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• 2 •  "The Barbarian" (detail) • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 6 •  Cat Girl (detail to final version) • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 7 • Frazetta: An Artist Like No Other • essay by uncredited
• 8 •  Sea Monster (detail) • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 11 •  Molly Hatchet: Flirtin' with Disaster record cover • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta (variant of cover art for Flirtin' with Disaster 1979)
• 11 •  Advertisement from UK's "New Musical Express" • (1979) • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 12 •  Snow Giants (detail) • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 14 •  "The ape-man dealt him a terrific blow on the side of his head with his open palm." • (1964) • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 15 • Burroughs' Lord of the Jungle • essay by Robert R. Barrett
• 15 •  Pencil sketch of Tarzan published in a fanzine titled "G.A.S. Lite #10" • (1973) • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 16 •  Two previously unpublished Tarzan sketches • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 17 •  Published as line art in Burroughs Bulletin #29 (House of Greystoke) • (1973) • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 18 •  1965 Canaveral sketches that occupied the flip side of the prelim page shown in Volume I, p. 14, previously unpublished • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 19 •  Previously unpublished sketch (Tarzan and Jane) • interior artwork by Virgil Finlay
• 20 •  Tarzan and the Castaways • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 21 • The Fantastic Art of Frank Frazetta • essay by Robert Barrett
• 21 •  To Bob Barrett, Whose devotion I will always cherish... • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 22 •  Published in "Frank Frazetta Book Five", page 56 as line art • (1985) • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 22 •  1994 pencil sketch, 12" x 16" • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 23 •  Tarzan and Bolgani • (1996) • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 24 •  Tarzan Triumphant (aka To the Rescue) preliminary • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 24 •  Tarzan Triumphant • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 26 •  Tarzan and the Ant Men sketchpad (10.5" x 13.5") • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 27 •  Tarzan and the Ant Men try-out watercolor • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 27 •  Tarzan and the Ant Men, the revised painting • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 28 •  Tarzan and the Lost Empire (cover) • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta (variant of cover art for Tarzan and the Lost Empire 1962)
• 28 •  Preliminary sketch for Tarzan and the Lost Empire • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 28 •  Previously unpublished Tarzan rough • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 29 •  Tarzan and the Lion Man (cover) • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta (variant of cover art for Tarzan and the Lion Man 1963)
• 29 •  Preliminary sketch for Tarzan and the Lion Man • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 29 •  Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar (cover) • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta (variant of cover art for Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar 1963)
• 29 •  Previously unpublished preliminary for Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 31 • Life Drawings • essay by uncredited
• 48 •  Conan of Aquilonia repaint of the stolen Lancer cover art • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 49 • Conan • essay by uncredited
• 49 •  Conan of Aquilonia, current revised painting • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 51 •  "The Barbarian" (detail) • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 52 •  Rejected concept for "Conan the Buccaneer" • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 53 •  Color version of rejected concept for "Conan the Buccaneer" • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 54 •  Unpublished concept sketches for "The Destroyer" • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 54 •  Conan the Buccaneer (cover) • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta (variant of cover art for Conan the Buccaneer 1971)
• 54 •  The Destroyer (detail) • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 55 •  Concept sketch for "Conan the Buccaneer" cover • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 56 •  "First State" of The Destroyer • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 56 •  Frank Frazetta holding the "First State" version of The Destroyer • interior artwork by uncredited
• 57 •  "Second State" of The Destroyer • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta (variant of cover art for Conan the Buccaneer 1971)
• 58 •  Conan of Aquilonia (Sphere cover) • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta (variant of cover art for Conan of Aquilonia 1978)
• 59 •  Unpublished Lancer cover proof for Conan of Aquilonia • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 60 •  Frank Frazetta and Gerry Conway • interior artwork by Bakshi Productions, Inc.
• 61 •  Original Death Dealer (detail) • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 62 • Death Dealer • essay by Patrick K. Hill
• 62 •  Previously unpublished Death Dealer sketch • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 62 •  Death Dealer sketches • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 63 •  Color painting of Death Dealer without his helmet • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 63 •  Death Dealer ink sketch • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 63 •  Death Dealer watercolor sketch • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 64 •  Death Dealer Book 3: Tooth and Claw (cover) • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta (variant of cover art for Tooth and Claw 1985)
• 64 •  Death Dealer color sketches • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 65 •  Death Dealer sketches [2] • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 65 •  Death Dealer Book 4: Plague of Knives (cover) • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta (variant of cover art for Plague of Knives 1990)
• 66 •  Death Dealer color sketches [2] • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 67 •  Death Dealer ink sketch [2] • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 68 •  Death Dealer sketches [3] • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 69 •  Previously unpublished rough for Death Dealer • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 70 •  Kane on the Golden Sea • (1978) • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta (variant of cover art for Darkness Weaves)
• 71 • Commercial Works & Prelims • essay by uncredited
• 71 •  Darkness Weaves (cover) • (2001) • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta (variant of cover art for Darkness Weaves 1978)
• 72 •  U. S. Royal Tires ad, Saturday Evening Post • (1961) • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 72 •  U. S. Royal Tires ad, Look and Saturday Evening Post • (1961) • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 73 •  U. S. Royal Tires ad in color, Saturday Evening Post • (1961) • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 73 •  Original artwork for a Royal Tires ad • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 74 •  Son of Tarzan cover rough • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 74 •  Sketch of Tarzan and La of Opar, from reverse of Son of Tarzan cover rough • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 74 •  The Son of Tarzan cover • (1985) • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta (variant of cover art for The Son of Tarzan 1963)
• 75 •  Preliminary study for Tarzan and the Lion Man cover • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 75 •  Tarzan and the Lion Man (cover) [2] • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta (variant of cover art for Tarzan and the Lion Man 1963)
• 76 •  Preliminary sketch for "The Huntress" • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 76 •  Savage Pellucidar (cover) • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta (variant of cover art for Savage Pellucidar 1964)
• 76 •  The Cave Girl (cover) • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta (variant of cover art for Savage Pellucidar 1964)
• 76 •  Vampirella #6 (German) (cover) • (1977) • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta (variant of The Huntress)
• 77 •  The Huntress (in oil) • (1977) • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta (variant of The Huntress)
• 77 •  The Huntress (in watercolor) detail • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 78 •  Executioner rough • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 78 •  Creepy #17 (cover) • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta (variant of cover art for Creepy, October 1967 1967)
• 79 •  Executioner (detail) • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 80 •  Mastodon preliminary • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 80 •  The Creature from Beyond Infinity (cover) • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta (variant of cover art for The Creature from Beyond Infinity 1968)
• 80 •  Brak the Barbarian • (2001) • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta (variant of cover art for Brak the Barbarian 1968)
• 81 •  Brak the Barbarian reproduction • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 82 •  Outlaw World (cover) • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta (variant of cover art for Outlaw World 1969)
• 82 •  White Gorillas preliminary • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 83 •  Revised White Gorillas • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta (variant of cover art for Outlaw World 1969)
• 84 •  Preliminary for The Godmakers • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 84 •  The Godmakers (cover) • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta (variant of cover art for The Godmakers 1970)
• 85 •  Color preliminary for The Godmakers • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 86 •  Preliminary to Monster Out of Time • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 86 •  Monster Out of Time (detail) • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 86 •  Land of Terror (cover) • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta (variant of cover art for Land of Terror 1973)
• 87 •  New World preliminary • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 87 •  The 1972 Annual World's Best SF (cover) • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta (variant of cover art for The 1972 Annual World's Best SF 1972)
• 87 •  Rough for Return of the Mucker • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 87 •  Return of the Mucker (cover) • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta (variant of cover art for Return of the Mucker 1974)
• 88 •  Preliminary to The Moon Men • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 88 •  The Moon Men (cover) • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta (variant of cover art for The Moon Men 1974)
• 89 •  Preliminary to Warrior with Ball and Chain • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 89 •  Warrior with Ball and Chain • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 89 •  Flashing Swords! #1 (cover) • (2001) • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta (variant of cover art for Flashing Swords! #1 1973)
• 90 •  Ghoul Queen pencil preliminary • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 90 •  National Lampoon, August 1973 (cover) • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta (variant of cover art for National Lampoon, August 1973 1973)
• 91 •  Ghoul Queen • (1977) • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta (variant of cover art for National Lampoon, August 1973 1973)
• 92 •  The Flesh Eaters (detail) • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 93 •  The Flesh Eaters preliminary • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 93 •  The Flesh Eaters (cover) • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta (variant of cover art for The Flesh Eaters 1979)
• 94 •  The Tempest preliminary wash • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 94 •  The Tempest mock-up • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 94 •  Final ad for Heurikon Corp. using The Tempest • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 95 •  Revised The Tempest • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 96 •  Preliminary for Attack (Battlestar Galactica) • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 97 •  Color Preliminary for Attack (Battlestar Galactica) • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 97 • Silver Screen • essay by uncredited
• 97 •  TV Guide, the first advertised appearance of Attack • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta (variant of cover art for The Cylon Death Machine 1979)
• 99 •  Thun'da: King of the Congo No. 1 (cover) • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta (variant of cover art for Thun'da: King of the Congo 1973)
• 99 •  Ink sketches of Thun'da • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 100 •  "Luana" film poster • (1973) • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta (variant of Luana movie poster art)
• 101 •  Thun'da newspaper advertisement • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 101 • "Cartoon Book Sells Serial" advertisement • essay by uncredited
• 102 •  "Give Us Barabbas" NY Times advertisement • (1969) • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 102 •  Preliminary sketch for "Give Us Barabbas" • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 103 •  "Give Us Barabbas" brush, pen and ink drawing • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 104 •  "Yours, Mine and Ours" movie poster • (1968) • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta (variant of Yours, Mine and Ours movie poster)
• 104 •  "Yours, Mine and Ours" panel for the film's promotion • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 105 •  Luana (cover) • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta (variant of cover art for Luana 1974)
• 105 •  Concept drawing for a scene from "Luana" • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 105 •  B-style composition for "Luana" • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 106 •  Rough for "The Gauntlet" • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 107 •  The Gauntlet movie poster • (1977) • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta (variant of The Gauntlet movie poster art)
• 107 •  Clint Eastwood and Frank Frazetta posing with the finished painted for "The Gauntlet" • interior artwork by uncredited
• 108 •  Unused concept art for "The Barbarians" • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 109 •  Unused painting for "Ghosts Can't Do It" • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 109 •  Reference photo for "Ghosts Can't Do It" artwork • interior artwork by uncredited
• 110 • Fire and Ice • essay by uncredited
• 110 •  Darkwolf sketch • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 111 •  Day of Wrath, first state of the Darkwolf image • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 112 •  Clay model for Darkwolf • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 113 •  Darkwolf poster art • (1996) • interior artwork by Simon Bisley and Frank Frazetta
• 113 •  Jaguar God #0 comic cover • (1996) • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 113 •  Victorious • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 113 •  Conan figure • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 115 •  Subhuman sketches for Fire and Ice • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 116 •  Character sketch for Darkwolf • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 116 •  Character sketch for Larn • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 116 •  Girl on the River (aka River Escape) • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta (variant of Girl on the River 1985)
• 117 •  Plate 1 from the Fire and Ice Portfolio • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta (variant of Fire and Ice Portfolio Plate 1 1991)
• 117 •  Fire and Ice Portfolio (cover) • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta (variant of cover art for Fire and Ice Portfolio 1991)
• 118 •  Darkwolf sketches • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 118 •  Subhuman sketch • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 118 •  Teegra sketches • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 119 •  Plate 6 from the Fire and Ice Portfolio • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta (variant of Fire and Ice Portfolio Plate 6 1991)
• 120 •  Subhuman character studies • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 120 •  Giant Lizard • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 121 •  Ralph Bakshi and Frank Frazetta • interior artwork by uncredited
• 122 •  Darkwolf sketch [2] • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 122 •  Frank directing a couple of actors • interior artwork by uncredited
• 123 •  Darkwolf sketch [3] • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 124 •  Darkwolf preliminary • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 125 •  Darkwolf gouache character study • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 127 •  Ralph Bakshi, Steven E. Gordon, Frank Frazetta • interior artwork by uncredited
• 127 •  Sketch of spearmen attacking giant lizard • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 128 •  Lord of the Rings Portfolio (cover) • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta (variant of cover art for Lord of the Rings Portfolio 1975)
• 129 • Frazetta's Lord of the Rings • essay by uncredited
• 130 •  Lord of the Rings oil study on canvasboard • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 130 •  Lore of the Rings oil study on canvasboard [2] • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 131 •  Lord of the Rings Portfolio Plate 1 • (1975) • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 132 •  Lord of the Rings Portfolio Plate 4 rough • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 133 •  Lord of the Rings Portfolio Plate 4 • (1975) • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 134 •  Lord of the Rings Portfolio Plate 2 • (1975) • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 135 •  Gollum got into his boat and shot off from the island..." • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta (variant of Gollum 1980)
• 136 •  Lord of the Rings Portfolio Plate 5 • (1975) • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 137 •  Lord of the Rings Portfolio Plate 5 rough • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 138 •  Roughs for "The Black Star" • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 138 •  The Black Star (cover) • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta (variant of cover art for The Black Star 1973)
• 139 • Lin Carter & J. R. R. Tolkien • essay by uncredited
• 139 •  Color rough for "The Black Star" • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 140 •  "Came the Dawn" preliminary • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 141 • Came the Dawn: Artist's Edition Part II • essay by uncredited
• 141 •  "Came the Dawn" preliminary [2] • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 142 •  "No," she signed. "Don't. Hold me..." • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 143 •  I went into the bedroom, got a blanket from the bed, and covered her tenderly. • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 144 •  "All my life I'd looked for her. And now she was here... beside me. • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 145 •  Lioness Watching Cabin • (1977) • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 146 •  "And now for the latest news...The escaped maniac is twenty-two years of age..." • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 147 •  "...with natural blonde hair. She was last seen by a hunter..." • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 148 •  Had I just spent the night with a homicidal maniac? • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 149 •  She sat up and stretched. "Was that the news? Did they say anything about me?" • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 150 •  "Don't you want to put your clothes back on?" • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 151 •  She grabbed my arm and I could feel her fingernails diggin in. • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 152 •  "I can stay here. For a while, anyway. Don't you want me to?" • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 153 •  I stepped back and shoved her... • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 154 •  "Bob, Bob! Let me in! I don't understand!" • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 155 •  "Why don't you do us both a big favor...and beat it?" • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 156 •  "Outside, I could hear Cathy sobbing quietly. Suddenly, she began to pound furiously on the door. • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 157 •  After a while, a sickly finger of red reached in under the cabin door and pooled out over the floor. • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 158 •  I stared down at her sprawled across the porch, and the figure of a woman disappearing into the woods. • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 160 •  Drawing from George Roussos' sketchbook • interior artwork by George Roussos
• 161 • Personal Works • essay by uncredited
• 161 •  The Lookout • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 162 •  Rough for Illustrations Arcanum • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 162 •  Finished art for Illustrations Arcanum • (1994) • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 164 •  Rough for Illustrations Arcanum [2] • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 164 •  Finished art for Illustrations Arcanum [2] • (1994) • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 166 •  Frazetta Sketchbook, Volume II • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 166 •  Frazetta Sketchbook, Volume II [2] • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 166 •  Spa Fon #5 (cover) • (1969) • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta (variant of Spa Fon #5 cover art)
• 166 •  Spa Fon #5 cover artwork • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta (variant of Spa Fon #5 cover art 1969)
• 167 •  Incomplete 1968 artwork • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 168 •  Frazetta Sketchbook, Volume II [3] • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 168 •  Frazetta Sketchbook, Volume II [4] • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 168 •  Frazetta Sketchbook, Volume II [5] • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 169 •  Colored drawing from ERBania #33-34 • (1973) • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 169 •  Frazetta Sketchbook, Volume II [6] • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 170 •  Frazetta Sketchbook, Volume II [7] • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 170 •  Frazetta Sketchbook, Volume II [8] • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 170 •  Frazetta Sketchbook, Volume II [9] • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 171 •  Sketch for "Frazetta: Living Legend" cover • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 172 •  Frazetta Sketchbook, Volume II [10] • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 173 •  Early stage of Preditors • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 173 •  Preditors • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 174 •  Frazetta Sketchbook, Volume II [11] • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 174 •  Frazetta Sketchbook, Volume II [12] • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 174 •  Frazetta Sketchbook, Volume II [13] • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 175 •  Frazetta's final right-handed work • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 175 •  Frazetta's final right-handed work, early state • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 176 •  Frazetta Sketchbook, Volume II [14] • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
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  •  Frazetta Sketchbook, Volume II [11] • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
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  •  Nude woman from p. 30 • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
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  •  "All my life I'd looked for her. And now she was here... beside me. • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
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  •  The Destroyer • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta (variant of cover art for Conan the Buccaneer 1971)
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  •  Day of Wrath (detail) • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
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  •  Death Dealer (detail) • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
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  •  Frank Frazetta • interior artwork by uncredited