Daft Daleks Under the Hammer!

By John Freeman on January 16, 2026 • ( 0 )

Ace cartoonist Lew Stringer’s latest art auction ends this Sunday, 18th January, and includes another marvellous “Daft Dimension” from Doctor Who Magazine featuring, of course, a daft Dalek!

Also on offer are an original “Pup Parade” created for BEANO, and a “Postman Pat” strip for The Dandy Annual 2023.

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Lew recently announced he will be a guest at London Comic Con Spring, making a welcome return to the event (28th February – 1st March) at Olympia.

Lew started his career back in 1983 on humour strips for Marvel UK. Over the years he’s created numerous characters such as Combat Colin, Tom Thug, Pete and his Pimple, Derek the Troll, and Sgt. Shouty, among others, and has worked for all the major UK publishers on comics such as BEANO, VIZ, Buster, Toxic magazine and many more.

He has also created strips for the international market such as Brickman (the back up strip in early issues of Image Comics’ Elephantmen), Li’l House of Grind for Dark Horse’s Grindhouse title, and The Suburban Satanists for Egmont Sweden’s Herman Hedning comic.

Check out his items on offer here on eBay

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John Freeman

John is the founder of downthetubes, launched in 1998. He is a comics and magazine editor, writer, and Press Officer for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He also runs Crucible Comic Press.

Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine and Overkill for Marvel UK, Babylon 5 Magazine, Star Trek Magazine, and its successor, Star Trek Explorer, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics; and has edited several comic collections and graphic novels, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”, and Hancock: The Lad Himself, by Stephen Walsh and Keith Page.

He’s the writer of comics such as 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.