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CLASSIC D.C. THOMSON BOYS PAPERS

Adventure

Rover &

Adventure

Hotspur (1st)

Rover

Wizard (1st)

Main British comics page

 HOMEPAGE

128 pages including  stiff board covers. Size 8 x 10 inches approx. Pages are printed on  thick card type paper  which make this annual nearly 1 1/2 inches thick (typical of this period)

Contains 10 stories with usually 1 line drawn full page illustration  page per story and sometimes smaller illustrations too.

Full colour plate still at the start of the book. Belongs to box filled out in pen.

The interior pages are tight and clean. although starting to discolour a bit. The boards have some wear at the edges and corners. The edges of the spine are worn and there is a split at the spine top / bottom about 2 inches  each. Original pictorial spine is still complete.

Front and back boards have some handling marks.  The back board has a stain at the top inch and obvious marks.  The stain does not come past the back board.  Overall, a complete copy of a very rare and early Hotspur annual

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112  pages including  stiff board covers. Size 8 x 10 inches approx. Pages are printed on  heavy paper  which make this annual nearly 1 inch thick (typical of this period)

Contains 8 stories with usually 1 line drawn full page illustration  page per story and sometimes smaller illustrations too.

4 Full colour plates still in the book. . One nice plate of "The Iron Teaches" fighting a German Tank. Belongs to box filled out in pencil.

The interior pages are tight and clean. although starting to discolour a bit. The boards have some wear at the edges and corners. The edges of the spine are worn and there is a split at the spine top / bottom about 1 inch each. Original pictorial spine is still complete.

Front and back boards have some handling marks.  

Although not signed the cover looks like Dudley Watkins artwork

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Rover Annual 1957

128 pages including  stiff board covers. Size 8 x 11 inches approx.

Mainly text stories with a few comic strips / factual strips

main features are Braddock VC (text),  Morgyn the Mighty (strip), The Tough of the Track (text)

The interior pages are tight and clean. The boards have some wear at the edges and corners. The edges of the spine have some wear. Front and back boards have some handling marks.

Belongs to box filled out. A patch of printed paper off back cover about 1 x 1 inch where an old sticker has maybe been removed

Rover Annual 1959

128 pages including  stiff board covers. Size 8 x 11 inches approx.

Mainly text stories with a few comic strips / factual strips

main features are Braddock VC (text),  Morgyn the Mighty (text), The Tough of the Track (text)

The interior pages are tight and clean. Minimal wear to boards.

Rover Annual 1959  LAST ROVER ANNUAL

128 pages including  stiff board covers. Size 8 x 11 inches approx.

Mainly text stories with a few comic strips / factual strips

main features are Braddock VC (strip),  , The Tough of the Track (text)

The interior pages are tight and clean. Minimal wear to boards. Belongs to Box filled out and neat pen X mas 1958 inscription

Skipper Annual 1932

192 pages including  stiff board covers. Size 6 1/ 2 x 8  inches approx. Pages are printed on  thick card type paper  which make this annual nearly 2 inches  thick (typical of this period)

Contains text stories with usually 1 line drawn full page illustration  page per story and sometimes smaller illustrations too. A few illustrations have been very lightly and neatly filled in (partly) in coloured pencil

Full colour plate still at the start of the book / photo page features intact . Belongs to box filled out in pen.

The interior pages are tight and clean. although starting to discolour a bit. The boards have some wear at the edges and corners. The edges of the spine are worn and there is a split at the spine top / bottom about 1 inch  each. Original pictorial spine is still complete. There are creaeses and small splits on the  picture spine due to use over the years

 Overall, a complete copy of a very rare and early Skipper annual

Skipper Annual 1937

192 pages including  stiff board covers. Size 6 1/ 2 x 8  inches approx. Pages are printed on  thick card type paper  which make this annual nearly 2 inches  thick (typical of this period)

Contains text stories with usually 1 line drawn full page illustration  page per story and sometimes smaller illustrations too. A few illustrations have been very lightly and neatly filled in (partly) in coloured pencil

Full colour plate still at the start of the book / photo page features intact . Belongs to box filled out in pen.

The interior pages are tight and clean. although starting to discolour a bit. The boards have some wear at the edges and corners. The edges of the spine are worn and there is a split at the spine top / bottom about 1 inch  each. Original pictorial spine is still complete. There are creaeses and small splits on the  picture spine due to use over the years. Little bit of crushing to top inch of pictorial spine.

 Overall, a complete copy of a very rare and early Skipper annual

Skipper Annual 1937

192 pages including  stiff board covers. Size 6 1/ 2 x 8  inches approx. Pages are printed on  thick card type paper  which make this annual nearly 2 inches  thick (typical of this period)

Contains text stories with usually 1 line drawn full page illustration  page per story and sometimes smaller illustrations too. A few illustrations have been very lightly and neatly filled in (partly) in coloured pencil

Full colour plate still at the start of the book / photo page features intact . Belongs to box  NOT filled out in pen.

The interior pages are tight and clean. although starting to discolour a bit. The boards have some wear at the edges and corners. The edges of the spine are worn and there is a split at the spine top / bottom about 1 inch  each. Original pictorial spine is still complete. There are creaeses and small splits on the  picture spine due to use over the years.

Overall, a complete copy of a very rare and early Skipper annual

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