The Comet (1909) 1-14
The Brightest Thing Out! C Arthur Pearson,
complete 14 issue run. Not listed in the Old Boys Books Catalogue, The Comet was the new name for The Boy's Leader by the same Publisher. Publisher’s file copies in bound volume. Nos 6-14 were produced in half-size format. Rare
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £66

The Wandering Apprentices (1900s)
or The Secret of The Diamond Casket
183 pg story published by Edwin J Brett with 2 colour and 10 black & white illustrations
In bound volume [vg+/fn]
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £48

Penny Popular/The Popular (1919-1921)
24-75, 128-152, 154
With (1924-26) 83 issues between 259-411
Starring Billy Bunter, Tom Merry and Tales of Merrie England. Well worn issues with rusty staples, a few taped spines [fn/gd/vg] (161)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £82

Film Fun (1935-37)
803, 809, 816, 819, 903, 920, 921
[gd/vg] (6)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £13

Knockout (1939-46)
19, 337, 342, 358, 364, 366, 369, 370, 377, 380-382, 384, 385
Starring Sexton Blake, The Gremlins and Deed-A-Day Danny
Bright covers, creamy white pages, rusty disintegrated staples. 342, 366 [gd], balance [vg/fn-] (14)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £77

Modern Wonder (1937-38) 1-72
In three bound volumes with No 1 free gift 16 pg booklet Marvels Of Today
The Boys Adventure and Science Fiction Magazine with stories by Sexton Blake writer G H Teed, The Art of Gliding by Amy Johnson and cover illustrations by L Ashwell-Wood and Motor magazine artist, Bryan de Grineau
Bright covers, light tan pages [vg/fn] (72)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £319

Picture Post (1939) Hulton Press
46 issues from 1939 of this 80 page magazine whose expressive photo-journalism and classic covers focused on a nation going to war
Good covers, rusty staples [vg/fn] (46)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £198

Rainbow (1934) 1038-1089
Complete year starring Tiger Tim and The Brownie Boys
Bright covers with horizontal mail fold
Xmas number [vg], balance [fn-/fn] (52)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £91

Rover Book For Boys 1937 and 1938 Dudley Watkins cover
1938 clear taped cover corners [vg-], 1938 [vg+] (2)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £66

Rupert Story Book (1938) Sampson Low
Overall general wear, complete spine, with some edge splits. Erased pencil dedication
Colour plate margin corner piece missing, 3 'colour-in' pages neatly coloured in. Rupert And Friends Cut-Outs all uncut and untouched. Rare [vg-]
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £93

Sexton Blake Library 739 original cover artwork (1941) by Eric Parker
'Under Secret Orders' scarce wartime artwork
Water colour on board. Colours bright and fresh. 17 x 13 ins
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £220

The Thriller (1930) 68-99
May 24 - Dec 27 in bound volume with stories by Leslie Charteris, L C Douthwaite and Edmund Snell
Bright covers, cream pages [fn/vfn] (32)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £176

The Thriller (1936) 361-386
Jan-Jun in half-year bound volume
The Fire Kings by Leslie Charteris, The Son Of A Crook by John Creasey and stories by Hugh Clevely and John G Brandon
[fn-/vfn] (26)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £157

The Thriller (1937) 413-438
Jan-Jun in half-year bound volume. Return Of The Saint, The Saint in New York by Leslie Charteris, The Torn Cheque by Edgar Wallace, Dope Smugglers by Capt. W E Johns, The Man Who Knew by John Creasey and G-Man At The Yard by Peter Cheyney
Bright covers with some foxing spots to cream pages [vg+/fn+] (26)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £145

The Thriller (1938) 479-508
Apr-Oct in bound volume starring The Shadow by Maxwell Grant, The Policeman with Wings: 5 part complete serial by Leslie Charteris and radio play sequel; The Gang-Smasher in 6 parts by Hugh Clevely
[fn/vfn] (30)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £126

Thriller (1939) 518-569
Complete year in two bound volumes. Publisher's file copies starring The Shadow by Maxwell Grant, Gang Smasher by Hugh Clevely and Ironside Of The Yard by Victor Gunn (Edwy Searles Brooks). War shortage 'IMPORTANT NOTICE' on back cover: … ships may be sunk … so tell your newsagent to order the exact number of Thriller Library you want each week, and no more...
Bright covers, lower margin light moisture stains not affecting text or illustrations [vg+/fn-] (52)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £121

Wizard Book For Boys 1 (1936)
Spadger's Isle, Nero And Zero, Spoof Your Pals. Hard Lines strip and some page illustrations by Dudley Watkins
Good covers and spine with clear tape to 6 ins of spine edge and front board corners. No dedication, light tan pages with darker edges [vg-]
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £33

Dandy Monster Comic 1 (1939)
The first Dandy Annual introducing Korky and his chums Desperate Dan, Keyhole Kate and Freddy The Fearless Fly
Bright boards with some wear to edges. Professionally renewed spine with original spine illustration laid over the top. Two neat ink dedications. Tan pages. Apparent [vg]
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £544

Dandy 49 (1938)
First fireworks issue. Centre page ad for first Dandy Annual
Bright cover, some light edge shadow, light tan pages. 2 ins tear by back cover spine [vg]
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £399

Dandy 101 (1939) Fireworks
Hitler cover, propaganda war issue
Desperate Dan with Hitler, Goering and Charlie Chaplin story
Bright cover, some light foxing to margin, light tan pages [vg+]
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £199

Dandy 102 (1939)
Propaganda war issue
Von Ribbentrop collects Desperate Dan in his U-Boat for a meeting with Hitler in Germany to form a band 'The Humming Huns …' and win $50
Bright cover, light tan pages with some edge foxing. Back cover margin light ink bleed [vg]
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £104

Dandy 103 (1939)
Propaganda war issue
Desperate Dan is awarded the Iron Cross by Hitler for bombing Nelson's Column (with butter) … Centre page ad for Dandy Annual 2
Bright covers, cream/light tan pages. A few margin foxing spots [vg+]
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £159

Dandy (1939) 104, 105
Propaganda war issues
Desperate Dan drinks the Baltic dry and scuppers the German Navy. He also sends a centre page message with the editor that there's a war on so order your Dandy early …
Bright covers with foxing to the margins, cream/light tan pages [vg] (2)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £163

Dandy 106 (1939)
Propaganda war issue
Desperate Dan's after scrap iron so he aims his oversized magnet at Germany and Goering and his medals come flying …
Centre page ad for new strip Addie And Hermy, The Nasty Nazis
Bright cover, a few margin foxing spots, light tan pages [vg+]
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £104

Dandy 107 (Dec 16 1939) First of two Xmas issues for 1939. Propaganda war issue
First appearance of Addie And Hermy, The Nasty Nazis by Sam Fair, first full page Desperate Dan.
Some spine and edge tears professionally repaired. Dullish cover, light tan pages [vg-]
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £90

Dandy 108 (Dec 23 1939) Second Xmas issue of 1939
Addie And Hermy are hungry and looking for turkey … (you guessed it!)
Propaganda war issue
Good cover colours, light tan pages with some small corner pieces missing [vg]
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £205

Dandy 109 (1939) New Year
Propaganda war issue
The Dandy Bellboy wishes you a Happy New Year. Addie And Hermy are still hungry…
Bright cover with 2 ins tear, cream pages with some light margin foxing [vg]
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £159

Dandy 160 (1940) Christmas Holiday Number
Good cover colours, light tan pages with darker, brittle edges [gd]
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £62

Dandy (1945-51)
286, 317, 331 Fireworks, 335 New Year, 336, 341, 358, 500 cover repair [gd], 510, 512, 516, 521
[gd+/vg+] (12)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £72

Dandy 334 (1946) Bumper Xmas Number
Bright cover, light tan pages [fn]
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £78

Dandy (1947-69)
335 (New Year 1947), 529 Keyhole Kate and Korky cover, 530, 532, 536, 546, 549, 550, 552, 555, 557, 559, 560, 564, 568, 571, 576-578 (All from 1952) with 1969: 21 issues between 1415-1519 including New Year and April Fool [vg-/vg] (40)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £96

Dandy Xmas and Fireworks + (1949-52)
423 (Dec 31 1949) New Year, 446 last Dandy with 'Comic' in the title, 474 (Xmas 1950) [fn-], 519 (Fireworks 1951) [vg+], 526, 572 (Fireworks 1952) [gd], 579 (Xmas 1952) detached front cover, no loss [gd+], with Beano (1950-54) 438 [gd], 551, 630. Balance [vg] (10)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £82

Beano 22 (Dec 24 1938)
Lots of Xmas stories with Lord Snooty, Hooky's Magic Bowler Hat and Frosty McNab
Bright cover with 2 small file holes to spine. Some page edge brittleness [gd]
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £165

Beano 67 (1939) 2nd Fireworks issue
Wartime 'Paper Shortage' notice to top cover
Bright covers, cream pages [fn+]
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £192

Beano 125 (1940) Xmas Number
Bright cover, 2 small file holes to spine, some brittleness and small loss to RH page edges [gd]
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £121

Beano (1943) 205, 214, 215, 218
Propaganda war issues
"Don't let the Free Countries down, Save Paper!"
218 trimmed [vg], 205 back cover 4 ins scrape [vg+], 214 [fn-], 215 [vg+] (4)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £172

Beano (1945) 268, 269, 270 Fireworks
Jimmy and His Magic Patch foil the Gunpowder Plot
Bright covers, cream pages. Rare in these grades [fn/vfn+/vfn+] (3)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £399

Beano 273 (1945) Xmas Number
'Jinko' Xmas fun game to back cover starring all your Beano pals!
Bright covers. With some light margin foxing, cream pages [fn-]
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £169

Magic-Beano Book (1947)
Big Eggo Sizes Up Hairy Dan
Good boards and spine with professionally inserted facsimile pages 5-8, 57-64 [gd+]
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £157

Billy & Bunny Book (1941) John Leng & Co Ltd
Illustrations by Big Eggo, Korky and Magic-Beano cover artist, Jimmy Chrighton
Rare [vg+]
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £96

Famous Final Issues
Tiger Tim's Weekly 965 May 18 1940, Wild West Weekly 50 18 Feb 1939, Rover 1955 Jan 14 1961 with Hotspur (1959) 1182-1197 last old format Hotspurs [vg/vg+] (19)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £22

Adventure (1949) 1254-1302
Complete year starring Solo Solomon, Dixon Hawke, Lost Warriors Of The Arctic and The Menace of The Super-Men
Some issues fortnightly [vg/vg+] (49)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £126

Film Fun (1946) 1356-1405
Near complete year missing 1355 and 1406
Starring Laurel And Hardy, Abbott and Costello and George Formby
Cream/light tan pages with rusty disintegrated staples [vg-/vg+] (50)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £162

Girls' Crystal (1949) 689-740 Xmas
Near complete year missing 741 31st Dec
A few [vg], balance [fn/vfn] (52)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £71

Hotspur (1949) 637-686
Complete year in two bound volumes
Starring Cannonball Kidd and The Evil Eye
Some issues fortnightly [fn-/vfn] (50)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £150

Mickey Mouse Weekly (1947-61)
1947 x 2 issues, 1949 x 2, 1950 x 5, 1951 x 5, 1952 x 2, 1954 x 3
With Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse, Xmas 1958 and Walt Disney's Weekly, New Year 1961
Rare in these grades [vfn-/vfn] (21)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £85

Rainbow (1948) 1571-1596
Complete year, issued fortnightly with Chips (1943) 2696-2720 near complete year missing issues 2698, 2704 and 2721. Propaganda war issues - 'we look forward to when our brave boys and girls come home …’ editor’s note.
And Comic Cuts (1948) 2836-2861 near complete year missing 2837-2839, 2843 and 2849
All issued fortnightly [fn-/fn+] (73)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £66

Radio Fun (1948) 482-532
Near complete year missing 485, 490, 497 and 498. Starring ITMA Tommy Handley, Man Of Many Disguises - The Falcon, Wilfred Pickles and Jewel And Warriss
These issues produced without staples
A few [vg], balance [fn-/fn+] (47)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £99

Reginald Heade cover paperbacks (1940s-50s) Archer, Gaywood Press
Coffin For A Cutie, Give It To Me Straight, The Brute with Amok and Torment by Hank Janson
Scarce in these grades [fn/vfn] (5)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £165

Rip Kirby (1948-56) by Alex Raymond for the Daily Mail
5 albums: Menace of The Mangler, Poison In Paradise, Moray's Last Gamble, The Man Who Stole A Million and The Basement Case/The Faraday Murder
These albums are scarce [vg+/fn] (5)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £170

Beano 423-477 (Aug 1950-Sept 1951) including Fireworks, Xmas, 452: 1st Dennis The Menace, Easter, April Fool and Sports Day single panel cover
Bright covers, light tan pages mostly strung together (ex-bound volume). Comics untrimmed with spine and edge overhang wear. 423 cover piece missing [fr], 424 coverless [pr], 452 some neat crayon to 'Dennis' title [vg], balance [gd/vg] (55)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £412

Beano (1953) 546-597
Complete year with first Roger The Dodger, first Minnie The Minx and 568: Desperate Dan cover appearance (rare Beano/Dandy character cross-over)
A few [vg+], balance [fn/vfn] (52)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £661

Beano Special Issues + (1955-58)
1955: 694 Fireworks, 701 Xmas, 1956: 738, 746 Fireworks, 753 Xmas, 798 Fireworks 1957, 858 Xmas 1958 with Dandy 780 Fireworks 1956
[vg+/fn-/fn] (8)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £212

Beano Book (1956)
Captain Biffo and dive bombing Dennis
Bright boards, with medium/light edge wear, no dedication, cream pages [fn-]
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £121

Dandy Special Issues (1953-55)
1953: 580 New Year, 624 Fireworks, 631 Xmas 2 ins b/cover tear [vg+], 1954: 632 New Year [gd], 676 Fireworks [fn-], 683 Xmas [fn-], 684 New Year 1955. Balance [vg] (7)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £63

Dandy (1954) 632-683
Near complete year missing 665
1st episode of Young Drake by Dudley Watkins, 1st Little Angel Face by Ken Reid and My Gang by Judge Dredd artist, Ron Smith
A few [fn-], balance [fn/vfn+] (51)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £786

Dandy (1955) 684-735
Near complete year including New Year, April Fool, Easter, Fireworks and Xmas
Missing issues 702, 716, 718 and 722
Intro Mickey's Tick Tock Men and Crackaway Jack by Paddy Brennan
687 [vg-], balance [fn/vfn+] (47)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £459

Beezer (1956)
6, 8, 10, 12-17, 21, 24, 38, 40-42 Fireworks, 43, 46-50 Xmas
Starring Ginger, The Banana Bunch and Pop, Dick And Harry
Some worn spines and ragged edges [gd/vg] (21)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £132

Beezer Book 1 (1958)
Starring Pop, Dick And Harry, The Banana Bunch, Ginger and Calamity Jane
Bright boards, no dedication, cream pages [fn]
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £181

Topper 1 (1953)
Mickey The Monkey, Treasure Island by Dudley Watkins, Beryl The Peril by Davy Law
Light tan pages, some wear and small tears to edges and spine [vg-]
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £333

Topper (1955)
103, 106, 107, 109, 110, 113, 117, 125, 128, 130, 131, 136, 138, 141, 145, 146, with 309 New Year, 339 and 351 from 1959
Starring Mickey The Monkey, Beryl The Peril, King Solomon's Mines by Dudley Watkins
Mostly worn spines [vg-/vg] (19)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £59

Topper 1956, 1966
1956: 10 issues between 189-204. 1966: 678, 680, 681 and 710
[vg/vg+] (14)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £50

D C Thomson rare books
Morgyn The Mighty (1951) with 14 illustrations including colour dj by Dudley Watkins. Dj price clipped with no other loss and small interior tape to spine edge [vg+]; I Flew With Braddock (1958) by George Bourne, dj one flap missing and taped tears [vg-] and Skipper Book For Boys 1 (1932) worn spine tan pages [vg-] (3)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £121

A Classic In Pictures (1952) Amex Ltd
2: Ivanhoe, 3: Macbeth, 5: Treasure Island, 7: Lorna Doone, 11: Mutiny On The Bounty. With Giant Classic Illustrated (1952) 2: Ivanhoe, 10: Robinson Crusoe, 6: A Tale Of Two Cities (HRN 121) and Classics Illustrated Deluxe Series: Joan Of Arc
Joan Of Arc worn spine [gd], balance [vg] (9)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £60

Classics Illustrated 1/3 Series (1950s)
16: Gulliver's Travels (HRN 82),
53: A Christmas Carol (HRN 510),
74: Mr Midshipman Easy (HRN 129)
[fn+/vfn/vfn] (3)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £35

Champion (1950) 1458-1509
Complete year in bound volume starring Rockfist Rogan by Hal Wilton and Ginger Nutt - The boy who takes the biscuit!
A few issues with creased pages [vg], balance [fn-/fn+] (52)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £85

Comet original tinplate sign (early 1950s)
'Meet Kit Carson every week in Comet' By Metal Box Co (Hudson Scott branch) Carlisle, England
Bright, fresh condition, 29 x 20 ins
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £212

Cowboy Comics Library (1954-55)
94-96, 104, 110, 112-114, 122, 123, 131, 133, 143, 144, 152, 154, 160
Starring Kit Carson and Buck Jones
Some worn spines and rust spots showing to covers [vg-/fn-] (17)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £55

Sixpenny Cowboys + (1950s) W.D.L. Fawcett, L Miller etc
Cisco Kid 1 [vg-], 28, John Wayne Adventures 7, 9, 10, 15, Red Ryder 46, Hopalong Cassidy 66, 86, Lash Larue 88, Tom Mix Western 106, 115, Wyatt Earp 1, Down With Crime 50, Master Comics 75, Whiz 80 and Tarzan Vol 3: 35, Vol 4: 21, Vol 5: 28, 31, 45 [vg] (21)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £133

Film Fun (1956) 1877-1928
Complete year starring Laurel And Hardy, Tommy Cooper, Alan Ladd, The Lone Ranger and The Treasure Of Pancho Villa
Cream pages, these issues printed without staples [vg+/fn+] (52)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £242

Bruce Forsyth original artwork (1950s) by Roy Wilson for Film Fun Dec 30th
Brucie gets a job as a child minder but it doesn't go according to plan, and nor do Mrs Driplets triplets …
Indian ink on card. 21 x 17 ins
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £82

Junior Express/Weekly/Express Weekly (1954-57)
2-4, 6-10, 12-16, 19-21, 23-65, 67, 69, 73,
74 (Express Weekly No 1), 75-102, 104-108, 113-119 and 120-171 (complete year for 1957)
Starring Jeff Hawke and Journey Into Space by Ferdinando Tacconi, Silverstone Sam by Desmond Walduck, Wulf The Briton by Ron Embleton and Gun law, Rex Keane and Red Cloud all by Harry Bishop
A dozen of the earlier issues [gd/vg], balance [vg/fn] (148)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £520

Express Weekly Trade Card Set (1958)
1-25 Complete
Rare trade/promotional card set marked on the back in red: 'The full 25 cards are to be given free with Express Weekly from July 1st. Place your order now.' Along with unmarked Express Weekly card set 1-25. Wild West colour art
[vfn/nm] (50)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £96

Knockout (1954) 775-826
Complete year in two bound volumes. Publisher's file copies starring Mike, Sexton Blake, Johnny Wingo and The Space Family Rollinson with complete free gift set of 12 Cowboy Photos. Can you name them?
Bright cover, cream pages with darker page edges. No. 775 New year [vg], balance [fn/vfn] (52)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £290

Knockout (1957) 932-983
Complete year in two bound volumes
Starring Johnny Wingco, Davy Crockett, Sexton Blake, Hoppy, Sporty and The Space Family Rollinson with promotional Cowboy Picture Library Davy Crockett flyer
Rare in these grades. 941 dull cover [vg], balance [vfn/nm] (52)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £290

Lion (1952-63) 7-20, 46-50, 276, 280-282
And 12 issues from 1963
Mainly cream pages with rusty, disintegrated staples [gd/vg] (35)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £67

Oor Wullie original artwork (1952) drawn and signed by Dudley Watkins for The Sunday Post Fun Section 27 Jan 1952
Oor Wullie's drawn by the braw smell o' fish and chips, but he hasnae money and fish shop owner, Tony says there's no credit. The lad replies 'It doesna matter if ye've nae credit, cod'll dae! Finally he gets his supper but sacrifices it to ward off a wild dog who's chasin' a wee lassie (keep with me here) and her grateful dad takes everyone oot to a fish supper at the Hotel Royal. As Oor Wullie says: 'Nae more chips that pass in the night …'
Indian ink on cartridge paper. 17 x 15 ins
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £506

Playhour 1 (1954)
With free gift Red Indian Head-dress
Bright covers, cream pages, rusty staples [fn]
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £60

Super-Detective Library (1957-58)
96, 117, 120 Rip Kirby, 121 Blackshirt, 143 Rick Random [fn], with Thriller Comics Library 35, 104, 148
[vg-/vg] (8)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £49

Thriller Comic Library 67, original cover artwork (1952) 'The Four Feathers' drawn and painted by Septimus E Scott
Bright, fresh colours. 21 x 16 ins
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £220

Wizard (1951) 1299-1350
Complete year in two bound volumes starring Wilson, The Wolf Of Kabul and V For Vengeance
[fn/vfn] (52)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £166

Eagle Club (1950)
Eagle Club letter signed by Marcus Morris with Eagle Membership Certificate, Eagle Club Badge and 3-year Star with Eagle Passport enclosing 4 Pull-Out Supplements: World Transport, Space, The Real Wild West and Underwater World complete. With Eagle Advertisers' Guide Supplement enclosing comic strip 'Space-Ship To Success!' and list of participating companies (6)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £192

Dan Dare Circular Jigsaw Puzzle 451 by Waddingtons (1950s) complete in box (vg+]
With Merit Ace Film Projector (boxed) with 4 Dan Dare film strips and Jeff Arnold, Harris Tweed, Coronation of H M Queen Elizabeth II, 3 Rainbow and Larry The Lamb strips and instructions leaflet (2)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £55

Eagle Film Projector in red bakelite (Martin Lucas Ltd)
With 7 Dan Dare films: Battle In Space, Dan Dare Meets The Treens Of Venus, Escape From The Treens Of Venus, Rescue In Southern Venus, Dan Dare And The Red Moon, The Red Moon Mystery and Dan Dare Strikes Back. And 5 Mini Cine films including The Life Of Donald Duck, Sleeping Beauty and Puss In Boots
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £55

Eagle Advertising and Ephemera (1951-63)
1964 Eagle newsagents' window card (10 x 15 ins), 1963 Eagle Diary, Dan Dare Horlicks Spaceman's Club Badge (1950s), Facsimile Horlicks Spaceman's Handbook, Eagle Metal Club Badge, 2 sew-on Eagle Cap/Blazer badges, Eagle Passport with World Transport Supplement, Eagle/Swift Wallet Of Soccer Stars (free gift with Eagle Vol 14: No 12, 1963) and Eagle Book of Records And Champions
Eagle Book of Records taped spine [vg-], balance fine, mostly unused (10)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £55

Eagle No 1 Promo (1950)
Promotional 8pg full colour issue distributed to schools prior to the main print run of No 1. There is no 'Dan Dare Pilot Of The Future' header and a different date of 21 April 1950. Only a handful of copies are known to exist
Bright covers, cream pages, one of the highest graded copies ever offered at auction [vfn]
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £1,089

Eagle Christmas Issues + Coronation (1950-56, 1958)
Vol 1: No 37, Vol 2: No 37, Vol 3: No 38, Vol 4: No 8 Coronation, No 38, Vol 5: No 52, Vol 6: No 51, Vol 7: No 52 and Vol 9: No 52
Coronation [vg+], balance Xmas issues [fn+/vfn] (9)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £55

Eagle (1954) Vol 5. 1-29, 31-43, 45-53
Mainly worn spines. A few [gd], a few [fn], balance [vg-/vg+] (50)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £73

Eagle Annuals (1950-57) 1-8
Overall cover scuffing, cream pages. 6-8 with worn dust wrappers. 8 [fn], balance [vg-/vg] (8)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £27

PC 49 Strip Cartoon Book 1 (with dj) 1955 and 2, PC 49 Annual 1 and Dial 999 - PC Thirteen Investigates Annual (with dj) [vg/fn] (4)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £44

Dan Dare's 'Anastasia' Jet Plane Presso Book (1955) by Wallis Rigby (all press-outs intact and as new) [vfn] with Dan Dare Pop-Up Action Book (1953) Juvenile Productions [vg], Facsimile Eagle Club Members Report and Eagle Club Badge with 2 year star (4)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £55

Dan Dare 2 original artworks (1958) by Desmond Walduck from Frank Hampson pencil roughs. From Eagle Vol: 9 No 10
Dan crash lands Anastasia on the Venusian Lara Plains hot sands. They're trapped on the slowly sinking ship but Sir Hubert has an idea …
Bright, fresh watercolours on board. 16 x 13 ins (2)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £880

Dan Dare original artwork (1964) drawn and signed by Keith Watson for Eagle Vol: 15 No 51 19 December 1964
Dan And Digby are paralysed and captive on The Mekon's Satellite as the deadly Energy Transformer Cartridges are loaded and trained on London …
Bright water colours on board. 21 x 15 ins
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £2,178

Eagle Vol 17 (1966), Vol 18 (1967)
Complete two years in four bound volumes
Starring Smokeman The UFO Agent by Jose Ortiz, Dan Dare in Prisoners Of Space and Give Me The Moon, Heros The Spartan and Blackbow The Cheyenne
With Boy's World newsagent's window card
Eagle 1967: some uneven, cropped edges [vg/fn] (105)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £217

Girl Vol 1 (1951-2) 1-52
Complete year starring Kitty Hawke, Wendy And Jinx, Lettice Leaf by John Ryan and private detective Penny Wise
Bright covers, cream pages No 1 [vfn], a few [vg], balance [fn/vfn] (52)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £247

Girl Vol 2 (1952-3) 1-62 complete including Coronation issues. With Vol 3: 1-30
Bright covers, cream pages. Vol 3: No 2 lower cover piece missing [vg-], a few [vg], balance [fn/vfn] (92)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £247

Robin (1954, 1956) Vol 2: 1-52, Vol 4: 1, 3-52
Starring Andy Pandy and The Flower-Pot Men
With Robin newsagent’s window card
Bright covers, cream pages. Vol 4 Xmas [vg+], balance [fn/vfn] (104)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £203

Robin (1957-8) Vol 5: 1-52, Vol 6: 1-52
Complete two years in two bound volumes
Starring Andy Pandy and The Flower-Pot Men
Bright covers, cream pages [fn/vfn] (104)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £342

Swift Vol 1: No 1 (1954)
With Vol 2: No 52 Xmas and Vol 3: No 52 Xmas trimmed
[vfn/gd/gd] (3)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £60

Swift (1955) Vol 2: 1-53
Complete year starring Tarna The Jungle Boy, Michael Bentine's TV Bumblies and King Arthur And His Knights by Frank Bellamy
No 53 torn back cover, no loss [vg], a few [fn], balance [vfn/nm] (53)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £169

Swift (1957) Vol 4: 1-52 Complete year. With Swift Metal Club Badge and The Fourth Swift Birthday Book
Starring Tarna Jungle Boy and Robin Hood by Frank Bellamy [fn-/vfn] (54)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £150

The Broons original artwork (1963) drawn and signed by Dudley Watkins for The Sunday Post Fun Section 14 April 1963
Landowners Hamish and Dougal hear the family say that Paw is useless at painting so they get the local carpenter and painter to give them a hand, After a long walk they arrive with ladders and planks exhausted to find that Paw's useless at paintin' the Bairns' Easter eggs!
Indian ink and Letratone on cartridge paper, three speech balloons missing. 15 x 19 ins
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £424

Dandy Xmas and Fireworks Issues +
Xmas: 1960, 1962-78, 1981-2010, New Year: 1964, 1965 and Fireworks: 1960-66
Xmas 1960, '65, '66, Fireworks 1960 [vg-], a few [fn-], balance [fn/vfn/nm] (57)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £115

Buster (1966) 22 unnumbered issues starring Mervyn's Monsters, Charlie Drake, Benny Hill and Fishboy, (1968) 21 unnumbered issues incl Xmas with Jack And Jill (1954-63) 4-6 and 28 issues between 9-44 Xmas and a further 73 nn issues with Knockout (1961-62) 10 issues, and Top Spot (1959) 17, 19-21
Mostly rusty staples [gd/vg/fn-] (161)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £181

Champion (1966) 26 Feb (No 1) - 4 June
14 issues in bound volume
Starring Battler Britton and The Phantom Viking
With Valiant 4 page Flyer. Some page edge brittleness to eight issues [vg/fn] (15)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £91

Commando War Stories In Pictures (1964-69)
134, 164, 166-168, 171, 176, 192, 194, 208, 229, 232, 282, 292, 308, 317, 319, 326, 327, 359, 361, 364, 370, 374, 393, 394, 403, 418, 426, 436, 441, 449, 456, 465, 467, 468, 478, 479, 482, 483, 487, 494, 515
With Cowboy Picture Library (1959) 308, 309, 312, 316
A few [vg-], balance [vg/vg+] (47)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: U/S

War Picture Library (1965-69)
281, 285, 287, 290, 291, 293, 294, 297, 299, 301, 303, 314, 315, 321, 328-331, 333, 334, 338, 342, 347, 349, 351, 353, 355, 360, 362, 365, 367, 370, 381, 382, 386, 397, 400-402, 409, 410, 413, 418, 427, 434, 435, 442, 449, 452, 453, 455, 461, 462, 464, 468, 472, 474, 478, 480, 483, 491, 492, 500
A few [vg-] and [fn-], balance [vg/vg+] (63)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £55

War Picture Library No 1 'The Vicious Circle' original cover artwork (originally Battle Picture Library No 64) drawn and painted in 1962
With title acetate overlay
Indian ink and gouache on board. 17 x 13 ins
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £242

Fleetway Super Library (1967) Front Line Series 1, 2, 6, 12; Spy 13 Summer Special (1966); Secret Agent Picture Library Summer Special (1967); Holiday Special (1969, 1970), Battler Britton Picture Library Holiday Special (1977, 78, 80, 82); Top Secret Picture Library Holiday Special (1975) and The Tough Way Out (1977) Corgi Carousel paperback [vg+/fn] (14)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £11

Secret Agent Library (1967) Fleetway 1-26
Complete run in two bound volumes. Publisher's file copies starring Johnny Nero and Barracuda
[fn/fn+] (26)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £110

Girls' Crystal (1961)
Complete unnumbered year in two bound volumes with Girls' Crystal Annual 1961
Publisher's file copies starring Cherry And The Children, Mitzi Of The Alps and That Girl Patsy, with full page ad for June No 1
Annual [fn-], comics [fn/vfn] (53)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £182

Hurricane 1 (1964) with free gift T.S.R.2 model glider in press-out card
Bright fresh colours, cream pages, light staple rust [vfn]
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £181

Judy 1 (1960) Introducing Judy, Nanette Of The North, Sandra Of The Secret Ballet and The Runaway Princess
Bright cover with light water stain to top margin, cream pages with small rust mark to 6 interior pages [vg+/fn-]
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £114

Judy (1960-63)
8-11, 15, 21-25, 28, 30-43, 45-50, 52-65, 67-79, 81-84, 86, 87, 92, 94-109, 111, 124-158, 160-175
Starring Judy, Nanette Of The North and Judy's Alphabet of Fashion
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £258

Lion (1969-73) 67 unnumbered issues
Starring Paddy Payne, Dan Dare, Robot Archie, Adam Eterno, The Spider and Dr Mesmer's Revenge
A few [gd], a few [fn], balance [vg-/vg+] (67)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £23

Lone Star Annuals 7-11 (1961-65) Atlas
Western adventures starring Rock Reason, Steve Larrabee and Sinbad and his Arabian Nights.
These annuals are scarce [vg/vg+] (5)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £55

Princess (1965)
Complete unnumbered year in two bound volumes including relaunch title 'New' Princess Magazine in larger format
Publisher's file copies with The Hobbit final instalments, The Daughter Of Lorna Doone, Lettice by John Ryan and Princess Pops reporter, Moira, meets … Georgie Fame, Brenda Lee, Billy J Kramer, Donovan, Ringo, Heinz, Dusty, Mick Jagger, Dave Clark, Adam Faith, The Zombies (well she meets most of them, but you get the picture …) not forgetting Smart Girl Sue and this week she teaches you How To Make Culottes
No 1 New Princess overlaps smaller version in bound volume so exposed edges worn [vg], balance [fn-/fn+] (52)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £335

Princess Magazine (1966)
Complete year in two bound volumes
Publisher's file copies starring Alice In Spaceland, Alona The Wild One, Moira's Film and Pop Notice Board and Smart Girl Susan asks 'Do You Have Problem Hair'
(Yes, the Problem is I can't find it …) [fn/vfn] (52)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £242

Ranger 1-39 (1965-66) 18 Sept 1965 (No 1) - June 11 1966 (penultimate issue)
In two bound volumes. Starring The Rise And Fall Of The Trigan Empire by Don Lawrence and Mike Butterworth
Bright covers, a few pages with edge tears [fn-/fn] (39)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £99

Rover And Adventure (1961) 21 Jan (1st Rover And Adventure) - 30 Dec
In bound volume starring Matt Braddock VC and Mulligan's Misfits, With ads for Commando 1 and 2
[fn/vfn] (50)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £77

Rover And Wizard (1966)
Complete year starring Braddock Fought The Flying Saucers and Jumping Jack Jackson
A few [vg], balance [fn-/fn] (53)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £181

Rover And Wizard (1967)
Complete year starring Braddock - Master Of The Air and John Landon - Secret Agent
[fn+/vfn+] (52)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £231

Trigan Empire original artwork (1968) by Don Lawrence from Look And Learn 11 May 1968
With the Disintegrator focusing its deady ray on Trigan City Janno has to tackle the guards and a monstrous tentacled robot …
Gouache on board with removable acetate overlay and laser copy word balloons
14 x 18 ins
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £1,210

TV Century 21 No 1 (1965) with free gift Identicode Top Secret Decoder with Secret Agent's name and address (not written in invisible ink)
Bright covers, cream pages, cover spine worn with 4 ins central spine split
Decoder [vg], comic [vg+]
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £177

TV Century 21 No 2
Mailing centre fold, slightly discoloured [vg]
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £30

TV Century 21 No 3
[fn+]
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £39

TV Century 21 No 4
[fn+]
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £48

TV Century 21 No 5
[vfn]
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £48

TV Century 21 No 6
[vfn]
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £48

TV Century 21 No 7
[vg+]
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £17

TV Century 21 No 8
[vfn]
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £48

TV Century 21 No 9
[vfn]
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £48

TV Century 21 No 10
[vfn+]
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £48

TV Century 21 Dalek covers
Nos 23, 28, 36, 87
[you … wiill… biid…]
[vg/vg+] (4)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £78

TV Century 21 Summer Extra (1965)
With free gift Cosmic Capers Kit, Lady Penelope by Frank Hampson
Interior cover spine invisible tape strengthened [gd+/vg-] Cosmic Capers Kit [fn]
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £79

Joe 90 No 2 (1969)
With free gift W.I.N. Coder Pass
Coder Pass has address neatly written inside [fn], Comic: small cover piece missing from lower margin by spine [vg+]
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £71

Thunderbirds Sweet Cigarette Cards (1965) Barratt & Co First Series 1-50 Scarce [fn/vfn] (50)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £121

Valiant (1962) 6 Oct (No 1) - 29 Dec
13 issues in bound volume starring Captain Hurricane, The Steel Claw and The Nutts
[fn/vfn] (12)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £467

Victor (1963) 98-149
In two bound volumes starring Braddock VC, Alf Tupper The Tough Of The Track and Morgyn The Mighty with Hornet No 1 4-page Flyer
[fn/vfn] (52)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £121

Doctor Who Weekly (1979)
1, 2, 3 all with free gift transfers
Fury (1977) 1, 2; The Complete Fantastic Four 1 (1977) and Rampage 1 (1977) both UK Marvel issues
Fury 1, 2 [vg+], balance [fn/fn+] (7)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £88

Misty (1978) 1-13, 15-20 loose copies with 21-45 (1 July - 30 Dec) in bound volume
With Tammy (1977) Jan to June and Tammy Summer Special in half-year bound volume (27 issues)
Misty 1-45 a few [vg], balance [fn/vfn], Tammy [vg+/fn] (72)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £271

Faceache original artwork drawn and signed by Ken Reid for Buster 18 April 1981
Schoolchum Cedric's scared of dogs but Satan, the school cat is after the fish in the aquarium so Faceache scrunges into a big 'orrible, 3-eyed dog to scare the cat then Cedric gets upset and so does Mr Snipe …
Indian ink on card. 20 x 16 ins
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £85

First Issues +
2000 AD 1 [vg], Bullet 1, Cheeky 1, 2, Cracker 1, 2 wfg Cracker Big Bang, 3, Crunch 1, Eagle 1, Giggle 1, Hulk 1, Krazy 1, 2 wfg Superjet Joke Camera, Krazy Jubilee edition, Nutty 1, 2, Smash 1 (1966) with cover corner piece torn away 1 x 3 ins [vg], Speed 1, Spike 1, Star Lord 1, 2, Target 1, Tornado 1, Warlord 1 and Victor Summer Special 1971
[vg+/fn] (25)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £181

Superman Glo-Putty on Superman colour card (1979) S P Toys
With Doctor Who 1 wfg, Penny 1 (1979) wfg Mouse-Cheese Pendant, Buttons (1981) 1 wfg Play School Clock, 2 wfg poster, 3 wfg Happy Button, 4 wfg Postman Pat press-out van, Buzby Holiday Special (1979), Bugs 1 wfg 3-D Specs and Free Sample Buttons 'O' edition (not to be sold) in folder, Eagle 2 wfg Eagle Gold Badge, Tornado 1 wfg Turbo Flyer, 2000 AD 123, 125, 127-130, 132-134, 139, 140, Hulk 1 wfg Album (x 2), Star Wars 1 and 25 assorted issues
[vg-/fn/fn+] (53)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £110

1970s-80s No 1s Plus
Tornado 1 (1979) wfg Turbo Flyer [vfn], 19, 20. Eagle (1982) 1 wfg Space Spinner, 2 wfg Eagle Badge, 3-6 Doctor Who Weekly 5, 10, 36-38, Forces In Combat (1980) 1 wfg, 8-10, 17, 31, 33, 34. Future Tense 1 wfg, Mighty World Of Marvel 1 coupon cut-out, 2-9, Valour 1 wfg, Jackpot (1979) 1, 2 wfg, 3 wfg, 4-8, 10, 11 and Nutty 1
Tornado 1 [vfn], balance [vg/fn] (44)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £105

Bionic Woman 9 original artworks. 9 double-page story artworks, each board drawn and signed by John Bolton for Look-In (Dec 1978 -79)
Oscar Goldman's renegade agent, Cole Hannon locates Jaime's secret files and targets her for kidnap and ransom. (There were originally 10 artworks for this story but artwork No 4 is missing).
Gouache on artboard, 9 double page boards, each 24 x 16 ins
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £962

Hulk (1979-80) Marvel Ltd 1-43, 46-49 with Shop Display ad for No 1 and free gifts for Nos 1 and 2. With Marvel Annual 1 (1972) reprinting US issues Hulk # 2, 5, Amazing Spider-Man # 2, 20 and Fantastic Four # 7
43 worn [gd], balance [fn/vfn] (47)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £39

Marvel Action (1981)
1-7, 9-14 wfgs for 1, 2 and 3
With Marvel Super Adventure (1980) 1-4, 6-9, 11-26 wfgs for 1, 2 and 3. Valour (1980) 1-4, 6-19 wfgs for 1, 2 and 3. All the above starring Fantastic Four, Thor, Daredevil and Dr Strange UK reprints
[fn/vfn] (55)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £48

Morecambe And Wise 5 orginal artworks (1978) by Terry Wakefield for Eric And Ernie's TV Fun Book by Denis Gifford (Look-in Books 1978). 5 artworks pages: Introduction page, Title page, Super Eric, Star Warts/Husky And Starch and Grand Finale page / Give Me Sunshine With original T.V. Fun Book paperback
Indian ink on cartridge paper. 5 artworks each 15 x 10 ins
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: U/S

Tiger And Scorcher (1977)
Complete year in two bound volumes
Starring Roy Of The Rovers, Skid Solo and Johnny Cougar with ad for 2000 AD No 1
[vfn] (52)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £96

Tiger And Scorcher (1979)
Complete year in two bound volumes
With Tiger Annual 1979. Publisher's file copies
starring Johnny Cougar, Skid Solo and European Champion's Cup winners, Nottingham Forrest
[fn/vfn] (53)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £96

Tiger And Scorcher/Tiger And Speed (1980-81)
2 years complete in four bound volumes. Publisher's file copies starring Hot-Shot Hamish, Skid Solo, Billy's Boots and Johnny Cougar. And don't forget your favourite footballing slippers by Kevin Keegan … [fn/vfn] (104)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £110

Tornado (1979) 1-22
Complete run with No 1 free gift Turbo Flyer and Tornado Summer Special 1979
All in bound volume starring editor Big 'E' (Dave Gibbons), Victor Drago, Angry Planet and Black Hawk
[fn/vfn] (23)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £99

Scream (1984) 1-15
Complete run with No 2 free gift Spooky Spider and Scream Holiday Specials 1-3
Scarce. All in bound volume [fn/fn+] (18)
Winning bid incl. 10% Buyer's Premium: £157