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Freelance author and editor for the past 30 years. My interests are old British comics, books and magazines... and that's what you'll find here.
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Thursday, April 24, 2008

Temple Magazine

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The Temple Magazine v.1 no.1 I wonder if anybody can account for ideas? They seem to float about like thistledown in autumn winds, and to d...
Wednesday, April 23, 2008

The Search Light

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The Search Light no.1 Edited by C. Arthur Pearson and introduced thus: With the Editor’s Compliments A few words with regard to the purpose...
Tuesday, April 22, 2008

The Royal Magazine

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The Royal Magazine no.1 Launched by C. Arthur Pearson on October 14th, 1898, the first issue dated November 1898. Issued in a buff cover wit...
Monday, April 21, 2008

Comic Cuts

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Welcome to post 700! I'm away to London to do some editorial work today. Got to go catch a train... So, that's it from post 700. Not...
Sunday, April 20, 2008

Eagle Artists

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What follows is a list of artists known to have contributed to Eagle . The comic ran for 987 issues between 1950 and 1969 and with very few ...
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Saturday, April 19, 2008

Eagle Authors

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What follows is a list of authors known to have contributed to Eagle . The comic ran for 987 issues between 1950 and 1969 and with very few ...
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Thursday, April 17, 2008

Pearson's Magazine

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Pearson’s Magazine No.1 Not many publishers would admit to some dissatisfaction with their new publication, but C. Arthur Pearson took that ...
Wednesday, April 16, 2008

The Novel Magazine

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The Novel Magazine No.1 YOUR FOURPENCE RETURNED I think I have hit upon an absolutely NOVEL idea in advertising nad it comes very appropria...
Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Comic Cuts

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I've spent most of the week working on the first two books that will be appearing from Bear Alley, one a reprint of an old penny dreadfu...
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Monday, April 14, 2008

Obadiah Oldbuck redux: Beau Ogleby

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As I mentioned yesterday (this seems to be today's standard opening), yet another hand-drawn old graphic novel has come to light. I...
Sunday, April 13, 2008

Obadiah Oldbuck redux: James B. Sparke

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The recent column on a hand drawn version of Obadiah Oldbuck has generated quite a bit of interest thanks to a mention of the piece on the ...

The New Penny Magazine

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From the opening editorial: A Few Words About Ourselves With the publication of The New Penny Magazine we may claim to have touched the high...
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Lazy Land

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Lazy Land, 1st monthly part Lazy Land, confusingly subtitled in the picture above "A Monthly Magazine for Men and Women", was a pe...
Saturday, April 12, 2008

Tim Beaumont (1928-2008)

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Tim Beaumont who died on 9 April 2008, aged 69, was a clergyman, publisher and politician who, in 1967, was created Lord Beaumont of Whitley...
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