Action cover (1976) - Colin Wyatt

This auction lot (here) caught my eye some months ago...it was described thus...

Action Comic 4th Of December 1976 With Front Cover Concept Drawing By Colin Wyatt. 

This was the first issue of the re-launched Action comic. Never seen a rough cover sketch for Action before. I'm unclear who drew the published cover. 

Boom! sells for £120 + fees

Hookjaw's gold! The original art

From a recent auction (here) were these pre-production pieces of artwork for the Hookjaw's gold! game from June 1977. Artwork by Colin Wyatt.

Boom! sells for £110+fees

Action comic 23rd October 1976 up for sale!

These rarities are up for sale today - good luck if you bid!

Auctioneers Staceys are in the process of finalising an online auction for rare material from the collection of former Action staffer Colin Wyatt. They say...

Here At Staceys Auctions we are proud to be Selling a small Part of Famous Illustrator and Writer Colin Wyatts Comic Art Collection. Colin Joined an art department at the Amalgamated press- later to become I.P.C Magazines. He worked on young childrens comics such as Tiny Totts. Jack and Jill. And Playhour for almost 20 Years.He Began Disney Work in 1972. Producing covers and posters for many Disney annuals. Monthlies and weeklies published by I.P.C. In addition he illustrated most of the free gift inserts for Disney Comics. In 1975 he joined the Staff of Action Comic and went on to 2000 A.D. where he became art Editor in 1978.in 1985 he created a Visual concept for the Poddington Peas. Which later became an animated series shown regularly on BBC. T.v. Since then he has illustrated dozens of well known characters. From Noddy to Thomas the Tank Engine.

There are a number of rarities in the sale and here are just a few of them...

Lot #1 is here and is a copy of the pulped issue of Action from 23rd October 1976

Boom! sells for £3400 (plus fees)

Lot #8 is here and is the original art for the back cover of 2000AD prog 122 (from 1979) 

Boom! sells for £380 (plus fees)

Lot 14  is here and is Colin's back cover art from prog 137

Boom! sells for £420 (plus fees)

Lot 22 is here and is Colin's art roughs for prog 92 

Boom! sells for £800 (plus fees)

The auction takes place on 8th October 2024 in Chelmsford - good luck if you bid!

Action comic 23rd October 1976 up for sale!

Auctioneers Staceys are in the process of finalising an online auction for rare material from the collection of former Action staffer Colin Wyatt. They say...

Here At Staceys Auctions we are proud to be Selling a small Part of Famous Illustrator and Writer Colin Wyatts Comic Art Collection. Colin Joined an art department at the Amalgamated press- later to become I.P.C Magazines. He worked on young childrens comics such as Tiny Totts. Jack and Jill. And Playhour for almost 20 Years.He Began Disney Work in 1972. Producing covers and posters for many Disney annuals. Monthlies and weeklies published by I.P.C. In addition he illustrated most of the free gift inserts for Disney Comics. In 1975 he joined the Staff of Action Comic and went on to 2000 A.D. where he became art Editor in 1978.in 1985 he created a Visual concept for the Poddington Peas. Which later became an animated series shown regularly on BBC. T.v. Since then he has illustrated dozens of well known characters. From Noddy to Thomas the Tank Engine.

There are a number of rarities in the sale and here are just a few of them...

Lot #1 is here and is a copy of the pulped issue of Action from 23rd October 1976

Lot #8 is here and is the original art for the back cover of 2000AD prog 122 (from 1979) 

Lot 14  is here and is Colin's back cover art from prog 137

Lot 22 is here and is Colin's art roughs for prog 92 

The auction takes place on 8th October 2024 in Chelmsford - good luck if you bid!

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). Cartoon Aid big book is here

As a follow-up to my last post on the Cartoon Aid book I've noticed some other interesting snippets...

Turns out that as well as this 'regular' edition...

...there was also the opportunity to get the book in this 'wallet' as well! This has just sold on ebay

..but this item here is still available (albeit for £255!) - it caught my eye for two reasons:

a). the price

b). the reason for the price - which it turns out where the sketches inside the book which (according to the item description)

A rare chance to find a copy signed by various artists (see below) on press day. 

Inscribed to (and drawn) for Sarah (a BBC assistant attached to the event for the day) by some of the artists. 

The artists that have drawn in the book have been confirmed as:

  Jim Naylor - known as 'quick on the draw' Jim Naylor

  John Burns (Jane - The Mirror strip)

  Steve Chadburn

  Colin Wyatt (care bear / Disney artist)

  Ken Howells