The Lost Continent of Mu

The Lost Continent of Mu
Author: James Churchward
Publisher: Adventures Unlimited Press
Total Pages: 414
Release: 2007-08
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 9781931882729

This classic book on the theory of a lost continent in the Pacific imparts the fascinating travel stories and theories of James Churchward.

Indrajal Comics 76 - 90 The Phantom

Indrajal Comics 76 - 90 The Phantom
Author: Lee Falk
Publisher: John Davies
Total Pages: 431
Release:
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Indrajal Comics began publishing self-titled monthly issues in March 1964. Each of the first 10 issues had 16 pages of Phantom comics. The stories had to be edited to fit this short format. The remaining 12 pages were dedicated to other content, similar to Gold Key's style. In the next 19 issues it became 20-24 pages. As the series continued, different characters would share the spotlight. Characters such as Flash Gordon, Mandrake the Magician, Bahadur, Kerry Drake, Rip Kirby, Garth, Mike Nomad and Buz Sawyer appeared - as well as Disney characters Robin Hood and Mickey Mouse along with Goofy, but the majority of the series spotlighted The Phantom. So much so that the series is often erroneously referred to as "The Phantom" instead of the correct "Indrajal Comics". In due course the publication became fortnightly and then weekly by 1981. The numbering of books which was simply sequential in the beginning then changed to have the typical volume and a number. Indrajal Comics #444 was labeled as Vol.20 and No.1. The front cover design changed with distinct banner containing the title "Indrajal Comics" with a small circle showing the face of the main charracter. A total of 803 Indrajal Comics were published, excluding #123 and #124 which were not printed due to industrial strike action. More than half of these issues contained Phantom stories. The publishing stopped in 1990. The cover artwork for the first 50 or so issues of Indrajal Comics was done by B.Govind, with the back cover featuring a pin-up poster. His artwork became very popular and even said to have matched the artwork on the covers of international phantom publications such as Gold key or Frew. To avoid confusion among Indian readers, there were some minor changes done to the name of the Phantom's location and some characters in stories published in Indrajal Comics. The term " Bengali" or "Bengalla" or "Bengal" was changed to "Denkali" and in some issues "Dangalla" as well. This was since there is a state called "Bengal" in India and this may lead the readers to wonder about the "Pygmy" people that don't exist in Bengal. The name of the "Singh Brotherhood" was changed to "Singa Brotherhood" and the killer of the father of the current (21st) Phantom was changed from "Rama" to "Ramalu" although the latter too is one of the common names in India. Apart from English, Indrajal Comics published the stories in at least a dozen other Indian languages including Hindi, Bengali, Tamil and Kannada. Contents: Issue #76 The Phantom's Jungle Patrol Issue #77 The Treacherous Gang Issue #78 The Kidnappers Issue #79 Death Trap Issue #80 Masked Marvel Issue #81 The Giant Toothache Issue #82 The Missing Bridegroom Issue #83 The Incredible Space Menace Issue #84 The Money-Mad Maniac Issue #85 Sheng The Savage Issue #86 The Blue Gang Issue #87 The Legend Of Durugu Issue #88 Flying Robots Issue #89 The Gray Gang Issue #90 The Mouse-Trap This collection was only possible thanks to all the comic fans around the world! Please note that these are scans of old comic books & as such will show wear & tear with age, most fans feel this only adds to the experience but if you are looking for perfect copies unfortunately they do not exist, we believe this is the best available.

The Comic Art Collection Catalog

The Comic Art Collection Catalog
Author: Michigan State University. Libraries. Special Collections Division
Publisher: Greenwood
Total Pages: 1458
Release: 1993
Genre: Caricatures and cartoons
ISBN:

This is the most comprehensive dictionary available on comic art produced around the world. The catalog provides detailed information about more than 60,000 cataloged books, magazines, scrapbooks, fanzines, comic books, and other materials in the Michigan State University Libraries, America's premiere library comics collection. The catalog lists both comics and works about comics. Each book or serial is listed by title, with entries as appropriate under author, subject, and series. Besides the traditional books and magazines, significant collections of microfilm, sound recordings, vertical files, and realia (mainly T-shirts) are included. Comics and related materials are grouped by nationality (e.g., French comics) and genre (e.g., funny animal comics). Several times larger than any previously published bibliography, list, or catalog on the comic arts, this unique international dictionary catalog is indispensible for all scholars and students of comics and the broad field of popular culture.

Flash Gordon (1965) Gold Key Comics

Flash Gordon (1965) Gold Key Comics
Author: Alex Raymond
Publisher: Gold Key Comics
Total Pages: 253
Release: 2014-08-15
Genre:
ISBN:

In the company of Dale Arden, Flash Gordon embarked for the planet Mongo in 1934. That was in the Sunday funnies in a page drawn by Alex Raymond and written anonymously by former pulp-fiction editor Don Moore. This space opera became one of King Features Syndicate's most popular features, and Raymond's illustrative art was to have a strong influence on many of the young artists who began drawing for comic books in the late 1930s and the early 1940s—Tom Hickey, Sheldon Moldoff, Jack Lehti, George Papp, Mac Raboy, Dan Barry, etc. Flash Gordon entered comic books early in 1936 by way of reprints in King Comics. His battles with the merciless Ming, a sort of galactic Fu Manchu, unfolded in the magazine from the first issue. In the early 1940s Dell began issuing now and then Flash Gordon reprint titles. Later in the decade came an occasional comic-book offering Flash adventures "especially written and drawn for this magazine." The artist was Paul Norris, who also began drawing the Jungle Jim newspaper page in 1948. Harvey Publications tried reprinting the Raymond material in 1950 and 1951, giving up after a few issues. King Features experimented with publishing comic books in the late 1960s. These used original material, and the Flash Gordon book made use of such artists as Al Williamson, a devoted Raymond disciple, Gil Kane, and Reed Crandall. When King quit, Charlton took over and finally Gold Key. The final Whitman Flash Gordon comic book was printed in 1982. He reappeared briefly in 1987 as part of a team that included Mandrake and the Phantom in the TV-inspired Defenders of the Earth.

Comics Values Annual 2007

Comics Values Annual 2007
Author: Alex Malloy
Publisher: Krause Publications
Total Pages: 874
Release: 2007-03-30
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 9780896894631

' Cross-referenced listings aid in easily identifying and accurately assessing collections

Flash Gordon: On the Planet Mongo

Flash Gordon: On the Planet Mongo
Author: Alex Raymond
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012-09-25
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 0857681540

Beginning the complete library of the greatest science fiction hero of all time. Volume One will spotlight the work of Alex Raymond, legendary for some of the finest storytelling of the 20th century. Raymond illustrated the Sunday strips until 1944; with his clear and much-imitated style forming the original aesthetic of the most popular and easily recognised science fiction hero for decades to come. Introducing Flash Gordon, Dale Arden, Dr. Hans Zarkov, and Ming the Merciless, this volume will catapult readers to the deadly planet Mongo. These are the strips that influenced George Lucas to create Star Wars, and which illustrator Al Williamson said were "the reason I became an artist."

Comics Values Annual, 1993-94

Comics Values Annual, 1993-94
Author: Alex G. Malloy
Publisher: Wallace-Homestead Book Company
Total Pages: 610
Release: 1993-06
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 9780870696831

Details the state of the market in various categories, with details of illustrators, company profiles and a glossary of terms.

Flash Gordon: The Tyrant of Mongo

Flash Gordon: The Tyrant of Mongo
Author: Alex Raymond
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012-12-18
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 0857683799

Continuing the comprehensive library of the greatest science fiction hero of all time, this gorgeous collection of library editions feature all-new restorations that will preserve these legendary adventures for generations to come. Featuring strips from world-famous writer-artist Alex Raymond, restored in their original format, complete and uncut! This volume continues the seminal adventures of pulp hero Flash Gordon, an ordinary man trapped on an alien world, and his ongoing battles with the deadly and heartless Ming the Merciless. The Tyrant of Mongo offers readers a series of new, swashbuckling Flash Gordon adventures, including: The Fall of Ming Ice Kingdom of Mongo Beast Men of Mongo