2001, ISBN: 9781450271455

New York: Marvel Comics, 2001. Volume 1 No. 1 December 2001 4to size stapled magazine binding; unpaginated - about 68 pages - with illustrated covers and pages, all on glossy stock. Fro… More...

New York: Marvel Comics, 2001. Volume 1 No. 1 December 2001 4to size stapled magazine binding; unpaginated - about 68 pages - with illustrated covers and pages, all on glossy stock. From back: "Comic book universes are populated by colorful characters that possess fantastic powers. But on September 11th, 2001, an untold number of real men and women amazed the world with their phenomenal acts of bravery. When others ran away, they charged forward... And, tragically, many of them died... They're just HEROES." Contributors to this volume include: Neal Adams Kurt Busiek J. Scott Campbell John Cassaday Alan Davis Paul Dini Evan Dorkin Neil Gaiman Dave Gibbons Sam Kieth Adam Kubert Joe Kubert Salvador Larroca Jim Lee Jae Lee Stan Lee Todd McFarlane Frank Miller Alan Moore George Perez Paul Pope Joe Quesada Humberto Ramos Alex Ross Steve Rude Kevin Smith Edgewear, rubbing and light soil to covers. . Stapled. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall., Marvel Comics, 2001, 2.5, Chicago Illinois: Goodspeed Publishing Co., 1887. Early days in DeKalb County, TN, are recalled in this spiral bound booklet of excerpts compiled from the 1887 book: History of Tennessee originally published by Goodspeed Publishing Co., and other sources. The The 51-page booklet is printed one-sided on 60# paper with the print enlarged for easier reading. A vinyl sheet has been added to protect the front cover. The first 10 pages of the booklet are devoted to the history of the county. Included are a physical description of the county, early settlers, early merchants and mills, creation of the county, justices, lawyers, county officials, schools and churches, and divided Civil War sentiment -- with the county sending "a number of companies to both the Northern and Southern Armies." Smithville is the county seat, but Alexandria is the largest town. Liberty and Dowelltown are other communities within the county. Besides the names mentioned in the first part of the booklet, there are biographies of many county residents of yesteryear. Most are fairly lengthy, and include ancestors, previous residences, children, in-laws, affiliations, war records, and business activities. In the course of this they often shed light on the early businesses, professions and institutions in the county. The biographies include: James M. Allen, Alvin Avant, J.M. Baker, Col. J.H. Blackburn, Prof. J.L. Boon, J.W. Botts, W.G. Bratten, N.M. Brown, J.L. Colvert, J.R. Corley, Maj. W.G. Crowley, Dr. Thomas P. Davis, D.W. Dinges, James A. Donnell, E.J. Evans, Capt. J.T. Exum, T.W. Fitts, J.J. Ford, H.D. Foust, John A. Fuson, Pat Geraty, Prof. H.L.W. Gross, William T. Hale, D.T. Harrison, Isaac Hayes, R.F. Jones, Prof. T.B. Kelly, Rev. Ira W. King, James H. Kitching, John M. Mason, R.C. Nesmith, W.W. Patterson, S.B. Prichard, James T. Quarels, John B. Robinson, J.E. Robinson, Louis E. Simpson, J.J. Smith, W.R. Smith, A.P. Smith, Gen. William B. Stokes, Dr. J.G. Squires, Will A. Vick, W.W. Wade, Samuel Walker, and Bethel Magness Webb. Brief excerpts from Counties of Tennessee by Austin P. Foster, and Tennessee, a Guide to the State, compiled and written by the Federal Writer's Project of the WPA in 1939, are included. There are a few illustrations, but the quality of these is only fair. . Spiral/Comb . New/No Jacket. 8.5" x 11". Private Press., Goodspeed Publishing Co., 1887, 6, Very Good. A small team from the US Navy arrives in Vietnam in the spring of 1962. At first, its members only hear whispers about what they are supposed to accomplish. The unit goes by the name MTT 10-62 because its mission is so secret. This is the first Sea, Air and Land team-later known as the SEALs-and it's gearing up to train a group of volunteers from the Vietnamese Junk Force in counterinsurgency and maritime warfare. Told mostly through the perspective of Chris ""Doc"" David-a first class hospital corpsman, first class diver, and diving medical technician-and Lt. Bill Evans, SEAL Doc shows how the first SEALs work in conjunction with Army Special Forces and others to stop the spread of communism. While the SEALs are outstanding fighters and tacticians, they get little material support to accomplish their mission. The team arrives in Da Nang with nothing but stateside uniforms, and their vehicles and gasoline must be ""liberated"" from Vietnamese motor pools. Meanwhile, the daily challenges the SEALs face are preparing them for a final explosive mission and setting the stage for the future development of Navy SEALs in SEAL Doc, a historical novel based on the true story of the SEALs., 3<