Comics on TV

Talk here about just about anything associated with British comics or story papers and the industry that does not fit in any other forum.
There are separate fora open to registered members for discussing specific comics, artists, websites etc.

Moderators: Al, AndyB

User avatar
stevezodiac
Posts: 4957
Joined: 23 May 2006, 20:43
Location: space city

Re: Comics on TV

Post by stevezodiac »

I've been listening to the Byrd's quite a lot lately since I put their best of double CD onto my mp3 player. My ebay picture shows me wearing a pair of those tiny dark glasses that I think Roger McGuinn wore.

User avatar
starscape
Posts: 989
Joined: 17 Jul 2011, 14:51
Location: UK
Contact:

Re: Comics on TV

Post by starscape »

I just bought a Best of the Byrds CD last week. I had their early stuff on vinyl. Wish I'd kept it that way. All that country music at the end was pretty tedious.
STARSCAPE Comic
http://facebook.com/Starscape-Comic-108831387707862/
comics, cartoons, music & movies

User avatar
philcom55
Posts: 5170
Joined: 14 Jun 2006, 11:56

Re: Comics on TV

Post by philcom55 »

I think even Bob Dylan himself was impressed by what the Byrds did with Mr. Tambourine Man. By comparison the Melanie version is terribly shaky - but it's that very note of fragility in her voice I like so much. As a result it somehow manages to evoke the impossibly naive aspirations of the Summer of Love while simultaneously anticipating their imminent disintegration in drugs and violence. For those of us who watched it happen it's almost heartbreaking to hear the plaintive way in which she sings 'I want to forget about today until tomorrow'!

User avatar
Niblet
Posts: 672
Joined: 16 Sep 2009, 16:58
Location: STILL standing on the porch of The Lido Hotel

Re: Comics on TV

Post by Niblet »

From Poor Cow (1967). In this scene Joy (Carol White) asks Dave (Terence Stamp) if she can read one of his comics. He hands over what he tells her is a copy of 'Lewis Lane featuring Superman's girlfiend', so Dave is clearly no comics aficionado. I recorded the film when it was shown on the Talking Pictures TV channel which, although it broadcasts on the Freeview HD platform, doesn't transmit in HD. Had it been shown in HD we may have been able to identify some of the other titles on Dave's bed.

Image

This young girl is reading her comic to Joy's son, Johnny (Stephen King). The girl mentions Sooty and Soo, while the page facing us features a character called Joe, who I believe also appeared in a TV series. Can anyone identify which comic this would be?

Image

User avatar
stevezodiac
Posts: 4957
Joined: 23 May 2006, 20:43
Location: space city

Re: Comics on TV

Post by stevezodiac »

The yellow cover, just visible, leads me to believe it is Jack and Jill and a quick google gives a wiki page for Jack and Jill comic characters and Joe is in the list (from the bbc tv series). But not Sooty and Soo.

User avatar
Niblet
Posts: 672
Joined: 16 Sep 2009, 16:58
Location: STILL standing on the porch of The Lido Hotel

Re: Comics on TV

Post by Niblet »

Maybe the girl couldn't read and was just making up a story about Sooty!

Raven
Posts: 2829
Joined: 16 Aug 2007, 22:58
Location: Highboro'

Re: Comics on TV

Post by Raven »

The comic is Pippin, which featured both Joe and Sooty and Sweep - on pages next to each other - in 1967.

User avatar
Niblet
Posts: 672
Joined: 16 Sep 2009, 16:58
Location: STILL standing on the porch of The Lido Hotel

Re: Comics on TV

Post by Niblet »

Cheers Raven!

User avatar
stevezodiac
Posts: 4957
Joined: 23 May 2006, 20:43
Location: space city

Re: Comics on TV

Post by stevezodiac »

I meant Pippin, slip of the tongue, honest guv.

Actually it did occur to me there was more than one nursery comic with a yellow border to the cover but I coudn't think of any names. Pippin was a Polystyle comic wasn't it? I think I remember seeeing it advertised in TV Comic.

User avatar
Niblet
Posts: 672
Joined: 16 Sep 2009, 16:58
Location: STILL standing on the porch of The Lido Hotel

Re: Comics on TV

Post by Niblet »

From the Doctor At Large episode entitled Change Your Partners, originally broadcast 11 April 1971. This episode concerns the romantic dilemma in which Michael Upton finds himself when, despite being the object of Su's affections (Su is played by the gorgeous Madeline Smith), he pursues another woman (the fool). Michael is seen reading a publication called Sweetheart, which is revealed, when his colleague grabs it from him, to be a comic or at least a mag with some comic content. Was there such a comic/mag, or is this a mocked-up cover? The scene then progresses in a series of comic panels, as if from a romance strip. The end titles reveal that the artwork is by Pat Gavin - not a name I'm familiar with.

Image

Image

Image

Image

I'm sure the many fans of the lovely Ms Smith would be disappointed if I didn't include a pic of her...

Image

User avatar
Niblet
Posts: 672
Joined: 16 Sep 2009, 16:58
Location: STILL standing on the porch of The Lido Hotel

Re: Comics on TV

Post by Niblet »

From British film All Neat In Black Stockings (1968). In one scene we see the contents of a scrapbook belonging to an artist. Into one of the pages has been pasted part of the cover of the same year's SMASH! POW! It's FANTASTIC SUMMER SPECIAL.

Image

User avatar
TwoHeadedBoy
Posts: 636
Joined: 16 Feb 2012, 00:41
Location: Liverpool

Re: Comics on TV

Post by TwoHeadedBoy »

From Alexi Sayle's Merry-Go-Round (1998) - a few issues of Spit and Zit and the like can be seen on the top shelf to the left of Alexi's head:

Image
http://twoheadedthingies.blogspot.co.uk/ - My comics blog, mostly lesser-known UK stuff from the 1980s and 1990s

User avatar
stevezodiac
Posts: 4957
Joined: 23 May 2006, 20:43
Location: space city

Re: Comics on TV

Post by stevezodiac »

COMIC ARTISTS ON RADIO.

I listen to talksport most of the time and on the Saturday night show they mentioned they would be getting a Roy of the Rovers artist in soon. I can't remember the presenters but they are on about 10pm to midnight on Saturdays. Their show isn't that much sports based more popular culture - they play lots of vintage tv theme music.

User avatar
stevezodiac
Posts: 4957
Joined: 23 May 2006, 20:43
Location: space city

Re: Comics on TV

Post by stevezodiac »

Barrie Tomlinson was the "artist". He was interviewed last night on talksport. Ex editor of Tiger he has written a book about Roy of the Rovers. He was also interviewed in yesterday's Daily Mirror.

Phoenix
Guru
Posts: 5360
Joined: 27 Mar 2008, 21:15

Re: Comics on TV

Post by Phoenix »

stevezodiac wrote:Barrie Tomlinson was the "artist". He was interviewed last night on talksport. Ex editor of Tiger he has written a book about Roy of the Rovers.
There are several copies of this book up for grabs on eBay as we speak.

Post Reply