Saturday, 3 December 2022

Warlock 5

I love this ad I spotted in an issue of Edgar Allen Poe comic from Eternity (Dec 88). 




Wednesday, 26 October 2022

UK Marvel ads

 I found a pile of Marvel UK Transformers comics circa late 80s, and scanned a bunch of the ads off the back covers.




























New Mutants ad

 In-house ad for New Mutants. I scanned this in from Rom Spaceknight #58 if I recall.


Elektra Assassin

 Elektra: Assassin promotional poster thing by Bill Sienkiewicz, I think this was advertising the final issue of the 1986 mini series.


Tuesday, 25 October 2022

Lucky Seven

 I no longer have a VHS recorder to view this film (it's usually floating around on Youtube anyway), so thought I should scan the cover before I get rid of it. When I found it in a charity shop many years ago, the names of the characters on the cover prompted an instant purchase (although some names are different in the film itself). It's actually a great film, although the exploitation seemed quite real in places, where the kids are kicked about and thrown around like rag dolls. Hey, great acting with that crying! Is that acting? I love the fight scene where inexplicably the soundtrack uses John Carpenter's 'Halloween' for no reason.






More booklets from toys

 I have had these buried in a folder for years, and finally got round to scanning them in. Transformers, Centurions, Thundercats and Micronauts. The Thundercats one is just a really long strip so I chopped it up in Photoshop. I really like those Centurions, such a substantial size for an action figure.







MOTU poster

 I believe this was included free inside a few of the UK comics back in the 80s. It may also have been included in some of the toys, but I don't remember. Click for bigger version.



FOOM #2

I recently picked up FOOM #2 and absolutely love these slightly misaligned printing plates.








 

Sunday, 4 July 2021

Horror Erasers

I found these Horror Erasers at a car boot sale. Nice sculpts, I'm guessing from mid-late 80s. Marked Kumar Varma - Design Works. The back of the card is plain.




 

Thursday, 24 June 2021

2000AD sticker

I found a small quantity of these at a car boot sale. I believe they're promotional stickers from circa mid-late 80s. Pretty nice quality measuring about 12cm diameter. 


Friday, 31 July 2020

Tattoo tat

A while ago I picked up a pile of old trading cards and assorted small bits of ephemera, and nestled in there was a bunch of those old lick n stick tattoo type things. I remember the tiny books of tattoos that came out of the 10p egg machines, I think these might have just come in pairs in those eggs. I'm guessing these are circa late 70s/ early 80s, and the couple of horror ones seem to be from a different series. I put these on my lightbox for a closer look, and tweaked the contrast a little. Some very groovy designs.