For those who missed this exhibition (it closed recently, Sunday May 1st 2022) here are my photos of it...
"...eclectic and entertaining" - John Freeman (Down the Tubes), "...essential reading" - Hibernia Comics, "...always a good read" Graeme Neil Reid, "...a terrific blog" Ian Wheeler, "...one of my favourite sites on the web - always fascinating and informative!" Michael 'Judge Dredd' Carroll
29 May 2022
Dredd @45 - at the Cartoon Museum
28 May 2022
The Robin 13th birthday book
I've looked a little a Robin comic and some of the 'spin-off' books and ephemera published in conjunction with it...
The 2nd birthday book is here
The 3rd birthday book is here
The 4th birthday book is here
The 5th birthday book is here
The 10th birthday book is here
Spin-off books are here
More spin-off books are here
Merchandise is here
And I've now acquired some images for the 13th Robin birthday book...(and a further un-numbered edition). The 13th edition of this piece of ephemera rather than specifically for 13-year olds.
27 May 2022
UPDATED: fun n' games comic - 1969/70
I've looked before (here) at the fun n' Games comic produced in association with supermarket chain Tesco. There was also this article by friend of the blog Jeremy Briggs.
Recently some further issues have come to my attention so I'm adding them to my covers gallery (below) for two reasons.
We now have confirmation that the title lasted 52 issues (see images below), so a whole year.
Secondly, interestingly, we can now see that the name of the comic changed (from Tesco fun 'n games to fun 'n games) at issue 16.
Still plenty of gaps in the covers gallery - do let me know if you can help with any other covers.
My thanks to Adam Teitge for cover images for issues 11, 26, 51 & 52 and to Shaqui Le Vesconte for covers 7 & 40.
New covers are highlighted in red
Tesco fun 'n games comic issue 1, 25 October 1969
Tesco fun 'n games comic issue 2, 1 November 1969
Tesco fun 'n games comic issue 3, 8 November 1969
Tesco fun 'n games comic issue 4, 22 November 1969
Tesco fun 'n games comic issue 6, 6 December 1969
Tesco fun 'n games comic issue 7, 13 December 1969
Tesco fun 'n games comic issue 10, 10 January 1970
Tesco fun 'n games comic issue 11, 17 January 1970
Tesco fun 'n games comic issue 12, 24 January 1970
cover signed by Leslie Caswell
Tesco fun 'n games comic issue 13, 31 January 1970
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Tesco fun 'n games comic issue 14, 7 February 1970
cover signed by Leslie Caswell
Tesco fun 'n games comic issue 15, 14 February 1970
fun 'n games comic issue 16, 21 February 1970
fun 'n games comic issue 17, 28 February 1970
fun 'n games comic issue 18, 7 March 1970
fun 'n games comic issue 19, 14 March 1970
fun 'n games comic issue 20, 21 March 1970
fun 'n games comic issue 21, 28 March 1970
cover signed by Leslie Caswell
fun 'n games comic issue 22, 4 April 1970
fun 'n games comic issue 23, 11 April 1970
fun 'n games comic issue 24,
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fun 'n games comic issue 25,
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fun 'n games comic issue 27,
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fun 'n games comic issue 28,
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fun 'n games comic issue 29,
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fun 'n games comic issue 30,
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fun 'n games comic issue 31,
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fun 'n games comic issue 32,
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fun 'n games comic issue 33,
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fun 'n games comic issue 34,
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fun 'n games comic issue 35,
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fun 'n games comic issue 36,
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fun 'n games comic issue 36,
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fun 'n games comic issue 37,
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fun 'n games comic issue 38,
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fun 'n games comic issue 39,
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fun 'n games comic issue 40, 15 August 1970
fun 'n games comic issue 41,
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fun 'n games comic issue 42,
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fun 'n games comic issue 43,
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fun 'n games comic issue 44,
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fun 'n games comic issue 45,
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fun 'n games comic issue 46,
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fun 'n games comic issue 47,
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fun 'n games comic issue 48,
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fun 'n games comic issue 49,
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fun 'n games comic issue 50,
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fun 'n games comic issue 52, 7 November 1970
26 May 2022
Atomeka - A1 bikini confidential
A couple of recent purchases (and the death of Garry Leach) has spurred me on to look at Atomeka Press. A look at the Grand Comics database (here) is helpful (thanks for the images!) but incomplete. So, I thought I'd try and rustle up my own complete (?) list of Atomeka publications.
I've looked at the original A1 series (from 1989) here
The Epic comics anthology (from 1992) is here
A1 series (from 1992) is here
Damien Darke is here
Now, thanks to friend of the blog Reuben Willmott we can look at the A1 bikini confidential promotional material
Atomeka Press A1 True life Bikini confidential - art by Alan Davis (colours by Garry Leach)
25 May 2022
Towel day 2022
In honour of it being 'Towel day' today (here) I'm highlighting comics based on adaptations of the work of Douglas Adams. So without further ado...
My Towel Day 2021 post is here
This was a new one on me when I spotted it for sale recently - an Indiegogo signed limited edition (of 500) of The salmon of doubt. I seem to have missed this at the time completely! Off to do some research...
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