Dalek daftness under the hammer on eBay!

By John Freeman on February 21, 2025

Cartoonist Lew Stringer, a longtime supporter of downthetubes and a good friend, too, is selling more of his original art on eBay, and this week there are more smashing pages on offer – plus two vintage ones by comic industry greats.

On offer are original hand drawn pages – not prints, not facsimiles, not pages torn from comics, not the misrepresented pages pulled from old comics some sellers unfortunately try to sell as the real deal.

Head to Lew’s eBay page here to bid on these original artworks.

First there’s a complete, two-page “Pete and His Pimple” story from Lew, both pages up for bids in the same auction. They were drawn for Oink! No. 65, back in 1988.

Original "Pete and his Pimple" pages by Lew Stringer that were produced for the issue of OINK! No.65 in 1988 — *Original “Pete and his Pimple” pages by Lew Stringer that were produced for the issue of OINK! No.65 in 1988*

Next – a “Combat Colin” page that Lew created did for Marvel UK’s Transformers No.197 back in 1989, featuring the one and only appearance of Colin’s stand in!

"Combat Colin" for Transformers No.197 by Lew Stringer — *“Combat Colin” for Transformers No.197 by Lew Stringer*

If you’re a Doctor Who fan, there’s also a “Daft Dimension” strip Lew drew for Doctor Who Magazine No. 522 in 2018, featuring Daleks in their true form.

"Daft Dimension" Daleks strip for Doctor Who Magazine Issue 522, by Lew Stringer — *“Daft Dimension” Daleks strip for Doctor Who Magazine Issue 522, by Lew Stringer*

Lew is also selling a “Billy Bunter” half pager by the legendary Eric Roberts, who later drew “Winker Watson”, “Dirty Dick” and others for The Dandy. This original Billy Bunter page, from the classic age of comics, is part of a longer story (which Lew doesn’t have) but is a brilliant example of Eric Robert’s artwork, drawn for the Easter issue of Knockout comic, way back in 1959.

A "Billy Bunter" half pager by the legendary Eric Roberts for Knockout, Easter 1959 — *A “Billy Bunter” half pager by the legendary Eric Roberts for Knockout, Easter 1959*

Finally… If that doesn’t entice you, how about a fantastic “School Belle” page by the great Tom Paterson, which he drew for Buster in 1985? This is the last of Tom’s pages Lew is selling, so if you’re a fan of his work, don’t miss out!

"School Belle" by Tom Paterson, for Buster, cover dated 10th August 1985 — *“School Belle” by Tom Paterson, for Buster, cover dated 10th August 1985*

• Head to Lew’s eBay page here to bid on these original artworks

These artwork auctions end on Sunday 23rd February 2025, so there’s only a short time to go!

• Buy Lew’s comics, including Combat Colin collections here on KoFi

• Follow Lew’s work here on his Official Blog

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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.