*Boys’ Adventure & War Picture Libraries: This digest-sized comics series, most famous under its later title of Thriller Picture Library, ran for 450 issues until 1963, and while it featured a plethora of characters during its lengthy run, the trend for the early years was for historical swashbucklers based on fictional (but serendipitously copyright-free) characters, but also featuring crime, war, western and science-fiction adventures. The artists were all accomplished Fleetway professionals, and readers thrived on these beautifully-illustrated pocket adventures. Issues #2-5 fresh in this week, all low grade with taped spines and varying degrees of staple rust, but all with complete with clean pages.
PICTURED: THRILLER
#2 FA £35 Dick Turpin. Taped spine and rusty staples.
#3 FA/GD £40 Treasure Island. Taped spine.
#4 FA/GD £25 Robin Hood. Taped spine.
#5 FA/GD £25 Gulliver’s Travels. Taped spine.