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Krazy & Ignatz(1st Edition)
Komplete 1935-1936 A Wild Warmth of Chromatic Gravy
by George Herriman, Bill Blackbeard, Chris Ware, Karen O'connell, Patrick Mcdonnell, Jeet Heer
Paperback, 120 Pages, Published 2005 by Fantagraphics Books
ISBN-13: 978-1-56097-690-5, ISBN: 1-56097-690-X

"The Sunday Krazy Kat strip turns to full spectacular color, with a flood of rare color extras and a revelatory essay by Jeet Heer. And now, starting with the sixth volume in Fantagraphics' acclaimed Krazy Kat reprint series, finally it's time for... color! After a brief hiatus in the mid-1930s, the heretofore black-and-white Sunday Krazy Kat returned in full spectacular color in June 1935. And so this volume includes all the Sunday stri ..."

Great Comic Cats(1st Edition)
by Malcolm Whyte, Bill Blackbeard, Karen Schiller
Paperback, 157 Pages, Published 1981 by Troubador Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-89844-010-2, ISBN: 0-89844-010-6

"In this delightful history of funny felines---a revised and expanded edition of the original 1981 publication---caricature, comic narrative, and color art add to the original coterie of creatures. Each of the eight entertaining chapters includes historical tidbits relevant to the printing, literature, and lifestyle of cartoon cats dating back over 200 years. But always it is the images of the cats that prevail. From Thomas Nast’s feroci ..."

Krazy & Ignatz 1933-1934(1st Edition)
"Necromancy by the Blue Bean Bush" (Krazy & Ignatz)
by George Herriman, Bill Blackbeard, Chris Ware, Derya Ataker, Judith Brody
Paperback, 120 Pages, Published 2005 by Fantagraphics
ISBN-13: 978-1-56097-620-2, ISBN: 1-56097-620-9

"Fine paperback copy. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 108 pages; Physical desc.: 108 p. ; 31cm. Subjects: Krazy Kat (Fictitious character) --Comic books, strips, etc. --Ignatz (Fictitious character) --Comic books, strips, etc. --Fiction. Summary: The multiple Harvey and Eisner Awards series collecting one of America's true national trea ..."

Krazy & Ignatz 1925-1926(1st Edition)
"There Is a Heppy Lend Fur Fur Awa-a-ay" (Krazy & Ignatz)
by George Herriman, Bill Blackbeard, Chris Ware
Paperback, 120 Pages, Published 2002 by Fantagraphics
ISBN-13: 978-1-56097-386-7, ISBN: 1-56097-386-2

"This volume reprints what many consider to be Herriman's prime: his Sunday strips from 1925 and 1926, two full years of strips printed full-page in their original black and white, plus material never collected before. Fantagraphics is proud to re-present Krazy Kat to a new generation of readers. Each volume in this series reprints two full years of Sunday strips, or 104 full-page, black-and-white Sunday strips (Herriman did not incorpor ..."

Smithsonian Collection of Newspaper Comics
by Bill Blackbeard, Martin. Williams
Paperback, 336 Pages, Published 1978 by Harry N Abrams
ISBN-13: 978-0-8109-2081-1, ISBN: 0-8109-2081-6

"Selected comic treasures from American newspaper pages from 1896 to the 1970s display a range of graphic experimentation and imaginative storytelling"

Bizarre Detective Trading Cards
by Bill Blackbeard
Paperback, 36 Pages, Published 1996 by Kitchen Sink Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-87816-183-6, ISBN: 0-87816-183-X

"Book by Blackbeard, Bill"

Krazy & Ignatz 1919-1921(1st Edition)
"A Kind, Benevolent and Amiable Brick" (Krazy & Ignatz)
by George Herriman, Bill Blackbeard, Chris Ware, Bob Callahan
Paperback, 176 Pages, Published 2011 by Fantagraphics
ISBN-13: 978-1-60699-364-4, ISBN: 1-60699-364-X

"Three more years of the greatest comic strip of all, with special bonus features. As Fantagraphics’ ambitious plan to reprint every single Sunday Krazy Kat page created by George Herriman for close to three decades (this being the penultimate book) careens toward the finish line, this volume features another three years’ worth of Sunday strips—over 150 little masterpieces by the greatest cartoonist of all time, featuring the greatest co ..."

Krazy and Ignatz, 1943-1944(1st Edition)
"He Nods in Quiescent Siesta" (Krazy Kat)
by George Herriman, Bill Blackbeard, Jeet Heer, Michael Tisserand
Paperback, 120 Pages, Published 2008 by Fantagraphics
ISBN-13: 978-1-56097-932-6, ISBN: 1-56097-932-1

"Krazy and Ignatz, 1943-1944 covers the last two years of Herriman's masterpiece. With this volume, Fantagraphics and its precursor Eclipse will have reprinted the entire 29-year run of the Krazy Kat Sundays! Like Charles Schulz, George Herriman was a cartoonist to the very end. Aside from collecting the last masterful year and a half of "Krazy Kat," this new volume will of Krazy and Ignatz, 1943-1944 covers the last two years of Herrima ..."

Krazy & Ignatz 1937-1938(1st Edition)
Shifting Sands Dusts Its Cheeks in Powdered Beauty (Krazy Kat)
by George Herriman, Bill Blackbeard, Chris Ware
Paperback, 120 Pages, Published 2006 by Fantagraphics
ISBN-13: 978-1-56097-734-6, ISBN: 1-56097-734-5

"Fine paperback copy. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 118 pages; Description: 118p. : ill. ; 30cm. Subject: Krazy Kat (Fictitious character) --Comic books, strips, etc. --Ignatz (Fictitious character) --Comic books, strips, etc. --Fiction. Summary: Fantasgraphics's second color volume includes the Sunday strips from all of 1937 and 1938 ..."

Krazy & Ignatz, 1941-1942(Reprint)
"A Ragout of Raspberries" (Krazy Kat)
by George Herriman, Bill Blackbeard, Jeet Heer, Chris Ware
Paperback, 120 Pages, Published 2008 by Fantagraphics
ISBN-13: 978-1-56097-887-9, ISBN: 1-56097-887-2

"Sunday Krazy Kat strips from all of 1941 and 1942 and a bounty of extras, including an essay by Jeet Heer about the history and precedents of Herriman's unique use of language. George Herriman integrated full, spectacular color into Krazy Kat in June, 1935. The gorgeous evolution continues in Fantagraphics's fourth color volume (subtitled "A Ragout of Raspberries"), which includes the Sunday strips from all of 1941 and 1942. The color f ..."

Krazy & Ignatz 1927-1928(1st Edition)
"Love Letters in Ancient Brick" (Krazy & Ignatz)
by George Herriman, Bill Blackbeard, Ben Schwartz, Chris Ware
Paperback, 120 Pages, Published 2002 by Fantagraphics
ISBN-13: 978-1-56097-507-6, ISBN: 1-56097-507-5

"In addition to 104 full-page black-and-white Sunday strips, this volume includes introductions, annotations, and rare Herriman ephemera from Bill Blackbeard and Chris Ware, and an essay by vaudeville historian Ben Schwartz. This volume is one of a long-term plan to chronologically reprint strips from the prime of Herriman's career, most of which have not seen print since originally running in newspapers 75 years ago. Each volume is edit ..."

Sherlock Holmes in America(1st Edition)
by Bill Blackbeard, Dean Dickensheet, Arthur Conan Doyle
Hardcover, 240 Pages, Published 1981 by H.N. Abrams
ISBN-13: 978-0-8109-1609-8, ISBN: 0-8109-1609-6

"Sherlock Holmes in America is a treasure-house of long-hidden or -forgotten Sherlockian. Reprinted here are countless examples of fabled but long-unseen American Sherlockian art: story illustrations, comic strips and cartoons, motion picture advertisements, and business advertisements incorporating the Holmes image. Stories are included also - hilarious American burlesques of Arthur Conan Doyle's Great Detective; and there are critics' ..."

Krazy & Ignatz 1931-1932(1st Edition)
"A Kat a'Lilt with Song" (Krazy Kat)
by George Herriman, Bill Blackbeard, Chris Ware, Derya Ataker
Paperback, 120 Pages, Published 2004 by Fantagraphics
ISBN-13: 978-1-56097-594-6, ISBN: 1-56097-594-6

"The fourth volume of chronological reprintings of the classic newspaper strip Krazy Kat portrays the deceptively simple triangle hat sustatained if for more than 30 years. Sexually indeterminate Krazy waits lovingly to be beaned by bricks-- invariably interpreted as tokens of affection--lobbed by caustic Ignatz Mouse; meanwhile, Offissa Pupp attempts , usually vainly to thwart Ignatz, in part to uphold the forces of order and in part ..."

Footprints On A Brain
The Inspector Allhoff Stories
by D. L. Champion, Alfred Jan, Bill Blackbeard
Paperback, 208 Pages, Published 2001 by Adventure House
ISBN-13: 978-1-886937-52-9, ISBN: 1-886937-52-4

"A new collection of stories from the early pulps. Tough Inspector Allhoff, who lost his legs in a shoot-out, solves intricate mysteries while guzzling endless cups of coffee. These stories are great detective mysteries, mostly via the lively dialogue between Allhoff and his colleagues. "They'll keep you reading and surprise you with unexpected endings." -Hugh B. Cave. Twelve tales plus some of the original Dime Detective illustrations. ..."

All in color for a dime
by Dick Lupoff, Don Thompson, Richard Ellington, Bill Blackbeard, Tom Fagan, Jim Harmon, Chris Steinbrunner, Roy Thomas, Ron Goulart, Harlan Ellison, Ted White
Hardcover, 263 Pages, Published 1970 by Arlington House
ISBN-13: 978-0-87000-062-1, ISBN: 0-87000-062-4

"Book by Dick Lupoff, Don Thompson, Harlan Ellison, Richard Ellington, Bill Blackbeard, Tom Fagan, Jim Harmon, Chris Steinbrunner, Roy Thomas, Ron Goulart"

The Smithsonian Collection of Newspaper Comics(1st Edition)
by Bill Blackbeard, Martin Williams, John Canaday, Smithsonian Institution Staff, Blackbeard /. William
Hardcover, 336 Pages, Published 1984 by Smithsonian Institution Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-87474-172-8, ISBN: 0-87474-172-6

"From the dust jacket: "The American newspaper comic strip (like jazz and the movies) is a major innovative and creative cultural accomplishment of The United States, one that has spread around the world....Included in this Smithsonian Collection are some of the most accomplished and critically notable strips from the Yellow Kid of 1896 - the first to attain definitive form - to contemporary works such as Peanuts, B.C. and Doonesbury.... ..."

Krazy & Ignatz 1929-1930(1st Edition)
"A Mice, A Brick, A Lovely Night" (Krazy & Ignatz)
by George Herriman, Bill Blackbeard, Chris Ware
Paperback, 120 Pages, Published 2003 by Fantagraphics
ISBN-13: 978-1-56097-529-8, ISBN: 1-56097-529-6

"This volume finds Herriman flowering into the peak of his inventiveness, liberated at last from the constraints of his syndicate's chosen format. Gorgeous cartoons are augmented by rare bonus materials. This volume is one in a long-term plan to chronologically reprint the entirety of the 28-year run of Krazy Kat's breathtaking Sunday page, most of which has not seen print since originally running in newspapers 75 years ago. Each vol ..."

Geo. Herriman's Krazy and Ignatz(1st Edition)
The Komplete Kat Komics, Vol. 1, 1916
by George Herriman, Bill Blackbeard, Island Foundation Turtle
Paperback, 59 Pages, Published 1988 by Eclipse Books / Turtle Island Foundation
ISBN-13: 978-0-913035-48-1, ISBN: 0-913035-48-3

"Krazy Kat is a love story, focusing on the relationships of its three main characters--Krazy Kat, Ignatz Mouse, and Offisa Pup."

Krazy & Ignatz 1939-1940(1st Edition)
"A Brick Stuffed with Moom-bims" (Krazy and Ignatz)
by George Herriman, Bill Blackbeard, Jeet Heer
Paperback, 120 Pages, Published 2002 by Fantagraphics Books
ISBN-13: 978-1-56097-789-6, ISBN: 1-56097-789-2

"Continuing the award-winning Krazy Kat Sunday reprints, as designed by Chris Ware. George Herriman integrated full spectacular color into Krazy Kat in June 1935. The gorgeous evolution continues in our second color volume. Which includes the Sunday strips from all of 1939 and 1940. The color format opens the floodgates for a massive amount of spectacular rare color art from series editor Bill Blackbeard and designer Chris Ware's files, ..."

R.F. Outcault's the Yellow Kid(1st Edition)
A Centennial Celebration of the Kid Who Started the Comics
by Richard Felton Outcault, Bill Blackbeard, Randolph Iii Hearst
Paperback, 303 Pages, Published 1995 by Kitchen Sink Pr
ISBN-13: 978-0-87816-379-3, ISBN: 0-87816-379-4

"The Yellow Kid was the main character in the precursor to today's comic strips (and is so well-recognized as such that the US Postal Service has issued a centennial commemorative stamp in his honor). This volume reprints the Yellow Kid strips for the first time since their original publication in 1895-98 in their entirety and in their original color. Extensive text by Bill Blackbeard, director of the San Francisco Academy of Comic Art t ..."

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