The Queen of Spades is an interesting cross between Black Canary, Batman and the Phantom of Lee Falk. Created in 1949, she is the very first female masked vigilante of the Italian Golden Age of Comics. A rarity in the post-war Italian comicdom, she is an independent, strong-willed woman with no fear to face and subjugate her male adversaries. In vol.2 you can read issues 13-24 of her adventures, including her journeys around the world along with her faithful sidekick Buster. The Queen of Spades has all the elements of a classic adventure: action, mystery, romance, humor, and sensuality! The Queen of Spades adventures terminate with a cliffhanger with #24 to be never resumed again. Published in the English language for the first time!

The Queen of Spades is an interesting cross between Black Canary, Batman and the Phantom of Lee Falk. Created in 1949, she is the very first female masked vigilante of the Italian Golden Age of Comics. A rarity in the post-war Italian comicdom, she is an independent, strong-willed woman with no fear to face and subjugate her male adversaries. In vol.2 you can read issues 13-24 of her adventures, including her journeys around the world along with her faithful sidekick Buster. The Queen of Spades has all the elements of a classic adventure: action, mystery, romance, humor, and sensuality! The Queen of Spades adventures terminate with a cliffhanger with #24 to never be resumed again. Published in the English language for the first time!

Gateway to the Great Books are great writings which selections include short stories, plays, essays, scientific papers, speeches, and letters. Each selection represents a primary, original, and fundamental contribution to ones understanding of the universe and themselves. There are over 135 Authors, 225 Selections and 95 original illustrations. Selections include works from Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, T. S Eliot, Mark Twain and more. This set will help introduce oneself to good literature and the Great Books of the Western World.