Dandy and Beano club Burns night menu

A really lovely item up for sale at 2pm afternoon (here) via auctioneer's Compal. It's described thus

D C Thomson Dandy and Beano Club Burns Night Menus (1936-43) 1-8. All illustrated by Dudley Watkins. With The History of the Beano Book (2008) where pg 45 illustrates their origin. Specific staff notices were printed on the front of each menu: 'Refrain from Spitting / Boots and Dentures should be removed before putting casualties to bed / This hall is regularly disinfected with Jeyeses Fluid/Supper at 7.30, Ambulances at 11.45.' The 1941 main course was 'Nae Steak Pie (There's a war on)' followed by Verismelli cheese and Aspirins. Rare. Only one other menu set has ever come up for auction. Book with dustjacket [fn], Menus: 1938 [vg+], balance [fn/vfn] (9)

I've made the pictures extra large just so you can enjoy these wonderful pieces of ephemera in all their glory

boom! sells for £410 (plus fees)

Superman in The Triumph and the Gem, 1940

Here's a quick look at the first issue of the second run of Superman in the April 6th 1940 issue (#807) of The Triumph and Gem. 

(If we leave aside the advert in issue 771 for the strip starting in issue 772 then) Superman first appeared in issue 772, week ending August 5th 1939, of The Triumph - his strip there (his first appearance outside the USA & just a year after his debut) would run for 21 issues (so to issue 792).

This 2nd run would last from issue 807-814 - there wouldn't be any cover appearances for Superman - unlike his first run in The Triumph where he graced the cover 4 times. 

Currently for sale here

The Triumph issues 807-814