The Distribution of US Published Comics in the UK (1959~1982) 15 15

[Albert Tatlock]

On 11/13/2021 at 2:28 PM, Get Marwood & I said:

And still no one has spotted the addition to his FF#1. 

I thought it was so obvious that no-one could fail to spot it.

A Sun crossword standard head-scratcher.

[Albert Tatlock]

And we have knocked up a century on this thread, too.

[Albert Tatlock]

On 11/13/2021 at 2:28 PM, Get Marwood & I said:

And I certainly wouldn't want my loved ones to face that burden. 

That is why I have bequeathed my collection to the local cat's home.

They have already applied for planning permission for a statue of me in the grounds of their new palatial premises. The JCBs will start there as soon as i pop my clogs.

[Get Marwood & I]

On 11/13/2021 at 6:26 PM, Albert Tatlock said:

And we have knocked up a century on this thread, too.

Not too shabby for a brief review. Imagine if we did a detailed one. 

[Get Marwood & I]

On 11/13/2021 at 6:30 PM, Albert Tatlock said:

That is why I have bequeathed my collection to the local cat's home.

They have already applied for planning permission for a statue of me in the grounds of their new palatial premises. The JCBs will start there as soon as i pop my clogs.

I bequeathed my Charltons too. They bequeathed them back. 

[Albert Tatlock]

There were a few left over which will go into A & G's December sale.

Some silver age Charlton are included.

There were some puzzling gaps in Ian's collection. the Batman, Detective, and especially World's Finest start much later than the Superman titles, which go back to the late 1950s.

Showcase and Brave & Bold have gaps, looks like he saved only the mainstream characters.

No Mystery In Space or Wonder Woman.

 

[Get Marwood & I]

On 11/13/2021 at 6:35 PM, Albert Tatlock said:

There were a few left over which will go into A & G's December sale.

Some silver age Charlton are included.

I'll be watching. 

On 11/13/2021 at 6:35 PM, Albert Tatlock said:

There were some puzzling gaps in Ian's collection. the Batman, Detective, and especially World's Finest start much later than the Superman titles, which go back to the late 1950s.

Showcase and Brave & Bold have gaps, looks like he saved only the mainstream characters.

No Mystery In Space or Wonder Woman.

Maybe he just didn't like them. 

[Albert Tatlock]

On 11/13/2021 at 6:43 PM, Get Marwood & I said:

Maybe he just didn't like them. 

And only 1 tatty pre-hero Marvel.

 

[Get Marwood & I]

On 11/13/2021 at 6:46 PM, Albert Tatlock said:

And only 1 tatty pre-hero Marvel.

 

That was a disappointment. I was hoping for a few of the early T&P missing list titles too. 

[Redshade]

On 11/13/2021 at 6:30 PM, Albert Tatlock said:

That is why I have bequeathed my collection to the local cat's home.

They have already applied for planning permission for a statue of me in the grounds of their new palatial premises. The JCBs will start there as soon as i pop my clogs.

That's very noble of you Albert, what with the world shortage of cat litter and all.

[Albert Tatlock]

Not sure if this will show clearly, as there is not too much contrast on the original (pink paper) page.

It is an ad from Ian Penman in Fantasy Advertiser of March/April 1968.

Ian was a frequent advertiser, which is how I first made contact with him.

[Malacoda]

On 11/13/2021 at 2:04 PM, Albert Tatlock said:

.https://www.sunderlandecho.com/business/thousands-of-classic-us-comics-belonging-to-sunderland-writer-ian-penman-go-under-the-hammer-3456374

"Amazing Fantasy 15 is 1961."

I bet 'expert' John Anderson had a little shudder when he saw that in print. 

[Malacoda]

On 11/13/2021 at 8:28 PM, Albert Tatlock said:

Not sure if this will show clearly, as there is not too much contrast on the original (pink paper) page.

It is an ad from Ian Penman in Fantasy Advertiser of March/April 1968.

Ian was a frequent advertiser, which is how I first made contact with him.

Whenever you post these golden oldies, Albert, they seem like antiquities that long predate me, but the other day I  found one of Paul Gravett's old Fandom Digests and realised it was 42 years old.  Yikes. 

[Malacoda]

On 11/6/2021 at 11:00 AM, Get Marwood & I said:

The same owner had nice runs of Marvels populated with pence copies where they were produced and stamped cents where they were not. These two follow the pattern we've come to expect - no stamped TTA #62 (60-65 shown):

 

Mmmmmmmmmmmmm.  Our old friend, the UKPV of TTA 61. 

[Malacoda]

On 11/13/2021 at 6:26 PM, Albert Tatlock said:

And we have knocked up a century on this thread, too.

Congrats to everyone who has posted on this wonderful thread. I'm aware I probably did more to derail it and send it off topic than anyone else, but it is a fantastic repository of some great information and learned speculation, so thanks to everyone, especially Steve. 

[Get Marwood & I]

On 11/17/2021 at 4:01 PM, Malacoda said:

Congrats to everyone who has posted on this wonderful thread. I'm aware I probably did more to derail it and send it off topic than anyone else, but it is a fantastic repository of some great information and learned speculation, so thanks to everyone, especially Steve. 

I view your contributions as very much on topic Rich. Your analysis reinvigorated it and gave us all a lot of fresh food for thought. I used to get a little sensitive about keeping things on track. I don't anymore. Anything about UK distribution is welcome here. 

[Kevin.J]

On 11/17/2021 at 7:23 PM, Get Marwood & I said:

I view your contributions as very much on topic Rich. Your analysis reinvigorated it and gave us all a lot of fresh food for thought. I used to get a little sensitive about keeping things on track. I don't anymore. Anything about UK distribution is welcome here. 

+1

[Get Marwood & I]

A rare GSP sticker sighting from the bay...

....plus a less obvious 1'3 stamp. And a penned '3'.

How much is this farking thing 

Nice cover banter there too, from the girls. 

[Get Marwood & I]

Apparently, 9d was too much for this seller so they added a lower price. It's very subtle though. Can you see it?

 

 

 

[OtherEric]

On 11/25/2021 at 9:23 AM, Get Marwood & I said:

Apparently, 9d was too much for this seller so they added a lower price. It's very subtle though. Can you see it?

 

 

 

Surely it's just somebody writing their name on the book and not a price...