Here is this weeks foray into retro, it is No.45 from 1983 courtesy of Dan.. On the cover we have Limahl, fresh from breaking up with Kajagoogoo and set to release his first solo single, he is the Colour Centre in this issue.  Also inside there is synchronised swimming in the sports section, Battlestar Galactica is back on TV and Drummer John Keeble is the latest in the second series of Spandau Collect-a-Page's....enjoy...

5th november 1983 - No.45 (full issue)

Cover: Limahl.

Strips: Rock on Tommy! with Cannon and Ball (Bill Titcombe), The Fall Guy (Jim Baikie), When they were Young (Arthur Ranson), Knight Rider (Barrie Mitchell), Danger Mouse (Arthur Ranson) and Bucks Fizz (Unknown).

1985 No.36 (full issue)...

31st august 1985 - No.36 (full issue)

Mr T, star of the A-Team is the cover star for this issue, bought by myself recently.  It is 1985 No.36, and the A-Team are the colour centre too, also inside Boris Becker in the sport section, Super Gran and Street Hawk make an appearance as strips, and Katrina and her Waves are the Collect-a-Page...enjoy...

 31st august 1985 - No.36 (full issue)

Cover: Mr.T.

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

The Whole Story - Worzel Gummidge - Stories 1 & 2...

We start a new collection this month with Worzel Gummidge.  After debuting on ITV in 1979, the strip appeared early in 1980.  Based on the books by Barbra Euphan-Todd, Jon Pertwee took to the straw to play the loveable scarecrow.  When John and Sue Peters move to Scatterbrook farm with their father, they can not guess the adventures they will have with the farmers scarcrow, who seems to come to life when nobody is looking, only the pure minds of children can see Worzel and his friends move.  There are a few stars who appear over the years, Lorraine Chase as Aunt Sally (Worzels love interest), Barbara Windsor as Saucy Nancy a ships figurehead, Bernard Cribbins as Jolly Jack a wooden sailor figure, as well as a few other scarecrows, The Crowman, played by Geoffrey Bayldon, famous to Look-in readers as Catweazle, is the local scarecrow maker, but he has a magical ability to instil life into them.  He has a myriad of diferent heads to change his scarecrows and give the different moods, but this usually adds to the chaos.  Here now you can follow that chaos every month...

Worzel Gummidge - Story 1 - Worzel on TV

Story: Angus P. Allan

Art: MIke Noble

Worzel Gummidge - Story 2 - A Headfull of Dreams

Story: Angus P. Allan

Art: Mike Noble

1983 No.34 (full issue)...

Back to business, and one from Dan's collection, this time it's 1983 No.34.  On the cover are Duran Duran with a feature inside, also inside the Knight Rider strip makes it's debut, Adrian Moorhouse is the sports star in the spotlight and Thompson Twin Joe is the Collect-a-Page....enjoy...

20th august 1983 - No.34 (full issue)

Cover: Duran Duran.

Strips: Rock on Tommy! with Cannon and Ball (Bill Titcombe), The Fall Guy (Jim Baikie), Murphy's Mob (Chris Gascoine), Knight Rider (Barrie Mitchell), Danger Mouse (Arthur Ranson) and Bucks Fizz (Unknown).