British comics galore and Frankie Stein art, too – in this month’s Phil Comics online auction

Countdown and TV Action comics offered by Phil Comics auctioneers

Countdown and TV Action comics offered by Phil Comics auctioneers

There’s some great lots in this latest batch of comics-related auction items from British online comic auctioneers Phil Comics – including a near full set of the 1970s TV-inspired title Countdown and TV ACTION and Frankie Stein art by Robert Nixon.

TV Tornado Issue 59 - featuring Patrick Troughton as Doctor Who, published in 1968

TV Tornado Issue 59 – featuring Patrick Troughton as Doctor Who, published in 1968

Commando 17 - The Knifer

Commando 17 – The Knifer

TV Tornado Issue 64 - with "The Avengers" cover

TV Tornado Issue 64 – with “The Avengers” cover

TV321 Issue 113 - featuring Thunderbirds cover

TV321 Issue 113 – featuring Thunderbirds cover

Forest J. Ackerman's World of Science Fiction

Forest J. Ackerman’s World of Science Fiction

World Adventure Library - The Man from UNCLE Issue 1

World Adventure Library – The Man from UNCLE Issue 1

Battle Picture Library Holiday Special 1966

Battle Picture Library Holiday Special 1966

Beezer comic Issue 941 - cover dated 26th January 1974, with its Glow-Mask free gift

Beezer comic Issue 941 – cover dated 26th January 1974, with its Glow-Mask free gift

The latest auction includes many US comics alongside early issues of The Beano and Dandy, Commando, Air Ace and much more – over 500 lots, including a reproduction 1960s Batman film poster, with Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho poster on the reverse.

Reproduction Batman (1966) Poster. This is a version that was released as a double-sided poster, with the Psycho film poster on the reverse. Origin unknown

Reproduction Batman (1966) Poster. This is a version that was released as a double-sided poster, with the Psycho film poster on the reverse. Origin unknown

The star lot in this latest auction is one of three pages of Robert Nixon artwork – the rear cover of the 1976 Frankie Stein annual complete with text and of course the R.T. Nixon signature. Glorious!

Comic Artwork - Frankie Stein Annual 1976 Rear Cover artwork by Robert Nixon

Frankie Stein Annual 1976 Rear Cover artwork by Robert Nixon

Based in Bassingbourn, Hertfordshire, Phil Comics is a vintage comic dealers and online auctioneers specialising in British comics, annuals, summer specials, free gifts and original artwork from the 1930s to the 1980s.

They’re always looking to buy collections and offer them on eBay.

Check out Phil’s Comics here on eBay | Web: www.phil-comics.com | Follow Phil’s Comics on Twitter @philcomics



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