Best of
Comics

1984

Akira, Vol. 1


Katsuhiro Otomo - 1984
    The science fiction tale set in 2019 in Tokyo after the city was destroyed by World War III, follows the lives of two teenage friends, Tetsuo and Kaneda, who have a consuming fear of a monstrous power known as Akira.

'Toons for Our Times: A Bloom County Book of Heavy Meadow Rump 'n Roll


Berkeley Breathed - 1984
    

Sharaz-De


Sergio Toppi - 1984
    The lovely Sharaz-de, captive to a cruel and despotic king, must each night spin tales to entertain her master and save her head from the executioner. Her tales are filled with evil spirits, treasures, risk, and danger, but ever at their center hold the passions of gods and men.

The Adventures of Tintin, Vol. 5: Land of Black Gold / Destination Moon / Explorers on the Moon


Hergé - 1984
    These full-color graphic novels broke new ground when they were first released and became the inspiration for countless modern-day comic artists.This repackaged hardcover volume contains 3 classic Tintin stories, including: Land of Black Gold, Destination Moon, and Explorers on the Moon.

The Parijata Tree


Anant Pai - 1984
    The princess Lakshmana is determined to marry Krishna. Her father must ensure that during the swayamwara only Krishna will win his daughter. Sage Narada provokes Satyabhama into agreeing to give him Krishna, unless she can find something heavier than him. But all her possessions together prove to be lighter than Krishna.

The New Teen Titans Omnibus, Vol. 2


Marv Wolfman - 1984
    Betrayal comes from one of their own when it's revealed that their teammate Terra is secretly working the Titans' deadly enemy Deathstroke.The New Teen Titans battle threats large and small in this massive hardcover collecting NEW TEEN TITANS #21-40, TALES OF THE NEW TEEN TITANS #41-44, NEW TEEN TITANS ANNUAL #1- 2, TALES OF THE NEW TEEN TITANS ANNUAL #3 and BATMAN AND THE OUTSIDERS #5.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Color Classics #1


Kevin Eastman - 1984
    Don't miss it!

Doonesbury Dossier: The Reagan Years


G.B. Trudeau - 1984
    An anthology containing over 500 daily Doonesbury cartoons and 80 Sunday strips on the subject of life under the Reagan administration.

Dragon Ball 3-in-1: Vol. 1-3 (Dragonball, #1-3)


Akira Toriyama - 1984
    [Uncensored]

Herman: The Fourth Treasury


Jim Unger - 1984
    Herman is Everyman--he's a doctor, a waiter, a loan applicant, a duck, a Hun, even a she! He's that invariably hapless goof who wears a bow tie on his head and removable feet on his legs.Join the millions who already read Herman and become a new fan with Herman: The Fourth Treasury.

Omnibooth : The Best of George Booth


George Booth - 1984
    Missouri, where Booth grew up on a vegetable farm. Booth attended, but did not graduate from, the Corcoran College of Art and Design, the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts, the School of Visual Arts, and Adelphi College.Over time, his cartoons have become an iconic feature of the magazine. In a doodler's style, they feature every man beset by modern complexity, goofballs perplexing their spouses, cats, and very often a fat dog. One signature element is a ceiling light bulb on a cord pulled out of vertical by another cord attached to an electrical appliance such as a toaster. Most of the household features in his cartoons are taken from his own home, such as the rugs, chairs, ferns, and cats. One of his own cats, adopted later in his career, was described as being "more like my drawing than the drawings...when he lies down, his back feet go out in back-straight out."[1]The National Cartoonists Society recognized his work with the Gag Cartoon Award in 1993 and the Milton Caniff Lifetime Achievement Award in 2010.

The New Mutants: The Demon Bear Saga


Chris Claremont - 1984
    All the while Mirage clings to life in the Mid-County Medical Center near Salem, New York, unable to aid her friends in their fight... or can she?!The story feature the first appearance of the techno-organic alien Warlock as well as supporting characters Tom Corsi & Sharon Friedlander, the arrival of the time-stranded Rachel Summers, Magik's first use of her mystical armor and the destruction of Asteroid M.The Claremont/Sienkiewicz combination provides the perfect surreal touch to the Demon Bear Saga in which young Danielle Moonstar, a mutant who can cast images of opponents fears, must face her own greatest fears.Filled with suspense, interesting character interaction and dark dreamy art this story of the The New Mutants provides a frighteningly effective look into the components of a young mind trying to grow up.This compilation reprints issues 18 thru 21 of X-Men junior team The New Mutants in one collection: -Chapter I: Death-Hunt. -Chapter II: Siege. -Chapter III: Badlands. -Chapter IV: Slumber Party!

The Adventures of Tintin: Volume 2: Cigars of the Pharaoh/The Blue Lotus/The Broken Ear


Hergé - 1984
    BOOKS

The Carl Barks Library of Walt Disney's Donald Duck


Carl Barks - 1984
    The entire Carl Barks Library is thirty volumes in ten slipcases. This is the first set. All comics are in black and white, with the occasional color cover or painting or two-color comic. This collection covers all of Carl Barks's Donald Duck comics from Four Color #9 (1942) - Four Color #223 (1949). There are also numerous essays about the work of Barks, and a few of his oil paintings, as well as early drafts and character sketches of the stories within this volume.

Ian Pollack's Illustrated King Lear


Ian Pollack - 1984
    In artist Ian Pollock's surreal interpretation of Shakespeare's classic tragedy, the abstract wail of "the unaccomodated man" is dramatized in subtle shadings of the old king's anguish. Every line of dialogue is preserved, and every scene is illustrated in full-color panels arranged on the page in comic book format. As Lear loses his crown, his daughters, his youth, and his dignity, Pollack's paintings keep pace, raising the tension to the level of live performance, and making the nuances of speech and action vividly clear. Pollack's rendition of King Lear is an invaluable aid to both veteran and potential Shakespeare readers.

The Mini Footrot Flats


Murray Ball - 1984
    

Love and Rockets #5


Jaime Hernández - 1984
    

Love and Rockets #6


Jaime Hernández - 1984
    

Whitewater Tales of Terror


William Nealy - 1984
    This best-seller is an outrageous, irreverent collection of cartoons, epic adventures, unusual new outdoor products, and unsolicited advice.

Asterix the Champion


René Goscinny - 1984
    Omnibus includes: Asterix at the Olympic GamesAsterix and the Laurel WreathAsterix the GladiatorAsterix and the Big Fight

The Best of Beetle Bailey


Mort Walker - 1984
    Few strips have the popularity of staying power of "Beetle Bailey," able to entertain readers for over five decades. As creator or co-creator of eight other popular comic strips, including "Hi & Lois" and "Boner's Ark," Mort Walker is the most widely published cartoonist in comics history. It's a testament to Walker's genius and Beetles' Universal appeal. Walker created Beetle Bailey just before the Korean War, and the strip has evolved into a comics page staple where the fun, but ineffectual, denizens of Camp Swampy exist in a place long forgotten by the Pentagon. At the bottom of the heap is Beetle Bailey, the eternal private who sees his duty as sleeping whenever possible, needling Sarge, and avoiding work at all costs. But Sergeant Orville P. Snorkel has different ideas--he may beat up on "his boys," but he then takes them out for a beer. General Halftrack is more concerned with ogling Miss Buxley than running the camp. And with inept officers like Major Greenbrass, Lieutenant Fuzz, and Lieutenant Flap, nothing ever gets done. But that doesn't keep the troops from complaining, or getting into one hilarious mess after another.Beetle Bailey, the character, may never get a promotion, but "Beetle Bailey," the comic strip, has made it to the top.

Garfield: His 9 Lives


Jim DavisValette Hildebrand - 1984
    . . 9 times!Cave Cat—the first cat crawled out of the sea 10 million years ago. He was happy to be out of the water—until he met Big Bob!The Vikings—he was big, he was mean, he was a Viking. Garfield the Orange had looted a lot of cities, but none like St. Paul, Minnesota.Babes and Bullets—Sam Spayed wasn’t the best private investigator in the world, but he did have one terrific thing going for him—a secretary who made a great cup of coffee.The Exterminators—no mouse was safe from the exterminators. Catching mice was their life. It wasn’t a pretty job—especially the way they did it.Lab Animal—Specimen 19-GB was not happy at the prospect of being dissected, so he did something about it. What happened set the federal government on its ear.The Garden—life was a carefree romp among hovering harmonicas for Cloey and the orange kitten . . . until they confronted the crystal box.Primal Self—he was an ordinary house cat leading an ordinary existence. A shadowy memory from another time changed all that.Garfield—the marvelous cat we all know and love. This is his life in a nutshell.Space Cat—he was lost in space with a computer built by the lowest bidder. And, he was not about to let his life slip away that easily.

Shrenik and The Hidden Truth ( Amar Chitra Katha 322 )


Anant Pai - 1984
    A Jaina Story

The Mighty Thor in The Ballad of Beta Ray Bill


Walter Simonson - 1984
    Thor 337-340

Legion of Super-Heroes (1984-1989) #2


Paul Levitz - 1984
    As Saturn Girl prepares to give birth, the Legion of Super-Villains attacks the Legion of Super-Heroes! But the attack might just be a bigger distraction from the evil masterminds' real plan of conquest.

The Files of Ms. Tree, Volume One: I, For An Eye and Death Do Us Part


Max Allan Collins - 1984
    Tree's Thrilling Detective Stories #1-3).

Ashwins to the Rescue ( Amar Chitra Katha 319 )


Anant Pai - 1984
    A Tale From Rig Veda

The Green Demon: A Collection of Sufi Tales


Kamala Chandrakant - 1984
    When he tries to prove this to the disbelieving men, they turn on him, accusing him of being more wicked than a demon. This collection of Sufi tales mines human superstition and foolishness for a wise and richly comic look at the world around us. Sufism is a branch of Islam that seeks to discover the inner mystical aspects of religion. A Sufi teacher teaches his students not what to learn but how to learn, by examining himself and his fellow human beings.

More Than a Month of Sundays: A for Better or for Worse Sunday Collection


Lynn Johnston - 1984
    

Alack Sinner: The Age of Innocence


Carlos Sampayo - 1984
    For this collection, Munoz has painstakingly reviewed every page -- every panel -- making clarifications, adding invaluable insight to this provacative story. Sinner is a hard-boiled private detective whose adventures are played out to a jazz soundtrack in a noir New York from 1975 through the 2000s. The stories are imbued with a deep political conscience and present a scathing critique of corruption in society, juxtaposed with meditations on the nature of violence and exile. The authhors have also rearranged the stories in chronological order of the characters and events, rather than dates of first publication, providing a novel reading experience for both new fans and old. The Age of Innocence collects eleven stories, including "Talkin' with Joe," "The Webster Case," "The Fillmore Case," "Viet Blues," "Life Ain't a Comic Book, Baby," "Twinkle, Twinkle," and "Dark City." Alack Sinner is an international bestseller and between them Munoz and Sampayo are winners of Europe's top comics awards.

Kayaks to Hell


William Nealy - 1984
    In a unique blend of satire and cartoon art, William Nealy (author of best selling Whitewater Home Companion) opens up with both barrels on the sport and people which turns picturesque streams into jungle gyms.

Phantom-The Ancient Cave Of Splendor Part 2 ( Indrajal Comics Vol 21 No 30 )


Lee Falk - 1984
    Indrajal Comics Vol 21 No 30

Phantom-The Ancient Cave Of Splendor Part 1 ( Indrajal Comics Vol 21 No 29 )


Lee Falk - 1984
    Indrajal Comics Vol 21 No 29

Phantom-The Vain Prince ( Indrajal Comics Vol 21 No 43 )


Lee Falk - 1984
    Indrajal Comics Vol 21 No 43

The Simple Life (Hagar the Horrible Series, No 17)


Dik Browne - 1984
    

Heckling Hitler: Caricatures of the Third Reich


Zbyněk A.B. Zeman - 1984
    

Ricky VII (Collection H Humor Humanoïde, #18)


Frank Margerin - 1984
    

Beetle Bailey: You Crack Me Up!


Mort Walker - 1984
    One of the most successful and strongest running comic strips in history, Beetle Bailey consistently ranks in the top 10 category for most read of all groups.

Bruce Lee-The Clawing Dragon ( Indrajal Comics Vol 21 No 45 )


Unknown - 1984
    Indrajal Comics Vol 21 No 45

Phantom-The Legendary Benefactor ( Indrajal Comics Vol 21 No 1 )


Lee Falk - 1984
    Indrajal Comics Vol 21 No 1

Dave Berg Looks at the Neighborhood


Dave Berg - 1984
    

bpNichol Comics


bpNichol - 1984
    He is widely known for his research into genres as diverse as the lyric, the long poem, sound poetry, concrete poetry, critical theory and now, with the publication of bpNichol Comics, we can even add the comic strip to this impressive list.Carl Peters has put together this major collection of Nichol’s comics from 1960 to 1980, which frame characters ranging from Milt the Morph, to Bob de Cat, Lonely Fred and Rover Rawshanks: rich examples of Nichol’s attempts to explode conventional syntax, narrative structure, lyric self-centredness—indeed all of the conventions of modernist art and art making. And with the inclusion of a remarkable selection of previously unpublished letters and essays around the comics themselves, Peters shows us that Nichol’s comics informed not only his own work in other genres, but the work of other writers as well. But, in as much as Nichol’s comics bring us to a deeper understanding of his poetics, his comics also remind us that, as Robin Blaser writes, �the truth is laughter.” bpNichol Comics is not only for scholars, poets, cartoonists, artists, animators, writers and readers; it is for the inquisitive and adventurous child in all of us.

Conan, #1/1984


Roy Thomas - 1984
    Collects:- Elefanttitorni (The Tower of the Elephant (The Savage Sword of Conan #24))- Julma miekka (The Day of the Sword (Kull And the Barbarians #3))- Kauhun temppeli- Vankina- Tuomion käsi (The Right Hand Of Doom (The Savage Sword of Conan #12))- Kalman kädet (The Cold Hands of Death (The Savage Sword of Conan #25))

Okay! Thinner Thighs for Everyone


Nicole Hollander - 1984
    

Legion of Super-Heroes (1984-1989) #3


Paul Levitz - 1984
    The Legion of Super-Heroes must race to stop a team of mystics from reviving one of the team's most deadliest enemies: the mad magician Mordu!

Mandrake-The Scary Wonderland ( Indrajal Comics Vol 21 No 42 )


Lee Falk - 1984
    Indrajal Comics Vol 21 No 42

Fusuma Land 4.5


Waki Yamato - 1984
    One day, she found an entrance to a fantastic world called Fusuma Land.From Wingtip Cafe

PANIC: Complete EC Library


Russ Cochran - 1984
    Installment of Russ Cochran's complete EC libraries, this volume encompasses all issues of Panic, the "Mad" spinoff title of the 1950's.

Ziggy's Ship Comes In


Tom Wilson - 1984
    

Dragon Ball ドラゴンボール


Akira Toriyama - 1984
    It was originally serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1984 to 1995, with the 519 individual chapters published into 42 tankōbon volumes by Shueisha. Dragon Ball was initially inspired by the classical Chinese novel Journey to the West. The series follows the adventures of the protagonist, Goku, from his childhood through adulthood as he trains in martial arts and explores the world in search of the seven orbs known as the Dragon Balls, which summon a wish-granting dragon when gathered. Along his journey, Goku makes several friends and battles a wide variety of villains, many of whom also seek the Dragon Balls.The 42 tankōbon have been adapted into two anime series produced by Toei Animation: Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z, which together were broadcast in Japan from 1986 to 1996. Additionally, Toei has developed eighteen animated feature films and three television specials, as well as an anime sequel titled Dragon Ball GT, which takes place after the events of the manga. From 2009 to 2011, Toei broadcast a revised, faster-paced version of Dragon Ball Z under the title Dragon Ball Kai, in which most of the original version's footage not featured in the manga was removed. Several companies have developed various types of merchandising based on the series leading to a large media franchise that includes films, both animated and live-action, collectible trading card games, numerous action figures, along with several collections of soundtracks and a large number of video games.The manga series was licensed for an English-language release in North America by Viz Media, in the United Kingdom by Gollancz Manga, and Australia and New Zealand by Madman Entertainment. The entire anime series was licensed by Funimation Entertainment for an English-language release in the United States, although the series has not always been dubbed by the same studio. There have been many films of the franchise including the first live-action film adaptation being produced in 1989 in Taiwan. In 2002, 20th Century Fox acquired the rights to produce an American-made live-action film titled Dragonball Evolution that received a negative reception from critics and fans; the movie was released on April 10, 2009 in the United States.Since its release, Dragon Ball has become one of the most successful manga and anime series of all time. The manga's 42 volumes have sold over 156 million copies in Japan and more than 230 million copies worldwide, making it the second best-selling manga series in history. Reviewers have praised the art, characterization, and humor of the story. It is widely regarded as one of the greatest manga series ever made, with many manga artists such as Eiichiro Oda (One Piece), Masashi Kishimoto (Naruto), Tite Kubo (Bleach), Hiro Mashima (Rave Master, Fairy Tail) and Kentaro Yabuki (Black Cat) citing Dragon Ball as a source of inspiration for their own now popular works. The anime, particularly Dragon Ball Z, is also highly popular in various countries and was arguably one of the most influential in boosting the popularity of Japanese animation in Western culture.

Marvel Super Heroes Battle Book


Jeff Grubb - 1984
    • 16 page Battle Book which featured original art by Al Milgrom• 52 page Campaign Book which featured original art by Sal Buscema• Day of the Octopus game adventure• a 2-sided map of New York City• 8 character cards• 25 cardboard tokens

The Family Circus Album


Bil Keane - 1984
    

Hägar the Horrible: Happy Hour


Dik Browne - 1984
    

Justice League of America (1960-1987) #227


Joey Cavalieri - 1984
    Green Arrow, Black Canary and Hawkwoman return from Hellrazer’s dimension with Zatanna to join the other JLA members in attacking Claw’s island base, unaware that Zatanna has been possessed by the demon. Hellrazer emerges from Zatanna’s form and destroys Lord Claw, taking over Fiatlux on his own behalf, but Zatanna fortunately recalls the spell that will transport the demon back to his own world from his use of it during her possession, and uses it to send him back.