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SingleIssueMagazine. Condición: Good. Vol. CXCIV, No. 6 (Whole No. 966). Cover art by Pete Kuhlhoff for "A Prophet in Jezebel" (complete novel) by Steuart M. Emery. Includes "A Guy Who Could Say "No" by Byron Bishop; "Finger Prints" (novelette) by James B. Hendryx; "No Favors Asked" by Berton E. Cook; "Curioddities" by Irwin J. Weill; "The Uranium Pomegranates" (pt. 2 of 4) by H. Bedford-Jones; "Master of the Herd" by Paul Annixter; "The Saga of Callico Bill" by Hapsburg Leibe; "Shelling the Swamps" (novelette) by Raymond S. Spears; "Dead End" by Wilbur S. Peacock; "The Shooter's Corner" by Pete Khulhoff. Illustrated and Khulhoff and others. Front cover was torn off at hinge and has been re-glued; marks on front and rear; minor rear cover stains; tanning. Book. …

Condición: Good. 1940. First Edition. 144 pages. No dust jacket. Beige pictorial cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and tanning.…

Soft cover. Condición: Good to Very Good. First Paperback Ed. & 1st Printing.. ** [We have a HUGE Selection of Western Pulp Magazine Digest in Stock = SEE our Other Listing; BUY Multiple items and SAVE on Shipping] ** 128 pages. SCARCE! >> LUKE SHORT'S WESTERN. ( October-December/1954; Volume 1 #2 ; -- Pulp Digest Magazine ) - CONTENTES - FEATURED STORY - Test Pit by Luke Short; NOVELETTES - Adios, My Texas by L.L. Foreman; Gunpoint by George C. Appell; Cactus Dance by Theodore Sturgeon; SHORT STORIES - Rope Fever by S. Omar Barker; The Money Man by William Heuman; A Hearse for Pablo by Norman S. Hall; The Chain by William J. Glynn; The Marshal and the Mob by Will C. Brown; ARTICLES - Discipline of Winter by W.H. Hutchinson; She Never Lost Her English Accent by Chip Chafetz; SPECIAL FEATURE - The Plain Indian by Randy Steffen; .>> cover creasing; Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Stanley Borack Painted Cover. Illustrations By W.E. Terry, Nicholas S. Firfires, Earl Sherwan, Jack Crowe, Erv. Schweig;; (ilustrador). Book. …

Condición: Very Good. 7 pages, illustrated An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover, prepared for practicality - an unassuming but serviceable presentation that favours function over finery. Size: A4 Size. Category: History Today; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on. Softcover (Booklet - Unbound Pages).…

SingleIssueMagazine. Condición: Very Good+. Vol. CCI, No. 3 (whole no. 998). Pulp magazine. Edited by D. McIlwraith. Cover art by Oren R. Waggener for "Gumboot Logger" (novel) by Frank Richardson Pierce. Includes "Dead Reckoning" by Herbert L. McNary; "Red Haid Snaps Up" by William MacLeod Raine; "Plane Facts" by Jim Ray; "The Housing Shortage Murders" (long novelette) by Steuart M. Emery; "The Partnership Business" by James B. Hendryx; "Curioddities" by Irwin J. Weill; "Freedom Has a Price" (pt. 2 of 4) by H. Bedford-Jones; "Four Apprenticing Lemons" by George Bruce Marquis; "Second Chance" by Steve Hail; "Jumping Beaver's Bomb" by John E. Kelly; "The Shooter's Corner" by Pete Kuhlhoff. A little rear cover soiling; minor edge tears and creasing. Book. …

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good to Fine. First Paperback Ed. & 1st Printing.. ** [We have a HUGE Selection of Western Pulp Magazine Digest in Stock = SEE our Other Listing; BUY Multiple items and SAVE on Shipping] ** 128 pages. SCARCE! >> LUKE SHORT'S WESTERN. ( October-December/1954; Volume 1 #2 ; -- Pulp Digest Magazine ) - CONTENTES - FEATURED STORY - Test Pit by Luke Short; NOVELETTES - Adios, My Texas by L.L. Foreman; Gunpoint by George C. Appell; Cactus Dance by Theodore Sturgeon; SHORT STORIES - Rope Fever by S. Omar Barker; The Money Man by William Heuman; A Hearse for Pablo by Norman S. Hall; The Chain by William J. Glynn; The Marshal and the Mob by Will C. Brown; ARTICLES - Discipline of Winter by W.H. Hutchinson; She Never Lost Her English Accent by Chip Chafetz; SPECIAL FEATURE - The Plain Indian by Randy Steffen; .>> Minor peno n front cover; Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Stanley Borack Painted Cover. Illustrations By W.E. Terry, Nicholas S. Firfires, Earl Sherwan, Jack Crowe, Erv. Schweig;; (ilustrador). Book. …

Wraps. Condición: Very Good+ to Near Fine. Vol. CLXXVIII, No. 4 (whole no. 868). Cover byA. R. Tilburne. Includes "The Blue Peaks" (novelette) by H. Bedford-Jones; "The Blood Pool" by A. A. Caffrey; "Mark it Down as Murder" by H. S. M. Kemp; "The Mighty Blockhead" (conclusion) by Frank Gruber; "Gunsmoke at the House on Stilts" by Walt Coburn; "Curioditties" (feature) by Irwin J. Weill; "Mind Over Murder" by Robert Arthur; "Crisis in the Slue" by Berton E. Cook; "Hawk Feed" by Frank Richardson Pierce; "Sabotage Is Where You Find It' by Edward Daly. Features: "The Shooter's Corner" by Pete Kuhlhoff; "The Story Teller's Circle"; "Ends of the Earth Club". Date stamp and names in pencil on front cover; minor edge tears; date stamped again on first page; minor loss at lower front cover edge (see scan). Magazine. …

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. First edition. Blue-green cloth with dark-blue/yellow picture to front board. 131 x 189 x 23mm. 144pp. Numerous attractive woodcut illustrations. Cover faded on spine, with corners very lightly rubbed; a little light spotting near endpapers; text clean and bright ; stitched binding sound throughout. NB: An extra shipping charge may be requested for heavier or more valuable items. All our 'Seller Images' show the actual item you will receive.…

Hardback. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. First edition. 1st 1940. Very good condition with no wrapper. Green pictorial cloth. B/w illustrations. A Story of Brown Children on Mountains, Rivers and Sea. Spine and a couple of cover edges are very faded. Bumping to corners. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched.…

Hardcover. Condición: Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fair. The jacket is shelf rubbed and edgeworn, a bit torn.tanning.no inscriptions.well bound.good copy.[S.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Cloth. No Jacket. First Edition. Very Good, Binding Firm Pages White with a presentation plate to fep. , Illustrated covers have light handling wear and a smapp red stain on the top front PP 144, line drawings. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Condición: Very Good. First edition in publisher's original new format colour illustrated card wrap covers [soft back]. 8vo. 7'' x 4¾''. Monochrome in-text illustrations. Includes short stories by H. E. Bates 'The Simple Life'; J. Holland Smith 'Milk and Water'; Harry Secombe 'Needle Match'; Stephen Merrick 'Alistar MacLean Profile'; John Pudney 'Brighton Cantata'; Emilian Stanez 'The Peach Thief'. Minor rubbing of the card covering to the spine ends and in Very Good condition. We currently hold in stock over 100 other Argosy Short Story Magazine titles. Member of the P.B.F.A. BATES, H. E. (1906-1974).…

Soft cover. Condición: Fair. No Jacket. [158] pages ; 20 cm OCLC 9054641 LCCN unk84206678 ; LC M2198 .B ; pictorial stiff paper wrappers ; For 4-part mixed chorus, unaccompanied "Shape notes only." ; composers include: T. R. Baxter. Jr. Albert E.Brumley J. B: Coats Marvin P. Dalton B. I. Cline Terry Pillow Lonnie B. Comii.3 J. R. Varner Marion W. Easter-lima Renus E. Rich C. H. Culbreth W. M. DeVaughn E. M. Latham Chesley Bray J. M. Watson Howard Young Rev. Henry H. Powell Pat H. Baxter A. H. Elliott Aaron L. Ryder Thos. R. Wilson Edsel Coats W. S. Hess Mrs. P. W. Alexander Lester Williams Dewey Belknap John R. Kendall Buell S. Thompson Elmer L. Ward Rev. Galen Bare Elton E. Galbraith Ruby Lee Williams Ammie 0. Boswell V. 0. Fossett G. T. Speer Dwight Brock Wm. A. McKinney J. A. Collier Ellis Short, Jr. W. W. Combs J. E. Roane Horace A. Kennedy Glen T. Presley Robert R. Christian Jerry Jones C. C. Clements James L. Glover Simmie T. Mann Gordon Ross Terry Killingsworth Mrs. Rena Presley Malcom Jones Rev. E. Bert Riddle Mrs. Grace Morrisett Ezra H. Knight H. Z. (Doc) Tanksley Jeffie Cook Dorthy Fay Taylor Buck Compelube Clarence Craig VT. A. Brown S. J. Smith Mrs. Ray Brasel Arvil Clark I. W. Meeks John Myrick Luther G Presley B. B. Edmiaston Clyde Williams Floyd E. Hunter Wilbur Wilson Austin jvVilliatins Henry L. Thompson John L. Shrader Dr. H. H. Martin S. L. Wallace J. Otis Murphree J. L. Freeman R. J. Daniel 0. 0. Kidd L. L. Hornsby 0. V. Grice H. W. Sloan Mrs. Wilbur Wilson Mrs. Austin Williams Fred Rich Luther M. Hutchins Ruby Smith L. C. Williams Jesse Cook Mrs. Theresa West A. L. Elliott W. Ernest Hamby Floyd E. McNeill-Mrs. E. C. Allgood Guy S. Duncan U. G. Carr U. S. Lindsey Margaret Lowe Ridley ; some wear, FAIR. Book.…

Soft cover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. 1 close score (unpaged, 138 hymns) ; 20 cm ; worn and foxed stiff paper wrappers ; Authors and composers: J. R. Jr Baxter; VO Fossett, JB Coates, Lonnie Combs, Wilbur Wilson, BI CLine, Terry Pillow, JA Collier, HOrace Kennedy, JOhn E Hull, J Oscar Grace, Travis Bottoms, PJ Woodard, J Daniel Williams, CH Culbreth, Carl Story, Wsalter Edmiaston, WM DeVaughn, Y Jefford, John Kendall, Lester Williams, OC Boone, OC Pennington, Clarence Todd, Buell Thompson, N Keith Ledsome, Dorothy Waldrop, US Lindsey, HE Upchurch, HA Johnson, Mrs Jo Simpson Chambers, Mrs ME Pearce, Byron Pollard, Thelma M Jordan, Eugene Whitt, Robert Arnold, GT Speer, Ellis Short, SL Wallace, J Lawrence Deavers, Conklin Belknap, Glen Presley, OA Hunt, Eugene Dalton, Pat Baxter, Orgel Mason, Clarence Heidelberg, Burl Carter, Jesse W Baker, RT Black, Gordon Ross, Ezra Knight, Harold Ables, Edwin Jones Roy Orr, W K Buck Compelube, Mrs Wilbur Wilson, Charles L Wright, Sr., Elmer L Ward, Johnnie Gilmore, Mrs. Minnie Bynum, Edna Jean Dixon Coy, Lola Fisher Bordner, RT Griffin, Ed Benson, Luther G Presley, Dwight Brock, Clyde Williams, Marvin P Dalton, John L Shrader, Marion W Easerling, JR Varner, Dewey Belknap, Floyd E Hunter, J Otis Murphree, Henry L Thompson, TO Atkins, MB Hooton, Luther M Hutchins, Daniel T Cockerham, Isaiah Smith, CR Maddox, ME Pearce, ET Isbell, Joe L Arterbury, Thomas C Duckworth, Thurmon E Cofffey, Bruce Thornhill, JA Jim Black, James L Glover, Mrs. OC Boone, CM Webb, Bill Stewart Jr., Albert F Hendrix, Mrs Ellis Short, jr, Mrs J Edwin Powell, Judy Hopper Moody, Otis L Reynolds, C C Clements ; Partial Contents: When the morning light shines in / James Rowe ; JR Baxter Jr--Hear the angels sing again / Hattie Pope ; Albert F Hendrix --The call of the savior / Rupert Cravens ; Rev. & Mrs John E Hull --He's wonderful / JM.Watson --A precious friend / Travis Bottoms --A friend indeed / Walter E Edmiaston ; OA Hunt --Our great king / N Keith Ledsome --He is a wonderful friend / Rupert Cravens ; Ezra H Knight --The journey of no return / Luther G Presley --Sing hallelujah / BI Cline --Steal away and pray / LW & C ; Lester Williams --I'm going home / JA (Jim) Black --We'll live up there / Glen T Presley --May the lord keep you / W Oliver Cooper ; Mrs ME Pearce --Jesus, the only name / BB Edmiaston ; CH Culbreth --Wonderful homecoming day / Horace A Kennedy Glory we'll see / Roy Orr --I know, I know that he is mine / GT Speer --Let Jesus come in to stay / VO Fossett --Jesus is coming again / J.R. Varner --I hold to the life-line / JM Henson ; SL Wallace --He will hold my hand / J Otis Murphree --There'll be no silent voices / US Lindsey --Faith removes mountains / BB Edmiaston ; JA Collier --Victor over our foes / BB Edmiaston ; JA.Collier --Memories of home / Harold B Ables --Mother / Thomas Ramsey ; JB Coats --I want to hear him say well done / GT Speer --Where could I go? / J.B. Coats --Trust in Jesus / Eugene H Whitt --Sing for him / Bill Hopper ; Judy Hopper Moody --Jesus wants you / Mr. & Mrs Ellis Short, Jr --At last I'm on the way / Mrs CM Weatherford ; Burl Carter --God made all things / Johnnie Gilmore --Amazing grace / John Newton & JRK ; John R Kendall Go tell about Jesus / Jesse W Baker Let me sing and testify / Luther G Presley It is later than you think / J. Daniel Williams He's coming, I tell you / Gordon Ross Lord, lead me / JB Coats ; WM DeVaughn A better home / OC Pennington That's why I think about God / JB Coats Turn back to the lord / BB Edmiaston ; Thurman E Coffey I'm saved by love / Luther G Presley Lay up treasures / BB Edmiaston ; Thomas C Duckworth Press along, o weary pilgrim / Thomas R Wilson ; CM Webb I need the lord all the time / BB Edmiaston ; Clyde Williams Be ye ready for his coming / Eugene H Whitt Safe in the fold / W.Hindmon ; Charles L Wright Sr Let me sing love's melody / BB Edmiaston ; Edwin Jones Crown him king / M Hooton ; G. Book. …

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. X, 80 Pp Including Short Evaluations By Economists At End. First Printing, First Binding, Parchment Spine, Brown Boards With White Paper Label. Lightly Used, Tiny Frays At Tips, Small Spot On Spine, No Marks. George Made An Intelligent Argument That Land Should Be Taxed Rather Than Income, For All Sorts Of Reasons, But His Recommendations Have Never Being Seriously Considered In The Political Pig Pen: Landowners Contribute Far More Than The Landless Contribute To Politicians. As Some Politicians Might Say, "We Don't Need No Stinkin' Taxes!".…

Soft cover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. [160] pages : music ; 20 cm LCCN unk84156739 LC M2198.B33 C45 ; pictorial stiff paper wrappers ; hymns in shape-note notation ; Jesse Randall (J.R.) Baxter Jr., gospel music composer and publisher, was born on December 8, 1887, in Lebanon, Alabama. The "Sand Mountain native" was a prolific song composer and co-founder of the Stamps-Baxter Music Company. He was known as "Pap" to his close friends. He learned the fundamentals of harmony and gospel music from T. B. Mosley and A. J. Showalter, and began teaching while he was still a student. He subsequently learned hymn writing from James Rowe, Charles H. Gabriel, and others. By 1943 he had composed more than 500 songs; by the time of his death his song lyrics numbered in the thousands. Several gospel quartets were named for him. As a publisher, he put out thousands of songs and sold hundreds of thousands of songbooks. Numerous singers and directors learned from him. In 1926 he and V. O. Stamps started the Stamps-Baxter Company, which had offices in Chattanooga, Tennessee; Jacksonville, Texas; and, later, Pangburn, Arkansas. Stamps-Baxter, which published hymnals and sponsored traveling quartets and radio programs, grew to be the world's largest gospel music business. After Stamps died in 1940 Baxter moved the business headquarters to Dallas and became president and general manager, a position he held until his death on January 21, 1960. He is an inductee of the Southern Gospel Music Hall of Fame, Texas Gospel Music Hall of Fame, and the Gospel Music Association's Hall of Fame .; composers include: J. R. Baxter, Jr. Albert E. Brumley G. T. Speer Dwight Brock Eugene H. Whitt John L. Shrader Horace A. Kennedy J. R. Varner Thos. J. Farris J. L. Freeman Ellis Short, jr. Burl Carter Ralph Jordan 0. 0. Kidd Edsel Coats Wilford D. Roach Charles B. Atkins, Jr. Karl Taylor L. D. Bassett, Jr. H. H. McDonald Gordon Ross T. M. Jones Nellie D. Adams Mrs. Fred Ashmore J. W. Payte Jake Sharp Mrs. Bessie Jenkins Jahn Myrick R. T. Anderson Lonnie R. McNeill Mrs. Ruben Fastnacht Mrs. W. C. Greene Marvette Culbreth V. O. Fossett J. B. Coats W. Allan Sims Lonnie B. Combs J. E. Roane J. A. Collier B. I. Cline Fred L. Swilling S. D. Bruton E. M. Latham Wilbur Wilson John Christy J. Otis Murphree H. W. Sloan Mrs. Ellis Short, W. P. Poteat Lester Williams J. N. Johns R. H. McNew Fred Rich T. W. Potts Ellen Kennedy Orgel Mason Chastaine Flynt Marion E. Cooper E. L. Harville Rev. Henry H. Powell Edw. P. Saunders Bennie Carl Nulisch, John E. Bolden Wm. Cortez Blaylock Mrs. Thersia West Ruby Lee Williams Jr. Luther G. Presley B. B. Edmiaston Clyde Williams W. W. Combs Austin Williams Floyd E. Hunter Wesley Tucker S. L. Wallace D. E. Gilbreath Mrs. W. Allan Sims A H. Elliott W. M. DeVaughn B. R. Bassel W. C. Stewart Elmer L. Ward Mrs. Wilbur Wils021 Howard Young Glen T. Presley 0. V. Grice W. I. Lee J. N. Reynolds Rev. Renus E. Rieli G. W. Rosser W. E. Brewer Dwight Cooper H. R. Teal, Jr. D. C. Etheredge Fred Henley Vaudrene P. Neely Roy A. Higdon Mrs. Ottis -winiams J. W. Smalts C. M. Hateley ; writing on front cover, else G. Book.…

Paperback. Condición: Good. First Edition. 104 pages. Features: .Great colour photo ad for Chevrolet Trucks inside front cover; New Holland forage harvester ad featuring their Flo-Trac feed; Nice Buick ad; Great colour one-page ad for Lucky Strike cigarettes; Photo of Footballer Bobby Layne is featured in a Prest-o-lite battery ad; Nice color-photo one-page ad for International Harvester tractors features their Farmall Fast-Hitch; Let's eally Sell Milk; How to stay in the Beef business with Brood Cows and Feeder Cattle; Is Your Pond a Money Maker?; International Trade Makes You Prosperous; Jabez and the Devil's Seat; Careful Credit can work for you; Sweet color ad for Studebaker Trucks; Meet-type hogs save time and feed; Low-cost housing for small flocks of hens; "Ferguson 30" tractor ad; Great color-photo one-page ad for New Idea pickers; Great photo ad for Willys Jeeps and 4-Wheel-Drive trucks; Great GM auto products color centerfold displays many of their brands/products; Checking your cattle for 'Slow Drag"; Kohler Electric Plants (Generator) ad; Rhubard Ridge cartoon; Margaret Lindsay appears in a colour photo ad for Crosley fridges; Nice Ford car ad; Opera for Everybody; Colour fashion photos show creations by designer Helen Rose of M-G-M; Basic training for your dog; Article on teaching children the facts of life by Beulah France, R.N.; Ann Delafield cosmetics ad features her photo; Pansies for Sale - a nice small business; Nice one-page colour photo ad for 7UP features a family picnic of fried chicken; Just What is Wrong with Abundance? Moderate wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Hurd, Peter: Cover Art; Zilverberg, Jim (ilustrador).…

Single Issue Magazine. Condición: Good. First Edition. 48 pages. Features: Cute colour cover illustration by Joachim Gauthier; Dignified colour ad inside front cover presents the new 1939 Ford cars, showing a dark green De Luxe V-8 Fordor Sedan and a blue V-8 Tudor Sedan; News digest includes these headings - For a Cool Head, What Happened at Munich, Two Different Problems, The Belgian Parallel, Keep the Home Fires Burning, and Books of the Season; One-page ad for Parker Vacumatic Pens; "The Bells of Bethlehem" - Photo-illustrated Christmas article on the Holy Land; Before St. Mihiel and All That (short story); Mrs. Scodger's Husband (short story); Letters to a Former Husband (short story); Britain's Army Road Scouts - great photo-illustrated article on the British Automobile Association (A.A.); The Man Who Was Lucky (short story); The Mysterious Affair at Styles (part 2 of 5) by Agatha Christie; Salute to Winter Sport - article with photos of ski jumper, bob-sledders and the honourable rite of 'bouncing' (in front of the Chateau Frontenac, Quebec); Nice Kodak one-page ad; Hollywood news includes photos of Shirley Temple, Loretta Young, Maureen O'Sullivan, Mickey Rooney, Hedy Lamarr, Robert Donat, Rosalind Russell, Jane Withers, Cary Grant, Victor McLaglen, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., and Edward G. Robertson with his wife; Scott's Emulsion ad features Uncle Dan comic; Personal Finance article; Christmas dinner suggestions and recipes; Gorgeous colour ad inside back cover for this magazine features formal couple and many front cover images on jet black background; Handsome colour Nash car ad on back cover features an orange 1939 four-door; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A worthy vintage copy. Gauthier, Joachim (cover); Smith, Ralph C.; Clymer, John F.; Holmgren, John; Burke, May C.; Clymer, John F.; Phillips, John; Rubin, Zig (ilustrador).…

First Edition. Signed by the author Ray Bradbury and 29 other attendees of the 40th anniversary of Comic-Con International, the largest comic book and popular arts convention in the world. With the signatures of Mike Pasqua, Phil Yeh (with a drawing by him of a cat, a small heart, and Ô09), Janet Tait, Barry Short, Lance Geeck, Mark Stadler, Jim Valentino (with a caricature self portrait), David Scroggy (with a caricature self portrait), Dave Clark, Roger Freedman, Barry Alfonso, Jackie Estrada, Vicky Kelso-Goulart, Wendy All, Scott Shaw (with a caricature self portrait), Greg Bear, William R. Lund, Mike Towry, Richard Butner, Clayton A. Moore (twice and with a printed flyer laid-in signed by him in silver), Max Allan Collins, John ÔChrisÕ Christensen, Bill Mumy, Steve Leialoha, Beth Holley, Chris Sturhann, Mary Sturhann, Richard Alf, and Clydene Nee (ÓDene CycloneÓ). Oversize art book, 207 pages. Very minor bump to the boards at top of the spine, else mint in a mint bright dust jacket. Illustrated throughout with drawings, photographs, programs, comic book covers and drawings, movie posters and promotional materials, memorabilia, behind the scenes photos, and more. Comic-Con began in 1970 in San Diego and continues as a very special place for artists, fans, writers, celebrities, and other professionals to gather in celebration of all things wonderful in the world of comics, science fiction and fantasy, film, videos, anime, and fun. From Ray BradburyÕs foreword: ÒWhen I was in my late forties, I was asked to come down to San Diego to attend the first Comic-Con at the El Cortez Hotel. I was part of a group of about three hundred people, if you can believe that. The fascinating thing about this was that these people all loved illustration. We were all very happy being there and enjoying one anotherÕs company.Ó Accompanying Bradbury (who is featured extensively throughout the book) at that first gathering were such luminaries as A.E. van Vogt, Jack Kirby, and Forrest J Ackerman.…