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wardrobe86 wrote:aw shucks I would have liked a signed one too, started reading it last night and i'm finding the parodies very funny, some good work Lew, how old we're you when you started brickman if you don't mind me asking.
I was 20. The strip on page 57 was the very first one, although it probably looks like it was drawn by a 9 year old.
Went to Deptford flea market for the first time in about six weeks and picked up 50 assorted issues of Battle, Bullet (including no. 1) and Action. All for a fiver (10p each). Lots of good art including Mike Westen, John Cooper, Denis Mcloughlin and Ron Turner.
Then had pie, mash and liquor for tea. Burp!
Hot shot Hamish 2009 Annual - just 49p in The Works (Leamington Spa)
I also bought at a bricks and mortar auction a box of UK Marvel Comics (approx 200, all 1973/74) together with another box of assorted which included 5x Tiger and Jag, 5x Valiant and TV21, 5x Hornet and 5x Victor, all of which were from September 1973, there were also a few SA 10c Dc comics and a lovely HB of Action Comic covers from the 30's to the 70's. Not bad for £28 all in!!
I nipped into a comic mart yesterday. As usual, there was hardly anything British, but I picked up a few Look-Ins from its mid-Seventies golden period, featuring some nice colour Kung Fu double pagers by Mike Noble and colour Tomorrow People spreads by John M. Burns.
There was a box with a consecutive run of The New Hotspur circa 1959-61, so one could have a good run of the likes of 'Lonely Larry - Castaway' from its beginning - I also spotted an interesting looking serial which seemed to be about the world's birds vanishing from the skies; anyone familiar with this or how the plot developed? - but they were very manky and browned indeed (and not a little pongy, too) and going at £3 each, so didn't seem to shift. Maybe at 50p each or three for a pound, a few may have sold for curiosity value or as reading copies. Too tatty for me, though.
I saw the same dealer in Manchester yesterday Raven, and while I agree that the New Hotspurs were a little overpriced I thought some of his other stock was very reasonable - especially the 1950s Beano and Dandy Annuals he was selling for £2.50!
Incidentally, are you sure the Kung Fu episodes in your Look-Ins were drawn by Mike Noble? I have quite a lot of 1970s issues but I don't remember Mike working on that particular strip.
philcom55 wrote:I saw the same dealer in Manchester yesterday Raven, and while I agree that the New Hotspurs were a little overpriced I thought some of his other stock was very reasonable - especially the 1950s Beano and Dandy Annuals he was selling for £2.50!
Incidentally, are you sure the Kung Fu episodes in your Look-Ins were drawn by Mike Noble? I have quite a lot of 1970s issues but I don't remember Mike working on that particular strip.
- Phil Rushton
I didn't notice those annuals - I just saw the one old Beano book on his table with a completely loose front cover. Maybe they were snapped up fast!
Yes, Kung Fu was normally by Martin Asbury but in these issues: 15th and 22nd February 1975 (issues 8 and 9) the strips are both by Mike Noble.
Phoenix, the fairs are at Sachas Hotel and are every few months. The next one is from midday, Saturday March 13th.
(EDIT: to correct Comic Fair date)
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Robbie Moubert wrote:The story Noble drew ran for six issues.
Sorry, I misread - thought you were saying "he drew one instalment" at first, but of course you meant a full serial. My mistake.
In the same issues, I think it's Leslie Branton drawing the Black Beauty strip, in black and white at this point - very different style than Noble but very classy.
I also picked up an October 1975 issue with Noble very nicely handling the Tomorrow People strip -featuring some Trees of Doom. And nice full colour Space 1999 by John M. Burns - featuring Giant Ants of Doom. Always full of good stuff, Look-In from this era.
Raven wrote:Phoenix, the fairs are at Sachas Hotel and are every few months. The next one is from midday, Saturday March 1st.
Thanks for the info. I'll try to get to that next one.
Don't expect much in the way of UK material though, amidst all the US Marvel and DC. Last time there was a table with a pile of early Seventies Beanos and Dandys (did you see that, Phil?), and this time what was noted above. Sometimes the dealer who bought the IPC and Look-In artwork is there with original art pages, and has a few old UK titles like Fifties Lion.
Of course, you never know when something surprising will crop up.
EDIT: Sorry, Phoenix, the next one is actually March 13th, not the 1st.
Then May 1st, then June 26th.
Here's the site with all the info for all Golden Orbit's North of England/Midlands comic fairs:
I went to Worlds Apart on Lime Street this afternoon to buy Crikey! 13. The conversation went something like this:-
Me. I'd like to buy Crikey! 13 please, but I can't see it on its usual stand.
Him. I'm sorry sir, I've just sold the last one.
Me. Crikey, that was quick, they only came out this week.
Him. Ah, well in that case they haven't come in yet.
Me. Well you told me a month or so back that your weekly delivery was on Wednesdays. Today is Thursday.
Him. Ah yes, but Crikey! is a British publication, isn't it?
Me. Yes, but today is still Thursday.
Him. Well you see it's the American publications that arrive on Wednesdays. You'll have to come back on Friday. All the British stuff comes in on Fridays.
Me. Well why didn't you mention that last time I was here? It would have saved me a journey, and I'm not even here on Friday.
Him. Sorry. Must have been an oversight. We were probably busy at the time.
To offset my disappointment I bought the 25th Anniversary Special of Misty and the SFX magazine with the article on science fiction stories in girls' story papers that fustar told us he'd written. For those who haven't yet read it, I can report that it's interesting, articulate and neatly presented. As one would expect, he wears his sci-fi/fantasy heart on his sleeve, but it was quite disappointing to me that he was rather dismissive of serials which were of less personal interest to him. I must have been impressed though. I read the article in the shop and still parted with £3.99 to bring the magazine home with me, especially as I have minimal interest in the other 142 pages. My general impression of the two magazines together is that I will probably have nightmares tonight.
That's ridiculous! Magazines aren't delivered according to what country they're from, but according to what day the publisher says it's to be released on! And Crikey 13 is supposed to be out already (came out Monday). Pity it's the only stockist in Liverpool, so you couldn't just buy it somewhere else.
One piece of good news though - I see the outlets list on the Crikey website has been updated, and Amazing Fantasy in Anlaby Road sells it! They weren't listed last time I looked. Must take a detour there next time I head into town...
That's ridiculous! Magazines aren't delivered according to what country they're from, but according to what day the publisher says it's to be released on! And Crikey 13 is supposed to be out already (came out Monday). Pity it's the only stockist in Liverpool, so you couldn't just buy it somewhere else.
