UPDATED: Marvel UK's 'Rugrats' comics

UPDATE (2nd October 2026); 

Turns out there was a special as well...I don't own this so can't comment on the artist / writers.

I've looked at all sort of Marvel (UK) comics on the blog just click on this link to check 'em all out but today it's a new title for me - yes it's Rugrats the comic. I'm unclear how long this actually lasted. I know it lasted at least 24 issues (see cover scan below) and issues were listed in Comics International up to #31 [in CI issue 94] but Comics International #95 has an issue listed but no issue number. So, issue 32 seems like the likeliest highest number that Rugrats could have reached but I'd be delighted to know for sure.

UPDATE: the letterer Gordon Robson has been in touch to say that issue 29 was (he believes) the final issue. I have therefore adjusted the listing below.

Updates are highlighted in red

Personally I'm still looking for issues 22, 25, 26, 27, 28 & 29 

Rugrats comic, published by Marvel UK, issue 1

Contributors include Bambos, Mario Capaldi, Steve White

Rugrats comic, published by Marvel UK, issue 2

Contributors include Adrian Salmon, Bambos, Simon Furman, Mario Capaldi, Stephen Baskerville 

Rugrats comic, published by Marvel UK, issue 3

Contributors include David Leach, Mario Capaldi, Simon Furman

Rugrats comic, published by Marvel UK, issue 4

Contributors include Bambos, Steve White, Adrian Salmon, Simon Furman

Rugrats comic, published by Marvel UK, issue 5

Contributors include Bambos, David Leach, Adrian Salmon

Rugrats comic, published by Marvel UK, issue 6

Contributors include Bambos, Simon Furman, Steve White, Adrian Salmon

Rugrats comic, published by Marvel UK, issue 7

Contributors include Adrian Salmon, Bambos

Rugrats comic, published by Marvel UK, issue 8

Contributors include Adrian Salmon, Bambos, David Leach, Simon Furman

Rugrats comic, published by Marvel UK, issue 9

Contributors include Bambos, Adrian Salmon, Steve White, David Leach, Matt Brooker [D'Israeli]

Rugrats comic, published by Marvel UK, issue 10

Contributors include Adrian Salmon, David Leach, Matt Brooker [D'Israeli]

Rugrats comic, published by Marvel UK, issue 11

Contributors include David Leach, Adrian Salmon, Bambos, Matt Brooker [D'Israeli], Steve White

Rugrats comic, published by Marvel UK, issue 12

Contributors include Adrian Salmon, Nick Abadzis, David Leach, Simon Furman, Gordon Rennie

Rugrats comic, published by Marvel UK, issue 13

Contributors include Mike McMahon, Bambos, Steve White

Rugrats comic, published by Marvel UK, issue 14

Contributors include David Leach, Simon Furman, Mike Hadley

Rugrats comic, published by Marvel UK, issue 15

Contributors include Mike Hadley, Gordon Rennie, Steve White, Bambos

Rugrats comic, published by Marvel UK, issue 16

Contributors include Bambos, Steve White, Simon Furman

Rugrats comic, published by Marvel UK, issue 17

Contributors include David Leach, Bambos, Adrian Salmon

Rugrats comic, published by Marvel UK, issue 18

Contributors include Bambos, Steve White, Simon Furman

Rugrats comic, published by Marvel UK, issue 19

Contributors include Bambos, Steve White, Gordon Rennie

Rugrats comic, published by Marvel UK, issue 20

Contributors include Bambos, Steve White, Adrian Salmon, Simon Furman

Rugrats comic, published by Marvel UK, issue 21

Contributors include Bambos, Steve White, David Leach

Rugrats comic, published by Marvel UK, issue 22

Rugrats comic, published by Marvel UK, issue 23

Contributors include Bambos, Steve White, David Leach

Rugrats comic, published by Marvel UK, issue 24

Contributors include Bambos, David Leach, Steve White

Rugrats comic, published by Marvel UK, issue 25

Rugrats comic, published by Marvel UK, issue 26

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Rugrats comic, published by Marvel UK, issue 27

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Rugrats comic, published by Marvel UK, issue 28

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Rugrats comic, published by Marvel UK, issue 29

image taken from

https://www.comics.org/issue/760301/cover/4/

Commando at the National Army Museum (2011) - part 3

Looking through some of photos the other day I came across a bunch from 2011 that had somehow never been recycled onto the blog. To make up for that here's my first batch of images from the 2011/12 Commando themed exhibition that ran at the National Army Museum (in London's Chelsea). My original review for it is here.

Part 1 of my photos were here

Part 2 of my photos were here

Warlord belt

Just recording the existence of this Warlord belt for posterity. Thanks to Alan Taylor on the Warlord facebook group (here) for sharing this.

All other examples of comics merchandise featured on the blog can be found here

Comic Cutz - the art of Barrie Mitchell (part 13)

The Barrie Mitchell exhibition that took place in Ryde in February 2026 had many highlights and a LOT of art. I tried to take photos of all the art but there was too much! Anyway, here's the start of a long series of posts all about the art that was there...

1). Harlem Heroes was here

2). paintings of cars was here

3). his work for Red Dwarf was here

4). some football art was here

5). some Dr Who art was here

6). some more Dr Who art was here

7). yet more Dr Who art was here

8). even more Dr Who art was here

9). a final selection of Dr Who art was here

10). some Marks Brothers art was here

11). his work on Scorer was here here

12). some of his recent paintings was here

Now some character sketches...

 

SSI journal - 1987

I've looked before at all things to do with the SSI (Society of Strip Illustration) here and I like the newsletters they produced BUT these were produced in very low quantities so you stand virtually no chance of collecting a set. 

I've looked at some examples of the SSI journal for... 

1981 here

1982 here

1983 here

1985 here

1986 here

1992 here 

and for other years I'm just going to collect images for the covers as and when they come up for sale on ebay. Over time we might end up with a full (??) set. So here's the start of a covers gallery for SSI journal for 1987...

SSI journal, June 1987

SSI journal, July 1987 - art by Carl Critchlow

SSI journal, October 1987 - art by Carl Critchlow

Get along gang weekly - covers gallery, part 7

I'm indebted to friend of the blog (and mad keen Marvel UK collector) Richard Gilham for taking the time to share these covers from his collection. Yes, it's the start of a Get along gang covers gallery! Marvel UK published 93 issues in total from April 1985 to January 1987.

Part 1 (issues 1-8) was here

Part 2 (issues 9-16) was here

Part 3 (issues 17-24) was here

Part 4 (issues 25-32) was here

Part 5 (issues 33-40) was here

Part 6 (issues 41-48) was here

Get along gang, Marvel UK, issue #49, 30p, 22nd March 1986

Get along gang, Marvel UK, issue #50, 30p, 29th March 1986

Get along gang, Marvel UK, issue #51, 30p, 5th April 1986

Get along gang, Marvel UK, issue #52, 30p, 12th April 1986

Get along gang, Marvel UK, issue #53, 30p, 19th April 1986

Get along gang, Marvel UK, issue #54, 30p, 26th April 1986

Get along gang, Marvel UK, issue #55, 30p, 3rd May 1986

Get along gang, Marvel UK, issue #56, 30p, 10th May 1986