Early issues of Air Ace Picture Library, an original page of “Fright School” from Buster, believed drawn by Reg Parlett, and some “With Free Gift” issues of British comics are on offer in the latest Phil-Comics auction on ebay.
“Fright School” ran in Buster from the issue dated 6th July 1985 until 27th February 1988 and the art has generally been credited to Reg Parlett. Every story centred around a haunted school whose staff and pupils constantly battled against the attempts of the live-in spooks to force them out.
The auction also includes a number of American comics and books about comics and other subjects, such as The Radio Times Story Book and the first issue of the fanzine, The EC Collector Illustrated.
Run by Phil Shrimpton, the award-winning Phil-Comics specialises in vintage comics and related items such as annuals, holiday specials, free gifts and original artwork.
“We believe this is the widest range of items offered in our auctions to date,” says Phil.
“You’ll find numerous bound volumes and, interestingly, a good stash of 1950s Australian comics.”
Head to ebay.co.uk/str/philcomics for the full catalogue
The auctions end on Sunday 21st April.
Head to ebay.co.uk/str/philcomics for the full catalogue
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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.
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That beauty certainly is by Reg. It illustrates exactly how timeless Reg’s artwork was that he was still delivering work like this in his mid-80s.