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2000AD’s John Wagner offers rare comic collectibles in Great British Comic Collection Auction for charity

By John Freeman on January 12, 2022

Comic creator John Wagner, co-creator of Judge Dredd for 2000AD, and Rok the God, is selling a number of comic- related items in aid of charity.

Organised by Doug Brain, they’re being offered in the latest Great British Comic Collection Auction, taking place only on Facebook.

The auction consists of over 30 lots, included some fairly unique ones and lots of signed items, have generated loads of bids already but there’s always room to raise more for the three nominated charities – McMillan, Cancer Research and SSAFA, the UK’s oldest national tri-service military charity.

All the auctions will finish next weekend, so get your bids in by Saturday 15th January 2022.

“There will be no fixed time,” says Doug, “so as to deter possible last minute snipers. I will give a general warning on the previous day.”

“When the auctions are finished, I’ll notify each winner and we can work out postage costs.

“In advance, I’d like to thank you all for participating and I hope you enjoy the very generous items donated by John. There is some great stuff which I’m sure will get you all digging deep in your pockets.

“Remember, it’s for charity!”

• Check out the Great British Comic Collection Auction, taking place on Facebook

All bids are to be in round £s. No £3.50 bids etc. If two people bid the same amount, it’s the first bid that counts

*Best of 2000AD issue 1 Retailer Exclusive. NM condition from 2020. Great book in great condition*

*Eagle x 59 issues. This is a run from #2 to #60. The majority of them have a newsagents mark on the cover and also a number to show which part of the series they were (the comics only showed a date)*

*Judge Dredd Megazine. Volume 1 issues #1 to #20 missing #2 & 6*

*Five random 2000AD/Dredd comics. Three Best of Special editions, 1 x Best of 2000AD Monthly and a 2000AD Gold*

JW19. Judge Dredd Roleplaying game with extras. The game hasn’t been played. The lid of the game has been damaged in storage though. The game comes with the standard Judge’s Manual, Game Master’s book, a cut-out character sheet, 2 play-sheets and a set of polyhedral dice. In addition to this, there is a NM hardback copy of the companion book and a letter from Games Workshop and as mentioned in the letter, a copy of the galleys from the first unpublished scenario. How unique is that!?

Eagle Flies Again x 3. 3 copies of the very rare fanzine from 2004 and 2006 edited by Ian Wheeler. All in great condition but the staples are just starting to rust. There’s also a note from Ian Wheeler to John Wagner regarding Mike Western’s upcoming 80th!

• Check out the Great British Comic Collection Auction, taking place on Facebook

All bids are to be in round £s. No £3.50 bids etc. If two people bid the same amount, it’s the first bid that counts

UPDATE, 17th January 2022 – £2336 was raised in the John Wagner charity auction. “A huge thank you to all of you!” says Doug Brain

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John Freeman

John is the founder of downthetubes, launched in 1998. He is a comics and magazine editor, writer, and Press Officer for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He also runs Crucible Comic Press.

Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine and Overkill for Marvel UK, Babylon 5 Magazine, Star Trek Magazine, and its successor, Star Trek Explorer, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics; and has edited several comic collections and graphic novels, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”, and Hancock: The Lad Himself, by Stephen Walsh and Keith Page.

He’s the writer of comics such as Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs”, with Dave Hailwood.