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Sunday, 15 December 2024

The Whole Story - Worzel Gummidge - Stories 19 and 20...

This month we head into the new look Look-in in 1981, to continue the tales of Worzel Gummidge...


Worzel Gummidge - Story 19 - The Bi-Plane


Story: Angus P. Allan

Art: Mike Noble



Worzel Gummidge - Story 20 - Sir Worzel




Story: Angus P. Allan

Art: Mike Noble




1984 No.25 (full issue)...

Another from Dan this week, this time its No.25 from 1984.  On the cover it is hitmaker Howard Jones, and in the Colour Centre too.  Sports has a feature on then French captain Michel Platini, and the C-a-P this week is Steve Askew at the start of a new set for Kajagoogoo...enjoy....

18th june 1984 - No.25 (full issue)

Cover: Howard Jones.

Strips: Rock on Tommy! with Cannon and Ball (Bill Titcombe)Robin of Sherwood (Mike Noble)The Fall Guy (Jim Baikie), Knight Rider (Chris Gascoine), Danger Mouse (Arthur Ransonand Bucks Fizz (Unknown).




Sunday, 8 December 2024

1984 No.22 (full issue)...

Wham! Bam!... Yes, Wham! are back, on the cover and in the colour centre of this one, it is 1984 No.22 and is from Dan, also inside is Archery, and you can complete your Robin of Sherwood C-a-P series with Phil, Judi and Peter, enjoy...

26th may 1984 - No.22 (full issue)

Cover: Wham!.

Strips: Rock on Tommy! with Cannon and Ball (Bill Titcombe)Robin of Sherwood (Mike Noble)The Fall Guy (Jim Baikie), Knight Rider (Chris Gascoine), Danger Mouse (Arthur Ransonand Bucks Fizz (Unknown).





Saturday, 7 December 2024

1987 No.6 (full issue)

This weeks issue is from me, it is a recent purchase - 1987 No.6.  Five Star arrive in their very own picture strip, and are also the centre stars, Ice Dancing is covered in sports and Jon Bon Jovi is the star of C-a-P.....enjoy....

31st january 1987 - No.6 (full issue)

Cover: 5 Star.

Strips: Strip Selection 1: No.73 (Harry North), Danger Mouse (Arthur Ranson), Inspector Gadget (Unknown) and Scooby Doo (Gordon and Maureen Gray), The 5 Star Life (Gordon and Maureen Gray), Rock on Tommy Cannon and Ball (Bill Titcombe), he A-Team (Chris Gascoine), Alias the Jester (Arthur Ranson)Strip Selection 2: The Blunders (Unknown) and Roger Ramjet (unknown), Garfield (Jim Davis), Woody Woodpecker (Bill Titcombe)





Sunday, 24 November 2024

1984 No.21 (full issue)...

Nik Kershaw is back this week, on the cover and he's the centre poster too.  This one is from Dan's collection and it is 1984 No.21.  Also in this one FA cup is in sports and Michael Praed opens the Robin of Sherwood C-a-P series...enjoy...

19th may 1984 - No.21 (full issue)

Cover: Nick Kershaw.

Strips: Rock on Tommy! with Cannon and Ball (Bill Titcombe)Robin of Sherwood (Mike Noble)The Fall Guy (Jim Baikie), Knight Rider (Chris Gascoine), Danger Mouse (Arthur Ransonand Bucks Fizz (Unknown).



Tuesday, 19 November 2024

The Whole Story - Worzel Gummidge - Stories 17 & 18...

Here are the next two tales of the naughty scarecrow...


Worzel Gummidge - Story 17 The Sargeant Major



Story: Angus P. Allan

Art: Mike Noble



Worzel Gummidge - Story 18 Worzel Whittington


Story: Angus P. Allan

Art: Unknown




Sunday, 10 November 2024

1988 No.47 (full issue)...

One from me this week, here is 1988 No.47.  The cover star is Nathan Moore, the lead singer with hitmakers Brother Beyond, they are the feature/poster this week.  Also inside you can find The Waltons, who were enjoying a resurgence in popularity on C4, para-gliding in sports and the C-a-P this week is Irish songstress Enya.....enjoy.... 

19th Nov 1988 - No.47 (full issue)

Cover: Nathan Moore.

Strips: Strip Selection: Dogtanian (Unknown), Gilbert (Harry North), The Trap Door (Bill Titcombe) and Garfield (Jim Davis), Duckula (Arthur Ranson), Inspector Gadget (Unknown), Rock on Tommy Cannon and Ball (Bill Titcombe), The 5 Star Life (Gordon and Maureen Gray)Galaxy High School (Unknown)




Sunday, 3 November 2024

1984 No.19 (full issue)...

This weeks issue features Thompson Twins on the cover and in the Colour Centre, from Dan's collection again, it's No.19 from 1984.  Robin is here too having started in the issue before, also there's Judo in Sports, a Marmalade Atkins story and there's a bit of sophistication in C-a-P with Matt Bianco, enjoy...

5th may 1984 - No.19 (full issue)

Cover: Thompson Twins.

Strips: Rock on Tommy! with Cannon and Ball (Bill Titcombe)Robin of Sherwood (Mike Noble)The Fall Guy (Jim Baikie), Knight Rider (Chris Gascoine), Danger Mouse (Arthur Ransonand Bucks Fizz (Unknown).




Sunday, 27 October 2024

1984 No.17 (full issue)...

Here's this weeks issue, courtesy of Dan's collection, it is 1984 - No.17.  The cover stars are from The Fall Guy, and there is a feature in place of the finished Terrahawks strip, (Robin would start next issue in it's place).
Also inside, the Colour Centre features German hit makers Nena with a poster of course, Sports features squash star Jahangir Khan and the C-a-P features the second section of the UB40 set.....enjoy...


7th april 1984 - No.17 (full issue)

Cover: Markie Post, Lee Majors, Douglas Barr, and Jo Ann Pflug.

Strips: Rock on Tommy! with Cannon and Ball (Bill Titcombe), The Fall Guy (Jim Baikie), Knight Rider (Chris Gascoine), Danger Mouse (Arthur Ransonand Bucks Fizz (Unknown).





Sunday, 20 October 2024

1984 No.15 (full issue)...

Chase your cares away with this weeks offering from Dan's collection it's 1984 No.15.  Red Fraggle adorns the cover and all of the fraggles are in the centre pages, Eventing features in Sports, there's a feature on Tracey Ullman and also Rick Springfield is the star of C-a-P for this week....enjoy...

7th april 1984 - No.15 (full issue)

Cover: Red Fraggle.

Strips: Rock on Tommy! with Cannon and Ball (Bill Titcombe), Terrahawks (Steve Kyte)The Fall Guy (Jim Baikie), Knight Rider (Chris Gascoine), Danger Mouse (Arthur Ransonand Bucks Fizz (Unknown).




Friday, 18 October 2024

The Whole Story - Worzel Gummidge - Stories 15 and 16....

A couple of days late, we return to Scatterbrook for the latest tales of Worzel...


Worzel Gummidge - Story 15 - High 'Roller'



Story: Angus P. Allan

Art: Mike Noble



Worzel Gummidge - Story 16 - Going to Americky



Story: Angus P. Allan

Art: Mike Noble




Sunday, 13 October 2024

1987 No.2 (full issue)...

You'd be howling mad to miss this one, (they probably said that in the day), and Dwight Shultz himself is on the cover, find the A-Team strip inside, also a special review of 1986 quiz along with a Freddie poster, Tony Cottee is featured in sports and a pre-Bond Pierce Brosnan is the C-a-P.......enjoy..... 

3rd january 1987 - No.2 (full issue)

Cover: Dwight Shultz.

Strips: Strip Selection 1: No.73 (Harry North), Danger Mouse (Arthur Ranson), Inspector Gadget (Unknown) and Scooby Doo (Gordon and Maureen Gray), The A-Team (Chris Gascoine), Rock on Tommy Cannon and Ball (Bill Titcombe), Airwolf (Barrie Mitchell), Alias the Jester (Arthur Ranson)The Story so Far: Prince (Arthur Ranson)