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The closing date was Saturday May 13, 2000.

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Lot / Description / Estimate of Retail Value

1296 BEST OF LI'L ABNER by Al Capp (1978 Holt Rinehart Winston 1st) VF, pbk, 8.5"x11", 190 pgs. Wonderful collection w/intro by the creator! $ 25 - 35

1295 CHARLIE BROWN DICTIONARY Vol 1 by Charles Schulz (1973 World 1st) FN, 8.5"x11" hbk, 62 pgs. Covers the letters A and B, fun $ 10 - 15

396 CHARLIE BROWN 22 BOOK ASSORTMENT: All this & Snoopy Too(1st); & Snoopy(1st); For the Love of Pea nuts!; Good Ol'Snoopy; Gospel According to Peanuts; Here Comes Charlie Brown; Here Comes Snoopy; Here's to You(1st); Who Do You Think You Are(1st); Its for You Snoopy(1st); Let's Face It; Nobodys Perfect(1st);Peanuts for Everbody(2)(1st); Slide, Charlie Brown Slide(1st);This is Your Life(1st); Very Funny; We Love You Snoopy(1st); and four more! All GD to VF, nice VGF ave. $ 66 - 110

1261 COMIC BOOK READER'S COMPANION, THE by Ron Goulart (1993 Harper 1st) Pbk, 7.5"x9.5", 195 pgs, FVF. Dictionary style "A-to Z Guide to Everyone's Favorite Art Form". Look'em up in this book for a concise answer$ 15 - 20

410 D.C. ARCHIVE EDITIONS "Legion of Super-Heroes Archives" Volumes I, II and III (1991-93 1st prt) All three hbk have VF/btr DJs and NM books. Classic Legion collection in the deluxe format! $ 120 - 200

395 DENNIS THE MENACE, 13 PAPERBACK ASSORTMENT: Baby Sitter's Guide by; All-American Kid (1st); Ambassador of Mischief; and Poor Ol'Mr Wilson(1st); Here Comes Trouble (1st); Household Hurricane; Make-Believe Angel (1st); Rides Gain (1st & 6th); Teachers Threat; vs Everybody; In this Corner; Wanted. All from the 1950s and 1960s, from GD to NM, nice FN ave. $ 39 - 65

411 DICK TRACY, THE CELEBRATED CASES OF (1931-1951) by Chester Gould with an into by Ellery Queen (1990 Wellfleet Press 1st) 9" x 11" Hbk, FN DJ, VF+ bk. Edited by Herb Galewitz, this volume contains a Gould interview, more introductory history and reprints 13 complete newspaper stories and more! Includes the story which features Tracy's first appearance! $ 30 - 50

1299 DICK TRACY: HIS GREATEST CASES #1, #2 (1975 Fawcett 1st). These 2 pbk books collect "Pruneface" & "Snowflake & Shaky" 1940s strips in convenient paperback from. Both VG/btr, YEP $ 10 - 12

1294 DISNEY BOOKS: Four large 11"x15" oversize saddle stitched Whitman 1970s reissues of classic 1930s Disney books. "Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and all their Pals"(2), "A Walt Disney Paint Book" and"Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck Gag Book". All FN/btr, 3 w/sticker FC. See web photo $ 10 - 16

1312 DONALD DUCK - WALT DISNEY BEST COMIC SERIES (1978 Abbeville Press 1st ed) Large 10" x 13" Hbk, no DJ, 195 pages, nice VF. Excellent coffee table format book contains classic Duck stories such as "Frozen Gold", "Lost in the andes", "Maharajah Donald", "Luck of the North", "Land of the Totem Poles", "The Magic Hour Glass", "A Christmas for Shacktown", "Only a Poor Man", "The Golden Helmet" and "The Gilded Man"! Talk about a great book! $ 40 - 60

1263 DOONESBURY BOOK LOT: 17 different pbk collections from standard paper- back to 8"x9" format and the 8.5"x11" hbk "A Doonesbury Special, a Director's Notebook", all by Garry Trudeau. Mostly FN/better $ 60 - 90

409 MARVEL MASTERWORKS Vol 17 "Daredevil #1-11" (1991 1st prt) Hbk, VF DJ, NM bk. Classic Daredevil stories featuring the work of Stan Lee, Wally Wood, Joe Orlando and Bill Everett! $ 50 - 100

408 MARVEL MASTERWORKS Vol 18 "Journey Into Mystery #83-100" (1991 1st prt) Hbk, FN DJ, NM bk. The best collection of these comics yet published! $ 50 - 100

1249 NEW YORKER BOOK OF DOCTOR CARTOONS (1993 Knopf 1st ed) HC, VF+ in FN DJ. Also a parody: SNOOZE, THE BEST OF OUR MAGAZINE (1986 Workman Pub 1st ed) Trade SC, VG. Two books, subtle humor at its best! $ 20 - 30

1278 OFFICIAL GUIDE TO COMIC BOOKS AND BIG LITTLE BOOKS by Hal Cohen (1974 House of Collectibles 1st) Nice FN. Scarce guide $ 15 - 30

1287 OVERSTREET'S COMIC BOOK PRICE UPDATE #1 (1982) FN. Supplemental price guide to annual #12, this is the publication that started the more than yearly pricing and marketing frenzy of the 1980s and early 1990s..$ 10 - 15

1244 OVERSTREET'S COMIC BOOK PRICE UPDATE #1 (1982) VFNM. Supplemental price guide to annual #12, this is the publication that started the more than yearly pricing and marketing frenzy of the 1980s and early 1990s $ 20 - 25

1267 POGO BOOKS: "The Best of Pogo" (1982 Fireside 4th) FVF; "Phi Beta Pogo" (1989 Fireside 1st) VF. Both are large 8.5"x11" pbks with 224+ pgs with Pogo, articles, photos, etc! Also, "Pogo: The Okefenokee Star" #7 (Sum 1982) FN. A wonderful selection of Walt Kelly goodies $ 35 - 50

1264 POGO BOOKS: "The Jack Acid Society Black Book" and "Instant Pogo with 'Getting Mr Pig's Goat'" (both 1962 Simon & Schuster 1st). Both nice FN oversize pbk. Political commentary by the masterful Walt Kelly! $ 40 - 60

1266 POGO BOOKS: "The Pogo Party" (1956 Simon & Schuster 2nd) FN; "Pogo: We Have Met the Enemy and He is Us" (1972 Simon & Schuster 5th) FN+; "Pogo Romances Recaptured" (1975 Fireside 1st) VGF, reprints "Pogo, Prisoner of Love" & "The Incomplete Pogo"; "Pogo for President" (1964 Crest 1st) GD (selections from "I Go Pogo"). All oversize pbk except last $ 40 - 60

1265 POGO BOOKS: "The Pogo Sunday Brunch", "The Pogo Sunday Book" and "Pogo's Sunday Punch" (all 1955-57 Simon & Schuster 1st) oversize pbk, all VG or better. Walt Kelly dishes out social & political insights....$ 45 - 60

1258 RETURN OF THE SHMOO by Al Capp (1959 Simon & Schuster 1st) Pbk, 7"x10", VG+, YEP. Political satire/commentary in lovable Shmoo form! $ 20 - 40

1302 SAGA OF THE SWAMP THING TRADE PAPERBACK (DC Comics 1987 1st print) VF+. Classic Alan Moore swamp thing stories presented in an attractive book shelf format, 1st printing too! $ 15 - 20

1259 SKIP WILLIAMSON LOT: "The Scum Also Rises" (1988 Fantagraphics 1st) Pbk, 128 pgs, 8.5"x11", FN. Has dedication sketch on title page! "Halsted Street" (1990 Kitchen Sink 1st) Pbk, 7"x9", VF, autographed FC $ 30 - 40

407 SPIEGELMAN, ART "Maus, A Survivor's Tale" (1986 Pantheon Press 3rd prt) Nice VF Tpb. The acclaimed tale of a Jewish survivor in Nazi Germany. $ 15 - 20

1307 SUPER HEROES BIG BIG BOOK 448 PAGE ACTIVITY BOOK (Merrigold Press circa 1980) GD. This great book has tons of coloring and other activities! Only a couple of interior pages have been colored at all! $ 10 - 15

1273 WORLD'S GREATEST COMICS (1975 King Features) FN-, glossy stock, 24 pgs plus covers. Features art/character studies from all the King Features material (Phantom,Flash Gordon,Blondie,Hagar,Beetle Bailey,etc)! $ 15 - 25

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