For anyone who loves, like I do, collecting advertising comics then Wonder weekly from Esso is a must. The exact length of time that it ran for is unclear - the Complete catalogue of British comics (page 220) has it down as running for 52 issues but I've yet to see any issues numbered higher than 25.
Wonder was 16 pages long (4 in full colour) and was professionally produced with high quality artists on each strip. The lead strip is 'Wonder boy and tiger' and the other strip in colour is 'Hovercraft patrol' illustrated by Luis Bermejo.
As a starter for 10 here's my guide to what Wonder looked like - I've got most of the issues up to issue 25 but not all of them so if you can help fill in any of the gaps just let me know.
Lew Stringer covered Wonder on his old blog here and here
Today's update is an addition of the cover for issue #6
This now means I'm just missing cover images for issues 19, 22, 23 & 25+
I need issues...1, 19, 22, 23, 25 (and anything higher)
Wonder comic from Esso, issue 1Wonder comic from Esso, issue 2Wonder comic from Esso, issue 3Wonder comic from Esso, issue 4Wonder comic from Esso, issue 5Wonder comic from Esso, issue 6Wonder comic from Esso, issue 7Wonder comic from Esso, issue 8Wonder comic from Esso, issue 9Wonder comic from Esso, issue 10
Wonder comic from Esso, issue 11Wonder comic from Esso, issue 12Wonder comic from Esso, issue 13Wonder comic from Esso, issue 14Wonder comic from Esso, issue 15Wonder comic from Esso, issue 16Wonder comic from Esso, issue 17Wonder comic from Esso, issue 18
Wonder comic from Esso, issue 19cover not to hand
Wonder comic from Esso, issue 21
Wonder comic from Esso, issue 22
cover not to hand
Wonder comic from Esso, issue 23
cover not to hand
Wonder comic from Esso, issue 24
Wonder comic from Esso, issue 25