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9 November 2025

UPDATED CCGB - Cartoonists' Club of Great Britain

I've looked before at the Cartoonists' Club of Great Britain (CCGB) and some of the material that is out there for collectors. 

Today's update is these two members handbooks that I'd not seen before. The first ('silver') is for 1985 and the second ('dark blue') covers the 1988/89 year. I'm intrigued to see who's contributed interior art to these and will post an update shortly.

Cartoonists' Club of Great Britain members handbook - 1985

Cartoonists' Club of Great Britain members handbook - 1988/89



Today's update is a look at the 1965 cartoonists club dinner & ball. An event so grand that the prime minister spoke at it!

All images are sourced from this large format (approx. A4) sized, about 80 page brochure. It's rammed with trade adverts & stuff so I've just picked out the most comic-y pages



The actual Prime Minister talking to a bunch of cartoonists!

Check out that fancy food that cartoonists eat!


Its a pretty strong list of winners...Leslie Illingworth, Harry Bishop, Frank Dickens, Reg Smythe, Osbert Lancaster, Jak, Larry







There's a members handbook here, here and here

The book 'It's all here in black and white' is here

22nd annual birthday lunch is here

Since then I've come across further items that the club produced...

This was produced in 1964 (the club was formed in 1960)

This was produced (originally) in 1963 as British Cartoonists Year Book 1964 - this edition was published in March 1965

These were from a 1979 flight to New York


This was produced in 1989...

14 March 2024

UPDATED CCGB - Cartoonists' Club of Great Britain

I've looked before at the Cartoonists' Club of Great Britain (CCGB) and some of the material that is out there for collectors. 

Today's update is a look at the 1965 cartoonists club dinner & ball. An event so grand that the prime minister spoke at it!

All images are sourced from this large format (approx. A4) sized, about 80 page brochure. It's rammed with trade adverts & stuff so I've just picked out the most comic-y pages



The actual Prime Minister talking to a bunch of cartoonists!

Check out that fancy food that cartoonists eat!


Its a pretty strong list of winners...Leslie Illingworth, Harry Bishop, Frank Dickens, Reg Smythe, Osbert Lancaster, Jak, Larry







There's a members handbook here, here and here

The book 'It's all here in black and white' is here

22nd annual birthday lunch is here

Since then I've come across further items that the club produced...

This was produced in 1964 (the club was formed in 1960)

This was produced (originally) in 1963 as British Cartoonists Year Book 1964 - this edition was published in March 1965

These were from a 1979 flight to New York


This was produced in 1989...

13 July 2023

Latest Catawiki auction - ends Thursday 13th July

Just a reminder that these auction all end tonight - good luck if you're bidding!

Seems ages since I last flagged up a Catawiki auction of original (British) comic artwork but they've a great selection of stuff this week so here we go...

This page by Ferdinando Tacconi from Look and Learn #68 (1963)

This Robot Archie page by Edward Kearon from Lion 1964

This page from School Friend annual 1974 by Giorgio Trevisan

This Mike Hubbard page from Teddy Bear comic (1966)

This Andy Capp strip by Reg Smythe

This Paddy Payne page (from 1965) by (renowned cutaway artist) Peter Sarson

This 1969 page from Once Upon a time (by Juan Gonzalez)

These 2 pages by Alfonso Font from a 1973 issue of Look and Learn

These Modesty Blaise strips by Neville Colvin (from 1982)










8 July 2023

Latest Catawiki auction - ends Thursday 13th July

Seems ages since I last flagged up a Catawiki auction of original (British) comic artwork but they've a great selection of stuff this week so here we go...

This page by Ferdinando Tacconi from Look and Learn #68 (1963)

This Robot Archie page by Edward Kearon from Lion 1964

This page from School Friend annual 1974 by Giorgio Trevisan

This Mike Hubbard page from Teddy Bear comic (1966)

This Andy Capp strip by Reg Smythe

This Paddy Payne page (from 1965) by (renowned cutaway artist) Peter Sarson

This 1969 page from Once Upon a time (by Juan Gonzalez)

These 2 pages by Alfonso Font from a 1973 issue of Look and Learn

These Modesty Blaise strips by Neville Colvin (from 1982)