*Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror: We’re continuing to introduce the new layout for our books categories, with an image for each book. This week, we return to our Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Category, and add a new entry to our re-listing of the works of Gardner Fox. Gardner Francis Fox was one of DC’s main architects of the Silver Age, with his work on Justice League, Flash, Green Lantern, Hawkman, Adam Strange, Atom and many more. Active from the Golden Age, he was the creator of the Flash, Hawkman, the Justice Society, the Justice League and the concept of Earth 2. Some comic fans may not be aware that he also wrote proper books, and in this selection we delve into his sword and sorcery heroes Kothar & Kyrik (the best Conanesque stuff I have read), his other-world ERB heroic fantasy Llarn and more traditional science-fiction romps Escape Across the Cosmos and Conehead. The Warrior Of Llarn book features a cover and frontispiece illustration by Frank Frazetta, no less. On a personal note, Gardner Fox is my hero when it comes to comic writing (I’ll always be grateful to him for creating Zatanna!), and his books, scarce in the UK, have much to appeal; this update includes many first editions. Full details, including condition notes, may be found in our catalogue.
PICTURED: ALL BY GARDNER F FOX
CONEHEAD Ace 1973 1st US PB VG £4 (new in)
ESCAPE ACROSS THE COSMOS Paperback Library 2nd UK PB 1968 GD £3
KOTHAR 1: KOTHAR BARBARIAN SWORDSMAN Belmont 1969 1st US PB VG £8 SOLD
KOTHAR 2: KOTHAR OF THE MAGIC SWORD Belmont 1969 1st US PB GD/VG £5
KOTHAR 3: KOTHAR AND THE DEMON QUEEN Leisure Books 1973 US PB VG/FN £6
KOTHAR 4: KOTHAR AND THE CONJURER’S CURSE Belmont 1970 1st US PB GD £4
KYRIK 2: KYRIK FIGHTS THE DEMON WORLD Leisure Books 1975 1st US PB VG/FN £6
KYRIK 4: KYRIK AND THE LOST QUEEN Paramount c1976 1st UK PB GD £4
WARRIOR OF LLARN Ace 1964 1st US PB GD £4 SOLD