming Woman" text p. 90-91 in Marvel Masterworks presents Atlas Era Menace (New York : Marvel Publishing, 2009) ; reprinted from Menace, no. 4 (June 1953). -- Begins: "And where do you think you're going tonight, Louise? Louise Haddon crossed her legs neatly as she settled on the kitchen chair, a bottle of nail polish in one hand, and a nail file in the other." -- Call no.: PN6728.2.M3M43 2009 ----------------------------------------------------- "Genius!" / script by Stan Lee ; art by Joe Maneely. p. 92-96 in Marvel Masterworks presents Atlas Era Menace (New York : Marvel Publishing, 2009) ; reprinted from Menace, no. 4 (June 1953). -- Begins: "You're Gerald Morsden, you're just a plain simple, li'l old 14 karat genius! And what happens to you shouldn't" -- Call no.: PN6728.2.M3M43 2009 ----------------------------------------------------- "The Madman" / script by Stan Lee ; art by Bill Everett. p. 97-103 in Marvel Masterworks presents Atlas Era Menace (New York : Marvel Publishing, 2009) ; reprinted from Menace, no. 4 (June 1953). -- Begins: "Your name is Jane Bryant. You're a nurse. You get off the train at Hagstone Junction, to take a new job, the strangest job a nurse ever had!" -- Cover title: "The Four-Armed Man." -- Call no.: PN6728.2.M3M43 2009 ----------------------------------------------------- "Zombie!" / script by Stan Lee ; art by Bill Everett. p. 105-111 in Marvel Masterworks presents Atlas Era Menace (New York : Marvel Publishing, 2009) ; reprinted from Menace, no. 5 (July 1953). -- Begins: "You stand motionless under the moon in the silent swamp. You haven't moved for days! Your mind is a blank, and your glassy eyes stare ahead unseeingly You're a zombie!" -- Call no.: PN6728.2.M3M43 2009 ----------------------------------------------------- "Mind Over Matter" text p. 112, 118 in Marvel Masterworks presents Atlas Era Menace (New York : Marvel Publishing, 2009) ; reprinted from Menace, no. 5 (July 1953). -- Begins: "Lon Dermot was jetting along in his single-seater, happily thinking of his next leave back on Earth, when the alarm went off." -- Call no.: PN6728.2.M3M43 2009 ----------------------------------------------------- "Crack-Down!" / script by Stan Lee ; art by Joe Maneely. p. 113-117 in Marvel Masterworks presents Atlas Era Menace (New York : Marvel Publishing, 2009) ; reprinted from Menace, no. 5 (July 1953). -- Begins: "Your name is Mouse Cooley, and you're scared stiff! Anybody would be scared stiff if two of Harrow's torpedoes popped out of the shadows and stuck a couple of heaters in his ribs!" -- Call no.: PN6728.2.M3M43 2009 ----------------------------------------------------- "Nightmare!" / script by Stan Lee ; art by George Tuska. p. 119-123 in Marvel Masterworks presents Atlas Era Menace (New York : Marvel Publishing, 2009) ; reprinted from Menace, no. 5 (July 1953). -- Begins: "Your name is Hunk Gillem, and you're getting drunk tonight a Curley's Bar, just as you do every night! It's the only way you can drown out the horrible memory that you are a murderer!" -- Call no.: PN6728.2.M3M43 2009 ----------------------------------------------------- "Rocket Ship!" / script by Stan Lee ; art by Russ Heath. p. 124-129 in Marvel Masterworks presents Atlas Era Menace (New York : Marvel Publishing, 2009) ; reprinted from Menace, no. 5 (July 1953). -- Begins: "Your name is Harvey Kent, and you're the United World's chief of rocket research in the year 2,005! As our story opens, you are watching the finishing touches being put on the first rocket which will fly from Earth to Venus." -- Call no.: PN6728.2.M3M43 2009 ----------------------------------------------------- "The Graymoor Ghost" / script by Stan Lee ; art by Bill Everett. p. 131-137 in Marvel Masterworks presents Atlas Era Menace (New York : Marvel Publishing, 2009) ; reprinted from Menace, no. 6 (Aug. 1953). -- Begins: "You live in the past, Hans Stueben, among relics of bygone days! For you are an antique dealer, and you are almost as old and musty and worthless as the items you sell in our dusty shop!" -- Call no.: PN6728.2.M3M43 2009 ----------------------------------------------------- "Trapped" text p. 138, 145 in Marvel Masterworks presents Atlas Era Menace (New York : Marvel Publishing, 2009) ; reprinted from Menace, no. 6 (Aug. 1953). -- Begins: "Monongahela Munroe was the first man on Venus." -- Call no.: PN6728.2.M3M43 2009 ----------------------------------------------------- "Checkmate!" / script by Stan Lee ; art by Gene Colan. p. 139-144 in Marvel Masterworks presents Atlas Era Menace (New York : Marvel Publishing, 2009) ; reprinted from Menace, no. 6 (Aug. 1953). -- Begins: "You're home early tonight, Stefen Krag! Carla isn't expecting you until tomorrow! You're tired, you're glad to be home, it will be good to see Carla." -- Call no.: PN6728.2.M3M43 2009 ----------------------------------------------------- "The Corpse!" / script by Stan Lee ; art by Russ Heath. p. 146-149 in Marvel Masterworks presents Atlas Era Menace (New York : Marvel Publishing, 2009) ; reprinted from Menace, no. 6 (Aug. 1953). -- Begins: "Your wife is dying right before your eyes! And you're helpless to do anything for her! Diane, the woman you've loved, adored, is having her last attack, and no power on Earth can save her!" -- Call no.: PN6728.2.M3M43 2009 ----------------------------------------------------- "Flying Saucer!" / script by Stan Lee ; art by John Romita. p. 150-155 in Marvel Masterworks presents Atlas Era Menace (New York : Marvel Publishing, 2009) ; reprinted from Menace, no. 6 (Aug. 1953). -- Begins: "You have no name! For flying saucers are never given names! You are merely number 184! Origin, Mars; destination, Earth; mission, conquest!" -- Call no.: PN6728.2.M3M43 2009 ----------------------------------------------------- "Fresh Out of Flesh!" / script by Stan Lee ; art by Syd Shores. p. 157-163 in Marvel Masterworks presents Atlas Era Menace (New York : Marvel Publishing, 2009) ; reprinted from Menace, no. 7 (Sept. 1953). -- Begins; "You raise the fire-gun to your shoulder, Glenn Towers, you sight along its glistening, deadly barrel until there's no chance for you to miss, and then slowly, steadily, you sqeeze the trigger." -- Call no.: PN6728.2.M3M43 2009 ----------------------------------------------------- "The Dream Castle!" text p. 164, 171 in Marvel Masterworks presents Atlas Era Menace (New York : Marvel Publishing, 2009) ; reprinted from Menace, no. 7 (Sept. 1953). -- Begins: "His name was Henri Drago. He was a young American writer who had achieved a certain amount of success during his short career." -- Call no.: PN6728.2.M3M43 2009 ----------------------------------------------------- "The Planet of Living Death" / script by Stan Lee ; art by Russ Heath. p. 165-170 in Marvel Masterworks presents Atlas Era Menace (New York : Marvel Publishing, 2009) ; reprinted from Menace, no. 7 (Sept. 1953). -- Begins: "Fear grips you heart with icy fingers, Derk Collin, for your ship is going to crash! The Space Queen is decelerating at the rate of 34 G's per second, and the planet Osirus is only 8 minutes away! In 8 minutes the Queen and all its 75 occupants will be forever entombed on the planet of living death!" -- Call no.: PN6728.2.M3M43 2009 ----------------------------------------------------- "The Witch in the Woods" / script by Stan Lee ; art by Joe Sinnott. p. 172-176 in Marvel Masterworks presents Atlas Era Menace (New York : Marvel Publishing, 2009) ; reprinted from Menace, no. 7 (Sept. 1953). -- Begins: "You're not quite 10 years old yet, and it's way past bedtime! But the comic book you're reading is so interesting that you just can't put it down! You don't notice the door slowly opening behind you" -- In the splash panel, a boy is reading an issue of Uncanny Tales when his father comes in and tears it up: "Your father subtly indicates his opinion of comic magazines by the manner in which he removes it from you" -- Call no.: PN6728.2.M3M43 2009 ----------------------------------------------------- "Your Name is Frankenstein!" / script by Stan Lee ; art by Joe Maneely. p. 177-181 in Marvel Masterworks presents Atlas Era Menace (New York : Marvel Publishing, 2009) ; reprinted from Menace, no. 7 (Sept. 1953). -- Begins: "The night is black and still, you've been digging for endless days and months and years, and at last you've reached the surface! The surface! Where men walk, and breathe, and see the wonders of the universe!" -- Call no.: PN6728.2.M3M43 2009 ----------------------------------------------------- "The Lizard-Man" / script by Stan Lee ; art by Joe Maneely. p. 183-188 in Marvel Masterworks presents Atlas Era Menace (New York : Marvel Publishing, 2009) ; reprinted from Menace, no. 8 (Oct. 1953). -- Begins; "You ooze out of the soggay, lava-drenched Earth and look around you, Iraa Zroom! This is the first time in countless centuries that one of you creatures from the center of the Earth has come to the surface!" -- Call no.: PN6728.2.M3M43 2009 ----------------------------------------------------- "The Werewolf Was Afraid" / art by John Romita. p. 189-192 in Marvel Masterworks presents Atlas Era Menace (New York : Marvel Publishing, 2009) ; reprinted from Menace, no. 8 (Oct. 1953). -- Begins: "The hunter is an emotional man of deep hatreds and violence that can only be eased in the excitement of the kill. You are such a man, Eric Lanson." -- Call no.: PN6728.2.M3M43 2009 ----------------------------------------------------- "The Collector" text p. 193-194 in Marvel Masterworks presents Atlas Era Menace (New York : Marvel Publishing, 2009) ; reprinted from Menace, no. 8 (Oct. 1953). -- Begins: "His name was Gregory Lewis. Those who had the misfortune to come into contact with him said he was half-mad." -- Call no.: PN6728.2.M3M43 2009 ----------------------------------------------------- "The Face of Horror" / script by Stan Lee ; art by Russ Heath. p. 195-199 in Marvel Masterworks presents Atlas Era Menace (New York : Marvel Publishing, 2009) ; reprinted from Menace, no. 8 (Oct. 1953). -- Begins: "For 37 years no woman's lips have touched yours in a loving kiss! No woman's eyes have looked into yours with affection and longing. No woman's arms have held you tight and no woman's voice has whispered words of love! Because you, Derck Winters, are one of the ugliest men on Earth!" -- Call no.: PN6728.2.M3M43 2009 ----------------------------------------------------- "3-Dimensions" / art by Russ Heath. p. 200-202 in Marvel Masterworks presents Atlas Era Menace (New York : Marvel Publishing, 2009) ; reprinted from Menace, no. 8 (Oct. 1953). -- Begins: "They call you Rudi the Great, and you've been labeled the most astounding hypnotist ever to perform before an audience." -- Call no.: PN6728.2.M3M43 2009 ----------------------------------------------------- "The Wooden Woman" / art by Bob Fujitani? p. 203-207 in Marvel Masterworks presents Atlas Era Menace (New York : Marvel Publishing, 2009) ; reprinted from Menace, no. 8 (Oct. 1953). -- Begins: It is the year 1799, and you are hard at work, Gustav, in your little cottage at the crossroads in Aimens, France." -- Call no.: PN6728.2.M3M43 2009 ----------------------------------------------------- "Kill Me a Monster" / art by Paul Reinman. p. 209-213 in Marvel Masterworks presents Atlas Era Menace (New York : Marvel Publishing, 2009) ; reprinted from Menace, no. 9 (Jan. 1954). -- Begins: "The gun bucks and thunders in your hand! The gun that's always been the answer to every problem! But the icy fingers of fear touch your spine and you wonder if the gun will be the answer this time!" -- Call no.: PN6728.2.M3M43 2009 ----------------------------------------------------- "The Groom Wore Black" text p. 214, 229 in Marvel Masterworks presents Atlas Era Menace (New York : Marvel Publishing, 2009) ; reprinted from Menace, no. 9 (Jan. 1954). -- Begins: "Danny Bartlett was a small-time hood. He went in for what he called ' refined' swindling." -- Call no.: PN6728.2.M3M43 2009 ----------------------------------------------------- "Blood Relation" / art by Ed Winiarski. p. 215-218 in Marvel Masterworks presents Atlas Era Menace (New York : Marvel Publishing, 2009) ; reprinted from Menace, no. 9 (Jan. 1954). -- Begins: "There's an old saying that's used by most people! Remember it? 'Blood will tell!' It's the sort of thing voiced by proud people or perhaps by vampires!" -- Call no.: PN6728.2.M3M43 2009 ----------------------------------------------------- "The Fangs of the Wolf" / art by Bill Everett. p. 219-223 in Marvel Masterworks presents Atlas Era Menace (New York : Marvel Publishing, 2009) ; reprinted from Menace, no. 9 (Jan. 1954). -- Begins: "Your history, Kenneth Long, must have started in some dark, unknown depth of your subconscious. Maybe it even began before you were born, or maybe it began when you were about sixteen." -- Call no.: PN6728.2.M3M43 2009 ----------------------------------------------------- "Symphony in Death" / art by Joe Maneely. p. 224-228 in Marvel Masterworks presents Atlas Era Menace (New York : Marvel Publishing, 2009) ; reprinted from Menace, no. 9 (Jan. 1954). -- Begins: "Put yourself in my place! You are Europe's greatest music critic, rich and powerful, feared and respected, ruler of the concert salon and the opera house! One look, one written word, and you can make a star or shatter a genius! You are the one and only Georges Descourtes!" -- Call no.: PN6728.2.M3M43 2009 ----------------------------------------------------- "The Walking Dead" / art by John Forte. p. 230-233 in Marvel Masterworks presents Atlas Era Menace (New York : Marvel Publishing, 2009) ; reprinted from Menace, no. 9 (Jan. 1954). -- Begins: "You're free! You're out of your dark and dismal hole and you're one of the walking dead now! Your first desire is a normal one, fora zombie! YOu must have some body to eat!" -- Call no.: PN6728.2.M3M43 2009 ----------------------------------------------------- "Half Man, Half ?" / art by Robert Q. Sale. p. 235-239 in Marvel Masterworks presents Atlas Era Menace (New York : Marvel Publishing, 2009) ; reprinted from Menace, no. 10 (Mar. 1954). -- Begins: "You're hungry! Not ordinary, stomach-hungry, but hungry for money and the power money can buy! Now it's almost in your grasp, the big money, the big power! You sit there behind the shield with the others and you watch the explosion. This is your baby! It's not an atom bomb, not an H-bomb, this is a C-bomb. Cobalt!" -- Splash panel features a mushroom cloud. -- Call no.: PN6728.2.M3M43 2009 ----------------------------------------------------- "The Haunted Lake" / text p. 240, 253 in Marvel Masterworks presents Atlas Era Menace (New York : Marvel Publishing, 2009) ; reprinted from Menace, no. 10 (Mar. 1954). -- Begins; "Profesor Roydon stopped his car at the end of the road. He stared straight ahead, where Lake Tansfin gleamed in the soft moonlight." -- Call no.: PN6728.2.M3M43 2009 ----------------------------------------------------- "The Night Crawlers" / art by Tony DiPreta. p. 241-244 -- Begins: "Your a strange one, Dennis! You don't care for your wife or for other people! You care for just one thing, and night after night, you hunt them." -- Call no.: PN6728.2.M3M43 2009 ----------------------------------------------------- "The Fake!" / art by Al Eadeh. p. 245-249 in Marvel Masterworks presents Atlas Era Menace (New York : Marvel Publishing, 2009) ; reprinted from Menace, no. 10 (Mar. 1954). -- First caption: "Yes, Agnes, there's quite a difference between the face in the mirror and the one in the picture! They can't possibly be the same person, but you know differently! You're not worried about how you look now, are you?" -- Call no.: PN6728.2.M3M43 2009 ----------------------------------------------------- "The Plotters!" / art by Sheldon Moldoff. p. 250-252 in Marvel Masterworks presents Atlas Era Menace (New York : Marvel Publishing, 2009) ; reprinted from Menace, no. 10 (Mar. 1954). -- Begins: "You are a sociologist and mankind is your special field of study! You lead a team of underground workers bent on finding a way to overcome the people of the strongest nation in the world! For once that nation falls, the others fall, and then you rule the world!" -- A story about ants. -- Call no.: PN6728.2.M3M43 2009 ----------------------------------------------------- "In the Cardboard Box" / art by Joe Sinnott. p. 254-259 in Marvel Masterworks presents Atlas Era Menace (New York : Marvel Publishing, 2009) ; reprinted from Menace, no. 10 (Mar. 1954). -- Begins; "You sit there in your wheel chair, your fingers picking nervously at the robe over your legs and you try to keep calm! Over and over again you keep saying to yourself, 'You mustn't los your head! You mustn't lose your head!'" -- Call no.: PN6728.2.M3M43 2009 ----------------------------------------------------- "I, the Robot" / art by John Romita. p. 261-265 in Marvel Masterworks presents Atlas Era Menace (New York : Marvel Publishing, 2009) ; reprinted from Menace, no. 11 (May 1954). -- Begins: "You are a robot, new, gleaming, your steel still warm from soldering, your intricately wired mechanism humming faintly inside of you!" -- Call no.: PN6728.2.M3M43 2009 ----------------------------------------------------- "Gambler's Haunt" text p. 266, 271 in Marvel Masterworks presents Atlas Era Menace (New York : Marvel Publishing, 2009) ; reprinted from Menace, no. 11 (May 1954). -- Begins: "Marge and Hal Warner carried their luggage from the station and walked through the busy section of the teeming city until they came to a group of dark, dreary streets." -- Call no.: PN6728.2.M3M43 2009 ----------------------------------------------------- "A Fate Worse than Death" / art by Seymour Moskowitz. p. 267-270 in Marvel Masterworks presents Atlas Era Menace (New York : Marvel Publishing, 2009) ; reprinted from Menace, no. 11 (May 1954). -- B egins: "Twilight has fallen! The thin, cold air seems distilled of all sound and motion! Then it happnes! You hear something slither toward you, reach for you with its stell strong tentacles and claws! You struggle against the savage embrace! Your screams rise toward the canopy of the Martian night-sky!" -- Call no.: PN6728.2.M3M43 2009 ----------------------------------------------------- "Only a Beast" / art by Al Eadeh. p. 272-275 in Marvel Masterworks presents Atlas Era Menace (New York : Marvel Publishing, 2009) ; reprinted from Menace, no. 11 (May 1954). -- Begnis; "You like upon the bed unmoving, a complete paralytic! A lump of flesh that is dead, yet alive! Kept alive and nourished by Hate!" -- Call no.: PN6728.2.M3M43 2009 ----------------------------------------------------- "My Other Body!" / art by Jack Katz. p. 276-280 in Marvel Masterworks presents Atlas Era Menace (New York : Marvel Publishing, 2009) ; reprinted from Menace, no. 11 (May 1954). -- First caption: "As you look back now it seems as though you were a spectator, as though it all unfolded at a distance as you watched, like a play, with you in the starring role of the murderer!" -- Call no.: PN6728.2.M3M43 2009 ----------------------------------------------------- "Locked In!" / art by Bob Powell. p. 281-285 in Marvel Masterworks presents Atlas Era Menace (New York : Marvel Publishing, 2009) ; reprinted from Menace, no. 11 (May 1954). -- Begins: "You are Jennifer Marlowe! Your hobby is discovering rich hermits, those queer madmen who burrow into filthy corners because they fear life! But is it life alone that terrifies them?" -- Call no.: PN6728.2.M3M43 2009 ----------------------------------------------------- "Zombie" / Stan Lee and Bill Everett. p. 286-290 in Marvel Masterworks presents Atlas Era Menace (New York : Marvel Publishing, 2009) ; reprinted from Crazy, no. 4 (Mar. 1954). -- Begins: "It was a bitter, cold, rain-swept night, and I roared along the bleak, black, lonesome highway in my brand-new convertible, when all of a sudden, out of a clear blue sky, lightning struck!" -- Parody horror story. -- Call no.: PN6728.2.M3M43 2009 ----------------------------------------------------- Chocolate : the Flavor of Friendship Around the World. -- The Nestlé Company, 1955. -- 16 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- Date from Official Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide. -- "The story of Nestle's from cocoa bean to chocolate bar." -- Advertising genre. -- Call no.: PN6728.25.N37C47 1955 ----------------------------------------------------- Independents and Underground Classics / editors, Bart H. Beaty, Stephen Weiner. -- Ipswich, MA : Salem Press, 2012. -- 3 v. (xix, 1084 p.) : ill. ; 26 cm. -- (Critical Survey of Graphic Novels) -- Includes bibliographical references and index. -- Contents: v. 1: A-H ; v. 2: I to Shenzhen ; v. 3: Shortcomigs to Z, plus appendices and index. -- LIBRARY HAS: v. 1-3. -- Call no.: PN6707.C7 I5 2012 ----------------------------------------------------- **** NEW CATALOGING, INDEXING AND CORRECTIONS FOR AUGUST 17, 2012 ----------------------------------------------------- Ben Casey, no. 6 (June 1963) CONTENTS: "The Death-Bed Doctor" 1 p. -- "Three Against Tiberius" (Ben Casey) 27 p. -- "For Whom the Pill Controls" 1 p. text -- "Open-Shut Case" 4 p. -- "They Were First" 1/2 p. -- Call no.: PN6728.3.D4B42no.6 ----------------------------------------------------- Robin Harris' Bebe's Kids : Animation with an Attitude. -- Hollywood, CA : Publicity Department Paramount Pictures, 1991. -- 19 p., 2 leaves : ill. ; in folder 31 cm. -- "Press information" kit with "handbook of production information" and stills for the "first animated theatrical film with exclusively African American characters as principals." -- Call no.: PN1997.5.B375R6 1991 Harris, Robin, 1953-1990. ----------------------------------------------------- Roy Powers Eagle Scout / by Paul Powell. -- Pacific C.C. Publication, 198-? -- ill. ; 27 cm. -- Reprints undated Sunday newspaper pages. -- Limited edition "designed for vintage collectors only." -- Adventure story genre. -- LIBRARY HAS: v. 1-2. -- Call no.: PN6728.R687P6 1980z ----------------------------------------------------- The Christmas Adventure : Story-Coloring Book. -- S. Rose, 1963. -- Giveaway comic book from H.L. Green Toyland. -- Advertising genre. -- Call no.: PN6728.25.R63C47 1963 ----------------------------------------------------- Christmas Carnival. -- New York : Approved Comics, 1952. -- 100 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- "Ziff-Davis Comic Group." -- Funny animal genre. -- Call no.: PN6728.2.Z5C47 1952 ----------------------------------------------------- As-fix-e-8 / stories by Lydia Lunch and Nick Cave ; artwork, Mike Matthews. -- San Francisco, CA : Last Gasp, 1993. -- 36 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. -- "Adults only." -- Underground and horror genres. -- Call no.: PN6727.M3944A8 1993 Cave, Nick, 1957- ----------------------------------------------------- Christmas Fun Book. -- Butte : Hennessy's, 1950. -- 15 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cm. -- Date from Official Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide. -- Art signed: J. Binder. -- Giveaway comic book. -- Advertising genre. -- Call no.: PN6728.25.H39C47 1950 ----------------------------------------------------- A Decade of Pickering. -- Limp ed. -- Milsons Point, N.S.W. : HEL Productions, 1980. -- 351 p. : chiefly ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm. -- "Ten tumultuous years of Australia's politics and ten hilarious years of leading cartoonist, Larry Pickering." -- Includes comics. -- Political genre. -- Call no.: NC1759.P55D4 1980 Pickering, Larry, 1942- ----------------------------------------------------- Christmas Story Book : O Joyous Noel. -- NYC : Promotional Publishing Co., 1952. -- 16 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- Giveaway comic from Sisson's. -- Advertising genre. -- Call no.: PN6728.25.P72C47 1952 ----------------------------------------------------- Likewise : the High School Comic Chronicles of Ariel Schrag. -- New York : Simon & Schuster, 2009. -- 359 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. -- "Touchstone Books." -- Summary (from SkyRiver): Ariel concludes her final year of high school. -- Autobiographical genre. -- Call no.: PN6727.S276L5 2009 ----------------------------------------------------- Coffee Countdown! : a Story of the World's Beverage, Featuring Cherry-OK. -- New York : National Coffee Association, 1962. -- 16 p. : col. ill. ; 22 cm. -- Format is line drawings and hand-lettered text, in the manner of a comic book fact feature. -- Historical genre. -- Call no.: PN6728.25.N295C6 1962 ----------------------------------------------------- Why the Long Puss? / by Reamer Keller. -- New York : Bantam Books, 1956. -- 105 p. : chiefly ill. ; 18 cm. -- (Bantam Books ; 1460) -- Cartoons. -- Call no.: NC1429.K3W47 1956 ----------------------------------------------------- Codename Spitfire. -- New York : Marvel Comics Group, 1987. -- col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- Published no. 10 (July 1987) - no. 13 (Oct. 1987). -- (New Universe) -- Continues: Spitfire and the Troubleshooters. -- Superhero genre. -- LIBRARY HAS: no. 10-13. -- Call no.: PN6728.5.M3S65 CEASE RECORD ----------------------------------------------------- "The Death-Bed Doctor" 1 p. in Ben Casey, no. 6 (June 1963). -- Begins: "One of the leading medical men of his day, Dr. Joseph K. Barnes was doctor-in-attendance at two of the greatest American tragedies of the nineteenth century." -- Barnes was at the deaths of Presidents Lincoln and Garfield. -- Call no.: PN6728.3.D4B42no.6 Barnes, Joseph K., 1817-1883. ----------------------------------------------------- "Three Against Tiberius" (Ben Casey) 27 p. in Ben Casey, no. 6 (June 1963). -- Summary: Casey tries to save the life of Marcus Tiberius, an "ex-Caribbean strong man" whom he finds beaten in an alley. -- Cover: "Foreign intrigue upsets Ben's routine when an assassin strikes!" -- Call no.: PN6728.3.D4B42no.6 ----------------------------------------------------- "For Whom the Pill Controls" 1 p. text in Ben Casey, no. 6 (June 1963). -- Call no.: PN6728.3.D4B42no.6 ----------------------------------------------------- "Open-Shut Case" 4 p. in Ben Casey, no. 6 (June 1963). -- Begins: "Dangling precariously by a slender rescue rope, Dr. Dan Dazzler has only a moment to reflect on the act of mercy he has just performed." -- Mountain climbing story. -- Call no.: PN6728.3.D4B42no.6 ----------------------------------------------------- "They Were First" 1/2 p. in Ben Casey, no. 6 (June 1963). -- Illustrated facts about William Bull, the first "native-born American to receive a medical degree," and Émile Roux, who studied diptheria. -- Call no.: PN6728.3.D4B42no.6 Roux, Émile, 1853-1933. ----------------------------------------------------- Octavia. -- San Diego, CA : Released through Amryl Entertainment, 2003- . -- ill. ; 26 cm. -- Began with no. 1 (Jan. 2003). -- "Published by Mike Hoffman via Antimatter/Hoffman International." -- Fantasy genre. -- LIBRARY HAS: no. 1. -- Call no.: PN6728.7.A444 O25 ----------------------------------------------------- **** NEW CATALOGING, INDEXING AND CORRECTIONS FOR AUGUST 20, 2012 ----------------------------------------------------- Billy the Kid Adventure Magazine, no. 9 (Feb./Mar. 1952) CONTENTS: "The Retury of Dr. Narsty" (Captain Tootsie) 1 p. -- "Killer of Eagles" (Billy the Kid) 8 p. -- "The Purple Back" (Billy the Kid) 7 p. -- "The Last Extra" (Billy the Kid) 8 p. -- "Sunrise Orders the Blue Plate Special" 2 p. text -- "The McYetnit Boys!"* (Pot-Shot Pete) 5 p. -- Call no.: PN6728.2.T56B5no.9 ----------------------------------------------------- Harvey Pekar's Cleveland / art by Joseph Remnant ; introduction by Alan Moore. -- Scarsdale, NY : Zip Comics ; Marietta, Ga. : Top Shelf Productions, 2012. -- 120 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. -- Summary (from publisher via SkyRiver): A lifelong Cleveland resident, Harvey Pekar (1939-2010) pioneered autobiographical comics, mining the mundane for magic since 1976 in his ongoing American Splendor series. Harvey Pekar's Cleveland is sadly one of his last, but happily one of his most definitive graphic novels. It combines classic American Splendor-ous autobiographical anecdotes with key moments and characters in the city's history as relayed to us by Our Man and meticulously researched and rendered by artist Joseph Remnant. -- Historical and autobiographical genres. -- Call no.: PN6727.P44C55 2012 ----------------------------------------------------- Not the Israel My Parents Promised Me / Harvey Pekar and JT Waldman ; epilogue written by Joyce Brabner ; lettering by Charles Pritchett. -- New York : Hill and Wang, 2012. -- 172 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. -- Summary (from SkyRiver): Traces the loss of the author's Zionist faith against a backdrop of Jewish history, recounting how his growing disaffection with the modern state of Israel was shaped by the mythologies and realities of the Jewish homeland. -- Historical and autobiographical genres. -- Call no.: DS132.P45 2012 ----------------------------------------------------- Jerusalem : Chronicles from the Holy City / Guy Delisle ; coloured by Lucie Firoud & Guy Delisle ; translated by Helge Dascher. -- Montreal : Drawn & Quarterly, 2012. -- 336 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 23 cm. -- Summary (from paper band on book): "Delisle explores the complexities of a city that represents so much to so many. He eloquently examines the impact of the conflict on the lives of people on both sides of the wall while drolly recounting the quotidian: checkpoints, traffic jams, and holidays. When observing the Christian, Jewish, and Muslim populations that call Jerusalem home, Delisle's drawn line is both sensitive and fair, assuming nothing and drawing everything." -- Call no.: PN6733.D4C4813 2012 ----------------------------------------------------- Chroniques de Jérusalem / Guy Delisle ; coleur, Lucie Firoud & Guy Delisle. -- Guy Delcourt, 2011. -- 333 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 23 cm. -- (Shampooing) -- About contemporary Israel. -- Call no.: PN6733.D4C48 2011 ----------------------------------------------------- Mike Hoffman's Monsters and Maidens. -- Placitas, NM : Antimatter/Hoffman International, 2003-2004. -- all ill. ; 26 cm. -- Pin-up style fantasy sketches and drawings. -- Complete in 2 issues. -- "Magnificent art masterworks." -- LIBRARY HAS: no. 1-2. -- Call no.: PN6727.H5555M6 2003 ----------------------------------------------------- "Killer of Eagles" (Billy the Kid) 8 p. in Billy the Kid Adventure Magazine, no. 9 (Feb./Mar. 1952). -- Begins: "Billy the kid befriends the killer of eagles and earns the bitter hatred of the screaming eagle god who walked like a man, made slaves out of men, and killed without mercy!" -- Call no.: PN6728.2.T56B5no.9 ----------------------------------------------------- "The Purple Back" (Billy the Kid) 7 p. in Billy the Kid Adventure Magazine, no. 9 (Feb./Mar. 1952). -- Begins: "As Billy the kid drifts through the West, his life is suddenly complicated by the wild antics and the strong arm methods of a new and strange phenomenon known to the desert badmen as the Purple Back!" -- Call no.: PN6728.2.T56B5no.9 ----------------------------------------------------- "The Last Extra" (Billy the Kid) 8 p. in Billy the Kid Adventure Magazine, no. 9 (Feb./Mar. 1952). -- Begins: Dialogue begins: Figurin' on goin' in there, stranger? The Crandalls are busier than a hen takin' care of a brood of ducks gettin' out an extra edition of the weekly. Big news they tell me." -- On the 2nd page Billy says: "I don't like doing business with women. I figure on seeing Harry Crandall, the head man." -- Call no.: PN6728.2.T56B5no.9 ----------------------------------------------------- "Sunrise Orders the Blue Plate Special" / by Donald George. 2 p. text in Billy the Kid Adventure Magazine, no. 9 (Feb./Mar. 1952). -- Begins: "Hot Air didn't look as the door of his Howdy Restaurant opened, but buried his face deeper than ever behind the outstretched sheets of the Randville Weekly News." -- Call no.: PN6728.2.T56B5no.9 ----------------------------------------------------- "The McYetnit Boys!"* (Pot-Shot Pete) / H. Kurtzman. 5 p. in Billy the Kid Adventure Magazine, no. 9 (Feb./Mar. 1952). -- Dialogue begins: "That dust cloud off to the west! It's Pot-Shot Pete and his posse!" -- Call no.: PN6728.2.T56B5no.9 ----------------------------------------------------- "The Return of Dr. Narsty" (Captain Tootsie) / by C.C. Beck and Peter Costanza. back cover advertising strip in All-Star Comics, no. 27 (Winter 1945) ; also appears in True Comics, no. 44 (Summer 1945) ; in Real Fact Comics, no. 2 (May/June 1946) ; and Billy the Kid Adventure Magazine, no. 9 (Feb./Mar. 1952). -- Advertising strip for Tootsie Rolls. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.N3A44m no.27. Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.44. Call no.: PN6728.2.T56B5no.9 YET MORE REPRINT INFO ----------------------------------------------------- Entre la Plèbe & l'Élite : les Ambitions Contraires de la Bande Dessinée / Jean-Noël Lafargue. -- Paris : Atelier Perrousseaux Éditeur, 2012. -- 173 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. -- Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-173). -- Book about comics. -- Call no.: PN6710.L325 2012 ----------------------------------------------------- The Second Century of Humour / with illustrations by Fougasse and stories by Anthony Armstrong, et al. -- London : Hutchinson, 1936. -- 1019 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. -- Call no.: PN6175.S4 1936 Armstrong, Anthony, 1897-1976. ----------------------------------------------------- Megatokyo / story & art, Fred Gallagher ; story & co-creator, Rodney Caston ; stick figures, Dominic Nguyen. -- Milwaukie, Or : I.C. Entertainment, etc., 2002- . -- ill. ; 19 cm. -- Contents: v. 1. Relax, we understand j00 ; v. 2. Do you want to save before you quit ; Things change little by little ; v. 3: Am I your number one fan? Low ping rate ; v. 4. Color depth ; Operational insecurity ; v. 5. Known bugs and security flaws ; Defect mapping. -- Vol. 1 published by I.C. Entertainment, v. 2-3 by Dark Horse Books, v. 4-5 by CMX/WildStorm Productions. -- LIBRARY HAS: v. 1-5 (2002-2007). -- Call no.: PN6727.G25M4 2002 REFRIBBLE ----------------------------------------------------- **** NEW CATALOGING, INDEXING AND CORRECTIONS FOR AUGUST 21, 2012 ----------------------------------------------------- Battle of the Planets : Trial by Fire Digest / art director, Alex Ross ; writer, Munier Sharrieff ; pencils, Wilson Tortosa ; lettering, Dreamer Design's Robin Spehar and Dennis Heisler. -- Orange, Calif. : Image Comics, 2004. -- ca. 200 p. : ill. ; 19 cm. -- "Originally published as Battle of the Planets issues 1-9, and Battle of the Planets: Mark." -- "Vol. 1." -- Science fiction genre. -- Call no.: PN6728.B374T7 2004 ----------------------------------------------------- Battle of the Planets : Destroy All Monsters Digest. -- Orange, Calif. : Image Comics, 2004. -- ca. 200 p. : ill. ; 19 cm. -- "Originally published as Battle of the Planets issues 10-12, Battle of the Planets Manga #1-3, Battle of the Planets/Witchblade #1, and Battle of the Planets: Jason #1." -- "Vol. 2." -- Science fiction genre. -- Call no.: PN6728.B374D4 2004 ----------------------------------------------------- Squid Girl. -- San Diego, CA : Amryl Entertainment, 2002. -- ill. ; 26 cm. -- Published no. 1 (July 2002) only. -- Fantasy genre. -- LIBRARY HAS: no. 1. -- Call no.: PN6728.7.A444S64 ----------------------------------------------------- The Damocles Contract / created, written, and drawn by John Byrne ; colored by Ronda Pattison ; lettered by Neil Uyetake. -- San Diego, Calif. : IDW Publishing, 2012. -- 90 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- (Cold War ; v. 1) -- "The Michael Swann dossier." -- "Originally published as Cold War issues #1-4." -- Summary (from SkyRiver): "The secret agent is called on to stop a defecting British scientist from granting the Soviets complete nuclear dominion over the free world, promising ample doses of intrigue and espionage." -- Spy genre. -- Call no.: PN6727.B9C6 2012 ----------------------------------------------------- The Meaning of Superhero Comic Books / Terrence R. Wandtke. -- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Company, 2012. -- 262 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. -- Includes bibliographical references and index. -- Summary (from publisher via SkyRiver): "This volume details how the workings of the superhero comics industry and the conventions of the medium have developed a culture like that of traditional epic storytelling. By revealing how contemporary superhero comics connect traditional aesthetics and postmodern theories, this work explains why the superhero comic book flourishes in the "new traditional" shape of the digital age." -- Call no.: PN6725.W333M4 2012 ----------------------------------------------------- **** NEW CATALOGING, INDEXING AND CORRECTIONS FOR AUGUST 22, 2012 ----------------------------------------------------- Biowulf / David Hutchison. -- San Antonio, TX : Antarctic Press, 2007. -- 1 v. : ill. ; 19 cm. -- "Collects Beowulf issues 1-3 first published in 2006 by Antarctic Press." -- "In the staggering wreckage of Earth's future, the great King Hrothgar and his armies have known only victory after bloody victory. Now, on the brink of uniting the battling lands and bringing the long wars to an end, Hrothgar's rule is threatened. His actions have awakened the ancient evil of the Grendel, and his men are powerless to defend themselves against the demon's wrath! Only with the aid of the young hero Beowulf and a cunning trap can they hope to kill Grendel and finally know peace." -- "Cyberpunk adaptation of the classic tale of Beowulf." -- "Vol. 1." -- Fantasy genre. -- Call no.: PN6727.H86B5 2007 ----------------------------------------------------- Axe of the Minotaur : Curse of the Labyrinth! -- Placita, NM : Published by Mike Hoffman via Antimatter/Hoffman International, 2003. -- 24 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. -- "#1, July 2003." -- Illustrated prose fantasy. -- Call no.: PN6727.H5555A9 2003 ----------------------------------------------------- Comics Versus Art / Bart Beaty. -- Toronto : University of Toronto Press, 2012. -- 274 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. -- Includes bibliographical references (p. [227]-254) and index. -- Contents: Introduction: Out of the historical dustbin : comics and the hierarchy of genres ; What if comics were art? Defining a comics art world ; Roy Lichtenstein's tears : Ressentiment and exclusion in the world of pop art ; Searching for artists in the entertainment empire ; Cartoons as masterpieces: an essay on illustrated classics ; Highbrow comics and lowbrow art? The shifting contexts of the comics art object ; On junk, investments, and junk investments: the evolution of comic book collectables ; Crumbs from the table: the place of comics in art museums ; By way of conclusion : Chris Ware's Comics about art. -- Call no.: PN6710.B39 2012 ----------------------------------------------------- The Ring. 2 / script by Hiroshi Takahashi ; art by Meimu ; original novel by Koji Suzuki ; translation, Naomi Kokubo and Steven Hoffman ; lettering, Wilbert Lacuna. -- Milwaukie, OR : Dark Horse Manga, 2004. -- 189 p. : ill. ; 19 cm. -- Summary (from SkyRiver): Ring 2 brings its readers a step further, taking them into the life of Mai Takano after all of the tragedy and mystery of the original Japanese film has occurred. It seems that Sadako, the psychic killer from the bottom of the well, wasn't so easily disposed of, after all. -- Horror genre. -- Call no.: PN6790.J33 M37R5213 2004 ----------------------------------------------------- Journalism / Joe Sacco. -- New York : Metropolitan Books, 2012. -- 191 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm. -- Contents: Preface ; The Hague. The war crimes trials ; The Palestinian territories. Hebron: a look inside; Gaza portfolio; The underground war in Gaza ; The Caucasus. Chechen war, Chechen women; What refugees? ; Iraq. Complacency kills; Down! up!; Trauma on loan ; Migration. The unwanted ; India. Kushinagar. -- Summary (from SkyRiver): A journalistic collection in comic book format from the sidelines of wars around the world includes articles on the American military in Iraq, the Caucasus widow trials, the dilemmas of India's "untouchables," and the smuggling tunnels of Gaza. -- Call no.: D431.S23 2012 ----------------------------------------------------- Mister Wonderful : a Love Story / Daniel Clowes. -- New York : Pantheon Books, 2011. -- 77 p. : col. ill. ; 16 x 29 cm. -- Summary (from SkyRiver): Follows the experiences of Marshall, who, throughout the course of a life-changing blind date, finds himself emotionally challenged in bizarre ways. -- Alternative genre. -- Call no.: PN6727.C57M5 2011 ----------------------------------------------------- Roadsong / written by Allan Gross ; illustrated by Joanna Estep. -- Los Angeles, CA : Tokyopop, 2006- . -- ill. ; 19 cm. -- "Two runaway boys form the ultimate band on the run in order to let music save their souls! The popular Monty and down-on-his-luck Simon cross paths when they collaborate on a song for a wedding between members of their respective families, but when an explosion kills the wedding party, the boys' lives are irrevocably changed. Charged with murder, the boys are forced to go on the lam, and to make matters worse, the real killers are after them, too! But using their talent as musicians, Monty and Simon flee to the seedy world of broken-down bars in the Midwest, where they must survive life on the wild side while trying to clear their names." -- LIBRARY HAS: v. 1. -- Call no.: PN6727.E765R6 2006 ----------------------------------------------------- The Frank Book / by Jim Woodring ; introduction by Francis Ford Coppola. -- Seattle, Wash. : Fantagraphics Books, 2011. -- 351 p. : chiefly ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm. -- Summary (from publisher via SkyRiver): "Frank is a generic anthropomorph who lives in a world of mysterious and dangerous beauty. Propelled by forces beyond his control, including his own unquenchable curiosity, he finds himself in one bizzare escapade after another, frequently involving the loathsome Manhog or the power-hungry Whim. Luckily, Frank has a protector and ally in the form of his feisty godling companion, Pupshaw." -- Funny animal and fantasy genres, stories without words. -- Call no.: PN6727.W625F74 2011 ----------------------------------------------------- Flowers & Bees / by Moyoco Anno ; English adaptation, Carl Gustav Horn ; translation, Yuji Oniki. -- San Francisco, CA : Viz, 2004- . -- ill. ; 19 cm. -- (Viz Graphic Novel) -- Vol. 1 has separate title: "I want to be queen bee." -- LIBRARY HAS: v. 1-3, 5. -- Call no.: PN6790.J33 A48F513 2004 OVERLAY SEPARATE RECORDS FOR VOLS 1-3 ----------------------------------------------------- Eccetto Topolino : lo Scontro Culturale tra Fascismo e Fumetti / Fabio Gadducci, Leonardo Gori, Sergio Lama. -- Battipaglia, Italy : NPE, 2011. -- 431 p. : ill. ; 27 cm. -- (Collana L'Arte delle Nuvole ; 3) -- Includes bibliographical references (p. 366-368). -- Book about political aspects of mid 20th century Italian comics. -- Call no.: PN6765.G36 2011 Gadducci, Fabio, 1966- Lama, Sergio, 1936- Gori, Leonardo, 1957- ----------------------------------------------------- **** NEW CATALOGING, INDEXING AND CORRECTIONS FOR AUGUST 23, 2012 ----------------------------------------------------- Vertigo Resurrected : My Faith in Frankie #1. -- New York : DC Comics, 2012. -- 96 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- Alternative genre. -- Call no.: PN6728.8.D3 V4M9 2012 ----------------------------------------------------- Robotech : the Macross Saga / writers: Mike Baron, Jack Herman, and Carl Macek ; pencilers: Reggie Byers, et al. ; inkers: Jeff Dee, et al. ; letterers: Lois Buhallis, et al. ; colors: Kurt Mausert, Rick Taylor, and Tom Vincent. -- La Jolla, CA : WildStorm Productions, 2003- . -- col. ill. ; 20 cm. -- "Reprinted here for the first time is the comic adaptation of the celebrated series." -- Science fiction genre. -- LIBRARY HAS: v. 3. -- Call no.: PN6728.R575M3 2003 ----------------------------------------------------- Threads of Time / by Mi Young Noh. -- Los Angeles, CA : Tokyopop, 2004- . -- ill. ; 19 cm. -- Translation of: Sal-Le-Top. -- "The most frightening thing about Moon Bin Kim's nightmare is that he doesn't appear to be dreaming--this high school student in the 21st century lives a parallel life in the 13th century as the son of a prominent warrior family!" -- Fantasy genre. -- LIBRARY HAS: v. 1-3. -- Call no.: PN6790.K63 N6T47 2004 OVERLAY PREVIOUS RECORD FOR V. 1 ALONE ----------------------------------------------------- The Land Before Time 3-D Adventure. -- Northampton, MA : Kitchen Sink Press, 1996. -- 32 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. -- (Kitchen Sink Kids) -- Prehistoric adventure, funny animal and three dimensional genres. -- Call no.: PN6728.6.K5L3 1996 ----------------------------------------------------- Scratch. -- Orlando, Fla. : Outside Comics, 1985- . -- ill. ; 26 cm. -- Funny horror genre. -- LIBRARY HAS: no. 1-6 (1985-1987). -- Call no.: PN6728.5.O85S35 IMPROVE HOLDINGS ----------------------------------------------------- Epic Illustrated. -- New York : Marvel Comics Group, 1980-1986. -- ill. ; 28 cm. -- Published no. 1 (Spring 1980) - no. 34 (Feb. 1986). -- Fantasy genre. -- LIBRARY HAS: no. 1-34. -- Call no.: PN6728.5.M3E6 COMPLETE HOLDINGS ----------------------------------------------------- Journey into Mohawk Country / as written by H.M. van den Bogaert ; with artwork by George O'Connor and color by Hilary Sycamore. -- New York : First Second, 2006. -- 144 p. : col. ill. ; 22 cm. -- Comics version of: A journey into Mohawk and Oneida Country, 1634-1635. -- Summary (from SkyRiver): A comics version of the journal of a young Dutch trader, Harmen Meyndertsz van den Bogaert, who journeyed into the land of the Iroquois Indians, a Mowhawk tribe that controlled the trade routes in the area, in 1634, seeking to bolster the Dutch trade in what is now New York State. -- Historical genre. -- Call no.: F122.1.B62 2006 Bogaert, Harmen Meyndertsz van den. CORRECT SPELLING FROM COUNTY TO COUNTRY ----------------------------------------------------- **** NEW CATALOGING, INDEXING AND CORRECTIONS FOR AUGUST 24, 2012 ----------------------------------------------------- Motor City / written and created by Gavin Hignight ; illustrated, inked and toned by Jettila Lewis. -- Rebel Sidekick Studios, 2008- . -- ill. ; 22 cm. -- Summary (from SkyRiver): Motor City in the 1950s is plagued by demons, ghouls, and other creatures of the supernatural. Human gangs like the 133rd must protect their own neighborhoods. -- Horror genre. -- LIBRARY HAS: v. 1. -- Call no.: PN6727.L4585M6 2008 ----------------------------------------------------- Momma : [daily syndicate proof sheets] / by Mell. -- Chicago, Ill. : Publishers-Hall Syndicate, . -- LIBRARY HAS: 1979, 1981-1986. -- ill. ; 56 x 24 cm. -- (King Features Syndicate Proof Sheet Collection) -- Stored remotely. Please request from Special Collections staff at least three days in advance of use. -- Family humor genre. -- LIBRARY HAS: 1979, 1981-1986. -- Call no.: oversize PN6726.K52 M56 ----------------------------------------------------- Hergé et l'Énigme du Pôle : l'Incroyable Face Cachée de la plus Célèbre B.D. / Paul-Georges Sansonetti. -- Grenoble : Le Mercure Dauphinois, 2011. -- 517 p. : ill. ; 22 cm -- Includes bibliographical references (p. 501-513). -- Book about the occult in Hergé's symbolism. -- Call no.: PN6747.H4 Z5S33 2011 ----------------------------------------------------- Chroniques Aléatoires / Georges Bess. -- Casterman, 2005. -- 279 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. -- (Écritures) -- Alternative genre. -- Call no.: PN6747.B45C47 2005 ----------------------------------------------------- Kiki de Montparnasse / Catel & Bocquet ; translated from the Belgian edition by Nora Mahony. -- London : SelfMadeHero, 2011. -- 416 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. -- Includes bibliographical references (p. 413-415). -- "In the bohemian and brilliant Montparnasse of the 1920s, Kiki escaped poverty to become one of the most charismatic figures of the avant-garde years between the wars. Partner to Man Ray, whose most legendary photos she inspired, she would be immortalized by Kisling, Foujita, Per Krohg, Calder, Utrillo and Léger. Kiki is the muse of a generation that sought to escape the hangover of the Great War, but she is above all one one of the first emancipated women of the 20th century. Above and beyond her sexual and emotional freedom, Kiki made her mark with her freedom of style, word and thought that could be learned from only one school, the school of life." -- Biographical genre. -- Call no.: PN6747.C2765K513 2011 Kiki, 1901-1953 ----------------------------------------------------- Fratelli / Alessandro Tota. -- Bologna : Coconino Press, 2011. -- 1 v. : ill. ; 24 cm . -- (Collana Coconino Cult) -- Alternative genre. -- Call no.: PN6767.T63F73 2011 Tota, Alessandro, 1982- ----------------------------------------------------- Wilhelm Busch Hausbuch. -- Munchen : Delphin Verlag, 1982. -- 335 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. -- Call no.: PT2603.U8H33 1982 ----------------------------------------------------- If 'n Oof / Brian Chippendale. -- Brooklyn, N.Y. : PictureBox, 2010. -- 1 v. : ill. ; 19 cm. -- Summary (from publisher via SkyRiver): "If and Oof are a Laurel and Hardy-esque duo who suffer a series of misadventures amidst Chippendale's frenetic landscapes on their simple quest to just survive, eat, pay rent and avoid confrontation. Comedy and horror ensue in this fast-paced trip through Chippendale's unconscious. The artist's most accessible work to date, If 'n Oof is replete with the frenzied line work and concise, witty dialogue for which he has become known." -- Alternative genre. -- Call no.: PN6727.C488 I36 2010 ----------------------------------------------------- Tintin sur le Divan / Gérard Guasch. -- Paris : Archipel, 2011. -- 297 p. ; 23 cm. -- Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-292). -- A book on psychological aspects of Tintin. -- Call no.: PN6747.H4 Z5G8 2011 ----------------------------------------------------- Spielberg et Hergé : Quand Deux Univers se Rencontrent / Laurent Malbrunot. -- Saint-Malo : Pascal Galodé Éditeurs, 2011. -- 278 p. ; 21 cm. -- Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-279). -- "Ce livre se veut tout d'abord un portrait croisé d'Hergé et de Spielberg. Hergé y est présenté avec son histoire compliquée, ses doutes, ses succès, ses deux mariages, et surtout son fabuleux coup de crayon pour ses héros dans Tintin ; Spielberg est présenté avec l'histoire de ses années de galère, son manque de père, ses gigantesques succès d'E T à Jurassic Park, de la Liste de Schindler à la Guerre des Mondes. Avec le renfort d'interviews, d'extraits, d'anecdotes, de résumés sur leurs créations et leurs héros universels (Haddock, Indiana Jones...), le détail de leur rencontre de 1983 manquée à quelques heures près, et le nouveau film sur Tintin en Motion Capture 3D qui est le produit de la nouvelle rencontre entre deux "âmes soeurs". -- Call no.: PN6747.H4 Z5M33 2011 ----------------------------------------------------- Hergé : Portrait Intime du Père de Tintin / Benoît Mouchart, François Rivière. -- Paris : Robert Laffont, 2011. -- 243 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 22 cm. -- Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-242). -- Call no.: PN6747.H4 Z5M63 2011 ----------------------------------------------------- Cartoon Monarch : Otto Soglow and the Little King / edited by Dean Mullaney; introduction by Jared Gardner ; foreword by Ivan Brunetti. -- San Diego : IDW Publishing, 2012. -- 428 p. : chiefly ill. (some col.) ; 20 x 25 cm. -- (The Library of American Comics) -- Summary (from SkyRiver): Introduction examines the pantomime cartoons of Otto Soglow, whose influence remains current in the works of Chris Ware, Daniel Clowes, Ivan Brunetti, and others. This compendium features hundreds of pages of Soglow's most famous creation, The Little King - plus examples of his other work and an account by Jared Gardner of Soglow''s long career, ranging from the socialist magazines of the 1920s to his long association with The New Yorker, which continues to use Soglow's art thirty-five years after his death. -- Call no.: PN6728.L5348C3 2012 ----------------------------------------------------- Big Questions, or, Asomatognosia : Whose Hand is it Anyway? / Anders Brekhus Nilsen. -- Montréal : Drawn & Quarterly, 2011. -- 648 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm. -- Summary (from SkyRiver): A graphic fable follows a group of birds who mistake a downed plane for a bird and its unexploded bomb for a giant egg. -- Funny animal and alternative genres. -- Call no.: PN6727.N53B5 2011 ----------------------------------------------------- Tales of Suspense. -- New York : Marvel Publishing, 2006- . -- col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- (Marvel Masterworks) -- Introductions by Michael J. Vassallo (v. 1), Roger Langridge (v. 2), Arthur Adams (v. 3). -- Other title: Marvel Masterworks Presents Atlas Era Tales of Suspense. -- Originally published in magazine form, Jan. 1959- . -- Contents: Vol. 1: nos. 1-10 ; v. 2: nos. 11-20 ; v. 3: nos. 21-31. -- Fantasy genre. -- LIBRARY HAS: v. 1-3. -- Call no.: PN6728.2.M3T25 2006 ----------------------------------------------------- **** NEW CATALOGING, INDEXING AND CORRECTIONS FOR AUGUST 27, 2012 ----------------------------------------------------- Asterix and the Banquet / text by Goscinny ; drawings by Uderzo ; translated by Anthea Bell and Derek Hockridge. -- London : Knight Books, 1983. -- 48 p. : col. ill. ; 21 cm. -- Translation of: Le Tour de Gaule d'Astérix. -- "A Hodder Dargaud presentation." -- Call no.: PN6747.U3A7513 1983 ----------------------------------------------------- De Asterix im Aarmvieh-teaader / geschrieb vum René Goscinny, gemòòld vum Albert Uderzo ; ausem Franseesche in saarlännische Mundaarde inwwerdraa vum Karin Peter (Saarlouis), Horst Lang (Saarbrücken) unn Edith Braun (Saarbrücken). -- Berlin : Egmont Ehapa Verlaach, 2001. -- 48 p. : col. ill. ; 30 cm. -- (Asterix-Mundart ; 46) -- (Asterix uff Saarlännisch ; 2) -- Translation into Saarlandish dialect of: Astérix Gladiateur. -- Includes glossary of Saarlandish expressions translated into standard German. -- Call no.: PN6747.U3A74153 2001 ----------------------------------------------------- Em Asterix sei Groosi Tuur / mimm Uderzo seine glòòre Bilder unn scheene Schbrisch ; in saarlännische Mundaarde inwwerdraa vum Karin Peter (Saarlouis), Horst Lang (Saarbrücken) unn Edith Braun (Saarbrücken). -- Stuutgart : Egmont Ehapa Verlaach, 2000. -- 48 p. : col. ill. ; 30 cm. -- (Asterix-Mundart ; 28) -- (Asterix uff Saarlännisch ; 1) -- Translation into Saarlandish dialect of: L'Odyssée d'Astérix. -- Includes glossary of Saarlandish expressions translated into standard German. -- Call no.: PN6747.U3A96152 2000 ----------------------------------------------------- Asterix un de Kuopperpott / Text, René Goscinny ; Beller, Albert Uderzo ; Hannes Demming hät dat Wiärks in propper Platt düütsk üöwersett't ; Augustin Upmann un Heinz Weissenberg häbt daobi holpen. -- Stuttgart : Egmont Ehapa Verlag, 2000. -- 48 p. : col. ill. ; 30 cm. -- (Asterix-Mundart ; 31) -- (Asterix küert Westfäölsk ; 1) -- Cover title: Asterix und de Kuopperpott. -- "Goscinny un Uderzo präsenteert dat iärst Asterixbook up westfäölsk Platt." -- Translation into Westphalian dialect of: Astérix et le Chaudron. -- Includes a glossary of Wesphalian expressions translated into standard German. -- Call no.: PN6747.U3A83153 2000 ----------------------------------------------------- Asterix sein Sohn / schreven un tekent van Albert Uderzo ; in 't Oostfreeske overdragen van Werner un Karina Wilkens mit Hülp van Johannes Diekhoff. -- Stuttgart : Ehapa Utgeveree, 1999. -- 48 p. : col. ill. ; 30 cm. -- (Asterix-Mundart ; 27) -- (Asterix proot Oostfreesk Platt) -- Translation into East Frisian dialect of: Le Fils d'Astérix. -- Includes glossary of East Frisian expressions translated into standard German. -- Call no.: PN6747.U3A97154 1999 ----------------------------------------------------- De Zottelbock / geschribbe vom René Goscinny ; gemolt vom Albert Uderzo ; ins Hessische Gebabbel übbertrage vom Jürgen Leber. -- Berlin : Egmont, 2007. -- 48 p. : col. ill. ; 30 cm. -- (Asterix-Mundart ; 50) -- (Asterix Babbelt Hessisch ; 5) -- (Ehapa Comic Collection) -- "De Goscinny un de Uderzo bringe dem Asterix sei 50. Mundart-Büchelsche uff Hessisch eraus." -- Translation into Hessian dialect of: Le Devin. -- Includes glossary of Hessian expressions translated into standard German. -- Call no.: PN6747.U3A89152 2007 ----------------------------------------------------- De Bieberer Zwersch / geschribbe vom René Goscinny un vom Albert Uderzo ; gemolt vom Albert Uderzo ; ins Hessische Gebabbel übbertrage vom Jürgen Leber. -- Köln : Egmont, 2008. -- 56 p. : col. ill. ; 30 cm. -- (Asterix-Mundart ; 56) -- (Asterix Babbelt Hessisch ; 7) -- (Ehapa Comic Collection) -- "De Goscinny un de Uderzo bringe dem Asterix sei vierzehn Korzgeschischte als sechsunfuffzischdes Mundart-Büchelsche eraus." -- Translation into Hessian dialect of: Astérix et la Rentrée Gauloise. -- Includes glossary of Hessian expressions translated into standard German. -- Call no.: PN6747.U3A994152 2008 ----------------------------------------------------- Då Boxe di Beudel! / di Gschicht is vom René Goscinny ; di Bildli håt mål müss der Albert Uderzo. -- Köln : Egmont, 2006. -- 48 p. : col. ill. ; 30 cm. -- (Asterix-Mundart ; 61) -- (Asterix uff Meefränggisch ; 3) -- (Ehapa Comic Collection) -- "Der R. Goscinny un der A. Uderzo lechn jetz aa noch den dridde Asterix-Band uff Meerfränggisch vor, damit Unnerfrångn mit derer drilochie jetz komblett in di Weld-lideradur åågschlosse is." -- Translation into dialect of: Le Combat des chefs. -- Includes glossary of "Meefrankish" (Main-Franconian?) dialect expressions translated into standard German. -- Call no.: PN6747.U3A77153 2006 ----------------------------------------------------- Asterix un di Wengert-Scheer / di Gschicht is vom René Goscinny ; di Bildli håd der Albert Uderzo mål müss ; ins Unterfränkische übertragen von Kai Fraass, Gunther Schunk und Hans-Dieter Wolf. -- Überlingen : Egmont, 2011. -- 46 p. : col. ill. ; 30 cm. -- (Asterix-Mundart ; 67) -- (Asterix uff Meefränggisch ; 4) -- (Ehapa Comic Collection) -- "Der Goscinny un der Uderzo lechn jetz aa noch den vierde Asterix-Band uff Meerfränggisch vor, damid Unnerfrångn jetz komblett un vo ååfång åå in di Weldlideradur åågschlosse is." -- Translation into dialect of: La Serpe d'Or. -- Includes glossary of "Meefrankish" (Main-Franconian?) dialect expressions translated into standard German. -- Call no.: PN6747.U3A72153 2011 ----------------------------------------------------- **** NEW CATALOGING, INDEXING AND CORRECTIONS FOR AUGUST 29, 2012 ----------------------------------------------------- Adventure Time with Finn & Jake / Jon Chad. -- Los Angeles, CA : KaBoom!, 2012. -- 8 p. : ill. ; 11 x 14 cm. -- Indicia title, and title from band around book: The Adventure Unfolds. -- On the fourth leaf is mounted a sheet that folds out to 42 cm. as the story is followed. -- "A San Diego Comic Con exclusive." -- New wave and funny animal genres. -- Call no.: PN6727.C417A83 2012 ----------------------------------------------------- What If? 200. -- New York : Marvel Worldwide, 2011. -- 64 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- "No. 1, February 2011. Published as a one-shot." -- Superhero genre. -- Call no.: PN6728.8.M3W48 2011 ----------------------------------------------------- **** NEW CATALOGING, INDEXING AND CORRECTIONS FOR AUGUST 30, 2012 ----------------------------------------------------- Black Knight. -- New York : Margood Publishing Corp., 1955-1956. -- col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- Published no. 1 (May 1955) - no. 5 (Apr. 1956). -- Medieval adventure genre. -- LIBRARY HAS: no. 4 (1955). -- Call no.: PN6728.2.M3B55 ----------------------------------------------------- Crime Detector. -- New York : Timor Publications, 1954. -- col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- Published no. 1 (Jan. 1954) - no. 5 (Sept. 1954), per Official Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide. -- Detective genre. -- LIBRARY HAS: no. 1. -- Call no.: PN6728.2.T5C7 ----------------------------------------------------- Crime Mysteries. -- New York : Ribage Publishing Corp., 1952-1954. -- col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- Published no. 1 (May 1952) - no. 15 (Sept. 1954), cf. Official Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide. -- Continued by: Secret Mysteries. -- "Chilling tales of crime and terror." -- Horror genre. -- LIBRARY HAS: no. 7 (1953). -- Call no.: PN6728.2.T7C7 ----------------------------------------------------- Crimefighters. -- New York : Complete Photo Story Corp., 1948-1949. -- col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- Published no. 1 (Aug. 1948) - no. 13 (Jan. 1955). -- Other titles: Crime Fighters ; Crime Fighters Always Win. -- Later issues publsihed by Cornell Publishing Corp. -- Detective genre. -- LIBRARY HAS: no. 1, 3, 7-8, 11 (1948-1954). -- Call no.: PN6728.1.M3C7 RECATALOG ----------------------------------------------------- Battle Squadron. -- New York : Key Publications, 1955. -- col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- Published no. 1 (Apr. 1955) - no. 5 (Dec. 1955), per Official Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide. -- War genre. -- LIBRARY HAS: no. 4. -- Call no.: PN6728.2.S76B33 ----------------------------------------------------- **** NEW CATALOGING, INDEXING AND CORRECTIONS FOR AUGUST 31, 2012 ----------------------------------------------------- Charlotte Salomon : Life? or Theatre? / Charlotte Salomon ; with an introduction by Judith C. E. Belinfante, et al. ; translated by Leila Vennewitz. -- Zwolle, Netherlands : Waanders ; Amsterdam : Jewish Historical Museum ; Charlotte Salomon Foundation, 1998. -- 831 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 20 cm. -- "Reproductions of 769 gouaches, thirteen painted pages of text and one transparency." -- Includes bibliographical references (p. 828-829). -- Autobiographical picture narrative. -- Call no.: ND588.S25A413 1998 Salomon, Charlotte, 1917-1943. ----------------------------------------------------- Battlefield. -- New York : Animirth Comics, 1952-1953. -- LIBRARY HAS: no. 5, 9 (1952-1953). -- col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- Published no. 1 (Apr. 1952) - no. 11 (May 1953). -- War genre. -- Call no.: PN6728.2.M3B33 ----------------------------------------------------- New York Mon Amour / Jacques Tardi, Benjamin Legrand, Dominique Grange. -- Seattle, WA : Fantagraphics Books, 2012. -- 82 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm. -- "Quartet of dark and violent stories set in the crumbling New York City of the early 1980s." -- Contents: Cockroach killer / by Benjamin Legrand and Jacques Tardi ; It's so hard-- / by Dominique Grange and Jacques Tardi ; Manhattan / by Jacques Tardi ; Hung's murderer / by Dominique Grange and Jacques Tardi. -- Call no.: PN6747.T3N4 2012 ----------------------------------------------------- Big Chief Wahoo. -- New York : Eastern Color Printing Co., 1942-1943? -- col. ill. ; 27 cm. -- Published no. 1 (July 1942) - no. 7 (Winter 1943/1944?), per Official Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide. -- "The Redskin riot." -- Issue 7 is published by Famous Funnies, Inc. -- Adventure story genre, funny Indian characters. -- LIBRARY HAS: no. 7. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.F27B5 ----------------------------------------------------- Bill Battle, the One Man Army. -- Greenwich, Conn. : Fawcett Publications, 1952-1953. -- col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- Published no. 1 (Oct. 1952) - no. 4 (Apr. 1953), per Official Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide. -- War genre. -- LIBRARY HAS: no. 1-2 (1952). -- Call no.: PN6728.2.F3B5 RECLASS; HOLDINGS ----------------------------------------------------- Bobby Benson's B-Bar-B Riders. -- Buffalo, N.Y. : Parkway Publishing Co., 1950-1953. -- col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- Published no. 1 (May/June 1950) - no. 20 (May/June 1953), cf. Official Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide. -- Western genre. -- LIBRARY HAS: no. 4, 6, 8, 10 (1950-1951). -- Call no.: PN6728.2.M25B6 RECLASS; HOLDINGS ----------------------------------------------------- Bobby Benson's B-Bar-B Riders [microform] -- Buffalo, N.Y. : Parkway Pub. Co., 1950-1953. -- col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- Published no. 1 (May/June 1950) - no. 20 (May/June 1953), cf. Official Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide. -- Color microfiche by P.J. Iacovone. -- Western genre. -- LIBRARY HAS: no. 3, 5, 15 (1950-1952). -- Call no.: PN6728.2.M25B6m RECLASS; HOLDINGS ----------------------------------------------------- Far Arden / by Kevin Cannon. -- Atlanta : Top Shelf Productions, 2009. -- 382 p. : ill. ; 19 cm. -- "Meet Army Shanks, crusty old sea dog and legendary brawler of the high Arctic seas! He's got just one mission: to find the mythical island paradise known as Far Arden, which lies hidden (so they say) in the wintry oceans of the far North. But there's more than just water standing between Shanks and his goal: he'll have to contend with circus performers, adorable orphans, heinous villains, bitter ex-lovers, well-meaning undergraduates, and the full might of the Royal Canadian Arctic Navy! Not to mention he's not so sure how to get to Far Arden in the first place." -- Adventure story genre. -- Call no.: PN6727.C34F37 2009 ----------------------------------------------------- Conquest. -- New York : Famous Funnies Publications, 1955. -- col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- Published no. 1 (Spring 1955) only. -- Year of publication from Official Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide. -- "11 adventure stories featuring Richard the lionhearted, Beowolf, Swamp Fox, Lochinvar." -- Historical adventure genre. -- LIBRARY HAS: no. 1. -- Call no.: PN6728.2.F27C6 ----------------------------------------------------- Dong Xoai, Vietnam 1965 / written and illustrated by Joe Kubert ; lettering and production by Pete Carlsson. -- New York : DC Comics, 2010. -- 165, 46 p. : ill. ; 27 cm. -- "Keep your heads down and your eyes open. In Dong Xoai, Vietnam 1965, legendary author and artist Joe Kubert tells an incredible tale of bravery and camaraderie under fire, a searing look at the true cost of freedom and the horrors of war. Based on actual events, this is the inside story of a team of Special Forces soldiers who were on what was to be a simple assistance and observation mission in the village of Dong Xoai that suddenly turned deadly. Pinned down and facing a never-ending tide of Viet Cong fighters, they have no choice but to stand shoulder-to-shoulder and fight for their lives. Written as an original graphic novel with text and illustrations, Dong Xoai, Vietnam 1965 is based on firsthand information from the surviving members of the soldiers involved and includes an afterword and extensive field notes compiled by the real members of Special Forces Detachment A-342, 5th Special Forces Group." -- War genre. -- Call no.: PN6727.K8D6 2010 ----------------------------------------------------- Wambi. -- New York : I.W. Enterprises, 1964. -- col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- Published no. 8 only. -- Cover title: Wambi the Jungle Boy. -- Year of publication from Official Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide. -- "A top quality comic." -- Jungle adventure genre. -- LIBRARY HAS: no. 8. -- Call no.: PN6728.3.S8W3 ----------------------------------------------------- War and Attack. -- Derby, Conn. : Charlton Comics Group, 1964. -- col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- Published no. 1 (Fall 1964) only. -- War genre. -- LIBRARY HAS: no. 1. -- Call no.: PN6728.3.C47W27 ----------------------------------------------------- War Birds. -- Toronto, Ont. : Superior Publishers Limited, . -- col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- "Fiction House magazines." -- War genre. -- LIBRARY HAS: no. 2 (1952). -- Call no.: PN6734.W27 -----------------------------------------------------Back to the A to Z index screen