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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)





Sunday, 29 September 2024

1984 No.9 (full issue)...

Today's offering is another from Dan's collection, it is 1984 No.9.   The cover star is Howard Jones, who feature in the centre.  Ski Jumping is the featured sport and one time friend of Worzel, and starring as Marmalade Atkins at the time Charlotte Coleman is the C-a-P....

25th february 1984 - No.9 (full issue)

Cover: Howard Jones.

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





Sunday, 22 September 2024

1985 No.34 (full issue)...

Here is this weeks offering, a recent purchase by me, it is 1985 No.34.  It has the wide boy Nik Kershaw on the cover and of course a poster/feature, Athletics in sport, and Beefy Ian Botham is th C-a-P....enjoy...

17th august 1985 - No.34 (updated)

Cover: Nik Kershaw.

Strips: Rock on Tommy! with Cannon and Ball (Bill Titcombe), The A-Team (Maureen and Gordon Gray)Super Gran (Harry North), Robin of Sherwood (Mike Noble), Danger Mouse (Arthur Ransonand Street Hawk (Barrie Mitchell).




Sunday, 15 September 2024

1984 No.6 (full issue)...

Another week, another issue, this one from Dan, it is 1984 No.6 and has the Nutty Boys as the cover stars, poster and feature inside, table tennis in sports and Tracey Ullman is the latest C-a-P.....enjoy....

4th february 1984 - No.6 (full issue)

Cover: Madness.

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




Saturday, 14 September 2024

The Whole Story - Wozel Gummidge - Stories 13 and 14...

The next two tales of the michevious scarecrow are here...


Worzel Gummidge - Story 13 - Worzel the Archaeologist


Story: Angus P. Allan

Art: Mike Noble



Worzel Gummidge - Story 14 - Stand'ee and Deliver


Story: Angus P. Allan

Art: Mike Noble





Sunday, 1 September 2024

1984 No's 4 and 42 (full issues)...

Duran Duran double header this week from 1984, Starting with No.4 from Dans collection.  Which includes the start of a Wham C-a-P collection, George this week, and your free gift Jungle book album and cards, and from me the is the completed No.42, There is a great Airwolf feature, Kerry Dixon in sports, and of course both issue have a DD centre spread...enjoy... 


21st january 1984 - No.4 (full issue)

Cover: Duran Duran.

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

13th october 1984 - No.42 (full issue)

Cover: Duran Duran.

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