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(see The Comic Price Guide for Great Britain 17)
TV TORNADO. City. 1 14th Jan 1967-88 14th Sep 1968 (joins TV 21)
A surprisingly short-lived title given the high, culty television content. Designed as a companion piece to TV Century 21. The original Mysterons strip that begins with #36 is a highlight. The free gift Bat-Parachute with issue #1 is extremely rare and would add £150+ to the value. The predominantly white cover makes it very difficult to find a true Near Mint or even genuinely high grade copy. Issues to watch out for are #7 (Green Hornet begins), #15 (The Saint begins), #36 (The Mysterons begin), #37 (1st Tornado & Solo, free gift), #48 (Patrick McGoohan Prisoner cover), #58 (free gift Boomerang), #59 (Patrick Troughton Dr. Who cover - very sought after). A copy of #2 in "excellent condition" and no free gift sold for £21 (E Bay Nov 2007). A #1 from the same collection sold for £62, again in "excellent"condition". The free gift Magic Cards from issue #2 sold on E Bay for £94 (Dec 2007).
PR GD VG FN VF NM MINT
1.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 9.0 10.0
1 14th Jan 1967
2.00 4.00 10.00 30.00 60.00
TV TORNADO ANNUAL. City. 1967-1970
These annuals turn up on E Bay all the time though but it must be said that the first one from 1967 is scarcer than the others
PR GD VG FN VF NM MINT
1.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 9.0 10.0
1967 96 pages; Tarzan, Man from UNCLE, Green Hornet, Bonanza, Magnus Robot Fighter strips
.50 1.00 2.50 5.00 10.00 20.00
TV TOYLAND. Fleetway. 28th May 1966-23rd Feb 1968 (92 un-numbered issues, joins Playhour)
An unusual title only for its quirky television content though aimed at much younger viewers. The free gift in issue #1 is stand-up Pinky and Perky figures....well, I've never seen them....
PR GD VG FN VF NM MINT
1.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 9.0 10.0
1 Champion the Wonder Horse, Leslie Crowther by Leslie Branton, Magic Roundabout, Rolf Harris by Phillip Mendoza all begin
.50 1.00 2.50 5.00 10.00 20.00
TV 21 & JOE 90. City/IPC. 1 27th Sep 1969-105 25th Sep 1971 (joins Valiant)
Very collectible title though hard to put a run together in my experience. Lots of good quality cult TV strips make this a must have. Issues do turn up on E Bay but not long runs sadly. Grab a run if you see one, it's a great read. The free gift in issue #1 Soccer Star Portraits adds maybe £30-£40 to the value. The date on the front cover of #1 and #2 is blanked out from the previous week as there was a delay in launching after the isues were printed so it's not a rare printing error or anything like that. The first few issues seem quite common whereas later issues are harder to get.
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1 Tarzan by Don Lawrence, The Saint by Alcaza/Pino, Star Trek by Harry Lindfield, Joe 90 by Michael Strand, Thunderbirds by Frank Bellamy all begin
.50 1.00 2.50 5.00 10.00 20.00
2000AD. IPC/Fleetway. 1 26th Feb 1977-present (#1566 as at Dec 2007)
Still going strong after 30 years and the only comic left from the halcyon days of the 1970's, apart from Dandy and Beano. A training ground for some of Britain's best artists and writers like Dave Gibbons and Brian Bolland, Alan Moore and Pat Mills. Lots printed, lots survive though pure white pages are scarcer. Overwhelming majority of issue #1's have some sort of mark on the cover left by the sellotape fixing the free gift Space Spinner. Or if it's still attached, the sellotape is usually dark and stainy. Recent E-Bay sale (Dec 2007) of #1 in VG with no free gift £62. With free gift adds about £30-£50 to the value though this gift is very common. Near Mint means near flawless with white pages, nothing less than that. A much better free gift is in issue #2, the first appearance of Judge Dredd. The free gift is a sheet of Bionic Stickers and these are hard to find unused. Adds maybe £60-£80 to the value. The free gift Red Survival Wallet in #3 is more common and not a very exciting gift!
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1 26th Feb 1977 Invasion by Blasco, Flesh by Boix, Mach 1 by Enio (ends #64, not in #47-51), Harlem Globetrotters by Dave Gibbons, revived Dan Dare by Massimo Belardinelli all begin.
4.00 15.00 40.00 90.00 175.00 300.00
2 5th Mar 1977 1st appearance Judge Dredd with artwork by Mike McMahon; free Bionic Stickers
3.00 10.00 30.00 75.00 150.00 250.00
3 12th Mar 1977 2nd appearance Judge Dredd
1.00 3.00 6.00 15.00 30.00 60.00
4 19th Mar 1977
.25 1.50 3.00 6.00 12.00 20.00
5 26th Mar 1977; 1st Judge Dredd with artwork by Carlos Ezquerra; 1st Judge Dredd cover appearance
.25 1.50 3.00 6.00 12.50 25.00
Free Gifts #1 - Space Spinner
#2 - Biotronic Man stickers
#3 - Red Alert Survival Wallet
#178 - Judge Dredd Badge
#232 - Bubbly Bubble Gum
#265 - Bubblicious Bubble Gum
#276 - Fruit Gums Secret Poster
#281 - Rowntree's Fruit Gum poster
#300 - Judge Dredd Shield Badge
#315 - Spotlight on Sport Booklet
#333 - pre bagged with Return of the Jedi sticker album + pack of stickers
#334 - sheet of Return of the Jedi stickers
#335 - fold out Judge Dredd "He is the Law" Poster
#401 - pre-bagged with Dune album and stickers (Panini)
#402 - Dune stickers packet
#415 - pre-bagged with Masters of the Universe Album and stickers (Panini)
#546 - pre-bagged with Supernaturals Preview Comic and Fact File Card
#592 - Crisis poster
#597 - Wildcat Preview Comic
#700-703 - Scan Cards
#723-725 - Mega Scans (posters)
#750-751 - Data Chip cards
Key issues
#2 - 1st Judge Dredd#5 - 1st Judge Dredd cover appearance
#13 - 1st appearance Walter the Wobot
#28 - 1st appearance Dan Dare by Dave Gibbons
#41 - 1st Judge Dredd by Brian Bolland
#52 - 1st appearance Walter the Wobot by Brian Bolland
#72 - 1st Burger Wars
#86 - 1st 2000AD and Starlord
#127 - 1st 2000AD and Tornado
#167 - 1st appearance Nemesis
#376 - Halo Jones Book 1 begins
#411 - Slaine by Glenn Fabry begins
#520 - 10th Birthday issue; new look
#1208 - rare; most of the shipment went missing. Used to go for £20+. Now you see it on E-Bay for £9.99 or less
UNCANNY TALES. Alan Class. 1 May 1963-227 1989
PR GD VG FN VF NM MINT
1.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 9.0 10.0
1 68 pages, scarce; reprints from Atlas, Fawcett, ACG etc begin
1.00 3.00 8.00 30.00 60.00 125.00
UFO ANNUAL. Polystyle. 1971
PR GD VG FN VF NM MINT
1.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 9.0 10.0
1971 scarce; based on Gerry Anderson TV series
.50 1.00 2.50 5.00 10.00 20.00
VALENTINE. Amalgamated Press/Fleetway. 19th Jun 1957-9th Nov 1974 (927 issues; joins Mirabelle)
A remarkably long-lived and much under-rated title. Along the way it swallowed up TV Fan, Serenade, Roxy and Marilyn before finally succumbing to be swallowed up itself by Mirabelle. E Bay has helped to bring copies out of the woodwork so grab and enjoy!
PR GD VG FN VF NM MINT
1.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 9.0 10.0
19th Jun 1957 scarce
.50 2.00 5.00 20.00 40.00
VALIANT. Fleetway/IPC. 6th Oct 1962-16th Oct 1976. (713 un-numbered issues, joins Battle)
One of the best titles of the 1960s in my opinion for consistent quality of story and character. Loved all those Is It True cover features! The free gift for issue #1 League Ladders and Pocket Rocket together add about £125-£150 on the value. League Ladders alone more common though still hard to find add about £75-£80 value). Only ever seen one true Near Mint copy of issue #1.
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6th Oct 1962 Captain Hurricane, Steel Claw by Ken Bulmer & Jesus Blasco, To Glory We Steer by Parker, Jack O' Justice (Dick Turpin reprints from Sun comic) all begin
2.00 8.00 25.00 80.00 125.00 250.00
Note: owing to paper shortages/strikes, there were no issued published from 21st Nov 1970 to 30th Jan 1971 inclusive. Also there were no issues dated 19th an 1974, 2nd to 16th Feb 1974, 6th through to the 27th Jul 1974. So if you think you had spaces in your collection on those dates, suddenly your Valiant run is more complete than you think! Very annoying/confusing these missing ones for those just starting their collection.
Free GiftsFree gifts in Valiant turn up on Ebay, mostly the Soccer Album from 1971 - very common. Surprisingly the League Ladders and Team Tabs show up too. The Giant Book of World War Two is fairly common. The Identikit pops up once or twice a year. The rest of the gifts are very scarce to rare to non-existent.
6th Oct 1962 (#1) - Pocket Rocket and League Ladders fold out card
13th Oct (#2) - Giant Book of World War Two and League Ladder Team Tabs
20th Oct (#3) - Magnifying Glass and League Ladder Team Tabs
27th Oct (#4) - League Ladder Team Tabs
23rd Feb 1963 - 2d Bar of Sharp's Super Kreem Toffee - 1st Valiant & Knockout
2nd Mar 1963 - Balloon-A-Zoom
26th Sep 1964 - League Ladders fold out card
3rd/10th/17th Oct 1964 - League Ladder Team Tabs
30th Apr 1966 - Model Plane
7th May 1966 - Model Plane parts
2nd Mar 1968 - Red Arrow plastic plane
9th Mar 1968 - Valiant Identikit Set
23rd May 1970 - World Cup 1970 Wall Chart plus 4 colour cards and 32 coloured flags
30th May/6th/13th Jun 1970 - 4 colour footballer cards and 16 coloured flags
20th Jun 1970 - 4 colour footballer cards
16th Oct 1971 - My Favourite Soccer Stars Album plus 8 footballer picture cards
23rd Oct/30th Oct/6th Nov 1970 - 8 footballer picture cards per issue
5th Oct 1974 - Kicking Footballer
29th Mar 1975 - plastic Pop Pistol
Key issues
23rd Feb 1963 - 1st Valiant & Knockout; 1st Kelly's Eye in title28th Mar 1964 - 1st The Wild Wonders
26th Sep 1964 - 1st Mytek the Mighty
29th Oct 1966 - 1st House of Dolmann
13th Jan 1968 - 1st Sexton Blake
2nd Mar 1968 - 1st Raven on the Wing
9th Mar 1968 - 1st Is It True cover feature
10th Apr 1971 - 1st Valiant & Smash
2nd Oct 1971 - 1st Valiant & TV 21; 1st Star Trek in title
25th May 1974 - 1st Valiant & Lion
10th Apr 1976 - 1st Valiant & Vulcan
VALIANT ANNUAL. Fleetway. 1964-1984
Copies of Valiant annual turn up on E Bay all the time, even early ones, even copies of the first one are quite common. It amuses me to see listings like "Valiant Annual 1975. Very rare!" No. Don't think so. What is are are true Near Mint copies of the first two or three annuals with no written dedications, perfect laminate covering, bright white pages, no prices clipped out and a spine so tight that you can't open the annual all the way out. Now that is what I call rare. Most annuals across the board that turn up on E Bay are VG or less.
PR GD VG FN VF NM MINT
1.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 9.0 10.0
1964
1.00 3.00 7.50 20.00 30.00 50.00
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