Comics on TV

[Niblet]

The Two Ronnies series 3 (September '73 to January '74), episode 6. I know it's not a British comic, but it is a British TV show.

[jakob1978]

here's a pic from the first regular episode of Porridge (New Faces, Old Hands), where Heslop (played by the great Brian Glover) is reading the Beezer. You can see Colonel Blink on the back page

[jakob1978]

The Two Ronnies series 3 (September '73 to January '74), episode 6. I know it's not a British comic, but it is a British TV show.

that is issue 9 of "Kull the Conqueror"

[Niblet]

that is issue 9 of "Kull the Conqueror"

Thanks for identifying the issue, jakob1978.

I always assumed that when the props dept. needs a comic they usually send a runner round to the local newsagent to buy something suitable (unless there's a requirement for a vintage comic). If my assumption was correct with regard to the 2 Ronnies clip, the runner would have got a comic with the 'Marvel All-Colour Comics' banner across the top, which as far as I know appeared on the UK-distributed Marvel comics at the time (although in 1973 I was on a break from comic-buying so I could be wrong).

If I'm right about that, the copy shown must have come from a comic shop or dealer rather than a newsagent. Or maybe someone on the production team raided his son's collection

[Peter Gray]

Just watched the second part of Field of Blood set in Glasgow 1982.the kid in prison was reading a Dandy and was mentioned in the conversation...that she liked the Dandy..

[jakob1978]

as a follow up to my previous post about the character of Heslop reading a Beezer in the first episode of Porridge, he also appeared in the second episode (The Hustler) where he can be seen reading another comic.

It looks like it's a copy of Smash...is that the second half of a double page spread of "The Swots and the Blots", and if so, what's the strip whose title you can only just see in the second pic...Captain something??

[Raven]

It's a copy of Valiant and Smash. The strip you see in the second picture is Captain Hurricane.

[jakob1978]

It's a copy of Valiant and Smash. The strip you see in the second picture is Captain Hurricane.

cool..thanks for IDing that

[jakob1978]

Public Information Film from 1980 on children using matches. Unknown to him, he lays the lit match onto a Beano comic and burns it.

http://www.tv-ark.org.uk/mivana/mediapl ... 0&type=mp4

here's a screencap of the Beano from this Public Info Film

[philcom55]

Anybody notice the copy of Look In in tonight's Doctor Who?

- Phil Rushton

[Digifiend]

Eh? I saw the episode but didn't notice that -someone post a screencap please!

[Jay]

Go to page 13 of this thread. I am most upset no one noticed.

[philcom55]

Sorry Jay - I guess that's the problem with stories about time travel!

If anybody's interested it's the issue of Look-In dated 3rd January 1981.

- Phil R.

[Peter Gray]

Its on BBC 4 tonight about postcards I saw it in the week and in his attic were some old Beanos which he talks out loud.....a good program and witty...

[SID]

In Doctor Who today, I saw a copy of Look-in.

I couldn't see anything but the logo.