Comics UK

Tammyfan wrote:Does anyone have the ending to the Jinty serial, "Jackie's Two Lives"? The running dates were 7/9/74-8/2/75.

I'm certain I do, as I have a complete run up to 1977. I'll dig out the relevant issue and scan it.

The subject of girls' names in girls' comics is an interesting one. Most of the time they seem to be chosen for alliteration with the rest of the title, and this often results in such bizarrely obscure names that I often wonder if they haven't simply been made up. Even Jinty is so rare that googling...

Outbid at the last second (SNIPED!) on three eBay auctions within a couple of days, all from the same seller, which was a bit annoying. I know it comes with the field, but when it happens three times in a row it's hard not to get frustrated. The only way to beat sniping is to dispassionately decide...

That's a good idea! Presumably they'd be fairly airtight too, so would keep out the dust/spiders/etc? (As opposed to cardboard comic boxes which have holes for handles.) The only drawback I imagine might be if they're the transparent type of boxes then sunlight might affect the comics? (Solution wo...

Winebibber is possibly the most wretched comic I've ever seen. Whoever thought that producing a non-offensive, christian-themed version of Viz was a good idea? Offensiveness is about the only thing most Vizalikes have going for them. Perhaps Lew is correct that "in most cases cartoonists are doing t...

bags and boxes to fit Misty are available from specialised dealers, but they are expensive and it's debatable how useful they are unless your comics are pristine to start with and you intend to keep them that way. Personally, I keep most of my comics in waterproof plastic crates. I've found one size...

I'm disappointed by bad science in comics. Particularly in serious SF stories the fictional elements need to be grounded in real science, so when you get some explanation that is blatant rubbish even to a non-scientist like me, then I lose all trust in the writer and am unconvinced by anything they ...

Five issues of Spellbound, leaving me with only seven to go to complete the set. Whatever shall I do once that is achieved?

Somebody I know got a neg on ebay for selling a comic that wasn't a complete story. It should have been mentioned apparently. How odd. American comics are now almost universally "written for the trade" with each issue barely reading as a chapter of a five or six part story. They've been like that f...

Of course the stories even have the same title. Perhaps a reprint cut to fit the Commando format? Or a rerun of the same script? When the cover image is such a blatant copy maybe the rest of the story is. And it is a copy. It's not an homage, because the original isn't well known, and it's not inspi...

dandy mad wrote:I'm surprised that DCT kept the title going in the baron wilderness that was the 1970s

Wasn't Baron Wilderness a Power Rangers villain?

The days of getting comics for a few pence in the charity shop are long gone the old dears that serve behind the counter at my local age uk shop have a list behind the counter with an up to date price list of valuable comics and annuals as I was about to purchase a 1964 Dandy book in fine condition...

I think this Spellbound cover has a lot going for it, but as the logo seems to work best in conjunction with the rest of the design, separating the elements does take a little something away from the logo, although it's still impressive. I think Spellbound was the most engaging title logo of any gi...

It would be nice if true, but I won't get my hopes up until I hear something a little more solid, like the name of the publisher or the date of publication. It's really hard to tell from the article whether this was an actual commitment to publishing or if it was just Pat repeating what he's said ma...

There was a Legion story in the 90s in which Element Lad's girlfriend Shvaughn Erin unexpectedly turned outto be a bloke called Sean who'd been regularly taking some magical sex change drug that had now worn off. Element Lad took it all in his stride because he was used to things changing their pro...