Nestling in an auction from Yorkshire Auctions tomorrow, Tuesday 25th January 2025 are a number of comic-related items, including original art, that will interest many downthetubes readers.
The auction, “Yorkshire Auctions Sale – Gold and Silver, Antiques and Collectables, Collectors Coins, Ceramics, Glass, Art, Hi-fi” – comprises 842 lots and opens at 10.00am. You can bid online, but you need to register in advance.
With thanks to Gerry Maguire and Yorkshire Auctions for the intel. Thanks to David Slinn for updated identification of the “Scoop Mallory” artist; this item was updated 26th February 2025 with sale figures
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.