What comics did you buy today?

[DavidKW]

I've been busy/distracted so I'll give a rundown of this month's collecting:

I got a job lot pile of some June and Schoolfriends from 65-71. Some good gap fillers among them - one meaning I've got all the 1969 editions - and some to replace some others I've got in poorer conditions. Another one in there was the final edition as June and SF from November in fantastic condition - will replace one of sorry condition of that edition I've had for years (has beautiful cover artwork featuring Lucky's Living Doll).

[DavidKW]

Later I got another job lot pile from E Bay, this time editions of Schoolfriend from Autumn 1963, including the entire November run. Great that many plugged gaps in my collections, but frustratingly all had the pop star features cut out! Does spoil a few strips, more frustrating is that I like to read and see the pictures of these articles, given my interests in 60s 70s and early 80s pop music. 1963 was am interesting and transitional year for UK pop chart music.

Still, were a good bargain for what I received. Plus the pile included one edition which I'd spent 12+ years looking for - the 16/11/63 edition featuring the debut of Lucky's Living Doll. Will still keep looking for edition with pop/tv media (also interesting year for TV too) feature would love to know who was in it that week.

[DavidKW]

Almost forgot, I recently received volume one of the Stingray Comic Anthology from the Anderson store. I pre-ordered it bit a week it went on official sale I was still waiting so I contacted the store, who responded quickly and informed me they were sending it now. Arrived in a big box in a very snazzy Anderson store book holder. Seemed I had to chase to now get my order lost, but impressive service and friendly too. Book is fantastic, including some ace new adventure strips, can't wait for volume 2 later this year.

[DavidKW]

Also via E Bay I bought my sought after Fireball XL5 comic anthology, Cost me an arm leg and kidney, but was worth it, worth every penny. Awesome artworks, even if the combined Anderson series strip is a let down in plot terms.

Wondered what I was doing but you could get run down by a bus tomorrow. Or as I'm remined from watching the repeats of Z cars on TPTV...John Slater who played Stone in the series advertised healthy eating advertising Special K cereal and I believe lived and spoke it too; then he dropped down dead from a heart attack from nowhere.

[Into The Abyss]

Busy is an understatement there DavidKW. Some nice items bought too. You mention watching Talking Pictures. Great channel. Some cool vintage films & TV series shown. My brother loves watching Z Cars, saying that, so do I. He bought a few years back the 1970s colour episodes on DVD from the Network sadly now gone into liquidation.

Coincidentally you mention Gerry Anderson. Have got any comics but I do have a signed book by him. Got a lot of his TV series on dvd too. Fireball XL5, Thunderbirds, Stingray, Joe 90, Space 1999, UFO, Captain Scarlett, Secret Service. The handmade models & sets are way better than TV series today that feature CGI.

As you can see with my uploads have bought some nice vintage Dandy/Beano comic & classic TV related magazines. Hoping to secure some more comic art too if lucky enough. It's costly having the collecting bug isn't it.

[stevezodiac]

Also via E Bay I bought my sought after Fireball XL5 comic anthology, Cost me an arm leg and kidney, but was worth it, worth every penny. Awesome artworks, even if the combined Anderson series strip is a let down in plot terms.

Wondered what I was doing but you could get run down by a bus tomorrow. Or as I'm remined from watching the repeats of Z cars on TPTV...John Slater who played Stone in the series advertised healthy eating advertising Special K cereal and I believe lived and spoke it too; then he dropped down dead from a heart attack from nowhere.

I still remember the Special K advert: A little milk, a little sugar, 250 calories the lot". I never missed Z-Cars as a teenager. Enjoyed Angels too, the student nurse series, wish they'd repeat that.

[Into The Abyss]

Also via E Bay I bought my sought after Fireball XL5 comic anthology, Cost me an arm leg and kidney, but was worth it, worth every penny. Awesome artworks, even if the combined Anderson series strip is a let down in plot terms.

Wondered what I was doing but you could get run down by a bus tomorrow. Or as I'm remined from watching the repeats of Z cars on TPTV...John Slater who played Stone in the series advertised healthy eating advertising Special K cereal and I believe lived and spoke it too; then he dropped down dead from a heart attack from nowhere.

I still remember the Special K advert: A little milk, a little sugar, 250 calories the lot". I never missed Z-Cars as a teenager. Enjoyed Angels too, the student nurse series, wish they'd repeat that.

Didn't that series Angels star Elisabeth Adare from Tomorrow People? Yeah, I'm sure it did. Good series that. Also remember watching around the same time in the late seventies Water Margin, Flashing Blade and the iconic Monkey Magic. Ah, yes. I used ape, no pun intended, Monkey by beating the hell out of my brother using dried Japanese knotweeds as poles lol.

[jim244]

Also via E Bay I bought my sought after Fireball XL5 comic anthology, Cost me an arm leg and kidney, but was worth it, worth every penny. Awesome artworks, even if the combined Anderson series strip is a let down in plot terms.

Wondered what I was doing but you could get run down by a bus tomorrow. Or as I'm remined from watching the repeats of Z cars on TPTV...John Slater who played Stone in the series advertised healthy eating advertising Special K cereal and I believe lived and spoke it too; then he dropped down dead from a heart attack from nowhere.

Great that you managed to get the Fireball anthology David.

[jim244]

Also via E Bay I bought my sought after Fireball XL5 comic anthology, Cost me an arm leg and kidney, but was worth it, worth every penny. Awesome artworks, even if the combined Anderson series strip is a let down in plot terms.

Wondered what I was doing but you could get run down by a bus tomorrow. Or as I'm remined from watching the repeats of Z cars on TPTV...John Slater who played Stone in the series advertised healthy eating advertising Special K cereal and I believe lived and spoke it too; then he dropped down dead from a heart attack from nowhere.

I still remember the Special K advert: A little milk, a little sugar, 250 calories the lot". I never missed Z-Cars as a teenager. Enjoyed Angels too, the student nurse series, wish they'd repeat that.

Didn't that series Angels star Elisabeth Adare from Tomorrow People? Yeah, I'm sure it did. Good series that. Also remember watching around the same time in the late seventies Water Margin, Flashing Blade and the iconic Monkey Magic. Ah, yes. I used ape, no pun intended, Monkey by beating the hell out of my brother using dried Japanese knotweeds as poles lol.

Liz from The Tomorrow People wasn't in "Angels" but did have a brief part in one episode Into The Abyss.

[jim244]

Busy is an understatement there DavidKW. Some nice items bought too. You mention watching Talking Pictures. Great channel. Some cool vintage films & TV series shown. My brother loves watching Z Cars, saying that, so do I. He bought a few years back the 1970s colour episodes on DVD from the Network sadly now gone into liquidation.

Coincidentally you mention Gerry Anderson. Have got any comics but I do have a signed book by him. Got a lot of his TV series on dvd too. Fireball XL5, Thunderbirds, Stingray, Joe 90, Space 1999, UFO, Captain Scarlett, Secret Service. The handmade models & sets are way better than TV series today that feature CGI.

As you can see with my uploads have bought some nice vintage Dandy/Beano comic & classic TV related magazines. Hoping to secure some more comic art too if lucky enough. It's costly having the collecting bug isn't it.

Signed Gerry A book....NICE

[Captain underpants]

Also via E Bay I bought my sought after Fireball XL5 comic anthology, Cost me an arm leg and kidney, but was worth it, worth every penny. Awesome artworks, even if the combined Anderson series strip is a let down in plot terms.

Wondered what I was doing but you could get run down by a bus tomorrow. Or as I'm remined from watching the repeats of Z cars on TPTV...John Slater who played Stone in the series advertised healthy eating advertising Special K cereal and I believe lived and spoke it too; then he dropped down dead from a heart attack from nowhere.

The Fireball XL5 book must have been a very low print run as I never see it for sale under several hundred pounds, I must have missed it first time around. I have UFO vol 1&2 plus space 1999 books . I have now noticed that the UFO vol 2 price is starting to rise on eBay and Amazon. Stingray vol 1 is on my Christmas list, not sure if I want to get the Terrorhawks book was not keen on the TV show. I now feel old as I remember Fireball XL5 when it was first on TV in the early sixties

[Into The Abyss]

Busy is an understatement there DavidKW. Some nice items bought too. You mention watching Talking Pictures. Great channel. Some cool vintage films & TV series shown. My brother loves watching Z Cars, saying that, so do I. He bought a few years back the 1970s colour episodes on DVD from the Network sadly now gone into liquidation.

Coincidentally you mention Gerry Anderson. Have got any comics but I do have a signed book by him. Got a lot of his TV series on dvd too. Fireball XL5, Thunderbirds, Stingray, Joe 90, Space 1999, UFO, Captain Scarlett, Secret Service. The handmade models & sets are way better than TV series today that feature CGI.

As you can see with my uploads have bought some nice vintage Dandy/Beano comic & classic TV related magazines. Hoping to secure some more comic art too if lucky enough. It's costly having the collecting bug isn't it.

Signed Gerry A book....NICE

Thanks jim224 for confirming that Liz Adare was in Angels although not a cast member.

Yeah, was chuffed to bits to have that inscribed Gerry Anderson book. Think it's signed also by his wife Sylvia too. Got it tucked away somewhere.

[stevezodiac]

Deborah Makepiece was my favourite actress in Angels along with Julie Dawn Cole and Lesley Dunlop. Sadly Deborah died quite young.

[DavidKW]

A 1966 June and SF from January 1966 arrived in post this week, complete with original gift of Jimmy Tarbuck's Book Of Stars with a selection of pictures not yet stuck in book. Cost a kidney but worth it. I've just 3 editions short of a J and SF set.

I did see and flick through another copy of that edition of June 29 January - during 2015, at a small exhibitions on girls' comics at Liverpool library. Unfortunately it wasn't for sale. There were a group of young girls there acting as Bunty's The Four Marys. My knowledge of comics impressed the organisers there.

The only other comics I've got with original gifts are 2 June and SFs from 1968 with cardboard horoscope charts with great artworks of two of its strip characters on the back. Both these helped complete my 1968 set.

I don't like Jimmy Tarbuck much though, but I'll ignore that fact for a piece of collectable media and social history.

[DavidKW]

Forgot to say also received 3 June and SF picture libraries. These were narrowly won after a competitive bidding war with another buyer on EBay. If I want some things enough I'm like a rottweiler and won't let go. Paid much more than my first bid, but I still feel I got 3 worthy bargains.

For the record Escape To Freedom, Jacey Joins The Bandits (with Miss Adventure) and Tina The Detective (with Lucky's Living Doll) completed the trio.