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by Bethanys grandad
30 Oct 2016, 18:35
Forum: General comics discussion
Topic: What comics DIDN'T you buy today?
Replies: 894
Views: 313908

Re: What comics DIDN'T you buy today?

Interesting B's g. I went to a comic mart in Glasgow yesterday and bought sfa. There were 6 comic dealers, I think but vitually all the offers were Marvel/DC, either #1 issues, variant covers or signed, and 50p boxes. One dealer was doing simply piles of tpb's and gn.s at about half the price they ...
by Bethanys grandad
30 Oct 2016, 17:56
Forum: General comics discussion
Topic: What comics DIDN'T you buy today?
Replies: 894
Views: 313908

Re: What comics DIDN'T you buy today?

Yesterday I went to comic con in London with my son, daughter and granddaughter spent the first hour looking for Comics, for a comic con it was more soft toys and manga items , did see the Indi comic section with signing, plus the only British comics were someone from the Beano signing, not being a ...
by Bethanys grandad
25 Jun 2016, 12:59
Forum: General comics discussion
Topic: What comics did you buy today?
Replies: 7764
Views: 1438332

Re: What comics did you buy today?

Opps it's spike comic :oops: fighting a ipad which is almost unusable and still not felling 100%
by Bethanys grandad
25 Jun 2016, 11:58
Forum: General comics discussion
Topic: What comics did you buy today?
Replies: 7764
Views: 1438332

Re: What comics did you buy today?

Whent to first bootsale for weeks ( been ill for a while ) picked up the first 50 issues for £5 the lot No1 still had a pink flyer inside
Plus 4 DC comics 50p each
by Bethanys grandad
15 May 2016, 21:44
Forum: General comics discussion
Topic: Most generous ever free gift in a comic?
Replies: 54
Views: 18614

Re: Most generous ever free gift in a comic?

Look in comic had a free tv studio as it's first gifts, plus I'm sure in the early sixtys Bimbo comic had a tree house or island free gift, Victor also had some good free gifts of cars and planes model kits
by Bethanys grandad
15 May 2016, 20:33
Forum: General comics discussion
Topic: What comics did you buy today?
Replies: 7764
Views: 1438332

Re: What comics did you buy today?

Picked up from a bootsale today Macabre Stories comic No6. Published by john Spencer and co, very much like a Alan cass comic, not seen one of these before and worth the £1 the seller was asking for it
by Bethanys grandad
02 May 2016, 18:57
Forum: General comics discussion
Topic: What comics did you buy today?
Replies: 7764
Views: 1438332

Re: What comics did you buy today?

Sunday carboots .From first two boots bought various non comic books plus Hotspur At my age I enjoy reading the US comics as opposed to uk humour comics and since this site is about Uk comics I will be posting less , that is unless I find any UK comics of nostalgic value to me. I'm very much the sa...
by Bethanys grandad
01 May 2016, 12:18
Forum: General comics discussion
Topic: What comics did you buy today?
Replies: 7764
Views: 1438332

Re: What comics did you buy today?

Been to another bootie today very crowded and warm , picked up 20 commandos for £2 saw lots of 2000ad comics just walked past them all glossy cover issues , found a couple of stalls with American comics from £1 each mostly marvel and modern not what I collect. Lots of stalls selling records these we...
by Bethanys grandad
30 Apr 2016, 12:27
Forum: General comics discussion
Topic: What comics did you buy today?
Replies: 7764
Views: 1438332

Re: What comics did you buy today?

I went to my first bootie this year , about 100+ stalls found 2 Football pocket library comics £1 pair plus some Lyons maid picture cards , most stalls were dealers selling. New and overpriced tat
by Bethanys grandad
24 Apr 2016, 14:39
Forum: General comics discussion
Topic: What comics did you buy today?
Replies: 7764
Views: 1438332

Re: What comics did you buy today?

...I've never been to Scotland! :shock: I went to Wales, but it was Sunday and it seemed to be shut. I only went to Wales once, my wife made made me take her to a outdoor Donny Osmond concert ,hours of driving and standing in thick mud and pouring rain ,watching groups of middle aged women fighting...
by Bethanys grandad
24 Apr 2016, 14:26
Forum: General comics discussion
Topic: What comics did you buy today?
Replies: 7764
Views: 1438332

Re: What comics did you buy today?

I picked up some American marvel fantastic four comics 83, 97, 100. DCs Mr miracle 2 and 3. Plus 6 commando comics in the 100s the lot at a second hand market £10, So far the booties have all been wash outs due to the weather hope the bank hol weekend coming up is nice and dry for some comic hunting
by Bethanys grandad
28 Feb 2016, 11:45
Forum: General comics discussion
Topic: Valiant or Lion?
Replies: 15
Views: 6232

Re: Valiant or Lion?

The first of the Lion annuals had Fantasic sci fi covers, some of the best 50s comic artwork
by Bethanys grandad
26 Feb 2016, 19:56
Forum: General comics discussion
Topic: Valiant or Lion?
Replies: 15
Views: 6232

Re: Valiant or Lion?

How about the best strips from both and call it valiont :)
by Bethanys grandad
21 Feb 2016, 10:37
Forum: General comics discussion
Topic: What comics DIDN'T you buy today?
Replies: 894
Views: 313908

Re: What comics DIDN'T you buy today?

I'm going to have to stop buying the Sun newspaper as Strikers strip now seems to only online, and the dear Deidre photo strip is much too exciting for me. :lol:
by Bethanys grandad
19 Feb 2016, 21:13
Forum: General comics discussion
Topic: Good No.1 Comic Covers
Replies: 29
Views: 11481

Re: Good No.1 Comic Covers

It has to be TV21 Number 1 published in 1965 (with that lovely device of one hundred years in the future!). Why you ask? 1) Well, it was my older brother's and contraband is always more exciting! 2) It didn't have cartoons on the front like most of that reading considered OK for little 7 year olds,...