Forces In Combat

First Issue: 15th May 1980Last Issue: 21st January 1981Copyright: UK Marvel Master of Kung, Fu Shang-Chi Forces In Combat comic reprinted US Marvel strips. The comic ran for 37 issues before merging with Future Tense comic. Characters in the first issue included Kull, Machine Man, Nick Fury, Rawhide Kid, ROM – The Spaceknight, Master of…

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Future Tense Comic

First Issue: 5th November 1980Last Issue: January 1982Copyright: UK Marvel Star Trek As with many UK Marvel titles, the content was mainly reprints of US Marvel stories including The Micronauts, Star Trek, Warlock, and Seeker 3000. Considered to be the twin publication to Valour comic as they both came from UK Marvel and were both…

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Valour Comic

First Issue: 5th November 1980Last Issue: 11th March 1981Copyright: UK Marvel Tales of Asgard Valour comic was a short lived publication which contained Marvel re-prints. Valour comic ended in March 1981 when it joined forces with ‘Future Tense’. Valour initially featured ‘Conan the Barbarian’, ‘Dr. Strange’ and ‘Tales of Asgard’. Valour Comic First Issue 5th…

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British Comics Grading

Mint: no defects of any kind; full cover gloss; sharp corners; clean shiny staples, centred at spine; no printing or binding defects. Literally as new. Near Mint: no obvious defects; high cover gloss; no fading; covers flat, centred and unworn; spine flat and tight; interior pages clean and white. Permissible defects: slight stress by staples;…

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Boys’ Magazine

First Issue: 27th February 1922Last Issue: 20th January 1934Copyright: London Publishing Co. / E. Hulton Boys’ Magazine was a story paper that ran for 620 weekly issues, totalling twelve years before being incorporated into The Champion (series one). Boys’ Magazine First Issue 27th February 1922 Boys’ Magazine Last Issue 20th January 1934   British Comics…

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Boys Broadcast

First Issue: 27th October 1934Last Issue: 29th June 1935Copyright: Amalgamated Press Short lived story paper published by Amalagamated Press that ran for 36 issues before being incorporated into Boy’s Cinema. Boys Broadcast Announces Incorporation with Boy’s Cinema Boys Broadcast Last Issue Number 36 29th June 1935   British Comics – A Cultural Historyby James ChapmanBuy…

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Boy’s Cinema Weekly

First Issue: 13th December 1919Last Issue: 18th May 1940Copyright: Amalgamated Press Boy’s Cinema, as its name suggested, was a boys’ comic centred around the Hollywood and British stars of the silver screen. Boy’s Cinema included articles and stories about the film stars of the day. For the eagle-eyed amongst you, at some point during its run,…

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Modern Wonder Comic

First Issue: 22nd May 1937Last Issue: March 1941Copyright: Odhams First issue of Modern Wonder with Faced Death at Five Miles a Minute, Conqueror of the Rockies, Moon Only 24 Miles Away, Polar Submarine That Bores through Ice, The Flying Bomb, Across The World in a Flying Liner, Two Million Horse Power, Half a Mile Under…

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The Scout Comic

First Issue: 19th April 1908Last Issue: 24th September 1966Copyright: Pearson / The Boy Scout Association Baden Powell Founded by Baden Powell and under the editorship of Percy W. Everett, ‘The Scout’ was a boys’ paper with a boys’ scouting theme. The first issue dated 19th April 1908 included the story ‘How I Started Scouting’ by…

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