Boys Adventure comic blog

[Richard S.]

Some 1950s sales figures for Swift, TV Comic - weekly comic & annuals. All found inside a Ladybird booklet!

https://boysadventurecomics.blogspot.com/2024/02/ladybird-adventure-series.html

[Richard S.]

Great news (!) - I've finally been able to complete my covers gallery for 'The Wastefu(e)l' family of promotional comics from British Gas. Art is by Jeremy Simmonds.

https://boysadventurecomics.blogspot.com/2024/02/updated-wastefuel-family-comics.html

[Fortnight]

I have #s 4, 5 & 6 of that Wastefuel Comic! I looked over ebay every now and then for #s 1, 2 & 3, but never saw one pop up (wasn't looking very hard to be fair!). So thanks for this post. Nice to see those ones I didn't find!

Beyond the normal advertised-on-the-cover type freebies (such as the StarCom & Ring Raiders ones I see on your blog, those Action Force mini-comics, assorted preview comics, etc) I have a small number of other advert comics:

Thundercats comic "Number Two" (I see you already have the first one from 14 October 1986 on your blog, can't see this second one)

A one-page "Sammy the Secret Lemonade Drinker", for R. Whites Lemonade (looking a bit worse for wear)

Two (different) "The Striper" comics, ads for Rowntree's Stripers (apparently some sort of confectionery)

Almost fitting the bill - a curious Disney/Woolworths competition where a captionless three-panel Mickey Mouse strip needs to be captioned to win a prize.

[Richard S.]

I have #s 4, 5 & 6 of that Wastefuel Comic! I looked over ebay every now and then for #s 1, 2 & 3, but never saw one pop up (wasn't looking very hard to be fair!). So thanks for this post. Nice to see those ones I didn't find!

Beyond the normal advertised-on-the-cover type freebies (such as the StarCom & Ring Raiders ones I see on your blog, those Action Force mini-comics, assorted preview comics, etc) I have a small number of other advert comics:

Thundercats comic "Number Two" (I see you already have the first one from 14 October 1986 on your blog, can't see this second one)

A one-page "Sammy the Secret Lemonade Drinker", for R. Whites Lemonade (looking a bit worse for wear)

Two (different) "The Striper" comics, ads for Rowntree's Stripers (apparently some sort of confectionery)

Almost fitting the bill - a curious Disney/Woolworths competition where a captionless three-panel Mickey Mouse strip needs to be captioned to win a prize.

ah, all very interesting! It's hard to know what advertising comics I haven't covered (yet!) so thanks for the heads up.

All advertising comics can be found here...
https://boysadventurecomics.blogspot.com/search/label/advertising

[Richard S.]

Some Marvel UK rarities up for sale today, including that Carlos Ezquerra cover for Fury #22, good luck if you bid!

https://boysadventurecomics.blogspot.com/2024/02/marvel-uk-rarities-up-for-auction-today.html

[Richard S.]

more 'Tomb Raider' comics from the short-lived Titan Comics run in 2001

https://boysadventurecomics.blogspot.com/2024/02/tomb-raider-comic-titan-comics-2001.html

[Richard S.]

As an antidote to Valentine's day here are some great postcards that I purchased from Mark Stafford recently - check 'em out!

https://boysadventurecomics.blogspot.com/2024/02/mark-stafford-postcards.html

[Le Fink]

As an antidote to Valentine's day here are some great postcards that I purchased from Mark Stafford recently - check 'em out!

https://boysadventurecomics.blogspot.com/2024/02/mark-stafford-postcards.html

Super creepy! They're great - thanks for posting!

[Colin YNWA]

Wow they are supercool!

[Richard S.]

As an antidote to Valentine's day here are some great postcards that I purchased from Mark Stafford recently - check 'em out!

https://boysadventurecomics.blogspot.com/2024/02/mark-stafford-postcards.html

Super creepy! They're great - thanks for posting!

no problem at all - glad you liked 'em!

[Richard S.]

A final selection of original roughs/sketches of women's heads by prolific (Sexton Blake artists and much more) artist Eric Parker

https://boysadventurecomics.blogspot.com/2024/02/eric-parker-female-heads-part-4-of-4.html

[Richard S.]

The recent 'Kapow - the art of making comics & film' exhibition in Rugby had a whole WALL of original Jock art from 'One dark knight'. It was amazing. Here's just some of what you missed.

https://boysadventurecomics.blogspot.com/2024/02/kapow-art-of-making-comics-film.html

[Richard S.]

Tiger comic #1 up for sale with original free gift - never seen this before! I'm not the seller and you'll need a few quid to buy it

https://boysadventurecomics.blogspot.com/2024/02/tiger-comic-1-up-for-sale-with-free-gift.html

[Richard S.]

Tiger comic #2 up for sale with original free gift - never seen this before! I'm not the seller and you'll need a few quid to buy it

https://boysadventurecomics.blogspot.com/2024/02/tiger-comic-2-up-for-sale-with-free-gift.html

[rogue69]

He's got loads of early 2000AD's going cheap at the moment including prog 335 with it's free gift

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/364736061592?itmmeta=