Saturday, 21 August 2021

MORE CLASSIC MARVEL UK COVERS...


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Just dug these comics out of a cupboard - may have shown some of them before, but probably not all of them.  I might add them to the previous Marvel UK classic covers gallery, but while I'm deciding I thought I'd give them their own wee post so that you cavortin' Crivvies aren't delayed in getting a peek at them.  Have any back in the day?  Then you know where the comments section is!





I feel compelled to point out what a terrible logo this comic has - truly awful


11 comments:

  1. I don't think I remembered any of these at the time. In fact I only became aware of the Incredible Hulk comic about 7 years ago when I picked up a copy that had one of my favourite Hulk strips in it ( reminded me of MWOM). Were these all UK Marvel books?

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  2. In between composing the post and publishing it, McS, Marvel Madhouse disappeared, but I've now restored it so take another look. Yup, these were all Marvel UK mags.

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  3. And they're all my original issues from their time of publication as well.

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  4. I'm a massive Rupert bear fan but I've never seen these comics before. Did they contain new stories or just reprints from the daily express or annuals. I will have a look on ebay

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  5. I never really looked much at them, AL, as I only bought them because they were new comics. I didn't start collecting selective Rupert books 'til years later. And I've put the issues away after scanning them, so I can't really check without half-emptying my cupboard again, which I don't feel much like doing.

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  6. That's ok. I know what you mean. I have a bedside cabinet full of 70s british marvel comics which I've never opened for at least 30 years !!

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  7. I considered including interior images to all these comics in the post, but decided against it on the grounds that I didn't with the previous two posts. Next time I'm looking for something specific in the cupboard, I'll take a wee look at the Rupert issues and check what they're like. I've also got #s 2 & 3 of the '80s series and a Holiday Special for the '90s one.

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  8. For me the term "Marvel UK" will always mean the weekly comics I read from POTA #5 in November 1974 to the final issues of MWOM and SSM in January 1979.

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  9. Which is understandable I suppose, CJ, as they were your personal experience of Marvel UK. However, the fact remains that all the comics in this post are official Marvel UK publications, as Panini didn't take over until a few years afterwards.

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  10. I never knew Marvel did Rupert. I remember getting the Hulk weekly comic, but that must have been 1978 or 1979, I think.

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  11. Yeah, that would've been the paper-covered comic to tie in with Marvel and Spider-Man, MW. This one was a glossy-covered comic more like the ones from the pre-Dez Skinn period.

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