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I thought I'd already published a post on DOUBLE DOUBLE COMICS, but I can't locate it anywhere on the Blog. That doesn't necessarily mean it doesn't exist of course, only that I can't find it. Anyway, a few days ago, someone I know gave me this issue from the famous U.K. series, created by distributor THORPE & PORTER, who combined four coverless U.S. comics returned by newsagents into one big bumper periodical with a 'new' cover derived from the front of an American title.
T&P were apparently breaking the law doing this, as the indicia at the foot of each comic's splash page proclaimed that it "shall not be sold or distributed with any part of its cover or markings removed", but perhaps they had special dispensation. The interesting thing about the DD Comics was that there was no guarantee that any two copies with the same new cover contained the same four comics, and sometimes the odd MARVEL mag or two was included in what was usually a DC COMICS mix (hence the new covers always featuring, as far as I can determine, characters from the DC stable).
As you can see below, chronological issues weren't bound in sequence unless by sheer coincidence, and I doubt any special effort was made for continued stories either. However, four issues originally priced at 10d or 12d each for only 1'9d represented extremely good value for money. The price later increased to 2'6d, or 12 and a half pence in decimal money, but then reduced to 10p. However, I've read that some of the later issues contained only three comics, so maybe that explains the lower price.
More issues in future posts, Criv-ites. Don't miss 'em!
