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I only heard yesterday morning how ill he was - and reading here now that he passed away later in the day. So incredibly sad and my deepest sympathies to his family.

Some great days out there but I missed them all sadly. At least I got to the 2000AD 40th Anniversary con which was truly Zarjaz.

Bonanza No.1 by World Adventure Library

Ron Smith on Red Dwarf! I never knew.

I love Ron’s work and he’s right up there with Brian Bolland and Carlos Ezquerra in my 2000AD Hall of Fame, yet never seems to get the same recognition.

Sometimes a merger really makes a title far, far better. Whizzer & Chips with the other Knockout being one that brought in some great long standing strips.

Young Romance 1 -13 : the whole set of this difficult to find Marvel UK digest series from 1981.

I always go for the website exclusive hardback covers but they are a bit of a mixed bunch compared to the mainstream ones.

I’m stacking up on hardbacks for my new comic library. Just picked up a book on Frank Bellamy’s Doctor Who work in Radio Times. Also the newly published Steel Claw collection.

Welcome aboard Chris. Do take time to go through the old topics and posts - they’re packed full of information.

Doug, I really must encourage you to start a thread listing out not only your Top 10 hard to finds now secured but also what Holy Grail and others still remain illusive. It would be a fascinating read.

Hi Yekal - What was your Uncle’s name as I’m sure we’d all like to honour him.

Personally I haven’t seen a single page but that’s probably because DC Thomson tightly guard their art vault, limiting what is out there.

I do dream of the day when they relax that.

I don’t but I certainly appreciate what you’re doing at Hibernia. Got all my pennies saved for you!

No harm in thinking big! The subtle remoulding of Dennis from Menace to Boisterous Adventurer in recent years has now given him clear space away from Horrid Henry who successfully pinched that crown last decade. At that time I found Dennis to be totally eclipsed but the cartoons have fleshed him out...

Fellow Comic UK members, every good wish to you this Christmas season. May your Christmas Day be packed with thrills and chortles.

Whizzing to me courtesy of eBay is a fat wad of 1967/1968 Busters for a fiver. From the pictures it looks as though there could be one of the Leo Baxendale fill in covers within the pile. That caught me by surprise when I first saw one with his anarchic style deployed on Buster himself but of course...