Tom Heintjes Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Ernie: Out of Control
Bud GraceTom HeintjesToday in Comics History: Bud Grace’s “Ernie” first appeared on February 1, 1988. Here, the first three strips and a promotional piece for the new strip: https://t.co/VIPpllH8ZP
Paperback, 1996
$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Ugly Duckling
Hans Christian AndersenTom HeintjesToday in Comics History: Disney’s Silly Symphony “The Ugly Duckling,” adapting the 1843 Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale, premiered on December 17, 1931. (Coincidentally, Walt Disney was cremated on that same date in 1966.) Watch the cartoon at: https://t.co/esLYxMFge7
Hardcover, 1999
$19.99Member price:$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Gulliver's Travels
Swift JonathanTom HeintjesToday in Comics History: The Fleischer Studios’ animated adaptation of “Gulliver’s Travels” premiered on Dec. 22, 1939. Coming on the heels of Disney’s successful “Snow White,” the adaptation of Jonathan Swift’s novel was also a hit. See the full movie at: https://t.co/FUyFevlsxR
Paperback, 2017
$11.70Member price:$5.85 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Garfield: Bigger and Better
Jim DavisTom HeintjesToday in Comics History: “Garfield” by Jim Davis first appeared on June 19, 1978. Here, the first four dailies: https://t.co/p87Jrjmu87
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Gulliver's Travels: The Bestselling Children Story (Illustrated)
Jonathan SwiftTom HeintjesToday in Comics History: The Fleischer Studios’ animated adaptation of “Gulliver’s Travels” premiered on Dec. 22, 1939. Coming on the heels of Disney’s successful “Snow White,” the adaptation of Jonathan Swift’s novel was also a hit. See the full movie at: https://t.co/FUyFevlsxR
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Gulliver's Travels
Jonathan SwiftTom HeintjesToday in Comics History: The Fleischer Studios’ animated adaptation of “Gulliver’s Travels” premiered on Dec. 22, 1939. Coming on the heels of Disney’s successful “Snow White,” the adaptation of Jonathan Swift’s novel was also a hit. See the full movie at: https://t.co/FUyFevlsxR
Hardcover, 2025
$25.00Member price:$12.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Red Barry: Undercover Man Volume 1
Will GouldTom HeintjesToday in Comics History: Will Gould's hard-boiled police strip "Red Barry" first appeared on March 19, 1934. (Intended to compete with “Dick Tracy," contract disputes between Gould and his syndicate ended the strip in 1938.) This August 1935 sequence depicts how rough Red played: https://t.co/WbY6vlpprH
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Seduction of the Innocent
Fredric WerthamTom HeintjesToday in Comics History: Fredric Wertham's "Seduction of the Innocent"--a book that had a dramatic impact on the comic book industry--was published on April 19, 1954. https://t.co/N3vXvqPbvc
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Katzenjammer: A Selection of Comics
Rudolph DirksTom HeintjesToday in Comics History: “The Captain and the Kids” by Rudolph Dirks debuted on June 7, 1914. The strip, a reinvention of his “Katzenjammer Kids,” was the result of a court fight between him and his former syndicate, which retained the Kids. Here, the first four Sundays (1/2): https://t.co/779TTOBrxN
Paperback, 2015
$29.95Member price:$29.95 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
Terry and the Pirates: The Master Collection Vol. 3: 1937 - The Return of Normandie Drake
Milton CaniffTom HeintjesToday in Comics History: Ray Bailey’s “Bruce Gentry” debuted on March 25, 1945. (Bailey had assisted Terry and the Pirates creator Milton Caniff, as his work shows.) Despite the strip’s modest success in newspapers, it spawned comic books and a theatrical serial. A few examples: https://t.co/xTcBJiDezw
Hardcover, 2022
$100.00Member price:$75.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)