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Lew Stringer wrote:

big bad bri wrote:received 104 mid 90's busters but only needed 3 and quite a few had the free gifts milkshake badges etc so am v happy lol. but thought id take a gamble as i only needed 7 in total so the hunt is on for the elusive 4 ,they seem very hard to come by but i know the print runs were very small in late 90's.

Yes, I used to have a couple of copies saved for me at a local newsagent as most shops had stopped having it by then. (We didn't get freebies from Fleetway, yet we did for Sonic the Comic.)

i didn't even know when buster had stopped until i joined this forum and thought it had stopped at some point in mid 90.i started buying beano and dandy in the late 90's again as i had 2 little sisters come along so that was a good excuse but never ever saw buster anywhere.i just need 2 from 97 and 2 from 98 to have a complete run from 1978.and about 50 for a complete run from july 69.

big bad bri wrote:

Lew Stringer wrote:

big bad bri wrote:received 104 mid 90's busters but only needed 3 and quite a few had the free gifts milkshake badges etc so am v happy lol. but thought id take a gamble as i only needed 7 in total so the hunt is on for the elusive 4 ,they seem very hard to come by but i know the print runs were very small in late 90's.

Yes, I used to have a couple of copies saved for me at a local newsagent as most shops had stopped having it by then. (We didn't get freebies from Fleetway, yet we did for Sonic the Comic.)

i didn't even know when buster had stopped until i joined this forum and thought it had stopped at some point in mid 90.i started buying beano and dandy in the late 90's again as i had 2 little sisters come along so that was a good excuse but never ever saw buster anywhere.i just need 2 from 97 and 2 from 98 to have a complete run from 1978.and about 50 for a complete run from july 69.

Yeah, it ended right at the end of 1999. The last few years were all reprint though, as you may know.

i know they was all reprint last few years but my ocd compels me to buy them

Free gift of The Pilot Album of Football Fame from the Pilot 1935
Valiant Annual 1974 - 1 more for the set!
British Comic catalogue 1874-1974 - OK not a comic but surely it counts as relevant!?
1st issue of Space Comics (actually #50) with Captain Valiant - Arnold - 1953
More Commandos taking me to 46 needed now
Free gift from Cheeky #1 of a Red Jet Rattler
Full set of Captain Britain 1st series with gifts
2000AD #1

Busy few days but loads that I'm watching on Ebay so could be an expensive week!

Adam Eterno wrote:
Busy few days but loads that I'm watching on Ebay so could be an expensive week!

Outbid on most items but managed to pick up my 2nd Lion and Valiant Special Extra from 1968, the first one. I just need 1969 now as I have the final 1970 issue.

i got a roy of the rovers replacement as pin up on back was missing so only 2 needed for completion.
also does rebellion have the rights for the roy strips from match of the day magazine as never got those but would love to read a hopeful reprint one day.

big bad bri wrote:i got a roy of the rovers replacement as pin up on back was missing so only 2 needed for completion.
also does rebellion have the rights for the roy strips from match of the day magazine as never got those but would love to read a hopeful reprint one day.

Yes, I would think so. They own the character and the old strips so they'd be included. Whether they actually have copies of those mags is another question though.

Got a lovely bound volume of the first 34 issues of the Sunday Fairy/Childrens Sunday Fairy/Childrens Fairy comics (it changed title a couple of times) from 1919. Its the publishers file copy, and has the free gift from issue 1, issue 2 and the free gift from the first issue of the new series when it made its final name change. The book covers are a bit tatty but the comics and gifts are in perfect condition. Its one of those purchases where you can't quite believe how good it is !!

Not a comic but came from them - third volume of Star Trek The Classic UK Comics featuring the Star Trek strips from TV21 and Valiant.

Great stuff.

Went out as usual to buy this week's Beano, and found the Beano Christmas Special, which is odd, as that shop (McColls) doesn't usually sell the specials. Pleasant surprise, especially as I didn't even know it was out yet.

Had a nice hardback GN day today.volume 3 of striker arrived and Charley's War volumes 3 - 7 i had to get those at £4.99 each.hopefully i will have enough to get the final 3 next week.was expecting Marney the Fox to arrive maybe that will be here tomorrow.

Ordered issues 1 and 7 of London Horror Comic.

SID wrote:Ordered issues 1 and 7 of London Horror Comic.

I had to look that up as I've never come across it before!

Hawkeye wrote:Got a lovely bound volume of the first 34 issues of the Sunday Fairy/Childrens Sunday Fairy/Childrens Fairy comics (it changed title a couple of times) from 1919. Its the publishers file copy, and has the free gift from issue 1, issue 2 and the free gift from the first issue of the new series when it made its final name change. The book covers are a bit tatty but the comics and gifts are in perfect condition. Its one of those purchases where you can't quite believe how good it is !!

Have you got any pictures? I don't think I've seen these before.

I think some early issues featured art by H R Millar.