“Charley’s War” Battle cover on offer on eBay

By John Freeman on June 4, 2018

Battle Cover Charley's War cover dated 29th December 1981

Battle Cover featuring “Charley’s War” cover dated 29th December 1981

More “Charley’s War” art from the weekly war comic Battle – this time a striking cover by Joe Colquhoun for an issue published back in 1981 – is on offer on eBay.

On offer is the original cover art to Battle number 347, cover dated featuring “Charley’s War”, cover dated 29th December 1981. The focus of the story is 7th June 1917, as Charley battled the Germans on Messines Ridge. It’s a dramatic and eye catching cover by Joe Colquhoun, in great condition

• View the auction which ends on Thursday, here

• Check out our Charley’s War micro site

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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.