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If you're of a certain age, it's hard to think of Buster comic without strips like Charlie Peace, Galaxus, Fishboy, Leopard From Lime Street, etc., but none of them appeared in the first issue, consisting of a mere 16 pages for 4d. However, it was around the size of a tabloid newspaper and slightly larger than TV Century 21, and managed to survive for just short of 40 years. The final issue came out at the end of 1999, but as the comic was a fortnightly by then, it was dated into 2000 - and had it lasted 'til May, it would've celebrated its 40th Anniversary.
Anyway, I recently acquired that very first issue and thought I'd share its contents with you adoring and adorable Crivvies (don't worry, CJ, you're included too), so without any further ado ('cos all my ado is done), here are all 16 pages for your perusal. Don't ever say I'm not good to you all 'cos it would be a danged lie. You can thank me for my generosity in the comments section. And remember, click on images to enlarge, then click again for optimum size.
And below, for completists, is the first issue's free gift.
4 comments:
Amazing purchase Kid, you've got to love those classic free gifts, from a time when you didn't expect much. 'Hope you're feeling perkier?'
Thanks for the kind sentiment, AAW, but I'm almost constantly knackered. Living in hope though, and my acquisitions cheer me up for a bit and take my mind off things.
Buster was one of my favourites comics as a kid around 1967 to 1970, I even picked up a few issues in its last year. I always thought the mix of humour and adventure was a great idea. I think I saw a couple of the characters in the above issue reprinted in AA few annuals ( Milkiway and Lazy Sprockett look familiar) . An excellent purchase love the free gift.
Milkiway was reprinted as Monty Muddle in the revamped Smash!, McS, and maybe popped up in other places as well. Funnily enough, the Buster cover date is the official tenancy date of when we first moved into our new house in a new town.
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