Comics UK

I went to the London fair today and picked up the following all from one dealer:

The Gem 1383 18/8/34, 1608 10/12/38 - Xmas number, 1638 8/7/39, 1640 22/7/39, 1646 2/9/39.
Penny Popular 240 12/5/17, 241 19//5/17, 242 25/5/17, 243 2/6/17, 245 16/06/17.
Pluck vol. III no 72 3/4/1896.
The Surprise vol 3 no. 72 15/7/33.
The Skipper 3 20/9/30, 297 9/5/36.
The Wizard 841 14/1/39.
Boys' Magazine 532 14/5/32, 537 18/6/32.
Film Fun 1591 15/7/50, 1598 2/9/50, 1757 19/9/53.
The Thriller 101? 10/1/31, 197 12/11/32, 203 24/12/32, 207 21/1/33, 211 18/2/33, 398 19/9/36.
The Ranger 38 31/10/31, 121 3/6/33, 125 1/7/33, 126 8/7/33, 127 15/7/33.
The Rover 463 28/2/31.
Tit-Bits 2615 12/12/31 Xmas issue
Topical Times 891 12/12/36, 915 29/5/37, 927 21/8/37, 930 11/9/37.
Detective Weekly 349 28/10/39.
The Butterfly 576? 25/9/15.
Illustrated Chips 1990 27/10/28, 2263 20/1/34.

Victor No. 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10 and the first two Buster Holiday Fun Specials. Now I need to find the free gifts from the Victors 3 to 5...

I have been to a number of bootsales this year and have found a lack of uk comics for sale you see the odd 2000ad and beano plus dandys a year or two old also overpriced US marvel comics from the past 20 years .

I went to a boot sale this morning and saw somebody coming out with a bag full of British comics as I was going in. I hate it when that happens!

I did pick up some nice annuals though.

- Phil R.

Well, I didn't buy this today, but it was the last thing I bought (last week): The Sweeney Annual 1978, another addition to my collection of Brown Watson annuals. Some lovely strip art with some very nice likenesses of John Thaw in particular. I may post scans later.

I may have finally completed my collecting of Cheeky Weekly, with the purchase of the two issues which have the mini comic from 1978, and I am waiting for an invoice so that I can get the missing 1979 issues.

I will keep everyone informed of the results of the recent wins on my blog.

The Very Best Of Black Bob, £5.50 from Tesco

Not a comic but I bought the Doctor Who magazine Dalek Special £9.99. It reprints a few pages of the TV21 strip and has a nice chapter on Dalek merchandise from the 60s. Loads of full colour photos.

I got the latest 2000AD, Judge Dredd Megazine (good article on Superman) and Commando comics through the post. All great.

I have also ordered IDW Judge Dredd #8 & #9, Judge Dredd: Year One #3 & #4 and Judge Dredd Classics #1.

The very best of Black Bob is a brilliant book your love it...hopefully they'll do a follow up book..

Went to Bolton Car Boot and got 9 good Princess Picture Libraries, all Sue Day stories. All for £3, and saw these in 30th Century a while back each going for considerably more. Car boots can produce a few surpires sometimes.

The stallholder gave me a funny look upon buying these - not easy being an aplha male heroine addict!

Peter Gray wrote:The very best of Black Bob is a brilliant book your love it...hopefully they'll do a follow up book..

I would love it if DCT printed a book with all of Bob's adventures in.

Got on Saturday secret service pocket library no 9 dated 1965 Shoot me an Epitaph

Not exactly comics, but I did get my tickets for Glasgow ComicCon today.

On E.Bay just now is a rather rough copy of Sparky No1. Starting price only £1.00 It is a bit `tatty` but for collectors it would do till a better one comes along. There's about 3 days 8 hours left to bid-one person (Not me!!) has a bid on!