Action! Danger! Dysfunctional Romance! The adventure comic strip is back
- with a twist! Rip Haywire is a soldier of fortune a
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The longest-running modern adventure strip celebrated its twenty-fifth anniversary in 1971 As Bruce Canwell notes in his introduction to this volume John Prentice & Fred Dickenson continually varied the contents of their stories mixing & matching themes as well as locales In these thirteen stories they were willing to tap into popular topics of the day (1971’s “ The Girl with Something Extra” uses extra-sensory perception as a key plot driver) but carefully contrasted those efforts with stories emphasizing family relationships in ways both positive (“ The Midas Affair”) & negative (“ Murder by Misanthrope”) The science fictional Doctor Data & his super-computer were counterbalanced by more light-hearted capers such as “ The Parrot Who Sang Like a Canary” Included are more than 800 sequential comics from April 27 1970 to January 20 1973 reproduced from the original King Features Syndicate proofs About the Author John Prentice (1920–1999) received the National Cartoonists Society award for " Best Story Strip Cartoonist" in 1966 1967 & 1986 Born in Whitney Texas He joined the Navy in 1939 & survived the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7 1941 served on two destroyers in eight combat campaigns & was honorably discharged in 1945 After the war he enrolled in the Art Institute of Pittsburgh & then moved to New York where he eventually became a successful freelancer illustrating paperback book covers; comic books for the Joe Simon Jack Kirby studio DC Comics & others; as well as being a regular contributor to major magazines before taking over Rip Kirby in 1956 ...

- Presenting the first volume of Alex Raymond&s modernist classic Rip Kirby from its start in 1946 Created by Alex Raymond when he was deactivated from the Marines after World War II Rip Kirby was a fresh approach to the genre a departure from the prevailing hard-boiled style of detective fiction Rip Kirby was urbane & cerebral & used scientific methods as often as he used his fists when solving crimes & mysteries
- Edited & designed by Eisner Award-winner Dean Mullaney the strips are reproduced from pristine syndicate proofs that will allow readers to see for the first time the full luxurious detail of Raymond&s brushwork
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Includes:: a biographical & historic essay by Brian Walker & an introduction by Raymond biographer & authority Tom Roberts -The Library of American Comics is the world&s 1 publisher of classic newspaper comic strips with 14 Eisner Award nominations & three wins for best book LOAC has become "the gold standard for archival comic strip reprints The research & articles provide insight & context & most importantly the glorious reproduction of the material has preserved these strips for those who knew them & offers a new gateway to adventure for those discovering them for the first time"
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In this sixth volume Rip Kirby enters the Swinging Sixties & artist John Prentice has made the strip completely his own He would soon receive the National Cartoonist Society award for Story Strip Cartoonist in 1966 & 1967 Fred Dickenson who had been writing the strip with series originator Alex Raymond keeps the continuity going for Prentice&s exquisite art The strips are reproduced from the original King Features Syndicate proofs insuring that every daily will look even better than when they were first published in newspapers over fifty years ago ...

Rip Kirby&s adventures continue! In these eleven complete stories Rip Kirby&s escapades take him to all parts of the globe on land & sea & even
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- on a space ship to the future! The suave detective mixes it up with more stunning beauties sleazy blackmailers & vicious murderers drawn in John Prentice&s slick award-winning photo-realistic style The strips are reproduced from the original King Features Syndicate proofs insuring that every daily will look even better than when it was first published in newspapers over fifty years ago Containing more than 800 sequential comics from October 10 1964 to July 8 1967!

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While investigating crimes on both sides of the Atlantic the urbanedetective encounters beautiful & conniving women menacing men jewel thievespickpockets ex-Nazis rich debutantes spoiled heirs kleptomaniac motherssmall town gossips a fake Yogi named " The Great You" his recurring nemesis- the Mangler
- & more than a murder or two Meanwhile thetension builds in his love triangle with Honey Dorian & Pagan Lee The second volume of Alex Raymond&s modernist classic Rip Kirbycontains nearly three years of strips from December 6 1948 through September 22 1951 all drawn in Raymond&s incredibly lush style Edited & designed by Eisner Award-winner Dean Mullaney with abiographical & historical essay by Brian Walker & an introduction by Howard Chaykin -The Library of American Comicsis the world&s 1 publisher of classic newspaper comic strips with 14 Eisner Award nominations & three wins for best book LOAC has become "the goldstandard for archival comic strip reprints The research & articles provideinsight & context & most importantly the glorious reproduction of thematerial has preserved these strips for those who knew them & offers a newgateway to adventure for those discovering them for the first time" -Scoop
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Skylander Swap Force Figures work on all platforms 3DS Wii PC PS3 & XBOX 360 Please note Skylanders New Core is ONLY compatible with Skylander Swap Force Game
Includes:1 New Core Skylander 1 Trading Cards Sticker Web Code Embark on an exciting new adventure with the Skylanders & the SWAP Force For generations the SWAP Force protected the volcano that replenishes Skylands’ magic That is until an epic battle caught them in an eruption that blasted them apart sent them to Earth & gave them the ability swap powers Only you can mix & match their tops & bottoms put them on the new Portal of Power & help save Skylands
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To catch an enemy with nothing to lose Liz Carlyle must venture into dangerous waters When pirates attack a cargo ship off the Somalian coast & one of them is found to be a British-born Pakistani alarm bells start ringing at London's Thames House MI5 Intelligence Officer Liz Carlyle is brought in to establish how & why a young British Muslim could go missing from his well-to-do family in Birmingham & end up onboard a pirate skiff in the Indian Ocean armed with a Kalashnikov After an undercover operative connected to the case turns up dead in the shipping office of an NGO in Athens it looks like piracy may be the least of the Service's problems Liz & her team must unravel the connections between Pakistan Greece & Somalia relying on their wits
- & the judicious use of force
- to get to the truth & they don't have long as trouble is brewing closer to home the kind of explosive trouble that MI5 could do without Stella Rimington former Director General of MI5 returns with a tense & heart-stopping spy thriller where the secrets are deep the stakes are high & the enemy is always just out of sight

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Series 12 of Neca’s bestselling Aliens action figures is themed to the events that occur in Hadley’s Hope during Aliens & continues their 30th Anniversary celebration NECA Aliens Series 12
- Lt Ellen Ripley Bomber Jacket 7" Figure Officially licensed
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From Alien 40th Ripley in Spacesuit as a stylized POP vinyl from Funko! Figure stands 3 34 inches & comes in a window display box Check out the other Alien 40th figures from Funko! Collect them all! ...