Eagle / Adventure books

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Eagle book 2 – fair, loose front cover

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Eagle sports annual 1961 – good
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Eagle Book of Trains, 1960 – badly taped loose cover
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Collins Boys’ Annual – presented 1957.
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Super Book of Racing Cars – 1968 – tape on inside front cover.
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Dan Dare Reprint Reign of the Robots, vol 3.creasing on cover.
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BBC Childrens annual -1960
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Letting go of the boxes…

 

My mum used to read to me when I was younger, but I had already started to read comics for myself as a 4-year-old. I grew up wanting to be a cartoonist (and I’m still working on it.)

 

Comics have played an unimaginable role in my life.

 

So, it is with a heavy heart that I am having to part with a huge chunk of my childhood.

 

My parents have been great and have put up with my having a large collection – although I haven’t been home much to speak of over the last 20 years. It’s now time to part with what I can and transport what I don’t want to. Stuff that I’m not parting with is Doctor Who, 2000ad, Buster, Cheeky, and certain others.

 

But a quick rundown of what I’d like to sell is here below:

 

Pulp Suspense Reprints

1950s / 1960s Eagle books / boys adventure types

1950s-1980s Disney Books / Comics

1960s onwards Marvel / DC

1960s – 1970s Syndicated Comics

1970s 1980s Beano Annuals

1970s SF Annuals

1970s Educational

1970s-1980s Fleetway

1980s Eagle comics

1980s Mature Readers Comix

 

In the subsequent posts, I’ll give more info on what’s available.

 

I’ve never been a real collector of anything other than the ones I’m keeping hold of and this is why my collection is a bit hit and miss.

 

I just really hope I find someone to take the comics who’ll appreciate them.