Pure Imagination (comics)
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Publishing |
| Founded | 1975 |
| Founder | Greg Theakston |
| Headquarters | New York City , United States |
| Products | Comics, magazines, books, CDs |
Pure Imagination is a publishing company dedicated to comics, magazines, and related literature, established and managed by Greg Theakston since 1975. Located in New York City, the firm primarily focuses on the restoration and reissue of works by prominent comic artists, emphasizing archival compilations over new original material.
Although the company briefly ventured into producing original comic titles and several "girlie" magazines during the 1990s, its principal operation has centered on issuing retrospective collections. These include the unfinished Complete Jack Kirby series and ongoing volumes of Reader anthologies. The Edge of Genius series showcases significant artistic phases of influential creators. Additionally, Pure Imagination has distributed CDs featuring various editions of its Reader publications.
Comics
- Buried Treasure, three installments
- Doc Weird's Thrill Book, three issues (1987–88)
- Intense!, three editions (1993)
- Lone Ranger, single issue
- Pure Images, five editions
- Sky Masters, one issue (1991)
- Torchy, five issues plus one Annual
Magazines
- Betty Pages, nine issues and two Annuals (1987–93)
- Buried Treasure, three issues (1986–87)
- Tease, nine editions (1995–2003)
- The Neal Adams Treasury Volumes 1 & 2
- Lou Fine Comics Treasury (1991)
- The Frank Frazetta Treasury
- The Jack Kirby Treasury Volumes 1 & 2 (1982)
- The Wallace Wood Treasury
- The Berni Wrightson Treasury
- Additional titles include Johnny Comet, The Rare Frazetta, White Indian, and Simon & Kirby Classics
Books
- Forrest Ackerman's Wonderama Annual (1993)
- Vaughn Bode: Rare and Well Done (2006)
- The Best of Jack Cole (2006) — exemplary works from 1938 through 1953
- Steve Ditko: Edge of Genius (2009), along with multiple Steve Ditko Reader volumes concentrating on his Charlton Comics output from the 1950s-60s
- Big Book o' Ditko (2010)
- Will Eisner: Edge of Genius (2007) and The Eisner Shop collection
- Reader volumes featuring Lou Fine’s Flame, Doll Man, Uncle Sam, Ray, and Black Condor series
- The Comic Strip Jack Kirby (2006) — syndicated strips from 1936 to 1939
- Complete Sky Masters of the Space Force (2000)
- Partial Complete Jack Kirby series covering early to mid-career phases (1997–2007)
- Jack Kirby's Heroes & Villains, Black Magic Edition (1994), plus Jack Kirby Reader editions (2003–04) spanning various publishers’ works
- Joe Kubert Reader (2011)
- Titles such as Miss Fury (2008), Parade of Pleasure (2010), Thrill Book (2004), and Torchy volumes including volume 2 (2009)
- Alex Toth in Hollywood volumes and Reader editions highlighting his mid-20th century contributions
- Al Williamson Reader and Forbidden Worlds volume (2009)
- Reader volumes for Basil Wolverton, covering material from 1942 to 1954, including Agony and Ecstasy (2007), reprinting selections from "The Bible Story" series
- Wallace Wood Reader volumes featuring work from the 1950s-60s, including Captain Science and Galaxy Science Fiction illustrations; Wild Wood (2010); Wallace Wood: Edge of Genius (2009)