One of the rarer free gifts in the current Phil-Comics auction on eBay is a “Funny Face Maker” given away with Wham No. 2 in 1964. Interestingly, this style of gift was given away with DC Thomson’s Hotspur No. 1001 (1956) and as late as 1982 with the first issue of IPC’s Wow comic.
Were there any others? Let us know, in a comment below!
Run by Phil Shrimpton, the award-winning Phil-Comics specialises in vintage comics and related items such as annuals, holiday specials, American comics, free gifts and original artwork.
There are some 685 items in the latest auction, including first issues With Free Gifts, “Oor Wullie” original art by Dudley Watkins, copies of Look-In, Danger Man trading cards, Robert Harrop BEANO figures, complete volumes of some British comics such as The Marvel story paper, published in 1896, and the Aldine Cheerful Library story paper, published in the 1900s, US comics and more
Check out the full Phil-Comics auction catalogue here on eBay – this auction begins to wrap on Sunday 15th December 2024
Here’s some of the items on offer…
Check out the full Phil-Comics auction catalogue here on eBay – this auction begins to wrap on Sunday 15th December 2024
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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. He is currently editor of Star Trek Explorer, published by Titan – his third tour of duty on the title originally titled Star Trek Magazine.
Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine, Babylon 5 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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