The Glasgow/Northern Looking Glass (1825)
1-13 in bound volume
Generally regarded as the world's first comic, the four page Glasgow Looking Glass was published by John Watson and illustrated by William Heath encompassing the humorous and satirical content of the day. Royalty, the clergy, politicians and foreign affairs were all lampooned with punning regularity. Not even Glasgow's great and good escaped Heath's acerbic pen
Two issues are stamped with the onerous 'knowledge tax' stamps that made those comic papers unaffordable to the masses at which they were aimed.
Originally running to 19 issues there are only a few collections in existence and, according to our knowledge, none are held in private hands
The back board of the volume is detached
The comic papers are [vg/vg+] (13)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £2,679

Chums Vol 1 (1892) 1-50 in worn cloth bound volume. Cassell & Co
Adventure stories by G A Henty and editor, Max Pemberton, Cartoons by Jack Butler-Yeats and Max Cowper with No 8 cover illustration of a tiger by Louis Wain
[vg/fn] (50)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £410

Magnet (1919-1933)
135 issues between 569-1451
Starring Bunter, the Owl of Remove by Frank Richards
Most issues with worn, disintegrated staples [gd/vg] (135)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £120

Magnet (1936-1940)
146 issues comprising 1936 x 32, 1937 x 16, 1938 x 38, 1939 x 42 and 1940 x 18
With Souvenir No 1 Edition (1965)
Some taped spines and mostly rusty disintegrated staples
[gd/vg] (146)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: U/S

Young Britain (1920-22)
40 issues between 44-127
Most issues with Charlie Chaplin back cover adventures
With Boy's Cinema (1920-37) 27 issues between 31-920, Sport Pictures (1919-1924) 12 issues, Family Star (1935-39) 5 issues and Red Star/Red Letter (1930s-60s) 13 issues
Young Britain [vg/vg+], Boys Cinema mainly [gd], balance [gd/vg] (97)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £68

Bobby Bear's Annual (1933)
[vfn]
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £28

Japhet & Happy Annual (1939) News Chronicle publications
Pictures and stories by author and artist, J F Horrabin
Bright boards, cream pages, no dedication [fn-]
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £18

Modern Wonder (1937-39)
1-12, 14-68, 70-118
No 1 with free gift Marvels of Today 16 pg booklet
Flash Gordon by Alex Raymond in 105-118, stories by Sexton Blake author, G H Teed, The Art Of Gliding by Amy Johnson and cover illustrations by Motor magazine artist, Bryan de Grineau and cutaway supremo, L Ashwell Wood
No 1 and some others with worn spines and edges [gd/vg] (116)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £114

Rainbow (1935-36)
1119-1125, 1168-1192
In three bound volumes
Starring Tiger Tim and The Bruin Boys
Bright covers, cream pages with light horizontal mail fold [fn/fn+] (32)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £80

Skipper Christmas numbers (1930-40)
No 15 Xmas 1930, No 119 Xmas 1932, No 225 Xmas 1934, No 583 Xmas 1940
All [vg] (4)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £40

Triumph Great War giveaways (early 1930s)
Complete 12 photo card set with Triumph wallet
10 further Great War battle cards, with Triumph Albums of What Every Boy Wants to Know About Ships, - Flying, - Railways, all complete with their colour cards
With Boy's Cinema film star series postcards including Gary Cooper (2 different), Tim McCoy, Jean Harlow, Ginger Rogers, Buck Jones, Laurel & Hardy, James Cagney, Fredric March and Victor McLaglan
All [vfn/nm] (36)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: U/S

Wild West Weekly (1938-39)
Vol 1: 2-16, 18-21, 24, 25, 27-35, 37-43, Vol 2: 1, 46, 47
Bright covers, rusty disintegrated staples, some well-worn issues
[gd/vg] (40)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £120

Dandy Comic 1 & 2 Flyer (Type 1) (1937)
An 8-page mini comic in its own right with Korky, Keyhole Kate, Our Gang and Invisible Dick
(With original Skipper No. 379 Dec 4 1937 from which it came)
Flyer printed in blue ink, 17 x 12 ins [vfn] (2)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £251

Dandy 8 (1938)
Good cover colours, light tan pages with some light margin blemishes [vg]
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £296

Dandy 12 (1938) with free gift Dandy Tasty Toffee wrapper
Light tan pages with some margin foxing [vg-]
We have never seen the toffee wrapper in the 22 years of our auctions
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £684

Dandy 14 (1938)
Light tan pages with some margin blemishes [vg-]
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £113

Dandy 16 (1938)
Worn cover with 6 ins tear and RH corner piece torn away, page 5 has quarter of page torn away at top [fr-gd]
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £29

Dandy 49 (1938)
First Fireworks issue
Centre page ad for first Dandy annual
Bright cover, cream/light tan pages, small rust mark to back cover margin [fn-]
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £296

Dandy 50 (1938)
Centre page ads for first Dandy Annual and first Tom Thumb in Beano
Bright covers, cream pages [fn+]
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £217

Dandy 52 (1938)
Bright cover with small lower corner piece missing, light tan pages with small overhang margin tears [vg+]
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £113

Dandy Monster Comic 1 (1939)
Complete but spineless example with worn board edges
Ink dedication, light tan pages [gd]
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £593

Beano Book 1 (1940)
Complete but well worn spineless example with clear tape in place of spine. One page loose, some page corners worn away [fr/gd]
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £707

Beano Book 3 (1942)
Worn, loose spine and boards, cream/light tan pages with darker edges [gd]
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £467

Lord Snooty and his Pals original propaganda artwork by Dudley Watkins
From The Beano Nov 16 1943 (probably issue 219)
Snitchy and Snatchy build an aeroplane from scrap aluminium. Hitler hears about it whilst listening to the BBC (naturally) and sends Hermy (Goering) to capture it. The Luftwaffe refuse to fly it against 'der Spitfires' and make Hitler take it back to England ...
Some light discolouration to a few of the panels
21 x 15 ins
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £1,368

Beano consecutive front cover printer's proofs (1946) 295, 296, 297, 298 (4)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £63

Beano consecutive front cover printer's proofs (1947) 312, 313, 314, 315, three covers signed off and dated by Beano editor and sub-editor (4)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £68

Beano consecutive front cover printer's proofs (1948) 347 Fireworks, 348, 349, 350 each signed off and dated for production (4)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £205

Jimmy And His Magic Patch 2 double-page printers proofs (1950s)
Jimmy meets the Three Musketeers, Joan Of Arc, Grace Darling and Florence Nightingale - all in 2 episodes! (4)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £28

Boy's Own Paper Vol 64 (1941-42) 1-6
In bound volume, propaganda war issues all with Biggles short stories by Capt W E Johns [vfn]
With Boy's Own Paper Christmas issues 1942-1949 including a tribute to Churchill, Phantom Wings by Geo. Rochester and did you know that Brylcreem makes a tidy difference to your hair?
[vg/fn] (9)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: U/S

Adventure (1947) 1177-1214
Complete year, some issues published fortnightly starring Sexton Blake, Erik The Viking and The Savage Head of St Jude's
1214 half back page torn away [gd-], balance [vg-/vg] (38)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £74

Adventure (1948) 1215-1253
Complete year, some issues published fortnightly. Starring Strang The Terrible with chapter illustrations by Dudley Watkins, Dixon Hawke, Outcast of the Incas, Keeper Of The Dread Sword
[vg-/vg+] (39)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £97

Adventure (1949) 1254-1302
Complete year, some issues published fortnightly
Starring Solo Solomon, Dixon Hawke and The Menace of the Super-Men
[vg-/vg+] (49)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £188

Champion (1944-47) 1180-1352
Starring Rockfist Rogan and Fireworks Flynn
Comprising 112 issues from 1944-46 low grades with worn edges and rusty disintegrated staples and 25 doubles [fr/gd]. Including the 52 issue complete year of 1947 [gd/vg] (168)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £91

Champion (1949) 1405-1457
Complete year in bound volume starring Rockfist Rogan and Ginger Nutt
[fn/vfn] (53)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £68

Hotspur (1948) 598-636
Complete year, some issued fortnightly
The Last Man in New York vs The King of the Jungle
A few [vg-], balance [vg] (39)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £46

Hotspur (1949) 637-686
Complete year, some issues fortnightly
With Captain Midnight, The Evil Eye and The Cannonball Kid
[vg/fn-] (50)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £120

Rover (1947) 1153-1190
Near complete year missing 1155, 1157, 1159 and 1162
Starring Morgyn The Mighty and Nosey Parker
Some issues fortnightly
[vg-/vg] (34)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £43

Rover (1948) 1191-1229
Complete year, some issues fortnightly
[vg-/vg] (39)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £188

Rover (1949) 1230-1279
Complete year, some issues fortnightly
Starring Alf Tupper The Tough of the Track and Wonder Man
[vg/vg+] (50)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £103

The Wizard Book for Boys (1938)
With The Truth About Wilson (1962)
Red Lion paperback by W S K Webb.
Wilson, Wizard's legendary super-athlete, was born in 1795 and won every track & field race he ever entered. He ran a sub 3 minute mile and was a squadron leader in the RAF during WW2.
This is his story
Book and Annual [vg] (2)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £43

Wizard (1945-46) 1067-1120
Complete two years in bound volume (issued fortnightly)
Starring Wilson - Champion of Champions and The Further Truth About Wilson
A few issues [vg], balance [fn/vfn] (54)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £222

Wizard (1947-48) 1121-1196
Complete two years in bound volume
Starring Wilson - Seeker Of Champions, Spadger's Isle and The Black Olympic Games
Some issues fortnightly
15 issues [vg-/vg+], balance [fn/vfn] (76)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £331

Wizard Of Oz Card Game (1940) Cassell
Boxed (lacking box flaps) with all 44 cards and instructions
With 3rd Dimension Picture Book with Wonder Spectacles with 3D pictures including Sandy Powell, Will Hay, Arthur Askey
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £43

Comic Cuts, Funny Wonder, Jingles, Tip Top (1942-54)
93 issues comprising Comic Cuts: 1946 x 6, 1947 x 10, 1951 x 2, Funny Wonder: 1942 x 2, 1943 x 1, 1947 x 10, 1948 x 12, 1949 x 6, 1950 x 1, 1951 x 6, Jingles: 1945 x 1, 1947 x 6, 1948 x 6, 1949-52 x 1 each, 1953 x 4, Tip Top: 1947 x 1, 1950 x 3, 1951 x 2, 1953 x 9, 1954 x 1
With Sammy and Shrimpy, Charlie Chaplin, Roy Rogers, Gene Autry and Artie the Autograph Hunter
12 issues [gd], balance [vg/fn] (93)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £148

Garth (1949) 17-24 last issue
Atlas Australian reprints
[vg/fn] (8)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £74

G. G. Swan/L. Miller reprints (1940s-50s)
Comicolour 2, 3, Comics On Parade n.n., Extra Fun 2, 3, Kiddy Fun, 2, 3, All Fun Vol 2: No 1, Comic Adventures Vol 2: No 1, Comic Capers Vol 2: No 2, Iron Vic n.n
[vg/fn-] (11)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £97

Flash Gordon (1949) 1-16 Feature Productions, New Zealand
US Flash Gordon black & white / blue & white reprints
Exceptionally high grades for this rare complete title [vfn/vfn+] (16)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £143

Knockout (1944-57) comprising No 300 (1944) and 14 issues to 1957
With Film Fun (1947-58) 29 issues and Radio Fun (1947-53) 20 issues
Some rusty disintegrated staples [gd/vg] (64)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £108

Film Fun (1938-59)
85 issues comprising 1938 Fireworks, 1940 Xmas, 1941 x 1 these 3 trimmed/taped spines [fr/gd], 1945 x 7, 1946 x 1, 1947 x 2, 1948 x 7, 1949 x 8 (including 2 doubles), 1950 x 2, 1951 x 2, 1952 x 1, 1954 x 1, 1957 x 2, 1958 x 30, 1959 x 19 (including two doubles)
Starring Laurel and Hardy, Abbott & Costello, Frankie Howerd, Tommy Cooper, Harry Secombe, Tony Hancock and Scoop Donovan
1940s [gd/vg], 1950s mostly [fn/fn+] (85)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £103

Film Fun (1940-44)
19 propaganda war story issues between 1061-1302 with one each from 1940 and 1942 including 17 from 1944 and Easter and Xmas numbers
Starring Laurel and Hardy, Harold Lloyd and George Formby
Worn issues with rusty staples [gd/vg] (19)
With 1995 reproduction D. Mail Nipper annual 1940
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £34

Illustrated Chips (1945-1952)
132 issues comprising: 1945 x 3, 1946 x 10, 1947 x 21, 1948 x 1, 1949 x 9, 1950 x 7, 1951 x 21, 1952 x 27 near complete year and 33 multiples of existing issues
Starring Casey Court, Weary Willie and Tired Tim, The Menace From Mars
20 issues [gd], balance [vg-/fn-] (132)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £154

Radio Fun (1940-44)
19 propaganda war story issues between 67-313
5 worn issues with rusty disintegrated staples [gd], balance [vg-/vg] (19)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £50

Radio Fun (1945-49)
64 issues comprising 1945 x 1, 1946 x 4, 1947 x 41, 1948 x 15, 1949 x 3
Starring Tommy Handley, Flanagan & Allen, Arthur Askey, Pet Clarke, Inspector Stanley and The Falcon
9 issues [gd], balance [vg/fn] (64)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £120

Triumph / Superman (1940)
807-814 Superman returns
Complete US reprint second story
No. 814 was the last issue of Triumph due to wartime paper shortages prior to amalgamation with Champion on 1 June 1940
No 809 taped over staples [gd+], 814 trimmed [gd], balance cream pages, rusty staples, some staple bleed [vg/fn-] (8)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £171

Adventure (1950) 1303-1354
Complete year
Starring Strang The Terrible and The Outlaw Sheriff covers by Dudley Watkins [fn-/fn] (52)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £169

Adventure (1951-53)
1355-1425, 1438, 1440-1445, 1468-1471
1951 complete year with unbroken run continuing to May 1952 then to March 1953
Strang In the Underworld by Dudley Watkins, Nick Swift of the Planet Patrol
A few [vg], balance [vg+/fn] (82)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £131

Hotspur (1950) 687-738
Complete year in bound volume with The Red Circle, Bird Man and The Space Detective
Bright covers, cream pages [fn/vfn] (52)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £103

Hotspur (1952) 791-842
Complete year in bound volume with Johnny Jett The Super Boy double page illustrated strip by Dudley Watkins. Also Red Circle, Lost Boys on the Winking Planet and The Avenging Eye
Bright covers, cream pages [fn/vfn] (52)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £68

Hotspur (1953) 843-894
Complete year in bound volume
Some propaganda war stories, I Was A Secret Flyer and Parade of the Robots
Bright covers, cream pages [fn/vfn] (52)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £68

Rover (1950) 1280-1331
Near complete year missing 1281
Starring Alf Tupper and The Phantom Flyer
[vg+/fn] (51)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £103

Rover (1951-54) 1332-1416
Complete run to August 1952 including 1951 complete year, one further issue from 1952, 2 from 1953 including Xmas and 6 issues from 1954
With Alf Tupper, Morgyn The Mighty, Squadron X and The Purple Planet
[vg/fn-] (94)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £97

Wizard (1950) 1247-1298
Complete year in bound volume
The Truth About Wilson
A few [vg], balance [fn/vfn] (52)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £169

Wizard (1952) 1351-1402
Complete year in two bound volumes
Starring Wilson, The Super Athlete, The Ant-Man and V For Vengeance
[fn/vfn] (52)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £239

Beano Book (1955)
With Dandy Book (1955)
No Fishing!
[vg] (2)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £27

Beano (1957) 755-768, 770-806
Near complete year missing 769
Including Fireworks [vg+] and Xmas [vg]
With Biffo, Dennis, The Horse That Jack Built, Jimmy and his Magic Patch and Shipwrecked Circus
First eight issues with punch holes to spine, and a few others [gd], balance [vg/fn-] (51)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £433

Beano (1958) 807-858
Complete year with April Fool [gd], Fireworks [vg+] and Xmas [fn]. 817: First Jonah by Ken Reid
A few [gd], a few [fn], balance [vg/vg+] (52)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £479

Beryl The Peril Annual 1 (1959)
Bright boards, cream/white pages [fn]
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £68

Desperate Dan Annual 1 (1954)
Bright boards, creamy white pages, some rounded corner wear [fn]
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £160

Classics Illustrated 1/3d editions (1950s)
1, 3-7, 9, 10, 15, 16, 18-21, 25-30, 33, 34, 37 x 2 (2 different Pioneers covers), 38, 39, 40 Mysteries [fn-], 42, 45, 46 (Kidnapped: 2 different covers), 48, 50, 53 A Christmas Carol [vg], 54, 57, 60-64, 66-68, 69 x 2 different, 70, 71, 72 x 2 different, 73 Black Tulip x 2 (2 different), 75-83, 85-88, 90, 91, 94, 96, 98, 100
Sixteen with well-worn spines [gd], a few [fn], balance [vg-/vg+] (70)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £200

Classics Illustrated + reprint mix (1950s-60s)
Bulldog Brittain Commando 2, Classics Illustrated 73 (Black Tulip 1/3), 69 (Around The World in 80 Days 1/3), Lorna Jungle Girl 16, Phantom 7, Tarzan Vol 7: 12, Vol 8: 11, 25, 35, Vol 9: 25, 26, 30
[vg/vg+] (12)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £36

Ivanhoe original cover artwork (1950s)
for L Miller & Son
With Whiz Comics Captain Marvel original U.S. artwork used as backing board!
From the archive of Jan Shepheard, Fleetway Publishing art editor
18 x 13 ins
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £228

Comet (1952-58)
35 issues between 211-531 including Coronation number
With Dick Barton, Buffalo Bill and War Eagle
Most with rusty, disintegrated staples [gd/vg] (35)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £137

Soldiers of the Queen 3 original artworks by Eric Parker for Comet comic 5, 12 & 19 (December 1953) featuring the 11th Hussars, The Cheshire Regiment and 7th Dragoon Guards
From the archive of Jan Shepheard
Indian ink, highlighted with white, on board
11 x 15 ins (3)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £80

Sun (1954) 257-307
Near complete year missing Nos 256 & 287
With (1953) 250, 252-255 Xmas
Starring Billy The Kid , Robin Hood and The Happy Hussar colour centrespread
Bright covers, rusty staples
A few [vg-], balance [vg/fn-] (55)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £251

Sun (1955)
308, 318-335, 337-339, 344-360
Starring Billy The Kid, Wild Bill Hickok and Max Bravo, The Happy Hussar colour centrespread
Bright covers, rusty staples
A few [vg-], balance [vg/fn-] (40)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £262

Sun (1956-57)
55 issues between 361-423
Starring first issue of Battler Britton (361), Billy The Kid, Wyatt Earp, Roy Rogers and Robin Hood
Bright covers, rusty staples, a few [vg-], balance [vg/fn-] (55)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £131

Cowboy Comics (1953-54)
62 (no back cover), 63, 67, 71, 75, 77, 81-85, 91, 92, 94, 95, 99
Starring Kit Carson and Buck Jones
Bright covers with rusty staples and rust spots showing through [gd/vg] (16)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £114

Cowboy Comics (1954-55)
106, 109, 111, 116, 117, 119, 132, 134, 141, 143, 145, 148, 152-159
Starring Buck Jones and Kit Carson
Bright covers with rusty staples and rust spots showing through [vg-/vg] (20)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £91

Cowboy Comics (1956-57)
161, 167, 169, 177, 180-186, 189, 192, 193, 200-202, 205, 209, 213
Starring Kit Carson, Buck Jones, Kansas Kid and Davy Crockett
Bright covers with rusty staples and rust spots showing through [vg-/vg+] (20)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £80

Cowboy Comics (1957-59)
216, 226, 229, 231-233, 237, 238, 241, 244, 245, 248, 249, 253-258, 260-262, 269, 270, 272, 276, 284, 285, 287, 288, 290, 291, 293
Starring Kit Carson, Kansas Kid, Buck Jones and Davy Crockett
Bright covers with rusty staples and rust spots showing through [vg-/vg+] (33)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £239

Cowboy Comics (1959-62)
294, 300, 304, 306, 309, 310, 312, 313, 316, 317, 322, 325, 326, 329, 333, 337, 344 [gd], 345, 348, 350, 364, 365, 368, 369, 376, 382, 396, 397 [gd], 401, 409, 424, 435, 445
[vg-/fn-] (33)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £200

L Miller/Charlton Westerns (1950s)
Buffalo Bill Cody 7, 13, 15-17, Cowboy Action 3, 16, Daniel Boone 5, 6, 20, 28, 30, 33, Hopalong Cassidy 134, 135, 145, 152, Brave Jim Bowie 7, 9, 10, 21, nn, Lone Eagle 3, Lone Rider 2, 3, Masked Raider 65-67, nn, Pancho Villa 29, 54, 58, 59, 61, 62, Pecos Bill 2, 4, 11, 12, 14-18, Vol 3: No 1, Rocky Mountain King 5, 19, 26, 31, 33, 37, 41, 60, 62, 64, Wyatt Earp 6, 18, 19, 29, 39 and 43 assorted issues including Annie Oakley, Cheyenne Kid, Davy Crockett, Gunsmoke Western, Kid Montana and Quick Trigger Western
A few [fn], balance [gd/vg] (106)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £330

WDL Westerns (1950s)
B-Bar-B Riders 2, 4, Dan'l Boone 4, 6, Gene Autry 10, 13, Indian Chief 7, 11, 12, 13, 14, White Eagle Indian Chief 17, 18, 20, 22, 29-31, Jace Pearson of the Texas Rangers 4, 9, 14, Johnny Mack Brown 4 [gd], 5, 16, King of the Royal Mounted 17-20, Masked Raider 2, Red Ryder 10, 13, 17-19, 24, 26, Rex Allen 18, 19, Hi-Yo Silver 3, 4, 10, TV Favourites 3, 5, 7, Tonto 4, 14, 16, 25, John Wayne 52, WDL Western Classic 1-5, 7, 9-11, 13-22, 24, 25, 27, 29, 30, 32, 33, 35, 37, 38, 40 and 32 assorted Western titles
A few [fn], balance [gd/vg] (110)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £239

Cowboy Round-Up (1950s) Action Streamline. Broncho Bill 3, 15, Casey Ruggles 6, 9, 10, Dead-Eye Western 8, nn, Gunhawks 4, 9, Little Sheriff 2, 7, 9, 22, 23, Outlaw Kid 27, Phantom Ranger 39, 206, Ranger 13, Texan 1, Western Fighters 4, nn, Fighting Fronts 3 [vg/fn] (23)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £36

Eagle Vol 1: No 1 (1950)
Introducing Dan Dare, Captain Pugwash, PC 49 and The Great Adventurer (The Story of Jesus) by Frank Hampson
Bright covers with three-quarter spine split, no loss [vg-]
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £251

Dan Dare original cover artwork from The Eagle (1952) Vol 3: No 18
Layout and pencils by Frank Hampson, completed art by Harold Johns and Gretta Tomlinson
Trapped in a sealed breathing chamber, Dan and his friends are forced before the Mekon…
Watercolour on board. 20 x 16 ins
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £718

Eagle Vol 8 (1957) 1-52
Complete year
Dan Dare in Rogue Planet and Reign Of The Robots by Frank Hampson and Don Harley.
Churchill's Life Story, The Happy Warrior, by Frank Bellamy
Bright covers, cream pages [fn/vfn] (52)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £239

Eagle Vol 9 (1958) 1-52
Complete year
Dan Dare in Reign Of The Robots, The Ship That Lived and Phantom Fleet by Frank Hampson and Don Harley
Churchill's Life Story, The Happy Warrior by Frank Bellamy
Bright covers, cream pages
A few [vg+], balance [fn/vfn] (52)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £103

Eagle Vol 10 (1959) 1-45
Complete year (seven issues lost to a printers strike in July and August that year)
Dan Dare in Safari In Space, Terra Nova and Trip To Trouble by Frank Hampson and Frank Bellamy
[vg/fn/vfn] (45)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £80

Eagle (1950-56) 78 issues between Vol. 1: No 30 and Vol. 7: No 12
[vg/fn] (78)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: U/S

Dan Dare original artwork by Desmond Walduck
From The Eagle (1954) Vol 5: No 29
Colonel Dare must challenge The Mekon to save Groupie and Flamer - The Prisoners Of Space …
This artwork was re-configured for a centre page re-issue in The Eagle (1967) Vol 18: No 9
There is some colour fade to the artwork
Watercolour on board. 20 x 16 ins
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £490

Dan Dare's Anastasia Jet Plane
(Presso books) 1955
As new, all press-outs intact [vfn]
With Eagle Books: Of Spacecraft, Of Rockets and Space Travel, Of Model Boats, Of Ships And Boats, Of Police Detection, Of Sports, Of Careers, Of Cutaways
Most with dustjackets [vg/fn] (9)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £39

Dan Dare metal figures (1990s) by Unicorn, (as new) with larger Mekon unpainted figure by Comet Miniatures (1980s) with arms attached and resin base (11)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £51

Eagle Novels (1950s) Hulton Press
Dan Dare On Mars (with worn dustjacket), Jack O'Lantern, The Three J's, Storm Nelson, Luck Of The Legion's Secret Mission, - Desert Adventure, The Return of Sergeant Luck, Eagle Special Investigator, Men Of Glory, More Men Of Glory
All with dustjackets. Dan Dare On Mars, Storm Nelson djs worn, books [fn], balance books and djs [fn-/fn+] (10)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £85

Eagle Book Of Magic (early 1950s)
All magic trick cut-outs fresh and intact
With Eagle Real Paint Toy Transfers in original clear envelope, Eagle Club Membership card, 3 Dan Dare and Jeff Arnold 1950s badges and Eagle newsagents window card (7)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £103

Riders Of The Range 9 original story boards for the Martin Lucas Mini Cine film strip from The Eagle (early 1950s)
The Mystery of Ghost Mountain story edited by Eagle Studio artists with (mainly background) artwork added to this complete 9 page story arranged clockwise from the top for film strip viewing. A unique part of Eagle history
Each board 13 x 16 ins (9 boards)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £149

Girl Vol 2 (1952-53) 1-62
Complete run
With Wendy And Jinx, Lettice Leaf by John Ryan and Coronation issues part 1 and 2
14 issues with invisible tape to spines [vg-], balance [vg/fn+] (62)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £131

Girl Vol 3 (1954) 1-52
Complete year
With Wendy And Jinx and Lettice Leaf by John Ryan, Ruth and White Queen of Calabar by Geoff Haylock
No 21: centre page spread colour photocopy [gd], 6 issues with invisible tape to spines [vg-], balance [vg+/fn+] (52)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £119

No lot

Knockout (1948-1955)
30 issues between 1948-1955 with [vg] Xmas 1960 and Knockout Fun Books 1945 [vg] and 1949 [fn+]
With Deed-A-Day Danny, Sexton Blake, Johnny Wingco and Space Family Rollinson
Comics: a few [gd/vg], balance [fn] (33)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £91

L Miller/Strato/Top Sellers reprints
(1950s-60s)
Captain Video 2, Marvelman 343, Y Marvelman 324, Shadow 7, Space Travellers 9, TV Heroes 24, Whiz 93, Popeye 5, 9, 10, 12, Blackhawk 34, Challengers 4, Forbidden Worlds 7, Flash 5, Justice Traps The Guilty 4, 12, 34, Mr District Attorney 20, The Mummy [fr], Mystery In Space 12 With 4 [pr] assorted issues,
Balance [vg] (25)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £38

L Miller Cowboys (1950s-60s)
Bronco West 1, Kid Dynamite 51, 57, 61-65, Little Sheriff Vol 6: No 8, Masked Raider 60, 63, 65-67, 69 (cover scrape) [gd], Rod Cameron 54-56, Pecos Bill Vol 6: 8, 9, Vol 8: 6, 8, Wild Bill Hickock 13 [gd], 15-17
A few [gd], balance [vg/vg+] (26)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £101

Marvelman / Young Marvelman (1950s-60s)
Vol 2: 169, Vol 3: 228 Shadow Of The Swastika, 249, 285, 290, 326, 330, 341, 343, Young Marvelman 167, 200, 247, 277, 311, 320, 324, 334
A few [gd], balance [vg] (17)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £62

Mickey Mouse Weekly (1954)
January to end June half-year in bound volume missing May 15
Starring Mickey and his pals, Snow White, Rob Roy and Peter Pan
[vg+/fn] (25)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £62

Morgyn The Mighty book (1951)
With scarce dust jacket. 13 interior illustrations by Dudley Watkins
Book [fn], dj [vg]
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £68

Movie Classics (1955-59) WDL
UK editions of Dell Comics
1, 9-11, 13, 17, 20, 26, 30, 32, 35, 37, 54, 68, 74, 86, 88 including Sir Walter Raleigh, The Conqueror, The Indian Fighter, Fastest Gun Alive, Alexander The Great, Helen Of Troy, 7th Voyage of Sinbad and Hercules
[vg/fn-] (17)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £119

Radio Fun (1950-58)
53 issues evenly spread in those years
Starring Jewel & Warriss, The Falcon, Shirley Eaton, Norman Wisdom, Benny Hill and Charlie Drake
9 issues [gd], balance [vg-/vg+] (53)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £91

Robin (1956-59)
Vol 4 (1956) 5 issues, Vol 6 (1958) 36 issues, Vol 7 (1959) 23 issues
Starring Andy Pandy and The Flower Pot Men
A few [vg], balance [fn/fn+] (64)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £153

Robin (1960-61)
Vol 8 (1960) 21 issues, Vol 9 (1961) 34 issues
With Andy Pandy and The Flower Pot Men
10 issues [vg], balance [fn/fn+] (56)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £57

School Friend (1954-59)
44 issues between 230-445
Starring The Silent Three, Jill Crusoe, Dilly Dreem and Katy Of Cedar Creek
Bright covers, cream pages, rusty staples
[vg-/vg+] (44)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £119

Tiger (1958 and 1960) 174-225
Complete 1958 year in 2 bound volumes with 1960 Jan-June half year in bound volume
Publisher's file copies starring Roy Of The Rovers, Rockfist Rogan, Olac The Gladiator and Jet-Ace Logan
Bound volume boards with some outerwear, Comics: bright covers, cream/light tan pages [fn-/fn+] (77)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £445

Superman Bumper Edition (Annual 1) 1951 featuring The Origin of Superman
With Supacomic Summer Gift Book 1 (1959)
Annual 1 has one inch gouge to cover [vg], Supacomic book [vg+] (2)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £57

Topper (1953-54) 1-52
In bound volume with newspaper ad for No 1
Starring Mickey The Monkey, Beryl The Peril and Flip McCoy with Kidnapped and Treasure island by Dudley Watkins
First few issues light tan pages with darker edges, balance cream/light tan pages with darker edges [vg/fn] (52)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £1,505

Tarzan Adventures Vol 4 (1954)
2-45, 48-50, 52
Near complete year with Lex Barker, Johnny Weissmuller, Gordon Scott, Dorothy Hart and Joyce McKenzie photo covers
Bright covers, rusty staples [vg-/fn-] (48)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £45

Tarzan Adventures (1955-59)
50 issues between Vol 5: No 1 to Vol 9: No 42
Bright covers, rusty staples [vg-/fn-] (50)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £45

Tit-Bits Science-Fiction comics (1953-54)
C. Arthur Pearson 'Thrilling Stories In Pictures'
Planet -X1, Terror Of Titan, The Deimos Deadline, Captain Diamond and The Space Pirates, The Scourge Of The Carbon Belt and Lobo Kid (Tit-Bits Wild West comics)
All with artwork, story and lettering by Ron Turner. After six issues Pearson scrapped the title (later becoming Tit-Bits Science Fiction Library) but a seventh was printed in French
All are scarce
2 issues [fn/vfn], balance [vg-/vg+] (6)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £410

TV Fun (1954)
17-37, 39, 42, 44-67 Xmas
Near complete year
Starring Arthur Askey, Morecombe & Wise, Tommy Cooper, Sally Ann Howes and I Vow Vengeance
[vg+/fn+] (47)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £80

TV Fun (1955-57)
68 (Grand Xmas Holiday Number missing 4 centre pages), 69, 70, 74-84, 86, 87 and 48 issues between 115-223
Starring Arthur Askey, Shirley Eaton, Calling Z9 and The Under-Sea Pirates
With TV Comic, 8 assorted issues including Fireworks 1958 and 1959
TV Fun: 12 issues well worn/some with competition cut-outs [gd], balance [vg/fn] (76)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £68

TV Picture Stories (1958-59)
5, 9, 26, 28 and nine un-numbered issues of O.S.S. Highway Patrol, Charlie Chan, Murder Bag, Sheriff of Cochise and Warlock
With Battle Picture Library 114, 124, 149, 157, 184, 193, 205, 210
[gd/vg] (21)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £91

War Picture Library (1958-62)
2-39, 41-43, 45-49, 51-55, 57, 59, 60-85, 87-92, 94, 95, 97, 98 and 37 issues between 101-150
Bright covers with rusty staples and rust spots showing through
2, 19, 26, 30, 33, 43, 45, 83 [gd], a few [fn-/fn], balance [vg-/vg+] (126)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £365

War UK reprints (1950s)
Battle Cry nn, Battle Squadron x 2 nn, Battle Stations 2, Battle Stories 6, 8 , 9, Biggles 7, Don Winslow 61, 130, 131, 134, 136, 138, Fightin' Army 1, Flying Aces nn, Navy Task Force nn, Sergeant O'Brien 50 (No 1), 53, 59, 66-69, 73, 77, 91, Soldier 7, Shadow 165, Submarine Attacks 27, True Navy Combat 4, War 1, War Battles 21, 23, Warfront 23, 25
6 issues [gd], balance [vg/fn-] (36)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £62

Adventure/War No 1 UK reprints (1950s-60s) L Miller, WDL +
Beetle Bailey 1, Bobby Benson's B-Bar-B Riders 1, Bob Swift (2 different No 1s), Captain Gallant 1 [gd], Battle Fire 1, Fightin' Army 1, Fightin' Marines 1, Fightin' Navy 1
[vg/fn] (9)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £39

Adventure UK reprints (1950s)
Captain Tornado 68, 83, Jungle Jim 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, Nyoka Jungle Girl 50 (No 1), 53, 54, 58, 63, 83, Buccaneers 4, Diamond 23, Dick Hercules 7, Mandrake 37, Master 100, Pirates (Streamline) 3 x nn, Rangers 46, Robin of the Jungle 53, Sky Ranger 2, Steve Canyon 4, Steve Samson 18, 19, 36, 39, Zorro 66, 67, 69, 71, 83
[vg/fn-] (34)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £62

Commando/Cowboy/Super-Detective Picture Library + (1950s-60s)
Commando 14, Cowboy Comics Library 172, 181, 182, 224, 228, 334, Super-Detective 90, 145, 158, Fleetway Super Lib Fantastic Series 2, Front Line Series 3, 4, Picture Story Pocket Western 11-15, TV Picture Stories 25 (Highway Patrol), 29 (O.S.S.), Western Picture Library n.n
[gd/vg] (21)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £38

Sci-Fi No 1s (1950s-60s) by A Class, WDL, Strato +
Brick Bradford 1, Eerie 1, Fantastic Tales 1, Outer Space 1, Out Of This World (3 different No 1s), Race For The Moon 1, Race Into Space 1, Space Commando 51 (No 1)
Brick Bradford [vg], Out Of This World (Strato) [gd], balance [vfn-/vfn] (10)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £57

Superhero reprints + (1950s-60s)
Batman 78, 92, Captain Marvel 9, Captain Marvel Jr 71, Captain Midnight 11, 110, 118, 130, Captain Video 1-3, 5, Flash 1, 3, 4, Flash Gordon 1, 3, 4, Flash Gordon (Atlas) 3, J
Olsen 17, 19, 21, WOW 55
[gd/vg] (23)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £85

Romance Strip Stories No 7 and No 8 original artworks with cover proofs (1959) by Jan Shepheard for L Miller & Son
From the archive of Jan Shepheard, Fleetway Publishing art editor
Watercolour on card. 8 x 13 ins (2)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £126

Romance Strip Stories No 9 and No 10 original artworks with cover proofs (1959) by Jan Shepheard for L Miller & Son
From the archive of Jan Shepheard, Fleetway art editor
Watercolour on card. 8 x 13 ins (2)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £126

Titles and headers (1960s-80s) original artwork by Jan Shepheard for Famous Crime Stories, Intimate Romances, Life Romances, Millers 10d Series, Tornado No 2 (printer's proof), Captain Klep and Wolfie Smith
Various sizes (7)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £68

Beano (1964-69)
65 issues between 1124-1449 incl 2 from 1970
With flyers for Bimbo, Bunty and Sparky
3 issues [pr], 22 issues [vg-/vg], balance 40 issues [fn-/fn+] (65)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £200

Beano (1968) 1329-1380
Complete year in two bound volumes
14 issues with pg 10 'Make a puppet' cut-outs [gd], a few [vg], balance [fn/vfn] (52)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £200

Beano (1969) 1381-1432
Complete year in two bound volumes
No 1395 Biffo makes appearance as Bash Street Kids demon barber by Dave Sutherland.
No 1423 was the last Beano cover by legendary artist, Dudley Watkins, who died on Aug 20th 1969 aged 62 after 31 years as a Beano artist
[fn/vfn] (52)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £222

Dandy (1961-64)
59 low grade, well worn issues with 2 small punch holes to spine
3 issues with centrepages missing, 5 issues missing pieces [pr], balance [fr/gd+] (59)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £62

Battle Picture Library (1961-62)
3-34, 36-44, 46, 48-51, 54
Bright covers with rusty staples and rust spots showing through
3, 11, 15 [gd], balance [vg-/vg+] (47)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £45

Commando / Battle / War Picture Library (1960s-80s)
Commando: 50 issues between 933-1958
With Battle Picture Library 160, 180 and 14 issues between 499-1628 and War Picture Library 6, 10 and 28 issues between 620 and 2100
A few [gd], balance [vg/fn/vfn] (96)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £62

Champion (1966) New Series No 1 - 4th June last issue
15 issues in bound volume starring Jet Jordan, The Phantom Viking, Return Of The Stormtroopers [vg]
With TV Fun Annual 1957, 1958, TV Mirror Annual 1956 and Radio Fun Annual 1958
[vg/fn] (5)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £80

Dalek Swapits (1965) Cherilea Toys Ltd
Exclusive to Woolworths, these ready-to-assemble figures were bought in the New George St, Plymouth branch in 1965 and are from an original owner collection. They cost one shilling each. The all black version is scarce. 2½" tall. As new (8)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £222

Diana (1963-64)
11, 12, 15-22, 25, 29, 33-45 Xmas, 46-52, 54, 57-64, 67-72, 75-80, 82-85, 87, 88, 91, 92, 94-96
Starring Jane - Model Miss, The Sea Stars, Handy Mandy and Pal Val, Getting to know fashion and Decorate with Debbie
A few [vg], balance [vg+/fn] (64)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £119

Eagle Vol 11 (1960) 1-53
Complete year
Dan Dare in Trip To Trouble, Project Nimbus, Fraser Of Africa by Frank Bellamy, Mission Of The Earthman by Don Harley and Bruce Cornwell, The Road of Courage - The Story of Jesus by Frank Hampson
A few [vg], balance [fn/vfn] (53)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £103

Eagle Vol 12 (1961) 1-52
Complete year with Eagle Holiday Extra (1961), Dan Dare in The Solid Space Mystery and The Platinum Planet, Fraser of Africa by Frank Bellamy
A few [vg], balance [fn/vfn] (53)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £103

Eagle Vol 13 (1962) 1-52
Complete year
Dan Dare in The Earth Stealers, Montgomery Of Alemain, Heros The Spartan by Frank Bellamy, Kings of The Road by Roy Cross
[fn+/vfn+] (52)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £296

Eagle Vol 14 (1963) 1-52
Complete year
Dan Dare in Operation Time War and The Wandering World by Keith Watson, Heros The Spartan by Frank Bellamy
[fn+/vfn+] (52)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £149

June And School Friend (1967-69)
85 issues starring Vanessa From Venus, The Silent Three, Sindy's Scene fashion pages and Top of The Pops. With 4 page pullout ads for Whizzer & Chips and Giggle first issues
A few [vg-/vg], balance [vg+/fn+] (85)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £262

Scrapbook of The British Sailor original back cover artwork (1968) by Eric Parker for Look And Learn 326, 13 April 1968
'Defeating The Dutch'
With original magazine
Water colour on board. 21 x 17 ins
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £172

Oor Wullie original artwork (1965) drawn and signed by Dudley Watkins for The Sunday Post 17 October 1965
Oor Wullie pretends to be ill to get a day in bed so he can have jellies and chicken and comics like his poorly pal, Fat Bob
But Doc's onto him and he gets castor oil and his Beano, Dandy, Topper and Beezer confiscated 'nae reading! It's bad for your eyes...'
Indian ink on card. 18 x 15 ins
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £490

Space Ace (1961) Davenport Askew Ltd
15-19, 21-26, 28, 30, 32, 33
33 taped spine [gd], balance [vg/fn+] (15)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £50

Trigan Empire original artwork drawn and painted by Don Lawrence (1967) from Look & Learn 4 Feb 1967
The Evil Yenni is taken prisoner as Trigo and King Kassar with the mighty Hericon army finally make peace. Final episode.
Gouache on board with original word balloons
18 x 14 ins
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £513

Valiant (1963-69)
170 issues comprising 1963 x 1, 1964 x 13, 1965 x 32, 1966 x 46, 1967 x 33, 1968 x 21, 1969 x 23 and Valiant Summer Special 1 (1966)
Starring Captain Hurricane, Kelly's Eye, The Steel Claw and Mytek The Mighty
Mostly bright covers with rusty staples [vg-/fn-] (170)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £217

1970s Gift Collection
Monsters Who's Who (1974) Proof file copy hardback with d/jacket
Doctor Who Weekly 1-4, 1 & 2 wfg Transfers, Lone Ranger Bagatelle game and Lion Annual 1968
[fn-/fn] (7)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £40

Battle original front cover mock-ups for September/October 1987
From the archive of Jan Shepheard
13 x 10 ins (2)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £62

Eagles Over The Western Front 2 page original artwork drawn and signed by Bill Lacy for Look And Learn 21 April 1972
Squadron Leader Harry Hawkes takes on the Red Baron with disastrous consequences… Indian ink on card highlighted with white
18 x 15 ins (2 pages)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £131

Starblazer (1979-85)
4, 7, 8, 10, 16, 19, 25, 36, 37, 39, 71 and 13 issues between 108 - 158 (including 2 doubles)
A few [vg], balance [fn/vfn] (24)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £7

True War No 1 p.13 original artwork (1978) by Jim Watson
The Desert Fox, Field Marshal Rommel, tries to repel the advance of Monty’s 8th Army…
Indian ink on board, highlighted with white. Wording to acetate overlay
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £114

Valiant annual 1978 original rough artwork
From the archive of Jan Shepheard
13 x 10 ins
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £91

Woman's World Library 1069 original cover artwork (1970) by Alberto Giolitti
From the archive of Fleetway art editor, Jan Shepheard
Gouache on card. 15 x 12 ins
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £40

Woman's World Library 1328 original cover artwork (1970s) by Alberto Giolitti
From the archive of Fleetway art editor, Jan Shepheard
Gouache on card. 16 x 13 ins
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £62

Action Annual 1980 original preparatory artwork by Mike Western with margin editorial comments
From the archive of Jan Shepheard, Fleetway art editor
12 x 8 ins
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £445

All-Action Monthly No 1 original front cover mock-up (1987) with No 8 printers proof. From the archive of Jan Shepheard, Fleetway art editor
13 x 10 ins (2)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £91

Buster original cover artwork (1988) for Buster 15 Oct 1988
Poster colour on card with lettering acetate overlay. 20 x 15 ins
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: u/s

Future Tense (1980) 1-41 last issue
Missing issues 4, 26 and 34
And Including Build Your Own Spaceship free gifts with Nos 1 and 2
[fn/vfn] (38)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £28

Judge Dredd 'In Case Of Emergency - Break Glass' acetate overlay on colour backing card (1985) by Bryan Talbot for page 8 of 2000AD Prog 428
(This is not the original Talbot artwork but the acetate overlay printed from it to facilitate the colour sheet beneath for final printing)
It is unique. From the archive of Jan Shepheard.
11 x 10 ins
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £137

Roy Of The Rovers Summer Special original preparatory artwork (1981) for the front cover
With original comic
From the archive of Jan Shepheard, Fleetway art editor
13 x 10 ins (2)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £80

Roy Of The Rovers original preparatory artwork for the front cover Annual for 1982 with Boys Adventure Book artwork rough and Mighty Mouse logo original artwork, photographs of Bryan Robson and Alf Ramsey with Martin Peters, Melchester Rovers badge designs, mock-up text pages for Hot fanmail section and cover proof for ROTR 16 Feb 1991. From the archive of Jan Shepheard
(9)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £103