Comic Book Postal Auctions

Summer 2009 Results
British comics, annuals & artwork
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Note: Prices Realised include 10% Buyer's Premium.

1

Boys Comic Journal (1883-1887) 1-206
In eight bound volumes with tooled covers. By Edwin J. Brett. 'Stories of Fun, Adventure and Romance'. Illustrated on most pages
Cream/white pages with some light occasional foxing [vg+/fn+] (206)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £1,065
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2

Boy's Own Annual 1880, 1881, 1901, all with fold-out colour plates
Faded worn boards splitting from spines. Contents [fn-/fn] (3)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: U/S
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3

Funny Wonder (1893) 1-52
In two bound volumes
'Funny Without Being Vulgar'. New series. Originally titled 'The Wonder' which ran for 27 issues in 1892. Light tan pages [fn-/fn+] (52)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £326
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4

Dan Leno's Comic Journal (1896) 1-44
In bound volume. Most famous music hall star starts his own Comic Journal. With comic strips, mystery stories, views on life. Rare. No 21 has two loose pages with worn edges [vg/fn] (44)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £387
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5

Dreadnought (1913) 32-83
Complete year in two bound volumes. Publisher's file copes. Sexton Blake, Buffalo Bill's Boyhood [fn/vfn] (52)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £115
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6

Dreadnought (1914) 84-121, New Series 1-14, continues as (1915) 136-159
Propaganda war issues 1-14 incl. Special War Picture Supplement 'Patriotic war stories that all young Britons should read'. Some Sexton Blake stories.
In three bound volumes. Publisher's file copies [fn/vfn] (66)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £203
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7

Jester (1904) 112-164
Complete year in two bound volumes. Publisher's file copies. With 1904 Cup Final Double Issue [fn/fvfn] (53)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £205
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8

Jester (1905) 165-217
Complete year in two bound volumes. Publisher's file copies (Issue 190 not published) [fn/vfn] (52)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £99

9

Penny Popular (1919) 1-23
New Series of Billy Bunter and the Chums of Greyfriars in bound volumes
Worn binding cloth; contents [fn-/fn] (23)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £35
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10

Union Jack (1907) 169-194
Jan-June in bound volume. Publisher's file copies
Sexton Blake detective stories throughout. With single colour flyers for Answers and Puck [fn/vfn] (26)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £133
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11

Union Jack (1908) 221-272
Complete year in two bound volumes. Publisher's file copies
Sexton Blake stories throughout.
With colour flyer Answers and full page flyer for Chips [fn/vfn] (52)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £181
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12

Union Jack (1918) 743-794
Complete year in two bound volumes. Publisher's file copies. Sexton Blake stories
Propaganda war issues "Every War Savings Certificate You Buy Is A Pinprick for The Kaiser", with 'Papers Are Now Rationed' form [fn/vfn] (52)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £302
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13

Adventureland Annual 1 (1924) D.C. Thomson
With dustcover and World of Adventure Album with 100 stickers neatly pasted in (out of 104). Dustcover with some loss to top and bottom of spine [vg], Annual [fn-] (2)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £44
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14

The British Boy (1921) 1-24 Utd Newspapers
20 page adventure and mystery story papers in bound volume
Some loose pages with worn edges [vg/fn-] (24)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £109
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15

Butterfly (Jan-June 1927) 508-533
In half year bound volume
Smiler And Smudge The Comical Couple, Frank Hotspur Detective And Football Star [fn/vfn] (26)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £38

16

Chatterbox Annual 1925
Bright boards, cream pages. Rare in this grade [vfn-]
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £48
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17

Crackers (1929) 1-19
In publisher's bound volume [fn/vfn] (19)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £205
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18

Larks (1927) 1-10, (1931) 193-218, (1934) 350-375
In three bound volumes. Publisher's file copies. Printed on salmon pink paper [fn/vfn] (62)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £181
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19

Magnet (1922) 751-777
Jul-Dec in half-year bound volume with flyer for Popular Wireless No 2 [vg/fn] (27)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £96

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20

Merry And Bright (Jan-June 1921) 196-221
Half-year in bound volume
Starring All The Fun O' The Films with Louise Fazenda, Larry Semon, Little Tich, Ben Turpin, George Robey and Houdini's Schooldays
Printed on salmon pink paper [fn/vfn] (26)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £93

21

Pluck (1922) 1-10 In worn bound volume with Nos 10, 22, 27, 33, 59, 79 in second bound volume
Starring The Outlaw Pioneer in 'A Breathless Story of Western Adventure' and 'Lost - The FA Cup!' Cream pages with darker edges
[fn-/fn] (16)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £49
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22

Mrs Hippo's Annual 1926, 1927, 1928
Starring Betty Bruin and The Hippo Girls
1927 with glacine cover. Publisher's file copies. Illustrations to every page
Bright boards, no dedication, cream pages. 1928 [vg+], 1926 [fn], 1927 [fn+] (3)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £90
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23

The Popular (1921-22) 128-179
Jul-Dec 1921, Jan-Jun 1922 in two bound volumes. Publisher's file copies
Stories, Jokes and Pictures of Greyfriars, Rockwood and St Jims. With free gifts
18 Engine colour plates and colour flyer for Sexton Blake Library [fn/vfn] (52)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £125
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24

Popular (1922) 155-206
Complete year in two bound volumes. With free gifts 16 Engine colour plates
Worn binding cloth; contents [fn-/fn+] (52)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £136
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25

Schooldays 1-9 (1928)
In bound volume. Publisher's file copies [fn/vfn] (9)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £60
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26

Schoolgirls' Own Library 14-25 (1923)
In bound volume. With Annual No 1 (1923) cover and colour plate by Rupert The Bear artist A E Bestall. Publisher's file copies. Annual [vg], libraries [fn/fn+] (13)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £242
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27

Schoolgirl's Own Annuals 1924, 1925, 1926
Publisher's file copies
Covers by Rupert The Bear artist A E Bestall [vg+/fn] (3)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £60
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28

Schoolgirls' Own (1927) 334-360
In bound volume. With 1927 Annual, cover by Rupert The Bear artist A E Bestall [fn/vfn] (28)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £271

29

Schoolgirls' Own Library (1929) 196-219
April-Sept in two bound volumes. With Annuals for 1928 and 1929
Publisher's file copies. Annuals [vg+], libraries [fn/vfn] (26)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £381

30

Sexton Blake Card Game (1920s) Waddington
With original box, rules and complete 60 card set
Box [vg], cards as new. Rare
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £66
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31

Triumph (1924) 1-11
In publisher's bound volume. 'Every Yarn A Triumph' [fn/vfn] (11)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £133
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32

Union Jack (1929) 1316-1367
Complete year in two bound volumes. Publisher's file copies. Sexton Blake Stories [fn-/vfn] (52)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £88
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33

Boys' Friend Library (1938) 605-640
Jan-Sept in three bound volumes. Publisher's file copies
Including Biggles first and second books, the Camels Are Coming, The Cruise Of The Condor, and Biggles Goes to War - first published in here, with Biggles Flies Again, Biggles Flies East and The Spy Flyers by W E Johns
Some wear to cloth covers not affecting contents [fn/vfn] (36)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £726
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34

Boy's Own Annual (1937-8)
Starring Devil Pilot, The Monster Of Miranabad and The Valley Where Time Stood Still
Blue and cream tooled cover [fn-] with Greyfriars Holiday Annuals 1934 and 1936 [fr/gd] (3)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £57

35

Butterfly (1934-36) 900-925 Jul-Dec 1934, 952-977 July- Dec 1935, 1004-1029 Jul-Dec 1936 In three half-year bound volumes [fn/vfn] (78)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £88
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36

Butterfly (1939, 1940) 1135-1159 Jan-Jun 1939 with Jan-May 1940 1187-1206 last issue prior to amalgamation with Tip Top
In two half year volumes [fn/vfn] (45)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £71
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37

Champion (1930-31) 414-439, 492-517
Including free gifts 56 Footballers' Photos on seven gummed sheets including Arsenal's champion goal-keeper, Alex James [fn/vfn] (52)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £102
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38

Champion (1933) 571-622
Complete year in two bound volumes. Vol 2 missing cloth spine not affecting contents. Publisher's file copies. With free gift Champion Jokers' 8 pg Handbook [fn+/vfn+] (52)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £159
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39

Detective Weekly (1933) 1-18 preceded by Union Jack 1526-1531 last issue before becoming larger format Detective Weekly
In worn bound volume starring Sexton Blake and The White Rider by Leslie Charteris
No 1 worn dull cover with centre tear [fr], balance [vg+/fn+] (24)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £118
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40

Detective Weekly (1939-40) 332-379 last issue
In two bound volumes. Publisher's file copies. Sexton Blake stars
Second volume 359-379 lacks spine, loose boards and would benefit from rebinding [vg/fn]. First volume 332-358 [fn/vfn] (48)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £104
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41

Film Fun (1937) 885-936
Complete year in two bound volumes. Starring Laurel & Hardy, Harold Lloyd, Joe E Brown, Schnozzle Durante. With free gifts Buck Jones 38 pg Thrill Book and Joan Bennett postcard. Light tan pages with darker edges [fn-/fn+] (52)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £121
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42

Funny Wonder (1930)
824-834, 840-848, 851, 852
All starring Charlie Chaplin on the front cover
All with slight rust to sew holes [vg/vg+] (22)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £72

43

Illustrated Chips (1934) Jul-Dec 2287-2312, Jester (1934) Jul-Dec 1704-1729, and Jolly (1937) Jul-Dec 129-154
In three half-year bound volumes. Jolly has Popeye in most issues [fn/vfn] (78)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £145
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44

Jolly Comic (1936-37) 77-154
Including complete year of 1937 in three bound volumes. Publisher's file copies printed on salmon pink paper. Popeye strip in 29 issues. Vol 3 missing half of spine not affecting contents [fn/vfn] (78)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £217
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45

My Favourite (1933) 259-310
Complete year in two bound volumes. Publisher's file copies. Including April Fool, Easter, Whitsun, Fireworks and Xmas numbers. Vol 1 quarter spine missing not affecting comics [fn/vfn] (52)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £181
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46

Popular Book Of Boys' Stories 1931, 1932
Publisher's file copies. Bright boards with bright illustrated spines, cream pages [fn-/fn+] (2)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £53
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47

Hotspur (1934) 45-70
Jul-Dec in half-year bound volume
No 56 cover corner piece torn away [vg], balance [vg+/fn+] (26)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £77
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48

Hotspur (1936) 123-148
Jan-June in half-year bound volume [vg+/fn+] (26)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £77

49

Hotspur (1937-41) 13 issues between 200-427 Xmas 1941
Including 346 Hitler/Gestapo cover
No 200 trimmed [gd], balance [vg-/vg] (13)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £56

50

Rover (1935-41) 24 issues between 684-1014 and (1953-57) 28 issues between 1483-1664 and 1827 from 1960 [vg/fn] (52)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £101

51

Skipper (1932-40) 70 issues between 115-511
115 [pr], a few [gd], balance [vg/fn] (70)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £154
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52

Schoolgirls Own Library (1933) 376-420
Complete year in 4 bound volumes with 1933 Annual
Vol 2 missing front board and most of spine, other covers worn and grubby. Contents and Annual [fn-/fn+] (46)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £559
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53

Schoolgirls' Own Library (1936) 532-555 April-Sept
In two bound volumes. Publisher's file copies.
Vol 2 lacking cloth spine. 544 missing front cover [gd], balance [fn/vfn] (24)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £101
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54

Thriller (1935) 309-360
Complete year in two bound volumes. Publisher's file copies
Philomel Cottage by Agatha Christie, Four Just Men by Edgar Wallace, The Saint stories by Leslie Charteris. With colour flyer Railway Wonders Of The World [fn/vfn] (52)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £203
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55

1930s Comics Mix: Joker 434-450 (retrieved from bound volume); Funny Wonder 1044, 1049-1051, 1053-1056, 1073 and odd issues of Tip Top, Sparkler, Chips, Jester and Jingles with Ovaltine's Own Comic 67, 92 [vg/vg+] (37)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £64

56

Dandy Comic No 1 (1937)
Introducing Korky, Deperate Dan, Keyhole Kate and their chums
Well worn copy with 3 inch spine tear and multiple edge tears although only minor loss. There are around 20 issues known to exist [fr]
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £1,820
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57

Dandy Monster Comic 2 (1940)
Korky's Trapeze
Professionally restored robust annual with photo-copied spine illustration and new end papers. Worn dedication page with clean, light tan pages [apparent vg+]
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £522
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58

Magic Comic 3 (1939)
Worn copy with margin tears, no loss, tan pages [gd]
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £199
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59

Beano 22 (Dec 24th 1938)
Lots of Xmas stories with Lord Snooty, Hooky's Magic Bowler Hat, Hicky The Hare and Frosty McNab
Bright cover, 2 small file holes to spine, some edge brittleness [gd]
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £187
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60

Whoopee Hank, The Slapdash Sheriff original artwork (1938) by Roland Davies from The Beano 1938
Jumpin' Snakes! Hank lassos bandits from the Dude Ranch
Indian ink on card. 12 x 11 ins
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £132
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61

Beano 62 (1939)
Worn copy with margin tears, no loss, tan pages. With Knockout 338 (1945) [gd] (2)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £61
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62

Beano 69 (1939)
[fn]
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £174
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The following 14 lot run of wartime Beanos have bright fresh covers and white/off white pages. They are rare in the grades as described.

63

Beano (1943) 205, 206, 207
Propaganda war issues. 'Don't waste paper - lots of little scraps will win the Big Scrap!'
[fn-] (3)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £223

64

Beano (from Jan 1st 1944) 222, 223, 224
Propaganda war issues
First Jimmy And His Magic Patch by Dudley Watkins. Pansy Potter shellshocks a U-Boat! Big Eggo goes to Scotland for haggis hogmanay [fn-/fn] (3)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £278
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65

Beano 225, 226, 227
Propaganda war issues
Big Eggo catches a German spy [fn-/fn] (3)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £223

66

Beano 228, 229, 230
Propaganda war issues. Pansy Potter joins Big Eggo on the front cover. Lord Snooty catches a German spy sending messages by pigeon - he gets bird! [vg+/fn/fn-] (3)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £227

67

Beano 231, 232, 233
Propaganda war issues. Strang The Terrible first appearance in Jimmy And His Magic Patch [fn/fn/vg] (3)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £221

68

Beano 234, 235, 236
Propaganda war issues. 'Adolf started off this war, but soon we'll stop his caper if every British boy and girl keeps saving up waste paper!' [vg+/fn-/vg+] (3)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £148

69

Beano 237, 238, 239, 240
Propaganda war issues. 240: First Strang The Terrible picture story. 'Remember - the more waste paper you save the quicker you'll be able to get bananas and other pre-war luxuries!
237 [gd], 238, 239 [fn], 240 [vg] (4)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £195

70

Beano 240, 241, 242
Propaganda war issues. 240: First Strang The Terrible picture story [fn/vg+/vg+] (3)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £162

71

Beano 243, 244, 245
Propaganda war issues. Hitler hanged in waste paper ad. Big Eggo's ration book stolen
[fn/fn-] (3)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £148

72

Beano 246, 247 Xmas, 248
Propaganda war issues. 'Don't forget to save all your Xmas wrappers on the 25th to make Xmas happier still!'
[fn+/fn-/fn-] (3)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £242
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73

Beano (1945) 249, 250, 251
Propaganda war issues. [fn] (3)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £150

74

Beano 252, 253, 254 Easter
Propaganda war issues. Start of Six Brands For Bonnie Prince Charlie by Dudley Watkins. ‘Roll up your waste paper in to a wartime Easter egg!’ [vg+/fn/fn] (3)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £169

75

Beano 255 April Fool, 256, 257
Propaganda war issues. [fn] (3)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £145

76

Beano 258-261
Propaganda war issues. 'If some of your elder brothers and sisters are giving a hand on the farm this year your job can still be saving waste paper! [fn-/vg+] (4)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £170

77

Beano (1946) 277, 278, 280, 281 April Fool
[fn-/vfn] (4)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £223

78

Beano 282 Easter, 283, 284, 288
[fn/vfn] (4)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £231

79

Beano 290-293
First Sooty Solomon by Jack Prout
[fn/fn+] (4)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £169

80

Beano 295-299
[fn/vfn] (5)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £217

81

Beano 300 Xmas
[vfn]
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £205
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82

Beano (1945-47) 272, 301, 305, 309
272 trimmed edges, 301 [gd], 305, 309 [vg/vg+] (4)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £24

83

Beano (1947-49) 311, 321, 331, 336, 338, 357, 358 April Fool, 360, 361, 363, 370, 384
361, 363, 370, 384 [gd], balance [vg/fn-] (12)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £75

84

Beano (1942-47) 176 April Fool, 191 lower 3" corner torn away [fr], 230, 235, 265, 268 [vg], 269, 274, 283, 284 [pr], 288, 291, 302, 305
[fr/gd] (14)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £166

85

Dandy (1940-49) 156, 260, 263 April Fool, 291: All propaganda war issues. 297, 305, 313, 314, 317, 320-322, 325-328, 330, 332, 335 New Year 1947, 344, 383, 410, 413
[gd-/vg] (24)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £185

86

Desperate Dan original artwork (1942) by Dudley Watkins from The Dandy 207
Artist Dan paints the town with bristles from his beard. The pictures are so realistic the mayor gets Dan to camouflage all the tanks and planes for battle!
Indian ink on board. 20 x 15 ins
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £685
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87

Dandy (1946) 311, 314, 316, 317 with Knockout (1944-46) 296, 375, 385, 438 x 2 and Film Fun (1940) 1042-1045, 1047, 1051-1053 (1960) Apr 30, June 18 and Beano 1731 (1975) [gd/vg] (20]
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £67

88

Dandy (1946) 315 April Fool, 317, 319, 325, 326
[vg-/vg] (5)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £55

89

Dandy (1946) 321, 324, 325, 333
All with 5 sew-holes down spine margin [vg] (4)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £26

90

Dandy (1947) 336, 338, 339, 345, 352, 356 Fireworks
336 clear taped spine [gd], balance [vg/vg+] (6)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £47

91

Dandy (1947) 335 - 341
355 New Year [vg+], balance [fn+/vfn] (7)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £108

92

Dandy 342-348
[fn/vfn] (7)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £146

93

Dandy (1948) 361-365, 367
[fn/fn+] (6)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £69

94

Dandy (1948-49)
368, 376, 380, 392, 393 Easter, 397
[vg] (6)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £59

95

Champion (1947) 1301-1352
Complete year in two bound volumes. Publisher's file copies. Starring Rockfist Rogan RAF and Hurry Scurry The Demon Racer
[vfn] (52)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £102
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96

Champion (1948) 1353-1404
Complete year in two bound volumes. Publisher's file copies
Bright covers, clean white pages [vfn] (52)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £102
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97

Comic Cuts (1944-49)
15 issues between 2738-2869 Easter Number
Starring Sammy And Shrimpy, Plum and Duff [vg/fn] (15)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £44

98

Dixon Hawke's Casebook (1946-53)
8, 11, 12, 14, 15
8, 12 [vg-], balance [fn-/fn] (5)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £63
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99

Playbox (1943) 866-878 with (1945) 932-944
In two half-year bound volumes
[fn/fn+] (26)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £72
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100

Tip-Top (1948)
523-534, 536-538, 540 Fireworks, 541, 542, 543 Xmas Number
[fn/vfn] (18)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £39
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101

Wonder (1947) 1564-1590
Complete year in two bound volumes. Publisher's file copies. Starring Sweet Rosie O'Grady, Roy Rogers, George The Jolly Gee-Gee
[vfn-/vfn+] (27)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £73
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1950s Artwork is here:

102

Abbott And Costello original artwork by Norman Ward for Film Fun 15 Dec 1951
Bud tries to trip Lou up to get the manager's job, but Lou ends up with a mustard and pepper sandwich - and the fire bucket to douse his thirst!
Indian ink and blue crayon on card . 18 x 18 ins
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £145
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103

Border Ambush (1950s) original book cover artwork painted and signed by T F Campbell
Gouache on board. 12 x 9 ins
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £82.50
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104

Galloping Glory Boys four original artworks by Paddy Brennan for The Dandy (early 1950s)
Tim Mustard and Corporal Sam Monk prepare a trap to rescue Big Rosetta from the French soldiers .. later Tim finds a message from his captured father in stones on the trail, but the French are waiting in ambush .. or are they?
Indian ink on card. 15 x 14 ins (4 pages)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £314
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105

Oor Wullie original artwork (1953) drawn and signed by Dudley Watkins for The Sunday Post Fun Section
Oor Wullie builds a kennel for the neighbour's dog, who's awa. But Spot's awfy small an' rabbits chase him oot of their hole! Meanwhile Pa hides the Boolin' Club microphone and speaker in the kennel (don't ask) just as Slugger an' his mate try to snatch Fat Bob 'n; Wullie's Topper comics… the wee doggie growls into the microphone in the kennel (are ye keepin' up..?) an the bullies run for it. Spot saves the day
Indian ink on card. 17 x 14 ins
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £715
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106

Wulf The Briton original artwork by Ron Embleton for Express Weekly 155 (1957)
Wulf proves himself to the warrior tribesmen in his quest to solve the riddle of the Sphinx …
Poster colour on card. 26 x 20 ins
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £665
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107

Dan Dare original artwork (1957) by Desmond Walduck from The Eagle Vol 8 No 20 page 2
The Mekon submits Sir Hubert to the Ronta Rays but Dan grabs a Treen gun and opens fire …
Poster colour on board. 12 x 10 ins
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £731
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108

Dan Dare Space Gun (c1953) Lone Star
Original red paint largely worn away. Trigger mechanism in full working order - Treens beware
8 x 5 ins
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £80
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109

Eagle Vol 7 (1956) 1-51
Near complete year
Horizontal mail folds [vg] (51)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £47

110

Eagle Vol 8 (1957) 1-52
Complete year
Horizontal mail folds [vg] (52)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £61

111

Eagle Vol 9 (1958) 1-52
Complete year
Horizontal mail folds [vg/fn-] (52)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £22

112

Eagle Vol 10 (1959) 1-45
Complete year (short due to printers strike)
Horizontal mail folds [vg/fn-] (45)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £48

113

Eagle Vol 11 (1960) 1-53
Complete year
Horizontal mail folds [vg/fn-] (53)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £67

114

Eagle Vol 12 (1961) 1-53
Complete year
Horizontal mail folds [vg/fn-] (53)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £55

115

Eagle Vol 13 (1962) 1-52
Near complete year missing No 30. With No 10 free gift Marvels Of The Modern Age sticker booklet with 4 stickers (out of ten)
Horizontal mail folds [vg/fn-] (51)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £48

116

Lion (1952-55) 110 issues between 13-199 including some doubles and trebles
Worn spines with rusty disintegrated staples [gd/vg] (110)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £102

117

Lion (1956-59) 82 issues between 204 - Nov 28 1959 including some doubles
Worn spines, rusty disintegrated staples [gd/vg] (82)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £82

118

TV Fun 1 (1953)
Starring Arthur Askey, The House With Red Shutters
Brittle bottom margin edges, rusty staples [gd-]
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £24

119

Beano Books 1956, 1959
[vg/vg+] (2)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £72

120

Dandy Monster Comic 1951
Ringmaster Korky's circus
2 ins clear taped lower spine, neat dedication [vg]
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £38

121

Dandy Books 1953, 1959
[vg/fn-] (2)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £48

122

Desperate Dan Annual 1 (1954)
No dedication, clean cream pages [vg+]
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £90
See illustration

123

Dandy (1950-53)
444, 500, 580 New Year 1953, 618, 626, 627
500 [vg], balance [fn-/fn] (7)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £34

124

Dandy (1956) 754 First Black Bob picture series, 755, 782, 786, 788 Xmas
788 [vg], balance [vg/fn] (5)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £41

125

Dandy (1957) 801 April Fool, 810, 811, 816-818, 821, 822, 840 Xmas
840 [vg], balance [vg+/fn] (9)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £44

126

Dandy (1958) 842, 843, 845, 846, 848, 849, 855-857, 862, 863, 866, 868, 870, 872, 873, 876-888 with (1959) 908, 926, (1960) 959, 981
908, 926 [gd], balance [vg/fn-] (23)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £146

127

Bunty (1958) 1-152 missing issue 135. With Bunty Annual 1 with dustjacket. Starring Pocahontas, Lyn Raymond - Air Stewardess and The Girl Of the Islands
Annual [fn], dustjacket has two tears [vg], 138-149 half back page cut-outs [gd-], balance [gd/vg] (152)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £634
See illustration

128

Giant Classics Illustrated (1952) 2 Ivanhoe, 7 Robin Hood
[vg] (2)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £35

129

Classics Illustrated (1952-3) 13: Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, 40: Mysteries by Edgar Allen Poe. Super Deluxe Classics
[fn-/fn] (2)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £31
See illustration

130

Hurricane Comic 7 (1950s) OPC Sydney, Australia
The Adventures of Jim Dent, Ace Cameraman
[vg]
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £9

131

Marvelman (1955-56)
Bound volume containing 20 issues with 138, 149, 151, 153, 167 [fn/vfn], balance 15 issues bound without front covers [vg] (20)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £79

132

Rip Kirby (1952) Assoc. Newspapers
The Man Who Stole A Million, Moray's Last Gamble and Poison And Paradise. These 3 large format fully illustrated 52 page stories bound into a volume starring Alex Raymond's famous private eye
Bright covers, light tan pages [fn-/fn] (3)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £157
See illustration

133

Roy Rogers comics (early 1950s) WDL
15 issues between 23-79 [vg-/fn-] (14)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £33

134

Schoolgirls' Own Library (1951) 101-126
Complete year in two bound volumes. Publisher's file copies [fn/vfn] (26)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £90
See illustration

135

Schoolgirls' Own Library (1955-56) 187-212
Jul 55-Jun 56 in two bound volumes. Publisher's file copies
[fn/vfn] (26)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £77

136

Schoolgirls' Own Library (1958,1959) 263-298
1958 complete year with Jan-Jun 59 in three volumes. With Schoolgirls' Own Pets Annual 1958
Annual [fn-], Libraries [fn/vfn] (37)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £110
See illustration

137

Beezer (1960-61) 258 Xmas [gd], 261, 269, 270, 272, 274-282, 284-288
Pop, Dick & Harry, Banana Bunch and Ginger
286 one third front cover torn away [fr], balance with some grubby copies [vg-/vg] (19)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £38

138

The Broons original artwork (1964) drawn and initialled by Dudley Watkins for The Sunday Post Fun Section
Scotland's Happiest Family get awa fer the weekend at the but an' ben (bungalow). At breakfast everyone seems to have asked their friends for lunch, includin' the cub mistress an' all the cubs. Maw, Paw, Daphne an' Maggie have tae work all day keepin' the picnic in full swing … they're nae the happiest the noo.
Indian ink on card. 17 x 14 ins
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £522
See illustration

139

Dandy (1960-62) 50 issues btwn 996 Xmas - 1098 (mainly 1962)
New larger format with re-designed title
Foxing spots to most cover margins [vg-/vg] (50)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £217

140

Dandy (1963-67) 28 issues between 1115-1362 Xmas (incl 1205, 1257 Xmas)
[gd/vg/fn] (28)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £72

141

Dan Dare's Space Annual 1963
[vg+]
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £9

142

Boy's World, Robin newsagents window cards (1964)
14 x 10 ins (2)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £11
See illustration

143

Noddy Sweet Cigarette cards with packet (1962) Como Confectionery
Packet [vg], cards [vfn] (51)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £49
See illustration

144

Man From U.N.C.L.E. Card set 1965. A & B C Gum. 55 Cards complete [vg] (55)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £39

145

Fantastic Series 1 The Steel Claw (1967) Fleetway Super Library, with Flash Gordon 1 (1964) World Adventure Library
[fn-/fn] (2)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £17

146

Hurricane Annuals 1, 2 (1965, 1966)
Typhoon Tracy, Monster Of The Deep, Quest Of The Juggernaut
[fn] (2)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £55

147

School Friend (1956) 295-346
Complete year in two bound volumes. With 1956 Annual. Publisher's file copes. Mostly stories in pictures
Annual [vg+], comics [fn+/vfn+] (53)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £254
See illustration

148

School Friend (1957) 347-398
Complete year in two bound volumes. With 1957 Annual. Publisher's file copies. Mostly stories in pictures
Annual [vg+], comics [fn/vfn+] (53)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £254

149

Sun (1954) 263, 267, 280, 282, 284, 293, 301 with Comet 311, 313, 324, 330 starring Billy The Kid and Buffalo Bill, with Red Comet 2 (Atlas Publ) 1962
Rusty staples [vg-/vg] (12)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £24

150

Super-Detective Library (1953) Full colour shop card illustrating the covers of No 1: Meet The Saint and No 2 Ernest Dudley The Armchair Detective. The card is signed by author Ernest Dudley
6 x 20 ins. Rare
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £176
See illustration

151

Superman Annual (1953-4) Atlas
[vg]
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £27

152

Tiger (1962) 24 issues between 7 July - 29 Dec
Near consecutive run missing 10th and 17th November. Starring Roy Of The Rovers, Jet-Ace Logan, The Suicide Six and Olac The Gladiator
Bright covers, cream pages, rusty disintegrated staples [vg/vg+] (24)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £82

153

TV Century 21 (1965) 1-10
1 and 2 have taped, worn torn spines [pr], 3-10 [vg/vg+] (10)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £271
See illustration

154

TV Century 21 Nos 11-20
[vg/vg+] (10)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £169

155

TV Century 21 Nos 21-30
23, 28 Dalek covers [vg/fn-] (10)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £133

156

TV Century 21 Nos 31-40 incl 36 Dalek cover
[vg+/fn+] (10)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £150

157

TV Century 21 Nos 41-50
Fireball XL5 40-43 by Mike Noble, No 47 Dalek cover. 50 1st Daleks by Ron Turner
50 [gd], balance [vg+/fn] (10)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £146

158

TV Century 21 Nos 51-65
No 52: Thunderbirds by Frank Bellamy begins
52 lower 2 ins front cover torn away [gd], balance [vg/fn+] (15)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £150

159

TV Century 21 Nos 66-80
Catch Or Kill by John Burns
76 taped full cover tear, back cover lower corner piece cut-out [gd-], balance [vg+/fn+] (15)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £135

160

TV Century 21 Nos 81-100
Thunderbirds by Don Harley
87: Dalek cover
98 back cover small cut-out [gd+], balance [vg/fn+] (20)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £170

161

TV Century 21 Nos 101-120
190: Don Lawrence Fireball XL5 begins. 106: with free gift Special Agent IQ Card
[vg/fn+] (20)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £266
See illustration

162

TV Century 21 Nos 121-140
[vg+/fn+] (20)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £176

163

TV Century 21 Nos 141-161
Captain Scarlet by Ron Embleton begins. 155-157 Free gift Captain Scarlet Album with all stickers attached
157 back cover competition cut-out [vg-], balance [vg+/fn+] (21)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £181
See illustration

164

TV21 (1968) 162-180
New slightly smaller format
[vg/fn] (19)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £103

165

TV21 Nos 181-200
Including 185, 186, 192, 193 Frank Bellamy Captain Scarlet covers
[fn-/fn+] (20)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £110

166

TV21 Nos 201-220
[fn-/fn+] (20)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £110

167

TV21 Nos 221-230
Scarce later issues [fn/vfn] (10)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £110

168

TV21 Nos 231-242
Scarce last issues. 242 last issue dull and brittle [fr], balance [vg/fn+] (12)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £121

169

TV Century 21 Stingray Special (1965)
Ron Turner, Ron Embleton art. 48 pages [vg-]
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £44

170

TV Century 21 Summer Extra (1965)
Lady Penelope by Frank Hampson, Stingray by Ron Embleton
48 pages [vg-]
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £41

171

TV Century 21 Summer Extra (1966)
Thunderbirds, Stingray, 21 Special Agent
48 pages [vg]
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £53

172

TV Century 21 Spring Extra (1967)
Thunderbirds, Munsters, Secrets of Zero X
48 pages [vg-]
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £67

173

TV Century 21 International Extra (1965)
Stingray, Supercar, Fireball XL5
48 pages [vg]
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £75

174

TV Century 21 Thunderbirds Extra (1966)
Thunderbirds by Ron Turner
48 pages [vg-]
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £45

175

TV Century 21 Annuals (1965-68)
[fn+/vfn] (4)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £71

176

TV Century No 7 Supercar original artwork (1969)
Mike Mercury comes up against Zarin The Superspy
Indian ink on card. 22 x 19 inches
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £143
See illustration

177

Joe 90 No 3 (1969) original cover artwork. Joe 90 title and photo is laser colour copy. With original comic and free gift W.I.N. Agents Badge
Poster colour on board. 19 x 15 ins (3)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £544
See illustration

178

TV Express Weekly (1960-61) 317-326 incl Xmas 1961
Biggles cover story by Ron Embleton
325 with 8 page Butlins Holiday Supplement
Cream pages, darker edges [vg/vg+] (10)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £32

179

Valiant (1964-5) July -Dec 1964, Jan-June 1965
In two consecutive bound volumes
Captain Hurricane, Steel Claw, Kelly's Eye
[fn/vfn] (52)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £278
See illustration

180

Valiant (1966)
Complete unnumbered year. Captain Hurricane, Kelly's Eye, Mytek The Mighty, Space Pirates. Including 11 supplements for Valiant Big Book of Football and Champion promoting issues 1-3
Bright covers, creamy white pages, some staple rust [fn-/fn+] (53)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £798
See illustration

181

Valiant (1967)
Complete year with Captain Hurricane, Steel Claw, Kelly's Eye, House of Dollman
Bright covers, cream/light tan pages. 29 Apr (vg], balance [fn/vfn] (52)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £798
See illustration

182

Valiant (1969)
Near complete year missing issues:
7 Feb, 7 June, 7, 14 July and 21 September
[fn/vfn] (47)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £128

183

Countdown 1 (1971) with free gift Giant Spacefact Wallchart plus all 24 stamps attached
Countdown 1 [fn+], wallchart worn corners [vg] (2)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £31

184

Dandy (1970) 1467-1518
Complete year in two bound volumes
[vfn/nm] (52)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £88

185

Lion (1972)
Complete year with Carson's Cubs, Black Max, The Return Of The Spider, Adam Eterno
[fn/vfn] (52)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £170
See illustration

186

Lion (1973)
Complete year with Spellbinder, Adam Eterno, Zip Nolan, The Spider and Robot Archie
[fn/vfn] (52)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £133
See illustration

187

No lot

188

Vampirella 1 (1975) IPC. ‘1st Horrifying Issue!!!’
UK edition [vfn-]
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £13

189

Vampirella 2-4 and US #6 [vg/fn]
With Castle Of Frankenstein 7, 9, 10, 15 and Monster Annual
All remaindered issues [gd/vg] and Dracula (1971) 1 with free poster, 3 and 5 [fn-/fn] (12)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £29

190

Wizard (1970-72) 2-151
Near complete run missing Issue 106
Johnny Winchester, Dolphin Of The Space Patrol, Football Special, Wild McFee
[fn/vfn] (149)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £143
See illustration

191

Queen Of The Seas original artwork by Ken Reid for SMASH! 18 March 1972 - second of two page story.
Their Irish stew makes the wrecker wreck the factory - Now Bert and Enoch are in it!
Indian ink on card. 17 x 13 ins
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £108
See illustration

192

Faceache original artwork drawn and signed by Ken Reid for Buster 10 May 1980
Snipe makes Simkins do piano practice and Faceache becomes a piano monster but Simkins can't get out of music class - now he has to learn something that sounds like a mad goat and looks like an octopus - not another Scrunge, my dear readers, but the bagpipes!
Indian ink on card. 20 x 16 ins.
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £132
See illustration

193

Chris Foss original 3 page artwork from 2000 AD Prog 953 (1995) Pages, 5, 6 and 7 starring Judge Dredd
Gouache on cartridge paper. 16 x 13 ins (3)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £121
See illustration

194

Chris Foss signed original painting (1982) 'Beyond The Hilll Of Peace'
Gouache on board. 27 x 21 ins
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £786
See illustration

195

Chris Foss signed original painting 1986 'Killing Machine'
Gouache on board. 27 x 21 ins
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £786
See illustration

196

Forces In Combat (1980) 19-37 last issue
In bound volume, (Joins Future Tense No 13) with Future Tense 1-20 in bound volume
Starring Fury Of The Commandos, Star Trek, Micronauts , Rom and Kull
[vfn/nm] (39)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £121
See illustration

197

Marvel Team-Up (1980-81) 1-25
In bound volume with Spider-Man And Hulk Weekly 401-425 in bound volume
US reprints of Spider-Man, Fantastic Four, Daredevil, Hulk and Thor
[vfn-/vfn] (50)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £66
See illustration

198

Valour (1980) 1-19
Complete run in bound volume
Starring Thor, Conan, Dr Strange and Devil Dinosaur
[vfn/nm] (19)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £33
See illustration


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