UPDATED: Superted - Marvel UK

Inspired by this post (from friend of the blog Michael Carroll) I thought I'd start trying to fill in the gaps in his (our? my?) knowledge of Superted comic. You know what though? Michael's right...there isn't much out there about Superted comic. A covers gallery is better than nothing though...

Now (23/05/26) updated with covers for issue #17 & #23

Now updated with the cover for issue #28

Superted issue 1 - 10th March 1990

Superted issue 2 - 24th March 1990

Superted issue 3 - 7th April 1990

Superted issue 4 - 21st April 1990

Superted issue 5 - 5th May 1990

Superted issue 6 - 19th May 1990

Superted issue 7 - 2nd June 1990

Superted issue 8 - 16th June 1990

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Superted issue 9 - 30th June 1990

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Superted issue 10 - 14th July 1990

Superted issue 11 - 28th July 1990

Superted issue 12 - 11th August 1990

Superted issue 13 - 25th August 1990

Superted issue 14 - 8th September 1990

Superted issue 15 - 22nd September 1990

Superted issue 16 - 6th October 1990

Superted issue 17 - 20th October 1990

Superted issue 18 - 3rd November 1990

Superted issue 19 - 17th November 1990

Superted issue 20 - 1st December 1990

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Superted issue 21 - first monthly issue - cover date TBC

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Superted issue 22 - undated

Superted issue 23 - undated

At some point Redan were publishing a Superted comic - see below - these issue are #26 & #40 so I wonder if they just took over the licence from Marvel UK at some point and just carried on with the numbering (rather than re-starting from #1?)

Superted comic #28, undated

Superted comic #35, undated

Superted comic #39, undated

Superted comic #40, undated

Here's issue #49

Superted #56

Superted #58

Superted #60

and here's issue 61 - but how much longer did it last?

So like Michael says there's a lot we don't know about Superted ...

 - how long it ran for?

 - did Redan take over the licence and numbering from Marvel UK

 - when did it end?

...but hopefully we'll fill in a few gaps as we go along. I'd have to say that the covers of Superted appeal to me much more than the likely contents.

Interestingly Redan also published this summer special at some point - as you can see the cover of issue 4 (published by Marvel UK) has been re-cycled for this cover. 

Quiz Mania - Marvel

Ok so even I don't think this is a Marvel comic but I can see that it was at least produced by Marvel and is aimed at 'cool kids over 8'. Looks like a different theme every issue. It lasted at least 5 issues - any more info. very welcome

Quiz Mania #1, £1.75, Marvel comics

Quiz Mania #2, £1.75, Marvel comics

Quiz Mania #5, £1.75, Marvel comics

Shari Lewis' Lamb Chop weekly

This was a new title to me when I spotted mention of it on Facebook the other day. Denis Gifford records this as lasting from 1972-4 (but no total number of issues) so I won't be doing a covers gallery for all the issues of this quirky title. Instead here are just the first 4 issues (all images c/o this seller on ebay).

Shari Lewis' Lamb Chop weekly, #1, 5p

Shari Lewis' Lamb Chop weekly, #2, 5p

Shari Lewis' Lamb Chop weekly, #3, 5p

Shari Lewis' Lamb Chop weekly, #4, 5p

GCAC 1992

Following a recent post about the 1991 Glasgow Comic Art Convention brochure (here) Paul Michael Moon Rogers was kind enough to get in touch with to say

Hi Richard. I saw your post about the 1991 Glasgow Convention programme and followed that to your blog. On your blog you also have the 1992 programme. My wife and I travelled from New Zealand to attend that 1992 Convention (as well as UKCAC). I couldn't resist bidding and subsequently winning these two pieces in the Glasgow art auction .... great pieces by Paul Johnson and Angus Mckie. These are on my Comic Art Fans profile and if you wish to add them to your blog for the info of others you have my OK to do so. Best regards. Paul

You can check out Paul's Comic Art Fans gallery here - thanks again to Paul for sharing these.

Glasgow Comic Art Convention programme, page 28, art by Paul Johnson

Glasgow Comic Art Convention programme, page 16, art by Angus McKie

Leo Baxendale - rare books

Over on Book Palace they've had some rare Leo Baxendale books up for sale recently and I thought it was a good opportunity to see what there is out there by the great man. Further examples of his self-published books very welcome!

Was for sale here - this is Baxendale's autobiography

Was for sale here, Reaper books, 1993 - In "On Comedy", Leo Baxendale brings into close focus one decade; from 1953, the year of his creation of Bash Street, Minnie the Minx and Little Plum, to 1962, the year he left The Beano 

Is for sale here, 48 pages, Reaper books, 1988 - This is the study of a process of accumulating power and control. It describes the physical means of that process of control, and their material consequences for the lives of the people. It also examines the ideologies which determined, and determine, those means and those ends.

I've only ever seen a paperback version (priced at £3.95 apparently) but there was also a hardback version (with dustwrapper) for £8.95

This was for sale here, Gerald Duckworth & Co, 1978, 136 pages 

Heroes weekly - London Editions, 1991

I've previously looked before at some DC reprint titles that appeared in the UK c/o London Editions...

DC action! here - published every 2 months in 1990, 6 issues in total

Zones here - published every 2 months in 1990, 4 issues in total

Shockwave here - 4 issues in 1991

But there was also Heroes - this was a weekly title that lasted just 8 issues back in 1991

Heroes, issue #1, 7th March 1991

Heroes, issue #2, 14th March 1991

Heroes, issue #3, 21st March 1991

Heroes, issue #4, 28th March 1991

Heroes, issue #5, 4th April 1991

Heroes, issue #6, 11th April 1991

Heroes, issue #7, 18th April 1991

Heroes, issue #8, 25th April 1991

images mainly c/o here