What comics did you buy today?

[Lew Stringer]

Got a smashing bound volume of Ally Sloper's Half-Holiday from 1886, numbers 88-113. Some really fantastic covers.

Excellent! Some of that material is still funny even today, and the artwork is superb. Well done!

[colcool007]

Done another swap and I have received a plethora of titles from a fellow collector on the Isle of Man.

And the titles are Air Ace Picture Library Vol 2, Attack!, Battle Picture Library, Club Library Secret Service, Club Library, War, Conflict Libraries, Football PSM, Pocket Detective Library, War Picture Library, War Picture Library Vol 2 and Western Library.

[blaing]

Just arrived from the D. C. Thomson Shop, the 2016 Classic Broons and Oor Wullie volume, "Oor Family History".
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[stevezodiac]

Not comics but yesterday I took delivery of five issues of The People's Friend from 1877. My oldest Thomson titles although the publisher is given as John Leng.

Also Kydd no. 6 arrived. I've been reading and rereading Alexander Kent's Richard Bolitho novels since the mid seventies and did a Google search for other historical naval fiction and came across the Kydd series. I've just finished no. 3. I've read all of the Aubrey/Maturin books by Patrick O'Brian and Dudley Pope's Ramage novels.

[Kashgar]

Not comics but yesterday I took delivery of five issues of The People's Friend from 1877. My oldest Thomson titles although the publisher is given as John Leng.

From its start, in 1869, 'The People's Friend' was published by John Leng. It was only after Thomson and Leng fully amalgamated in the 1920's, that it became a Thomson/Leng publication and then subsequently a solely Thomson publication in 1965.

[stevezodiac]

They all have nice poems written in strong Scots dialect. On a different subject can anyone answer this question?

[SID]

Ordered M.A.C.H. 1 : The John Probe Mission Files graphic novel from Amazon.

M.A.C.H. 1 was one of my favourite strips in the early years of 2000AD.

Is that the one that just came out this month? If it is, you are in for a treat.

Yep. Hopefully it'll come through the post tomorrow.

It came yesterday. A great read.

[Phoenix]

On a different subject can anyone answer this question?

The Wikipedia doesn't recognise the name, Steve.

[Kashgar]

There certainly was a Fleetway comic character named Dumble Bumblebee in the early 1960's but as to whether Richard Dimbleby took legal exception to it I've no idea. I would have thought it unlikely though.

[Kashgar]

Just checked the details. 'Dumbell Fumbelebee and his loopy listeners the Lugg-Holes' appeared in Buster from the first issue in May 1960 and featured a madcap, roving radio reporter. Given that the strip ended when Radio Fun merged with Buster in Feb 1961 there doesn't seem to be any reason to suppose this wasn't a natural end rather than it being pulled suddenly for fear of litigation.

[stevezodiac]

Thanks for that. Please feel free to email your answer to the Daily Mail Answers to Correspondence column. I doubt any other readers will have your knowledge.

[blaing]

Last night, I bought the only summer/holiday special I remember buying as a kid, and it's the 1979 Cor!! Holiday special.

and tonight, I bought a bundle of issues of the Dandy, which includes the wanted landmark 3007th issue.

[stevezodiac]

1966 Bunty Book for £2. Has the dust jacket but price is clipped. Also got 1959 Let It Rock single by Chuck Berry for £1 but it has the A side label on both sides. Price guide values the normal version at £25 don't know if label misprint adds to that.

Also got Simon & Garfunkles's greatest hits CD brand new and shrink wrapped for £1.

[Adam Eterno]

Postman was busy on Saturday:

Mickey Mouse & Friends #1 with gift - Egmont - 1989
Half a Million Redskins on the Warpath - a booklet free gift with Wild West Weekly #1 - 1938 - meaning I have both gifts now.
Wings Comics #1 - Trent - 1960
6 very similar comics by T&P in the early 70s. There are still a few more to collect although I have a couple already:
Rin Tin Tin #1 - Top Sellers (T&P) - 1972
Dr Dolitte #1 - Top Sellers (T&P) - 1973
Casper the Friendly Ghost #1 - Top Sellers (T&P) - 1973
Fun In #1 - Williams? (T&P) - 1973
Soccer #1 - Top Sellers (T&P) - 1973
My Horse #1 - Top Sellers (T&P) - 1973

Pop Pic Library #1 - Micron - 1965 - A Colcool007 favourite!
Billy The Kid #50 (#1) - L Miller - 1956
1 more Starblazer meaning only 2 left for the set.
I'm also really enjoying the Boys Adventure Summer/Holiday Specials so I've picked up 1 Victor, 4 Tiger and 1 x Scorcher Summer Specials to add to my latest collection.

[koollectablz]

Postman was busy on Saturday:

Mickey Mouse & Friends #1 with gift - Egmont - 1989
Half a Million Redskins on the Warpath - a booklet free gift with Wild West Weekly #1 - 1938 - meaning I have both gifts now.
Wings Comics #1 - Trent - 1960
6 very similar comics by T&P in the early 70s. There are still a few more to collect although I have a couple already:
Rin Tin Tin #1 - Top Sellers (T&P) - 1972
Dr Dolitte #1 - Top Sellers (T&P) - 1973
Casper the Friendly Ghost #1 - Top Sellers (T&P) - 1973
Fun In #1 - Williams? (T&P) - 1973
Soccer #1 - Top Sellers (T&P) - 1973
My Horse #1 - Top Sellers (T&P) - 1973

Pop Pic Library #1 - Micron - 1965 - A Colcool007 favourite!
Billy The Kid #50 (#1) - L Miller - 1956
1 more Starblazer meaning only 2 left for the set.
I'm also really enjoying the Boys Adventure Summer/Holiday Specials so I've picked up 1 Victor, 4 Tiger and 1 x Scorcher Summer Specials to add to my latest collection.

Can we get a pic of the half a million redskins on the warpath? I’m after that myself but can only ever find the one given away with one of the big five rather than Wild West Weekly.