On the Ball Scrapbook - Part 12...

150m.com has stopped working again, so no checklist available again for the moment.

Onward, we are into the World Cup year of 1978 and this batch contains a feature on the great Pele, also MOTD pundit Trevor Brooking makes an appearance in his playing days. No.4 from 1978 is missing it's poster, if you can help...

On the Ball Scrapbook - Part 12

Posters:

Pele

Trevor Brooking

John Deehan

Clive Woods

1973 No.28 and 1983 No.30...

The great David Bowie graces this weeks first issue, No.28 from 1973, painted by the great Arthur Ranson, this is of course one of Dan's.  Also 1981 was completed last time and 1982 is up to date, so we jump all the way to 1983, we are into the new format and title, this first addition is No.30 and is from my collection and a few new strips have started.  Both are complete...

7th July 1973 - No.28

Cover: David Bowie by Arthur Ranson.

Strips: On the Buses (Harry North), Settle Down Now! with Ken Goodwin (Arthur Ranson), The Adventures of David Cassidy (Alan Parry), The Fenn Street Gang (Unknown), Doctor in Charge! (Tom Kerr),Follyfoot (Mike Noble) and Les Dawson is Superflop (Arthur Ranson). 

23rd July 1983 - No.30

Cover: Thompson Twins.

Strips: Rock on Tommy! with Cannon and Ball (Bill Titcombe), The Fall Guy (Jim Baikie),

Murphy's Mob (Barrie Mitchell), Star Fleet (Mike Noble), Danger Mouse (Arthur Ranson)

and Bucks Fizz (Raymond).

On the Ball Scrapbook - Part 11...

Another section of the scrapbook and including another great Liverpool feature, this time focusing on their European success, which hopefully they are repeating this year, also Cloughie's Nottingham Forest with a great team pic.  Enjoy...

On the Ball Scrapbook - Part 11

Posters:

Nottingham Forest

Brian Talbot

Mike Channon

Micky Burns

1973 No.25 and 1981 No.37...

...and so the beginning of the end, we have here the last old style format issue from 1981, No.37.  Although not the last painted cover ever seen, Look-in would now have photographic covers in the main from the next issue in an attempt to try to compete with Smash Hits.  The strip content would decline very soon too, and the comic would become a mere shadow of itself but, I hasten to add, it would not lose popularity for a couple of years yet.  Also here is No.25 from 1973, this is of course one of Dan's.  Both issues are complete...

16th June 1973 - No.25

Cover: Little Jimmy Osmond by Arnaldo Putzu.

Strips: On the Buses (Harry North), Settle Down Now! with Ken Goodwin (Arthur Ranson), The Adventures of David Cassidy (Alan Parry), The Fenn Street Gang (Unknown), Follyfoot (Mike Noble), Les Dawson is Superflop (Arthur Ranson) and Doctor in Charge! (Tom Kerr).

5th September 1981 - No.37

Cover: Metal Mickey, Sally James and Nicholas Hammond by Arthur Ranson.

Strips: Elvis the Story (Arthur Ranson), Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (Arthur Ranson),

Worzel Gummidge (Barrie Mitchell), Rock on Tommy! with Cannon and Ball (Bill Titcombe),

Smuggler (John M. Burns), and CHiPs (Jim Baikie).

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Full up to date checklist is HERE.

ON the Ball Scrapbook - Pt.10...

Here is the next part of the scrapbook....

On the Ball Scrapbook - Part 10

Posters:

Dixie McNeil

Frank McLintock

Garry Stanley

Dave Watson with Chris Garland

1973 No.24 and 1981 No.36...

More computer problems, I can't get Expression Web to install, because it needs something called Net Framework 4 before it can install, and this will not install for some reason.  This all means that I am, for the moment, unable to update the checklist for now, apologies.  I can however, still update the issues and here are the next two.

No.24 from 1973 is another cover with a certain Mr. Glitter, this is another of Dan's.  Also we have No.36 from 1981, which is from my collection and marks the last appearance of the Smurfs strip, both are complete...

9th June 1973 - No.24

Cover: Gary Glitter by Arthur Ranson.

Strips: On the Buses (Harry North), Settle Down Now! with Ken Goodwin (Arthur Ranson),Les Dawson is Superflop (Arthur Ranson), The Adventures of David Cassidy (Alan Parry),

The Fenn Street Gang (Unknown), Elephant Boy (Unknown), Follyfoot (Mike Noble),

 and Doctor in Charge! (Tom Kerr).

15th August 1981 - No.36

Cover: Kim Wilde by John Geary.

Strips: Elvis the Story (Arthur Ranson), Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (Arthur Ranson),

Worzel Gummidge (Barrie Mitchell), Rock on Tommy! with Cannon and Ball (Bill Titcombe),

Smuggler (John M. Burns), CHiPs (Jim Baikie) and Meet the Smurfs (Peyo).

On the Ball Scrapbook - Pt.9...

Been having computer problems, that's why things have been late recently, computer is now stable (sort of), so we plough on for now, here is the next part of the scrapbook...

On the Ball Scrapbook Pt.9

Posters:

Peter Thompson

Mick Channon

Tony Towers

Trevor Brooking

1973 No.21 and 1981 No.34...

Here are your next two, No.21 from 1973 courtesy of Dan and also, No.34 from 1981 from my collection, both are complete...

19th May 1973 - No.21

Cover: Marty Kristian by Arnaldo Putzu.

Strips: On the Buses (Harry North), Settle Down Now! with Ken Goodwin (Arthur Ranson),

The Adventures of David Cassidy (Alan Parry), The Fenn Street Gang (Unknown),

Doctor in Charge! (Tom Kerr), Elephant Boy (Unknown), Follyfoot (Mike Noble),

Les Dawson is Superflop (Arthur Ranson) and Pathfinders (Unknown).

15th August 1981 - No.34

Cover: Sebastian Coe by Arnaldo Putzu.

Strips: Elvis the Story (Arthur Ranson), Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (Arthur Ranson),

Worzel Gummidge (Barrie Mitchell), Rock on Tommy! with Cannon and Ball (Bill Titcombe),

Smuggler (John M. Burns), CHiPs (Jim Baikie) and Meet the Smurfs (Peyo).

On the Ball Scrapbook Pt.8...

Here a bit later than expected is the next part of the scrapbook, This includes Celtic star and soon to be Liverpool star, the great Kenny Dalglish...

The On the Ball Scrapbook - Part 8

Posters:

Kenny Dalglish

Alan Taylor

Jimmy Greenhoff

Trevor Whymark

Martin Peters