There’s not really much order or coherence to this post. It’s mostly just some adverts from some random old comics I’ve got lying around, plus the rest of the non-comics stuff from each one.
I really love old adverts, when they’ve been safely divested of their powers by the passage of time.
All Star Squadron – April 1986
Firestorm – The Nuclear Man – July 1987
Detective Comics – October 1989
Alpha Flight – February 1990
Dr. Fate – June 1990
Excalibur – November 1991
Tomorrow Stories #5 – December 1999
Posted by David Guy on April 8, 2013 at 10:44 pm under Comics.
Tags: 'Mazing Man, Acclaim, Adverts, Alan Moore, All Star Squadron, Alpha Flight, Batman, Become a published Author In Just Three Easy Steps!, Bigfoot, Bionic COmmando, Blue Devil, Bubblegum and kites and some more bubblegum, Capcom, Castle Mammon, Centurions, comic, computer games, Dark Sun, DC Comics, Deadman, Dino Crisis, Doom Patrol, Double Dragon, Dr Fate, DUNGEON!, Dungeons and Dragons, Excalibur, Firestorm, Green Arrow, Hydlide, I wish I had "8 Eyes". And eight eyes, I'm not sure whether I should become a ninja first or a bodybuilder, Jason Blood, Kid Remote, Letters, M&M's, Mega Man 2, Melinda Gebbie, Mickey Mouse is so bloody horrifying, Ms. Tree?, Nightwing, Nintendo, Posters for forgotten films are so lovely, Quickshot, Resident Evil, Sega, Sky Shark, So many phonelines, Sonic The Hedgehog, Star Trek, Strider, Sunshine Sales Club, Superman, Taito, Tales From The Darkside, Terrifying ghost Robin, the 1980s, the 1990s, The 21st Century, The Animal, TOMY, Tradewest, video games, Wild-dog, Wolverine
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A Book Of Nonsense is a collection of poetry and illustrations by Mervyn Peake, first published in 1972 by Peter Owen Ltd. This edition was published by Penguin in 1983.
Posted by David Guy on March 7, 2013 at 11:30 pm under Books.
Tags: book illustrations, fantasy, Helena Zakrzewska-Rucinska, Maeve Gilmore, Mervyn Peake, monsters, nonsense, Penguin, Peter Owen Ltd, poetry, sometimes the books you get for 50p are so grubby and filthed you wonder what the previous owner did to them exactly
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It’s my parents’ 40th wedding anniversary this weekend, and these are their wedding photos.
Posted by David Guy on February 22, 2013 at 9:23 pm under Family Photos.
Tags: dad, family photos, happy anniversary, mum, the 1970s, wedding
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Great Space Battles, by Stewart Cowley and Charles Herridge was a Terran Trade Authority series book published by Hamlyn in 1979. It was illustrated by Angus McKie, Jim Burns, Peter Elson, Tony Roberts, Fred Gambino, Alan Daniels, Colin Hay, Bob Layzell and Robin Hiddon.
Posted by David Guy on February 5, 2013 at 10:38 pm under Books.
Tags: Alan Daniels, Angus McKie, Bob Layzell, book illustrations, Charles Herridge, Colin Hay, Fred Gambino, Hamlyn, Jim Burns, Peter Elson, Robin Hiddon, Science Fiction, Stewart Cowley, terran trade authority, the 1970s, Tony ROberts
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Star Quest is another Galactic Encounters book, written by Steven Caldwell and illustrated by Jim Burns, Peter Elson, Bob Fowkes, Fred Gambino, Colin Hay, Robin Hiddon, David Jackson, Bob Layzell, Chris Moore, Cesare Reggiani and Tony Roberts. It was published in 1979 by Intercontinental Productions.
Posted by David Guy on February 1, 2013 at 2:43 pm under Books.
Tags: Bob Fowkes, Bob Layzell, book illustrations, Cesare Reggiani, Chris Moore, Colin Hay, David Jackson, explosions, Fred Gambino, Galactic Encounters, Jim Burns, monsters, Peter Elson, Robin Hiddon, Science Fiction, Spaceships, Steven Caldwell, Stuart Cowley, terran trade authority, the 1970s, Tony ROberts
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