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1986 ad for the Warlord Book for Boys 1987. DC Thomson.

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Doctor Who Summer Special 1985. Re-presenting (in colour) the classic The Iron Legion story by Pat Mills and Dave Gibbons, that originally appeared in Doctor Who Weekly in 1979, plus another shorter story by Steve Moore and Paul Neary. The cover is by Dave Gibbons and John Higgins and, if you look at the pillar near the Doctor's head, it's signed Gibgins.

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1979 ad for Shogun Warriors figures, vehicles and (most importantly) free iron-on transfer!

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Judge Dredd, private commission, ink on paper.

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May 1982 ads for Commando comic.

No. 1603 - Operation Firebrand! (Gordon Livingstone cover)

No. 1604 - Upside Down Ace (Ian Kennedy cover)

No. 1605 - Men of War (Jeff Bevan cover)

No. 1606 - In the Enemy Camp (Ian Kennedy cover)

No. 1607 - The Two Deserters

No. 1608 - Spear-Point

No. 1609 - The Jets from Nowhere! (Ian Kennedy cover)

No. 1610 - The Commando and the Pilot (Ian Kennedy cover)

DC Thomson.

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Super Spider-Man No. 286, week ending 2 August 1978. Cover artist unknown. I'm assuming Spidey is in some sort of ventilation shaft here. Marvel UK.

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V for Vendetta Vol VII of X, dated January 1989. Cover by David Lloyd. The issue reprints the last parts of Volume Two of the V story that were originally published in Warrior magazine from Quality Communications. This issue features additional art by Tony Weare.

Inside Evey shows off her horticultural knowledge.

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The Micronauts No. 29, dated May 1981. Cover by Pat Broderick. Marvel.

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Warlord Photo File from Warlord No. 410, dated 31 July 1982. The Lockheed C-130 Hercules. Another photograph from the mysterious "I. Kennedy". DC Thomson.

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007 Magazine Archive Files - On Her Majesty's Secret Service, dated January 2010. George Lazenby, Diana Rigg and Telly Savalas on a cover using movie poster art by Frank McCarthy and Robert McGinnis (Lazenby and Rigg are by McGinnis while everything kicking off in the background is by McCarthy). Editor/Art Director/Publisher - Graham Rye. Great film with a superb soundtrack.

I remember reading this was the first movie to feature a photocopier but have been unable to verify this incredibly interesting piece of information at the time of writing!

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1974 ad for the Matchbox model kit of the A34 Comet tank. "The only model of the Comet MK-1 tank you can buy" at the time. Different model companies tried to seek out vehicles/airplanes that weren't being made by their competition.

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The New Adventures of Cholly and Flytrap: Till Death Do Us Part No. 1 of 3, 1990. Story and art by Arthur Suydam. A very 'Mad Max' feel to this cover. Epic Comics.

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Lee Marvin. Pocket Money. 1972.

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Excalibur No. 65, dated May 1993. White Lies, Dark Truths cover by Alan Davis and Mark Farmer. Marvel.

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Asterix the Legionary by Rene Goscinny and Albert Uderzo. Translated by Anthea Bell and Derek Hockridge. This was the tenth Asterix volume and was first published in France in 1967. In the UK it was the seventh volume and was first published in 1970. This is a UK softcover edition from 1980.

Asterix and Obelix sign up to rescue the fiancé of a friend and end up in Tunisia in the Battle of Thapsus where Legions under Julius Caesar fought those under Scipio.

Asterix's fellow new recruits include a Belgian with a familiar hairstyle.

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Attention all Minxes and Menaces! A May 1982 ad for the Beano Comic Libraries. Issues No. 3 and 4 featured Minnie the Minx and Gnasher. DC Thomson.

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Asterix in Britain by Rene Goscinny and Albert Uderzo. Translated by Anthea Bell and Derek Hockridge. This was the eighth Asterix volume and was first published in France in 1966. In the UK it was the third volume and was first published in 1970. This is a UK softcover edition from 1979.

In Britain a small village in Cantium was holding out against the Roman invaders and Anticlimax, first cousin once removed of Asterix, is sent to Gaul to get some of their magic potion to help them. Asterix and Obelix are sent with him back to Britain to help him carry the barrel of potion.

This was one of my favourite Asterix books when I was a kid. Very funny. Read it so many times.