Fresh and bizarre terrors abound in Creepy Archives Vol. 18, Warren Publishing's flagship horror anthology. Reprinting issues themed around doomed sports scenarios, classic monsters, Christmastime atrocities, and the entrancing planet Mars, it also features all original fan pages and letter columns! Includes Bernie Wrightson's illustrated poem, "A Martian Saga." Both dark... and darkly funny!

Creepy, the quintessential horror comics anthology from Warren Publishing, always delivered a heaping helping of horror! In this volume, you'll find uncanny fables of magical children, shocking tales of extraterrestrial encounters, and barbaric stories of warrior apes! Top talents like Frank Frazetta, Carmine Infantino, Bernie Wrightson, John Severin, Bruce Jones, and others contribute to this volume, which also includes all original letters columns,...

One of the best-selling comics of the 1940s, Crime Does Not Pay focused on violent mobsters and murderous lowlifes who machine-gunned their way through the urban underworld...until justice landed them in the chair! In 1954, the Senate Subcommittee on Juvenile Delinquency targeted this comic series for its graphic violence, eventually leading to the creation of the repressive Comics Code Authority. Includes "Million Dollar Robbery, drawn by Alvin Hollingsworth"...

Deadly dames and streetwise mugs populate the pages of Crime Does Not Pay, the 1940s true-crime comic that was a hit with millions of readers, but a scandal for the guardians of public decency. This controversial series, in which each mobster's reign of mayhem ended behind bars or in the "hot seat," are collected into one hard-hitting volume with a new foreword by comics journalist Paul Gravett (Comics International)!

A crooked path of theft, extortion, and murder can only lead one place: the electric chair! When will these no-good mugs learn? The latest volume of the Eisner and Harvey Award–nominated archival series of the wildly popular 1940s true-crime comic series, with a new foreword by Lorenzo Carcaterra (Sleepers). Foreword by Lorenzo Carcaterra (New York Times best-selling author of Sleepers)!

Bizarre science fiction, luminous fantasy, dark psychological drama, and wild western adventure-in the pages of Eerie, these genres were brought together, twisted, and given thrilling touches of the macabre! The continued adventures of Coffin, undead in the wild west! Thrill at the eye-popping artwork! Painted covers by Ken Kelly and Sanjulian, plus all text features and fan pages!

Cousin Eerie brings the gore! The Eerie Archive of terrifying horror, fantasy, and science fiction overflows with a bounty of black-and-white tales, always delivering bizarre twists and ironic punches! The latest volume in Dark Horse's award-winning series features early pieces starring Jim Starlin's Darklon the Mystic, gorgeous color covers by Frank Frazetta, the introduction of the time-traveling, gun-slinging Rook, and plenty of standalone scares....

Finally back in print and for the first time in hardcover, the novelization of The Dark Crystal adapted by A.C.H. Smith and personally overseen by Jim Henson, features an exclusive peek into Jim Henson's creative process with over twenty never-before-seen pages of his detailed notes on an early draft of the adaptation. This beautiful hardcover includes illustrations and concept designs by legendary illustrator and concept artist Brian Froud (The Goblins...

Detailed images - taken from rare sources - depict primitive canoes, a Roman galley, ship figureheads, naval battles, dock scenes, lighthouses, pirate ships, steam-powered battleships, and a wealth of other subjects. Brief captions identify pictures, which are arranged chronologically. Irresistible to boating enthusiasts and armchair sailors. Over 600 black-and-white illustrations.

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