Whizzer and Chips picture library

The Summer of 1985 saw the brief flourishing of the Whizzer and Chips picture library - it only lasted for 14 issues. 

All the odd numbered issues were Whizzer issues and all the even numbered issues were Chips issues. 

Whizzer and Chips comic library, #1, 30p

Whizzer and Chips comic library, #2, 30p

Whizzer and Chips comic library, #3, 30p

Whizzer and Chips comic library, #4, 30p

Whizzer and Chips comic library, #5, 30p

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Whizzer and Chips comic library, #6, 30p

Whizzer and Chips comic library, #7, ??p

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Whizzer and Chips comic library, #8, ??p

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Whizzer and Chips comic library, #9, ??p

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Whizzer and Chips comic library, #10, 32p

Whizzer and Chips comic library, #11, 32p

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Whizzer and Chips comic library, #12, 32p

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Whizzer and Chips comic library, #13, 32p

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Whizzer and Chips comic library, #14, 32p

UPDATED: Desmond Walduck art

I've looked before here and here about the non-Dan Dare art of original Dan Dare artist Desmond 'Prisoners of Space' Walduck...

And now some other pieces by Walduck...

First up is "Pheasants near Goldingtons"

This is "The old fox had them going in circles"

This is "Tawny owl from my studio window"

This piece is called 'Down in the forest something stirred'

This piece is called 'Harriet Romancing'

Desmond's landscape art turns up rarely so I was delighted to spot this piece recently

It's yours for £300 (or best offer) plus postage

Indiana Jones - Marvel UK, 1984/5

Michael Carroll's timeline of Marvel UK comics (here) has an array of interestingly short-lived comics on that I thought I should create cover galleries for them. Sometimes this is easier said than done but let's start off with the 11 issue Indiana Jones comic from 1984/5.

Indiana Jones comic, Marvel UK, #1, October 1984, 50p

Indiana Jones comic, Marvel UK, #2, November 1984, 50p

Indiana Jones comic, Marvel UK, #3, December 1984, 50p

Indiana Jones comic, Marvel UK, #4, January 1985, 50p

Indiana Jones comic, Marvel UK, #5, February 1985, 50p

Indiana Jones comic, Marvel UK, #6, March 1985, 50p

Indiana Jones comic, Marvel UK, #7, April 1985, 50p

Indiana Jones comic, Marvel UK, #8, May 1985, 50p

Indiana Jones comic, Marvel UK, #9, June 1985, 50p

Indiana Jones comic, Marvel UK, #10, July 1985, 50p

Indiana Jones comic, Marvel UK, #11, August 1985, 50p

Investors Chronicle - John M Burns art

I've recently come across some of these Investors Chronicle cover that have John M Burns covers. This isn't a complete set (I'm told there are 7 covers in total, all from 1985) but you've got to start somewhere...

Investors Chronicle, 19-25 July 1985, vol 73/922 

image c/o Colin Brown

cover for sale for £350 on the Book Palace website here

this was for sale on the Book Palace website but not no longer!

UPDATED: annual flyers

I used to love getting a flyer for the year's annuals (and then, to no avail, ticking off the ones I was interested in getting for the upcoming Christmas). Sadly I didn't keep any of them, however that's what they invented eBay for ! 

So, and with acknowledgment that there are plenty of gaps in my listing, here's a trip down memory lane for you...

All the new addition for this posts are highlighted in red - enjoy!

Amalgamated Press annuals for 1958 

Longacre annuals for 1961 

Longacre annuals for 1962

Fleetway annuals for 1963 

Eagle, Girl, Robin & Swift annuals for 1963 

Fleetway annuals for 1963

Fleetway super libraries

Fleetway annuals for 1967

Fleetway annuals for 1977 

Fleetway annuals for 1980

Interesting to see a 'draft' cover for the Tornado 1980 annual here...

Fleetway annuals for 1983

Fleetway annuals for 1984 

Fleetway annuals for 1985