There are over 300 comic lots in the latest Phil-Comics auction over on ebay, ending soon. On offer are plenty of early TV Century 21, Wham, #1 issues, free gifts, and some original artwork.
Included in this auction is a trio of books featuring every single “Dennis the Menace” strip drawn by David Law from The Beano (1951-1970). This doesn’t appear to be an official release, not in the UK at least, but the pictures featured indicate good quality reproduction.
Most auctions start at 99p with no reserve. The auction begins to close on Sunday 6th August 2022.
Head to www.ebay.co.uk/str/philcomics for the full catalogue, but here are a few highlights…
Here are some images of the presumed unofficial “Dennis the Menace” books..
Here’s the original comic art on offer in this auction, leading with a piece of original artwork from a collector who bought it from a retired member of DC Thomson staff.
They informed the collector it is a self portrait drawn by Black Bob artist Jack Prout, which has been confirmed by a small photo of Jack supplied by comics historian Alan Clark.
The art is undated but has the feel of similar pages Phil-Comics have recently handled from the early 1950s. The style is very much in keeping with Prout’s work.
Run by Phil Shrimpton, Phil-Comics specialises in vintage comics and related items such as annuals, holiday specials, free gifts and original artwork.
Holding monthly eBay auctions, often with a huge number of listings, they aim to bring a diverse array of items – and are always on the lookout for vintage comic collections, either to buy or auction on commission.
• Head to www.ebay.co.uk/str/philcomics for the full catalogue
Most auctions start at 99p with no reserve. The auction begins to close on Sunday 6th August 2022
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. Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine, Star Trek Explorer (previously known as Star Trek 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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