1979 No.36 and 1986 No.46 - (full issues)...

Here is your weekly dose of retro, we start with, from Dan, 1979 No.36, which has those Boomtown Rats in colour, and also a great poster of Buck Rogers with Twiki, soon to become an addition in strip form to the magazine,  To go with that another Lee purchase, this one is 1986 No.46, including Nino Firetto, a name from the past to counjure with, anyway, enjoy.....

1st september 1979 - No.36 (full issue)

Cover: The Boomtown Rats by Arnaldo Putzu.

Strips: The Benny Hill Page (Bill Titcombe), Sapphire and Steel (Arthur Ranson), Enid Blyton's Famous Five (Mike Noble), Bionic Action (Ron Tiner), Dick Turpin (John M. Burns) and Mind your Language (Bill Titcombe).

8th november 1986 - No.46 (full issue)

Cover: Nino Firetto.

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

1986 No.47 (full issue)...

Just the one this week, from me, and it's from my purchases from Lee, this is No.47 from 1986, and a group that were becoming a permanant fixture around that time, 5 Star are the centre stars, other than that, not an amazingly brilliant issue, but they all count to the target...enjoy...

15th november 1986 - No.47 (full issue)

Cover: 5 Star.

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

1979 No.35 and 1982 No.48 (full issues)...

Two from me this week, being Easter week I had a bit more time than usual.  They are both my last purchases from Lee, so thanks to him too.  We start in 1979 and in this one we head to my hometown of Liverpool to visit the gang at The Mersey Pirate and there's a great Police pull out, the issue is No.35.  To go with that there is another from 1982, this one is No.48 and includes The Human League, and Madness' Lee is the Collect-a-Page....enjoy...

25th august 1979 - No.35 (full issue)

Cover: Duggie Brown, Andrew Schofield, Ray Kingsley, Vivien Frankland, Frank Carson, Billy Butler and Bernard Wrigley by Arnaldo Putzu.

Strips: The Benny Hill Page (Bill Titcombe), Sapphire and Steel (Arthur Ranson), Enid Blyton's Famous Five (Mike Noble), Bionic Action (Ron Tiner), Dick Turpin (John M. Burns) and Mind your Language (Bill Titcombe).

27th november 1982 - No.48 (full issue)

Cover: The Human League.

Strips: Rock on Tommy! with Cannon and Ball (Bill Titcombe), The Fall Guy (Jim Baikie), Into the Labyrinth (Mike Noble), CHiPs (Barrie Mitchell) Danger Mouse (Arthur Ranson) and Haircut 100 (Arthur Ranson).

The Whole Story - Sapphire & Steel - Stories 7 & 8...

Here are the next two mysterious tales in the Sapphire and Steel collection...

Sapphire & Steel - Story 7 - Stop the Train

Story: Angus P. Allan

Art: Arthur Ranson

Sapphire & Steel - Story 8 - Billy Moon

Story: Angus P. Allan

Art: Arthur Ranson

1979 No.34 and 1986 No.45 (full issues)...

On to 1979 and first we have No.34, two years on from Elvis' death a new movie is released with Kurt Russell in the main role, there is a feature and two colour pictures of the great man in this one, thanks to Dan for this issue.  Also from me, you can have 1986 No.45, thanks again to Dan for PSB centre poster/feature, and something you Airwolf fans have been waiting for....there is a strip inside this one.  enjoy......

18th august 1979 - No.34 (full issue)

Cover: Elvis Presley by Arnaldo Putzu.

Strips: The Benny Hill Page (Bill Titcombe), Sapphire and Steel (Arthur Ranson), Enid Blyton's Famous Five (Mike Noble), Bionic Action (Ron Tiner), The Bionic Woman (John Bolton) and Mind your Language (Bill Titcombe).

1st november 1982 - No.45 (full issue)

Cover: Neil Tennant.

Strips: Strip Selection: No.73, Alias the Jester, Inspector Gadget and Scooby Doo (Harry North, Arthur Ranson), Airwolf (Jim Baikie), Rock on Tommy! with Cannon and Ball (Bill Titcombe), The A-Team (Barrie Mitchell) Danger Mouse (Arthur Ranson) and The Story so Far - Bob Geldof (David Jackson). 

1978 No.36 and the 1978 Summer Extra (full issues)...

Another completed year, and another double helping of swede.  Here are the last two for 1978, from Dan there is No.36 and yet another ABBA centre spread, also Logan has joined the strips.  And from my collection there is the Summer Extra and who is in the centre pages?...yep, ABBA.   A big download so be patient.  Big thanks again to Dan, a sterling effort....on to 1979....enjoy

 

2nd september 1978 - No.36 (full issue)

Cover: ABBA by Arnaldo Putzu.

Strips: The Benny Hill Page (Bill Titcombe), The Six Million Dollar Man (Martin Asbury), Enid Blyton's Famous Five (Mike Noble), Logan's Run (Arthur Ranson), The Bionic Woman (John Bolton) and Doctor on the Go (Bill Titcombe).

1978 Look-in Summer Extra (full issue)

Cover: Leif Garrett, Ed 'Stewpot' Stewart, Nicholas Young, Benny Hill and John Lloyd by Arnaldo Putzu.

Strips: The Benny Hill Page (Bill Titcombe) and How it all began - Meet the original Tomorrow People (John M. Burns) Reprint of original first strip.