Hatch, Match & Dispatch – Dec 2020

It's time once again to take a look at the British comics that are celebrating (or commiserating) an important anniversary... Previous episodes of Hatch, Match & Dispatch:2019: Oct, Nov, Dec2020: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov 25 years ago: December - SuperTed final issue.Publisher: Marvel UK / RedanFrom: 10 Mar …

Oddities: The Great Red Dragon fridge magnet

I don't know whether this is a particularly rare item, but it's certainly one of this household's most favourite things... Our largest fridge-magnet, this baby measures a colossal 140 x 145mm! This is the Great Red Dragon from Jeff Smith's comic Bone, which just happens to be one of the best comics ever published. Bone …

Pocket-Money Comics: Sun

Sun was one of those comics that never managed to settle down for very long. It was launched by J.B. Allen in the latter days of 1947 as Fitness and Sun, but with "Fitness and" in much, much, much (etc.) smaller letters than "Sun" -- so small that most readers probably never noticed it was …

Oddities: Judge Dredd movie promo badge

Judge Dredd badges are not that odd as such -- I'm the proud owner of the best part of a dozen of various different styles -- but the one we're featuring today is a little unusual because it's fairly rare, and it's rather large. But first, a bit of a preamble (it wouldn't do at …

Comics That Never Were #4 – #8

The archives have been plundered once again, readers, in order to bring you yet more comic-book gems from another reality! Before I go on (and on, and on) I would like to answer a question that I imagine at least one reader has possibly considered asking... The comics in this series have not all been …