Summer Kickoff Comics & Toys 06'26
Lot 353:
Description
BID PER WHAT YOU SEE IN THE PHOTO, NOT THE AI GENERATED TITLES AND DESCRIPTIONS! A Collection of Independent Comics, Fanzines, and Comic Fandom Ephemera including Love and Rockets
A collection of independent comic books, fanzines, satirical newsletters, and science fiction fandom documents dating from the early 1970s through 2003. Key items include the Love and Rockets: Ten Years (1982-1992) Anniversary Special published by Fantagraphics Books in 1992, featuring cover art by Jaime and Gilbert Hernandez. The lot also contains Busted! Banned Books Week Special Edition (Volume 2, No. 15, Summer 2003) from the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. Fanzine titles include two issues of Ditkomania dedicated to artist Steve Ditko, Dandy and Company: Holiday Leftovers by Derrick Fish, and The Dog Howls for You! horror-themed zine. Satirical periodicals include Funny Pages (No. 82, November 1996) and The Weird News (No. 34, Summer 1997). Fandom ephemera features a Hogu Awards parody ballot from 1976, multiple advertising flyers for Captain’s Presents: Mini-Con IV in Grand Rapids, Michigan, an Alligator Wine zine sheet (April 1971) by Greg Shaw regarding Amateur Press Associations, and a hand-drawn sheet titled Random Factor featuring Snoopy and Woodstock. Construction varies from professionally printed gloss covers to stapled newsprint and mimeographed or photocopied sheets.
Condition report:
Items range from fair to good condition. Comic books show minor edge wear, light spine creasing, and soft corners. Fanzines and newsletters exhibit age-related toning (yellowing) to the paper, particularly on newsprint-style items. Some ephemera sheets show light handling wear and minor creases.
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