British Comics Update: This Week’s #1 (& #2-3): Wham 1964
*Power Comics: In our regular #1 British Comics slot this week, we have Power Comics’ Wham #1 (piggy-backed by #2 & #3). This small but well-loved company began when veteran comics creator Leo Baxendale broke away from D.C. Thomson, where he had been a mainstay of the Beano for many years, and launched his own weekly, Wham!, in 1964. Apart from a token reprint adventure strip, Baxendale created the entire line-up in his distinctive anarchic style, with characters such as ‘George’s Germs’, ‘The Tiddlers’, ‘Pest of the West’, ‘Eagle Eye’ and more making their debuts. These first three issues were originally presented with Free Gifts, which are sadly not present here.
PICTURED: WHAM ALL SOLD
#1 GD/VG £80 A few rough edges where pages have been unevenly folded, but otherwise a decent copy. Previous owner’s name in pen in top margin.
#2 GD/VG £30 A few rough edges where pages have been unevenly folded, but otherwise a decent copy.
#3 VG £40