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Book Cover for: Ernie: Out of Control, Bud Grace

Ernie: Out of Control

Bud Grace
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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
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Book Cover for: Gulliver's Travels, Swift Jonathan

Gulliver's Travels

Swift Jonathan
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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
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Book Cover for: Peanuts: Snoopy, Charles M. Schulz

Peanuts: Snoopy

Charles M. Schulz
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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
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Book Cover for: Garfield: Bigger and Better, Jim Davis

Garfield: Bigger and Better

Jim Davis
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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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Book Cover for: Gulliver's Travels: The Bestselling Children Story (Illustrated), Jonathan Swift

Gulliver's Travels: The Bestselling Children Story (Illustrated)

Jonathan Swift
Tom HeintjesTom Heintjes

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

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Book Cover for: Gulliver's Travels, Jonathan Swift

Gulliver's Travels

Jonathan Swift
Tom HeintjesTom Heintjes

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
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Book Cover for: Red Barry: Undercover Man Volume 1, Will Gould

Red Barry: Undercover Man Volume 1

Will Gould
Tom HeintjesTom Heintjes

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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Book Cover for: Seduction of the Innocent, Fredric Wertham

Seduction of the Innocent

Fredric Wertham
Tom HeintjesTom Heintjes

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)
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Book Cover for: Katzenjammer: A Selection of Comics, Rudolph Dirks

Katzenjammer: A Selection of Comics

Rudolph Dirks
Tom HeintjesTom Heintjes

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
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Book Cover for: Terry and the Pirates: The Master Collection Vol. 3: 1937 - The Return of Normandie Drake, Milton Caniff

Terry and the Pirates: The Master Collection Vol. 3: 1937 - The Return of Normandie Drake

Milton Caniff
Tom HeintjesTom Heintjes

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)
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