Tom Heintjes Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Ernie: Out of Control
Bud Grace
Today 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
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Gulliver's Travels
Swift Jonathan
Today 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
$11.70$5.85 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Peanuts: Snoopy
Charles M. Schulz
Today in Comics History: In "Peanuts," Snoopy first appeared as the Easter Beagle on April 14, 1968. However, he wasn't called the "Easter Beagle" until Easter 1971 (where Snoopy kisses Lucy). Here, Charles Schulz’s first four Easter Beagle strips: https://t.co/eKqgQgfcw8
Paperback, 2021
$7.99$3.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Garfield: Bigger and Better
Jim Davis
Today 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 Swift
Today 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
Out of stock

Gulliver's Travels
Jonathan Swift
Today 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, 2008
$7.95$3.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Red Barry: Undercover Man Volume 1
Will Gould
Today 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 Wertham
Today 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
Hardcover, 1999
$53.95$28.95 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
Katzenjammer: A Selection of Comics
Rudolph Dirks
Today 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
$29.95$14.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Terry and the Pirates: The Master Collection Vol. 3: 1937 - The Return of Normandie Drake
Milton Caniff
Today 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
$100.00$75.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)