Cor!! Buster Bumper Fun Book cover revealed

By John Freeman on August 23, 2020

The cover to the Cor!! Buster Bumper Fun Book by Edward Whatley has been released, the book due for release 25th November.

A 96 page soft back from the Treasury of British Comics, this all-ages omnibus features material from the recent Cor!! Buster Specials.

Many favourite classic humour characters from yesteryear were brought back in new stories for the Specials, reviving and reinventing Britain’s golden age of humour comics.

Featuring characters like Kid Kong, Grimly Feendish, Faceache, and Frankie Stein, creators whose work features in this comic compendium include Neil Googe (The Flash), Cavan Scott (Doctor Who), Tom Paterson (The Beano), Shelli Paroline (Adventure Time) and Hilary Barta (DC Comics Plastic Man).

• The Cor!! Buster Bumper Fun Book is available for pre-order from AmazonUK now

With thanks to Lew Stringer for the heads up and Rebellion for updated release date as of 5th September

John Freeman

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. He is currently editor of Star Trek Explorer, published by Titan – his third tour of duty on the title originally titled Star Trek Magazine.

Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine, Babylon 5 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.