13 January 2019

Marvel UK's James Bond jr cover gallery

I'm slowly collecting Marvel UK's James Bond jr title and now have issues 1-6 and 9 (cover scans below). The UK versions of this title don't seem to come up for sale very often so I can only assume that the series wasn't a big success. 

 I was convinced that there were only 9 issues in this series but doing a bit go googling I found the slightly odd cover for issue 10 which I include below. Why is it odd?
a) it's described as 'alternative cover' - alternative to what?
b). what's with the odd purple swirly logo? Why doesn't it say Marvel UK?
c). if it's an alternative cover then what does the regular cover to issue 10 look like? 

 Can you help me? Thanks

 All cover (and interior) art by Mario Capaldi








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9 comments:

  1. John Freeman13 January 2019 at 08:43

    Correct me if I’m wrong- it’s after my time at MUK - but isn’t there a point where the “U.K.” is dropped on all titles from the banner. The ‘swirl’ is the film series intro graphic also used as a background to the cover of Issue One

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  2. Rob Kirby25 February 2019 at 19:04

    Yes, John, that's just what I was about to look up - as I recognised that 'Marvel' font from one of the other comics at that time.

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  3. Rob Kirby25 February 2019 at 19:17

    Pretty sure it was used on one of the specials around that time. But yes, they went from using just a Marvel line in the corner boxes to a full-blown adaption of the then US logo, saying Marvel UK, and then they switched to using a standard Marvel US logo from that period when Marvel had bought Panini in the mid 1990s, merging the two offices into one and bringing in the Panini management after Paul Neary's departure. When Marvel sold Panini in 1999, as part of their obligations under the Chapter 11 deal, the UK wing of Marvel went with them, as can be seen from changes to the copyright in all January 2000 dated issues and with the Marvel US logo vanishing from the front cover of Doctor Who Magazine.

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  4. Rob Kirby25 February 2019 at 19:20

    Richard - does #10 give any indication if there's an #11? There were only twelve issues of the US title, so curious to know if they ran them all or not.

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  5. Richard Sheaf27 February 2019 at 18:27

    Hi Rob, I don't have #10 - I just found that image while researching this piece so can't help, sorry. I thought JB Jr finished with #9 but now I'm not so sure.

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  6. sem30 August 2020 at 11:17

    Yep, no 10 stated it was the last issue

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  7. Icarus Akamatsu12 September 2023 at 00:35

    Hi Richard, just wandering what it would take for you to scan the issues you have and make them available to those eager to read them (Like me!) I'd obviously be happy to pay for the service!

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    1. Richard Sheaf16 September 2023 at 08:03

      Hi there - contact me via rsheaf2001ATyahoo.co.uk [replacing the AT with @ and we'll sort something out no problem]

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