I've looked before at comics publisher Clearmark comics...
Were Bears comic is here
The world of Wym comic is here
A recent spot on ebay is another title from them...Popular Fairy Tales. According to Dennis Gifford's Association of Comic Enthusiasts (ACE) newsletter the title only ran for 6 issue & one holiday special.
ACE issue 13/8 (issue # 120) for Jan/Feb 1991 records August 16th 1990 as the publication date of (the final issue) issue 6. So there were issues with cover dates of April, May, June, July, August & September.
ACE issue 13/5 (issue #117) for Sep 1990 records July 26th as the publication date for the holiday special.
Now updated with a cover for issue #3
There's a signature just visible on the bottom left of page 31 - it's that of Gino Gavioli. First time appearance for him on the blog but, according to his Lambiek entry (here) he was a hugely prolific Italian creator who died in only 2016. I suspect that his Hansel & Gretel work had therefore been published in Italy first. I wonder if he contributed to issue 2-6 and the holiday special, the search begins!
Popular fairy tales #2, May 1990
cover image not to hand - can you help?
Popular fairy tales #3, June 1990
Popular fairy tales #4, July 1990
cover image not to hand - can you help?
Popular fairy tales #5, August 1990
cover image not to hand - can you help?
Popular fairy tales #6, September 1990
cover image not to hand - can you help?
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