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Sunday 17 March 2024

1986 No.36 (full issue)...

Remember Wax on...Wax off... and when you get a break from doing the car settle down to this weeks issue which includes cover stars from The Karate Kid or more specifically part 2 which was out at that time.  Tennis is back in Sports Spotlight and the music this week is from It Bites.  WAC (Wide Awake Club) stars Timmy Mallet and Michaela Strachan are the Collect-a-Page stars....have fun...The issue is a recent purchase, and thanks to Dan for the Karate Kid poster/feature)...

30th august 1986 - No.36 (full issue)

Cover: Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita.

Strips: The Story so Far: Five Star (Arthur Ranson), The A-Team (Gordon and Maureen Gray), Rock on Tommy! with Cannon and Ball (Bill Titcombe)Robin of Sherwood (Mike Noble), Alias the Jester (Arthur Ranson), and Knight Rider (Chis Gascoine).



Saturday 16 March 2024

The Whole Story - Worzel Gummidge - Stories 3 and 4......

Here are the next two tales of the mischevious scarecrow...


Worzel Gummidge - Story 3 - Buried Treasure


Story: Angus P. Allan

Art: MIke Noble



Worzel Gummidge - Story 4 - A Dogs Life




Story: Angus P. Allan

Art: Mike Noble



Sunday 10 March 2024

1983 No.47 (full issue)...

Don't drink, don't smoke, what do you do?...well you could read this weeks issue, because the dandy highwayman himself is on the cover and Adam Ant is the Colour Centre too.  Also inside are Shalamar,  Basketball and the Collect-a-Page is David Essex, all this in issue 47 from 1983, courtesy of Dan....enjoy everyone...

19th november 1983 - No.47 (full issue)

Cover: Adam Ant.

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



Sunday 3 March 2024

No issue this week...

Sorry folks, it's another barren week, but I have a bid on an issue on eBay, and I am hopeful ther'll be something next Sunday .

Sunday 25 February 2024

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 Ransonand Bucks Fizz (Unknown).

Sunday 18 February 2024

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 Ransonand Street Hawk (Barrie Mitchell).



Friday 16 February 2024

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