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The Scarlet Javelins that you remember appeared in Hotspur nos 1157(10/1/59)-1164(28/2/59) and it featured on the full colour cover twice during its run firstly in issue no1158 and then more spectacularly in issue no1162 where the huge cactus is seen in all its glory with both full page illustration...

Hi Jacot, When I get the chance to check the issues themselves tomorrow I'll give you more precise details but the story in question appeared in Jan/Feb 1959. It was a reprint of a Wizard story published seven years previously where it had been titled The Monster in Hyde Park. It would then resurfac...

Hi fjg,

Just noticed this. I'll supply more details tomortow but the story you are looking for was called 'The Scarlet Javelins' and it appeared in the Hotspur in 1959 (1157-1164)

Got myself three comics recently. Two Christmas Beano comics Nos 547 & 548 in FN & VG cond. And one easter Dandy comic issue No.393 1949 in VG+ cond. https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/meips/ADKq_NbOOTqpO4OJ8l7kFPLZlM2E1akh4vxJVhQDgpfyuxoHxfBicwJ88IKkKBWLtaU2q4PLbry27yFUmeS-ght6i6mIac6QOznwWuz-BDyt7...

Got myself three comics recently. Two Christmas Beano comics Nos 547 & 548 in FN & VG cond. And one easter Dandy comic issue No.393 1949 in VG+ cond. https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/meips/ADKq_NbOOTqpO4OJ8l7kFPLZlM2E1akh4vxJVhQDgpfyuxoHxfBicwJ88IKkKBWLtaU2q4PLbry27yFUmeS-ght6i6mIac6QOznwWuz-BDyt7...

Hi Don,
That is exactly what it was I think. There was a whole series of one page picture features devoted to English and Scottish football club histories. If so, certainly Rover, not Victor.

The comic on the top shelf is Batman no 196 from Nov 1967.

Wow! I full run of Beano must only exist elsewhere in the British Library! Full runs of the Big 5 must also be few and far between, let alone the AP titles. I’m only one short of all of the Oldham’s titles myself, so I know how hard they can be to find. Thank you for sharing info on such an amazing...

In nearly 50 years of collecting I've managed to amass a good number of complete collections A complete collection of Beano, including all annuals, summer specials, comic libraries and all spinoff titles is my greatest achievement I suppose. Although I do also have all of Thomsons comic titles sinc...

In nearly 50 years of collecting I've managed to amass a good number of complete collections A complete collection of Beano, including all annuals, summer specials, comic libraries and all spinoff titles is my greatest achievement I suppose. Although I do also have all of Thomsons comic titles since...

You're welcome. They were most famous of course for drawing Laurel and Hardy for nearly thirty years.

Hi Hawkeye, Definitely George Wakefield and then his son Terry Wakefield, after the formers death in 1942. Terry's style was very imitative of his father's and he often filled in for his dad even before his death. Between them the two Wakefields were very much the most familiar artistic face of Film...

Recently got a full set of Hotspur s. Good read. :D Wasn't there 4000 issues approx of Hotspur or am I getting confused???? :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: The original Hotspur ran for 1197 issues and the New Hotspur that immediately followed it ran to 1110 issues so a total of 2307...

How did you know which issues the art was from? On the back of the art says the issue numbers. 🙂 I wonder if these originally came from the Pete Hansen collection. As he had a lot of these which I catalogued and dated for him. He also had a lot of Keyhole Kates by Allan Morley one of which turned o...

Hi Hobbitses,
Given that the Topper comic ran for nearly 40 years I think you might have to tell us when your partner was eight years old.