Comic Book Postal Auctions

November 2015 Results

British comics, annuals & artwork

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Note: Prices Realised include 14% Buyer's Premium.

1

Bonzo Laughter Annual 1 (1935)
by George Studdy. Dean & Son
Bright boards and spine, pencil dedication, 4 colour plates, cream pages, some occasional light foxing spots [fn-]
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £80

2

Cococub News (1936-38) Cadbury’s
2-4, 6-8, 10-13, 15-22, 25, 26, 19
With Cococub Secret Membership booklet, Illustrated Competition leaflet, Cococubs Newsletter and Christmas Card with original envelope [vg] (27)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: U/S

3

Comics free gifts (1930s-1960s)
Champion Album Of Record Breakers with all 64 colour stamps attached. The Wizard Wonder Album of Sea And Air (all stamps attached). Wizard Magic Unmasked booklet, cover and interior illustrations by Dudley Watkins, Hotspur Big Book of Health and Strength cover art by Dudley Watkins. The Beezer Boomerang. Lion: Sports Stars in Action x 2, Speed Marvels of 1952 (given away with Lion 1 and 2), Air Wonders of Today, Speed Marvels of 1954 and Wonders of Space Travel with Tiger Album of Modern Sports Cars of the World (no insertions)
Generally [vg-/vg+] (13)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £55

4

Champion (1939) 884-935
Complete year in two bound volumes
Starring Rockfist Rogan of the RAF, Q9 and ads for Superman first UK reprint in Triumph
[fn-/fn+] (52)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £110

5

Detective Weekly (1938) 254-306
In two bound volumes
Starring Sexton Blake in main stories, The Black Dagger Crimes by Edwy Searles Brooks and The Devil's Brood with Reginald Heade cover art [fn-/vfn] (53)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £91

6

GEM (1939) 1641-1663 (last issue)
In bound volume
Starring Tom Merry, Biggles South Sea Adventure and several ads for Superman's first UK reprints in Triumph
With Magnet (1940) 1664-1683 (last issue)
In bound volume
Starring Bunter and the boys of Greyfriars School
Some propaganda war issues [vg/fn-] (43)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £68

7

Film Fun (1935) 791-797, 799-801, 808-823, 825 incl Easter and Fireworks issues
Starring Laurel & Hardy, Buck Jones, John Wayne, Harold Lloyd and Jimmy Durante
Retrieved from bound volume (trimmed)
[vg/fn] (27)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £165

8

Mickey Mouse Weekly (1936) 1-100
In two bound volumes
Bright covers, cream/light tan pages
A few incl No 1 [vg], balance [fn-/fn] (100)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £627

9

Mickey Mouse Annual 1 (1930) Dean & Son
Bright covers and spine with some scuffing, edge and hinge wear. All four colour plates present, fresh cream pages with slightly darker edges [vg-]
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £99

10

Mickey Mouse Annual 1945, 1947
Bright boards, neat dedications, clean cream pages [fn-/fn] (2)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £23

11

Wisequack Cards (1939)
A.J. Caley Ltd, Norwich
1-48 complete set with original Wisequack Album (and 12 copy ads from Mickey Mouse Weekly)
The Wisequack cards were given away with 'Quax' penny chocolate bars and if you collected all 48 you sent them back to Caley's in Norwich who then returned the free album back with them! Advertised in Mickey Mouse Weekly, you could also cut out the coupon and take it to your local sweet shop and claim your Quax bar free
(Those were the days!)
NB Individual cards sell in the range of £10-20 each but, to our knowledge, the full set has never been offered at auction, especially in high grade accompanied by the rare Quax original album
Album [fn], all 48 cards as new (49)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: U/S

12

Radio Fun (1939) 26, 27, 29-46, 50-61 Including Easter, Anniversary and Whitsun Holiday numbers.
Propaganda war comic strips and stories
Starring Big-Hearted Arthur, Flanagan and Allen, Over Enemy Lines, Radio Fun Music Hall, Sandy Powell and Inspector Stanley.
No 56 starts new patriotic title design
Bright covers, some spine wear, cream/light tan pages
46 [vg-], balance [vg/vg+] (32)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £142

13

Radio Fun (1940) 68-116
Near complete year in bound volume
Propaganda war issues starring Big-Hearted Arthur and Stinker Murdoch, Tommy Handley, Hoppy, Clark Gable, Inspector Stanley, and Over Enemy Lines.
With Sandy Powell's special message: "T' Briny's closed to swimmers now - ay even to t'waders - t'only people havin’ a dip are t' shot down Nazi Raiders!" Scarce issues. No 68 worn edges [gd], balance light tan/tan pages [vg-/vg] (49)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £91

14

Schoolgirl (Sept 1936-Mar 1937) 372-400
In bound volume
Starring Bessie Bunter of Cliff House School by 'Hilda' Richards
[fn-/fn] (29)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £91

15

Sports Budget (1930) 326-377
Complete year in two bound volumes
Publisher's file copies [fn/vfn] (52)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £96

16

Teddy Tail League Membership letters and ephemera (1933-34) including 3 Teddy Tail letters on Daily Mail headed paper, Teddy Tail 'autographed' portrait, Birthday card and Magic Tree postcard game with Cheery Chums Club Membership Card from the Essex Weekly News (1936) with original envelope (7)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £28

17

Thriller (1929) 1, 2
Red Aces by Edgar Wallace, Lynch Law by Hugh Cleveley
Some spine wear, rusty staples, cream/light tan pages [vg] (2)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £29

18

The Thriller (1933-38)
(1933): 205-207, 209, 211-214, 216-220, 222-229, 231-234
(1934-35): 265-267, 269, 271, 272, 276, 278, 279, 281, 282, 284, 285, 287-291, 293-296, 298, 300-305, 308, 356
(1937-38): 447-451, 453-456, 463-465, 468, 470-472, 474, 477, 478, 480, 482, 484, 485, 488-493, 497
Enclosing ‘The £10 Adventure’ by Agatha Christie, Saint Stories by Leslie Charteris, Raffles by Barry Perone, Steeley by W E Johns and detective stories by Edgar Wallace, Peter Cheyney and John Creasey
Bright covers, cream pages and rusty staples
A few [gd], balance [vg/vg+] (86)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £200

19

Tiger Tim's Weekly and Bubbles
Tiger Tim's Weekly (1927) 306-319 including Fireworks, Xmas and New Year numbers
With Tiger Tim and The Bruin Boys
Bright covers with some spine wear
Retrieved from bound volume
[vg] (14)
With Bubbles (Jul-Dec 1938) 898-924
Half year in bound volume including Fireworks and Xmas issues with Cadbury's competition leaflet. [fn/vfn[ (27). Total comics (41)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £91

20

1930s Special Editions
Chips 1932 Fireworks, Comic Cuts 1931 Fireworks
& 1932 Xmas, Joker 1930 Easter and 1935 New Year [vg/fn-] (5)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £27

21

Triumph (1937) 637-688
Complete year in two bound volumes
Publisher's file copies with 3 free gift stand-up cards
First volume has moisture rippling to lower half of pages [vg-], second volume [fn/vfn] (52)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £108

22

Wizard (1935) 631-682
Complete year
Some worn brittle edges, four with punch holes to spine. Light tan pages
A few
[fr], balance [gd/vg] (52)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £188

23

Hotspur (1945) 507-532
Fortnightly propaganda war issues in bound volume starring 'Q' Squadron and Britain's Fighting Frogmen
[fn/vfn] (26)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £125

24

Hotspur (1946) 533-560
Complete year in bound volume starring The Mask Of Zorro and Lost Boys on the Unknown Planet
Bright covers, 3 loose pages, some foxing spots, light tan pages [vg-/vg+] (28)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: U/S

25

Rover (1940) 925-976
Complete year
Propaganda war issues
Some worn edges, light tan pages [gd/vg] (52)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £86

26

Rupert Book (1942)
Overall medium cover wear with 1 inch of lower spine missing and some light colour touch to spine. Neat dedication, price unclipped, some marks to fly page edges. Creamy white pages [vg]
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: U/S

27

Rupert Book (1948)
Bright, fresh covers with minimal wear, neat dedication, price unclipped, cream pages [fn]
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £50

28

Rupert And Edward and the Circus cut-out story book (1949) Sampson Low
20 page large format story book, all cut-outs intact and uncut
Bright cover and pages. Some spine wear with front and back cover lower corner pieces cut away. Scarce
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £80

29

Tiny Tots (1940) 638-673
Complete year in bound volume
Some issues fortnightly
[fn/vfn] (36)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £74

30

Magic Comic No 2 (1939)
Koko The Pup by E H Banger, Peter Piper by Dudley Watkins, The Tickler Twins colour centre-spread and Sooty Snowball
Bright cover with half inch horizontal spine tear and some minor overhang tears, cream pages, some light foxing to back cover margin [vg]
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £228

31

Magic Comic No 3 (1939)
Some grubbiness and tears to front/back cover with no loss, light tan pages [gd]
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £108

32

Magic Comic No 6 (1939)
Bright covers, some minor margin blemishes, cream pages [fn]
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: U/S

33

Magic Comic No 7 (1939)
Good colour cover with one inch tear to margin overhang and several other small tears and chips worn away. Some moisture staining to lower half of several rear pages [gd]
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: U/S

34

Magic Comic No 24 (1939)
First New Year Issue
Bright covers with margin foxing spots. Cream pages [vg+/fn-]
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: U/S

35

Dandy Comic No 1 (1937) with original 4-page Flyer for Dandy Nos 1 and 2 (1937)
First adventures of Korky The Cat, Desperate Dan and Keyhole Kate
The Flyer is a mini-comic in its own right
Bright cover colours with some spine tears and 'RETURN TO SALES DEPARTMENT' light stamp to lower margin denoting publisher, D C Thomson file copy
The back four pages have a 2½ ins vertical tear by the lower spine. Light tan pages [vg] (2)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £4,788

36

Dandy No 16 (1938)
Bright cover with ink marks to RH side
Five sew holes to spine with three pulled through. Cream/light tan pages
[vg-]
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £80

37

Dandy Monster Comic 1 (1939)
Korky introduces his Dandy chums
Bright boards with professionally restored spine with original spine illustration. No dedication, tan pages. Apparent [vg]
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £1,300

38

Dandy 111, 117 (1940)
Propaganda war issues with Addie and Hermy The Nasty Nazis
Bright covers, cream/light tan pages [vg] (2)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £51

39

Dandy Monster Comic 2 (1940)
Korky on the trapeze
Bright boards and tight spine with light/medium hinge wear. No dedication. Clean cream/light tan pages [vg+]
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £1,049

40

Dandy 204 (Xmas 1941)
Propaganda war issue
Bright cover colours with small piece missing from lower cover corner. Some margin foxing to covers and most interior pages [gd-vg]
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £137

41

Dandy Monster Comic 3 (1941)
Korky's marching band
Bright boards with rubbed corners and complete spine with some hinge wear. No dedication
Cream/light tan pages with some light foxing to margins
[vg-]
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £359

42

Dandy 230 (Xmas 1942)
Bright cover colours with foxing to spine margin [vg]
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £68

43

Dandy 256 Bumper Xmas Number (1943)
Propaganda war issue
Desperate Dan says: 'When with hats and crackers done, they can help to make a gun. So come along now, do not lag, drop them in the Salvage Bag!'
Bright fresh cover colours with very slight margin foxing. Cream pages [fn]
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £239

44

Dandy (1944) 257-282
Complete year issued fortnightly
First Black Bob by Allan Morley, The Amazing Mr X (The Mysterious Superman) First superhero comic strip in UK comics.
Propaganda war issues - 'Be like Desperate Dan and collect all the waste paper you can!'
Bright fresh covers, creamy white pages. Exceptional condition for wartime paper stock [vfn-/vfn+] (26)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £1,733

45

Dandy 308 Xmas (1945)
Bright covers, cream pages, a few light foxing spots [vfn]
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £239

46

Dandy (1947) 335-359
Complete year issued fortnightly
Special Danny Longlegs Christmas adventures by Dudley Watkins
Bright fresh covers, creamy white pages
355, 357
[vg/vg+], 358, 359 Xmas [fn], balance [vfn-/vfn+] (25)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £855

47

Dandy 334, 359, 385, 1727
Bumper Xmas numbers (1946-48 and 1974) [vg/vg+/vg/gd] (4)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £103

48

Dandy (1949) 386-423
Complete year
Starring Danny Longlegs and Brave Young Blackhoof by Dudley Watkins with Korky, Desperate Dan and Black Bob published fortnightly until the end of July then weekly once more
386: tanned brittle top margin [fr], a few [vg],
balance
[fn-/vfn] (38)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £359

49

Beano No 1 (1938)
With 8 missing central pages (7-22) all facsimile reproduced and enclosed to complete the comic
Each facsimile page is backed precisely 7/8, 9/10, 11/12 etc up to 21/22
Cover has wear and spine tears with lower ¾ inch corner piece missing. Back cover has foxing
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £479

50

Beano Comic No 5 (1938)
Bright cover with small red printer smudge to lower margin. Quarter inch back cover margin tear. Cream pages
Only a few copies known to exist. This one is the highest grade to be offered at auction
[vfn-]
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £2,189

51

Beano 12 (1938)
Bright cover with brittle RH edge overhang, 2 small punch holes to curved spine with some tears. Light tan pages [gd]
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £91

52

Beano 13 (1938)
Bright cover with brittle page edges, 2 small punch holes to curved spine with some tears, light tan pages [gd]
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £143

53

Beano 15 (1938)
First Fireworks issues with pg 27 ad for first Dandy Monster Comic
Tape to cover with margin pieces torn away first 2 pages. Light tan pages [fr]
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £74

54

Beano No 24 (1939)
Bright cover with spine and edge tears, centre page margin pieces missing (not affecting illustrations). Light tan pages [gd]
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £69

55

Beano No 25 (1939)
Torn cover in two pieces, no loss
7 ins back cover tear, no loss
[gd]
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £69

56

Beano No 26 (1939)
Bright covers with 2 ins lower margin tear
Cover overhang edge tears with ½ ins piece missing. Cream/light tan pages with some margin foxing
[vg-]
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £200

57

Beano No 27 (1939)
Bright covers, minor edge tears, cream/light tan pages [vg]
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £222

58

Beano No 28 (1939)
Bright cover, edge tears, some light foxing, some creasing, cream/light tan pages [vg-]
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £131

59

Beano No 29 (1939)
Bright covers with narrow lower corner pieces missing and overall wear
Some margin foxing, light tan pages
[gd]
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £68

60

Beano No 31 (1939)
Bright covers with some margin/overhang tears and some light foxing [vg]
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £154

61

Beano No 32 (1939)
Bright covers. Edge/overhang tears
Cream/light tan pages
[vg-]
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £137

62

Beano No 33 (1939)
Bright covers, some spine and edge tears
Cream/light tan pages
[vg+]
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £182

63

Beano No 34 (1939)
Bright covers, 2 ins top spine tear, 2 ins and 4 ins lower margin tears, cream/light tan pages [vg-]
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £125

64

Beano No 35 (1939)
Bright colour covers, 2 ins lower spine tear, some tears and foxing to margin
Cream/light tan pages
[vg-]
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £125

65

Beano No 36 (1939)
Bright cover with three 2 ins margin tears and other smaller margin and overhang tears [vg-]
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £154

66

Beano No 37 (1939)
Bright covers with some margin tears and foxing [vg]
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £154

67

Beano No 38 (1939)
Bright covers with a margin chip and some overhang tears [vg]
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £187

68

Beano No 39 (1939)
Bright cover with 5 ins centre tear, margin chip and some foxing blemishes. Back cover has 2 ins narrow margin piece missing [gd+]
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £84

69

Beano No 40 (1939)
Bright cover with two 1 ins margin tears
Back cover 2½ ins margin tear
Cream/light tan pages
[vg]
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £154

70

Beano No 41 (1939)
Bright covers, lower corner piece missing first two pages. Cream/light tan pages [vg]
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £154

71

Beano No 42 (1939)
Bright cover colours, some margin foxing.
Multiple centre page overhang tears with upper corner piece missing
[vg-]
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £125

72

Beano No 43 (1939)
Bright covers, 2 ins margin tear, with margin chip out, 1 ins spine tear
Some margin foxing blemishes
Cream/light tan pages
[vg]
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £154

73

Beano No 46 (1939)
Bright cover with margin overhang tears and some small chips out
Some margin foxing
[vg-]
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £125

74

Beano No 48 (1939)
Bright cover with 2 ins tear and several other edge and spine tears and small lower corner piece missing [vg-]
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £125

75

Beano No 49 (1939)
Bright covers, some spine and margin tears and foxing spots. Small piece missing from lower back cover [vg]
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £154

76

Beano No 51 (1939)
Bright covers with spine and overhang tears with two small chips out [vg]
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £160

77

Beano (1939) 23, 30, 44, 45, 47, 50
These 6 issues with missing pages and low grades
No 23: missing pages 7/8, 21/22; No 30: missing pages 7-22; No 44: large lower corner piece missing, pages complete; No 45: well worn, creased and torn but complete; No 47: pages 7-22 only; No 50: missing pages 12/13, 14/15 (6)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £98

78

Beano Book 1 (1940)
Pansy puts Beano characters in the balance! Worn boards and spine, spine illustration complete.
A few pages coloured in. Page 55 loose with trimmed margin, not affecting text or illustration (Frosty McNab and Rupert The Rabbit)
[gd]
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £616

79

Beano No 52 (1939)
With ad for Magic Comic No 1
Bright, fresh covers, cream pages [vfn-]
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £352

80

Beano No 53 (1939)
Bright, fresh covers, cream pages [vfn]
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £399

81

Beano No 54 (1939)
Bright fresh covers, cream pages [vfn]
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £239

82

Beano No 55 (1939)
Bright fresh covers, 2 ins cover margin piece missing by lower spine front/back covers (not affecting text or illustrations), cream pages [fn]
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £154

83

Beano No 56 (1939)
Bright cover colours, small ½ ins piece out of front cover margin, some foxing to tan back cover margin. Cream interior pages [vg+]
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £171

84

Beano No 57 (1939)
Bright fresh covers, cream pages [vfn]
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £206

85

Beano No 58 (1939)
Bright fresh covers, cream pages [vfn]
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £274

86

Beano No 59 (1939)
Bright fresh covers, three margin blemishes, 1 ins spine tear, cream pages [fn-]
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £137

87

Beano No 60 (1939)
Bright fresh covers with half-inch tear to margin and some small page overhang tears, cream pages [fn+]
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £274

88

Beano No 61 (1939)
Bright fresh covers, some foxing spots to pages 18/19. Cream pages [vfn-]
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £206

89

Beano No 62 (1939)
Bright fresh covers, cream pages [vfn-]
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £206

90

Beano No 63 (1939)
Bright fresh covers, cream pages [vfn-]
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £206

91

Beano No 64 (1939)
First 'Paper Shortage' wartime cover statement
Bright fresh covers, cream pages [vfn]
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £342

92

Beano No 65 (1939)
1st Beano annual ad pg 5
Bright fresh covers, cream pages [vfn-]
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £330

93

Beano No 66 (1939)
Bright fresh covers, cream pages [vfn]
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £616

94

Beano No 67 (Nov 4 1939)
Fireworks cover
Bright fresh covers, cream pages [vfn]
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £353

95

Beano No 68 (1939)
Bright covers, cream pages [vfn]
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £330

96

Beano No 69 (1939)
Propaganda war issue with Pansy Potter and Wild Boy of The Woods U-Boat capture stories
Bright cover with margin overhang tears, cream pages [fn]
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £177

97

Beano No 70 (1939)
Propaganda war issue
Bright covers, centre pages overhang tears, cream pages [fn]
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £330

98

Beano No 71 (1939)
First wartime reference cover - Big Eggo's feathers used for blackout!
Bright covers, cream pages [vfn]
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £206

99

Beano No 72 (1939)
Propaganda war stories
Bright covers, cream pages [vfn-]
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £616

100

Beano No 73 (1939)
Dandy ad with Desperate Dan and Korky Christmas Cake free offer
Propaganda war issue
Bright covers, cream pages [vfn-]
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £353

101

Beano No 74 (Dec 23 1939)
'Xmas Number'
Bright fresh covers, cream pages [vfn-]
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £1,049

102

Beano No 75 (Dec 30 1939)
'Xmas Comic'
Bright fresh covers, cream pages [vfn]
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £980

103

Beano Book 2 (1941)
Big Eggo hatches the Beano characters
Bright boards and spine. Some light scratches, some corner and hinge wear. No dedication. Cream/light tan pages [vg+]
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £2,907

104

Beano (1947)
302-308, 310, 314, 315, 319, 320
First Alf Wit The Ancient Brit by Bill Holdroyd, Wavy Davy and his Navy by Dudley Watkins and Basil Blackaller
[vg-/vg+] (12)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £182

105

Magic-Beano Book (1943)
Big Eggo and Koko win three-legged race
With the demise of Magic Comic after 80 issues, its key characters: Koko the Pup, Peter Piper, The Tickler Twins and Sooty Snowball starred in this first 'Magic-Beano' annual
The propaganda back cover features Tootsy McTurk's 'V' for Victory sign in morse code!
Bright fresh boards and spine with minimal wear. Ink dedication, cream/light tan pages
The highest grade copy we have ever offered at auction
[fn+]
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £2,907

106

Beano (1945) 249-274
Complete year of Propaganda War issues in bound volume. Starring Big Eggo, Strang The Terrible, Lord Snooty and new series, Six Brands for Bonnie Prince Charlie by Dudley Watkins
Issue 255 has rare misprint with Tom Thumb double page illustration only printed in blue and red (black is missing)
250: dull cover with some page blemishes [gd], a few [vg], balance [fn/vfn] (26)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £923

107

Beano (1946) 275-300
Complete year issued fortnightly
Dudley Watkins begins to sign his work with Lord Snooty, Jimmy And His Magic Patch and Tom Thumb
Bright fresh covers, creamy white pages
Exceptional grades for 1940s paper stock

A few issues [fn], balance [vfn/vfn+] (26)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £1,733

108

1950s-60s No 1s plus: Boy's World 1 (interior page competition cut-out, Buster 1, Junior Express 1, Junior Mirror 1, New Record Mirror 1, POW! 2, 3, Swift 1 (trimmed), Top Spot 1, and WHAM! 1 (with Leo Baxendale's 'The Wacks' introducing new band, the Rolling Stones!)
Generally [vg] (10)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £194

109

Air Ace Picture Library (1959-61)
1, 2, 5-10, 12, 13, 15-19, 25, 27, 29, 32, 33, 35-37, 39
Bright covers with rust spots showing through [vg/fn] (24)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £194

110

Batman 6d Australian reprints (1950s) 75-85
All in colour
With Batman Annual (1965-66)
77, 78 [gd], Annual [vg+], balance [vg] (12)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £74

111

Champion original tinplate sign (early 1950s) by The Metal Box Co Ltd (Hudson Scott Branch)
29 x 20 ins
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £154

112

Magic-Beano Book (1950)
Biffo paints the Beano gang
Good cover colours with small top cover scrape and some scratches. Complete spine with some top and bottom wear. Last five pages have insect tracery to lower margins not affecting text or illustrations. No dedication, clean cream/light tan pages [vg]
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £131

113

Beano 452 (1951)
1st Dennis The Menace
Good cover, light tan pages [vg]
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £194

114

Beano (1953) 546-597
Complete year in bound volume
With first Roger The Dodger and Minnie The Minx adventures. No 568 has Desperate Dan cover appearance in rare Dandy/Beano cross-over
Bright covers, cream/light tan pages
No 584 well worn with back cover 3 x 1 ins margin piece torn away
No 566 large cover tear invisibly taped
Both
[gd], a few [vg], balance [fn-/vfn] (52)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £707

115

Beano Book (1953)
Jack Flash takes Biffo to the moon!
Bright fresh boards and spine with minimal wear, erased pencil dedication, cream pages with slightly darker edges [fn]
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £103

116

Dandy Monster Comic (1950)
Korky warms up the sea!
Bright boards and spine with ½ ins scrape to top back cover. No dedication, clean cream/light tan pages [fn-]
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £131

117

Dandy (Jul 1950-Jun 1951) 449-501
In bound volume
Starring Fighting Forkbeard by Paddy Brennan, and Sooty and his Shooter by Charles Grigg and Noah Lott (he knows a lot of rot)
A few [vg], balance [fn-/fn+] (53)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £638

118

Dandy 631 Xmas 1953, 683 Xmas 1954
[fn-/fn] (2)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £74

119

Dandy 735, 788, 839
Xmas issues 1955-1957
[fn-/fn/vfn-] (3)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £177

120

Comet (1952-55)
190, 233, 241, 249, 267, 268, 270, 274, 276, 278, 281, 284 (Xmas 1953). 1954: 285, 287-291, 293-296, 299-301, 304-336 Xmas. 1955: 337-357, 372-389 incl Xmas
Starring Buffalo Bill, Jet-Ace Logan, Strongbow with Claude Duval full colour centre spreads
Bright covers with rusty staple bleed [gd/vg] (97)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £262

121

Comet (1956-57)
1956: 390-392, 394-424, 426-430, 433-441 Xmas
1957: 442, 443, 445-456, 459-470, 475-494 incl Xmas
Starring Buffalo Bill, Jet-Ace Logan, Strongbow and Claude Duval full colour centre spreads
Bright covers with rusty staple bleed [gd/vg] (94)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £285

122

Sun (1951-55)
124, 176 [pr], 207, 212, 220, 234, 249, 252, 254
1954: 257-267, 269-273, 275-283, 285-307 Xmas. 1955: 308-341, 344-360 incl Xmas
Starring Billy The Kid, Wild Bill Hickock and Max Bravo Happy Hussar full colour centre spreads.
Bright covers, rusty disintegrated staple bleed [gd/vg] (109)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £251

123

Sun (1956-57)
1956: 361-363, 365-395, 397-412 Xmas
1957: 413, 414, 416-427, 431-441, 446-448, 450-463, 465
Starring Billy The Kid, Wild Bill Hickock, Battler Britton and Max Bravo Happy Hussar full colour centre spread
Bright covers. Rusty disintegrated staple bleed [gd/vg] (93)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £285

124

Eagle No 1 (1950)
Dan Dare journeys into space
Worn complete copy with front/back cover spine split, no loss [gd+]
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £32

125

Dan Dare original visual artwork for Eagle Vol 9 No 49 (1958) by Don Harley (the finished artwork by The Hampson Studio)
'Enemy reinforcements' small lower panel is a photocopy
These visuals were generally discarded once the finished artwork was completed and surviving pieces are rare
Notice the lower panel text: 'for Pete's sake, look, sir!' was changed to 'Look, sir' in the final artwork ( illustrated in Hawk Books No 8 'The Phantom Fleet') and the hand of editor 'Rev' Marcus Morris may have been at play here
Watercolour on board. 14 x 14 ins
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £638

126

UK reprints by Cartoon Art of Glasgow (early 1950s)
Authentic Police Cases 1, Fight Comics 68 pgs nn, Ghost Rider 2, Manzar the White Indian nn (taped spine) [gd], Mysteries of Scotland Yard 1, Senorita Rio nn, Gene Autry Rodeo annual, Western Star Champion Cavalcade annual [vg-/vg] (8)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £51

127

Captain Midnight (1950s) 122-139
L. Miller
Reprinting US 1940s wartime strips
129, 138, 139 [vg], balance [fn-/fn] (18)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £91

128

Fawcett / L. Miller reprints (1950s)
Don Winslow 50, 51 (1 & 2), Hot Rod 1, Nyoko Jungle Girl 50 (No 1), Vic Torry and His Flying Saucer (one-shot) and King Comic Annual starring The Phantom, Brick Bradford and Mandrake The Magician (1954)
Don Winslow 51 [gd], balance [vg] (6)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £50

129

Cowboy Comics / Picture Library (1953-61)
60, 61, 88, 139, 147, 148, 170, 180, 184, 192 x 2, 212, 219, 220, 230, 235, 238, 256, 258, 261, 278, 290, 307, 332, 342, 379
Starring Kit Carson, Buck Jones, Kansas Kid and Davy Crockett
Rusty staples showing through covers, a few well worn spines
10 issues
[gd], balance [vg-/vg] (26)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £148

130

Cowboy Comics / Library (1953-56)
64, 65, 73, 76, 79, 85, 86, 88, 91, 92, 94, 95, 97, 110, 126, 133, 140, 152, 154-156, 188, 319
Bright covers with rusty disintegrated staples, some worn spines [gd/vg] (25)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £154

131

Gene Autry and Champion the Wonder Horse (1956) WDL
30-34, Square bound 68 Big Pages
Final 5 issues
Rare in these grades [vfn] (5)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £50

132

John Wayne Adventure Comics 50-69 (1950s) WDL
[vg/fn] (20)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £171

133

L Miller Cowboys (1950s)
Annie Oakley 16, Buffalo Bill Cody 7, 13, 15, 16, 17, Cary Colt 6, Cheyenne Kid 17, Colorado Kid 57, 69, 76, Cowboy Action 3, 16, Cowboy Western 24, Davy Crockett 13, 14, 23, 50, Davy Crockett Western Tales 18, Four Aces 7, Gunsmoke Western 23, Kid Montana 54, 59, 60, Kit Cowboy 5, Lone Eagle 3, Lone Rider 2, Long Bow 6, Master 133, Quick Trigger Western 3, 5, Red Ryder 2, Rocky Lane Western 89, Rocky Lane's Black Jack 8, 11, Tex Ritter 95, Two-Gun Kid 32, Two-Gun Western 4, Western Outlaws 1 [gd] and Western Hero 149
With 11 complete but low grade issues
11 [fr/gd], balance [vg/vg+] (51)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £120

134

L Miller Cowboys 2 (1950s)
Daniel Boone 5, 6, 20, 28, 31 [gd], 33, Heroes of The West 151, 158, 159, Brave Jim Bowie 7, 9-11, 21, Kid Montana 59, Lone Eagle 3, Masked Raider 65-67, Pecos Bill 2, 16-18, Vol 2: 1, 2, Vol 3: 1, Pancho Villa 29, 54, 58, 59, 61, 62, Rocky Mountain King 19, 26, 31, 33, 37, 41, 60, 62, 64, Texas Rangers In Action 1, 15, Western Kid 7, 17, Wyatt Earp 6, 18, 19, 23, 29
[vg-/vg+] (50)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £200

135

WDL / L Miller Cowboys (1950s)
Monte Hale Western 65, 80, 83, 92, 104, 106, 107, Tex Ritter 58, 61, Western Hero 100, 111, Western Roundup 3, 8, 12, 13
[vg/vg+] (15)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £68

136

Knockout (1951) 619-670
Starring Mike, Captain Flame, Bunter, Sexton Blake and Sporty by Reg Wooton
First 7 issues with rusty staples [vg], balance [vg+/fn] (52)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £96

137

Knockout (Jul-Dec 1952) 697-722 Xmas.
Half year with Mike, first Deed-A-Day Danny, Sexton Blake and Sporty
[vg/fn+] (26)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £62

138

Lion (1955-56)
1955: 150-202 (missing 156, 157, 170, 191-198) with 1956 complete year 203-254 (with one issue numbered '213-217' due to printers' strike)
Starring Captain Condor by Frank S Pepper and The Amazing Adventures of Mr X
Bright covers, cream pages, rusty disintegrated staples. Generally [vg] (90)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £211

139

Lion (1957-58)
1957: 255-306 complete year with 1958: 19 issues between 337-358
Starring Captain Condor, Paddy Payne 1st appearance and cover (No 284) and Robot Archie
Bright covers, cream pages, rusty disintegrated staples. Generally [vg-/vg+] (71)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £217

140

Marvelman (1950s-60s) L Miller
117, 224-228, 278, 281, 287, 304, 344, 345, 353 with Marvelman Family Annual (1963)
[vg/fn] (14)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £62

141

Young Marvelman (1950s-60s)
277, 288, 290, 293, 294, 304, 306, 309, 321, 350, 355, 360 with Young Marvelman Annual No 1 (vg-]
Comics [vg/fn] (13)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £50

142

Radio Fun (1958) 1004-1055
Complete year in bound volume
Starring Benny Hill, Charlie Drake, Norman Wisdom, The Falcon, Shirley Eaton and Michael Holliday
[fn/vfn] (52)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £125

143

Robin (1953-55) 1-123
In nine amateur bound volumes with numbering: Vol 1: 1-40, Vol 2: 1-52 and Vol 3: 1-31
With Channel Islands postcard to original owner to get better soon and 'put the books in the playroom'
[vg-/vg] (123)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £182

144

Science Comic Annual Vol 1 (1952)
T B Publ. Sydney, Australia
Enclosing US colour reprints (without covers) Eerie 2, Rocket To The Moon, King Solomon's Mines 1, Strange Worlds 4 (all publ by Avon) and Strange Adventure 9 (origin Captain Comet), Star Spangled Comics 119, both by D.C. 224 pgs
Rare, this annual is not listed in ref. books [vg]
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £114

145

Sexton Blake Library (1954-55)
310-313, 315-319, 321-327, 329, 332-335, 337, 338, 340, 343-348
8 issues with Reginald Heade cover art
Bright covers with rust spots showing through [vg/fn] (30)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £120

146

Sexton Blake Library (1956-57)
349, 350, 352-354, 359-384
Bright covers with rust spots showing through
6 issues
[gd], balance [vg/fn] (30)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £91

147

Sexton Blake Library (1957-59)
385-413 unbroken run
Bright covers with some rust spots showing through. 2 issues [gd], balance [vg+/fn] (29)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £108

148

Slick Fun Album 1957
Cover and strips by E H Banger [vg+]
With Film Fun Annual 1950
Bright boards and spine with minimal wear
No dedication. Price unclipped, cream pages
[fn+] (2)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £23

149

Topper (1957-61)
1957: 205-210, 213, 216-218, 222, 224, 225, 227, 228, 230, 232-236, 240-242, 246, 248 Fireworks, 251, 256
1959: 309-321 Easter, 322
1960: 376, 386, 390-392
1961: 418, 426 April Fool, 457 Fireworks and 1966 Fireworks
With 4 Rover issues from 1946
25 (1957) issues with punch holes to worn spines [gd-], balance mainly worn spines and overhang edges [gd/vg] (44)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £54

150

TV Fun (1957) 173-224
Complete year in bound volume
Starring first appearance of Tommy Steele, Big-hearted Arthur, Calling Z-9, Sally-Ann Howes, The Undersea Pirates and Shirley Eaton
[fn/vfn] (52)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £123

151

TV Fun (1959-60)
277-296 and 29 unnumbered issues May 23 - Jan 23 1960 in bound volume
TV Fun became TV Fan No 1 on 12 Sept 1959
There were some undated issues printed in June/July due to a printer's strike but all are enclosed here
Starring Robert Horton, Michael Holliday, Jimmy Edwards, Elvis, The Everly Brothers, Frankie Avalon and SAS Air Commando
[fn/vfn] (49)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £96

152

Wizard (1950) 1247-1298
In two bound volumes with The Further Truth about Wilson
[fn/vfn] (52)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £137

153

A Class reprints (1960s-70s)
Amazing Stories Of Suspense 186, 198, 200, Astounding Stories 160, 188, Creepy Worlds 95, 242, Out Of This World 9, Secrets Of The Unknown 192, 194, Sinister Tales 177, 190, 194, Uncanny Tales 145
Lee/Ditko, Kirby/Ayers stories
[fn/vfn] (14)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £40

154

Beano original front cover artwork (1969) by Dudley Watkins for issue 1403 June 7 1969
A copy of the original comic is included.
Biffo is reading his family tree as Captain Biffo of the King's Own Hussar's carried the news of victory at Waterloo to the King
He is rewarded with a new pair of Wellington's boots! One of Dudley Watkins last artworks before his death later that year
The Beano 'header' is an enlarged laser colour copy. The artwork is cut into 2 pieces (outside the panel borders) not affecting text or illustrations
Poster colour on cartridge paper. 22 x 15 ins
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £2,565

155

Beezer (1961) 266-311
Feb 18-Dec 30 inclusive
With Pop, Dick and Harry, Ginger, The Black Sapper, The Banana Bunch and Baby Crockett
Some spine wear, light foxing and light tan pages [vg-/vg] (46)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £143

156

Beezer (1962-63, 1968)
Starring Pop, Dick and Harry, The Banana Bunch, Ginger and The Numbskulls
1962: 13 issues, 1963 x 16, 1968 x 32
Bright covers, cream/light tan pages with slightly darker edges, flat clean copies (with no horizontal mailfolds) [vg/fn-] (61)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £123

157

Beezer (1969-70)
Starring Ginger, The Banana Bunch, Smiffy and Pop, Dick and Harry
1969: 21 issues, 1970: 42 issues
Bright covers, cream/light tan pages with slightly darker edges
Flat, clean copies (with no horizontal mailfolds)

A few [vg], balance [vg+/fn] (63)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £108

158

Buster Adventure Library 1 (1966)
Commando 101 (felt tip '6' to cover) [gd], Wild West Picture Library (1966) 1-4, 6, 9-12 with Pecos Bill Colour Picture Library (1963) 7, 9, 10, 13-16 and Classics Illustrated 1/3 editions: 22: The Pathfinder, 74: Mr Midshipman Easy [vg/vg+] (20)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £50

159

Dandy Christmas issues
In bound volume enclosing Xmas 1960, 1961, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1974 and 1975
[fn/vfn] (8)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £148

160

Fantastic Summer Special (1968), Buster Holiday Fun Special (1969), Scorcher Holiday Specials (1974, 1975, 1978)
With Tammy Summer Specials (1972-75)
Fantastic: rusty disintegrated staples, Scorcher 1974, both [vg-], balance [vg/fn] (10)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £239

161

Fireball XL5 Spaceship (1962) by Quercetti All complete with XL5 Spaceship, decals, launching mechanism, spare nose-cone, parachute and instructions.
All as new in [vfn] original box
With Fireball XL5 lunchbox (1964) by King-Seeley (without flask) medium overall wear. Special issue Royal Mint Children's TV Characters stamps (1996) and Fireball XL5 Annuals 1 and 2 [fn-/fn] (5)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £228

162

Girls' Comics No 1s (1960s)
Diana No 1 (1963) with free gift Golden Chain Bracelet
June 1, Sally 1, Serenade 1
and Tina 1
[vg/fn] (5)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £143

163

Hornet (1963-66) D.C. Thomson
6, 7, 24, 49-69, 72-83, 91-103, 105-130, 132, 136, 138
Dusty attic collection - some rolled spines
A few [gd], balance [vg-/vg] (87)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £80

164

It's Terrific (1967) 1-43
Complete run starring The Amazing Spider-Man, The Avengers, Cap America, Hulk, Thor and Iron Man. B + W US reprints
5, 13, 16 [vg/vg+], balance [fn-/vfn] (43)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £119

165

Pop Mag No 1s + (1960s)
Intro No 1, Jackie No 1, 116, Pop Poster of David Cassidy, Thank Your Lucky Stars No 1 with unnumbered issue Beatles cover, Scream No 1, Date No 1 and Mates No 1
[vg/fn] (8)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £103

166

Hurricane (1964)
With Typhoon Tracy, Kid Solo and Rod The Odd Mod
No 1 and 21 issues between 25 April - 19 Dec
Some bright covers, worn spines, dusty issues
No 1 doodles to cover
[vg-], a few others [gd], balance [vg] (22)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £73

167

Tiger and Hurricane (1965-66)
1965: 30 issues between 15 May (1st Tiger and Hurricane) - 18 Dec
1966: 16 issues between 1 Jan - 30 Apr
Dusty issues mainly bright covers, some worn spines [gd/vg] (46)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £84

168

Oor Wullie original artwork drawn and signed by Dudley Watkins from the Sunday Post 23 May 1965
Wullie's gone campin' at Whinney Woods wi' his pals but tinned pilchards for denner wilnae do - fresh trout from the burn's the order of the day, now all they need is somethin' to cook them in ...'
Indian ink on card. 18 x 15 ins
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £616

169

Picture Stories of World War II (1960-61) Pearson
6, 8-10, 13, 17, 20, 21, 24, 26, 28, 32, 33
[vg/fn-] (13)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £80

170

POW! (1967) 1, 2 [vg]
With TV Tornado (1967) 2: wfg 2 Magic Cards (of 4), 6, 7, 15 [vg/fn-] (6)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £80

171

SMASH! (1966) 14-18, 20, 21, 23-26
With WHAM! (1966) 99, 100, 102, 105-111
Dusty issues, some worn spines [vg-/vg] (21)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £53

172

WHAM! 1 (1964)
With POW! 1 (1967)
POW! Has rusty staples [vg+], WHAM! [fn] (2)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £91

173

School Friend / June and School Friend (1963/65) 125 issues from 20 July 1963 - 25 Dec 1965 Xmas. Missing 3 issues (7 Jul 1964, 18 Sep, 4 Dec 1965)
Starring the Silent Three, Vanessa From Venus, My Friend Sara, Lucky's Living Doll and Star Special pop and fashion pages
With The Beatles, Stones, Hollies, Elvis and Matt Monro
Became June and School Friend 30 Jan 1965
Bright covers, generally clean cream pages, rusty disintegrated staples
A few [gd], balance [vg-/vg+] (125)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £274

174

June and School Friend (1966-68)
108 issues from 1 Jan 1966 - 16 Mar 1968 missing 7 issues (15, 22 Jan, 12, 26 Feb, 20 Aug 1966, 20 May, 28 Oct 1967)
Starring Vanessa From Venus, Alison Abroad, Mam'selle X of the French Resistance, Pop and fashion pages
With Princess (mid 60s) 8 issues and Princess Holiday Special 1963 and 1965
A few [gd], balance [vg-/vg+] (118)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £211

175

Sparky (Jan-Jun 1968) D.C. Thomson
155-180
In half year bound volume starring Sparky, The Moonsters, Keyhole Kate and Big Billy Bigg
Bright covers, cream pages [fn-/vfn] (26)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £63

176

Topper (Jan-June 1962) 466-491
Half-year in bound volume
Starring Mickey the Monkey, Beryl The Peril, Nancy and Treasure Island by Dudley Watkins
[fn/vfn] (26)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £616

177

Topper (Jan-June 1963) 518-543
Half-year in bound volume
Mickey The Monkey, Beryl The Peril, The Story of Catriona and Kidnapped by Dudley Watkins
[fn/vfn] (26)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £410

178

Topper (1967-68)
Starring Mickey The Monkey, Beryl The Peril, Desert Island Dick and Foxy
1967 x 22, 1968 x 37 incl Xmas
Good cover colours, cream/light tan pages
Flat, clean copies (with no horizontal mailfolds)
[vg/fn] (59)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £177

179

Topper (1969-70)
Starring Mickey The Monkey, Beryl The Peril, Foxy and The Sky Shark
1969: 50 issues, 1970: 52 issues complete year
With COR!! (1971) 42 issues
Bright covers, cream/light tan pages
Flat, clean copies (with no horizontal mailfolds)
[vg+/fn+] (144)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £353

180

Topper (1970-72)
Starring Mickey The Monkey, Beryl The Peril, Send For Kelly and Foxy
1970 x 30, 1971 x 52 complete year, 1972 x 52 complete year
Bright covers, cream/light tan pages - flat, clean copies
15 issues from 1972 with some margin foxing
[vg], balance [fn/vfn] (134)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £154

181

TV Century 21 No 1 (1965)
Starring Stingray, Fireball XL5, Lady P and The Daleks
Worn spine with back cover tape and piece missing [gd]
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £50

182

TV Century 21 (1965) 2, 3, 4
[vg-/vg/vg] (3)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £154

183

TV Century 21 (1965) 5-10
First Fireball XL5 by Mike Noble
No 8 has pg 13 competition cut-out [vg-], balance [vg/vg+] (6)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £80

184

TV Century 21 (1965) 11-24
No 21 has worn cover edges [vg-], balance [vg/vg+] (14)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £103

185

TV Century 21 (1966) 84-110
Catch or Kill by John Burns begins
Nos 93-98 Thunderbirds by Don Harley, 101-104 Thunderbirds are Go! Photo story
109: 1st Don Lawrence Fireball XL5
A few [vg], balance [fn-/fn] (27)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £239

186

TV Century 21 Annual (1967, 1969), Countdown Annual 1 (1972), TV Action Annual 1 (1974), TV Tornado Annual 1 (1968)
[vg+/fn] (5)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £80

187

Valiant (1964-65)
Comprising 1964 x 52 (a few doubles), 1965 x 46 issues
Mostly bright covers, generally dusty issues with worn spines [gd/vg] (98)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £188

188

Valiant (1966-68)
Comprising 1966 x 37, 1967 x 38 and 1968 x 7
Mostly bright covers, generally dusty issues with worn spines [gd/vg] (82)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £119

189

Debbie 1 (1973) wfg Cameo Beauty Brooch [fn]
With Buddy (1981) 1-3, 5-8, 10 and Bay City Rollers Mag 1 (1974)
[vg/fn] (10)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £45

190

Rupert and the Popweed original artwork (1971) attributed to Alfred Bestall
From the 1971 Rupert Annual pg. 42
With acetate overlay and tracing paper pencil outline (taped to back board)
Alfred Bestall prepared his signed outline drawings in indian ink which were then photographed on to acetate overlays prior to the normal printing process
Poster colour on board. 11 x 10 ins
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £146

191

Rupert and the Popweed original artwork (1971) attributed to Alfred Bestall
From the 1971 Rupert Annual pg. 47
With acetate overlay. Alfred Bestall prepared his signed outline drawings in indian ink which were then photographed on to acetate overlays prior to the normal printing process
Poster colour on board. 11 x 10 ins
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: U/S

192

SMASH! (1970) 30 May - 24 Oct
21 consecutive issues with Lion (1971) 27 issues between 20 Mar - 25 Dec Xmas
Starring Swots and the Blots, Erik The Viking, Steel Commando, Adam Eterno
With COR!! 2 pull-out No 1 Supplements and Scream! (1984) 1 wfg Dracula Fangs, 2 wfg Scary Spider.
A few [vg], balance [fn-/fn+] (52)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £96

193

Marvel Masterworks (1990s)
Amazing Spider-Man 1-10 with Amazing Fantasy 15 with dust jacket and slipcase (Pedigree Books)
Amazing Spider-Man 1-10 with Amazing Fantasy 15 published by Marvel Comics with d/j, and X-Men 1-10 publ by Marvel Comics with d/j (slight discolouration to spine)
[vfn/vfn/fn] (3)
Winning bid incl. 14% Buyer's Premium: £40


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