Comics UK

Funny thing is Phoenix, Joy Jones' stall is the first one I find when I visit the Macron; not bought anything off her as of yet... I would always buy something at the antiques fair, if not comic related - only I also am on a budget and on limited storage space so can only spend on priority. I'd love...

Small world, Phoenix! I was there at the Antiques event at the Macron yesterday (bank holiday) too! Didn't find anything to buy though. I have often gone to Macron Antiques, and was especially handy as I rented a room to live in not far from the ground (near Beehive pub). I have since recently moved...

This reminded me: A while back I brought A Princess Gift Book 1964 and inside I found a plastic lemon & lime freeze drink wrapper made by "Thompsons" inside (what's best known as "Ice Pops" these day; they were revolting as I remember too). Did find a small yellow splodge neat it which spread over a...

A little while back I saw and flicked through some "Jackpot" comics in an Oxfam shop on Leigh (especially enjoyed "The Incredible Sulk" and "Angel's Proper Charlies"). But I was moving home at the time and didn't want to add to massive amount of stuff I'm taking and wasn't sure I'd have room for it ...

Just heard about this, very sad to hear, but agree he'd had a good innings. Baxendale's contribution to British comics - and perhaps comics in general - and influence was massive. True God-like status. ANy of his strips always a pleasure to read (one I enjoyed which the obituaries haven't picked up ...

Incidentally, there's a couple of things I've always been curious about in "The Strangest Stories": Did it run/begin in Girls' Crystal or School friend originally? I have seen some stories in Girls Crystal annuals - and probably reprints as the drawing style looks very early 1960s. I have the final ...

I do - but I don't have technology/know-how to upload & photo it. But I can describe it: It is about a banker called Eric Jones who is poorly paid and sends what he can afford to his poor mother in Yorkshire. He's behind on the rent and racing eviction. One day at the bank he sees a bank box full of...

Was watching Top Of The Pops 1982 last Thursday:
The first act was The Piranhas featuring Boring Bob Grover doing "Zambesi" - Bob was in a Dennis the Menace style jersey with a rolled up copy of the Beano in his pocket.

That edition is getting repeated at 10:30 on BBC4 tonight.

Had this nightmare the other night - dreamt I died and had 36 hours on earth as a ghost to do things. My face gained spots decomposing over time. Ended with me exhausted and lying down in a car park near shops near where my mother lives. Hope this is not an omen, especially given I've have a terribl...

Sounds worth a visit - just need to create the time and afford the train fair from Manchester.

Just going back to what Phoenix said earlier (sorry been too busy to respond): I must've met Mel then - read her comics and had good chat (not read her book so can't comment). I jokingly asked if any were for sale - thought not! I wasn't expecting to see any other Comics UK people - mainly as I don'...

I must admit I was a bit of a fan way back when of the Peanuts cartoons. I used to cut them out of the Daily Mail when my parents had read theirs and from the Observer magazine on Sunday and make Peanuts scrap books. I did have a number of Coronet books too - always interesting to see how they devel...

Thanks for that info - I ended up taking myself to Liverpool on Saturday to look at this event. I went early - entered at 11am and stayed for an hour. I guess Mel must've come later as as didn't spot her there. I had a good chat wit Pam and Val and the lady who had a table of her own comics people c...

Yeah, saw the film as I was up at 6 this Satuday morning gone. Have got DVD too - but always a joy to watch. Great to see Tower Bridge in full view from the bombsites - brige in full glory unlike today surrounded by all manner on monstrous carbuncles. Harry Fowler is also great in lead role as Joe t...

Went to Manchester on Saturday (on way to Comic Fair) and nipped into Paramount Books near Shudehill Bus Station. I was tempted by a couple of annuals and then I saw an annual I really really wanted in a rack on a high shelf that could not be reached: So I asked the shop owner - who said that it had...