Comic (shop) bags - Marvel UK

A recent sale on ebay caught my eye...yes, it was for a Marvel UK themed plastic bag! £22 the winning bid

The same seller also sold this collection of comic shop bags... £17 the winning bid this time

Marvel UK rarities up for auction today

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

Some interesting lots up for sale over at Excalibur Auctions in their sale on 10th Feb - all lots can be found here but I've picked out a few of my British comics highlights...

This is my favourite (lot 96) - it's the original artwork (by Carlos Ezquerra) for Marvel UK's Fury comic, issue 22

Lot 95 here is the final printers proof for Fury issue 11

Lot 88 (here) is from Super Spider-Man issue #291

Lot 89 (here) is the cover art for The Mighty World of Marvel #89

Lot 91 (here) is an unused runner-up Marvel Mastermind certificate from 1975

A number of these have been submitted for sale by someone who was "Art Director at Marvel UK in the 1970s"

Marvel UK rarities up for auction

Some interesting lots up for sale over at Excalibur Auctions in their sale on 10th Feb - all lots can be found here but I've picked out a few of my British comics highlights...

This is my favourite (lot 96) - it's the original artwork (by Carlos Ezquerra) for Marvel UK's Fury comic, issue 22

Lot 95 here is the final printers proof for Fury issue 11

Lot 88 (here) is from Super Spider-Man issue #291

Lot 89 (here) is the cover art for The Mighty World of Marvel #89

Lot 91 (here) is an unused runner-up Marvel Mastermind certificate from 1975

A number of these have been submitted for sale by someone who was "Art Director at Marvel UK in the 1970s"

Captain Britain summer specials

I've looked before at Captain Britain merchandise (here) and I just wanted to highlight these 3 specials - especially the 3rd which I understand is particularly rare.

Captain Britain summer special, 1980, 40p

Captain Britain summer special, 1981, 45p

Captain Britain autumn special, 1992, £1.25

For more details look here where it says...

Several Captain Britain Specials have been published over the years, beginning with the 1980 Summer Special, which reprinted the lead strip from Captain Britain weekly #28-32, as well as some classic US-produced Black Knight and Doctor Strange strips. The 1981 Special reprinted a Spider-Man and Captain Britain team-up story from Super Spider-man and Captain Britain and the American-produced Marvel Team-Up #65-66, while a 1992 Autumn Special reprinted several installments of the Captain Britain series from Mighty World of Marvel Vol 2 in colour