Comics UK

'Digger Dan' was drawn by Terry Patrick.

Didn't need to buy it because I already have a copy thank goodness, but I did notice that, after a fierce bidding war, someone on the Compal Auctions site forked out , including the buyer's premium, a cool £2600 for a first edition of the Tiger comic!

Hi Richard,

The pink edition, published by Alan Cadwallender is the first. The yellow second edition was published by Bryon Whitworth who took over Alan's business.

Hi Paw, I have 'Trek of the Homeless Ones' Rover 1659 - 1670 as being drawn by Ron Embleton. I very much doubt that it was created especially for the story paper and was most likely bought in as a reprint from elsewhere. I seem to remember Norman Wright and David Ashford mentioning this strip in an ...

Hi Hawkeye,
'The School of the Gestapo' ran until Hotspur No 356 dated 22nd June 1940.

It's been working all week, was fine this morning, and earlier this afternoon, and indeed this evening. To make absolutely sure, I've just bought a novel from an eBay seller. Given that Kashgar resides in the frozen North, and Steve in London, perhaps it has something to do with the scorching sun c...

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22 Apr 2021, 12:48

Logged onto eBay this morning to find the format has changed and it's now a complete mess. Anybody else having trouble wondering what the hell is going on?

It's been like this for at least a few days. Absolutely agree that it is a complete mess.

This is terrible news. Heartfelt condolences to Karen and his family. Colin's passing is a great loss to the world of comic collecting and comic research. He was a true enthusiast whose love of the subject was truly inspiring to those that knew him down the years. He never lost his passion for comic...

You could be describing 'The Shrinker' which ran in Buster comic in five series from 29/6/63 until 16/1/65 with art by Mike Western and Carlos Cruz and scripted by Tom Tully and which was then reprinted in Valiant 2/6/68 to 10/1/70.

Hi Steve, this is definitely not a Dandy comic free gift. As you rightly point out these Derringer pistols we're often the easily concealed weapon of choice of the nattily dressed, dandified gamblers who frequented Mississippi River boats to whom style and the cut of their clothes meant a great deal...

Thanks Dishes for reminding me that Cap'n Hood did feature in the 1980 Sparky Book. I didn't check that far. Two of his original 1969 strips were reprinted in the book, in full colour, as they had originally appeared.

This is Nipper by Brian White.

More than happy to help.

Hi Pobblehunter, You're right about Willie Willikin's Pobble not appearing in the Dandy for long, only in issues 531-553. There are a couple of these issues available on eBay at the moment for 13 pounds each plus postage but as the Pobble also appeared in the Dandy Annuals for 1953 and 1954 maybe it...

Hi Richard, I do have the annual in question but no scanning facilities I'm afraid. I imagine the photo story in question must be 'The Singular Case of Professor Lewdroc' which features Film Fun editor Fred Cordwell as the eonymous professor and also his editorial assistant Phil Davis and junior sub...