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Thursday 29 March 2012

Black Tower Comics & Books -You Know You Want To Buy!


You do know we have over 60 books now -and I’m working on others as I write this!
In case you didn’t know….



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Victorian conjurer and man of mystery and deception, Chung Ling Soo has been marked for death by a Chinese Tong that never fails to get its man. So will Chung be able to escape death long enough to… More >
 
 
 
 
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Its a world where if you stand up for what is right you’ll be lucky if its just a beating you get. A world where people are starving (if poor) and the rich live in luxury. A world where you have to… More >
 
 
 
 
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You like your comics a bit weird? A bit surreal? You like a comic with good art? A comic that makes you think “WTF??” Jemma Webster’s AUTOPSIA is for you. Adults only.
 
 
 
 
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John Tempus, a world travelling adventurer travels by ship to Gull Island, a desolate place on which stands an ancient, war-scarred tower, left to him by an uncle he never knew. An uncle that he soon… More >
 
 
 
 
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From Dead Aquatic (Humanoid) Creatures, the giant squid and yet undiscovered sea creatures;submarine and ships crews encountering true leviathans. Extinct animals at sea that have been re-discovered… More >
 
 
 
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This is it! The final showdown with Zeitgeist -but with heroes already dead can D-Gruppe and the other heroes stop the world destroyer?? Plus -Kopfmann’s first appearance before D-Gruppe and the… More >
 
 
 
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Follow-up to the hugely successful Some Things Strange & Sinister. For those interested in Ufology,cryptozoology,hominology,unusual natural history,ghosts and mysteries in general. The secret… More >
 
 
 
 
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Each year Black Tower likes to bring you a little bit of extra horror/ghostly goodness in Tales of Terror. In the third volume there are contributions by Ben R. Dilworth -Krakos and Merriwether. … More >
 
 
 
 
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What can you possibly say about John Erasmus? He is a very under-rated artistic genius. And Dervish Ropey? One of the great action/adventure characters to emerge from the UK in the last 25 years… More >
 
 
 
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Up-dated 2011 edition includes section on sarcoptic mange in foxes and treatment plus a list of wildlife sanctuaries and rescue centres in the UK. By the 1700s the British fox was on the verge of… More >
 
 
 
 
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Previously available as two seperate volumes and now collected into one 146 pages volume! Vol 1 Centaur -the short-lived publishing house of some of the first and most unique Golden Age heroes that… More >
 
 
 
 
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Published by Eros Comix in 1997, Sizzlin’ Sisters continued the company’s line of books aimed directly at the adult market. Each issue, Sizzlin’ Sisters puts the spotlight on erotic… More >
 
 
 
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Almost a millennium ago, two women from different classes fell in love and carried on a passionate affair. Jayne was a brunette Saxon princess with a reputation for dabbling in witchcraft. Marian… More >
 
 
 
MAEVE By Terry Hooper & David Gordon
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Maeve longs for the exciting, fast-paced life of the big city. However, she has a greater destiny ahead of her (see The Darke Child). While travelling on a train, Maeve is attacked by a servant of… More >
 
 
 
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From a huge selection of interviews covering the Small Press,Independent Comics from the UK,Europe and US,here are a few of the best from over 25 years.
 
 
 
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This is it! The pulse pounding, bullet riddled, high octane finale to the first Purple Hood series since 1967! Ben R. Dilworth guides the generational Purple Hood line from era to era fighting Great… More >
 
 
 
 
 
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The second part of Ben Dilworth’s Purple Hood trilogy shows just how crime and international terror ought to be handled -with gloves. Not “kiddy gloves” of appeasement but Purple gloves of… More >
 
 
 
 
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The First part of a new series! How do you follow up Return Of The Gods? “The Cross Earths Caper” is how! in the final part Xendragon confronts the Legacy of Frankenstein. And there are… More >
 
 
 
 
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It began during the 1500s and The Dutch Wars. A man donned a purple hood and vowed to be Englands protector at whatever cost. Generation after generation of the Britton family have taken on the… More >
 
 
 
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Paul Ashley Brown, renowned co-creator of the 1980s cult Vigilante Vulture and in more recent years the Browner Knowle series and Laurie Bird (amongst others), wrote and drew a weird and disturbing… More >
 
 
 
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The Silvermaigne line is said to go back to the time of the Ancient Britons. Silvermaignes ancestors were part of a druidic clan based in the great forest that is today known as Leigh Woods,… More >
 
 
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Ben Dilworth returns with twelve illustrated text stories of horror and the ghostly introduced by none other than The Phantom Detective and guest starring Xendragon!
 
 
 
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A Fan Project. The Owl. Created by Frank Thomas in 1940 for Crackajack Funnies:this book contains three Golden Age stories including the rare first appearance of Owl Girl plus the rare 1967 Owl Man… More >
 
 
 
 
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Osaka Brutal. Illustrated Japanese Haiku by a very tall Englishman living in Osaka, Japan
 
 
 
 
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He was the first British comics investigator of the supernatural. Dene Vernon -Man Of Mystery! Dene Vernon gets his first adventure in 60 years. Set in the late 1940s, Vernon is recovering from a… More >
 
 
 
 
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Yes! Now at issue 6 and bringing you more lost strips of the British Golden Age of Comics. There’s a collection of strips featuring non other than TNT Tom and one of the weirdest UKGA characters -the… More >
 
 
 
 
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Now gathered at The Place Of The Gods, D-Gruppe meet heroes from other worlds that have been attacked or face attack by the Zeit-Geist. Sent to seek out the enigmatic being, the group realises that… More >
 
 
 
 
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Five previously lost strips from the 1980s found and cleaned up for 2011! Earthquakes, nuclear meltdowns,TV scandals, unemployment. The depressing thing is that over 20 years later these strips are… More >
 
 
 
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It’s all change as, after the events of issue 1,the new D-Gruppe are suddenly confronted by strange phenomena and equally strange abductors. But can the new line-up deal with the worlds-shattering… More >
 
 
 
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In a world with ever increasing population and food resources being stretched to the limit unemployment is a major problem. A drastic solution is needed. Ben Dilworth delivers a warning and is back… More >
 
 
 
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Once a very tall man in Japan decided to do a version of Aesop’s Fables that he could read to his young daughter. He wrote it, illustrated it and decided that it was too “dark” for a little… More >
 
 
 
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Yes! It’s 80 page Giant time! The final chapter in Return Of The Gods:Twilight Of The Super Heroes! Thaddeus Twatt faces the Ultimate Crystallid! The Purple Hood versus The flame! Whatever Happened… More >
 
 
 
 
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Germanys first super team created in the 1970s when there were no German created super heroes. D-Gruppe first saw print in the 1980s in this story “The Revenge Of The Ice Queen” written… More >
 
 
 
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Marvel, Timely, Atlas, Charlton, ACG, MLJ/Archie Dennis the Menace (US) -one man published them all. Alan Class. Who? Class is legendary for bringing black and white reprints of US comics to a… More >
 
 
 
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It’s the penultimate part of RETURN OF THE GODS:TWILIGHT OF THE SUPER HEROES and on Earth and in space heroes confront the invading Boarmen! Kotar and Sabuta try to have a quiet night in… More >
 
 
 
 
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Originally drawn back in the 1980s, this story of the coming out of two life long friends has never been properly published. Up-dated for 2011 with story and pencils by Terry Hooper and inks by Ben… More >
 
 
 
 
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The follow-up to the hugely successful Dilworth’s Western Yokai is here! Text accompanied by some superb illustrations by Ben Dilworth of supernatural beings interwoven in Japanese culture such as… More >
 
 
 
 
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After more than 30 years as an investigator and more than forty as a naturalist,the author has opened some of the many files he has accumulated dealing with such things as.. The Terrifying EventsAt… More >
 
 
 
 
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In the 1940s, deep in the South American jungles, Rodney Dearth,inventor and adventurer, is searching for the lost explorer Percy H. Fawcett and City Z. Then he hears the stories that terrify his… More >
 
 
 
 
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Krakos takes care of some burglars! The Purple Hood deals with a suicide banker! Kotar & Sabuta rescue a young woman in Antarctica,the action gathers pace in Return Of The Gods. Thaddeus… More >
 
 
 
 
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Things get grim as heroes begin to fall and the truth is realised in Return Of The Gods:Twilight Of The Super Heroes part 3. Lady Sivana and Tarot help Kotar & Sabuta tackle a nasty lycanthrope… More >
 
 
 
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Ben Dilworth is back! And in this one-off he recounts his favourite stories of ghosts,demons and other Western Yokai -all accompanied by Dilworth’s stylish illustrations! This is fun and quirky at… More >
 
 
 
 
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Tom Elmes,one of the UKs most under-rated comic artists has produced a must buy for fans of horror,zombies or the two combined with science fiction! Only one prisoner aboard a space craft awakes from… More >
 
 
 
 
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Chung Ling Soo. World’s greatest conjurer and said to be an American stage magician in disguise. Or was he? In this story,Chung Ling Soo is called in by Scotland Yard to investigate a gruesome… More >
 
 
 
 
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At the end of Merriwether:Gods Demon-Thumper,the Reverend had been confronted by Satan and as a consequence lay fatally injured. Star of 1980s comics,Benjamin R. dilworth,takes us through the… More >
 
 
 
GoBo By Terry Hooper-Scharf
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GoBo -He’s Pink! He’s Pan-dimensional. As he’d/it would say: Go toho jo ko li lo yo to-po! The Small Press best seller of 2009 is resized and reprinted along with a whole new Go Bo as he explains… More >
 
 
 
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Meet Finlands own mystical hero -Kapteeni Kuolio or,if you prefer English:Captain Gangren! Learn about the terror of The Machine! “What is the meaning of This?” Find out. The… More >
 
 
 
 
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Tom Elmes,one of the most under-rated British comic creators began drawing comics back in the 1980s and earned the title “King of the Zine Nasty”! This book contains a whole new True… More >
 
 
 
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Things begin to pick up apace as Thaddeus Twatt and Tomas go on foot to explore Friggia. The mystery and action continue in Return Of The Gods:Twilight Of The Super Heroes. We learn why using… More >
 
 
 
 
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It’s back! Twenty-eight years ago the digest sized Black Tower Adventure first appeared featuring some later-to-be top UK talents and the title was put on hiatus in 2007. Now it’s… More >
 
 
 
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The fourth volume of this series features some great finds of the lost era of British comics: Ace Hart The
Atom Man Captain Comet -Space Ranger TNT Tom Clive Lynn -Space… More >
 
 
 
 
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William McCail’s 1940 classic is reprinted for the first time in 60 years. If you are into British Golden Age
comics or early comics in general this is for you. Robert Lovett rises from the… More >
 
 
 
 
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The second collection of British 1940s comic strips featuring Maxwell The Mighty,Slicksure,Iron Boy,
Alfie,Ace Hart and more. Featuring the work of Alf Farningham and Harry Banger. Specifically… More >
 
 
 
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This is the third volume in Black Tower Comics’ collection of Golden Age British comic strips that have
not seen print for 50-60 years! Included in this volume is a bumper crop of Ace Hart:The… More >
 
 
 
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For the first time in 60 years some of the lost gems of the British Golden Age of Comics are reprinted!
Scanned and cleaned to the best standard possible -see The Phantom Raider,Ace Hart,Secrets Of… More >
 
 
 
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The complete Merriwether series,originally published in Black Tower Adventure and A Little Midnight
Horror–but with three strips never before published:including the Reverend’s battle… More >
 
 
 
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If you have any interest in history or the development by the pioneers of hot-air ballooning,including
the first use of parachutes in the 1800s,then this collection of articles by John Lea from 1905… More >
 
 
 
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In 1941,The Bat sets about modernising the backward Duchy of Stahl,over which his dynasty has ruled
since 1410 A.D.. The Bat is soon involved in experiments with the infamous Count Cogliostro. One of… More >
 
 
 
 
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The main feature,”The Curse Of The McQuilligans”, starring Xendragon,leads off this collection of horror,
ghostly and twist-in-the-tail stories. The classic Torch Of Vengeance is a tale of… More >
 
 
 
 
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Created by William A. Ward for Swan Comics in the 1940s,Krakos was one of Ward’s supernatural
anti-hero types. Used,with Swan’s permission,in Black Tower Adventure strips in the… More >
 
 
 
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Only two issues were published of The Adventures of Mark Tyme. As with the companion title,The
Purple Hood,the artist was Michael Jay who has since faded into obscurity. Join Mark Tyme on his
time… More >
 
 
 
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Metapsychophysics meets comics. Its the next natural evolutionary step in comic books! For the first
time all three parts of the highly acclaimed Dr. Morg Trilogy are combined into one volume:WORDS… More >
 
 
 
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It was the Swinging Sixties! Britain was hip as hip could be -The Beatles ruled Pop! And everyone was
looking toward a bright future…if there wasn’t a nuclear war! Middle Eastern… More >
 
 
 
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From a huge selection of interviews covering the Small Press,Independent Comics from the UK,Europe
and US,here are a few of the best from over 25 years.

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