Collections| Release date | LoAC Title | Original title | Creator(s) | Period | Number of vol. | Daily strips | Sunday strips | Reproduction color | Book size | Status |
|---|
| September 2007 – March 2009 | The Complete Terry and the Pirates | Terry and the Pirates | Milton Caniff | 1934–1946 | 6 | Yes | Yes | Black-and-white (Dailies) & Full color (Sundays) | 11 × 8.5 inches
(279 × 216 mm) | Finished |
| a}} | The Complete Chester Gould's Dick Tracy | Dick Tracy | Chester Gould | 1931–TBA | 26 | Yes | Yes | Black-and-white (Dailies) & Full color (Sundays) | 9.5 × 7 inches
(241 × 178 mm)
Vol. 1-6
11 × 8.5 inches
(279 × 216 mm)
Vol. 7-onwards | Ongoing |
| June 2008 – TBA | The Complete Little Orphan Annie | Little Orphan Annie | Harold Gray | 1924–TBA | 15 | Yes | Yes | Black-and-white (Dailies) & Full color (Sundays) | 11 × 8.5 inches
(279 × x 216 mm) | Ongoing |
| September 2009 – 2011 | The Complete Library | Bloom County | Berkeley Breathed | 1980–1989 | 5 | Yes | Yes | Black-and-white Dailies & full color Sundays | 11 × 8.5 inches
(279 × x 216 mm) | Finished |
| October 2009 – TBA | The Family Circus | The Family Circus | Bil Keane | 1960–TBA | 2 | Yes | Yes | ? | 11 × 7.5 inches
(279 × 191 mm) | Discontinued? (Latest volume published in 2010) |
| November 2009 – TBA | The Complete Rip Kirby | Rip Kirby | Alex Raymond | 1946–TBA | 11 | Yes | Yes | Black-and-white (Dailies) & Full color (Sundays) | 11 × 10 inches
(279 × 254 mm) | Ongoing |
| January 2010 – TBA | The Complete King Aroo | King Aroo | Jack Kent | 1950–TBA | 2 | Yes | Yes | ? | 9.5 × 7.5 inches
(241 × 191 mm) | Discontinued? (Latest volume published in 2013) |
| January 2010 – TBA | Bringing Up Father | Bringing Up Father | George McManus | 1939–TBA | 2 | Yes | Yes | Black-and-white (Dailies) & Full color (Sundays)? | 11 × 10 inches
(279 × 254 mm) | Discontinued? (Latest volume published in 2013) |
| April 2010 – TBA | Li'l Abner: The Complete Dailies & Color Sundays | Li'l Abner | Al Capp | 1934–TBA | 9 | Yes | Yes | Black-and-white (Dailies) & Full color (Sundays) | 9.25 × 12
(235 × 305 mm) | Ongoing |
| September 2010 – TBA | Archie - The Complete Daily Newspaper Comics | Archie | Bob Montana | 1946–TBA | 3 | Yes | Yes | Black-and-white (Dailies) & Full color (Sundays) | 11 × 8.5 inches
(279 × 216 mm) | Discontinued? (Latest volume published in 2014) |
| September 2010 – TBA | X-9: Secret Agent Corrigan | X-9 | Al Williamson, Archie Goodwin, George Evans | 1969–TBA | 6 | Yes | N/A | Black-and-white (Dailies) | 11 × 10 inches
(279 × 254 mm) | Discontinued? (Latest volume published in 2015) |
| October 2010 – January 2012 | Blondie : The Complete Daily Comics | Blondie | Chic Young | 1930–1935 | 2 | Yes | No | Black-and-white (Dailies) | 11 × 8.5 inches
(279 × 216 mm) | Discontinued after two volumes |
| December 2010 – TBA | Polly and Her Pals | Polly and Her Pals | Cliff Sterrett | 1913–TBA | 2 | No | Yes | Full color (Sundays) | 12 × 16 inches
(305 × 406 mm) | Ongoing |
| July 2011 – TBA | Miss Fury: Sensational Sundays | Miss Fury | Tarpé Mills | 1944–TBA | 2 | No | Yes | & Full color (Sundays) | 9.25 × 12 inches
(235 × 305 mm) | Discontinued? (Latest volume published in 2013) |
| December 2011 – TBA | Flash Gordon and Jungle Jim | Flash Gordon, Jungle Jim | Alex Raymond | 1934–1944 | 4 | No | Yes | Full color (Sundays) | 12 × 16 inches
(305 × 406 mm) | Finished |
| January 2012 – TBA | Steve Canyon | Steve Canyon | Milton Caniff | 1947–TBA | 9 | Yes | Yes | Black-and-white (Dailies) & Full color (Sundays)? | 11 × 8.5 inches
(279 × 216 mm) | Ongoing |
| October 2012 – TBA | Gasoline Alley | Gasoline Alley | Frank King, Dick Moores | 1964–1966 | 1 | Yes | No | Black-and-white (Dailies) | 11 × 8.5 inches
(279 × 216 mm) | Discontinued? (Latest (and only) volume published in 2012) |
| October 2012 – TBA | Skippy: Complete Dailies | Skippy | Percy Crosby | 1925–TBA | 4 | Yes | No | Black-and-white (Dailies) | 9.5 × 8.5 inches
(241 × 216 mm) | Ongoing |
| December 2012 – TBA | Star Trek: The Newspaper Strip | Star Trek | Thomas Warkentin, Sherman DiVono, Ron Harris, Martin Pasko | 1979–1983 | 2 | Yes | Yes | Black-and-white (Dailies) & Full color (Sundays) | 8.5 × 11 inches
(216 × 279 mm) | Finished |
| June 2013 – TBA | Tarzan: The Complete Russ Manning Newspaper Strips | Tarzan | Russ Manning | 1967–1979 | 4 | Yes | Yes | Black-and-white | 11 × 8.5 inches
(279 × 216 mm) | Finished |
| August 2013 – TBA | Superman: The Silver Age Dailies | Superman | Jerry Siegel, Wayne Boring | 1959–TBA | 3 | Yes | No | Black-and-white (Dailies) | 11 × 8.5 inches
(279 × 216 mm) | Ongoing |
| February 2014 – TBA | Superman: Golden Age Sundays | Superman | Jack Burnley, Wayne Boring | 1943–TBA | 2 | No | Yes | Full color (Sundays) | 9.25 × 12 inches
(235 × 305 mm) | Discontinued? (Latest volume published in 2014) |
| April 2014 – TBA | Popeye: The Classic Newspaper Comics by Bobby London | Popeye | Bobby London | 1986–1992 | 2 | Yes | Yes | Black-and-white (Dailies) & Full color (Sundays) | 8.5 × 7.5 inches
(216 × 191 mm) | Finished |
| April 2014 – TBA | Batman: Silver Age Newspaper Comics | Batman | Whitney Ellsworth, Sheldon Moldoff, Carmine Infantino, Joe Giella, Al Plastino | 1966–1972 | 3 | Yes | Yes | Black-and-white (Dailies) & Full color (Sundays) | 11 × 8.5 inches
(279 × 216 mm) | Finished |
| October 2014 – TBA | Ripley's Believe It or Not! - The Original Classic Cartoons | Ripley's Believe It or Not! | Robert Ripley | 1929–TBA | 1 | Yes | Yes | Black-and-white (Dailies) & Full color (Sundays) | 11 × 8.5 inches
(279 × 216 mm) | Discontinued? (Latest (and only) volume published in 2014) |
| June 2015 – TBA | The Ultimate Newspaper Comics Collection | The Amazing Spider-Man | Stan Lee, John Romita Jr. | 1977–TBA | 5 | Yes | Yes | Black-and-white (Dailies) & Full color (Sundays) | 11 × 8.5 inches
(279 × 216 mm) | Ongoing |
| July 2015 – TBA | Superman: Atomic Age Sundays | Superman | Alvin Schwartz, Wayne Boring, Bill Finger | 1949–1959 | 3 | No | Yes | Full color (Sundays) | 9.25 × 12 inches
(235 × 305 mm) | Finished |
| September 2015 – TBA | The Complete Daily Newspaper Comics | Donald Duck | Al Taliaferro | 1924–TBA | 5 | Yes | No | Black-and-white (Dailies) | 11 × 8.5 inches
(279 × 216 mm) | Ongoing |
| April 2016 – TBA | Donald Duck: The Complete Sunday Newspaper Comics | Donald Duck | Al Taliaferro | 1924–TBA | 2 | No | Yes | Full color (Sundays) | 12 × 8.5 inches
(305 × 216 mm) | Ongoing |
| April 2016 – TBA | Star Trek: The Classic UK Comics
- The Complete Series | Star Trek | Harry Lindfield, Jim Balkie, Mike Noble and others | 1969–1979 | 3 | Yes | Yes | Black-and-white (Dailies) & Full color (Sundays) | 8.5 × 11 inches
(216 × 279 mm) | Finished |
| May 2016 – TBA | The Complete Disney Classics | Silly Symphonies | Al Taliaferro | 1932–TBA | 4 | No | Yes | Full color (Sundays) | 12 × 8.5 inches
(305 × 216 mm) | Ongoing |
| November 2016 – TBA | Red Barry | Red Barry | William Gould | 1934–TBA | 1 | Yes | Yes | Black-and-white (Dailies) & Full color (Sundays) | 11 × 8.5 inches
(279 × 216 mm) | Discontinued? (Latest (and only) volume published in 2016) |
| November 2016 – TBA | Walt Disney's Treasury of Classic Tales | Walt Disney's Treasury of Classic Tales | Frank A. Reilly | 19?–TBA | 3 | No | Yes | Full color (Sundays) | 12 × 8.5 inches
(305 × 216 mm) | Ongoing |
| April 2017 – TBA | Superman: The Golden Age Dailies | Superman | Jerry Siegel, Whitney Ellisworth, Joe Shuster, Wayne Boring | 1942–TBA | 5 | Yes | No | Black-and-white (Dailies) | 11 × 8.5 inches
(279 × 216 mm) | Ongoing |
| April 2017 – August 2018 | Star Hawks | Star Hawks | Writing:Ron Goulart
Art:Gil Kane | 1977–1981 | 3 | Yes | Yes | Black-and-white (Dailies) & Full color (Sundays) | 9.25 × 6.5 inches
(235 × 165 mm) | Finished |
| May 2017 – September 2018 | Star Wars: The Classic Newspaper Comics | Star Wars | Don R. Christensen | 1979–1984 | 3 | Yes | Yes | Black-and-white (Dailies) & Full color (Sundays) | 11 × 8.5 inches
(279 × 216 mm) | Finished |
| October 2017 – TBA | For Better or For Worse - The Complete Library | For Better or For Worse | Lynn Johnston | 1979–TBA | 3 | Yes | Yes | Black-and-white (Dailies) & Full color (Sundays) | 11 × 8.5 inches
(279 × 216 mm) | Ongoing |
| October 2018 - TBA | Superman: The Silver Age Sundays | Superman | Jerry Siegel, Wayne Boring | 1959–TBA | 2 | No | Yes | Full color(Sundays) | 9.25 × 12 inches
(235 × 305 mm) | Ongoing |
Volumes of the series are sold separately and have a suggested retail price set by the publisher between $19.99 and $29.99.[6]
Titles| Release date | Title | Author(s) | Subject | Period | Creator(s) | Page count | Binding | Book size | ISBN |
|---|
| 2008-08-12 | Scorchy Smith and the Art of Noel Sickles | Bruce Canwell | The complete Scorchy Smith comic strip, Biography & Art | 1933-1936 | Noel Sickles | 392 | Hardcover | 11 × 11 inches
(279 × 279 mm) | 978-1-60010-206-6}} |
| 2011-05-10 | Genius, Isolated: The Life and Art of Alex Toth | Dean Mullaney, Bruce Canwell | Biography, Art | ? | Alex Toth | 328 | Hardcover | 9.5 × 13 inches
(241 × 330 mm) | 978-1-60010-828-0}} |
| 2011-08-16 | Caniff: A Visual Biography | Dean Mullaney | Biography | ? | Milton Caniff | 328 | Hardcover | 11 × 11 inches
(279 × 279 mm) | 978-1-60010-920-1}} |
| 2011-12-27 | Chuck Jones: The Dream That Never Was | Dean Mullaney, Kurtis Findlay | Biography | ? | Chuck Jones | 280 | Hardcover | 11 × 8.5 inches
(279 × 216 mm) | 978-1-61377-030-6}} |
| 2013-02-26 | Genius, Illustrated: The Life and Art of Alex Toth | Dean Mullaney, Bruce Canwell | Biography, Art | 1960s–2006 | Alex Toth | 288 | Hardcover | 9.5 × 13 inches
(241 × 330 mm) | 978-1-61377-024-5}} |
| 2014-06-03 | Genius, Animated: The Life and Art of Alex Toth | Dean Mullaney, Bruce Canwell | Biography, Art | ? | Alex Toth | 328 | Hardcover | 9.5 × 13 inches
(241 × 330 mm) | 978-1-61377-950-7}} |
| 2014-10-14 | Puck - What Fools These Mortals Be!: The Story of Puck | Michael Alexander Kahn, Richard Samuel West | Political caricature, political cartoon satire | 1877–1918 | various | 328 | Hardcover | 12 × 11 inches
(305 × 279 mm) | 978-1-63140-046-9}} |
| 2015-10-13 | King of the Comics: One Hundred Years of King Features Syndicate | Bruce Canwell and others | Comic strip history | 1914–2015 | various | 288 | Hardcover | 9.25 × 12 inches
(235 × 305 mm) | 978-1-63140-373-6}} |
| 2018-04-17 | The Goat Getters: Jack Johnson, the FIGHT of the CENTURY and How a Bunch of Raucous Cartoonists Reinvented Comics | Eddie Campbell | Comic strip history | Early 20th century? | various | 320 | Hardcover | 11.4 × 9 inches
(290 × 229 mm) | 978-1-68405-138-0}} |
| 2019-04-30 | SCREWBALL! The Cartoonists Who Made the Funnies Funny | Paul C. Tumey | Comic strip history | 20th century | various | 272 | Hardcover | 11 inches × 10.5 inches
(279 mm × 267 mm) | 978-1-68405-187-8}} |
| 2019-05-28 | Treasures Retold: The Lost Art of Alex Toth | Dean Mullaney & Bruce Canwell | Comic strips, Art | ? | Alex Toth | 280 | Hardcover | 9.5 inches × 13 inches
(241 mm × 330 mm) | 978-1-68405-412-1}} |
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2. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/aug/22/book-review-the-library-of-american-comics-essenti/|title=BOOK REVIEW: ‘The Library of American Comics Essentials, Vols. 1 & 2’|website=Washingtontimes.com|accessdate=5 October 2018}}
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5. ^{{cite web|url=http://cinemasentries.com/review/book-review-loac-essentials-vol-8-king-features-essentials-1-krazy-kat-1934-by-george-harriman/|title=Book Review: LOAC Essentials Vol. 8: King Features Essentials 1: Krazy Kat 1934 by George Harriman: Rare Dailies of the Kraziest of Komics - Cinema Sentries|website=cinemasentries.com|accessdate=5 October 2018}}
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