For sale today are eight rare and out-of-print (oop) Dark Horse Comics hardcover (HC) graphic novels from the Baltimore series by Mike Mignola featuring various artists and writers. They altogether comprise the entire series, totaling 1160 pages.


**Vol 1: The Plague Ships (2011)
  • Collects Baltimore Plague Ships (2010- Dark Horse) #1-5. After a devastating plague ends World War I, Europe is suddenly flooded with vampires. Lord Henry Baltimore, a soldier determined to wipe out the monsters, fights his way through bloody battlefields, ruined plague ships, exploding zeppelins, and submarine graveyards, on the hunt for the creature who's become his obsession.



**Vol 2: The Curse Bells (2012)
  • Collects Baltimore The Curse Bells (2011 Dark Horse) #1-5. Written by Mike Mignola and Christopher Golden. Art by Ben Stenbeck. Cover by Dave Stewart and Mike Mignola. A horrific ritual will create havoc on a small European town, as Lord Baltimore takes on the twisted blessing of vampiric nuns and an insane warlock! 


**Vol 3: Passing Stranger and Other Stories (2013)
  • Collects Baltimore Dr. Leskovar's Remedy (2012 Dark Horse) #1-2, Baltimore Play (2012 Dark Horse) #0, and Baltimore The Inquisitor (2013 Dark Horse) #0. Written by Mike Mignola and Christopher Golden. Art by Ben Stenbeck. Cover by Dave Stewart and Mike Mignola. Eisner Award-winning horror master Mike Mignola and Christopher Golden present tales featuring the world's greatest vampire hunter on a quest for vengeance across a world overrun by monsters. A demented surgeon attempts to cure vampirism by creating greater horrors, and a perverse inquisitor reveals his own dark secrets, as Baltimore pursues the scarred vampire that he blames for all of it!


**Vol 4: Chapel of Bones (2014)
  •  Collects Baltimore: Infernal Train (2013) #1-3 and Baltimore: Chapel of Bones (2013) #1-2. Written by Mike Mignola and Christopher Golden. Introduction by Stephen R. Bissette. Art by Ben Stenbeck. Cover by Mike Mignola. The world's greatest monster hunter wages war against a plague of vampires intent on resurrecting a demonic god, an evil witch in league with a clan of undead, and his mortal nemesis, leading to a final showdown in London! 


**Vol 5: The Apostle and The Witch Harju (2015)
  •  Collects Baltimore: Witch of Harju (2014) #1-3 and Baltimore: Wolf and the Apostle (2014 Dark Horse) #1-2. Written by Mike Mignola and Christopher Golden. Art by Peter Bergting and Ben Stenbeck. Cover by Mike Mignola. Lord Baltimore hunts the godlike Red King, who is responsible for the vampire plague. After saving a young woman from her undead husband, Baltimore and his team of fearless vampire killers face the demonic offspring of a witch and uncover the truth about the inquisitor-turned-werewolf Judge Duvic-now more bloodthirsty than ever. 


**Vol 6: The Cult of the Red King (2016)
  • Collects Baltimore: Cult of the Red King (2015) #1-5. Written by Mike Mignola and Christopher Golden. Art by Peter Bergting and Ben Stenbeck. Cover by Mike Mignola.Continuing his quest to destroy the Red King, Lord Baltimore heads to the icy Baltic Sea and northern Russia, but he finds witchcraft in the streets of St. Petersburg and evil in its shadows. With new allies and fearsome new enemies, Baltimore continues his battle to save the world from the Red King. But as his path grows darker, he may not only lose his way but those closest to him as well.


**Vol 7: Empty Graves (2016)
  • Collects Baltimore: Empty Graves (2016) #1-5. Written by Mike Mignola and Christopher Golden. Art by Peter Bergting. Cover by Mike Mignola. Baltimore's allies relive their own troubled pasts while they bury their fallen friends. Can they uncover the origins of the Blood-Red Witch before she awakens the Red King-the devil behind all the world's evil?


**Vol 8: The Red Kingdom (2017)
  • ollects Baltimore: The Red Kingdom (2017) #1-5. Written by Mike Mignola and Christopher Golden. Art by Peter Bergting. Cover by Mike Mignola. The Red King amasses power on his way to the Vatican coronation while his armies sweep across Europe in an unholy war. Lord Baltimore is missing and his allies are scattered across the continent. Is there any chance left for the resistance to stem the oncoming tide before the world is drowned in blood?




I am not a comics grader, but I try to be as thorough as possible when assessing books for any flaws. I don't believe in using a number grade system - to me they are mostly utilized as a method to be ambiguous about exact condition and/or individual imperfections - but I do attempt to describe anything other than minor cover shelf-scuffing/scratching in detail. If a certain flaw discussed below does not mention that it affects inside pages, then it does not.

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These novels are in varied external conditions, ranging from good overall to very good overall (1 is brand new in the manufacturer's plastic wrap) - but all with solid spines, and all but 1 with great or better hardcovers as well as inside pages (photo#14 example). Other than a few moderate flaws spread throughout, they contain some mostly lighter and primarily external signs of wear, all detailed in full below. Due to eBay's photo limit, with lots involving multiple books, I am not able to show the detailed looks I try to maintain, so if you would like any extra photos of a specific description/book, feel free to let me know!


Any reference to certain areas of books can be seen in the photos above. The sections are:
*Photo#4: Upper spine corner
*Photo#5: Lower spine corner
*Photo#6: Front cover top edge/outer corner
*Photo#7: Front cover bottom edge/outer corner
*Photo#8: Back cover top edge/outer corner
*Photo#9: Back cover bottom edge/outer corner

Abbreviations Glossary (I've been listing more and more of my books and thought this would save some time..)
*USC: Upper spine corner
*LSC: Lower spine corner
*FTOC: Front cover's top outer corner
*FBOC: Front cover's bottom outer corner
*BTOC: Back cover's top outer corner
*BBOC: Back cover's bottom outer corner




**Vol 1Brand new/still sealed in manufacturer's plastic wrap. From storage/movement over time, it has a few lighter signs of external wear and a few smaller breaks in the plastic wrap. USC has a tiny break in plastic wrap where it meets the back cover. Front jacket has a light ~1/2" indent adjacent the top edge near the USC. Page edge has a ~1/2" break in plastic wrap towards the lower half at its middle, and a ~1.5" break in plastic wrap where it meets the back cover near the middle. FTOC, BTOC, and BBOC all possess tiny scuffs/breaks in plastic wrap.


**Vol 2: Very good overall condition with an excellent hardcover and inside pages. Some primarily lighter signs of wear almost entirely to its jacket covers. USC has ~1/2" indenting on the spine nearby. LSC has light scuffing. Front jacket cover's top edge has a small scuff near the spine corner, but otherwise light scuffing. Its bottom edge  has a ~1" scuff near its middle, and 2 small indents towards the outer corner. Back cover's edges have light shelf-scuffing. FTOC, BTOC, BBOC all have minimal scuffing/wear. FBOC has a tiny scuff. Front jacket has a small indent/depression near the top edge, and a light ~1" scratch/indent near the lower spine corner. Page edge has 2 tiny indents near its middle. Back jacket has a light parallel/nearby ~4" indent to the top edge. ~5 tiny indents/scratches spread around the cover. Some light shelf-scuffing in a vertical column near the spine edge.


**Vol 3: Good condition with a great overall hardcover and inside pages. Other than sine spine corner dings,  some lighter signs of wear primarily to its jacket covers. USC and LSC have light scuffing, and small dings/indents at/around where they meet the front covers that show lightly on the hardcover below. They also both have dings where they meet the back covers that show as ~1" and ~1/2" indents, respectively on the back jackets around the corners, and on the hardcover below as ~1/2" indents. The LSC ding shows as a light ~1/2" indent on pages. Front and back jackets' top edges have some light curling/indenting along them, their bottom edges have some shelf-scuffing along them, with an additional ~1" scuff on the back near the BBOC. FTOC has a small peel/tear/scuff, BTOC has a tiny scuff/peel, they show lightly on the hardcovers as light scuffs. FBOC and BBOC possess ~1/2" vertical indents on their jackets, and tiny scuffs at the corners themselves. Front jacket has a light ~2.5" streak/scratch near the bottom edge, and some light scratches/shelf-scuffing around the jacket. Back jacket has two light ~1" scratches/indents near its center, and another near the spine edge's middle. Sticker remnants over/around the barcode - might come off; I prefer not to mess with them. Some light scratches around cover's lower half, and some light shelf-scuffing around the jacket. Front hardcover has a light ~3" streak/scuff near the title. 


**Vol 4Very good overall condition with a great hardcover and excellent inside pages. Other than 1 spine corner ding, few and lighter signs of wear, all of which primarily affect its jacket covers. USC has some scuffing/light peeling, with a small ding/peel/indent at/around where it meets the back cover, shows on the hardcover below as a moderate ding. LSC has some scuffing, with a small tear where it meets the front jacket that shows on the hardcover below as a small indent. Front jacket's top and bottom edges have ~1.5" of curling/indenting starting adjacent the spine corners, with otherwise light shelf-scuffing/wear. Back jacket's top edge has some light curling along it, bottom edge has some light shelf-scuffing along it. FTOC and BTOC possess tiny scuffs. FBOC has a small peel, BBOC has a tiny indent, each show as light scuffs on the hardcover. Front jacket has a small spine edge depression near its middle. Back jacket has a light ~1", and two small indents/depressions near its spine edge. Jackets have some sparse light shelf-scuffing around them.

**Vol 5Very good overall condition with an excellent hardcover and inside pages. Only notable flaws are a couple light/small jacket creases, with otherwise few and lesser signs of wear, all primarily to the jackets. USC and LSC have light scuffing. Front and back jackets' top edges have light if any shelf-wear/scuffing other than 2 small scuffs on the back towards the FBOC. Their bottom edges have light shelf-scuffing and a few tiny indents spread around them, each with two nearby/parallel light ~1/2" creases/depressions. FTOC and BTOC have minimal wear/scuffing. FBOC has a tiny indent. BBOC has a small indent, shows lightly on hardcover below. Front jacket has 2 small spine edge indents/depressions near the LSC. ~3 small/light ones around jacket's center. Back jacket possesses a ~1" patch of scuffing near the top edge. Both jackets have some light shelf-scuffing around, more prominently on the back jacket (photo#11 w/illumination).

**Vol 6Good condition with a great hardcover and excellent inside pages. Other than lower spine corner dings/indents, some lighter signs of wear, all primarily affecting the book's externals. USC has some indenting/light scuffing around it, shows as small/light indents on the hardcover below. LSC has some more moderate indenting around it, shows as ~1/2" indents around each cover's corner, and on the hardcovers below as light/small indents. Front and back jackets' top edges have light indenting/curling along them, their bottom edges have light shelf-scuffing. FTOC has a small ding/bend, shows on hardcover as a light bend/scuff. BTOC has a small ding/indent, shows on hardcover below as a ~1/2" indent FBOC and BBOC possess tiny scuffs. Front jacket has a very light ~2" vertical scratch near the LSC, and two small scratches towards the FBOC. Back jacket has 2 small dings/depressions towards the BTOC that show lightly on the hardcover below (photo#11 w/illumination), and a small spine edge depression near the LSC. Both jackets have some light/sparse shelf-scuffing around.

**Vol 7Good overall reading condition, with a very good overall hardcover and inside pages. It does have 1 strong spine edge ding at the upper corner, that shows on pages as indents, but otherwise has some lighter and mostly external signs of wear. USC has a strong ding, causes indenting around the corner, ~1/2" indents/depressions around the corner on each cover, with an additional ~1" light indent around it on the front, and a ~1.5" very light indent around it on the back jacket. Indents all show on hardcover below, and on pages as a strong small one, and ~1/2" lighter one (photo#___ example). LSC also has dings where it meets each cover - a ~1/2" indent/depression around it on the front jacket, and a ~1" vertical one around it on the back. They show on pages as small/light indents. Front and back jackets' top edges have some scuffing, each with ~5 small indents spread along them - 2 on each show as dings on the hardcover. Their bottom edges have light if any shelf-scuffing. FTOC, FBOC, BTOC, and BBOC all possess tiny/light indents/scuffs. Front jacket has two small indents/depressions near the title (photo#12 w/illumination), and a ~3/4" one near its center. Tiny scratch/indent near the bottom edge. Back jacket has a very light ~4" horizontal scratch near the top edge (photo#13 w/illumination). Light nearby ~1.5" scratch/indent. Light ~3" vertical indent/depression towards lower half of jacket. 

**Vol 8Good overall condition with a great hardcover and excellent inside pages. It does have a collection of mostly smaller and lighter flaws, all of which affect its externals. USC has some scuffing, with small peels where it meets each cover. LSC has a small tear where it meets the front jacket, and a small scuff/peel where it meets the back jacket. Front jacket's top edge, and back jacket's bottom edge have some scuffing and indents spread along them. Front jacket's bottom edge has light if any shelf-scuffing other than a small scuff towards the LSC. Back cover's top edge also has some indenting along it, with an adjacent ~2" cover indent/depression towards the USC. FTOC and FBOC possess tiny scuffs/peels. BTOC and BBOC have tiny indents/bends, they show on hardcovers as light bends. FTOC's hardcover below also has a tiny indent around it. Front jacket has a small spine edge ding/depression near the middle (photo#12 w/illumination). Small scratch and light depression patch near title from embossed title on hardcover pressing against it over time. Very light curved ~2.5" scratch towards LSC. Back jacket has a ~1.5" indent/depression on the spine edge, and a ~1" one near the USC (photo#13 w/illumination). Some very light ~2.5" scratches around jacket's center. Both jackets have some light shelf-scuffing around their peripherals mainly. Front hardcover has a light ~1" indent nearby/parallel the top edge. First ~4 inside cover pages have a ~1" indent/depression near their page edge's middles.


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I both buy to read as well as sell TPBs on here, so I understand how aggravating it is to receive a comic damaged in transit. I always pack books firmly between pieces of cardboard (among other materials/layers) via Gemini Comic mailers or bubble mailers depending on size; usually utilizing boxes for larger lots. If you have any questions or would like any additional photos, feel free to let me know. I'm always happy to combine shipping costs - either message me before completing purchase for a pre-payment price adjustment, or alternatively I can provide a refund afterwards. Thanks, and have a stellar day!