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25 July 2005

American update - Charlton, Jungle Girls, Pre & Post Code Horror, War & Western

A huge update to our American stocks this week, in the following categories:

*Charlton: Comprehensive 1950s (inc Overstreet 'Exist?' issues) and 1960s update of everybody's favourite esoteric publisher, from Abbott & Costello to World Of Wheels including Atomic Mouse, Blue Beetle (Ditko issues), Captain Atom, Charlton Premiere, Crime & Justice, Danger & Adventure, Hercules, Judomaster, Racket Squad In Action, Out Of This World (with iconic Ditko cover and interiors), Son Of Vulcan, Space War, Thunderbolt, Timmy The Timid Ghost and more Drag-Strip Teenage Hot Rod Riders than you can shake a stick at!

*Miscellaneous 1940-1959: Rumble in the jungle! New stock of Fight Comics, Jungle Comics & Jann Of The Jungle, starring Tiger Girl, Camilla, Kaanga and co, ably backed up by Tabu, Kayo Kirby and the sultry superspy Senorita Rio. Whip-wielding, fur-clad hoydens ahoy!

*Horror 1940-1959: Another panoply of palpitating Pre-Code items, inc. Atlas's Adventures Into Terror, Marvel Tales, Spellbound, Suspense & Uncanny Tales, and the first two issues of Harvey's notorious Witches' Tales!

*Horror/Mystery 1960-1980s: New entries for the popular Charlton series Ghostly Tales and Many Ghosts Of Dr Graves, with work by Steve Ditko, Pat Boyette, Jim Aparo and other cult artists.

*War: Grim, gritty and unshaven (or perhaps just badly-inked...) the Charlton war heroes are advancing! New stock of Army Attack, Army War Heroes, Attack, Fightin' Army (with the acclaimed 'Lonely War of Willy Schultz'), Fightin' Marines, Marine War Heroes and War & Attack. Let Sam Glanzman, Pete Morisi and other combat veterans walk you through the minefield!

*Western: Further shotgun shenanigans from Billy The Kid (several issues by the much-underestimated Warren Sattler), Black Fury (okay, he didn't use a gun, admittedly...), Outlaws of the West, Texas Rangers in Action and -- one non-Charlton -- an early DC Tomahawk!

Posted by Rob | 10:49 p.m. GMT | 25 July 2005

Alan Class Rough Guide - Further update

In continued co-operation with Alan Class himself, we've adding large quantities of information to our Rough Guide feature this week, which can be found in the 'Features & Articles' section of the website. This time we've listed the content of dozens of issues of Creepy Worlds which we didn't have already listed. Creepy Worlds is arguably the most famous of the Alan Class titles and (together with Secrets of the Unknown -- #1s of each published in the same week), the longest-running. Watch for hundreds of issues from the Alan Class Private Collection to be on sale very soon!

Posted by Rob | 09:41 p.m. GMT | 25 July 2005

British Update -- Annuals, Valiant & TV Action

Some nice and many scarce items added this week in the following categories:

*Annuals: New additions to our range including popular titles Beano, the Broons, Oor Wullie, Topper (a very nice 1958), a rare Black Bob from 1959, Victor and Bunty, with a selection of esoterica such as Ripley's Believe It Or Not, Space Kingley and the first Young Marvelman annual.

*Boys' Adventure & War Comics: Two major titles this week: a small selection of the hard-to-find TV Action & Countdown, with the adventures of Dr Who, Fireball XL5 and other TV super-stars, and a substantial run of Valiant from 1971 to 1973, averaging FN condition or better, and including the first Valiant & Smash and Valiant & TV21 amalgamated issues. Several issues are VF and even some NM copies, exceptionally rare in the UK comics field.

Posted by Rob | 09:34 p.m. GMT | 25 July 2005

17 July 2005

American update -- stunning collection of Golden Age DCs inc Superman #8!

This week, we are privileged to present an unprecedented selection of Golden Age DC superhero titles in a wide range of grades. Titles featured include Action Comics, All American, All Star Comics (the legendary home of the JSA), squarebound Comics Cavalcade and World's Finest issues, Detective, Flash, Sensation and a tempting run of Superman beginning with a very nice VG- copy of #8. Featuring the work of Kubert, Peter, Siegel & Shuster, Binder, Fox, Finger and other classic creators, a trove of treasures like this all in one place is seldom seen in the UK. Many war-time issues -- ultra-scarce due to paper rationing and salvage -- are amongst the selection. Early enquiries are advised -- these issues began to sell as we were putting them on display in our shop and many of them will soon be winging their way into private collections. Full details as always in the DC Comics section of our online catalogue.

Posted by Rob | 06:48 p.m. GMT | 17 July 2005

The Alan Class Private Collection

Following our previous announcements reagrading the Alan Class Private Collection, we are now pleased to announce the third selection from this publisher's file copies are now on sale exclusively from 30th Century Comics. Each item comes with a Certificate of Authenticity hand-signed individually by Alan Class himself, and constitutes a very rare opportunity to own a piece of comics history.

Having presented the one-offs and short run titles, we now move on to the first of the 'Big 6' Alan Class series: Astounding Stories, available from the first issue through to the final (#195), with un-numbered and 'S' variants listed, presenting a cornucopia of classic characters and creators for your delight!

Watch for Creepy Worlds coming soon!

Posted by Rob | 06:40 p.m. GMT | 17 July 2005

British Update - Smash, Beano, Dandy, Beezer, June and other girls!

Lots of new British stock this week in the following categories:

*Power Comics: A new selection of the weekly anthology Smash, from 1966 when it was primarily comedy with Marvel adventure reprints, through to 1970, by which time it was a regualr adventure book, home of Janus Stark, Simon Test, Erik the Viking and the super-heroic Tri-Man! Always popular whatever metamorphosis it was going through, Smash issues usually sell very quickly, so early enquiries are advised.

*Humour Comics & Picture Libraries: Substantial additions to two classic titles, Beano & Dandy, in very affordable grades, dates ranging from 1965 to 1970. These are becoming increasingly rare. Plus a clutch of late Beezers from the 1980s beginning with the first small format issue.

*Girls' Comics & Picture Libraries: June is busting out all over! (Shame we didn't get this update done last month, really...) A lovely run of the popular girls' weekly June, ranging from 1961 to 1969, with the adventures of Vanessa of venus, Lucky's Living Doll, Bessie Bunter and scores more! Included are a few issues with the fiercely sought-after 'Girlhood of Emma Peel' strip. Plus small additions to our Debbie and Judy stocks and a solitary School Friend from 1963 - Silent Three fans, move fast!

Posted by Rob | 06:33 p.m. GMT | 17 July 2005

11 July 2005

American update - Marvel: Daredevil, Thor, Marvel Premiere with Dr. Strange and more!

A big 60s and 70s update to our Marvel online catalogue this week, with several key titles, focusing on Daredevil, Thor and the Marvel Premiere Dr. Strange issues, but also touching on Captain America, early ND Marvel Team-Up, Hulk and others.

Posted by Rob | 10:43 a.m. GMT | 11 July 2005

British update - Buster

In the Humour Comics & Picture Libraries section of our online catalogue this week, a lengthy stretch of the latter days of the popular Fleetway weekly Buster, with hundreds of new issues from 1981 through to 1993.

Posted by Rob | 10:39 a.m. GMT | 11 July 2005

3 July 2005

British Update - Rick Random, Sally & more!

Many popular favourites added this week:

*Boys' Adventure & War Picture Libraries: Dozens more dollops of digest-sized drama, with additional stock of these popular series: Cowboy Comics, with Buck Jones, Kit Carson, the Kansas Kid and other rootin' tootin' wranglers; a new Thriller Comics/Picture Library with the Three Musketeers, and best of all, three nice condition Super Detetcive Libraries with Ron Turner's exquisitely drawn outer space sleuth Rick Random (last time we had any of these we could have sold them many times over, such was the demand!); also several new other items in the Western Picture Library arena.

*Girls' Comics & Picture Libraries: From 1969/70, Sally, the weekly 'for adventure loving girls', featuring not one but two super-heroines - The Justice of Justine & Cat Girl - as well as The Legion Of Super-Slaves, Tiny Tania In Space, Farm Boss Fanny and many more. Included in this long run are multiple copies of the first three issues in a choice of grades. Because of the high adventure content and its status as a short achievable run, Sally, a superior girls' title, usually goes quickly, so get 'em while you can!

Posted by Rob | 07:53 p.m. GMT | 3 July 2005

American Update - Harvey humour, Miracleman & more!

A diversity of oddities this week as follows:

*Harvey: high grade 'warehouse find' 1970s copies of Little Lotta, Hot Stuff, Playful Little Audrey, Sad Sack (& the Sarge), Wendy The Good Little Witch & others, averaging VF, many better.

*Miscellaneous 1960-1980s: We have acquired an almost complete run (but for the elusive #15) of Alan Moore's redefinition of the super-hero: Miracleman, as well as the following Neil Gaiman issues and other spin-offs. Owing to a rights dispute, the series is unlikely to be reprinted soon, if ever, so here's a chance to get almost the whole of one of the best sequences ever published in comics. Also in this section, a couple of rare Harvey Kurtzman paperbacks from the 1960s.

Posted by Rob | 07:42 p.m. GMT | 3 July 2005

Alan Class Rough Guide - Further Update

Our Rough Guide to the content of Alan Class comics has now been newly enhanced by data on Astounding, taken from the Alan Class file copy collection. Look for this title (from #1 onwards) to be available for purchasing very soon!

Posted by Rob | 07:36 p.m. GMT | 3 July 2005