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Hi and welcome to my blog about comics from other people’s childhood! It is dedicated primarily to British humour comics of the 60s and 70s. The reason they are not from my childhood is simply because I didn’t live in the UK back then (nor do I live there now). I knew next to nothing about them until fairly recently but since then I’ve developed a strong liking for the medium and amassed a large collection, including a number of complete or near complete sets. My intention is to use this blog as a channel for sharing my humble knowledge about different titles, favourite characters and creators as I slowly research my collection.
QUICK TIP: this blog is a sequence of posts covering one particular comic at a time. The sequence follows a certain logic, so for maximum results it is recommended that the blog is read from the oldest post up.
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Tuesday, June 16, 2015
MORE OF HORROR COMEDY FROM DCT COMICS!
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Monday, November 3, 2014
FIREWORK COVERS
With Guy Fawke’s night just a few days away, let’s take a look at some of those bright Fireworks covers. The one below is that of a very early issue of THE BEANO. It was offered in one of phil-comics auctions which ended yesterday. With 60+ watchers, more than 10 bidders and 36 bids, it went for an impressive £677. Phil-comics never fail to attract top prices for their excellent items!
Friday, December 13, 2013
ARTIST SELF-PORTRAITS (Part 12)
Brian Walker made one appearance in Smasher in 1990 (issue No. 2528), together with the Dandy Editor Morris Heggie :
… followed by two in 1992 (issue Nos. 2628, 2642):
… and just one in 1993 (issue No. 2672):
1996 DANDY
SUMMER SPECIAL also sports this bright back cover with caricatures of the Dandy editor Morris Heggie. Not a
self-portrait but still a nice piece to include in this series. I've got no idea who drew it though.
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Saturday, November 16, 2013
CHRISTMAS IS A COMIN'
Early this week I received my copies of The Dandy and The Beano - Classic Christmas Comic Covers 1937-1969 book from Phil Shrimpton. This super-nice volume has already been covered, praised and promoted on many other blogs and sites, and I am sure many of my readers have already bought themselves a copy, but since I happen to have a little something to do with the book (as indicated in the Credits section), I would like to urge you to order another one or two as a Christmas gift to your friends and family. Please, remember that the success of this book will determine whether we’ll see more of the kind in the future...
Copies are available directly from Phil_comics HERE, or eBay HERE.