American Update: Kirby & (Windsor) Smith Treasury Editions
*Marvel: A trio of triumphant Treasuries from Marvel’s experimental mid-1970’s heyday: Marvel Treasury Edition #4, featuring Conan the Barbarian as illustrated by Barry Smith, one of the handful of artists whose work was enhanced, rather than diminished, by being reprinted in enlarged format; Marvel treasury Special – Captain America’s Bicentennial Battles, an all-new Jack Kirby extravaganza profiling the Sentinel of Liberty’s pivotal role in the American psyche; and finally, 2001: A Space Odyssey, another all-original Kirby classic loosely adapting the Kubrick film, but serving more as a ‘pilot’ for Kirby’s ongoing Marvel title of the same name. All are in decent shape, though the Bicentennial Battles has acquired a peculiar light blue-gray tinge on 20 or so of its interior pages, which we can only attribute to a flaw in the paper stock. Nevertheless, all three of these are genuine rarities, so move swiftly to satisfy your evil needs!