Pop groups advertising comics.

[Digifiend]

Competitions are usually only open to UK residents anyway.

[STARBOY]

Concerning the overseas prices I always found it strange that Malta was on the list (for so long) all the others I understand as ex colonies and with massive UK expat populations (New Zealand etc). Older versions of Buster and others had even more countries noted (18 in this case) inc Denmark, Portugal Germany Spain and Suomi ( which is Finnish for Finland ) - I took this list from from a Feb 69 editions so not an obvious holiday editions for UK holiday makers - Newsagents overseas must have had great eyesight in the 60s as the print was tinyRe pop stars Im pretty sure almost every edition -. The early Odhams WHAM comic had a pop star (or TV/FILM star) in it as shown on previous posts on this thread

[philcom55]

Of course early issues of 2000AD were sold throughout the Solar System as well - at least until the bottom dropped out of the Galactic Groat when Saturn spectacularly defaulted on its massive debt to the Interplanetary Monetary Fund. Thank goodness Earth itself had the foresight to stay out of the Groat Zone!

- Phil Rushton

[STARBOY]

lol good one I forgot about 2000AD doing that

[stevezodiac]

But surely even the first issues would still be travelling to Pluto now?

[matrix]

Sorry to revive such an old post, but the comic i have a question about was shown on here by Jon, being the Beano on the blues breakers album.

The comic is now on ebay with five bids, in poor condition, with about eight days to go, for 52 pounds

My question, is this comic rare? Has that price been paid before, and does that happen to other comics that are advertised in this way? Anyone. Thanks.

[Jon]

I've seen it go for quite a lot before. I think it appeals to Eric Clapton collectors more than it does to comic collectors. I think to most comic collectors, a Beano from 1966 in poor condition isn't worth £50, despite its musical connections. Whereas to Clapton collectors, the fact it's THE Beano featured on his album cover makes it worth more to them. Just my thoughts on the matter.

[matrix]

Thanks for the quick reply Jon, i didnt think of it that way round i was only thinking from a comics point of view, thats comic tunnel vision for you!

[stevezodiac]

You have to be careful when you assert that it is THE Beano from the album cover as opposed to just being the same issue. Maybe the buyers think the former is the case.

Just checked and the auction states: "this is the copy of the Beano being held by the guitarist on the cover of the Blues Breakers album." so could indeed be misleading.

I could have a go myself "This is the same cigarette that Bogart smoked in the Maltese Falcon movie" Yes its a Marlboro.

[matrix]

You have to be careful when you assert that it is THE Beano from the album cover as opposed to just being the same issue. Maybe the buyers think the former is the case.

Just checked and the auction states: "this is the copy of the Beano being held by the guitarist on the cover of the Blues Breakers album." so could indeed be misleading.

I could have a go myself "This is the same cigarette that Bogart smoked in the Maltese Falcon movie" Yes its a Marlboro.

The point you raise Steve is a good one having just read it properly myself agree it could be misleading.

If i was bidding on what i thought was the original comic from the album myself, i would at least expect it to be framed and have a certificate of Authenticity, if so would expect the price to be a lot higher. It is also described as "one of several special issue 1960s Beano comics in our current auction" being in the same category in this case as the "Christmas issues" not a major special on its own.

Give it a go Steve, im sure someone would bid for the cigarette!

[matrix]

It's taken two years to answer Digi's question "were Mud reading about themselves", and the answer is NO they were not, not in that issue anyway.