Comics etc.
The Christmas COR!! (1970)
This first festive edition of IPC's Cor!! was packed with Christmas strips from some of the top artists of the time. Under the nicely decorated logo, the Gus Gorilla strip was by Alf Saporito. Anthropomorphous animal strips were a bit passé by 1970 but Gus maintained his position throughout the four year run of the comic. On page 2 of this 32 page comic, with art by Mike Lacey, Whacky was a strip about a kid fated to meet corporal punishment every week. Thankfully, such practices in school…
Whizzer and Chips
Whizzer and Chips was a children's humour comic launched by IPC on 18 October 1969. It absorbed Knockout (1973), Krazy (1978) and Whoopee! (1985), and was merged into Buster on 27 October 1990. Its gimmick was that it was "two comics in one" - the main comic being Whizzer, and Chips being a pull-out section in the middle. The two comics were supposed to be fierce rivals, and readers were encouraged to identify as a "Whizz-Kid" or a "Chip-ite". The lead strip of Whizzer was "Sid's Snake", and…
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Roxy Nighclub
ROXYS NIGHTCLUB (formerly steelys and top rank club) THE LOCATION The Roxy Nightclub, Arundel Gate, Sheffield (bang opposite the Crucible Theatre) INFORMATION Huge 2 floored mainstream nightclub, with huge dancefloor, movable lighting rig and large stage area. ADVERTISING Is that alright fo yerz ...
Clint Eastwood Magazine Features
A big part of my collection are Magazine features and articles. Collected over many years, these may include a good cover story, a retrospective look at Eastwood's career, a cinema review or even a video review from back in the days when videos were still around! I have compiled this list in order of year so the months will not be in order, but in an A-Z style. Its not rocket science and should remain fairly easy to follow. I will of course be adding scans as and when they are done. On the…
WAYFINDERS - 1966
I remember a lot of us wearing Wayfinders at Balerno school in the mid 60's. They appealed to primary aged kids because they were shoes with 2 novelties for the price of one. The first obvious one was the animal track soles for identifying various animal footprints. The second not so obvious novelty was a hidden working compass in the inside heel which needed the wearer to lift a wee round lid to get to it. The idea behind them was to encourage kids to have outdoor adventures, but the…