*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 #21-30, fresh in this week, feature The Saint, Robin Hood and the Three Musketeers among many other one-off characters. Full details as always in our catalogue.
PICTURED: THRILLER COMICS/PICTURE LIBRARY
#23 GD/VG £17.50 The Saint In California
#29 GD £15 Ivanhoe