You’ll find around 200 vintage comic listings in the latest Phil-Comics ebay auction, which starts closing this weekend, Sunday 17th April 2022. On offer are a host of British comics, including issues with their original free gifts, annuals, bound volumes and more.
The team are always happy to combine postage and, if you like what you see, feel free to click the heart image next to the username ‘phil-comics’ in their ebay shop to save them as a seller.
Here are just some of the cracking items on offer…
Head to www.ebay.co.uk/str/philcomics for the full catalogue
Action No. 2, cover dated 21st February 1976, With Free Gift 
Wartime issues of DC Thomson’s Adventure storypaper, Issues 1001 – 1044, published in 1941 
The Christmas Beano for 1971, No. 1536, cover dated 25th December 1971 
The tabloid-sized “Big One” comic No. 1, cover dated 17th October 1964 
The first issue of Champion, cover dated 24th February 1966 
US title Creepy No. 1 (1964) 
Dandy Summer Special 1968 
Eagle Special Investigator Book (1953) by Macdonald Hastings 
Jet No. 3, cover dated 15th May 1971 
Lady Penelope No. 50, cover dated 15th March 1967 
Scorcher No. 3 cover dated 24th January 1970, With Free Gift 
The first issue of SMASH!, cover dated 5th February 1966, With Free Gift 
Star Trek Annual 1974 
Various issues of Super Spider-Man and Captain Britain, offered in one lot, published in 1977 
Thunderbirds are Go TV21 film Special (1966) 
A promotional flyer for the first three issues of Topper (1953) 
Various issues of the boys adventure comic, Valiant, as one lot 
Warlord Nos 1, 2, and 3, published by DC Thomson in 1974 
A fireworks issue of WHAM!, cover dated 6th November 1967 
Wizard Book for Boys 1938
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 500+ 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
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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