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The Skipper June 9 1934 Vintage Comic

July 7, 2010

Splendid fun for the 1930’s boy!
Cost 2d.  Quite costly, considering I paid 3d. for my Beano and Dandy in 1959..
Here’s a sample of World News for Boys..
Australia.
Buffalo-shooting wasn’t nearly thrilling enough for Jack Gaden and O. Jennings, of Darwin, North Australia. There wasn’t sufficient danger in it for their tastes, so they decided to become [...]

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“In the Good Old Times” – Vintage Cartoons

July 1, 2010

Some great illustrations in the “Boys Own Paper” from 1908 by a very talented H.J. Walker. I would like to know more about this artist. Do you have any information?
Related article:
The BOP

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To begin a Vintage Print collection..

June 18, 2010

An easy and affordable way to start  a Vintage Print collection is to begin with 19th Century Newspaper illustrations.
These are usually prints of original woodcuts, and are visually very appealing. Good examples are from “The Illustrated London News“, “Sphere”, and “Graphic” magazines.
Also Political cartoons, from early “Punch” magazines, are a timeless and biting social commentary [...]

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