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Six heroes. One star-shaped alien menace. This is how legends are made.When an alien being with cosmic powers attacks Earth, a new era of heroism is born. Starro the Conqueror forces the DC Universe’s greatest champions to unite—launching the first Justice League and sparking a legacy of team-based storytelling still going strong today.Packed with battles against villains like Despero, Felix Faust, and Kanjar Ro, this collection showcases the early years of the JLA: wild sci-fi plots, impossible odds, and the birth of super-team chemistry. It’s the origin story for the world’s greatest heroes, told with the imagination and excitement of comics’ most influential era.Brings together The Brave and the Bold #28–30, Justice League of America #1–19, and Mystery in Space #75.

Queen. High priestess. Harlot. Huntress of men. She knew ways of love that no man could resist or forget. Kings and warriors were her slaves. Armies and empires threw their swords and their treasures at her feet. But it was never enough. No one man could satisfy her insatiable longings...

Captured by Tripoli''s Barbary pirates, Stephen Fletcher was first enslaved, then assigned to guard the Pasha''s harem. Surrounded by sultry, sloe-eyed beauties whom he dared not touch under pain of torture, Fletcher lived only to escape -- until he met lovely Eve Doremus. An American like himself, Eve had been bought by Marlani, the Pasha’s favorite, to bedevil Fletcher for rejecting her advances. Together, Fletcher and Eve fought their way through every temptation and indignity in their frantic bid for survival.

THE INTIMATE SECRETS AND FABULOUS LIFE OF THE MOST FAMOUS WOMAN OF ALL TIME!

What was Cleopatra really like? How did she gain the power to make men and break nations -- to make herself the most beguiling symbol of sex the world has ever known?Here is a sweeping exploration of the secret life and many loves of Egypt''s fabled queen—her affairs with the great Julius Caesar and the lusty Mark Antony… the slave boys and gladiators who served her private pleasures… the strange erotic rites she conducted as the incarnate Goddess of Love….

Men like Mike Gannon and Black John Bennett made their living off the Erie Canal, forever battling one another for control of canal shipping.

Women like Moira Kennally—the wanton widow turned Madam—and the Egyptian, owner of the notorious parlor The Golden Tassel—made their living off men like Mike and Black John, offering their passionate embraces in return for the hard-earned dollars the canalers wrested from "The Big Ditch."

Together and apart they lived and loved in a mad search for power and pleasure during one of the most turbulent eras in the mainstream of American life.

A one-of-a-kind look at artwork from DC Comics’ Silver Age that redefined the Flash, Green Lantern, the Atom, and more in this gorgeous, oversized Artist’s Edition!A COLLECTION OF DC SILVER AGE ART UNLIKE ANY OTHER!  Dive into some of DC Comics’ finest stories and covers from the Silver Age in this massive Artist’s Edition, featuring all the interior pages from beloved comics like the 1960s Green Lantern #1, complete stories from Carmine Infantino’s run on The Flash and Sheldon Mayer’s run of Sugar and Spike, and even more Silver Age treasures.   With a unique look into an era that changed comics forever, DC Silver Age Covers and Stories Artist’s Edition also features over 75 classic covers from a Who’s Who of iconic artists like Joe Kubert, Carmine Infantino, Gil Kane, and more.  Although appearing to be in black and white, all the art is scanned in color, enabling the reader to see the work as close to the original as possible – ink gradients, blue pencil, and all the unique nuances that make original art so special – are all clearly visible and printed at the same size as drawn.  The Artist’s Edition featuring comics and covers from DC Comics’ Silver Age is an art book disguised as a comic collection. The only better way to see these pages is by looking over the artist's shoulder at their drawing board!

A dying alien. A fearless test pilot. A ring of nearly limitless power. And a solemn vow to battle evil wherever it may be found.So begins one of comics' greatest sagas, and one of the medium's most enduring heroes—the story of Hal Jordan, the Green Lantern of Sector 2814!In these stories from SHOWCASE #22-24 and GREEN LANTERN #1-35, Green Lantern first meets the Guardians of the Universe and faces foes including Sinestro, the Weaponers of Qward, Sonar, Star Sapphire and many more!

A major new line of DC collected editions begins with the earliest stories starring the Justice League!Welcome to DC Finest, a major new publishing initiative presenting comprehensive collections of the most in-demand and celebrated periods in DC Comics history, spanning genres, characters, and eras!DC Finest: Justice League of America: The Bridge Between Earths collects tales of the Justice Leage: the earth’s first line of defense against threats too large for humanity to face alone. And every time, they have overcome the odds and saved the human race.Collects Justice League of America #45-72

A major new line of DC collected editions begins with the earliest stories starring the Justice Society of America!Welcome to DC Finest, a major new publishing initiative presenting comprehensive collections of the most in-demand and celebrated periods in DC Comics history, spanning genres, characters, and eras!DC Finest: Justice Society of America: For America and Democracy is a must-have for any superhero fan!Collects All-Star Comics #3-12

A Golden Age classic starring the Justice Society of America, collected for today’s readers! Experience a pivotal story arc in JSA history featuring the Psycho-Pirate!DC Finest continues, a major publishing initiative presenting comprehensive collections of the most in-demand and celebrated periods in DC Comics history, spanning genres, characters, and eras!Written by Golden Age all-star, Gardner Fox, the Justice Society encounters a powerful new foe with the ability to manipulate their emotions! Will the Psycho-Pirate prove too much for the team to handle?This volume collects All-Star Comics #13-24.

Enter one of the wildest corners of the DC Universe! On Gorilla World, sentient apes rule and humans are kept in zoos! Follow heroes like Adam Strange as they navigate this bizarre reality and meet its colorful cast of characters.DC Finest continues, a major publishing initiative presenting comprehensive collections of the most in-demand and celebrated periods in DC Comics history, spanning genres, characters, and eras!Things got a little bit hairy in the DC Universe during the 1950s and 60s! Experience Gorilla World, an alternate reality where great apes reign supreme in the pages of Action Comics, Strange Adventures, and Mystery in Space, collecting up the sci-fi saga as part of the DC Finest line for the first time!This volume collects Action Comics #183-196; Strange Adventures #35-48; Mystery in Space #16-22.

A massive hardcover collecting JLA's earliest adventures from 1960-1964.This begins with the three Brave and the Bold appearances, then moves into the JLA’s own long-running title, with wonderful covers by Murphy Anderson and interior art by Mike Sekowsky and Bernard Sachs. Many of the covers and stories here are icons of the early Silver Age, including the first cross-overs with the 1940s Justice Society, and lots of iconic villains.And all this starring all the newly-recreated Silver Age DC heroes: The Flash, Green Lantern, The Atom and Martian Manhunter. And the continuing DC Comics icons: Wonder Woman, Superman, Green Arrow, Aquaman. Later on we are joined by The Black Canary, Dr. Midnite.Gardner Fox, prolific DC writer in the 1940s and author of many of the original Justice Society stories, is here writing EVERY story here. How’s THAT for continuity?Includes the famous stories “Crisis on Earth-One,” “Crisis on Earth-Two,” and “Crisis on Earth-Three.”