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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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Saturday, August 15, 2015

ATTENTION, SPARKY PEOPLE!



As a special treat, today I offer you a look at Bill Ritchie’s first drafts of what later became front covers of the first two Sparky annuals. I photographed them during a recent visit to my mate Peter whose collection of UK comics, free gifts, original artwork, etc. is by far the biggest in the World.

I’ve placed the paintings side-by-side with the actual covers, spot-the-difference puzzle style. In reality, they are approx. twice the size of the printed versions. Enjoy!


 
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  1. KidAugust 15, 2015 at 7:42 PM

    Lovely stuff. I bought the 2nd Annual many years ago, but was told it was the first. I'll have to track down the 1967 one now. I'm very fond of Bill Ritchie's art.

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  2. Peter GrayAugust 15, 2015 at 9:58 PM

    that's a rough it looks like the real thing...brilliant to see...
    the helmet is painted red in the original But not on the finished piece...
    the dinosaur is pink...then made green...
    ;)

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