Lawless 2026 - part 2

As ever there's SO much going on at Lawless convention that it's hard to try and take it all in, however I did manage to take a few photographs this year. I've grouped them together thematically and hopefully they'll bring back pleasant memories or inspire you to go to Lawless 2027 (being held on the 15th and 16th May 2027).

First up is Steve Dillon (t-shirts & art) here

Next up is just some of the original comic art that was on sale...

John Cooper art

David Pugh art

Ian Gibson art

Ian Gibson art

George & Lynne artwork

John Bolton artwork (from Amazing High Adventure)

Tarkan - covers gallery, part 3

Tarkan is a well-known Turkish comic character (see his wikipedia entry here). It first appeared in 1967. In 1973 there was a short-lived pan-European comic published in Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Netherlands, Luxembourg and here in England too. Full colour, 16 pages in length.

Here's the start of a covers gallery for this title... 

Part 1 was here

Part 2 was here

Tarkan, weekly, #15, 9th June 1973

Tarkan, weekly, #16, 16th June 1973

Tarkan, weekly, #17, 23rd June 1973

Tarkan, weekly, #18, 30th June 1973

Tarkan, weekly, #19, 7th July 1973

Tarkan, weekly, #20, 14th July 1973

Tarkan, weekly, #21, 21st July 1973

all images from this ebay seller

UPDATED: Dennis comic - Marvel UK

Michael Carroll's timeline of Marvel UK comics (here) has an array of interestingly short-lived comics on that I thought I should create cover galleries for them. Sometimes this is easier said than done but let's start off with the 19 issue Dennis comic from 1989/90.

This would have been called Dennis the menace (since it's based on Hank Ketcham's US comic star) but here in the UK that was obviously a non-starter as an idea. It also makes it really hard to search for! 

UPDATED (22/08/06); thanks to friend of the blog Richard Gilham we can now add the covers for issues 11, 12, 13, 14 & 15 to the covers gallery

UPDATED (22/07/26); thanks to friend of the blog Richard Gilham we can now add the covers for issues 3, 4, 5, 6 & 9 to the covers gallery

UPDATED (22/06/26)

I'm indebted to Frank Motler for highlighting these two 'Dennis' publications. Any more out there?

150 adventures of The Pickle, Corgi Cartoons, Hank Ketcham

Dennis annual 1988

and to friend of the blog Richard Gilham for supplying the images below of issues 1 & 3 of the Dennis special that publishers London Editions produced

Dennis special #1, London Editions

Dennis special #3, London Editions

UPDATED (20/05/26)

There are further appearance of Dennis (Mitchell) in the following publications...

an annual from Marvel UK...

...and this special (#2) from London Editions

UPDATE: I've now found the cover to issue 7. Interestingly the title has been amended from Dennis to Dennis Mitchell (which is the full name of the character - perhaps DC Thomson had been in touch to say the original title was too confusing???)

Dennis comic, #1, 30th November 1989, Marvel UK, 45p

image from here

Dennis comic, #2, 14th December 1989, Marvel UK, 45p

Dennis comic, #3, 28th December 1989, Marvel UK, 45p

Dennis comic, #4, 11th January 1990, Marvel UK, 45p

Dennis Mitchell comic, #5, 25th January 1990, Marvel UK, 45p

Dennis Mitchell comic, #6, 8th February 1990, Marvel UK, 45p

Dennis comic, #7, 22nd February 1990, Marvel UK, 45p

Dennis comic, #8, 8th March 1990, Marvel UK, 45p

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Hank Ketcham's Dennis comic, #9, 22nd March 1990, Marvel UK, 45p

Hank Ketcham's Dennis comic, #10, 5th April 1990, Marvel UK, 45p

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Hank Ketcham's Dennis comic, #11, 19th April 1990, Marvel UK, 45p

Hank Ketcham's Dennis comic, #12, 3rd May 1990, Marvel UK, 45p

Hank Ketcham's Dennis comic, #13, 17th May 1990, Marvel UK, 45p

Hank Ketcham's Dennis comic, #14, 31st May 1990, Marvel UK, 45p

Hank Ketcham's Dennis comic, #15, 14th June 1990, Marvel UK, 45p

Dennis comic, #16, 28th June 1990, Marvel UK, 45p

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Dennis comic, #17, 12th July 1990, Marvel UK, 45p

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Dennis comic, #18, 26th July 1990, Marvel UK, 45p

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Dennis comic, #19, 9th August 1990, Marvel UK, 45p

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UPDATED: The incredible crash dummies - the comic

UPDATE 18/05/26: now with the cover for issue #4

UPDATE 21/08/26; now with the covers for issues 3, 5, 6 & 7 [available on ebay here]

From 1993 when, inexplicably, crash test dummies had a moment in the sun comes this tie-in comic The incredible crash dummies. It lasted at least 5 issues. Amy more information welcomed.

The incredible crash dummies comic, Redan, 1993, issue 1

The incredible crash dummies comic, Redan, 1993, issue 2

interior pages from issue #2

I can;t read the issue numbers here so...

I'm guessing the comic on the left is either issue 3 or 4

The issue on the right is number 5

The comic in the middle is titled 'The best of The incredible crash dummies' - no idea how many issues this ran to 

The incredible crash dummies comic, Redan, 1993, issue 3

The incredible crash dummies comic, Redan, 1993, issue 4

The incredible crash dummies comic, Redan, 1993, issue 5

The incredible crash dummies comic, Redan, 1993, issue 6

The incredible crash dummies comic, Redan, 1993, issue 7

Here's a slightly better cover image for 'Best of' - you can see it's the same cover as for issue #2

12 rare Fleetway comics

Here's my guide to various rare Fleetway comics that I've picked up over the years. Think I've missed stuff out? Just let me know. Note that I've excluded 2000AD from this list as that's not really my area of expertise.

1). Colin Curly comic collection - see more details here

2.) More Colin Curly comics - see more details here

3). Donkey Kong jungle action special - see more details here

4). Sonic the comic poster magazines 1-8 - see more details here

5). Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles volume 2 - see more details here

6). Scouse Mouse - 6 issues published by Fleetway (prior to its merger into Whizzer and Chips) - see more details here

7). Battle Action Force - see more details here

8). Blue Peter holiday special - see more details here

9). Oink! Smokebuster special - for more details see here

10). Fun and games comic - for more details see here

11). Action comic - 23rd October 1976 - for more details see here

12). Round the Bend! TV special

Haven't got this - would love this!

More details here