UPDATED: Norman Wright reference books

My look at comic reference books has, to date, covered a number of authors such as...

i). Dennis Gifford books here (with all Gifford posts here)

ii). Lofts & Adley books are here

iii). Dennis Gifford is here 

iv). David Ashford is here

v). Ray Moore is here

vi). Martin Hamer is here

vii). Colin Morgan is here

vii). Alan Clark is here

...but there's more to come. Next up is author Norman Wright. I suspect that there are quite a few of these that I'm not aware of but you've got to start somewhere!

UPDATE: more essay all about WE Johns. Print run unknown but presumed to be low (125?)

Guns, Dames & Aeroplanes - the adult novels of WE Johns, Norman Wright

Fighting, Fun & Flights of Fancy, Norman Wright - limited edition of 125 copies

Camels, Condors & Worldwide Wanderings, Norman Wright - limited edition of 125 copies

Facing Flak & Looking Back, Norman Wright - limited edition of 60 copies

Enid Blyton's magazine, 1953-1959, Tony Summerfield & Norman Wright, 32 pages

George E Rochester, 1898-1966: an index of his work, Bill Bradford & Norman Wright, 24 pages

cover image not to hand - can you help?

W.E. Johns & Modern Boy: an index, Norman Wright, 40 pages

Sexton Blake: a celebration of the great detective, Norman Wright & David Ashford

Sunny stories: an index, 1942-1953,Tony Summerfield & Norman Wright

Enid Blyton's Sunny stories: 1937-1941, an index, Tony Summerfield & Norman Wright

all Blyton images swiped from here

UPDATED: Norman Wright reference books

My look at comic reference books has, to date, covered a number of authors such as...

i). Dennis Gifford books here (with all Gifford posts here)

ii). Lofts & Adley books are here

iii). Dennis Gifford is here 

iv). David Ashford is here

v). Ray Moore is here

vi). Martin Hamer is here

vii). Colin Morgan is here

vii). Alan Clark is here

...but there's more to come. Next up is author Norman Wright. I suspect that there are quite a few of these that I'm not aware of but you've got to start somewhere!

UPDATE: 3 x booklets containing essays on Biggles now added to this listing

Fighting, Fun & Flights of Fancy, Norman Wright - limited edition of 125 copies

Camels, Condors & Worldwide Wanderings, Norman Wright - limited edition of 125 copies

Facing Flak & Looking Back, Norman Wright - limited edition of 60 copies

Enid Blyton's magazine, 1953-1959, Tony Summerfield & Norman Wright, 32 pages

George E Rochester, 1898-1966: an index of his work, Bill Bradford & Norman Wright, 24 pages

cover image not to hand - can you help?

W.E. Johns & Modern Boy: an index, Norman Wright, 40 pages

Sexton Blake: a celebration of the great detective, Norman Wright & David Ashford

Sunny stories: an index, 1942-1953,Tony Summerfield & Norman Wright

Enid Blyton's Sunny stories: 1937-1941, an index, Tony Summerfield & Norman Wright

all Blyton images swiped from here

Norman Wright reference books

My look at comic reference books has, to date, covered a number of authors such as...

i). Dennis Gifford books here (with all Gifford posts here)

ii). Lofts & Adley books are here

iii). Dennis Gifford is here 

iv). David Ashford is here

v). Ray Moore is here

vi). Martin Hamer is here

vii). Colin Morgan is here

vii). Alan Clark is here

...but there's more to come. Next up is author Norman Wright. I suspect that there are quite a few of these that I'm not aware of but you've got to start somewhere!

Enid Blyton's magazine, 1953-1959, Tony Summerfield & Norman Wright, 32 pages

George E Rochester, 1898-1966: an index of his work, Bill Bradford & Norman Wright, 24 pages

cover image not to hand - can you help?

W.E. Johns & Modern Boy: an index, Norman Wright, 40 pages

Sexton Blake: a celebration of the great detective, Norman Wright & David Ashford

Sunny stories: an index, 1942-1953,Tony Summerfield & Norman Wright

Enid Blyton's Sunny stories: 1937-1941, an index, Tony Summerfield & Norman Wright

all Blyton images swiped from here

Mike Western & Ron Embleton draw Biggles

Ace comics artist, writer & Historian has pointed me in the direction of some lovely original artwork for sale on French ebay - pages of Biggles artwork from the pages of TV Express no less! How it go to France is a mystery - and it will require someone with deep pockets to bring it back 'home' - but enjoy it nonetheless.

This is a Ron Embleton page - yours for 800 euro

This is also by Ron Embleton and is yours for 1,200 euro

This is a page by Mike Western (probably better known for his black & white artwork) and is yours for 700 euro

Another page by Mike Western - again, yours for 700 euro

All other mention of Biggles on the blog can be found here

All other mention of Mike Western on the blog can be found here

All other mention of Ron Embleton on the blog can be found here

Biggles & Co. - the WE Johns quarterly

On occasion I've picked up back issues of these lovely A5 magazines dedicated to all things to do with the writer WE Johns, he famously created Biggles but, as these magazines show, his work covered much more than just Biggles. 

Anyway, time to make some room on the shelves here so these items are for sale on ebay now but I've also recorded the contents here for posterity.

Issue 1

For sale here - 32 pages (excluding covers), colour front & back cover, the rest black & white.

Contents include articles on the first edition of Mossyface, the story Biggles in France, Oxford first editions, Biggles in the comics and 'The fledglings' by WE Johns.

Issue 3

For sale here

- 40 pages (excluding covers), colour front & back cover, the rest black & white.

Contents include an article by comics writer Jack Adrian on 'Mossyface', 'The missing page' by WE Johns, Biggles ephemera, Popular Flying magazine

Issue 5

For sale here

- 40 pages (excluding covers), colour front & back cover, the rest black & white.

Contents include articles on the 50th anniversary of Worrals, Popular Flying magazine, more by comcis wroter Jack Adrian, The Missing page (by WE Johns) and more Biggles ephemera.

Issue 6

For sale here - 40 pages (excluding covers), colour front & back cover, the rest black & white.
Contents include articles on Popular Flying, Hampton Library editions, 'Worrals works it out' by WE Johns, the annual meeting and even more on ephemera.