Dell UK Price Variants 3 3

[Get Marwood & I]

Another western picture cover, picked up yesterday at the London fair:

It's a nice clean copy, and the artist seems to have taken the same approach of copying the same picture of Richard Boone in every second panel, much as I noted in an earlier post about Gene 'Bat Masterson' Bradley:

Compared to my other UKPV collecting exploits, the Dell pence collection is growing very slowly but, I'm happy to say, very steadily...

[Get Marwood & I]

On 9/12/2022 at 10:24 AM, Get Marwood & I said:

On 9/12/2022 at 9:02 AM, OtherEric said:

I'm going to ask how many of the Dell Pence Variants are known to exist in the Four Colour series specifically?

I'm going to answer 68, Eric 

Within the UKPV cover date range, 68 of an eligible 150 issues exist in pence:

Eric, that figure has recently gone up to 69, as I somehow neglected to add this book to my spreadsheet / files:

I've been aware of it since the start, breezing past it often on eBay, and was just waiting for a decent copy to turn up for my collection. When it arrived, I spotted that I'd left it out of the confirmed number list all these years! 

What a wally.

Anyway, it was a nice surprise, and we're now up to 223 confirmed Dell UK Price Variants overall 

I've updated the journal page here.

[Get Marwood & I]

 

Crocodile rocking is something shocking
When your feet just can't keep still
I never knew me a better time and I guess, I never will
Oh, lawdy mama those Friday nights
When Suzie wore her dresses tight
Crocodile rocking was out of sight

Laa, la-la-la-la-laa
La-la-la-la-laa
La-la-la-la-laa

 

"What's that funny circle thing hanging in the air Barry?" 

 
"Dunno Dave, but I'm gonna eat it anyway"

"Save me a bit Barry!"

  

 

[OtherEric]

On 4/4/2023 at 1:04 PM, Get Marwood & I said:

 

Crocodile rocking is something shocking
When your feet just can't keep still
I never knew me a better time and I guess, I never will
Oh, lawdy mama those Friday nights
When Suzie wore her dresses tight
Crocodile rocking was out of sight

Laa, la-la-la-la-laa
La-la-la-la-laa
La-la-la-la-laa

 

"What's that funny circle thing hanging in the air Barry?" 

 
"Dunno Dave, but I'm gonna eat it anyway"

"Save me a bit Barry!"

  

 

 

[Get Marwood & I]

Some of these Dell UKPVs are extremely hard to find copies of and, despite my five year search, this below is the only evidence I have found to date that Tom & Jerry #189 exists in a pencificated state:

Until today of course, when someone finally put a full cover copy up on eBlag. Hooray!

Here it is:

Look at the fing state of it!

The search for a decent file image - let alone a purchasable worthy copy - goes on! 

[Get Marwood & I]

"That's right. It's like a small circle with a one and some dashes in it. Say again? Top right, yes.... About half an inch or so. Say again? Yes, yes I know there's already a 15c price but I want to know what the funny circle thing is. What do you mean, 'you're the detective'? I'm just trying to find out if you know what the Goddam circle thing with the one and the dash is doing on my Goddam comic cover!"

[Malacoda]

On 12/18/2022 at 12:27 PM, Get Marwood & I said:

Eric, that figure has recently gone up to 69, as I somehow neglected to add this book to my spreadsheet / files:

I've been aware of it since the start, breezing past it often on eBay, and was just waiting for a decent copy to turn up for my collection. When it arrived, I spotted that I'd left it out of the confirmed number list all these years! 

What a wally.

Anyway, it was a nice surprise, and we're now up to 223 confirmed Dell UK Price Variants overall 

I've updated the journal page here.

"Clay Hollister traps desperate gunmen with an old printer's ink smudged clue".  How ridiculous.  Who would spend their time laboriously studying some ancient ink smudge left by a old printer as if it were a clue to something?   

[Get Marwood & I]

On 4/22/2023 at 1:20 PM, Malacoda said:

"Clay Hollister traps desperate gunmen with an old printer's ink smudged clue".  How ridiculous.  Who would spend their time laboriously studying some ancient ink smudge left by a old printer as if it were a clue to something?   

Ha! Well played, Richmond 

[Kevin.J]

Still looking for Charltons but found some Dells on the way, here are the Pence priced copies, I think a few are missing on the list at the front of this thread, I dont have time to read through it atm so apologies for any repeats you have already found.

 

[Kevin.J]

Here is a few stampers for good measure too

 

 

[Kevin.J]

Few more

 

[Get Marwood & I]

On 4/22/2023 at 8:20 PM, Kevin.J said:

Still looking for Charltons but found some Dells on the way, here are the Pence priced copies, I think a few are missing on the list at the front of this thread, I dont have time to read through it atm so apologies for any repeats you have already found.

That list is donkey's years old Kev. Current numbers here:

https://boards.cgccomics.com/blogs/entry/4901-dell-comics-uk-price-variants/

"Pete" 

"Yes John?" 

"The disguise" 

"What's that?" 

"Aint foolin no one" 

"Oh" 

[Get Marwood & I]

On 4/22/2023 at 9:21 AM, Get Marwood & I said:

Until today of course, when someone finally put a full cover copy up on eBlag. Hooray!

Here it is:

Look at the fing state of it!

The search for a decent file image - let alone a purchasable worthy copy - goes on! 

Finally managed to snag a copy!

And it's still pretty rubbish! 

[Get Marwood & I]

It's not easy to spot the price on this one from afar - pence or cents - due to that dark grey background:

This is my 123rd Dell UKPV, I've just noted.

I've tabled 223 of them, a figure that may now stand as the final tally, so I have a nice round 100 left to pursue. I'm not in any hurry really, with the Dells. And certainly not in this heat which makes me feel like this:

They'll come when the come. And probably, at this late stage in the game, in generally lousy condition,  

[Get Marwood & I]

This one's nice though 

 

[Get Marwood & I]

So is this 

This one co-stars Bob Geldof, who plays a doity boomtown rat. 

And it's a Triple Price Variant!

So good they priced it thrice.

I've got a full whack of pence Barrys now, by the way.

[Get Marwood & I]

I'M SPARTACUS!

 

[Get Marwood & I]

[Get Marwood & I]

ZORRO!

The fox, so cunning and free!

ZORRO!

One shilling priced, not nine dee!

ZORRO!

The fox, so cunning and free!

ZORRO!

And here's an I Love Lucy!

[Get Marwood & I]

What a jolly cover this is 

Lifts the spirits.