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An image of an English wooden common press found in Joseph Moxon's Mechanick Exercises: Or, The Doctrine of Handy-Works: began January 1, 1677.

This issue of Mystery Tales was featured in an episode of the TV series Lost in 2008 ("Cabin Fever," Season 4, Episode 11). Along with that bit of strange coincidence, the issue contains a number of strange stories, including famed comics artist…

Even though it is numbered as issue #3, this is the first issue of Nature Boy. Issues #1 and #2 were titled Danny Blaze, and featured stories about a heroic firefighter. Charlton Comics' Nature Boy would last only 3 issues, before changing names…

An early owner of these 17th century editions of Ovid's works had them bound in vellum with overhanging edges that protect the fore-edges.

An early owner of these 17th century editions of Ovid's works had them bound in vellum with overhanging edges that protect the fore-edges.

An early owner of these 17th century editions of Ovid's works had them bound in vellum with overhanging edges that protect the fore-edges.

The team traveled to purchase white oak from New England Naval Timbers, in Cornwall, CT.

This issue of Our Fighting Forces features a cover and story by Charles "Jerry" Grandenetti, one of the iconic war comics artists of the 1950s and 1960s. Indeed, some of Grandenetti's work in the 1960s would be used by Pop Art painter Roy…

An early owner of these 17th century editions of Ovid's works had them bound in vellum with overhanging edges that protect the fore-edges.