Big Little Books

July 2, 2010
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All I can say is thank goodness for the internet. You see I follow a lot of RSS feeds. Perhaps every single comic book related feed out there. I do my best to read them all but usually I’m querying Collected Edition information. This time I came across a gem of a post from Bud Plant, Bookseller Extraordinaire.

For my podcast listeners, you may recall that I came across a large assortment of Big Little Books at the Motor City Con and was instantly hooked. I had seen a few at previous conventions but that was before I got into serious comic book and reprint collecting. Come to find out with Bud’s latest blog post that there is a wonderful book, The Golden Age of Big Little Books by Larry Lowery. This 470 page book is complete with information about all the books published by various companies between 1932-1938. At $125 it is a steep price but consider that Larry is the only one (that I know of) that is tackling this historic time in the history of publishing. Not only can you support Larry’s endeavor of a second book but you can also buy select Big Little Books from his store.

Another surprise find from Bud’s post was the mention of Overstreet Price Guide and Gerber’s Photo-Journal to Comic Books. I own a copy of Overstreet but I was unfamiliar with Gerber. Turns out that there is a 3-Volume set and another 2-Volume set of just Marvel Comics. And if you’re up for some more history and information a must have is the Slings & Arrows Comic Guide (2nd Edition).

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  1. Matt on July 2, 2010 at 12:13 pm

    I have that Slings & Arrows guide and it is indeed exceptional, although it’s already a few years out of date. Still, tons upon tons of great reviews and coverage of every series you can imagine. Best part, I found it in clearance someplace, so I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s a pretty easy find in the clearance aisles to this day, or even at used book stores.

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  2. Chris Marshall on July 5, 2010 at 10:07 pm

    Matt, I agree it’s worth having. If nothing more then getting a quick overview of series that you didn’t know about before.

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