Issue 169 DC Thomson’s Classics from the Comics is now on sale in all good newsagents — another gem of a 68-page retro monthly, full of comic classics from the publisher of The Beano and The Dandy.

Humour strips in this ‘Cops and Robbers’-themed issue include ‘Little Plum’, ‘The Sparky People’ (the bumbling office staff of the much-missed Sparky comic, terrorised by an always unseen editor), ‘Dennis the Menace’, ‘The Jocks and the Geordies’, ‘PC Big Ears’ (followed immediately in the comic by ‘Bill the Burglar’ – surely that should be the other way around?), ‘L Cars’, ‘Baby Face Finlayson’ and more.

There’s also a number of adventure strips including more from ‘General Jumbo’ and ‘The Truth About Wilson’

For fans nostalgic for an era when comics appealed not just to the very young, this is another great collection of yesteryear merriment.

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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.

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