Button up!

[spidercrazy]

So, I finally found three of the rare UK buttons... how rare, you ask? Well, I have looked for them since I first heard of them in the early 1990's, I have been on eBay daily and weekly since 1997/98, and these are to my knowledge the first that turn up.

The Captain America button borrowed its picture from Tales of Suspense #59, but what about the others? The Spiderman picture seems vaguely familiar as either a Ditko or Romita work but I can't recall where I have seen it before. Anyone care to help?

 

[Unca Ben]

The Spidey is not Ditko or Romita. Not even close.

Probably art made specifically for the button, would be my guess.

 

Conan looks to be Buscema.

 

[bug33fouf]

[Robot Man]

Love those! I have never seen them and I collect stuff like that. Being that they are from Britain makes them very scarce over here. But, if no one in Britain has ever seen them, that's saying something.

 

I have this British Superman button from the 1950's. (top right) It has a DC copyright on it so it isn't a bootleg or fantasy piece. I have had several serious English collectors tell me they have never seen it either.

 

[spidercrazy]

Robotman, nice collection! I love the robots, and all the different club member cards must have been a lifetime's work!

 

This is the ad that appeared in the Swedish Spider-man comic in june 1975:

 

Later I found these ads on the backside of UK Marvel mags:

These were advertised in october and december 1974.

 

So in total there are (at least?) 14 different buttons and 12 different patches to look for.

 

[Lavaman-migration]

How about this one? I think it's pretty cool and must be quite rare.

 

 

Came from this record and comic set