Original Doctor Who, Thnuderbirds and “Charley’s War” art for sale
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Samaritans founder Chad Varah’s Eagle and Girl comic rarities included in latest Phil-Comics auction
Some interesting Eagle ephemera is up for sale this week
Picture Perfect: An Interview with British “Fumetti” photo comics master Howard Payton
Exploring the work of Howard Payton, who photographed many photo comic strips for Eagle, Photo Love and more
New EAGLE Times celebrates “Girl” comic, a pioneering weekly of the 1950s
Another fine issue of the Eagle Society’s quarterly magazine is available now
In Memoriam: Laurie Purden MBE
A tribute to one of the team who helped shape the Hulton Press title Girl, sister paper to Eagle, and went on to transform women’s magazines in Britain
British Girls Comics in the spotlight at London’s Cartoon Museum
A display of girls comics art deserves a bit of a plug – so here it is, thanks to Richard Sheaf
Shoreham’s Skyway Gallery to host first ever retrospective exhibition for fine artist and cartoonist Jon Peaty
A retrospective of the life and work of fine artist and cartoonist Jon Peaty is to be staged at Shoreham’s Skyway Gallery next month
Latest Phil-Comics auction offers more British comic rarities – including a Girl comic carpet sweeper!
Sometimes even here at downthetubes we’re staggered by what comic rarities Phil-Comics uncovers for sale!
Day of the Triffids: A Graphic Novel Mystery – now solved! (and a guide to past “Triffids” comics)
Triffids in comics – but was the comic published?
Don’t Miss Out on Eagle Times
Eagle Times sabotage by the Mekon means this item is a little delayed!
Snapshot in Time: Brian Woodford and The Launch of Boys’ World, Part Two
A Short Introduction: Before his unexpected passing in 2016, author Roger Perry – a longtime contributor to this site and veteran of the British comics industry – sent downthetubes a number of articles which we planned to run, working back… Read More ›
Snapshot in Time: Brian Woodford and The Launch of Boys’ World, Part One
A Short Introduction: Before his unexpected passing in 2016, author Roger Perry – a longtime contributor to this site and veteran of the British comics industry – sent downthetubes a number of articles which we planned to run, working back… Read More ›
New “Eagle Times” continues to expand coverage of British comics
The latest issue of Eagle Times, the magazine of the Eagle Society (Volume 31 No.3 – Autumn 2018), is out now and includes a number of great features, including one by downthetubes contributor Jeremy Briggs on Eagle‘s extended family – Girl,… Read More ›
That Was the Comic Week That Was: 2000AD “Ultimate” launch, the perils of polybagged comics and the passing of a girls comic pioneer
A little later than planned, here are some items you may have missed on our site and beyond last week. Just in case you missed some of our British comics coverage… • Our most popular item last week was without… Read More ›
In Memoriam: Comics Letterer and Designer Derek Pierson
We’re sorry to report the passing of Derek Pierson, who once self deprecatingly described his comics career as “from Hulton’s to IPC Magazines with Fleetway, taking a chunk of the middle”. Aged 77, he had been ill for some time. A… Read More ›
Will You Be Spellbound by this British Comics Auction?
An auction of the lifetime collection of artist Alan Hunter, featuring science fiction and comic ephemera owned by the late and great fanzine artist goes under the hammer on Saturday – and includes a number of lots of British comics,… Read More ›
Eagle Daze: The Life and Times of Leonard James Matthews – Part Seven
Leonard Matthews, General Managing Editor of Fleetway and the Eagle Group of Comics, was a Creative Visionary… but that, Roger Perry argues in his extensive biography of the man which continues here on downthetubes, is only due to him having utilised the ideas… Read More ›
Eagle Daze: The Life and Times of Leonard James Matthews – Part Four
Leonard Matthews, General Managing Editor of Fleetway and the Eagle Group of Comics, was a “Creative Visionary”… but that, Roger Perry argues in his extensive biography of the man which continues here on downthetubes, is only due to him having utilised… Read More ›
“Eagle Daze” Part Three: WHAM!, the end of Girl, and Max Clifford’s World of Pop
We are pleased to publish Part Three of the memories of Roger Perry – memories of now more than half-a-century ago – of his days at Fleetway Publications working on Girl and Eagle… 1964 Aahhh yes, 1964… It was during… Read More ›
“Eagle Daze” – Part One: When an Eagle became ensnarled in a Mirror’s Net
We are pleased to publish the memories of Roger Perry – memories of now more than half-a-century ago – of his days at Fleetway Publications working on Girl and Eagle… When an Eagle became ensnarled in a Mirror’s Net “Halfway through 1962,… Read More ›