([March] 2013)
DC,
2013 Series
Published in English
(United States)
- Price
- 24.99 USD; 28.99 CAD
- Pages
- 216
- On-sale Date
- 2013-01-23
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Suggested for Mature Readers
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- DC Comics
- Brand
-
Vertigo
- ISBN
-
978-1-4012-3781-3
- Barcode
- 9781401237813 52499
- Editing
- Karen Berger (credited) (senior VP - executive editor, Vertigo and editor - original series); Art Young (credited) (associate editor - original series); Scott Nybakken (credited) (editor)
- Color
- color
- Dimensions
- standard Modern Age U. S.
- Binding
- hardcover
- Publishing Format
- collected edition
[no title indexed]
Books of Magic / insert or dust jacket / 0 pages
- Pencils
- John Bolton (credited, signed) (painting)
- Inks
- John Bolton (credited, signed) (painting)
- Colors
- John Bolton (credited, signed) (painting)
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Reprints
- from The Books of Magic (DC, 1993 series) [Seventh Printing] (1993) [without framing border]
- in The Books of Magic Omnibus (DC, 2020 series) #1 (2020 [February 2021])
-
Indexer Notes
The front portion of the dust jacket.
[no title indexed]
Books of Magic / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Lucifer Morningstar
- Reprints
- from The Books of Magic (DC, 1990 series) #1 ([December] 1990)
-
The Books of Magic: The Deluxe Edition
credits, title page / 1 page
- Pencils
- Paul Johnson (painting)
- Inks
- Paul Johnson (painting)
- Colors
- Paul Johnson (painting)
- Letters
- ?
Indexer Notes
Title page illustrated with a detail from the story from The Books of Magic (DC, 1990 series) #4.
[Publication Data Page]
credits, title page / 1 page
- Pencils
- Paul Johnson (painting)
- Inks
- Paul Johnson (painting)
- Colors
- Paul Johnson (painting)
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Shares an illustration from the story from The Books of Magic (DC, 1990 series) #4 with the following sequence.
Table of Contents
table of contents / 1 page
- Pencils
- Paul Johnson (painting)
- Inks
- Paul Johnson (painting)
- Colors
- Paul Johnson (painting)
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Shares an illustration from the story from The Books of Magic (DC, 1990 series) #4 with the previous sequence.
Introduction
foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 3 pages
- Script
- Roger Zelazny
- Pencils
- John Bolton (painting); Paul Johnson (painting)
- Inks
- John Bolton (painting); Paul Johnson (painting)
- Colors
- John Bolton (painting); Paul Johnson (painting)
- Letters
- typeset
- Reprints
- from The Books of Magic (DC, 1993 series) ([March] 1993)
-
Indexer Notes
Illustrated with details from the stories from The Books of Magic (DC, 1990 series) #1 and 4.
Book I: The Invisible Labyrinth
Books of Magic / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Pencils
- John Bolton (painting)
- Inks
- John Bolton (painting)
- Colors
- John Bolton (painting)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Lucifer Morningstar
- Reprints
- from The Books of Magic (DC, 1990 series) #1 ([December] 1990)
-
[no title indexed]
Books of Magic / comic story / 47 pages
- Script
- Neil Gaiman
- Pencils
- John Bolton (painting)
- Inks
- John Bolton (painting)
- Colors
- John Bolton (painting)
- Letters
- Todd Klein
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I don't want anything to do with it.
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Tim Hunter (introduction); Yo-yo (introduction); Phantom Stranger; John Constantine; Mister E [Erik]; Doctor Occult [Richard Occult]; Lucifer Morningstar; Archangels [Gabriel; Michael; Raguel; Raphael; Saraquael; Uriel] (flashback); Calculha (flashback); Merlin (flashback); Jason Blood (flashback); Nimue Inwudu (flashback); Kent Nelson (flashback); Zatara [Giovanni Zatara] (flashback); Sargon [John Sargent] (flashback)
- Reprints
- from The Books of Magic (DC, 1990 series) #1 ([December] 1990)
-
Book II: The Shadow World
Books of Magic / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Pencils
- Scott Hampton (signed) (painting)
- Inks
- Scott Hampton (signed) (painting)
- Colors
- Scott Hampton (signed) (painting)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Reprints
- from The Books of Magic (DC, 1990 series) #2 ([January 1991])
-
[no title indexed]
Books of Magic / comic story / 47 pages
- Script
- Neil Gaiman
- Pencils
- Scott Hampton (painting)
- Inks
- Scott Hampton (painting)
- Colors
- Scott Hampton (painting)
- Letters
- Todd Klein
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Where are we?
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Tim Hunter; Yo-Yo; John Constantine; Doctor Occult [Richard Occult]; Mister E [Erik]; Phantom Stranger; Deadman [Boston Brand]; Madame Xanadu [Nimue Inwudu]; Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; Doctor Fate [Eric Strauss; Linda Strauss]; Baron Winters; Jason Blood; Doctor Thirteen [Terrence Thirteen]; Zatanna [Zatanna Zatara]; Felix Faust; Tala; Tannarak; Wizard [William Zard]; William Hunter (introduction)
- Reprints
- from The Books of Magic (DC, 1990 series) #2 ([January 1991])
-
Book III: The Land of Summer's Twilight
Books of Magic / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Pencils
- Charles Vess (signed) (painting)
- Inks
- Charles Vess (signed) (painting)
- Colors
- Charles Vess (signed) (painting)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Reprints
- from The Books of Magic (DC, 1990 series) #3 ([April] 1991)
-
[no title indexed]
Books of Magic / comic story / 47 pages
- Script
- Neil Gaiman
- Pencils
- Charles Vess (painting)
- Inks
- Charles Vess (painting)
- Colors
- Charles Vess (painting)
- Letters
- Todd Klein
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- …So are you a real doctor?
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Tim Hunter; Yo-yo; Doctor Occult [Richard Occult; Rose Psychic]; Titania; Abel; Cain; Sandman [Dream]; Snout; Lord Glory; Maugys; Rhyming Thomas; Baba Yaga; Hamnet
- Reprints
- from The Books of Magic (DC, 1990 series) #3 ([April] 1991)
-
Book IV: The Road to Nowhere
Books of Magic / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Pencils
- Paul Johnson (signed) (painting)
- Inks
- Paul Johnson (signed) (painting); Paul Johnson (signed) (painting)
- Colors
- Paul Johnson (signed) (painting); Paul Johnson (signed) (painting)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Reprints
- from The Books of Magic (DC, 1990 series) #4 ([June] 1991)
-
[no title indexed]
Books of Magic / comic story / 47 pages
- Script
- Neil Gaiman
- Pencils
- Paul Johnson (painting)
- Inks
- Paul Johnson (painting)
- Colors
- Paul Johnson (painting)
- Letters
- Todd Klein
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I heard a joke about you, once, E.
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Tim Hunter; Yo-yo; Mister E [Erik]; Doctor Occult [Richard Occult]; John Constantine; Phantom Stranger; Death; Destiny; William Hunter
- Reprints
- from The Books of Magic (DC, 1990 series) #4 ([June] 1991)
-
Apocrypha
text article / 8 pages
- Script
- Neil Gaiman (credited)
- Pencils
- Charles Vess (credited); Paul Johnson (credited) (layouts)
- Letters
- ?
Indexer Notes
"Preliminary incantations for The Books of Magic from Neil Gaiman, Charles Vess and Paul Johnson."
[no title indexed]
Books of Magic / illustration / 1 page
- Pencils
- Charles Vess (signed) (painting)
- Inks
- Charles Vess (signed) (painting)
- Colors
- Charles Vess (signed) (painting)
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Reprints
- from The Books of Magic (DC, 1990 series) #3 ([April] 1991)
-
Indexer Notes
Back cover.
"What Are You Proposing That We Do?"
Books of Magic / insert or dust jacket / 0 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- John Bolton (painting)
- Inks
- John Bolton (painting)
- Colors
- John Bolton (painting)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
Indexer Notes
Back portion of the dust jacket illustrated with a detail from the story from The Books of Magic (DC, 1990 series) #1.
Editing
Related Scans
Table of Contents
-
1.
[no title indexed]
Books of Magic -
2.
[no title indexed]
Books of Magic -
3.
[no title indexed]
-
4.
The Books of Magic: The Deluxe Edition
-
5.
[Publication Data Page]
-
6.
Table of Contents
-
7.
Introduction
-
8.
Book I: The Invisible Labyrinth
Books of Magic -
9.
["I don't want anything to do with it."]
Books of Magic -
10.
Book II: The Shadow World
Books of Magic -
11.
["Where are we?"]
Books of Magic -
12.
Book III: The Land of Summer's Twilight
Books of Magic -
13.
["…So are you a real doctor?"]
Books of Magic -
14.
Book IV: The Road to Nowhere
Books of Magic -
15.
["I heard a joke about you, once, E."]
Books of Magic -
16.
Dedication
-
17.
Apocrypha
-
18.
Biographies
-
19.
[no title indexed]
-
20.
[no title indexed]
Books of Magic -
21.
"What Are You Proposing That We Do?"
Books of Magic
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