CRIVENS! COMICS & STUFF!: REMEMBER COMIC BOOK FOLDEES...?

Tuesday, 16 February 2016

REMEMBER COMIC BOOK FOLDEES...?

Or FOLDEE (singular) to be precise, as I can find only one - but what a one it is. 'Twas Scots comicbook writer GRANT MORRISON who gave it to me at a comic mart in Glasgow a goodly number of years back. I'd just purchased the first two DENNIS The MENACE books, and Grant had just bought several Foldees when we ran into one another. We chatted away for a bit, and as he checked out his new acquisitions he noticed he had a 'doubler'. "Do you want it?" he asked, obviously trying to ingratiate himself with me as I'm ultra-famous and everybody wants to be my pal. (Hey, I'm writing this post so I'll tell it my way, reality be damned!)

"Sure, thanks very much!" I replied, and that's how the above Foldee came into my grateful possession. As for Grant, I don't know what happened to him - he's likely living in abject poverty and wondering why he never made it as big as me. However, some of us are born to greatness and some of us aren't, so he shouldn't feel bitter about his relative obscurity in comparison to myself. Oh, here comes the nurse with a little cocktail of funny-coloured pills for me to take so I'd better wrap things up now and climb into my long-sleeved pyjamas. I wish they'd find me an ordinary pair, because I can't scratch my @rse when it gets itchy through the night. What we comicbook superstars have to put up with, eh?

Anyway, enjoy looking at the Foldee and remembering your childhood. Any reminiscences you'd care to share will be most welcome in the comments section, so get typing, Criv-ites.

4 comments:

TC said...: I never had any, but I remember a classmate in elementary school showing me one of his. It was in 1966 or '67, so of course it had Batman in it.; 16 February 2016 at 04:23
Kid said...: I had quite a few at the time (as you say, '66 or '67), TC, although I threw away the disgusting confectionery that accompanied the Foldees. A full set would cost a pretty penny today, I'm sure.; 16 February 2016 at 10:44
Unknown said...: “Foldees” are genuinely one of the most enduring memories of my 1960s childhood I can recall with almost total clarity buying these from the local ice cream van (along with my Zoom ice lolly) . For some reason I just loved these things and thought they were so cool - sadly I binned them all long ago. As to what happened to Mr Morrison didn't he disappear up his own bahookie!; 16 February 2016 at 12:47
Kid said...: If he did, I'm sure it's only because he was trying out a new magic trick, McS. (He's a shy, introverted lad at heart.) Yeah, I was fascinated with Foldees - loved the Supergirl one 'cos I fancied her. (Don't tell Susan Storm.) And ZOOM - they were still available up to a few years ago, but I don't know if they're around today.; 16 February 2016 at 13:06

About the artist:

From 1985 to 2000 A.D. (little joke there), I contributed to a variety of high profile comics and magazines for various companies.

For IPC/FLEETWAY/EGMONT, I freelanced as a lettering and logo artist on various weekly comics and monthly magazines, and also as a resize comic artist and spot illustrator on pocket books, summer specials and annuals.

For MARVEL U.K., BLACK LIBRARY, REDAN and USBORNE BOOKS, I again freelanced as a lettering artist, also working as a restoration artist for MARVEL U.S., restoring and re-creating certain pages of JACK KIRBY art for their MARVEL MASTERWORKS editions.

I also lettered the MARVELMAN sample pages submitted to MARVEL U.S. when they were considering acquiring the character, which - as we all now know - they DID.

Supplied comic strips, cartoons and illustrated advertisements for local business campaigns and newspaper publication on a professional basis since the age of 16. Did my first paid art job for publication at 14 or 15 for Lanarkshire Education Board.

Have also made TV appearances as a collector of memorabilia.

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Just some of the titles I worked on are:

2000 A.D. * JUDGE DREDD MEGAZINE * DICEMAN * SONIC The COMIC * JUDGE DREDD, LAWMAN Of The FUTURE * CRISIS * REVOLVER * EAGLE * TIGER * BATTLE ACTION-FORCE * BUSTER * WHIZZER & CHIPS * WHOOPEE * NIPPER * SCHOOL FUN * ACE VENTURA, PET DETECTIVE * The REAL GHOSTBUSTERS * DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE * COUNT DUCKULA * RUGRATS * The TRANSFORMERS * DEATH'S HEAD * THUNDERCATS * GALAXY RANGERS * DRAGON'S CLAWS * SINDY * MARVEL MASTERWORKS * The TROLLS * LOADED * INFERNO * WARHAMMER * ROSE BLACK.

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