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25 September 2006

Star Collections Update (British) - early Eagle & Bunty

An extensive update this week to arguably the premier titles for boys & girls:

*Boys Adventure & War Comics: Concluding our outstanding virtually complete run of the first 13 volumes of Eagle, we now present Volumes 7-13 to complement Volumes 1-6 previously listed. This superb collection averages VG-FN, a remarkable state of preservation given their vintage.

*Girls' Comics & Picture Libraries: Complementing our recent acquisition of 1958 Buntys, we now have 40 more early issues between #208 (1st issue of 1962) and #301 (October 1963), all in VG or FN grade and featuring the adventures of 'Pancake Patty', 'Uggy Muggy From Mars', 'Paddy Long-Legs', 'Two On A Tandem' and all the regular favourites. Our earlier influx of vintage Buntys vanished fast, and we expect this bunch to be just as popular, so get your orders in fast or there'll be nothing left at the tuck shop!

Posted by Rob | 01:52 p.m. GMT | 25 September 2006

Car Booty Collection Update - Extensive Marvel Horror/Mystery

More from the fabulous Car Booty Collection this week in the following category:

*Horror/Mystery 1960-1980's: A clammy and claustrophobic cornucopia of chills from Marvel, ranging from Wolfman & Colan's epic Tomb of Dracula, through Gerber's disturbed Man-Thing and Mike Ploog's Werewolf By Night (#1's of all present), as well as the daring anthologies Chamber of Darkness and Tower of Shadows with work by Steranko, Adams, Buscema, Smith and others. Also, tons of classic reprint titles such as Fear, Where Monsters Dwell, Creatures on the Loose and Crypt of Shadows, with Ditko twist endings, Kirby Big Panty Monsters and original series such as Thongor, Man-Wolf and Morbius. Also, short-lived and scarce 1970's anthologies such as Worlds Unknown, Supernatural Thrillers and the revived Journey Into Mystery, where the old guard and the then young guns joined forces for stuff you won't see anywhere else! And to top all this off, we also have the scarce Giant-Sized issues of the mid-1970's, non-distributed in the UK. Titles are: Giant-Size Chillers, Giant-Size Werewolf, Giant-Size Dracula and yes, though we hate to boast, Giant-Size Man-Thing!

That's about the size of it for the Car Booty Collection for this time, but more soon!

Posted by Rob | 01:21 p.m. GMT | 25 September 2006

Star Collections Update (American) - Marvel Giants

*Marvel Comics: From one of the UK's premier collectors comes this unusual themed selection of Marvel Giants, including fantastic Four Annuals #1-4, Spider-Man Annual #1, the ultra-scarce Strange Tales Annuals #1-2, and all the Giant issues (from #1) of Marvel Collectors' Item Classics and Marvel Tales! Plus: the complete first series of Fantasy Masterpieces with Silver and (from #3) Golden Age classics galore, and the 'showcase' issues of Marvel Super-Heroes, which featured the first solo adventures - and in some cases the very first appearances - of Captain Marvel, Madam Medusa, the Black Knight, Dr. Doom, the Guardians of the Galaxy, Ka-Zar and other Marvel Universe mainstays!

Posted by Rob | 12:58 p.m. GMT | 25 September 2006

17 September 2006

British Update - Tons of new Annuals, plus Rupert orginals and facsimiles and Battle!

Several hundred new items in this week's bumper British update in the following categories:

*Annuals: Huge amounts of incoming, with new additions such as Batman, Spider-Man, Girl (ancient & modern), Jackie, Princess & Tammy, plus the second Roy Of The Rovers from 1959. We mostly focus though on traditional British humour with Bananaman, Bash St. Kids, Beano, Beezer, Dennis the Menace,Desperate Dan, Cheeky, Cor, the Broons, Oor Wullie, Pow, Whizzer & Chips, Sparky, Topper and TV Comic, ranging from the late 1950's to the dawning of the 21st Century!

*Rupert: A long-overdue update for Nutwood's favourite son, with not only several mid-high grade 1960's & 1970's original annuals joining our stock, but also a choice selection of Facsimile Editions. These facsimiles, launched in 1985 and commencing with a reproduction of the very first Rupert Book from 1936, take great pains to exactly reproduce not only the look but also the feel of the originals, and have proved so popular that the earlier facsimiles are themselves now highly sought-after collectibles. Rupert collectors: we have a complete run of these from 1936-1953 (excluding 1946 & 1947 not reprinted), so here's your chance to obtain high-grade copies for a fraction of the cost of the originals!

*Boys' Adventure & War Comics: Are you ready to do Battle? Battle Picture Weekly, that is! This trail-blazing war comic absorbed the veteran Valiant and the controversial Action weekly to provide a line-up of the hardest-hitting combat veterans, under the editorial 'command' of editor and chief writer Pat Mills. This update begins with the 2nd and 3rd issues from 1975 and has large runs through to 1979, including many Battle & Action issues, and the 200th issue, which featured the debut of Mills and Colquohoun's 'Charley's War'.

Posted by Rob | 04:12 p.m. GMT | 17 September 2006

Car Booty Collection Update - Neal Adams & Jack Kirby at DC plus Iron Man and more from Marvel

This week, we continue our delve through the fabulous Car Booty Collection with more unearthed gems in the following categories:

*Marvel: Okay, what do these words have in common? Iron, Fist, Power, Man. Together, they spell out the three titles in this instalment of the Marvel goodies from the Car Booty Collection. First, the Armoured Avenger, Iron Man, from the first solo issue in nice VG+ through to #45, then substantial ranges to #100, including the ND Giant-Size of 1975 and the transitional Iron Man & Sub-Mariner one-shot. Then, the Champion of K'un Lun, Iron Fist, in his solo series by Byrne & Claremont inc. several ND issues. Finally, Iron Fist's old battle partner, Luke Cage, Power Man! Under the name 'Hero For Hire', Luke's non-distributed 'blaxploitation' adventures are a hoot and a half to today's audiences! Includes most issues from #1 to #30. You'll find 'em all listed under Power Man/Hero For Hire in our online catalogue listing. Sweet Christmas!

*DC: Our Car Booty collector wasn't merely a Marvelite, though, as witnessed by this selection of DC Comics devoted to two innovative artists, Jack Kirby and Neal Adams. This update includes entire runs of Kirby's Fourth World opus - Forever People, Mr. Miracle, New Gods & Jimmy Olsen - plus characters who've had a lasting impact on the DC Universe, such as Kamandi, Omac & the Demon, and characters like Kobra, Sandman & Justice Inc, who, er, haven't. But all well worth a look for you Kirby Kompletists! Plus, Neal Adams's ground-breaking re-definition of the Dark Knight Detective in the pages of Batman, Brave & Bold and Detective Comics. Among the highlights are the premiere of the 'relevant' Green Arrow, the startling new and deadly versions of Two-Face and the Joker, the first appearance of the lethal Ra's Al Ghul and his luscious daughter Talia, and the debut of Man-Bat (and his blushing bride, the scintillating She-Bat!). All this, plus dozens of the most iconic covers in comics history - just waiting for your approval!

Lots more to explore in the Car Booty collection - check in again soon!

Posted by Rob | 03:49 p.m. GMT | 17 September 2006

American Update - Classics Illustrated inc. Sherlock Holmes: A Study In Scarlet

*Classics Illustrated: More strangely-edited but oddly compelling comics' adaptations of famous books, including Treasure Island, Julius Caesar, King Solomon's Mines, Hamlet and a first printing of A Study In Scarlet, featuring Sir Srthur Conan Doyle's inimitable creation, Sherlock Holmes.

Posted by Rob | 03:30 p.m. GMT | 17 September 2006

10 September 2006

Star Collections Update (British) - Early Beano, Dandy & Bunty!

Some singularly rare, early issues of three of the most significant British comics from our Star Collections this week in the following categories:

*Humour Comics & Picture Libraries: Further vintage fare for the two great survivors of British Comics, Beano & Dandy! With additions to our listings ranging from 1943-1970, Biffo, Korky, Dennis, Desperate Dan and the Bash Street Kids - as well as myriad others - are lovingly delineated by Dudley Watkins, Ken Reid, Leo Baxendale, Paddy Brennan, David law and the first-rank comedy stars of UK comics. This update includes war-time issues particularly scarce owing to paper salvage, as well as loads of 1950's issues and many Beanos from the scarce 1960-1964 period.

*Girls' Comics & Picture Libraries: It's a small update, but in this category, it couldn't be much more significant: ten of the first fifteen issues of Bunty, commencing with #4, all in the first year of publication (1958) and averaging VG or better. See the evolution of your favourites with 'Parachute Nurse', 'Orphan of the Circus', 'Bimbo & Her Baby' (which would be a very different story nowadays), and those slow-learning schoolgirls who stuck with Bunty from first to last: 'The Four Marys!' Almost never seen, and guaranteed not to be with us for very long, these early Buntys are red-hot!

Posted by Rob | 08:22 p.m. GMT | 10 September 2006

Star Collections Update (American) - Golden Age Wonder Woman

*DC: Hola! Welcome to our high estrogen update, with a vital selection of Wonder Woman from the 1940's and 1950's, beginning as early as #15. Join the plucky paragon of Paradise Island as she battles the 'Tigeapes of Neptunia', overturns the 'Witchdoctor's Cauldron', marvels at 'The Talking Tiara' (I can handle her accessories having super-powers, but do they have to be chatty as well?), becomes 'The Woman In The Bottle', and discovers 'The Island of the Giants', plus many more bizarre and outrageous adventures in William Moulton Marston and Harry Peters' dizzying melange of feminist rhetoric and patriotic sadomasochism. No, really...
-We very seldom obtain Golden Age Wonder Woman issues, and their oddball appeal ensures many devoted fans - these aren't expected to be with us long, so get your orders to us by robot plane, mental radio or giant mutant kangaroo - but get 'em to us!

Posted by Rob | 08:10 p.m. GMT | 10 September 2006