Without the current renaissance in graphics publishing, older and odder gems would wallow in obscurity. Fortunately, in this new market, numerous publishers are exploring some of the more obscure texts from the history of comics. These reprints are from rare materials that previously have been largely inaccessible to most comics devotees. Fans may read about them, hear of their influence or importance to the form but never be able to lay hands (or eyeballs) on the originals. These new editions save these masterworks from obscurity and allow new generations to have access to them.

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Christian Zabriskie is a young-adult librarian at Queens Library in New York City.

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