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

UPDATED: Cartoon Aid

I've looked before at publications associated with the Cartoon Aid charity (like Band Aid but with more cartoons and less Bob Geldof) - if you missed them they are as follows...

a). the Olympic book is here
b). Bryan Hitch's work in the Kidz book is here
c). Mike Collin's work in the Kidz book is here
d). Terry & Sheila Bave's work in the Kidz book is here
e). Simon Donald's work in the Kidz book is here
f). Cartoon Aid auction at Sotheby's & a festival in Margate is here

g). Waddington's jigsaw (from the Margate festival is here)

h). Scare Bears monster party book is here 

i). a REALLY big tome called Cartoon Aid here 

j). the 'Loadsa Funnies' telethon book featuring Judge Dredd art by Jim Baikie is here

k). same book but a Dredd strip by John Wagner & Mike Collins is here

l). same book but art by Bryan Hitch and Reg Smythe is here

m). same book but art by Davy Francis is here

n). same book but contributions by humour artists is here

o). same book - contributions by John M Burns, Dave Gibbons and others is here

I've started looking at some of the contents of this big book, so far I've looked at Asterix (here and here) and then I've found that there is some DC Thomson material in there (here) and then I've found some Achille Talon material (here) and some Look-In (here). The Lucky Luke material is here. 

There was also a t-shirt here

There was also a Dutch version of the book here

Then there were more Olympic volumes XXXXX

Then there was the "white volume, carry case and GOSH cartoon book" here

It turns out there was another style of carry case available too...

Commando at the National Army Museum (2011) - part 1

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

Here's the Commando team - Calum Laird on the left, Scott Montgomery in the middle and George Low on the right.

David Sque, Yvonne Hutton & Tom Tully

I'm indebted to friend of the blog David Sque for providing these two photos. David says "These were taken at a ROTR race meeting when I was racing Super Karts"

Davis is on the left here (with Roy of the Rovers on the back of his jacket).

On the right is Roy artist Yvonne Hutton. I've never seen a photo of Yronne before so this is a rare treat for all Roy fans.

In the middle is Yvonne's husband

On the left is comics writer Tom Tully and it's David Sque again wearing a hat and leathers. As David points out "...that's Martin's Marvellous Mini behind me".

Colin Curly comic collection

Friend of the blog Lee Grice was kind enough to share these images of the rare "Colin Curly comic collection" with me. Good luck tracking this one down! 

Here's the complete listing of characters appearing in the collection...

Tank Girl - test cover

Here's a rare piece of Tank Girl themed merch that I spotted for sale on ebay the other day. The description said "Possibly 5 printed for a convention, never sold" this was an Alternate Test Cover Book 1 Anniversary Edition Signed. Rare doesn't even begin to cover it!

Comic Cutz - the art of Barrie Mitchell (part 10)

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

Here's some examples of his Marks Brothers art...