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Ye old blog host hasn't been feeling too well for the last couple of days so new posts have been a bit thin on the ground. However, to try and make up for it, here's a reprint from WHAM! that appeared in the 1976 FRANKIE STEIN Summer Special. The reproduction of these original KEN REID classics wasn't that great in the reprints, but hopefully you'll enjoy seeing it in colour for the first time.
The only other times (that I know of ) where Frankie appeared in colour were in the '66 & '67 Wham! Annuals, so it wasn't too common an occurrence. I also own the original Wham! issue in which this strip was first published, but, alas, it's in a bound volume which I can't open wide enough to scan properly in order to provide a comparison.
And I think that's a ROBERT NIXON illustrated logo adorning the strip, replacing the original Ken Reid one, but it's hard for me to say with any certainty as the reproduction isn't too clear and I'm not at my best at the moment. Again, anyone else know for sure?
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I've just discovered the existence of a book containing the complete Frankie Stein and JASPER The GRASPER strips, called KEN REID IN WHAM! There are photos at PHIL'S COMICS, where it sold at auction for £68 back in 2011. (The starting bid for another copy was £100 in the same year.) Apparently it was privately commissioned by a collector who wanted all the Ken Reid Wham! strips in a single, high-quality volume. Can anyone supply any further details?
Whoever painted this page didn 't do it justice. The coloured pages of "Jonah" though (again by Reid) is a completely different story.
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Indeed, but in the case of Jonah, the colour was applied at the time. With the Frankie page, a poor quality PMT or photocopy where the fine linework had dropped out was used.
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear that you are unwell. At least if you are out of sorts on a week day you get a day off work - but on a weekend is just not fair!
ReplyDeleteThis sorry page filler began its life in black and white clarity in Wham! 158, 24 June 1967 - and look at it now.
I have also been trying to unearth some background on the Ken Reid in Wham collection, all I have so far is that only 20 were printed and that there were companion volumes covering Ken's work in Smash! and Pow!. Beyond that I hope someone comes forward with the when and who for. Looking forward to more B&W un-vandalised Frankie in future - as always all posts much appreciated!
Hi Phil. Going by the photos of the book, it was indeed a lavish production. Now if only the current copyright holders of Frankie would publish their own version.
ReplyDeleteDoing my bit to help cheer up the Kid after his sickness, I'm happy to release my copy of Ken Reid in Wham back into the wild...
ReplyDeletehttp://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/190854475850?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649#ht_626wt_958
If the link doesn't work then entering "Ken Reid/2 into the ebay search engine should do the trick.
And here I thought you'd give it to me as a present. Tchah!
ReplyDeleteAnd I'm glad to say that I've just purchased Crispynev's Frankie Stein book for my own collection. How's that for fast work?
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