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Books in the American genre:

Barnaby Volume Two (2014)

Further adventures of Barnaby, a precocious five year old and his Fairy Godfather, Mr. O’Malley. These strips were originally published in 1944-1945.

Author(s): Crockett Johnson
Illustrator(s): Crockett Johnson

Bring on the Girls (2014)

Plum (lyrics) and Guy (book) reminisce about their years as kings of Broadway musical comedy. This is the revised text from the 1954 Herbert Jenkins, Ltd. edition.

The Complete Little Orphan Annie Volume Ten Daily and Sunday Comics 1941-1943 (2014)

This is the tenth volume in the reprinting of the complete Little Orphan Annie comic strip and includes the daily strips and Sunday strips in color from 1941-1943.

Author(s): Harold Gray
Illustrator(s): Harold Gray

Gasoline Alley The Complete Sundays Volume 1 1920-1922 (2014)

Begun in 1918 just after the end of the war, Gasoline Alley took a new turn in February 1920 when Walt Wallet finds a baby on his doorstep. These are the first two years of the Sunday strips starring Walt and Skeezix.

Author(s): Frank King
Illustrator(s): Frank King

Gasoline Alley The Complete Sundays Volume 2 1923-1925 (2014)

Begun in 1918 just after the end of the war, Gasoline Alley took a new turn in February 1920 when Walt Wallet finds a baby on his doorstep. This is the second volume of the Sunday strips starring Walt and Skeezix.

Author(s): Frank King
Illustrator(s): Frank King

The Military Invasion of America, A Remarkable Tale of the German-Japanese Invasion of 1915 (2014)

While everyone is on August holiday, England’s enemies take the opportunity to invade her. Only Clarence and his boy scout troop stand in their way. Wodehouse later adapted this short novel to America as The Military Invasion of America, A Rema... View More

Author(s): P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s): Andrzej Klimwoski

Pioneer Girl: The Annotated Autobiography (2014)

Laura Ingalls Wilder wrote her autobiography in 1930. It did not find a publisher but served as the basis for her subsequent series of Little House books. It is here published for the first time with copious annotations.

Author(s): Laura Ingalls Wilder
Illustrator(s): None

The Round Barn Volume Three (2014)

This is the third volume in the saga of the Dougan farm in Beloit, Wisconsin. Read online at Internet Archive.

The Seven Cities of Gold Volume 14 (2014)

Scrooge leads Donald and the nephews on a search for the lost cities of Cibola to start off this collection of Barks stories in full color.

Author(s): Carl Barks
Illustrator(s): Carl Barks

The Swoop! or How Clarence Saved England: &, The Military Invasion of America (2014)

While everyone is on August holiday England’s enemies take the opportunity to invade her. Only Clarence and his boy scout troop stand in their way. Wodehouse later adapted this short novel to America as The Military Invasion of America, A Remar... View More

Author(s): P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s): Andrzej Klimwoski

Trail of the Unicorn Volume 8 (2014)

In the opening adventure of this full color volume of Carl Barks stories Donald and the nephews are off to Shangri-Lala to capture a unicorn. For a preview go to Fantagraphics.... View More

Author(s): Carl Barks
Illustrator(s): Carl Barks

Walt Before Skeezix 1918-1920 (2014)

Frank O. King’s newspaper strip Gasoline Alley, starring Walt Wallet, first appeared November 24, 1918. In the strip for February 14, 1921, a baby, whom Walt names Skeezix is left on Walt’s doorstep. This is the sixth volume of the collec... View More

Author(s): Frank King
Illustrator(s): Frank King

Walt Disney Uncle Scrooge and Donald Duck: “Return to Plain Awful” (2014)

Volume two of The Don Rosa Library leads off with the story of the return to the land of square eggs.

Author(s): Don Rosa
Illustrator(s): Don Rosa

Walt Disney Uncle Scrooge and Donald Duck: The Don Rosa Library Vols. 1 & 2 (2014)

This boxed set includes the first two volumes of The Don Rosa Library: Return to Plain Awful and Son of the Sun.... View More

Author(s): Don Rosa
Illustrator(s): Don Rosa

Walt Disney Uncle Scrooge and Donald Duck: “The Son of the Sun” (2014)

Volume one of The Don Rosa Library kicks things off with his first story “The Son of the Sun.”

Author(s): Don Rosa
Illustrator(s): Don Rosa

Walt Disney’s Donald Duck: “Ghost of the Grotto” (2014)

In this full color volume of Barks stories Donald and the kids run up against an elderly kidnapper while harvesting kelp. Two additional stories round out the book.... View More

Author(s): Carl Barks
Illustrator(s): Carl Barks

Walt Disney’s Donald Duck Gift Box Set: “Lost in the Andes” and “Trail of the Unicorn” (2014)

This full color two volume boxed set of Barks stories starts with Uncle Scrooge, Donald and the nephews high in the Andes in the land of square eggs. The second volume takes the ducks to the Himalayas in pursuit of the elusive unicorn.... View More

Author(s): Carl Barks
Illustrator(s): Carl Barks

Barnaby Volume Three (2015)

Barnaby, a precocious five year old, tries to restrain his Fairy Godfather, Jackeen J. O’Malley a cigar smoking Irishman.

The Complete Little Orphan Annie Volume Eleven Daily and Sunday Comics 1943-1945 (2015)

This is the eleventh volume in the reprinting of the complete Little Orphan Annie comic strip and includes the daily strips and Sunday strips in color from 1943-1945.

Author(s): Harold Gray
Illustrator(s): Harold Gray

The Complete Little Orphan Annie Volume Twelve Daily and Sunday Comics 1945-1947 (2015)

This is the twelfth volume in the reprinting of the complete Little Orphan Annie comic strip and includes the daily strips and Sunday strips in color from 1945-1947.

Author(s): Harold Gray
Illustrator(s): Harold Gray

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