Phil-Comics has some 400 listings in this weekend’s eBay comics auction, including several rarely seen free gifts, single issue and batches of comics, bound volumes, annuals, books, fanzines, posters, original artwork and two rarely seen original photographs from the offices of 1960s Gerry Anderson comic, TV Century 21, likely never seen before on sale.
Here are just a few of the items on offer. The listings end on Monday 13th and Tuesday 14th July 2026, from 4.00pm UK time.
Run by Phil Shrimpton, the award-winning Phil-Comics specialises in vintage comics and related items such as annuals, holiday specials, free gifts and original artwork.
These are just some of the items in the current auction. Check out the current full Phil-Comics catalogue here on eBay
Roy Wilson Original Art
There’s a wealth of prelim art by the brilliant Roy Wilson – and with some lots, the comic the art was for – in this latest auction.
As we’ve previously noted, Roy was a perfectionist, and would often draw half, or even a full, strip but decide it wasn’t quite good enough for his own high standards and consequently would re-draw it.
Crackers comic 1940s Roy Wilson Preliminary Artwork Wildflower Little Elf (Plop) 
Radio Fun comic 1940s Roy Wilson Preliminary Artwork featuring comedian Tommy Handley 
Tip Top No. 354 cover dated 20th September 1941 plus Preliminary Artwork by Roy Wilson 
Wonder comic c1940s Roy Wilson Preliminary Artwork Hook Line Sinker Daily Decko 
Wonder comic 1940s Roy Wilson Preliminary Artwork – Dodger and Diddle 
Wonder comic 1940s Roy Wilson Preliminary Artwork of Sweet Rosie O’Grady 
Wonder No. 1733 cover dated 7th March 1953 plus one Preliminary Artwork by Roy Wilson
First and Special Issues
Bulk Lots
There are a huge number of “bulk lots” of comics on offer, as well as individual issues of BEANO, Buster and Sparky, for example…
Newnes Redskin Library Nos. 140-149 x 16 Buffalo Bill 
Hornet Nos. 330-355 Jan-Jun 1970 
Hotspur story paper Nos. 19-44 (1934) January – June 
Mandy Nos. 731-779 (1981) 
Robin Volume 2 (1954) Nos. 1 – 52 
Skipper story paper Nos. 75-122 (1932) February – December 
TV Comic Nos. 1040 – 1295 (1971-1976) – featuring “Doctor Who” in most issues
Annuals, Miscellania and Other Art…
• Check out the current full Phil-Comics catalogue here on eBay
The listings end on Monday 13th and Tuesday 14th July 2026, from 4.00pm UK time
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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.
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