There are almost 300 vintage comic auction listings in the first Phil-Comics eBay auction of 2025 – including plenty of free gifts of yesteryear.
They include Free Gifts offered with weekly comics such as 2000AD, Bimbo, Striker, Warlord and more – and some great comic reference works.
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.

There are plenty of other gems, too, including the first issue of Valiant and a brilliant book spotlighting the life and work of legendary British comic artist Roy Wilson written and signed by authors Alan Clark and David Ashford – an essential item for any comic historian! (There are a number of other reference books up for auction, too).
There’s original comic art on offer, too – “Popeye” original newspaper strip dated 8th March 1959 by Bill (Bela) Zaboly the story written by Tim Sims; a “Temps” strip by Frank Dickens, and a cartoon titled “In The Groove” by political cartoonist and caricaturist Emmwood aka John Musgrave-Wood, believed published in the 1950s given the style of the clothes, but where it was published is a mystery..



Here are some of the auction highlights – check out the full catalogue here on eBay
The auction closes from Sunday 19th January 2025 and, as usual, bidding is fierce on some key lots.













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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.
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