Comic Book Postal Auctions

November 2022 Results

British comics, annuals & artwork

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Note: Prices Realised include 19% Buyer's Premium.

1

Princess No. 1 (1886), Princess Xmas Number (1891), Boy's Own Paper 1 (new series 1912), Boy's Magazine No. 1 (1922), Girl’s Own Paper (1894) 745, 747, Marvel 297 (c1900), Chatterbox 30 (1891). The Million 100 (1894), New Boy's Paper 6 (1906), Penny Magazine (1833) 54-56, Sunday (c1890s) 21, 22, Union Jack 12 (1882), Aldine Library 150 (c1890s), Horners Penny Stories 186 (1880s), Young Ladies Journal (1867, 1895) 177-187, 1601-1607
With first issue flyers for The Family Paper No 1 Sports for Boys and Rainbow No 1
Some issues retrieved from bound volumes [vg/vg+] (40)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £113

2

Boy's Own Annuals XLIV (1921-22), XLV (1922-23)
Tooled action covers. Stanley L Wood illustrations, Sir Ernest Shackleton 2 page posthumous published interview
[fn-/vfn] (2)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £125

3

Champion (1922) 1-10
With all 10 free gift Famous Champions Real Photos. Including Georges Carpentier, Horace Barnes, Steve Donaghue, Jack Dempsey and Kid Lewis
With 8 further free gift photos (for Champion 21-28)
No 1 [gd/vg], balance [vg/vg+] (10)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £476

4

Champion (1929-34) 376, 419, 473-475 (according to our research, these 3 issues were publisher's uncirculated copies, all with free gifts), 495, 560, 563, 574, 585, 588, 591-595, 613, 614, 625, 626, 651, 663-670
Free gifts include Thrills of the Dirt Track 18 card set complete, Champion Album of Famous Footballers, Champion Album of Motors, Champion Sets of Coloured Motoring Pictures, Champion Portfolio of Speed-Sport-Thrills 12 card photo set and wallet, Champion Jokers Handbook, League Ladders 1934, Sportsman of The World with 32 colour cards complete
Comics mostly retrieved from bound vols [vg/fn] (29)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £488

5

Magnet (1933) 1314-1326
All with free gifts Big Photo Plates and Art Folder to enclose them
[vg] (13)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £125

6

Beano Comic No. 1 (1938)
Introducing Big Eggo, Lord Snooty and His Pals, Morgyn The Mighty and Tin-Can Tommy
Tanned soiled cover with 4 ins tear, tanned interior pages [gd]
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £6,069

7

Beano 273 (1945) Xmas Number
With back page 'Jinko' Beano characters game
[vg]
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £137

8

Beano 300 (1946) Xmax Comic
Shipwrecked Circus double page story, Lord Snooty and Tom Thumb Adventures, all by Dudley Watkins
Back cover name and address to margin [fn]
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £161

9

Beano (1947) 301-325
Complete year in bound volume with first Wavy Davy and his Navy by Dudley Watkins, first Alf Wit the Ancient Brit by Bill Holdroyd
Rare in these grades [fn/vfn] (25)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £833

10

Beano (1948) 326-351 Complete year
No. 326 last Big Eggo cover, 327 first Biffo the Bear cover by Dudley Watkins. Peter the Penguin begins, the last Beano artwork by Reg Carter. The Christmas issue has over 20 Beano characters on the cover
Nos 338 & 348 missing pg 7/8 [fr/gd], 8 issues retrieved from bound volume [vg], 351 Xmas [vg+], balance 15 issues [fn/vfn] (26)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £500

11

Dandy 145 (1940)
Propaganda war issue with back cover where Hitler, Goebbels and Goering capture Bamboo Town, with Wildfire the War Horse and Addie and Hermy the Nasty Nazis.
[fn-]
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £83

12

Dandy (Nov 1940) 153, 154, 155
Propaganda war issues with Addie and Hermy the Nasty Nazis, Wildfire the War Horse, Korky ploughs the land to Help Win the War
[vg+/vg+/fn] (3)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £119

13

Dandy (Nov-Dec 1940) 156, 157, 158
Propaganda war issues with Addie and Hermy, No 156 Hitler front cover, Wildfire the War Horse helps the British soldiers destroy 3 Nazi tanks
[vg+/fn-/fn-] (3)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £125

14

Dandy (1943) 247-250, 252-254, 256 Xmas
Special 250th Number Save Waste Paper ad: 'Every British Girl and Boy can put an end to Hitler's joy!' and No. 256 Xmas issue: Desperate Dan says 'With Christmas hats and crackers done - these can help to make a gun!'
No. 256 Xmas top RH corners torn away [gd-], 252, 253 [gd], balance five issues [vg/vg+] (8)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £143

15

Dandy (1945) 283-285, 289 April Fool, 290-294, 296-299, 301-307
No. 291 (taped spine), and four other issues [gd], balance 15 issues [vg-/fn-] (20)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £107

16

Dandy 308 Xmas (1945)
[vg+]
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £50

17

Magic (1940-41) 53, 76, 77
Propaganda war issues with Koko, Peter Piper, Herr Paul Pry the Nazi Spy, The Tickler Twins and Pete of the Spitfires
No 53 [vg], No 76 with some white tape re-inforced interior spine and edges [gd], No 77 some white tape re-inforced edges and missing page 15/16 [fr] (3)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £232

18

The Amazing Affair of the Shipyard Sabotage' original cover artwork (1941) by Eric Parker for Sexton Blake Library No 736
Scarce wartime artwork, bright fresh colours
Gouache on board. 17 x 13 ins

Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £274

19

Birthday Fun Album (G.G. Swan) 1948, 1949, Slick Fun Album (1956), Marvelman Family Annual 1 (L. Miller 1963) and The Twilight Zone Comic Album No 1 (1964)
[vg/fn-] (5)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £36

20

Miracle/Red Star Weekly (1944-58)
Miracle: 15 issues between 475-1076. Red Star Weekly: 17 issues between 711-1362 with Secrets (1959-65): 7 issues between 1205-1560
[vg/fn] (39)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £220

21

Ray Regan No. 1: three original artworks (1949) by Ron Embleton
This was Embleton's first commercial work and he also wrote the story. Ray Regan No. 1 (included in this lot) was published and edited by Denis Gifford whose Tiger Man story debuted in this one and only issue. Embleton also drew a self-portrait which was printed on Gifford's editorial page. Indian ink on board, 14 x 11 ins (3 artworks) with original comic
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £535

22

Secrets (1939-53 John Leng/D.C. Thomson) 1939: No 342. 1945: 556, 563, 566. 1948: 666, 683. 1949: 22 issues between 690-734. 1953: 25 issues between 893-942 Xmas
A few [gd], balance [vg-/vg+] (53)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £220

23

Beano (Jan-June 1952) 494-519
Half-year in bound volume. Starring Biffo, Dennis The Menace, Pansy Potter in Wonderland and the Iron Fish
Bright covers, cream pages [fn/vfn] (26)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £417

24

Beano (1954) 598-649
Complete year in bound volume. No. 604 first Bash Street Kids in 'When the Bell Rings' by Leo Baxendale and first Dennis the Menace back page (in full colour).
[fn/vfn] (52)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £1,095

25

Beezer (1957) 51-102 Xmas (No. 54 centre pages only, No 62 missing)
Starring Pop, Dick and Harry, The Banana Bunch, Ginger, Kings of Castaway Island and Calamity Jane
16 issues [fn], balance [vg-/vg+] (51)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £976

26

Classics Illustrated (1950s 1/3d issues) 1 Huckleberry Finn, 23 Oliver Twist, 73 Black Tulip, 77 The Iliad, 53A Christmas Carol, 64 Treasure Island
[vg-/vg+] (6)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £113

27

Dandy (1950) 429-475
Complete year in two bound volumes. Starring Desperate Dan, Danny Long Legs and Jammy Jimmy Johnston - his magic touch turns everything to grub!
Mixed grades [vg-/fn/vfn] (52)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £857

28

Dandy (1951) 476-527 Xmas. Complete year.
Starring Sooty and his Shooter by Charles Grigg, Fighting Forkbeard by Paddy Brennan and Noah Lott (he knows a lot of rot!). Including 500th Birthday Number and all your favourite Dandy pals
No. 476 clear taped spine [gd], 14 issues including Xmas [vg], balance [fn-/fn+] (52)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £536

29

Dandy (1952) 528 New Year, 530, 532, 536, 537, 541, 542, 544-550, 552, 553, 555-564 (558 Desperate Dan cover story with Korky), 566-574, 578 including April Fool [gd], Easter [vfn] and Fireworks [vfn-]
No 530 [gd], 26 issues [vg-/vg+], balance 20 issues: [fn/vfn] (36)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £345

30

Dandy (1953) 580-582, 584, 586, 587, 589-591, 593-595, 597, 599, 603, 605, 609, 616, 619-626, 630, 631 Xmas
No 631 Xmas [gd], balance [vg/fn] (28)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £155

31

Dandy (1954) 632-683 (missing issues 639, 648, 653, 657, 660, 665) and including New Year, April Fool, Easter, Fireworks and Xmas issues
With 'My Gang by Whacker Wilson' by Ron Smith (later to find international fame as the iconic artist of Judge Dredd) and 'Little Angel Face', Ken Reid's first work for the Dandy
No 66 back page 2 x 1 ins cut-out [gd/vg], 10 issues [vg], balance l[fn-/fn] (46)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £232

32

Dandy (1955) 684-736 (near complete year missing No. 725 Oct 15th)
Starring Desperate Dan, Korky, Charlie The Chimp and The Smasher
Bright, fresh copies, cream pages. A few [fn-/fn+], balance [vfn/nm] (52)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £536

33

Dandy (Jan-Apr 1959) 893-907 including New Year, Easter and April Fool issues
[fn/vfn+] (15)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £149

34

Eagle Vol. 1 (1950) 1-52
Complete year. Starting The adventures of Interplanetary Space Pilot, Col. Dan Dare, P.C. 49 and The Great Adventurer
No 1 with pg 15 Eagle subscription cut-out 2 x 3 ins [vg], No 6 [vg/fn], balance issues [fn-/vfn](52)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £619

35

Eagle Vol. 2 (1951) 1-52
Complete year. Starring Dan Dare, Harris Tweed and Riders of the Range
[fn/vfn] (52)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £131

35A

Eagle Vol. 3 (1952) 1-52
Complete year. Starring Dan Dare in The Red Moon Mystery, Marooned on Mercury and Operation Saturn
[fn/vfn] (52)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £184

36

Dan Dare Ingersoll pocket watch (1953) and Jeff Arnold Ingersoll pocket watch both with Eagle logo to back plate
Both in full working order (2)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £298

37

David, The Shepherd King original back cover artwork by Frank Bellamy for The Eagle (1959) Vol. 10, No. 12
The Philistine hordes march on Jerusalem as David hides his army in the outlying forest setting a trap to repel the invaders and, years later, King David's son, Absalom, plots treachery against his father. The ‘Shepherd King’ title and top left-hand panel of Young David and explanatory text are laser colour additions to complete the look of the artwork.
Pelikan inks on board. 17 x 22 ins
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £1,952

38

Eagle Christmas Issues (1950, '51, '53, '54, '58, 1962, '66) and Nov 1957 wfg Xmas Shopping Supplement. 4 early issues retrieved from bound volumes [vg/fn-]
With Eagle (1960) Vol. 11 Nos. 12, 14 wfg Eagle Passport complete, Vol. 13 (1962) Nos. 9-27 complete Montgomery of Alamein story centre page spreads wfgs. Vol. 14 (1963) No. 10 (x 2), 11 & 12 wfg Eagle Wallet of Soccer Stars complete. Vol. 15 (1964) No. 23 wfg Eagle Lightning Glider, Vol. 17 (1966) No. 3 wfg Flashing Morse Transmitter, No. 29 wfg Wall's Captains Moonfleet and Vol. 19 (1968) No. 4 wfg Ford Escort cut-out Model, No. 5 wfg Multi-coloured Wrist Strap. And Eagle (14 Apr 1984) wfg Panini Action Man Album
[vg/fn/vfn] (39)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: u/s

39

Cortez, Conqueror of Mexico original Eagle artwork (1950) by William Stobbs
With original comic Vol. 1 No. 36 (1950)
In this final Eagle episode Cortez, leading the Spanish army, is defeated at Algiers by the Moors and has to swim for his life…
William Stobbs (1914-2000) was head of design at the London College of Printing, illustrating over 100 books including 20 of his own. 'Cortez' was his only comic strip artwork
Poster colour on board. 21 x 15 ins
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £321

40

John Wayne Adventure Comics (1953 WDL) 18-20, 22, 23, 25, 27-29, 30
No 19 [gd], balance [vg-/fn] (10)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £89

41

No 1s mix + (1950s-70s)
Action Picture Library (1969) 1, 2, Buffalo Bill 1 (c1950 Streamline including Jimmy Durante by Dick Ayers), Dickie Dare 1 (1955 Fairway, Sydney), Lone Ranger No. 1 (1953 WDL), Top Three 1 (1961 Famepress), Fabulous (1965) Xmas issue, Films and Filming (Oct 1966 Batman & Robin cover), OK Magazine No 1 (1975) wfg '17' Blue Smudge Eye Shadow and Sun Blush
Lone Ranger [gd/vg], balance [vg/fn] (9)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £77

42

Secrets (1954, 1956)
1954: 9 issues between 959-968. 1956: 27 issues between 1048-1099
A few [gd], balance [vg-/fn-] (36)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £464

43

Secrets (1957) 25 issues between 1106-1151 Xmas
[vg-/fn-] (25)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £536

44

Secrets (1959) 34 issues between 1204-1255 Xmas
No 1207 with small back page cut-out, 1224 [gd], balance [vg/fn-] (34)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £369

45

Super Coloured Comic Annual (T.V. Boardman 1950-52) 1-3
Covers by Denis McLoughlin
There were only three annuals published and they contained remaindered Boardman comics including Buffalo Bill, Roy Carson, Blackhawk and Swift Morgan plus other text stories
[vg/fn-/fn] (3)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £547

46

Super-Detective Library (1954-59) 31, 44, 48, 75, 79, 83, 90, 101, 123, 143, 153, 163
All Rick Random Space Detective stories (bar No 31)
No 75 taped spine [gd], balance with rust spots showing through [vg/vg+] (12)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £113

47

Thriller Comics Library (1951) 1-10
The Three Musketeers, Treasure Island, Robin Hood, Ali Baba and Dick Turpin
Bright covers with rust spots showing through, cream pages. Nos. 3-5, 7 all [vg-], No. 1 [vg+], balance [vg/vg+] (10)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £226

48

Thriller Comics Library (1951-52) 11-20
Last of the Mohicans, The Green Archer, Quo Vadis and The Black Arrow
Nos 12, 18 worn spines [gd], balance [vg-/vg] (10)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £161

49

Thriller Comics Library (1952) 21-30
Black Hood, The Saint in California, Ivanhoe and Captain Flame
[vg-/vg+] (10)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £173

50

Thriller Comics Library (1953) 31-44
Jane Eyre, Tom Brown's Schooldays, Westward Ho!, The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Castle Dangerous
[vg-/vg] (14)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £107

51

The Four Feathers original cover artwork (1954) by Royal Academician, Septimus E Scott for Thriller Comics Library No 67
With removeable laser copy title overlay
1" tape to edge, small corner piece missing. Gouache on board. 21 x 16"
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: u/s

52

Topper (1953) 1-7
Starring Mickey The Monkey, Beryl The Peril, Foxy, Flip McCoy and Treasure Island
No. 1 [fn], No. 2 some margin tears, 6, [vg+], No. 3, 4, 5 [fn/vfn] (7)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £928

53

Topper (1953) 17, 18, 22, 29, 30, 32-37, 41-43, 45-47 Xmas
With Topper (1953) 23 issues missing centrefolds: 8-16, 19-21, 23-28, 31, 38-40, 44 all [fr], balance 17 issues: 41 [gd], 17, 30, 34, 35, 37 [vg/vg+], 18, 22, 29, 32, 33, 36, 42, 43, 45-47 Xmas [fn/vfn] (40)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £309

54

Topper (1954) 48-51, 53-57, 59-69, 74, 75, 77, 80, 82-84, 86-94, 96-99 Xmas
With the following 11 issues missing centrefolds: 58, 70-73, 76, 78, 79, 81, 85, 95. These 11 [fr], balance 40 issues: a few [vg], 99 Xmas [vfn], balance [fn-/vfn] (51)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £274

55

Topper (1956) 153-204
Complete year. Mickey The Monkey and Allan Quatermain by Dudley Watkins, Beryl the Peril by David Law. No 154 with full page ad for Beezer No 1
No 154: white taped interior spine and a few others [vg-], balance [vg/fn+] (52)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £881

56

Topper (1957) 205-256
Complete year in bound volume
With Mickey the Monkey and Oliver Twist by Dudley Watkins, Beryl the Peril and Captain Bungle
Bright fresh covers, clean white pages. Rare in these grades [vfn/nm] (52)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £1,094

57

Topper (1958) 257-308
Complete year in bound volume
With Beryl the Peril by Davy Law, Mickey and Oliver Twist by Dudley Watkins
Bright fresh covers, clean cream/light tan pages. Rare in these grades [vfn/vfn+] (52)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £1,094

58

Beezer (1960) 208-259 (missing 207, 221, 223, 230, 241)
Starring Pop, Dick and Harry, My Pal Wonderwing, The Banana Bunch, Black Sapper and Ginger
[vg+/fn+] (48)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £785

59

Beezer (1961) 260-311 (missing No 289)
A few [vg/vg+], balance [fn-/fn+] (51)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £321

60

Beezer (1968-75) 51 issues between 651-1025 and 6 between 1976-80: 1968 x 6, 1969 x 1, 1970 x 5, 1971 x 10, 1972 x 4, 1974 x 6, 1975 x 19 and 1976-80 x 6
A few [gd], balance [vg/fn] (57)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: u/s

61

Buster (1964) 38 issues between 25 Jan - 19 Dec including Easter & Fireworks issues
Starring Maxwell Hawke, Charlie Peace, The Black Axe and the Saxon Avenger. 2 issues [gd], balance 36 issues [vg/fn+] (38)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £149

62

Dandy (1960) 945, 959, 965, 970, 972, 973, 980, 981, 986, 988-992, 995-997 including Fireworks, Christmas and New Year issues
[vg/vg+] (17)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £476

63

Dandy (1961) 38 issues between 998-1049 including No. 1000, April Fool (x 2), Fireworks & Xmas
With Dandy (1962) 27 issues between 1051-1101 including April Fool and Xmas. Starring Desperate Dan, Corporal Clott, The Smashers and Ali Ha-Ha and the 40 Thieves
Some margin foxing [vg/fn] (65)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £143

64

Dandy (Jan-May 1964) 1154-1174
With Desperate Dan Pie Eater's Club wallet, membership card, badges and stickers and Dandy Book 1 facsimile edition in slipcase (2006)
[fn/vfn] (23)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £60

65

Espionage Picture Library (Brugueditor 1967) 1, 7 [gd], 8, 15, 17, 20, Secret Service (MV Features 1965) 1, 7, 10, 13, 15, 19, 28, Secret Agent Picture Library (Pearsons 1962) 1 [gd], 2, 4-6, 43, Undercover Picture Library (Fame Press 1964) 1, 2, 13, 14, 32, 44, 47 (x 2), 62, 81, 127, Action Picture Library (Fleetway 1969) 2, 3, 4, 23
[vg/fn] (34)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £89

66

Fantastic (Power Comics 1967-68) 29, 34, 37, 40, 41, 45, 47, 49-51, 53 wfg 'Inside Story' model of the Apollo Space Capsule, 54 wfg Cyclops Badge, 55, 56, 62, 65, 66, 68-76, 79, 82, 83, 87
Bright covers, cream pages, rusty staples [vg/fn] (30)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £143

67

Fantastic Series 1 ‘The Steel Claw’ (Fleetway Super Library 1967), Secret Agent 1, 12, 19 (Fleetway S.L.), Nightmare Suspense Picture Library (1966) 1, 3, Private Eye n.n. (Pearson's 1960s), S.A.T.A.N Picture Library (Famepress) 4, 5, 6, 7 (x 2), 8, 10, Scotland Yard 1 (Famepress), Top Three (Famepress) 1-10, 75, 114 and Top Secret Picture Library 1
[vg/fn/vfn] (28)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £161

68

June and School Friend (1965) 2 Jan- 25 Dec complete year of publisher's file copies in two bound volumes
Starring Vanessa from Venus, Kathy at Marvin Grange, Diana's Diary and Angela Barrie's Problem and Fashion pages and Pop-Star interviews
With free gifts 9 Super Colour Photos
Bright covers, cream pages [fn/vfn] (52)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £119

69

Lettice Leaf original artwork by John Ryan for Princess comic pg 20 (3 Dec 1966)
Indian ink and wash on board. 16 x 9 ins
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £83

70

Lettice Leaf original artwork by John Ryan for Princess comic pg 16 (20 Mar 1965)
Indian ink and wash on board. 15 x 7 ins
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £77

71

Lone Rider Picture Library 1 (1961 Fleetway), Silhouette Western Library (Reigate Pty, Sydney) 3, 17, 23, Totem 1 (Famepress full colour 1961), Western Adventure Library (Micron) 1, 19, 31, Western Picture Library (Pearson 2nd Series 1965) 1-4 complete and Western Tales (Brugueditor 1967) 1-8, 10-16, 19 with 4 doubles
Mixed grades [vg/fn/vfn] (32)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £131

72

Look and Learn front cover original artwork (1962) by Ron Embleton illustrating the story of Sir Walter Raleigh - The Grand Adventurer
With original Look and Learn No 43 (1962)
Bright, fresh poster colours on board. 20 x 18 ins
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £250

73

‘Maddock's Marauders' Front line series No 1 original cover artwork painted and signed by Jordi Panalva (1966) for Fleetway Super Library
Gouache on board. 16 x 12 ins
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £476

74

‘Maddock’s Marauders' Front Line series No 3 original cover artwork painted and signed by Jordi Panalva (1966) for Fleetway Super Library
Gouache on board. 16 x12 ins
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £321

75

Miller's Series Picture Library (L. Miller early 60s) comprising Space Adventures 1-3, Bronc Saddler 3, Marvel Tales 10 and Theo Drake Detective 45
With Top Three (Famepress) 3, 9, Doomed Nation of The Skies (Tit-Bits Sci-Fi Library, text only), Tales of Tomorrow 4 (text), Dan Dair 1 (Dan Dare/Eagle reprint in colour and in French) and Aventures 5, 28 (Rick Random Space Detective in French)
Mixed grades [gd/vg/fn/vfn] (13)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £50

76

Out of This World (1962 Strato) 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 9
No. 1 [fn], No. 5 [fn-], balance [fn/vfn] (6)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £83

77

Pop Pic Library (Wells, Gardner 1960s) 2, 4, 8 (x 2), 11, 15 (x 2), 38. Confessions Picture Library (1959-60 Am. Press) 4, 5, 9, 10, 14, 31, 32, 39, 42, 49, True Life All Picture Library (1954 Am. Press) 1, 2, 5, 7
[vg+/fn+] (22)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £125

78

POW! No. 2 (1967) wfg Amazing Spider-Man Iron-On Transfer and retelling the story from U.S. Amazing Spider-Man # 1
Light owner name-stamp to top cover margin [vg+], free gift [fn]
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £220

79

Terrific (1967) 1, 3, 19-22, 31, 35
With POW! 61, 82 and 1970 Annual
[vg/fn+] (11)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £31

80

The Story of the Soldier original artwork (1965) by Gerry Embleton for Ranger 15 pg 8 (1965)
Whilst most Englishmen accepted William the Conqueror as the new king, many did not. One of the king’s methods of dealing with the rebellious English, who often chose the cover of night for their sabotage activities, was to impose an evening curfew. When the church bell tolled all Englishmen had to be indoors - and to ensure their incarceration Norman soldiers brutally patrolled the streets
Bright poster colours on board. 18 x 14 ins
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: u/s

81

Tiger (1960-61)
Two complete years (104 issues)
With No 73 (1956) wfg Every Boy's Cup-Tie Album and Oct 24 1959 wfg 'Spot the Clubs' Football Quiz Wheel and 24 Sept 1960 wfg Album of Football Club Badges complete
All issues have two filing punch-holes by spine and rusty staples [gd/vg] (106)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £643

82

Tiger (1962)
Complete year. Starring Roy of The Rovers, Olac The Gladiator, Suicide Six and Jet-Ace Logan
13 issues with two punch-holes to spine [gd/vg], balance bright covers with some disintegrated rusty staples [vg/vg+] (52)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £666

83

Tiger (1963)
Complete year. Starring Roy, Olac, Jet-Ace Logan, Johnny Cougar and The Trykons. 28 Sept wfg Star Footballers of 1963 wallet and all 50 inserts
Bright covers, cream pages, all with two filing punch-holes to spines, rusty staples [gd/vg] (52)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £547

84

Tiger (1964)
Complete year. Starring Roy of The Rovers, Olac the Gladiator and Jet-Ace Logan - Space Cop
With Tiger Holiday Special (1972)
Bright covers, cream pages, rusty disintegrated staples [vg/vg+] (53)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £547

85

Topper (Jan 7 - July 1st 1961) 414-439
In half-year bound volume. With Beryl the Peril, Mickey, Stallions of the Moon, Foxy and Julius Cheeser
10 issues with owner biro address to back cover margin [fn-/vfn] (26)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £428

86

Wild West Picture Library (Fleetway 1966-70) 1-5, 10-14, 18, 20, 23, 28, 29, 35, 37-40 and 33 issues between 47-109
Nos 28, 29, 35, 64, 66, 72 [gd], Nos 1-4 [fn-/fn], balance [vg/fn+] (53)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £208

87

Captain Britain (1976) 1, 2, 4, 5
No 1 [vg+], balance [fn-/fn] (4)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £77

88

Captain Britain (1977) 14, 16, 24 wfg Super Jet Glider and Boomerang free gift (from No 2)
With Battle Summer Special 1976 and 1977, The Thing No 2 (1984) wfgs Big Ben Banger and Big Ben Cap (free gift with No 1) and Victor 764 (1975) wfg Matra clip-together Racing Car
Battle 1977 [vg], Victor [fn-], balance issues [vfn/vfn+] (7)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £321

89

2000 AD Judge Dredd 'The Day the Law Died' original artwork by Mick McMahon for 2000 AD prog 90 page 6, 11 Nov 1978
So the story goes, Dave Gibbons (with whom Mick shared a studio in St Albans) literally took the 'mick' out of McMahon who had declared that drawing a 'fish' as a deputy chief judge was his 'worst ever artwork panel' (source: Mick McMahon - The 2000 AD Thrill Cast, Lockdown Tapes Interview - You Tube 2016). In May of this year the publishers of the Apex Edition of Mick McMahon's Art took a digital copy of the artwork for their archive with the owner's permission
Indian ink and black marker pen with Letratone on card. 17 x 20 ins. Framed and glazed
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £4,462

90

Dalek/Terror Task Force original artwork by Edgar Hodges from the Dalek Annual (1976) page 8
Black pen and poster colour on card. 6 x 8 ins
With original page 8 from the annual
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: u/s

91

Dalek/Terror Task Force two original artworks by Edgar Hodges from the Dalek Annual (1976) pgs 20 & 21
6 x 4 and 7½ x 4½ ins. Pen and ink on card (2 artworks)
With original pages from annual
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £167

92

Doctor Who original double-page artwork (1977) by John Canning for Mighty TV Comic 1327 (21 May 1977)
The Klings attack the Tardis with their deadly storm-sticks but the Doctor plans a counter attack….
John Canning illustrated the first Doctor Who series with William Hartnell in the title role
Indian ink and wash on board. 26 x 20 ins
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £488

93

Garth: 'The Angels of Hell's Gap' original artwork (1975) drawn and signed by Frank Bellamy for the D. Mirror 8-4-'75
Indian ink on board. 21 x 7 ins
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £321

94

Doctor Who/The Metal Eaters original artwork for TV Comic No 1409 (Dec 1978)
Indian ink and wash on board. 21 x 15 ins
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £262

95

Garth: 'The Angels of Hell's Gap' original artwork (1975) drawn and signed by Frank Bellamy for the D. Mirror 1-5-'75
Indian ink on board. 21 x 7 ins
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £405

96

TV Action + Countdown (1972) 59 (No. 1) – 100
Starring Doctor Who, Thunderbirds, UFO, Stingray, Fireball XL5, Mission Impossible, The Persuaders and Countdown by John Burns
No. 70 & 73 with small competition cut-outs [vg], balance [vfn/vfn+] (42)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £274

97

TV Action (1973) 101-132
Starring the Protectors, Doctor Who, Mission Impossible and the Persuaders
118, 119 small competition cut-outs [vg+], balance issues [vfn/vfn+] (32)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £161

98

Garth: 'The Beautiful People' original artwork (1976) drawn and signed by Frank Bellamy for the D. Mirror 9-3-'76
Indian ink on board. 21 x 7 ins
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £405

99

Doctor Who original artwork (1980) by Dave Gibbons from Doctor Who Marvel Monthly No 48 (1980) pg 8
With original comic
Pen and ink on card. 19 x 13 ins
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £904

100

Buddy (1981) 1-46 Xmas
Starring Billy the Cat, Deep Sea Danny's Iron Fish and Limp-Along Leslie
[fn/vfn] (46)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £83

101

Buddy (1982) 47-98 Xmas
No 65 is a facsimile copy to complete the year [fn/vfn] (52)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £220

102

Charley's War: 4 original consecutive artworks (1980) by Joe Colquhoun for Battle-Action 272 pgs 10-13
'October 1916. Following a gas attack the Nazi "Judgement Troopers" had over-run the British defences and Charlie Bourne had been captured after assisting Smith 70 on the Vickers machine gun - the most hated weapon of the Great War
Indian ink on card 19 x 15 ins (4 artworks)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £1,142

103

Scream (1984) 1-15 Complete run
With Nutty 1 (1980) and Buster (8.12.1984) wfg Ghostbusters Badge
Nutty 1 [vg], Buster [fn-], Scream 1-15 [fn/vfn] (17)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £137

104

Charley's War: 3 original consecutive artworks (1980) by Joe Colquhoun for Battle-Action 273 pgs 2-4
With Battle Action 273 painted front cover and printed acetate overlay.
After rebuffing the first Judgement Troopers gas attack Charlie and his surviving comrades were waiting for the end. But the Judgement Troopers had sustained heavy losses as well and the Nazi High Command refused to send re-inforcements...
Indian ink on card. 19 x 15 ins (3 artworks) with Battle Action cover and overlay. (Total: 4 pieces)
Winning bid incl. 19% Buyer's Premium: £1,452


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