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Showing posts with label 1968. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1968. Show all posts

29 September 2022

latest Catawiki auction ends tonight

Just a reminder that the auction closes tonight - good luck if you're bidding on anything!

The latest Catawiki auction of comic art is now open for bids, as ever I've picked out my British comic art highlights...Bidding closes on Thursday night.

Here's a Don Lawrence Trigan Empire page from the 1973 story 'The house of the five moons'

Here's a Ruggero Giovannini Olac the Gladiator page

Here's a Edward Kearon Robot Archie page from a 1967 issue of Lion

Here's another Don Lawrence illustrated Trigan Empire page - this time from the 1968 story "The three princes". 


25 September 2022

latest Catawiki auction is now open for bids

The latest Catawiki auction of comic art is now open for bids, as ever I've picked out my British comic art highlights...Bidding closes on Thursday night.

Here's a Don Lawrence Trigan Empire page from the 1973 story 'The house of the five moons'

Here's a Ruggero Giovannini Olac the Gladiator page

Here's a Edward Kearon Robot Archie page from a 1967 issue of Lion

Here's another Don Lawrence illustrated Trigan Empire page - this time from the 1968 story "The three princes". 



28 June 2022

UPDATED: Eagle comic free gifts

For ages, I've wanted to track down images of all the free gifts that were presented with the original Eagle comic.

The list below is taken from Cliff Wanford's 'Eagle collectors handbook' and is my guide to what's out there to collect...

Right then let's see what we can find...all updates highlighted in red

Volume 2, issue #34 (2/34) - Christmas catalogue






Volume 2/35 - Christmas catalogue
assume same as above

Volume 3/33 - Christmas supplement
image not to hand - can you help?

Volume 4/8 - Coronation supplement
image not to hand - can you help?

Volume 4/23 (11/09/53) - Eagle extra

Volume 4/24 (18/09/53) - Eagle extra

Volume 4/25 (25/09/53) - Eagle extra

Volume 4/26 (02/10/53) - Eagle extra


Volume 4/27 (09/10/53) - Eagle extra

Volume 4/28 (16/10/53) - Eagle extra

Volume 4/29 (23/10/53) - Eagle extra

Volume 4/30 (30/10/53) - Eagle extra

Volume 4/31 (06/11/53) - Eagle extra

Volume 4/32 (13/11/53) - Eagle extra

Volume 4/33 (20/11/53) - Christmas supplement
image not to hand - can you help?

Volume 4/34 (27/11/53) - Christmas supplement
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Volume 4/35 (04/12/53) - Christmas supplement
image not to hand - can you help?

Volume 5/47 - Christmas supplement
image not to hand - can you help?

Volume 5/48 - Christmas supplement
image not to hand - can you help?

Volume 5/49 - Christmas supplement
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Volume 6/47 - Christmas supplement
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Volume 6/48 - Christmas supplement
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Volume 6/49 - Christmas supplement
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Volume 7/47 - Christmas supplement
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Volume 7/48 - Christmas supplement
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Volume 7/49 - Christmas supplement
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Volume 11/11 (09/03/60) - Passport to adventure wallet

Volume 11/12 (16/03/60) - supplement - world transport (cut and fold booklet)

Volume 11/13 (23/03/60)- supplement - space (cut and fold booklet)

Volume 11/14 (30/03/60) - supplement - the real wild west (cut and fold booklet)

Volume 11/15 (06/04/60) - supplement - underwater world (cut and fold booklet)

Volume 12/5 (04/02/61) - supplement - post office (cut and fold booklet)

Volume 13/10 - Marvels of this modern age album (with 12 cards)

Volume 13/30 - Holiday extra supplement
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Volume 14/10 - wallet of soccer cards








Volume 15/8 (22/02/64) - Roger Moore tells you how to be a detective

Volume 15/23 - model glider

Volume 15/41 - 4 Olympic medals
these were free with the issue dated 10th October 1964; Boys' World had closed on 3rd October 1964 (and been merged into Eagle) and there clearly wasn't time to re-brand the free gift

Volume 15/42 - The Olympic games supplement





Volume 15/43 - pocket chess and draughts set




Volume 15/44 - Eagle indoor games [chess variants, fox & geese and a colour Dan Dare battle game]




Volume 16/1 - sporting records booklet
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Volume 16/27 - On Europe supplement
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Volume 16/41 - Get going with Eagle supplement - 1. getting into sport
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Volume 16/42 - Get going with Eagle supplement - 2. getting into sport
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Volume 16/43 - Get going with Eagle supplement - 3. getting into sport
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Volume 16/44 - Get going with Eagle supplement - 4. getting into sport
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Volume 16/45 - Get going with Eagle supplement - 5. road safety
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Volume 16/46 - Get going with Eagle supplement - 6. space
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Volume 17/3 [15/01/66] - flashing morse transmitter



Volume 17/4 - the world of signals supplement
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Volume 17/6 - the world of espionage supplement
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Volume 17/21 - the GPO tower supplement
image not to hand - can you help?

Volume 19/4 (27/01/68) - super cut-out model of Ford Escort car


Volume 19/5 (03/02/68) - super cut-out model of Ford Escort car