CRIVENS! COMICS & STUFF!: REMEMBER, REMEMBER, THE FIFTH OF

Tuesday, 5 November 2019

REMEMBER, REMEMBER, THE FIFTH OF - WHAT MONTH IS IT AGAIN...?

As promised, Criv-ites, here's the second and last part of the Chips section from WHIZZER & CHIPS #3 from way back in 1969 - a staggering 50 years ago. Those of you with a printer who want to enter into the spirit of things should click on the mask at the foot of this post, click again for optimum size, then print it out to adorn your Guy with it. And if any ladies wish to interpret 'Guy' as their hubbies or boyfriends than that's fine with me.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...: It's a poignant day for me because today is also the 10th anniversary of my mother's death. As usual I'll be going out into my back garden to watch the local fireworks displays :); 5 November 2019 at 13:36
Kid said...: That's nice, CJ. I'm sure you were her little sparkler - along with your sister of course.; 5 November 2019 at 14:49
Phil S said...: That mask has been made famous but I can't remember why. Anyone still see stuffed guys around?; 5 November 2019 at 19:01
Kid said...: Haven't seen one in... can't remember just how long. Strange that.; 5 November 2019 at 19:15

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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Images remain the property of their respective copyright owners and are used here only for the purpose of review, promotion, and nostalgia.

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