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The 'John Fairclough western collection' auction is on Sunday and contains a LOT of '50s westerns comics and the original art for a number of picture library covers. Some lovely lots here.

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Final selection of images from the 'Kapow' exhibition held in Rugby last year - these are all preliminary work/sketches from Jock's 'One dark knight'

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I've updated my covers gallery for Marvel UK's 'The Ren & Stimpy show' comic (from 1994/5), not many covers needed now!

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more original art by Eric Parker, he's still on his holidays (in Italy, Corsica & elsewhere)

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Just a reminder that the 'John Fairclough' western collection is up for auction today, lots of lovely picture library covers (and the like) up for sale - good luck if you bid!

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Richard S. wrote:
16 Jun 2024, 07:44
Just a reminder that the 'John Fairclough' western collection is up for auction today, lots of lovely picture library covers (and the like) up for sale - good luck if you bid!

https://boysadventurecomics.blogspot.co ... 96163.html
Lots of lovely stuff there and I especially like the requiem para un pistolero art,or "Requiem for a Gunfighter" as more commonly known,a great Western from the sixties.

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more photos from Eaglecon 80 - this time the awards 'do' in the evening

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More 1950s Dan Dare merchandise - as ever the box is far superior to the contents!

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some more photos from the recently closed 'Into battle - the art of British war comics' exhibition...

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'Popeye the sailor' was a short-lived Marvel UK title from 1989, here's my updated covers gallery

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Comics festival 2001 & 2 - programme cover art by Frank Quitely, Kev Walker & Trevor Hairsine

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'Adventure stories for boys' is a bit of an Eagle / Boys' World puzzle - can anyone help?

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One for all you Sean Phillips fans out there...one of his life drawing paintings is currently up for sale (I'm not the seller), ends soon!

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Programmes for the 4 (!) comics festivals Kev Sutherland organised in 2003 & 2004. Cover art by Roger Mark Buckingham, Langridge & others.

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