Author Archives
Richard Sheaf is a longtime contributor to downthetubes and has written for numerous magazines about British comics.
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British Comics Recalled: Grange Hill
The recently announced tragic death of former child actor Terry Sue-Patt, perhaps best known as the football-obsessed Benny Green in the Phil Redmond-created BBC TV school drama Grange Hill, sent me to the back of the archive cupboard to have the… Read More ›
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British Comics Recalled: Tower Magazines “Action Man”
I used to love Action Man as a kid – and John Freeman’s post last week about the toys being sold by Vectis sent me to the back of the cupboard to dig out my copies of the comic so you could… Read More ›
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Ron Turner: The Harrier Comics Collections
While many of us are enjoying John Lawrence’s Space Ace magazine (Volume Four is on sale now), this isn’t the first time that he has re-printed classic Ron Turner material. Below is a gallery of titles published by Harrier Comics in the… Read More ›
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Yesterday’s Tomorrow: Dan Dare at the British Interplanetary Society
To co-incide with the 65th anniversary of seminal British picture strip weekly, Eagle, the British Interplanetary Society held a one day conference on Tuesday 14th April 2015 entitled ‘Yesterday’s Tomorrow’. Richard Sheaf reports… A packed programme introduced by the… Read More ›
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Dandy 75: Artists Signing At The ABC Show
The publication of the last ever print Dandy marked by London signing
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Past Perfect #54
A look at Paul Ware’s Past Perfect magazine, by Richard Sheaf
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75 years of The Dandy exhibition
The Cartoon Museum will be holding an exhibition of all all things Dandy related this autumn
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60th Anniversary of Eagle – Part 2
Richard Sheaf continues his celebration of EAGLE at 60
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60th anniversary of Eagle – Part One
Richard Sheaf celebrates 60 years of the groundbreaking boys comic