What comics did you buy today?

[koollectablz]

Picked up the first year of Scorcher, a full set of Misty, first 30 issues of Tammy, first 50 issues of Battle, nearly the full run of Thunder (I actually only wanted #2 and which one was missing....? you guessed it - so if anyone is after any particular issues let me know), and something I’ve been after for years - the first Victor Summer Special.

Also I’ve been having fun picking up the various comics that go with the free gifts I bought a couple weeks ago.

That's a great haul. You won't be short of things to read over Christmas! I need a few of the Thunders.......well actually all 21 issues after #1!

I think there's 17 issues after #1, I know #2 #3 and #4 aren't there. So its probably #5 to the end of the run, I'll check tonight. If you want them drop me an email - preferably direct - my emails seem to get stuck for ages in the outbox on here.

[stevezodiac]

Picked up Challengers of the Unknown Showcase vol. 2 for £7 from charity shop in Welling. I've always had a soft spot for those second string DC titles like Sea Devils, Doom Patrol, Martian Manhunter etc.

[colcool007]

One of my last purchases of the year.

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It arrived today so expect an article soon.

[stevezodiac]

Went to Deptford flea market and got the following:

Combat picture library 156 Those in peril
Battle Picture Library 72 One Must Die
Valiant PL 25 Flying Furies
Valiant PL 4 Men of Steel
BPL 158 The Doomed
Air Ace PL 102 Radio Silence
Air Ace PL 189 Flying Vendetta
Air Ace PL 192 Blenheim's Quarry
Air Ace PL 187 The Vanishing Bombers
Air Ace PL 201 Hurricane Joe
BPL 144 The Rule of Tyranny
War At Sea PL 19 Close Quarters
Commando 395 Suicide Boats
Commando 437 Winged Dagger
Commando 118 The Executioners
Combat Picture Library 194 Avengers Three
War PL 232 Mission - Survival
Conflict Picture Library 102 Their Finest Hour
Heroic Picture Library (no number) Richard the Lionheart
Giant War Picture Library nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 13.
Sinister Tales 21 Alan Class
Adventures Into The Unknown 15 Strato (UK)
Space Adventures presents Space Trip to the Moon Alan Class (one off)
The Topper 822 dated 26/10/68
The Valiant Giant Book of World War Two (free gift 16 page booklet from 1962)
Mad Magazine 80 uk edition
Parade Fun Book (cartoons and jokes) 1973

All £1 each.

[SID]

A complete year (1990) of The Dandy.

I won't get them in time for Christmas but definitely early in the New Year.

[Adam Eterno]

Went to Deptford flea market and got the following:
All £1 each.

What a great haul! I thought you weren't going to spend as much on comics any more??

The Heroic Adventure Library is #2 of the very short 6 comic run.

I'm most jealous of the Giant War #1 as I've been looking for that for ages. Colcool has it and I keep offering him money or swaps for it but he's not having any of it as he collects them.

[big bad bri]

issue 1 of Cor arrived today complete with free gift and another 2 Buster of my list and 2 whizzer & chips of that list.

[stevezodiac]

I'll be putting some of this stuff on eBay soon including the Giant WPLs.

[colcool007]

Went to Deptford flea market and got the following:
All £1 each.

What a great haul! I thought you weren't going to spend as much on comics any more??

The Heroic Adventure Library is #2 of the very short 6 comic run.

I'm most jealous of the Giant War #1 as I've been looking for that for ages. Colcool has it and I keep offering him money or swaps for it but he's not having any of it as he collects them.

At £1, that was a better deal than the one I got!

[stevezodiac]

I was about to leave the market when I spotted the comics. I'd already found a pile of 80s Victors but too recent for me. I was most pleased with the Space Trip to the Moon comic which I never knew existed. Duncan McAlpine values a mint copy at £70. I know some forum members frown on buying for financial gain but I'm a pensioner now and need to supplement my income.

[stevezodiac]

The heroic adventure library is signed by the artist on almost every page which suggests it may originally have been published as individual pages probably in an overseas comic. Can anyone confirm? Signature might be Comos?

[Adam Eterno]

I was about to leave the market when I spotted the comics. I'd already found a pile of 80s Victors but too recent for me. I was most pleased with the Space Trip to the Moon comic which I never knew existed. Duncan McAlpine values a mint copy at £70. I know some forum members frown on buying for financial gain but I'm a pensioner now and need to supplement my income.

I bought my copy from Phil's Comics a year ago in VG condition for £11. I've never found Duncan's prices to accurately reflect the active market. There's been one on Ebay for a while at £25 which hasn't sold. If yours is mint, that's a different matter. Great comic though!

[abacus]

A few days ago armed with £20 christmas gift shopping vouchers plus birthday money I went into Waterstones,Smiths,the Works and was disappointed with the comic material that was on offer and started to think maybe I should buy other things instead.
Today the Works sale was well underway and I decided I would spend a £10 voucher if I found anything I liked.
The first comic book I found of which I could only see one copy was ----
LEGENDS OF THE TOUR by Jan Cleijne The graphic story of the Tour de France and riders---£3
also got--
THE MYSTERY KNIGHT by George R.R. Martin a graphic novel-------------------------------£4
STAR TREK countdown to darkness A graphic novel----------------------------------------50p
The Enchanting Christmas colouring book , bought this purely for the nostalgic pics by Margaret Tarrant childrens book illustrator 1888-1959-------------------------------------------£1.50p
To complete the £10 finished with The Bumper book of slightly forgotten British Olympians ---£1

[Lew Stringer]

I know some forum members frown on buying for financial gain but I'm a pensioner now and need to supplement my income.

Nothing wrong with that, Steve. I've bought items from you in the past so I'm glad you sold them. (Had no idea you were a pensioner now. I still have a few years to go before I get my bus pass. )

[stevezodiac]

Picked up Valiant Picture Library 27 Action Stations and Combat Picture Library 195 Dropping Zone - Danger!. The latter has an advert in the back for a 68 page magazine called Warrior priced at 1/6. I've never heard of this and the Grand Comics Database has no entry. Can anyone show a cover image? It mentions War, Crime, Western and Sport with the War being advertised as a full length war picture story every month. Apologies for poor image taken with 2mp tablet camera. Curiously the masthead is very similar to Dez Skinn's version decades later. I would presume this was a short lived publication if it ever did reach the newsstands.