Comic Bits 3 -A Treasure Trove of Lost, Found and Forgotten!

 

A4

Colour/BW

80pp

£10.00 UK

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Comic Bits is the only journal dealing with the Platinum, Golden, Dark and Silver Ages of British comics and the creators involved.

This edition looks at the number of British "Bat men" -characters lost to time. The Bat by William McCail stars in his only ever appearance

We take a look at Tom Browne and Oliver Veal recognised as creators of what became the "British style" for over 100 years.

Prolific creator Terry Bave and his wife Sheila give us a glimpse of working in Silver age weekly comics.

Then there three rarities: the first is the origin of T.N.T. Tom a true star of Swan comics. Secondly we have the other star of Swan in Dene Vernon -Ghost Investigator. His very first pouting from 1940.

Third...well, a massive shock was the discovery of a super heroine not mentioned in any sources and this one off appearance drawn by E. H. Banger (we look at his career in this issue as well) -after 60 years Wanda the Wonder Girl is revealed!

Comic strips from some of the greats of British comics add extra zing to this issue.

Why miss out!

Black Tower Super Heroes: Werewolves

 

86pp

A4

Black and white

£10.00 UK 

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The Prof, investigator of the paranormal, encounters two werewolves in Castle Park...and Devilina who has a "sort of" message for him. Kotar, Sabuta, Lady Silana, Tarot and others deal with new werewolf activity and Dr Lycaon is granted access to the labs at the HQ of the explorer/adventurer group The Questors. Lycaon believes he is close to a serum that will cure the curse of lycanthropy but someone or something is trying to stop him. Meanwhile in space Freelancer delivers justice to the Central Galactic Council after its betrayal (see The Green Skies) and on Earth the equally treacherous Council of Light meets its fate. Will Lycaon succeed with his cure or does the increased werewolf activity even in the halls of one of the UKs most secret buildings indicate that the cure is too late?

CB3 BTSH 2/1

  Here is the update for anyone interested out there.

Comic Bits 3 was finally finished late last night after a few technical problems which, honestly, never happened in the old cut and paste days before computers and PDF. Just fixing things I don't like (as well as some cover text) about the cover and it should be on sale later this month.

 And... Black Tower Super Heroes volume 2 number 1is now completed. 80+ pages that I lost the dialogue text to but that never worries me as the story actually got improved. I blush at my genius 😂

This is NOT the final cover but the mock up. Apart from the Ben Dilworth art everything else has to go.  Again, a later this month release.

Then onto the next book!

If I could pay I would have a team of artists!

Tower Tales of Terror Special

 

Pages 80

Perfect Bound

Black & White

Dimensions A4 (8.27 x 11.69 in / 210 x 297 mm)

£8.00

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From robotic alien invaders dealing with ancient barbarians (or barbarians dealing with them),

Dene Vernon Ghost Investigator,

The Iron Boy (seriously),

Cast Iron Chris,

Ingy Roob,

Bring 'em Back Hank,

Devil Fish Treasure,

The Iron Warrior and much more. It's special -there you go!

Cover by Richard Anthony Pester

Tales of Terror 5

 

Terry Hooper-Scharf, Ben R. Dilworth et al

Pages 75

Binding  Perfect Bound

Interior Black & White

Dimensions A4 (8.27 x 11.69 in / 210 x 297 mm)

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Once again the library of the Black Tower is opened and its files delved into. Robert Lovett -back from the dead for vengeance?

A mysterious case of two men falling into a strange dimension -the Black Abyss! The Living dead!

Black Tower's two sorcerers Kotar and Sabuta try to intervene in The Deadly Dilemma of Sigismund Benfrigisson!

Oh and there is more and you will sharpen your vampiric fangs, file your lycanthropic claws to razor sharpness to get this one!

 

Black Tower Super Heroes No. 6

 

A4
B&W
80pp
£8.24
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Two issues away from...The Green Skies!

 The Druid (having helped rescue the Zero Heroes last issue) takes a walk to the local chippe with The Avenger. What can go wrong? Well, the ttle reads "In The Hands of Chung Ling Soo" so guess? 

The Z Man tries to waren everyone about The Trial but seems to just confuse people. Meanwhile, the German superheroes who survived Zeit Geist (even if their parallels did not) gather together. Something is going on,,,but what? 

Herne the Hunter continues on his quest while Ace Hart is setting about righting wrongs in his own way. Of course the Iron Warrior is putting in an appearance...as is Ghost Investigator Dene Vernon -but if he survives this one...welll... 

Jasmine deals with Kathatakathalaka in her own way...now but not now -long time ago. Zom would understand! He might also understand Zark in a text story last seen in 1951. Considering he may be a Martian if he's still around his future might be a bit bleak. 

Supernatural justice with The Bat and Madam Foretell is predicting everything but what happens when the skies go green! And there is more but you'll need to buy the book! 

Described as "A solid, cracking read from cover to cover" this is probably the best British anthology out there...all 80 pages of it!

The Cross Earths Caper

 

The Cross-Earths Caper: Part II of the Invasion Earth Trilogy

Preview

Paperback, 

A4

Black & White

107 Pages

Price: £12.00 (excl. VAT)

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Following the events on Neo Olympus and the Boarman invasion of Earth, many heroes and crime-fighters have withdrawn from activity. Some are trying to recover from injuries while others are fighting the mental scars left by the events.

But things have to go on.  As heroes from other parallels who helped during the recent events return home, members of the Special Globe Guard are shocked at the sudden appearance of Zom of the Zodiac. Never a sign of good things a-coming!

Very soon, a group of heroes mount a rescue mission and find that a quick rescue mission can turn sour equally quickly. As they overcome one challenge the the heroes become lost between parallel Earths and face new threats.

 Sometimes one Earth just is not enough. The complete story published in issues 7-10 of Black Tower Adventure now in...one handy dandy book!