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.
“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.
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)
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companion book and a letter from Games Workshop and as mentioned in the letter, a copy of the galleys from the first unpublished scenario.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!
The founder of downthetubes, which he established in 1998. John works as a comics and magazine editor, writer, and on promotional work for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival.
Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine, Star Trek Explorer (previously known as Star Trek Magazine) and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics. He has also edited several comic collections, including volumes of “Charley’s War and “Dan Dare”.
He’s the writer of "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.