Fantagraphics is proud to publish Jules Feiffer's long out-of-print and seminal essay of comics criticism, The Great Comic Book Heroes, in a compact and affordable size. In 1965, Feiffer wrote what is arguably the first critical history of the comic book superheroes of the late 1930s and early 1940s, including Plastic Man, Batman, Superman, The Spirit and others. In the book, Feiffer writes about the unique the place of comics in the space between high and low art and the power which this space offers both the creator and reader.

The Great Comic Book Heroes is widely acknowledged to be the first book to analyze the juvenile medium of superhero comics in a critical manner, but without denying the iconic hold such works have over readers of all ages. Out of print for over 30 years, Feiffer's book discusses the role that the patriotic superhero played during World War II in shaping the public spirit of civilians and soldiers, as well as the escapist power these stories held over the zeitgeist of America. With wit and insight Feiffer discusses what the great comic book heroes meant to him as a child and later as an artist.

Raymond uses the power of his imagination to enter the colorful world of his comic book and go on wild adventures where he encounters pirates, a Western posse, Martians, and other characters along the way

It's not under the bed, or on the chair, or beneath the couch, or behind the curtains. It's GONE!

What do you do when your favorite toy disappears, and you can't find it where you left it? What if your family is NO help at all? A determined little detective heads up the search, and discovers more than she ever expected!

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?Raymond, I want you!? Just when Raymond is in the middle of a comic book, his mother calls him. Not once but five times. ?It's not fair!? Raymond thinks. Then he thinks: ?What if I had my own MEANWHILE...?? Comic books always use MEANWHILE... to change the scene. So Raymond tries writing it on the wall behind his bed.

To his astonishment, Raymond discovers that he can MEANWHILE...from one perilous adventure to another'from pirates on the high seas, to Martians in outer space, to a posse and a mountain lion out West. Then, at the worst possible moment, Raymond's MEANWHILE... fails him, leaving him in a spot that spells certain doom! Unless . . .

'Bark, George,' says George's mother, and George goes: 'Meow,' which definitely isn't right, because George is a dog.

And so is his mother, who repeats, 'Bark, George.' And George goes, 'Quack, quack.'

What's going on with George? Find out in this hilarious new picture book from Jules Feiffer.

'Bark, George,' says George's mother, and George goes: 'Meow,' which definitely isn't right, because George is a dog.

And so is his mother, who repeats, 'Bark, George.' And George goes, 'Quack, quack.'

What's going on with George? Find out in this hilarious new picture book from Jules Feiffer.

?Prince Roger sets out eagerly on a quest and finds a few adventures, a lot of friends, a damsel or two in distress (not!) and himself, in the end. A ?carrier of joy? whose mere presence causes everyone to laugh uncontrollably, Roger finds cruelty and kindness equally amusing, and expects his quest to be a lark. It?s anything but: As Roger passes through the Forever Forest, nearly starves at the Dastardly Divide, sees people at their worst in the Valley of Vengeance, and temporarily despairs in the Mountains of Malice, he sobers up, learns to care for others, becomes an expert peacemaker, does Good Deeds, and falls in love with Lady Sadie, who says what she thinks as she repeatedly saves his bacon.??K. ?Feiffer?s worldly-wise, confiding tone and sense of the absurd are highly congenial, and the drawings are a vintage Feiffer delight.??Publishers Weekly.

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He's bad at sports and not much better at school, but Jimmy sure can draw terrific cartoons. And his dream, like that of his Uncle Lester, who writes flop Broadway musicals'is to be recognized for what he loves doing most.

Illustrated in black-and-white. This ingenious fantasy centers around Milo, a bored ten-year-old who comes home to find a large toy tollbooth sitting in his room. Joining forces with a watchdog named Tock, Milo drives through the tollbooth's gates and begins a memorable journey. He meets such characters as the foolish, yet lovable Humbug, the Mathemagician, and the not-so-wicked 'Which,' Faintly Macabre, who gives Milo the 'impossible' mission of returning two princesses to the Kingdom of Wisdom.