I've looked before at the work of Norman Pett (for all examples on the blog just click here) and his creation Jane (click here) and recently spotted this rare book up for sale. I've swiped the images for posterity.
125 pages with risque artwork throughout.
Published by the same company that printed the 'Jane's Journal' books.
This is the rarest Pett book ever; trying to find another is near impossible.
Released 1st January 1949, there was the promise of another volume later in 1949 advertised on the back cover but this was never published.
Story by Gordon Grinstead, a pseudonym for JHG (Don) Freeman (1903 - 1972).
Finishing off my look at the Newspaper strip gazette then...
Issue 4 (November 2010)
Contents include Jane index (1953-57), Buck Ryan index part 2 (1940-46), sample strips of The Seekers (by John M Burns & Les Lilley), Gun Law (by Harry Bishop), Axa (by Donne Avenell & Romero), and Patti
Issue 5 (January 2011)
Contents include 'collecting corner' (by, er, me!), Jane index (1957-59), Buck Ryan index (1946-52), profile of writer Don Freeman and sample strips of The Seekers (by John M Burns & Les Lilley), Gun Law (by Harry Bishop), Jeff Hawke (by Sydney Jordan), and Patti
Issue 6 - March 2011
Contents include 'collecting corner' (by, er, me!), Buck Ryan index (1952-57), profile of writer Norman Pett and sample strips of The Seekers (by John M Burns & Les Lilley), Gun Law (by Harry Bishop), Susi (by Norman Pett), and Patti
Assuming the same publication schedule then the series continued thus (but I don't have any copies of these)
Issue 7 - May 2011
Issue 8 - July 2011
Issue 9 - September 2011
Issue 10 - November 2011
Issue 11 - January 2012
Issue 12 - March 2012
Issue 13 - May 2012
Contents include introductions to classic western strips Matt Marriott, Rick Martin, Gun Law and Cisco Kid, Matt Marriott index and sample strips of The Seekers (by John M Burns & Les Lilley), Matt Marriott (by Tony Weare) Gun Law (by Harry Bishop), Cisco Kid (by Jose Luis Salinas) and Rick Martin.
...sadly I've no idea if this was the last issue or if it ran and ran - can you help? Get in touch if you can
Continuing my interest in all sorts of comics publications, here's something a little different...The newspaper strip gazette. A4 sized, loose leaf, black and white, 12 pages dedicated to all things to do with newspaper strips in comics
Issue1 (May2010)
Contents include...profile of artist Norman Pett, checklist of Jane stories (1938-46), sample strips of The Seekers (by John M Burns & Les Lilley), Gun Law (by Harry Bishop), Carol Day by David Wright and Patti
Issue 2 (July 2010)
Contents include...profile of artist Mike Hubbard, checklist of Jane stories (1946-53), sample strips of The Seekers (by John M Burns & Les Lilley), Gun Law (by Harry Bishop), Carol Day by David Wright and Patti
