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The Books of Magic

    (Vertigo, 1993-2001)
™ and ©1994 DC Comics, Inc.

The Books of Magic is the ongoing monthly continuation of the tale that began in the Books of Magic mini-series. That series, written by Sandman’s Neil Gaiman, told of how John Constantine (Hellblazer), Doctor Occult, Mister E and the Phantom Stranger introduced a young boy named Timothy Hunter to the mystical realm. Timothy had the potential to become the world’s most powerful mage—if that is what he decided to be. In the end, however, he could not help but become involved in magic, having been shown its all-too-real presence in our world.

Today, Timothy is still a shy boy, but is growing ever more used to having strange things happen to him. In this series he will encounter beings from the realm of the Faerie, grow more familiar with the powers of magic that literally flow through him and discover—to his great surprise— that his true parents are not the ones he spent so many dull days with in London…
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  • 1
    #1
    May 1994
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    W: John Ney Rieber  ·  A: Gary Amaro
    1st appearance of Amadan; 1st appearance of Kenny; 1st appearance of Mazaran
    13 copies from $0.99
  • 1/SI
    #1 Silver Edition
    No cover price
    May 1994
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    W: John Ney Rieber  ·  A: Gary Amaro
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  • 2
    #2
    Jun 1994
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    W: John Ney Rieber  ·  A: Gary Amaro
    1st Appearance of The Monticore; 1st Appearance of The Unicorn
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  • 3
    #3
    Jul 1994
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    W: John Ney Rieber  ·  A: Gary Amaro
    14 copies from $0.96
  • 4
    #4
    Aug 1994
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    W: John Ney Rieber  ·  A: Gary Amaro, Peter Gross
    10 copies from $1.18
  • 5
    #5
    Sep 1994
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    W: John Ney Rieber  ·  A: Peter Snejbjerg
    1st Appearance of Adremelech; 1st Appearance of Agares; 1st appearance of Araquel; 1st appearance of Barbatos; 1st appearance of Khara; 1st appearance of Molly O’Reilly; 1st appearance of Nikki; 1st appearance of Vuall
    13 copies from $1.25
  • 6
    #6
    Oct 1994
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    W: John Ney Rieber  ·  A: Peter Gross
    1st appearance of Alleatha
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  • 7
    #7
    Nov 1994
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    W: John Ney Rieber  ·  A: Peter Gross
    9 copies from $0.99
  • 8
    #8
    Dec 1994
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    W: John Ney Rieber  ·  A: Peter Gross
    Includes Vertigo trading card
    13 copies from $0.99
  • 9
    #9
    Jan 1995
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    W: John Ney Rieber  ·  A: Gary Amaro
    11 copies from $1.25
  • 10
    #10
    Feb 1995
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    W: John Ney Rieber  ·  A: Gary Amaro
    11 copies from $1.75
  • 11
    #11
    Mar 1995
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    W: John Ney Rieber  ·  A: Gary Amaro
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  • 12
    #12
    Apr 1995
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    W: John Ney Rieber  ·  A: Peter Snejbjerg
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  • 13
    #13
    May 1995
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    W: John Ney Rieber  ·  A: Peter Snejbjerg
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  • 14
    #14
    Jul 1995
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    W: John Ney Rieber  ·  A: Peter Gross
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  • 15
    #15
    Aug 1995
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    W: John Ney Rieber  ·  A: Peter Snejbjerg
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  • 16
    #16
    Sep 1995
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    W: John Ney Rieber  ·  A: Peter Snejbjerg
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  • 17
    #17
    Oct 1995
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    W: John Ney Rieber  ·  A: Peter Snejbjerg
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  • 18
    #18
    Nov 1995
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    W: John Ney Rieber  ·  A: Peter Gross
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  • 19
    #19
    Dec 1995
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    W: John Ney Rieber  ·  A: Peter Gross
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  • 20
    #20
    Jan 1996
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    W: John Ney Rieber  ·  A: John Ridgway
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  • 21
    #21
    Feb 1996
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    W: John Ney Rieber  ·  A: Peter Gross
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  • 22
    #22
    Mar 1996
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    W: John Ney Rieber  ·  A: Peter Gross
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  • 23
    #23
    Apr 1996
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    W: John Ney Rieber  ·  A: Peter Gross
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  • 24
    #24
    May 1996
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    W: John Ney Rieber  ·  A: Peter Gross
    4 copies from $1.75
  • 25
    #25
    Jun 1996
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    W: John Ney Rieber  ·  A: Peter Gross
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  • 26
    #26
    Jul 1996
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    W: John Ney Rieber  ·  A: Peter Gross
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  • 27
    #27
    Aug 1996
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    W: John Ney Rieber  ·  A: Peter Gross
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  • 28
    #28
    Sep 1996
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  • 29
    #29
    Oct 1996
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    W: John Ney Rieber  ·  A: Peter Gross
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  • 30
    #30
    Nov 1996
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    W: John Ney Rieber  ·  A: Peter Gross, Peter Snejbjerg
    10 copies from $1.75
  • 31
    #31
    Dec 1996
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    W: John Ney Rieber  ·  A: Peter Snejbjerg
    7 copies from $1.75
  • 32
    #32
    Jan 1997
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    W: John Ney Rieber  ·  A: Peter Snejbjerg
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  • 33
    #33
    Feb 1997
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    W: John Ney Rieber  ·  A: Peter Snejbjerg
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  • 34
    #34
    Mar 1997
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    W: John Ney Rieber  ·  A: Peter Snejbjerg
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  • 35
    #35
    Apr 1997
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    W: John Ney Rieber  ·  A: Peter Snejbjerg
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  • 36
    #36
    May 1997
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    W: John Ney Rieber  ·  A: Peter Snejbjerg
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  • 37
    #37
    Jun 1997
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    W: John Ney Rieber  ·  A: Peter Snejbjerg
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  • 38
    #38
    Jul 1997
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    W: John Ney Rieber  ·  A: Peter Snejbjerg
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  • 39
    #39
    Aug 1997
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    W: John Ney Rieber  ·  A: Peter Gross
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  • 40
    #40
    Sep 1997
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    W: John Ney Rieber  ·  A: Peter Gross
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  • 41
    #41
    Oct 1997
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    W: John Ney Rieber, Peter Gross  ·  A: Peter Gross
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  • 42
    #42
    Nov 1997
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    W: John Ney Rieber  ·  A: Jill Thompson
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  • 43
    #43
    Dec 1997
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    W: John Ney Rieber  ·  A: Peter Gross
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  • 44
    #44
    Jan 1998
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    W: John Ney Rieber  ·  A: Peter Gross
    6 copies from $1.75
  • 45
    #45
    Feb 1998
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    W: John Ney Rieber  ·  A: Peter Gross
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  • 46
    #46
    Mar 1998
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    W: John Ney Rieber  ·  A: Peter Gross
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  • 47
    #47
    Apr 1998
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    W: John Ney Rieber  ·  A: Peter Gross
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  • 48
    #48
    May 1998
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    W: John Ney Rieber  ·  A: Peter Gross
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  • 49
    #49
    Jun 1998
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    W: John Ney Rieber  ·  A: Peter Gross
    4 copies from $1.75
  • 50
    #50
    Jul 1998
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    W: John Ney Rieber  ·  A: Peter Gross
    Includes preview of issue #51
    6 copies from $1.25
  • 51
    #51
    Aug 1998
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    W: Peter Gross  ·  A: Peter Gross
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  • 52
    #52
    Sep 1998
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    W: Peter Gross  ·  A: Peter Gross
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  • 53
    #53
    Oct 1998
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    W: Peter Gross  ·  A: Peter Gross
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  • 54
    #54
    Nov 1998
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    W: Peter Gross  ·  A: Peter Gross
    2 copies from $1.25
  • 55
    #55
    Dec 1998
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    W: Peter Gross  ·  A: Linda Medley, Peter Gross
    4 copies from $1.25
  • 56
    #56
    Jan 1999
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    W: Peter Gross  ·  A: Peter Gross
    2 copies from $2.98
  • 57
    #57
    Feb 1999
    Cover: $2.50
    W: Bronwyn Carlton, Peter Gross  ·  A: Peter Gross, Ryan Kelly
    Books of Faerie back-up
    2 copies from $2.98
  • 58
    #58
    Mar 1999
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    W: Bronwyn Carlton, Peter Gross  ·  A: Hermann Mejia, Peter Gross
    Books of Faerie back-up
    2 copies from $3.00
  • 59
    #59
    Apr 1999
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    W: Bronwyn Carlton, Peter Gross  ·  A: Peter Gross, Andrew Chiu
    Books of Faerie back-up
    1 copy for $3.98
  • 60
    #60
    May 1999
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    W: Peter Gross  ·  A: Peter Gross
    2 copies from $2.50
  • 61
    #61
    Jun 1999
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    W: Peter Gross  ·  A: Peter Gross
    2 copies from $1.75
  • 62
    #62
    Jul 1999
    Cover: $2.50
    W: Peter Gross, Bronwyn Carlton  ·  A: Peter Gross, Linda Medley
    Books of Faerie back-up
    2 copies from $1.75
  • 63
    #63
    Aug 1999
    Cover: $2.50
    W: Peter Hogan  ·  A: Gary Amaro
    1 copy for $2.98
  • 64
    #64
    Sep 1999
    Cover: $2.50
    W: Peter Gross  ·  A: Peter Gross
    1st Appearance of Accasbel; 1st appearance of Joh
    1 copy for $4.98
  • 65
    #65
    Oct 1999
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    W: Peter Gross  ·  A: Peter Gross
    1 copy for $4.98
  • 66
    #66
    Nov 1999
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    W: Peter Gross  ·  A: Peter Gross
    2 copies from $2.98
  • 67
    #67
    Dec 1999
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    W: Peter Gross  ·  A: Peter Gross
    2 copies from $2.98
  • 68
    #68
    Jan 2000
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    W: Peter Gross  ·  A: Peter Gross, Michael Lark
    Death of Psyche
    3 copies from $3.00
  • 69
    #69
    Feb 2000
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    W: Peter Gross  ·  A: Peter Gross
    3 copies from $1.25
  • 70
    #70
    Mar 2000
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    W: Peter Gross  ·  A: Peter Gross
    2 copies from $3.00
  • 71
    #71
    Apr 2000
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    W: Peter Gross  ·  A: Peter Gross
    2 copies from $3.00
  • 72
    #72
    May 2000
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    W: Peter Gross  ·  A: John Ridgway
    3 copies from $3.00
  • 73
    #73
    Jun 2000
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    W: Peter Gross  ·  A: Peter Gross
    1 copy for $6.98
  • 74
    #74
    Jul 2000
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    W: Peter Gross  ·  A: Peter Gross
    1 copy for $9.98
  • 75
    #75
    Aug 2000
    Cover: $2.50
    W: Peter Gross  ·  A: Peter Gross
    Final issue
    4 copies from $4.00
  • Anl 1
    Annual #1
    Feb 1997
    Cover: $3.95
    W: John Ney Reiber  ·  A: Mark Buckingham
    1997 Annual
    6 copies from $1.25
  • Anl 2
    Annual #2
    Feb 1998
    Cover: $3.95
    W: John Ney Rieber  ·  A: Jamie Tolagson
    1998 Annual
    1 copy for $1.75
  • Anl 3
    Annual #3
    Jun 1999
    Cover: $3.95
    W: Peter Gross, Mark Millar, John Ney Reiber  ·  A: Kelley Jones, Gary Amaro, John Totleben, Phil Jimenez, Jason Temujin, Peter Gross
    1999 Annual
    1 copy for $6.98
  • Ash 1
    Ashcan #1
    Sep 1993
    W: John Ney Reiber  ·  A: Gary Amaro
    Black and White Four Page Preview of Ongoing series
    1 copy for $16.98
  • Bk 1
    Book #1
    Mar 1995
    Cover: $12.95
    W: John Ney Rieber  ·  A: Gary Amaro, Peter Gross
    Collects The Books of Magic #1–4; Introduction by Jane Yolen
    3 copies from $3.00
  • Bk 2
    Book #2
    May 1996
    Cover: $17.50
    W: John Ney Rieber  ·  A: Peter Gross, Peter Snejbjerg, Gary Amaro, Charles Vess
    Collects The Books of Magic #5–13 and Vertigo Rave #1; Foreword by John Ney Rieber
    1 copy for $14.50
  • Bk 2-3
    Book #2 - 3rd printing
    Cover: $19.95
    W: John Ney Rieber  ·  A: Peter Gross, Peter Snejbjerg, Gary Amaro, Charles Vess
    Collects The Books of Magic #5–13 and Vertigo Rave #1; Foreword by John Ney Rieber
    1 copy for $9.98
  • Bk 6
    Book #6
    Jul 2000
    Cover: $17.95
    W: John Ney Rieber, Peter Gross  ·  A: Peter Gross, Peter Snejbjerg, Sherilyn Van Valkenburgh, Michael W. Kaluta
    Collects Books of Magic #33–41
    1 copy for $16.20
  • Bk 7
    Book #7
    Nov 2001
    Cover: $19.95
    W: John Ney Rieber  ·  A: Peter Gross, Jill Thompson
    Collects Books of Magic #42–50
    2 copies from $15.50
  • Dlx 1
    Deluxe Set #1
    Cover: $34.99
    W: John Ney Rieber  ·  A: Peter Gross, Gary Amaro, Peter Snejbjerg
    Collects A Story From Vertigo Rave #1, Books Of Magic #1-13 And Arcana: The Books Of Magic Annual #1
    1 copy for $32.00