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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.

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Sunday, February 2, 2014

BUSTER COVERS GALLERY - PART 11



By April 1964 Black Axe fantasy tale had evolved from an old-style picture story into a regular strip with speech balloons, which IMHO was an improvement.


In search for a new job, globe-trotters Mighty McGinty and his two pals arrive at a small port on the coast of South America and are attacked by a gang of seamen. The fighting three don’t even bother to ask why they are being attacked and take it as an opportunity to get rid of all that surplus energy that they have in abundance. For the duration of its appearance in BUSTER the strip was given the prime slot on pages two and three.


Ousted by Mighty McGinty, Maxwell Hawke retreated to page four for a while.


The cover of the last issue of the month featured Jeff Craig Detective. The title of that week’s complete mystery thriller was Jeff Craig Detective and the Bogus Bodyguard


1 comment:

  1. These covers are superb and, in my estimation, far more appealing than many modern-day comic covers. I wasn't buying Buster at this time so I really shouldn't mind not having these particular issues, but you know Something? I DO!

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